结构拓扑优化中敏度过滤技术研究

为了抑制连续体结构拓扑优化结果中的棋盘格和灰度单元问题,借鉴粒子群优化算法中粒子状态的更新方法,提出一种改进的敏度更新技术.以结构的柔度最小为优化目标,构建了基于固体各项同性微惩罚结构的结构拓扑优化模型,根据结构的力学响应分析,采用优化准则法进行设计变量更新,进行载荷作用下二维连续体结构的拓扑优化设计,得到了材料在设计域内的最优分布.通过与已有敏度过滤技术的对比分析,验证了文中方法的正确性和有效性．     

基于ICM法的高层建筑大型支撑体系拓扑优化

提出应用连续体结构拓扑优化ICM法对高层建筑大型支撑体系进行拓扑优化。针对高层建筑规范对结构刚度限值是以层间相对位移差形式给出、并结合结构拓扑优化特点,推导了相对位移差敏度分析的伴随法公式,有效提高了计算效率。应用ICM法建立位移约束下结构重量极小化的优化模型,与高层建筑规范对结构刚度限值要求的提法更符合,得到的最优拓扑完全满足规范要求。所提方法应用在概念设计阶段,提供了一种自动化的分析计算及优化设计工具,可以有效地弥补基于经验设计的不足。     

基于拓扑优化的直升机旋翼桨叶剖面设计

提出了一种基于拓扑优化的直升机旋翼桨叶剖面设计方法。采用了有限元方法计算直升机旋翼桨叶剖面刚度特性, 截面考虑了剪切和翘曲变形, 并消除了翘曲位移和刚体位移之间的耦合作用。基于SIMP拓扑优化算法, 以旋翼桨叶平均柔度或者剖面刚度为设计目标, 桨叶重量为约束函数, 建立了旋翼桨叶拓扑优化模型。提出的敏度求解算法具有较高的计算精度, 采用序列线性规划算法对旋翼桨叶剖面进行优化设计。结果表明在展长较小并且承受均布升力载荷情况下, Ⅱ型截面梁的柔度最小, 而当展长增大时, 工字梁截面具有最小的柔度。此外, 旋翼桨叶外载荷等对优化结果也有较大的影响。提出的拓扑优化方法适合于概念设计阶段的直升机旋翼桨叶剖面设计。     

基于密度-敏度层次更新策略的三维连续体结构拓扑优化

针对三维连续体结构静力学拓扑优化中灰度单元过多的问题,以结构的柔度最小为目标函数,运用基于SIMP插值方法建立的静力学拓扑优化数学模型,提出一种密度-敏度层次更新策略.以数控插齿机床身为例,运用该更新策略,采用MATLAB编程进行三维拓扑优化.优化结果中灰度单元明显减少,说明了密度-敏度层次更新策略的合理性.     

基于ESLs结构优化法的搅拌车副车架疲劳设计

疲劳问题是搅拌车副车架设计中的重要研究内容之一。将ESLs结构优化方法、拓扑优化方法与疲劳预测相结合,提出一种在部件设计初期,通过动态拓扑优化得到合理的部件拓扑结构,从而使部件同时满足疲劳寿命和轻量化设计要求的疲劳设计方法。该方法首先建立了搅拌车瞬态响应分析的优化模型,并且通过实验验证了模型的准确性。然后生成路面谱,并对关键点疲劳寿命进行评估;最后在简化后的路面谱与重力的作用下进行疲劳设计。对某型搅拌车副车架的疲劳设计结果表明,采用该方法对结构进行疲劳设计能得到更加合理的部件结构,达到了疲劳设计的目标。     

