Radial basis functions and level set method for structural topology optimization

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 2060-2090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengyin Wang ◽  
Michael Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Topology Optimization ◽  
Radial Basis Functions ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Basis Functions ◽  
Structural Topology Optimization ◽  
Structural Topology ◽  
Radial Basis

A Study on Basis Functions of the Parameterized Level Set Method for Topology Optimization of Continuums

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Wei ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Shikui Chen ◽  
Michael Yu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Topology Optimization ◽  
Radial Basis Functions ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Computational Efficiency ◽  
Basis Functions ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Radial Basis ◽  
Commercial Applications ◽  
2D And 3D

Abstract In recent years, the parameterized level set method (PLSM), which rests on radial basis functions in most early work, has gained growing attention in structural optimization. However, little work has been carried out to investigate the effect of the basis functions in the parameterized level set method. This paper examines the basis functions of the parameterized level set method, including radial basis functions, B-spline functions, and shape functions in the finite element method (FEM) for topology optimization of continuums. The effects of different basis functions in the PLSM are examined by analyzing and comparing the required storage, convergence speed, computational efficiency, and optimization results, with the benchmark minimum compliance problems subject to a volume constraint. The linear basis functions show relatively satisfactory overall performance. Besides, several schemes to boost computational efficiency are proposed. The study on examples with unstructured 2D and 3D meshes can also be considered as a tentative investigation of prospective possible commercial applications of this method.

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