A smoothing method for shape optimization: Traction method using the Robin condition

International Journal of Computational Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-33

  Azegami, Hideyuki ^a   Takeuchi, Kenzen ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Quint Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adjoint variable method; Finite element method; Gradient method; Numerical analysis; Optimum design

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT VARIABLE METHOD; ROBIN CONDITION; SHAPE GRADIENT; SMOOTHING METHOD; TRACTION METHOD;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRADIENT METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33749523399     PISSN: 02198762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219876206000709     Document Type: Article

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