Optimal weight design of a gear train using particle swarm optimization and simulated annealing algorithms

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 531-541

  Savsani, V ^a   Rao, R V ^a   Vakharia, D P ^a  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Evolutionary computation; Gear train; Genetic algorithm; Optimal weight design; Particle swarm optimization; Simulated annealing

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PARAMETERS; EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATIONS; GEAR DESIGN; GEAR TRAIN; LOW WEIGHT; MINIMUM WEIGHT; MINIMUM WEIGHT DESIGN; MULTI-STAGE; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; OPTIMAL WEIGHT; OPTIMAL WEIGHT DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS;

ANNEALING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LOCOMOTIVES; MACHINE DESIGN; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINERY; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); RAILROAD CARS; SPUR GEARS; WEIGHING;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 72149133359     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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