Flow chart illustrating the connection between AC circuit programming analysis for multifunctional topologies with liquid metal ink applied onto designed geometry for mechanical testing.
A multiphysics topology optimization tool, if created properly, has the ability to be used to evaluate and analyze AC circuit designs for the development of novel electronics and flexible circuits created from liquid metal-based inks. The benefits of combining an optimization tool with the utilization of liquid metal-based inks include minimal degradation in electrical performance, a large amount of deformation tolerance, faster identification of ideal design solutions based on input parameters, and increase in flexibility. The following work focuses on the development of a tool to greatly expedite a resistor-inductor-capacitor (RLC) circuit optimization towards the creation of electro-mechanical systems such as flexible circuits. To achieve this a combination of an optimization approach with fabrication procedures for developing electronic components has the potential of creating the next generation of flexible circuits that are simple to produce and cost-effective.