Optimal design of metal forming die surfaces with evolution strategies

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 20-21, 2004, Pages 1695-1705

  Schenk, Olaf ^a   Hillmann, Matthias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Joseph von Fraunhofer Straße 13a   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Distributed computing; Finite element simulation; Integrated evolution strategies; Metal forming process; Optimization; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIES; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEET METAL; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EVOLUTIONARY AUTOMATIC DESIGN (EAD); FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION; INTEGRATED EVOLUTION STRATEGIES;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 3142575443     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.03.055     Document Type: Article

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