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Shape Optimization of an Electric Motor Subject to Nonlinear Magnetostatics

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In this paper, a shape optimization problem is formulated by introducing a tracking-type cost functional to match a desired rotation pattern, and shape sensitivity analysis is rigorously performed for the nonlinear problem by means of a new shape-Lagrangian formulation adapted to nonlinear problems.
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The goal of this paper is to improve the performance of an electric motor by modifying the geometry of a specific part of the iron core of its rotor. To be more precise, the objective is to smooth the rotation pattern of the rotor. A shape optimization problem is formulated by introducing a tracking-type cost functional to match a desired rotation pattern. The magnetic field generated by permanent magnets is modeled by a nonlinear partial differential equation of magnetostatics. The shape sensitivity analysis is rigorously performed for the nonlinear problem by means of a new shape-Lagrangian formulation adapted to nonlinear problems.

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Space-Time Finite Element Methods for Parabolic Evolution Problems with Variable Coefficients

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TL;DR: This book is motivated largely by a desire to solve shape optimization problems that arise in applications, particularly in structural mechanics and in the optimal control of distributed parameter systems.
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Optimal Shape Design for Elliptic Systems

TL;DR: The techniques of the calculus of variation and of optimization proved to be successful for several optimal shape design problems however these remain expensive both in the qualification of the engineers required to understand the method and in computing time.
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An unfitted finite element method, based on Nitsche's method, for elliptic interface problems

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New Cartesian grid methods for interface problems using the finite element formulation

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