Additive manufacturing in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs): Challenges and potential

GD Goh, S Agarwala, GL Goh, V Dikshit, SL Sing… - Aerospace Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are gaining popularity due to their application in military,
private and public sector, especially being attractive for fields where human operator is not …

Topology optimization in aircraft and aerospace structures design

JH Zhu, WH Zhang, L Xia - Archives of computational methods in …, 2016 - Springer
Topology optimization has become an effective tool for least-weight and performance
design, especially in aeronautics and aerospace engineering. The purpose of this paper is …

Lightweight research in engineering: a review

J Wang, Y Li, G Hu, M Yang - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the field of mechanical equipment manufacturing, the focus of research and development
is not on weight reduction, but on how to choose between the rigidity and performance of …

Shape preserving design with structural topology optimization

JH Zhu, Y Li, WH Zhang, J Hou - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2016 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a shape preserving topology optimization
design approach to suppress the warping deformation of local structural domains. As …

Manifold-based material field series expansion method for topology optimization on free-form surfaces

Z Gao, P Liu, Z Sun, K Yang, Y Luo - Computational Mechanics, 2023 - Springer
A new topology optimization method for free-form surfaces is developed, significantly
reducing the dimensions of the design problem, providing smooth structural boundary …

结构优化技术在高速飞行器上的应用与面临的挑战1)

全栋梁, 时光辉, 关成启, 王健, 罗俊航, 宋锋, 王博… - 力学与实践, 2019 - lxsj.cstam.org.cn
高速飞行器是航空航天领域发展的重要方向, 具有重大战略意义和重要经济社会价值. 首先,
对结构优化技术及其在飞行器零部件和全机结构概念设计中的应用进行综述; 然后 …

Shape preserving design of vibrating structures using topology optimization

MS Castro, OM Silva, A Lenzi, MM Neves - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2018 - Springer
In several engineering components, the shape of some functional surfaces needs to be
preserved in order to avoid losing performance or even its functionality when subjected to …

Variable-height stiffener design using topology optimization with anisotropic filter-based casting constraints

Y Zhou, Y Sun, S Xu, B Wang - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, a novel implementation of the casting constraint in topology optimization is
proposed based on the Helmholtz-type anisotropic filter approach. The basic idea is to set a …

Structural Development and Multiscale Design Optimization of Additively Manufactured UAV with Blended Wing Body Configuration Employing Lattice Materials

M Dinovitzer, C Miller, A Hacker, G Wong… - AIAA Scitech 2019 …, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
BWB configuration, particularly for commercial aircraft, exhibits an inevitable trend to replace
the currently extensively used conventional configuration characterized by a tube fuselage …

Loading and planform shape influence on the wing structural layout through topology optimization.

F Crescenti, T Kipouros, AM Savill - 2018 multidisciplinary analysis and …, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
Topology optimization is a technique used to identify the optimal layout of a structure for a
given objective and assigned boundary conditions. The progress it has experienced over …