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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2018
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tsuyoshi Nomura, Novi, MI (US);
Kazuhiro Saitou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yuqing Zhou, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods for multi-component topology optimization for composite structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of designing a structure by computer-implemented topology optimization includes establishing a plurality of design points within a design domain and establishing at least a first orientation field and a second orientation field. The method further includes assigning values for the one or more membership fields, the one or more density fields, the first orientation field and the second orientation field, and projecting the values onto a simulation model. The method includes achieving convergence of an objective function for a design variable by iteratively executing a topology optimization of the simulation model using the values. Each design point of the plurality of design points is a member of no component or a member of one of the first component and the second component.