Engineering optimization
is the subject which uses
optimization
Mathematical optimization (alternatively spelled ''optimisation'') or mathematical programming is the selection of a best element, with regard to some criterion, from some set of available alternatives. It is generally divided into two subfi ...
techniques to achieve design goals in
engineering
Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...
. It is sometimes referred to as
design optimization.
Topics
*
structural design (including
pressure vessel design and welded beam design)
*
shape optimization
Shape optimization is part of the field of optimal control theory. The typical problem is to find the shape which is optimal in that it minimizes a certain cost functional while satisfying given constraints. In many cases, the functional being ...
*
topology optimization
Topology optimization (TO) is a mathematical method that optimizes material layout within a given design space, for a given set of loads, boundary conditions and constraints with the goal of maximizing the performance of the system. Topology op ...
(including
airfoils)
* inverse optimization (a subset of the
inverse problem
An inverse problem in science is the process of calculating from a set of observations the causal factors that produced them: for example, calculating an image in X-ray computed tomography, source reconstruction in acoustics, or calculating the ...
)
* processing planning
* product designs
* electromagnetic optimization
*
space mapping
The space mapping methodology for modeling and design optimization of engineering systems was first discovered by John Bandler in 1993. It uses relevant existing knowledge to speed up model generation and design optimization of a system. The kno ...
* aggressive
space mapping
The space mapping methodology for modeling and design optimization of engineering systems was first discovered by John Bandler in 1993. It uses relevant existing knowledge to speed up model generation and design optimization of a system. The kno ...
[J.E. Rayas-Sanche]
"Power in simplicity with ASM: tracing the aggressive space mapping algorithm over two decades of development and engineering applications"
IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 64-76, April 2016.
* yield-driven design
* optimization exploiting surrogates (
surrogate model)
References
Engineering concepts
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