A sequential approximation method using neural networks for engineering design optimization problems

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 489-511

  Hsu, Yeh Liang ^a   Wang, Shu Gen ^a   Yu, Chia Chieh ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Implicit constraint; Neural network; Nonlinear discrete variable optimization; Sequential approximation

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; NEURAL NETWORKS;

DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION; ENGINEERING DESIGNS; SEQUENTIAL OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0344033733     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150310001620713     Document Type: Article

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