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RISHierarchical Parallel Processes of Genetic Algorithms for Design Optimization of Large-Scale Products
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A large-scale machine system often has a general hierarchical structure. For hierarchical structures, optimization is difficult because many local optima almost always arise, however genetic ...
Conceptual Design Method for Reducing Brake Squeal in Disk Brake Systems Considering Unpredictable Usage Factors
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Minimizing brake squeal is one of the most important issues in the development of high performance braking systems. Furthermore, brake squeal occurs due to the changes in unpredictable factors ...
Smart Optimization of Machine Systems Using Hierarchical Genotype Representations
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Design problems for machine products are generally hierarchically expressed. With conventional product optimization methods, however, it is difficult to concurrently optimize all design variables ...
A Multiple Cross-Sectional Shape Optimization Method for Automotive Body Frames
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Automotive body frames, which profoundly affect automotive performance such as crashworthiness, are generally formed using pressed metal sheets, and the assembled cross-sectional shapes govern the ...
A Level Set-Based Topology Optimization Method for Maximizing Thermal Diffusivity in Problems Including Design-Dependent Effects
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper proposes an optimum design method, based on our level set-based topology optimization method, for maximizing thermal diffusivity in problems dealing with generic heat transfer boundaries ...
Design of Compliant Thermal Actuators Using Structural Optimization Based on the Level Set Method
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Compliant mechanisms are designed to be flexible to achieve a specified motion as a mechanism. Such mechanisms can function as compliant thermal actuators in micro-electromechanical systems by ...
Structural Optimization Using Function-Oriented Elements to Support Conceptual Designs
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper presents a new structural optimization method that supports decision-making processes to obtain innovative designs at the conceptual design phase. This method is developed based on ...
Hierarchical Arrangement of Characteristics in Product Design Optimization
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper proposes a machine product design optimization method based on the decomposition of performance characteristics, or alternatively, extraction of simpler characteristics, that is especially ...
A Survey of Structural Optimization in Mechanical Product Development
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The widespread availability of affordable high-performance personal computers and commercial software has prompted the integration of structural analyses with numerical optimization, reducing the ...
Product Optimization Incorporating Discrete Design Variables Based on Decomposition of Performance Characteristics
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper proposes a system optimization method for product designs incorporating discrete design variables, in which hierarchical product optimization methodologies are constructed based on ...