Publications

2025

arXiv

Materials & Design 2025

Evolutionary de-homogenization using a generative model for optimizing solid-porous infill structures considering the stress concentration issue

Xu, S., Kawabe, H., & Yaji, K*.

Materials & Design, 2025, 114380.

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DGTO

Additive Manufacturing 2025

DGTO: Derivable geodesics-coupled topology optimization for multi-axis hybrid additive and subtractive manufacturing with curved layer generation

Guo, Y., Xu, S., Wang, Y., Liu, J*., Ahmad, R*., & Ma, Y*.

Additive Manufacturing, 105, 104786.

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Self-Support Structure

CMAME 2025

Self-Support Structure Topology Optimization for Multi-axis Additive Manufacturing Incorporated with Curved Layer Slicing

Xu, S., Liu, J*., He, D., Tang, K., Yaji, K*., & Lu, L.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 438, 117841. (SCI, Top, IF 7.3)

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2024

Hybrid Additive-Subtractive

CMAME 2024

Topology optimization for hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing incorporating dynamic process planning

Xu, S., Liu, J*., Yaji, K., & Lu, L.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 431, 117720. (SCI, Top, IF 7.3)

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Support Structure Optimization

SMO 2024

Support structure topology optimization considering the residual distortion for laser powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing

Xu, S., Liu, J., Sun, Y., Li, X*., & Ma, Y*.

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 67(10), 1-20. (SCI, IF 3.6)

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2023

Concurrent Island

FEAD 2023

Concurrent Island scanning pattern and large-scale topology optimization method for laser powder bed fusion processed parts

Xu, S., Liu, J., Li, X., & Ma, Y.

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 225, 104018. (SCI, IF 3.5)

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Challenges Review

CAD 2023

Challenges in topology optimization for hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing: A review

Liu, J., Huang, J., Zheng, Y., Hou, S., Xu, S., Ma, Y., … & Li, L.

Computer-Aided Design, 103531.

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Multiscale Topology

CAD 2023

Multiscale topology optimization for solid–lattice–void hybrid structures through an ordered multi-phase interpolation

Zhang, C., Wu, T., Xu, S., & Liu, J.

Computer-Aided Design, 154, 103442.

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2022

Full-scale TO

CMAME 2022

A full-scale topology optimization method for surface fiber reinforced additive manufacturing parts

Xu, S., Liu, J., Li, X., & Ma, Y.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 401, 115632. (SCI, Top, IF 7.1)

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Residual stress TO

CMAME 2022

Residual stress constrained self-support topology optimization for metal additive manufacturing

Xu, S., Liu, J., & Ma, Y.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 389, 114380. (SCI, Top, IF 7.1)

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Clustering TO

Additive Manufacturing 2022

Comprehensive clustering-based topology optimization for connectable multi-scale additive manufacturing structures

Zhang, C., Xu, S., Liu, J., & Ma, Y.

Additive Manufacturing, 54, 102786.

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Island Scanning Path

CAD&A 2022

An Island Scanning Path-Pattern Optimization for Metal Additive Manufacturing Based on Inherent Strain Method

Xu, S., Huang, J., Liu, J., Ma, Y., & Liu, J.

Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 19(4), 812-824.

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2021

Multi-scale TO Shell

Additive Manufacturing 2021

Multi-scale topology optimization with shell and interface layers for additive manufacturing

Xu, S., Liu, J., Huang, J., Zou, B., & Ma, Y.

Additive Manufacturing, 37, 101698. (SCI, Top, IF 11.0)

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Multi-material TO

CMAME 2021

Stress constrained multi-material topology optimization with the ordered SIMP method

Xu, S., Liu, J., Zou, B., Li, Q., & Ma, Y.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 373, 113453. (SCI, Top, IF 7.1)

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Lattice structure TO

CJME 2021

A novel lattice structure topology optimization method with extreme anisotropy

Zhang, C., Liu, J., Yuan, Z., Xu, S., Zou, B., Li, L., & Ma, Y.

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 8(5), 1367-1390.

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Hyper-elastic porous structures

IJMMD 2021

A topology optimization method for hyper-elastic porous structures subject to large deformation

Huang, J., Xu, S., Ma, Y., & Liu, J.

International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 1-20.

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2020

FDM Hybrid Path

Micromachines 2020

Topology Optimization for FDM Parts Considering the Hybrid Deposition Path Pattern

Xu, S., Huang, J., Liu, J., & Ma, Y.

Micromachines, 11(8), 709. (SCI, IF 3.0)

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Energy-based homogenization

JIDPS 2020

A novel implementation of energy-based homogenization method

Xu, S., Rong, Y., Ma, Y., & Li, X.

Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 24, 163-179.

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