Optimal design of an automotive diaphragm spring with high fatigue resistance

International Journal of Vehicle Design

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 126-143

  Kaya, Necmettin ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Automotive clutch; Diaphragm spring; Genetic algorithms; Hill climbing; Shape optimisation

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; VEHICLE SPRINGS;

AUTOMOTIVE CLUTCH; HILL CLIMBING; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 31044435634     PISSN: 01433369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2006.008457     Document Type: Article

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