Development of simplified models for design and optimization of automotive structures for crashworthiness

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 307-321

  Kim, C H ^a   Mijar, A R ^a   Arora, J S ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive structures; Crashworthiness; Optimization; Simplified models; System identification

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRASHWORTHINESS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; POLYNOMIALS;

AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES; CHEBYSHEV POLYNOMIALS; HAT FUNCTIONS; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SINGLE DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0035509595     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013285     Document Type: Article

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