Open this publication in new window or tab >>2003 (English)In: Structural and multidisciplinary optimization (Print), ISSN 1615-147X, E-ISSN 1615-1488, Vol. 25, no 2, p. 129-140Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The aim of this paper is to determine if the Space Mapping technique using surrogate models together with response surfaces is useful in the optimization of crashworthiness and sheet metal forming. In addition, the efficiency of optimization using Space Mapping will be compared to traditional structural optimization using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Five examples are used to study the algorithm: one optimization of an analytic function and four structural optimization problems. All examples are constrained optimization problems. In all examples, the algorithm converged to an improved design with all constraints fulfilled, even when a conventional RSM optimization failed to converge. For the crashworthiness design problems, the total computing time for convergence was reduced by 53% using Space Mapping compared to conventional RSM. For the sheet metal forming problems the total computing time was reduced by 63%. The conclusions are that optimization using Space Mapping and surrogate models can be used for optimization in crashworthiness design and sheet metal forming applications with a significant reduction in computing time.
Keywords
Crashworthiness, Finite element, Optimization, Response surface, Sheet metal forming, Space mapping
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-46579 (URN)10.1007/s00158-002-0279-y (DOI)
2009-10-112009-10-112017-12-13