Topology optimization based on the harmony search method
- Authors
- Lee, Seung-Min; Han, Seog-Young
- Issue Date
- Jun-2017
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
- Keywords
- Harmony search; Topology optimization; Finite element method; Meta-heuristic algorithm
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v.31, no.6, pp.2875 - 2882
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 31
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 2875
- End Page
- 2882
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/19665
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12206-017-0530-5
- ISSN
- 1738-494X
- Abstract
- A new topology optimization scheme based on a Harmony search (HS) as a metaheuristic method was proposed and applied to static stiffness topology optimization problems. To apply the HS to topology optimization, the variables in HS were transformed to those in topology optimization. Compliance was used as an objective function, and harmony memory was defined as the set of the optimized topology. Also, a parametric study for Harmony memory considering rate (HMCR), Pitch adjusting rate (PAR), and Bandwidth (BW) was performed to find the appropriate range for topology optimization. Various techniques were employed such as a filtering scheme, simple average scheme and harmony rate. To provide a robust optimized topology, the concept of the harmony rate update rule was also implemented. Numerical examples are provided to verify the effectiveness of the HS by comparing the optimal layouts of the HS with those of Bidirectional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) and Artificial bee colony algorithm (ABCA). The following conclusions could be made: (1) The proposed topology scheme is very effective for static stiffness topology optimization problems in terms of stability, robustness and convergence rate. (2) The suggested method provides a symmetric optimized topology despite the fact that the HS is a stochastic method like the ABCA. (3) The proposed scheme is applicable and practical in manufacturing since it produces a solid-void design of the optimized topology. (4) The suggested method appears to be very effective for large scale problems like topology optimization.
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