help on how to use Abaqus in compliant mechanisms optimization

[CAEstudent]

Hi, I'm trying to use the ATOM module in abaqus in modeling compliant mechanisms. But according to my objective function, I need to maximize the mutual potential strain energy which I can't seem to find.

has anyone done something similar on abaqus before?

thanks

 

[MER66]

hi
do you want optimization location(move) or strees?

when you want optimization of location for a mechanism you must be use computational softwer for example matlab or mathematica for optimized number
then modeling in abaqus and improvment geometry model for optimizing stress

 

[CAEstudent]

yes I want the optimization of kinematic function. So it seems that it's not possible to do that in Abaqus.

Thanks for your replay