考虑结构稳定性的变密度拓扑优化方法

将稳定性问题引入传统变密度法中,可实现包含稳定性约束的平面模型结构拓扑优化。以单元相对密度为设计变量,结构柔度最小为目标函数,结构体积和失稳载荷因子为约束条件建立优化问题数学模型,提出了一种考虑结构稳定性的变密度拓扑优化方法。通过分析结构柔度、体积、失稳载荷因子对设计变量的灵敏度,并基于拉格朗日乘子法和Kuhn-Tucker条件,推导了优化问题的迭代准则。同时,利用基于约束条件的泰勒展开式求解优化准则中的拉格朗日乘子。通过推导平面四节点四边形单元几何刚度矩阵的显式表达式,得到了优化准则中的几何应变能。最后,通过算例对提出的方法进行了验证,并与不考虑稳定性的传统变密度拓扑优化方法进行对比,结果表明该方法能显著提高拓扑优化结果的稳定性。研究结果对细长受压结构的优化设计有重要指导意义,对结构的稳定性设计有一定参考价值。     

基于气固两相流的反循环潜孔钻头柱齿拓扑优化设计

 为了解决现有反循环潜孔钻头排岩屑效率低的问题,利用几何拓扑方法设计了一种新型钻头.该新型钻头在传统钻头基础上优化了钻头齿间距、齿的数量等,并提出了一种对数螺旋线式齿排列方式.然后,利用大型流体商用软件仿真分析了几何优化前后钻头的气流情况,并利用试验验证了仿真模型的有效性.研究发现,优化前、后钻头附近的气流速度从约16.5 m/s提升到约19.25 m/s,并且气流速度变得更均匀,即优化后钻头的排岩屑能力更强、更平稳.设计的优化钻头可以更好地满足工程实际需求.     

基于拓扑优化的变密度蜂窝结构参数化设计及冲击性能研究

针对现有梯度蜂窝结构的经验式、非连续变梯度等设计方法，无法充分发挥梯度设计对蜂窝结构冲击性能提升效果的问题。基于变密度拓扑优化方法，提出了一种参数化设计的拓扑优化密度映射蜂窝结构，通过改变映射系数、相对密度构建了相应的拓扑优化密度映射蜂窝结构模型。研究了不同冲击速度下，映射系数、相对密度对其面内变形模式、力学响应和能量吸收性能的影响。结果表明，映射系数、相对密度对不同冲击速度下的拓扑优化密度映射蜂窝的面内变形模式具有显著影响，增大映射系数有益于提高其平台应力和比吸能，与相同质量、尺寸的标准蜂窝冲击性能对比结果显示：拓扑优化密度映射蜂窝的峰值应力降低了16.9%、比吸能提高了29.1%。研究表明，将变密度拓扑优化方法引入至梯度蜂窝结构的设计可有效提高其冲击性能。     

基于阻尼材料拓扑分布的结构-声辐射优化

基于拓扑优化思想,提出一种人工材料假设,建立了阻尼材料铺设的拓扑优化数学模型。在阻尼材料用量一定的情况下实现阻尼材料最优分布,达到减振降噪之目的。采用遗传算法进行求解,进行了阻尼材料和人工材料的转换,实现了阻尼材料的拓扑优化。数值算例表明:所提方法在减振降噪设计中具有可行性和有效性,有较好的工程应用价值,可为阻尼材料的敷设提供一种可行有效的思路。     

连续体结构的变密度拓扑优化方法研究

为了实现使连续体结构的体积约束和柔顺度最小的拓扑优化及解决采用经典变密度法引起的结构优化结果存在如灰度单元、棋盘格等数值不稳定问题，提出了一种新的拓扑优化方法。首先，采用改进的固体各向同性材料惩罚法作为材料插值方案，建立结构拓扑优化模型；其次，通过引入基于高斯权重函数的敏度过滤法和设计新灰度单元抑制算子来解决数值不稳定问题；最后，借助优化准则法求解优化模型。通过算例分析可知：新策略可以改进拓扑优化方法；新的拓扑优化方法具有收敛速度较快、能更好地获取柔顺度小且拓扑构型好的优化结构和抑制灰度单元产生等优势。研究结果为其他连续体结构的拓扑优化研究提供了新思路。     

