Tag: topology optimization
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Remote Centre of Motion Compliant Mechanisms as supports for ECRH mirrors
General Introduction on nuclear fusion (reading is strongly advised!) The goal of this activity is to improve the current design of the DTT ECRH mirror flexible supports (see Figure 3). These components are flexible monolithic structures, which allow large rotations of the mirror about its horizontal axis, while being very stiff with respect to all
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Topology Optimization in nonlinear dynamics
Topology optimization techniques for the design of MEMS devices in a linear dynamics framework have already been studied in several works in the literature. However, since there is no control of the degree of nonlinearity of the structure during the optimization process, the outcome of these routines often departs significantly from linearity. The consequence is
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Level-set robust topological optimization applied to MEMS accelerometers
MEMS technology is becoming increasingly important for several inertial applications (e.g., gyroscopes and accelerometers devices). The objective of this thesis is to improve the layout of an existing MEMS accelerometer by implementing level-set topology optimization algorithms in existing software written in C++. Robust techniques will be implemented as well in order to minimize the influence