Design and manufacturing of material microstructures and micromechanisms

Ole Sigmund

doi:10.1117/12.237069

26 April 1996 Design and manufacturing of material microstructures and micromechanisms

Ole Sigmund

Proceedings Volume 2779, 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials and 3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237069
Event: 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials, 1996, Lyon, France

Abstract

This paper suggests how two inverse problems can be solved using topology optimization methods. The first problem consists of designing materials with optimal or special properties such as maximum stiffness to weight ratios or negative Poisson's ratio materials. The second problem consists of designing optimal compliant micromechanism for use in MicroElectroMechanical Systems. The proposed material microstructures and compliant micromechanisms have been manufactured using micromachining techniques and they show the expected behavior in tests.

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Ole Sigmund "Design and manufacturing of material microstructures and micromechanisms", Proc. SPIE 2779, 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Materials and 3rd European Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, (26 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237069

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