A ground structure approach of topology optimization to improve product design

7th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 631-638

  Chen, Chin Jung ^a   Usman, Mohammad ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; PRODUCT DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

CREATIVE THINKING; DENSITY APPROACHES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EXISTING STRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; RELATED PRODUCTS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84983132808     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-4788     Document Type: Conference Paper

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