Abstract
This article focuses on minimizing product costs by using the newly developed political optimization algorithm (POA), the Archimedes ‘optimization algorithm(AOA), and the Levy flight algorithm(LFA) in product development processes. Three structural optimization methods, size optimization, shape optimization, and topology optimization, are extensively applied to create inexpensive structures and render designs efficient. Using size, shape, and topology optimization in an integrated way, It is possible to obtain the most efficient structures in industry. The political optimization algorithm (POA) is a metaheuristic algorithm that can be used to solve many optimization problems. This study investigates the search capability and computational efficiency of POA for optimizing vehicle structures. By examining the results obtained, we prove the apparent superiority of the POA to other recent famous metaheuristics such as the Archimedes optimization algorithm and the Levy flight algorithm. The most important result of this paperwill be to provide an impressive aid for industrial companies to fill the gaps in their product design stages.
About the authors
Dr. Betül Sultan Yıldız completed her BSc and MSc degrees at Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey and received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Bursa Technical University, Turkey. Her research interests are optimal design, shape optimization, topology optimization, topography optimization, structural optimization methods and meta-heuristic optimization algorithms as well as applications for industrial problems.
Nantiwat Pholdee received his BEng degree (Second Class Honors) in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 and his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2013 from Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. His research interests include multidisciplinary design optimization, aircraft design, flight control, evolutionary computation and finite-element analysis.
Dr.Sujin Bureerat received his BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, in 1992, and his PhD degree in Engineering from Manchester University, Manchester, U. K., in 2001. Currently, he is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khon Kaen University. His research interests include multidisciplinary design optimization, evolutionary computation, aircraft design, finite-element analysis, agricultural machinery, mechanism synthesis, and mechanical vibration.
Mehmet Umut Erdaş received his Bsc degree from Department of Automotive Engineering at Uludag University. He is currently a phd student at the same department.
Dr. Ali Rıza Yıldız is a Professor in the Department of Automotive Engineering, Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. His research interests are the finite element analysis of automobile components, lightweight design, composite materials, vehicle design, vehicle crashworthiness, shape and topology optimization of vehicle components, meta-heuristic optimization techniques, and sheet metal forming. He has been serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Expert Systems, Wiley.
Dr. Sadiq M. Sait received his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from Bangalore University, India, in 1981, and his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He is currently a Professor of Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Communications and I. T. Research, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE. In 1981, he received the Best Electronic Engineer Award from the Indian Institute of Electrical Engineers, Bengaluru.
Acknowledgment
The authors appreciate the support of Bursa Uludağ University, Bursa, Kaen University, Khon Kaen, and King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran.
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