Optimal design for non-steady-state metal forming processes-1 shape optimization method

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-50

  Fourment, L ^a   Chenot, J L ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Optimal desig forging; Sensitivity analysis forming process; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORGING; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ERROR ESTIMATION; NONLINEAR NON STEADY STATE PROBLEM; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; OPTIMAL DESIGN; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION METHODS;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 0029752680     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19960115)39:1<33::AID-NME844>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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