Abstract

This paper presents a new level set method for topology optimization of dynamic structure of orthotropic materials using the shape derivative analysis and augmented Lagrangian method. The design boundary of the structure is embedded implicitly into the zero level set of a higher dimensional scalar function, which is mathematically represented as a Hamilton-Jacobi partial differential equation (PDE). The design sensitivity of the dynamic structure is obtained by the combination of the level set representation and the shape derivative method. In doing so, the evolution of the design boundary is advanced iteratively in terms of the solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi PDE using explicit time marching schemes. Some typical numerical examples are applied to demonstrate the validity of the present method.

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