Summary
The
Density Model
feature adds the variables listed in
Table 2-2
.
Table 2-2:
variables associated with the density Model feature.
Description
Name
Input to
Control material volume factor
dtopo#.theta_c
Filter
Filtered material volume factor
dtopo#.theta_f
Projection/milling
Milling material volume factor
dtopo#.theta_m
Projection
Output material volume factor
dtopo#.theta
Penalization
Penalized material volume factor
dtopo#.theta_p
Material properties
Average material volume factor
dtopo#.theta_avg
Volume constraint
References
1.
M.P. Bendsøe and O. Sigmund,
Topology Optimization Theory, Methods, and Applications
, Springer, 2004.
2.
B.S. Lazarov and O. Sigmund, “Filters in topology optimization based on Helmholtz-type differential equations,”
Int. J. Numer. Methods Eng.
, vol. 86, pp. 765–781, 2011.
3.
F. Wang, B.S. Lazarov and O. Sigmund, “On projection methods, convergence and robust formulations in topology optimization,”
Struct. Multidisc. Optim.
, vol. 43, pp. 767–784, 2011.