Shape optimization of curves and surfaces considering fairness metrics and elastic stiffness

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 449-456

  Ohsaki, M ^a   Ogawa, T ^b   Tateishi, R ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fairness metric; Parametric surface; Ribbed shell; Roundness; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; VECTORS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037298177     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-002-0258-3     Document Type: Article

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