A multi-objective topology optimization methodology based on Pareto optimal min-cut
A multi-objective topology optimization methodology based on Pareto optimal min-cut
A topology optimization (TO) design is inherently a bi-objective problem since the design goals are, at least, to minimize the material consumption and to maximize a performance parameter. To eliminate the extremely high computational burden and the checkerboard pattern problem of existing optimal methodologies, this article proposes a novel methodology based on Pareto optimal min-cut (POMC) to solve multi-objective TO problems with minimizing the volume as one objective. The good ability to handle an equality constraint based on POMC enables the proposed algorithm to achieve the optimality of the single objective under any equality volume constraint. According to the comparison of numerical results with other methodologies, the proposed methodology is capable of obtaining higher quality Pareto frontiers by using much reduced computational burdens.
Min-cut, Pareto optimal, multi-objective optimization, topology optimization (TO)
Xia, Meng
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Zhou, Qiang
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Sykulski, Jan
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Yang, Shiyou
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Ma, Yanhong
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March 2020
Xia, Meng
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Zhou, Qiang
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Sykulski, Jan
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Yang, Shiyou
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Ma, Yanhong
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Xia, Meng, Zhou, Qiang, Sykulski, Jan, Yang, Shiyou and Ma, Yanhong
(2020)
A multi-objective topology optimization methodology based on Pareto optimal min-cut.
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 56 (3), [8957397].
(doi:10.1109/TMAG.2019.2955386).
Abstract
A topology optimization (TO) design is inherently a bi-objective problem since the design goals are, at least, to minimize the material consumption and to maximize a performance parameter. To eliminate the extremely high computational burden and the checkerboard pattern problem of existing optimal methodologies, this article proposes a novel methodology based on Pareto optimal min-cut (POMC) to solve multi-objective TO problems with minimizing the volume as one objective. The good ability to handle an equality constraint based on POMC enables the proposed algorithm to achieve the optimality of the single objective under any equality volume constraint. According to the comparison of numerical results with other methodologies, the proposed methodology is capable of obtaining higher quality Pareto frontiers by using much reduced computational burdens.
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A Multi-Objective Topology Optimization Methodology Based on Pareto Optimal Min-Cut
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e-pub ahead of print date: 13 January 2020
Published date: March 2020
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was supported in part by the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 51677163, in part by the National High Technology Research and Development Program under Grant B32722190001, in part by the State Grid Corporation of China Program under Grant 522722160071,
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and in part by the State Grid of Gansu Power Company Program under Grant 52272218000B.
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Min-cut, Pareto optimal, multi-objective optimization, topology optimization (TO)
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