Assessment of post-processing capabilities in selected software for topology optimization

0551694 - ÚT 2022 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Ježek, Ondřej - Kopačka, Ján - Gabriel, Dušan
Assessment of post-processing capabilities in selected software for topology optimization.
Computational mechanics 2021. Proceedings of computational mechanics 2021. Plzeň: University of West Bohemia, 2021 - (Adámek, V.; Jonášová, A.; Plánička, S.; Zajíček, M.), s. 99-102. ISBN 978-80-261-1059-0.
[Computational Mechanics 2021 /36./. Srní (CZ), 08.11.2021-10.11.2021]
R&D Projects: GA TA ČR(CZ) TN01000024; GA MŠMT(CZ) EF15_003/0000493
Institutional support: RVO:61388998
Keywords : post-processing * topology optimization * level set method
OECD category: Applied mechanics
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Topology optimization (TO) has come to the fore in recent years, especially with the development of 3D printing. Finite element systems often include TO functionality based on either
density-based or level set methods. In the case of the first-mentioned method, the results of TO are further processed into geometry suitable for additive manufacturing. However, current
programs only include basic post-processing capabilities with minimal customization options. This paper will first briefly summarize the theoretical background of TO and post-processing
methods. Next, selected commercial TO programs will be compared from the perspective of shape post-processing. The final part will be devoted to applying the level set method for shape
post-processing of a topologically optimized industrial robot gripper.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0327002