The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate an integrated optimization scheme for a solar-powered drone structure.Consider a primary beam in the wing of large aspect ratio,where 100 lithium batteries are assembled.In ...The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate an integrated optimization scheme for a solar-powered drone structure.Consider a primary beam in the wing of large aspect ratio,where 100 lithium batteries are assembled.In the proposed integrated optimization,the batteries are considered here as parts of the load-carrying structure.The corresponding mechanical behaviors are simulated in the structural design and described with super-elements.The batteries layout and the structural topology are then introduced as mixed design variables and optimized simultaneously to achieve an accordant load-carrying path.Geometrical nonlinearity is considered due to the large deformation.Different periodic structural configurations are tested in the optimization in order to meet the structural manufacturing and assembly convenience.The optimized designs are rebuilt and tested in different load cases.Maintaining the same structural weight,the global mechanical performances are improved greatly compared with the initial design.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to present a shape preserving topology optimization method to prevent the adverse effects of the mechanical deformation on the Radar Cross Section(RCS).The optimization will suppress the v...The purpose of this paper is to present a shape preserving topology optimization method to prevent the adverse effects of the mechanical deformation on the Radar Cross Section(RCS).The optimization will suppress the variation of RCS on the perfect conductor surface by structural design.On the one hand,the physical optics method is utilized to calculate the structural RCS,which is based on the surface displacement field obtained from the finite element analysis of the structure.The corresponding design sensitivities of topology optimization are derived analytically and solved by the adjoint method.On the other hand,the RCS variation and mechanical performance are taken into account simultaneously by extending a standard compliance-based topology optimization model.Two optimization formulations are discussed in an illustrative example,where the influences of upper limits of the compliance and the RCS variation are considered.Two more examples are further tested to show the ability and validity of the proposed optimization method.展开更多
基金This work is supported by Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51790171,51761145111,51735005)Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Young Scholars(No.11722219).
文摘The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate an integrated optimization scheme for a solar-powered drone structure.Consider a primary beam in the wing of large aspect ratio,where 100 lithium batteries are assembled.In the proposed integrated optimization,the batteries are considered here as parts of the load-carrying structure.The corresponding mechanical behaviors are simulated in the structural design and described with super-elements.The batteries layout and the structural topology are then introduced as mixed design variables and optimized simultaneously to achieve an accordant load-carrying path.Geometrical nonlinearity is considered due to the large deformation.Different periodic structural configurations are tested in the optimization in order to meet the structural manufacturing and assembly convenience.The optimized designs are rebuilt and tested in different load cases.Maintaining the same structural weight,the global mechanical performances are improved greatly compared with the initial design.
基金supported by Key Project of NSFC (51790171, 51761145111, 51735005)NSFC for Excellent Young Scholars (11722219)
文摘The purpose of this paper is to present a shape preserving topology optimization method to prevent the adverse effects of the mechanical deformation on the Radar Cross Section(RCS).The optimization will suppress the variation of RCS on the perfect conductor surface by structural design.On the one hand,the physical optics method is utilized to calculate the structural RCS,which is based on the surface displacement field obtained from the finite element analysis of the structure.The corresponding design sensitivities of topology optimization are derived analytically and solved by the adjoint method.On the other hand,the RCS variation and mechanical performance are taken into account simultaneously by extending a standard compliance-based topology optimization model.Two optimization formulations are discussed in an illustrative example,where the influences of upper limits of the compliance and the RCS variation are considered.Two more examples are further tested to show the ability and validity of the proposed optimization method.