A hierarchical method for discrete structural topology design problems with local stress and displacement constraints

In this paper, we present a hierarchical optimization method for finding feasible true 0–1 solutions to finite‐element‐based topology design problems. The topology design problems are initially modelled as non‐convex mixed 0–1 programs. The hierarchical optimization method is applied to the problem of minimizing the weight of a structure subject to displacement and local design‐dependent stress constraints. The method iteratively treats a sequence of problems of increasing size of the same type as the original problem. The problems are defined on a design mesh which is initially coarse and then successively refined as needed. At each level of design mesh refinement, a neighbourhood optimization method is used to treat the problem considered. The non‐convex topology design problems are equivalently reformulated as convex all‐quadratic mixed 0–1 programs. This reformulation enables the use of methods from global optimization, which have only recently become available, for solving the problems in the sequence. Numerical examples of topology design problems of continuum structures with local stress and displacement constraints are presented. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

模糊参数平面连续体结构的拓扑优化设计

研究了具有模糊参数的连续体结构在模糊载荷作用下的拓扑优化设计问题。利用信息熵将模糊变量转换为随机变量,构建了随机载荷作用下的随机参数的连续体结构的拓扑优化设计数学模型,以结构的形状拓扑信息为设计变量,结构总质量均值极小化为目标函数,满足单元应力可靠性为约束条件,利用分布函数法对应力可靠性约束进行了等价显式化处理。基于随机因子法,利用代数综合法导出了应力响应的数字特征的计算表达式。采用双方向渐进结构优化(BESO)方法求解。通过两个算例验证了该文模型及求解方法的合理性和有效性。     

Lightweight design of bus frames from multi-material topology optimization to cross-sectional size optimization

A comprehensive solution for bus frame design is proposed to bridge multi-material topology optimization and cross-sectional size optimization. Three types of variables (material, topology and size) and two types of constraints (static stiffness and frequencies) are considered to promote this practical design. For multi-material topology optimization, an ordered solid isotropic material with penalization interpolation is used to transform the multi-material selection problem into a pure topology optimization problem, without introducing new design variables. Then, based on the previously optimal topology result, cross-sectional sizes of the bus frame are optimized to further seek the least mass. Sequential linear programming is preferred to solve the two structural optimization problems. Finally, an engineering example verifies the effectiveness of the presented method, which bridges the gap between topology optimization and size optimization, and achieves a more lightweight bus frame than traditional single-material topology optimization.     

A level set–based method for stress-constrained multimaterial topology optimization of minimizing a global measure of stress

In multimaterial topology optimization of minimizing a global measure of stress, the maximum stresses in different materials may not satisfy the strength design requirements simultaneously if stress constraints for different materials are not considered. In this paper, a level set–based method is presented to handle the stress-constrained multimaterial topology optimization of minimizing a global stress measure. Specifically, a multimaterial level set model is adopted to describe the structural topology, and a stress interpolation scheme is introduced for stress evaluation. Then, a stress penalty-based topology optimization model is presented. Meanwhile, an adaptive adjusting scheme of the stress penalty factor is employed to improve the control of the local stress level. To solve the stress-constrained multimaterial topology optimization problem minimizing the global measure of stress, the parametric level set method is employed, and the sensitivity analysis is carried out. Numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the presented method. Results indicate that multimaterial structures with optimized global stress can be gained, and stress constraints for different materials can be satisfied simultaneously.     

