Method and system for automated design generation with inertial constraints

Abstract

A modification of a topology optimization formulation for part-level generation is provided such that it includes additional constraints that ensure that the inertial quantities (e.g., COM, Mol, and mass) of an automatically generated part are equivalent to specified targets. These targets are the inertial values used in an initial assembly-level simulation. The reaction and external forces acting on the part of interest resulting from assembly-level simulation provide the boundary conditions used for part-level generation. By constraining the inertial properties in this way, there is no need to evaluate the assembly-level dynamics each time a part is generated.

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