GA-based multi-material structural optimization using stepwise mesh refinement

9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Neal, Jacob Y ^a   Blouin, Vincent Y ^a   Fadel, Georges M ^a  

^a AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MESH GENERATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL EXPENSE; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; HETEROGENEOUS OBJECT; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; MULTI MATERIALS; MULTI-MATERIAL OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTI-MATERIAL STRUCTURE; MULTI-OBJECTIVE FITNESS FUNCTION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 85087189221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-5461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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