Method and system for automatically constructing editable model of isogeometric topology optimization result

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12450828-B2
Application number	US-202118265533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2021
Priority date	Feb 25, 2021
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result. The method addresses the problem of three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization, and performs quick and efficient post-processing on a three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization result, so as to achieve the aim of automatically constructing a result model thereof and the aim of the result model being editable. According to the method, design variables are taken as high-dimensional coordinates of a control point, spline surfaces represented by control points of the three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization result are extracted in a layered manner, and lofting is performed on top contours of the spline surfaces, such that the steps of constructing an isogeometric topology optimization model are simplified.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result, comprising the following steps:
S1, completing topology optimization on the basis of an isogeometric method to obtain an isogeometric topology optimization result;
S2, taking design variables as high-dimensional coordinates, and acquiring Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) models of various layers in layers to obtain layered NURBS surface information;
S3, automatically arranging and importing the layered NURBS surface information into Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software according to direction coordinates;
S4, extracting a top contour of each surface in sequence to obtain section geometric model of each layer, and establishing a sketch contour;
S5, establishing a guide line between corresponding contours of each contour group;
S6, determining whether there is a contour has an internal contour, and performing
S7 if there is an internal contour, or performing S9 if there is no internal contour;
S7, performing continuous lofting on the external contours;
S8, performing continuous lofting and cutting on the internal contour;
S9, performing continuous lofting on each contour; and
S 10 , outputting an entity, and obtaining an automatic construction model of the isogeometric topology optimization result finally;
wherein the extracting a top contour of each surface in sequence includes:
i. establishing a bottom reference surface parallel to a bottom of an input surface;
ii. establishing an intersection reference surface parallel to the bottom reference surface to intersect the input surface;
iii. cutting a surface part between the bottom reference surface and the intersection reference by using a surface cutting tool;
iv. establishing a stretch on the intersection reference surface; and
v. extracting a top contour line by using a conversion entity tool to obtain a sketch contour 1-N.

2. The method for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result according to claim 1 , wherein the acquiring NURBS models of various layers in layers is as follows specifically:
directly representing control points at different height layers in the isogeometric topology optimization result as layered NURBSs, that is, taking the design variables as high-dimensional coordinates of the control points, so that the NURBS surfaces represented by the layered NURBSs have height changes, and layered NURBS surface information is obtained.

3. A system for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result, used for implementing the method for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result according to claim 2 comprising: a three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization module, an NURBS model layered acquisition module, a layering establishment module, an internal contour determination module, an external contour lofting and stretching module, an internal contour lofting and cutting module, a discrete contour continuous lofting module, and a result output module, wherein
the three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization module solves any three-dimensional topology optimization problem by using an isogeometric topology optimization method;
the NURBS model layered acquisition module is used for layering a three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization result into a plurality of spline surfaces according to a certain direction to obtain an NURBS surface of each layer;
the layering result importing module is used for importing spline surface results of geometric topology optimization acquired in layers into CAD software;
the surface top contour extraction module is used for extracting a top contour feature of each input surface;
the guide line establishment module is used for establishing a broken line segment that is connected end to end in a sequence from bottom to top, and ensures that each broken line section penetrates through a contour group corresponding thereto;
the internal contour determination module is used for determining whether a contour sketch has an internal contour; continuous lofting and stretching as well as stretching and cutting need to be performed on the internal contours and the external contours respectively if the contour sketch has an internal contour; and continuous lofting and stretching need to be performed on each group of contours if the contour sketch does not have an internal contour;
the external contour lofting and stretching module is used for performing continuous lofting and stretching on each of external contour groups corresponding to each other respectively;
the internal contour lofting and cutting module is used for performing continuous lofting and cutting on each of internal contour groups corresponding to each other respectively, and meanwhile, ensures that the cutting penetrates through the entity;
the discrete contour continuous lofting module is used for performing continuous lofting and stretching on the contour groups without internal contours respectively; and
the result output module is used for outputting a selectable and editable entity finally obtained after lofting.

4. The method for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result according to claim 1 , wherein the automatically arranging and importing the layered NURBS surface information into CAD software according to direction coordinates is as follows specifically: generating the acquired layered NURBS surface information by analysis software and saving the layered NURBS surface information in a format that can be opened by the CAD software, that is, the parameters between surfaces of layers being consistent with an optimization result.

5. A system for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result, used for implementing the method for automatically constructing an editable model of an isogeometric topology optimization result according to claim 4 comprising: a three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization module, an NURBS model layered acquisition module, a layering result importing module, a surface top contour extraction module, a guide line establishment module, an internal contour determination module, an external contour lofting and stretching module, an internal contour lofting and cutting module, a discrete contour continuous lofting module, and a result output module, wherein
the three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization module solves any three-dimensional topology optimization problem by using an isogeometric topology optimization method;
the NURBS model layered acquisition module is used for layering a three-dimensional isogeometric topology optimization result into a plurality of spline surfaces according to a certain direction to obtain an NURBS surface of each layer;
the layering result importing module is used for importing spline surface results of geometric topology optimization acquired in layers into CAD software;
the surface top contour extraction module is used for extracting a top contour feature of each input surface;
the guide line establishment module is used for establishing a broken line segment that is connected end to end in a sequence from bottom to top, and ensures that each broken line section penetrates through a contour group corresponding thereto;
the internal contour determination module is used for determining whether a contour sketch has an internal contour; continuous lofting and stretching as well as stretching and cutting need to be performed on the internal contours and the external contours respectively if the contour sketch has an internal contour; and continuous lofting and s

Assignees

• Univ South China Tech

Inventors

• Wang Yingjun
• Yang Yuhao
• Liao zhongyuan

Classifications

• G06T2219/2021

  Shape modification · CPC title

• G06T19/20

  Editing of three-dimensional [3D] images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts · CPC title

• G06F30/10 Primary

  Geometric CAD · CPC title

• G06F30/23

  using finite element methods [FEM] or finite difference methods [FDM] · CPC title

• G06F30/17

  Mechanical parametric or variational design · CPC title