The accelerated inverse design of complex material properties—such as identifying a
material with a given stress–strain response over a nonlinear deformation path—holds great …

Fast shape‐reconfiguration with large morphing amplitude is crucial for intelligent
materials/structures that require tunable functions and adaptivity to different environments …

This paper introduces JAX-FEM, an open-source differentiable finite element method (FEM)
library. Constructed on top of Google JAX, a rising machine learning library focusing on high …

This paper presents an isogeometric shape optimization methodology to widen the band
gap of periodic composite plates by smoothly optimizing its thickness profile. To save the …

Shape optimization is used to design flexible mechanical metamaterials. We employ the
higher-order moving-mesh method to arbitrarily parameterize the geometries and tune their …

The simulation and optimization of metamaterial, known for their engineered properties in
various applications, encounter intricate challenges due to complex microstructure …

An optimization-based design framework is proposed to tune the response of soft
metamaterials involving both geometric instabilities and nonlinear viscoelastic material …

We consider a flexible mechanical metamaterial comprising an elastomeric matrix with an
embedded square array of circular holes. First, we use the deflated continuation technique …

Besides exhibiting excellent capabilities such as energy absorption, phase-transforming
metamaterials offer a vast design space for achieving nonlinear constitutive relations. This is …

This work presents an effective isogeometric shape optimization approach for finding and
widening the phononic band gaps of single-phase Mindlin plate structures. As the single …