Overview:

This was a final project for a topology optimisation class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Along with three others, I developed a MATLAB program to optimise the topology of a design domain, given some boundary conditions. The program utilises the finite element method to solve the forward problem, and density filtering and gradient based parameter optimisation. The gripper was able to lift a load of 7kg without failing!

Skills Utilised:

• MATLAB

• Topology Optimisation

• Finite Element Analysis

• Rapid Prototyping

• Solid Modelling

Collaborators:

Alex Jessee, Anthony Klepacki, Luis Urrutia.