Integrated optimal topology design and shape optimization using neural networks

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-260

  Yildiz, A R ^a   Ozturk N ^a   Kaya, N ^a   Ozturk F ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Feature recognition; Neural networks; Shape optimization; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COSTS; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; TOPOLOGY;

SKELETON-TYPE STRUCTURES;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 0344898455     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-003-0300-0     Document Type: Article

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