Shape Optimization for Piezoceramics

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Piezoelectric actuators are being used increasingly in various novel applications. One of piezoelectric actuator design goals is to improve its performance for a certain mass of piezoelectric materials. Shape optimization is one important way to improve the performance of a piezo by changing its geometry. However, academic and industrial research of shape optimization is still developing, especially with several objectives considered simul-taneously. This book focuses on numerical modeling and multi-objective optimization of the shape of piezoceramics.