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Albert C. To
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 161
Citations - 5392
Albert C. To is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Topology optimization & Finite element method. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 143 publications receiving 3645 citations. Previous affiliations of Albert C. To include Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society & Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing
Jikai Liu,Andrew T. Gaynor,Shikui Chen,Zhan Kang,Krishnan Suresh,Akihiro Takezawa,Lei Li,Junji Kato,Jinyuan Tang,Charlie C. L. Wang,Lin Cheng,Xuan Liang,Albert C. To +12 more
TL;DR: The motivation of this perspective paper is to summarize the state-of-art topology optimization methods for a variety of AM topics and the hope is to inspire both researchers and engineers to meet the challenges with innovative solutions.
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Interplay between phononic bandgaps and piezoelectric microstructures for energy harvesting
TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce a multifunctional structural design combining superior mechanical wave filtering properties and energy harvesting capabilities based on the ability of most periodic structures to forbid elastic waves from propagating within specific frequency ranges known as phononic bandgaps.
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Efficient Design-Optimization of Variable-Density Hexagonal Cellular Structure by Additive Manufacturing: Theory and Validation
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Functionally graded lattice structure topology optimization for the design of additive manufactured components with stress constraints
Lin Cheng,Jiaxi Bai,Albert C. To +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a novel methodology is proposed to design a lattice structure through topology optimization under stress constraint, in order to generate lightweight lattice structures with predictable yield performance.
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Efficient design optimization of variable-density cellular structures for additive manufacturing: theory and experimental validation
TL;DR: In this article, a homogenization-based topology optimization method was proposed to optimize the design of variable-density cellular structure, in order to achieve lightweight design and overcome some of the manufacturability issues in additive manufacturing.