Multiobjective optimization of multi-cell sections for the crashworthiness design

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1355-1367

  Hou, Shujuan ^a   Li, Qing ^b   Long, Shuyao ^a   Yang, Xujing ^a   Li, Wei ^b  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crashworthiness; Impact; Multi cell; Multi objective optimization; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CRASHWORTHINESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEALTH; OPTIMIZATION; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ABSORBING COMPONENTS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; DESIGN CRITERION; EXPLICIT FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGHER ORDER; IMPACT LOADINGS; KINETIC (POLYM.); MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION (MOP); MULTI OBJECTIVES; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; OPTIMIZATION FORMULATIONS; PEAK FORCES; RESPONSE SURFACES (RS); THIN-WALLED COLUMNS;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 48349141603     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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