The optimisation of space structures using evolution strategies with functional networks

Engineering with Computers

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-87

  Rajasekaran, Sekaran ^a   Mohan, V Shalu ^a   Khamis, Osama ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Constraints; Evolution strategies; Formex; Formian; Functional network; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POLYNOMIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TRUSSES;

EVOLUTION STRATEGIES; FORMEX ALGEBRA; FUNCTIONAL NETWORK;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 20344392436     PISSN: 01770667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00366-004-0268-4     Document Type: Article

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