An extended Hamilton functional for the thermodynamic topology optimization of hyperelastic structures

We present our work on a new variational approach for thermodynamic topology optimization of hyperelastic structures: building upon previous works, we follow deriving field equation that describes the evolution density. The problem is consequently solved without need expensive routines. Furthermore, formulation can also be applied to structures which show remarkable difference optimized small deformations. Important aspects like tension/compression asymmetry and buckling are inherently included in due large deformation formulation.