This paper presents a two-step elastic modeling (TsEM) method for the topology optimization of compliant mechanisms aimed at eliminating de facto hinges. Based on the TsEM method, an alternative formulation is developed and incorporated with the level set method. An efficient algorithm is developed to solve the level set-based optimization problem for improving the computational efficiency. Two widely studied numerical examples are performed to demonstrate the validity of the proposed method. The proposed formulation can prevent hinges from occurring in the resulting mechanisms. Further, the proposed optimization algorithm can yield fewer design iterations and thus it can improve the overall computational efficiency.
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