Structural topology optimization using a genetic algorithm with a morphological geometric representation scheme

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-127

  Tai, K ^a   Akhtar, S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanism; Genetic algorithm; Morphological representation; Target matching; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MORPHOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOPOLOGY;

COMPLIANT MECHANISM; MORPHOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION; TARGET MATCHING; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 22544437617     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-004-0504-y     Document Type: Article

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