Vehicle configuration design with a packing genetic algorithm

International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 433-448

  Miao, Yi ^a,b   Fadel, Georges M ^a   Gantovnik, Vladimir B ^a,c  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b Microsoft on Health Solutions

^c University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

Author keywords

3D packing; rollover; Configuration design; FMTV; GA; Genetic algorithm

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GALLIUM; VEHICLES;

3D PACKING; 3D PACKING PROBLEM; CONFIGURATION DESIGNS; FMTV; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; VEHICLE COMPONENTS; VEHICLE CONFIGURATION; VEHICLE ROLLOVERS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 58049219940     PISSN: 1744232X     EISSN: 17415152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHVS.2008.022252     Document Type: Article

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