Integration of structure and control using an evolutionary approach: An application to the optimal concurrent design of a CVT

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 883-901

  Portilla Flores, Edgar A ^a   Mezura Montes, Efrén ^b   Álvarez Gallegos, Jaime ^c   Coello Coello, Carlos A ^c   Cruz Villar, Carlos A ^c  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^b National Laboratory of Advanced Informatics Xalapa   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Continuously variable transmission; Evolutionary algorithms; Mechatronic system; Multiobjective optimization; Parametric optimal design

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MECHATRONICS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSIONS;

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION; PINION-RACK;

GEARS;

CONCURRENT ENGINEERING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GEARS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MECHATRONICS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; VARIABLE SPEED TRANSMISSIONS;

EID: 34548031178     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1967     Document Type: Article

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