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In this work, we present an efficiently computational approach for designing material micro-structures by means of topology optimization. The central idea relies on using the isogeometric analysis integrated with the parameterized level set…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Chuong Nguyen , Xiaoying Zhuang , Ludovic Chamoin , Hung Nguyen-Xuan , Xianzhong Zhao , Timon Rabczuk

This paper presents a canonical duality approach for solving a general topology optimization problem of nonlinear elastic structures. By using finite element method, this most challenging problem can be formulated as a mixed integer…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2017-06-29 David Yang Gao

This paper presents a new and straightforward procedure for solving bilinear quadratic optimal control problem. In this method, first the original optimal control problem is transformed into a nonlinear twopoint boundary value problem…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-02-09 Hamidreza Ramezanpour , Saeed Setayeshi , Hossein Arabalibeik , Amin Jajarmi

Topology optimization problems often support multiple local minima due to a lack of convexity. Typically, gradient-based techniques combined with continuation in model parameters are used to promote convergence to more optimal solutions;…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-01-13 Ioannis P. A. Papadopoulos , Patrick E. Farrell , Thomas M. Surowiec

Topology optimization under uncertainty (TOuU) often defines objectives and constraints by statistical moments of geometric and physical quantities of interest. Most traditional TOuU methods use gradient-based optimization algorithms and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-05 Subhayan De , Jerrad Hampton , Kurt Maute , Alireza Doostan

Imaging Inverse problems aim to reconstruct an underlying image from undersampled, coded, and noisy observations. Within the wide range of reconstruction frameworks, the unrolling algorithm is one of the most popular due to the synergistic…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-16 Roman Jacome , Romario Gualdrón-Hurtado , Leon Suarez-Rodriguez , Henry Arguello

Multiscale topology optimization is crucial for designing porous infill structures with high stiffness-to-weight ratios and excellent energy absorption. Although gradient-based methods provide a rigorous framework, they are computationally…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-13 Shuzhi Xu , Yifan Guo , Hiroki Kawabe , Kentaro Yaji

We present a 250 line Matlab code for topology optimization for linearized buckling criteria. The code is conceived to handle stiffness, volume and Buckling Load Factors (BLFs) either as the objective function or as constraints. We use the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-01-27 Federico Ferrari , Ole Sigmund , James K. Guest

We present a Matlab code for modelling and topology optimization of hyperelastic structures, including contact modelled by the Third Medium Contact (TMC) approach. By using the so-called HuHu-regularization we penalize the skew distortion…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2026-03-23 Andreas Henrik Frederiksen , Ole Sigmund , Federico Ferrari

Topology optimization (TO) has experienced a dramatic development over the last decades aided by the arising of metamaterials and additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, and it is intended to achieve the current and future challenges. In…

This paper presents a modified iterative approach to solve the variational inequality problem using the double inertial technique in the context of a real Hilbert space. Our iterative technique involves a projection onto a generalized…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-19 Watanjeet Singh , Sumit Chandok

We present an analytical-numerical method providing robust upper estimates for the topological entropy or, more generally, uniform volume growth exponents of differentiable mappings. By introducing varying metrics, we simplify the analysis…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Mikhail Anikushin , Andrey Romanov

This paper is concerned with topology optimization based on a level set method using (doubly) nonlinear diffusion equations. Topology optimization using the level set method is called level set-based topology optimization, which is possible…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-03-22 Tomoyuki Oka , Takayuki Yamada

Bayesian optimization is a popular and versatile approach that is well suited to solve challenging optimization problems. Their popularity comes from their effective minimization of expensive function evaluations, their capability to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-05-14 André L. Marchildon , David W. Zingg

We present a new framework for the simultaneous optimiziation of both the topology as well as the relative density grading of cellular structures and materials, also known as lattices. Due to manufacturing constraints, the optimization…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-05-27 Jonathan Stollberg , Tarun Gangwar , Oliver Weeger , Dominik Schillinger

In this paper, a hybrid Lagrangian-Eulerian topology optimization (LETO) method is proposed to solve the elastic force equilibrium with the Material Point Method (MPM). LETO transfers density information from freely movable Lagrangian…

Computational Physics · Physics 2021-04-14 Yue Li , Xuan Li , Minchen Li , Yixin Zhu , Bo Zhu , Chenfanfu Jiang

This paper presents a computational framework for the robust stiffness design of hyperelastic structures at finite deformations subject to various uncertain sources. In particular, the loading, material properties, and geometry…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Nan Feng , Guodong Zhang , Kapil Khandelwal

This study introduces a novel computational framework for Robust Topology Optimization (RTO) considering imprecise random field parameters. Unlike the worst-case approach, the present method provides upper and lower bounds for the mean and…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-01-28 Kang Gao , Duy Minh Doc , Sheng Chu , Gang Wu , H. Alicia Kim , Carol A. Featherston

This study presents an automated topology optimization framework for designing pentamode acoustic metamaterials. It provides precise control over the material effective acoustic properties while minimizing the shear modulus to achieve…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-03-03 Sebastiano Cominelli , Matteo Pozzi , Francesco Braghin

This article presents a detailed introduction to density-based topology optimisation of fluid flow problems. The goal is to allow new students and researchers to quickly get started in the research area and to skip many of the initial…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-02-03 Joe Alexandersen