Exploring the application of a multi-domain simulation-based computational synthesis method in mems design

Proceedings of ICED 2007, the 16th International Conference on Engineering Design

Volumn DS 42, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bolognini, Francesca ^a   Seshia, Ashwin A ^a   Shea, Kristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computational synthesis; Generative design; MEMS; Multiobjective design optimisation; Simulation based design

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED DESIGN SYNTHESIS; AUTOMATED SYNTHESIS; COMPLEX DESIGN TASKS; COMPLEX DOMAINS; COMPUTATIONAL SYNTHESIS; DESIGN CRITERION; DESIGN DOMAINS; DESIGN PRACTICE; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN SPACES; DESIGN SYNTHESIS; DESIGN TASKS; DEVICE SIZES; FREE-FREE BEAM; GENERATIVE DESIGN; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; MEMS DESIGN; MICRO RESONATORS; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; MULTI DOMAINS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN; OBJECT ORIENTED; OPTIMISATIONS; REALISTIC MODEL; RESEARCH GOALS; SIMULATION-BASED; SIMULATION-BASED DESIGNS; SYNTHESIS METHOD; TEST ALGORITHMS;

MEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PRODUCT DESIGN; RESONATORS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84862594768     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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