Multi-material topology optimization of compliant mechanisms via solid isotropic material with penalization approach and alternating active phase algorithm

Abstract

The present study aims at providing a topology optimization of multi-material compliant mechanisms using solid isotropic material with penalization (SIMP) approach. In this respect, three multi-material gripper, invertor, and cruncher compliant mechanisms are considered that consist of three solid phases, including polyamide, polyethylene terephthalate, and polypropylene. The alternating active-phase algorithm is employed to find the distribution of the materials in the mechanism. In this case, the multiphase topology optimization problem is divided into a series of binary phase topology optimization sub-problems to be solved partially in a sequential manner. Finally, the maximum displacement of the multi-material compliant mechanisms was validated against the results obtained from the finite element simulations by the ANSYS Workbench software, and a close agreement between the results was observed. The results reveal the capability of the SIMP method to accurately conduct the topology optimization of multi-material compliant mechanisms.

Keywords

Topology optimization multi-material compliant mechanisms solid isotropic material with penalization alternating active phase algorithm

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