A GA‐based technique for layout optimization of truss with stress and displacement constraints

Various developments of increasing complexity involved in layout optimization are discussed. The use of conventional GA in layout optimization is briefly mentioned with emphasis on its limitations and conditions imposed in finding the optimal design. The proposed new technique is applied to the benchmark example of Michell's truss for verification. The approach has also been applied to new examples of bridge truss and crane truss problems in order to demonstrate the generality and robustness for topology optimization. The approach is extended to include dual stress‐displacements constraints since many practical problems involve these two constraints simultaneously. Two‐bar and 10‐bar trusses are solved as examples for layout optimization with both stress and displacement constraints with satisfactory results. The effect of mutation on the final topology is also discussed. The major drawbacks of the ground structure approach are overcome in this proposed new method. The optimal designs obtained demonstrate the ability, robustness and generality of using the proposed new technique in layout optimization problems. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

屋顶盒包装机顶封曲臂的优化设计

目的对屋顶盒包装机的顶部封口机构曲臂进行优化设计。方法首先,通过ADAMS求解初始曲臂在工作时的极限载荷,利用Hyper Works中Opti Struct模块对初始曲臂进行准静态分析,得到模型应力云图与位移云图,根据分析结果确定基于相对密度法的结构优化模型。然后,应用Opti Struct创建以最小体积为目标函数的全局响应,以最大应力和最大位移为约束条件的、与子工况相关的响应,从而进行拓扑优化。最后,利用ABAQUS对优化后的模型和连接件进行非线性有限元分析校核。结果优化后模型的质量减少了0.67 kg,最大应力值为48.71 MPa,位移最大值为0.04 mm。结论对封口机构曲臂进行拓扑优化设计可行,不仅可以减少质量成本,也能满足结构的刚强度要求。     

A novel minimum weight formulation of topology optimization implemented with reanalysis approach

In this paper, we develop an efficient diagonal quadratic optimization formulation for minimum weight design problem subject to multiple constraints. A high-efficiency computational approach of topology optimization is implemented within the framework of approximate reanalysis. The key point of the formulation is the introduction of the reciprocal-type variables. The topology optimization seeking for minimum weight can be transformed as a sequence of quadratic program with separable and strictly positive definite Hessian matrix, thus can be solved by a sequential quadratic programming approach. A modified sensitivity filtering scheme is suggested to remove undesirable checkerboard patterns and mesh dependence. Several typical examples are provided to validate the presented approach. It is observed that the optimized structure can achieve lighter weight than those from the established method by the demonstrative numerical test. Considerable computational savings can be achieved without loss of accuracy of the final design for 3D structure. Moreover, the effects of multiple constraints and upper bound of the allowable compliance upon the optimized designs are investigated by numerical examples.     

考虑混合约束的柔顺机构拓扑优化设计

为了满足制造工艺和静强度要求,提出一种综合考虑最小尺寸控制和应力约束的柔顺机构混合约束拓扑优化设计方法。采用改进的固体各向同性材料插值模型描述材料分布,利用多相映射方法同时控制实相和空相材料结构的最小尺寸,采用最大近似函数P范数求解机构的最大应力,以机构的输出位移最大化作为目标函数,综合考虑最小特征尺寸控制和应力约束建立柔顺机构混合约束拓扑优化数学模型,利用移动渐近算法求解柔顺机构混合约束拓扑优化问题。数值算例结果表明,混合约束拓扑优化获得的柔顺机构能够同时满足最小尺寸制造约束和静强度要求,机构的von Mises等效应力分布更加均匀。     

考虑混合约束的柔顺机构拓扑优化设计

为了满足制造工艺和静强度要求,提出一种综合考虑最小尺寸控制和应力约束的柔顺机构混合约束拓扑优化设计方法。采用改进的固体各向同性材料插值模型描述材料分布,利用多相映射方法同时控制实相和空相材料结构的最小尺寸,采用最大近似函数P范数求解机构的最大应力,以机构的输出位移最大化作为目标函数,综合考虑最小特征尺寸控制和应力约束建立柔顺机构混合约束拓扑优化数学模型,利用移动渐近算法求解柔顺机构混合约束拓扑优化问题。数值算例结果表明,混合约束拓扑优化获得的柔顺机构能够同时满足最小尺寸制造约束和静强度要求,机构的von Mises等效应力分布更加均匀。