Two variations to the map L-systems-based topology optimization method
Two variations to the map L-systems-based topology optimization method
The map L-systems-based method, also known as the cellular division method, encodes a developmental program that has recently been applied to structural topology optimization as a parameterization method. The developmental program consists of an axiom, rewriting rules and additional variables that build a topology in stages. Typically, one of the additional variables is the ordinal of the final developmental stage (i.e. the age of the system). Since the number of cells in the system have, at most, a quadratic growth, a small change in the age variable may cause a significant change in the topology. Therefore, as the first variation, we propose to linearize the age variable to, instead, define the total number of cell divisions in the system. We provide statistical evidence that the proposed variation improves the performance of the method on a simple test problem. As the second variation, we introduce a component hierarchy suitable for the topology optimization of an aircraft wing internal structure. The choice in the hierarchy is implemented in the encoding of the map L-systems-based method, enabling the types of structural components (e.g. full-depth structural member and a stiffener) to emerge in the topology and providing more realistic wing structures. The use of the component hierarchy is demonstrated on the wing topology optimization of a 3D printed small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (sUAV).
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Ikonen, Teemu J.
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Sobester, Andras
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2017
Ikonen, Teemu J.
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Sobester, Andras
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Ikonen, Teemu J. and Sobester, Andras
(2017)
Two variations to the map L-systems-based topology optimization method.
In 17th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
18 pp
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(doi:10.2514/6.2017-3941).
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The map L-systems-based method, also known as the cellular division method, encodes a developmental program that has recently been applied to structural topology optimization as a parameterization method. The developmental program consists of an axiom, rewriting rules and additional variables that build a topology in stages. Typically, one of the additional variables is the ordinal of the final developmental stage (i.e. the age of the system). Since the number of cells in the system have, at most, a quadratic growth, a small change in the age variable may cause a significant change in the topology. Therefore, as the first variation, we propose to linearize the age variable to, instead, define the total number of cell divisions in the system. We provide statistical evidence that the proposed variation improves the performance of the method on a simple test problem. As the second variation, we introduce a component hierarchy suitable for the topology optimization of an aircraft wing internal structure. The choice in the hierarchy is implemented in the encoding of the map L-systems-based method, enabling the types of structural components (e.g. full-depth structural member and a stiffener) to emerge in the topology and providing more realistic wing structures. The use of the component hierarchy is demonstrated on the wing topology optimization of a 3D printed small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (sUAV).
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