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Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The Design Automation Committee of the Design Engineering Division of ASME has now sponsored five Design Automation Conferences. This edition of the Journal of Mechanical Design contains 23 ...
The Utility of Nonlinear Programming Algorithms: A Comparative Study—Part I
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A comprehensive comparative study of nonlinear programming algorithms, as applied to problems in engineering design, is presented. Linear approximation methods, interior penalty and exterior penalty ...
The Utility of Nonlinear Programming Algorithms: A Comparative Study—Part II
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A comprehensive comparative study of nonlinear programming algorithms, as applied to problems in engineering design, is presented. Linear approximation methods, interior penalty and exterior penalty ...
Optimal Flywheel Design With a General Thickness Form Representation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A general solution procedure is described for the optimal design of flywheel forms. A continuously differentiable thickness function is developed with undetermined coefficients and closed form ...
The Optimal Column
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A new numerical search algorithm is presented which is employed to determine optimum shapes for pin-ended columns having elastic behavior. The search algorithm utilizes a gradient search scheme ...
Optimal Design of a Class of Welded Structures Using Geometric Programming
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Geometric Programming is a new technique developed to solve nonlinear engineering design problems including linear or nonlinear constraints. This paper illustrates the use of Geometric Programming ...
A Survey of Optimization Methods Applied to the Design of Mechanisms
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A complete survey of the application of optimization techniques to the design of mechanisms is given. The survey begins with the work of Da Vinci, Newton, and Chebychev and progresses to the ...
The Generalized Reduced Gradient Method: A Reliable Tool for Optimal Design
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper is a presentation of a method, called the Generalized Reduced Gradient Method, which has not received wide attention in the engineering design literature. Included is a theoretical ...
Large Scale Nonlinear Programming Using The Generalized Reduced Gradient Method
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An extension of the generalized reduced gradient (GRG) method to large scale nonlinear programs with nonlinear constraints is discussed. The approach presented here represents the adoption of ...
Computational Enhancements to the Method of Multipliers
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Transformation or penalty function techniques have enjoyed wide popularity for the solution of nonlinear programming problems in recent years. Many methods have been proposed in this class, ...