Topology optimization considering material and geometric uncertainties using stochastic collocation methods

Authors:
Boyan S. Lazarov;Mattias Schevenels;Ole Sigmund
Affiliations:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark 2800;Department of Architecture, Urbanism and Planning, K.U.Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 3001;Department of Mechanical Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark 2800
Venue:
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Year:
2012

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to introduce the stochastic collocation methods in topology optimization for mechanical systems with material and geometric uncertainties. The random variations are modeled by a memory-less transformation of spatially varying Gaussian random fields which ensures their physical admissibility. The stochastic collocation method combined with the proposed material and geometry uncertainty models provides robust designs by utilizing already developed deterministic solvers. The computational cost is discussed in details and solutions to decrease it, like sparse grids and discretization refinement are proposed and demonstrated as well. The method is utilized in the design of compliant mechanisms.