Design automation of a laminated armor for best impact performance using approximate optimization method

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 1-10, 2003, Pages 397-406

  Kurtaran, Hasan ^a   Buyuk, Murat ^a   Eskandarian, Azim ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D finite element analysis; Approximate optimization; High velocity impact; Laminated armor; Response surface approximations

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; AUTOMATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT TESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECTILES;

3-D FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; APPROXIMATION OPTIMIZATION; HIGH VELOCITY IMPACT; LAMINATED ARMOR; RESPONSE SURFACE APPROXIMATIONS;

ARMOR;

EID: 2342614814     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2003.09.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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