Metamodel-based lightweight design of an automotive front-body structure using robust optimization

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 223, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1133-1147

  Zhu, P ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Chen, G L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Design and analysis of a computer experiment; Front body structure; Lightweight design; Monte Carlo simulation; Robust optimization; Structural crashworthiness performance; Support vector regression

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE BODIES; CRASHWORTHINESS; GAGES; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION;

BODY STRUCTURE; COMPUTER EXPERIMENT; LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL CRASHWORTHINESS;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 70350351259     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO1045     Document Type: Article

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