Efficient shape parametrisation for automatic design optimisation using a partial differential equation formulation

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 28-29, 2003, Pages 2601-2609

  Ugail, H ^a   Wilson, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic optimisation; Parametric design; PDEs; Shape parametrisation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

AUTOMATIC DESIGNS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0142011525     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00321-3     Document Type: Article

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