Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Generalized Layout inMechanical Design

这项研究将包括一个严格的系统 用于生成初始拓扑或布局的方法 基于数学模型和物理模型的结构构件 原则 新的均质化方法提供了一种新的， 令人兴奋的方法来严格解决结构如何 可以优化拓扑结构。 这种基本的新能力 提供了一个统一的方案， 详细布局设计，采用严谨的原则， 适当的经验知识，使现实的，可制造的 可以获得形状。

This research will consist of a rigorous systematic methodology for generating the initial topology or layout of structural members based on mathematical models and physical principles. The new method of homogenization provides a new and exciting approach for addressing rigorously how structural topologies may be optimized. This fundamental new capability offers a unified scheme for carrying concept evolution through detail layout design, using rigorous principles together with appropriate empirical knowledge, so that realistic, manufacturable shapes can be obtained.