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Treetop: topology optimization using constructive solid geometry trees

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Pramod Thombre
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Krishnan Suresh *
DOI:10.1007/s00158-025-03980-6delete
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Feature-mapping methods for topology optimization (FMTO) facilitate direct geometry extraction by leveraging high-level geometric descriptions of the designs. However, FMTO often relies solely on Boolean unions, which can restrict the design space. This work proposes an FMTO framework leveraging an expanded set of Boolean operations, namely, union, intersection, and subtraction. The optimization process entails determining the primitives and the optimal Boolean operation tree. In particular, the framework leverages a recently proposed unified Boolean operation approach. This approach presents a continuous and differentiable function that interpolates the Boolean operations, enabling gradient-based optimization. The proposed methodology is agnostic to the specific primitive parametrization and is showcased through various numerical examples.Graphical abstractWe perform topology optimization by optimizing the parameters of primitives and the Boolean operations. [GRAPHICS] .
Keywords:
Topology optimization
Feature-mapping methods
Constructive solid geometry

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Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization cover
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
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university of wisconsin madison
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University of Wisconsin System
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