著者

山田 崇恭 西脇 眞二 伊賀 淳郎 泉井 一浩 吉村 允孝

出版者

一般社団法人 日本機械学会

雑誌

日本機械学会論文集 C編 (ISSN:03875024)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.75, no.759, pp.2868-2876, 2009-11-25 (Released:2017-06-09)

参考文献数

21

被引用文献数

1 2

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In structural designs considering thermal loading, to control thermal stress and minimize decreases in material strength at high temperatures, it is important to maximize the thermal diffusivity of structures, in addition to the usual maximization of stiffness that optimal designs achieve. This paper presents a new level set-based topology optimization method for thermal problems with generic heat transfer boundaries in a fixed design domain that includes design-dependent effects, using level set boundary expressions and the Finite Element Method. First, a topology optimization method using a level set model incorporating fictitious interface energy is briefly discussed. Next, an optimization problem is formulated using the concept of total potential energy to address the design of mechanical structures that aim to minimize the mean temperature of the structure under thermal loading. An optimization algorithm that uses the Finite Element Method when solving the equilibrium equation and updating the level set function is then constructed. Finally, several numerical examples are provided to confirm the utility of the proposed optimization method.

著者

小林 正和 吉村 允孝 西脇 眞二 泉井 一浩

出版者

一般社団法人日本機械学会

雑誌

設計工学・システム部門講演会講演論文集 (ISSN:13480286)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2003, no.13, pp.271-272, 2003-10-30

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Collaborative product design implies that multiple designers will cooperate during the design of a product, by sharing knowledge and information. For practical design teams, expertise in a wide area is needed, but the area that a single designer can proficiently handle is usually quite narrow. Therefore, facilitated collaboration is indispensable to achieve efficient results from a practical design team. In recent years, customer requirements have become increasingly diversified, and companies have focused upon developing unique or increasingly sophisticated products to maintain their market share. As a result, achieving especially creative designs has become more important than ever. An additional aim of collaboration is to maximally assist this type of creative design process. This paper discusses an advanced collaborative system supporting creative design processes that depend on interactive communication among a number of designers. To implement such a system, this paper proposes a method for structurizing and visualizing communication processes.