Suitability of SIMP and BESO Topology Optimization Algorithms for Additive Manufacture

摘要

Additive manufacturing (AM) is expanding the range of designable geometries, but to exploit this evolving design space new methods are required to find optimum solutions. Finite element based topology optimisation (TO) is a powerful method of structural optimization, however the results obtained tend to be dependent on the algorithm used, the algorithm parameters and the finite element mesh. This paper will discuss these issues as it relates to the SIMP and BESO algorithms. An example of the application of topological optimization to the design of improved structures is given.