Topology optimisation of an automotive component without final volume constraint specification

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 35, Issue 10-11, 2004, Pages 609-617

  Chiandussi, G ^a   Gaviglio, I ^a   Ibba, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automotive component design; Optimality criteria; Stress constraints; Topology optimisation; Volume constraint

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT DESIGN; OPTIMALITY CRITERIA; STRESS CONSTRAINTS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; VOLUME CONSTRAINTS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 7544251377     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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