A genetic algorithm for scheduling and decomposition of multidisciplinary design problems

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 486-489

  Altus, Stephen S ^a   Kroo, Ilan M ^a   Gage, Peter J ^a,b  

^a 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DESIGN AIDS; FEEDBACK; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEURISTIC METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DESIGN MANAGER AID (DEMAID); MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (MDO);

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 0030416580     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826916     Document Type: Article

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