Abstract: A new method for crashworthiness optimization of vehicle structures is presented, where an early design exploration is done by the optimization of an “equivalent” mechanism approximating a vehicle ...

Abstract: This paper presents a framework for identification of the global optimum of Kriging models that have been tuned to approximate the response of some generic objective function and constraints. ...

Abstract: In many engineering application, where accurate models require lengthy numerical computations, it is a common design practice to perform design of experiments (DOE) and construct surrogate models ...

Abstract: This paper presents an automated algorithm for the design of vehicle structures for crashworthiness based on the analyses of the structural crash mode (CM). The CM is the history of the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a method for modifying the design of the new part for the maximum utilization of existing production lines dedicated to other products. The method takes as inputs a nominal ...