Multi-objective optimization of the inner reinforcement for a vehicle's hood considering static stiffness and natural frequency

International Journal of Automotive Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-342

  Choi, S H ^a   Kim, S R ^a   Park, J Y ^a   Han, S Y ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inner reinforcement of a vehicle's hood; Multi objective optimization; Natural frequency; Smoothing scheme; Static stiffness; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548461299     PISSN: 12299138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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