Sequential coupled process-performance simulation and multi-objective optimization of thin-walled tubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-98

  Najafi, A ^a,b   Rais Rohani, M ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALPHASTAR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled process performance simulation; Crush simulation; Forming; Magnesium; Multi objective optimization; Process product design optimization

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; COMPUTER EXPERIMENT; COUPLED PROCESS-PERFORMANCE SIMULATION; COUPLED SIMULATION; CRUSH RESPONSE; CRUSH SIMULATION; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN PARAMETERS; HIGH FIDELITY; INITIAL STATE; MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS (MOO); MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; NON-LINEAR FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PARETO-OPTIMAL SETS; PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PRODUCT GEOMETRY; SPRING-BACK; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; SURROGATE MODEL; THIN WALLED TUBES; THIN-WALLED;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORMING; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MANUFACTURE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84861146174     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.03.057     Document Type: Article

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