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We discuss exterior and classical interior alternatives for evaluating fluid flow induced forces on bodies. The discussion aims at a reduction of the total shape derivative, achieved through a decoupling of control and objective in the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-02-14 Niklas Kühl , Peter M. Müller , Arthur Stück , Michael Hinze , Thomas Rung

We propose a novel optimization algorithm for continuous functions using geodesics and contours under conformal mapping.The algorithm can find multiple optima by first following a geodesic curve to a local optimum then traveling to the next…

Computation · Statistics 2015-04-15 Ricky Fok , Aijun An , Xiaogong Wang

Topology optimization (TO) provides a principled mathematical approach for optimizing the performance of a structure by designing its material spatial distribution in a pre-defined domain and subject to a set of constraints. The majority of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-08 Amin Yousefpour , Shirin Hosseinmardi , Carlos Mora , Ramin Bostanabad

This paper proposes novel algorithm for non-convex multimodal constrained optimisation problems. It is based on sequential solving restrictions of problem to sections of feasible set by random subspaces (in general, manifolds) of low…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-28 Dmitry A. Pasechnyuk , Alexander Gornov

In this work a simple problem on 2D optimal shape for body immersed in a viscous flow is analyzed. The body has geometrical constraints and its profile would be found in the class of cubics which satisfy those conditions. The optimal…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2008-10-10 Gianluca Argentini

For the numerical solution of shape optimization problems, particularly those constrained by partial differential equations (PDEs), the quality of the underlying mesh is of utmost importance. Particularly when investigating complex…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Sebastian Blauth , Christian Leithäuser

We introduce a class of first-order methods for smooth constrained optimization that are based on an analogy to non-smooth dynamical systems. Two distinctive features of our approach are that (i) projections or optimizations over the entire…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-15 Michael Muehlebach , Michael I. Jordan

The rapidly evolving field of engineering design of functional surfaces necessitates sophisticated tools to manage the inherent complexity of high-dimensional design spaces. This survey paper offers a scoping review, i.e., a literature…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-04-09 Andrea Serani , Matteo Diez

In this paper we present a mixed projection- and density-based topology optimization approach. The aim is to combine the benefits of both parametrizations: the explicit geometric representation provides specific controls on certain design…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2019-10-09 Nicolò Pollini , Oded Amir

We present a robust optimisation framework for computing invariant solutions of wall-bounded flows by recasting the Navier-Stokes equations as a variational problem as established in Ashtari and Schneider, JFM (2023). The approach minimises…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-04-14 Thomas Burton , Sean Symon , Davide Lasagna

Matrix-valued optimization tasks, including those involving symmetric positive definite (SPD) matrices, arise in a wide range of applications in machine learning, data science and statistics. Classically, such problems are solved via…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-15 Andrew Cheng , Melanie Weber

We introduce a novel method for the implementation of shape optimziation in fluid dynamics applications, where we propose to use the shape derivative to determine deformation fields with the help of the $p-$ Laplacian for $p > 2$. This…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Peter Marvin Müller , Niklas Kühl , Martin Siebenborn , Klaus Deckelnick , Michael Hinze , Thomas Rung

In the last decade, parameter-free approaches to shape optimization problems have matured to a state where they provide a versatile tool for complex engineering applications. However, sensitivity distributions obtained from shape…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-10-04 Lars Radtke , Georgios Bletsos , Niklas Kühl , Tim Suchan , Thomas Rung , Alexander Düster , Kathrin Welker

A topology optimization approach for designing large deformation contact-aided shape morphing compliant mechanisms is presented. Such mechanisms can be used in varying operating conditions. Design domains are described by regular hexagonal…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-10-23 Prabhat Kumar , Roger A. Sauer , Anupam Saxena

Optimization in engineering requires appropriate models. In this article, a regression method for enhancing the predictive power of a model by exploiting expert knowledge in the form of shape constraints, or more specifically, monotonicity…

In this paper a phase-field approach for structural topology optimization for a 3D-printing process which includes stress constraint and potentially multiple materials or multiscales is analyzed. First order necessary optimality conditions…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-07-16 Ferdinando Auricchio , Elena Bonetti , Massimo Carraturo , Dietmar Hömberg , Alessandro Reali , Elisabetta Rocca

Shape optimization based on the shape calculus is numerically mostly performed by means of steepest descent methods. This paper provides a novel framework to analyze shape-Newton optimization methods by exploiting a Riemannian perspective.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-05-14 Volker Schulz

Topology optimization (TO) can be viewed as seeking an optimal solution in the design space of a given TO problem. For weakly non-linear TO problems, e.g., compliance minimization, sensitivity-based methods typically converge well, whereas…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-25 Ziliang Wang , Jiahua Wu , Jun Yang , Shintaro Yamasaki

In this work, the problem of shape optimization, subject to PDE constraints, is reformulated as an $L^p$ best approximation problem under divergence constraints to the shape tensor introduced in Laurain and Sturm: ESAIM Math. Model. Numer.…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-04-02 Gerhard Starke

In this paper, we propose a novel shape optimization approach for the source identification of elliptic equations. This identification problem arises from two application backgrounds: actuator placement in PDE-constrained optimal controls…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-04 Wei Gong , Ziyi Zhang