Structural Design Optimization of Vehicle Components Using Cuckoo Search Algorithm

İsmail Durgun; Ali R. Yildiz

doi:10.3139/120.110317

Published by De Gruyter March 1, 2013

Structural Design Optimization of Vehicle Components Using Cuckoo Search Algorithm

Strukturdesignoptimierung von Fahrzeugkomponenten mittels des Cuckoo-Suchalgorithmus'

İsmail Durgun and Ali R. Yildiz

From the journal Materials Testing

https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110317

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Abstract

In order to meet today's vehicle design requirements and to improve the cost and fuel efficiency, there is an increasing interest to design light-weight and cost-effective vehicle components. In this research, a new optimization algorithm, called the Cuckoo Search Algorithm (CS) algorithm, is introduced for solving structural design optimization problems. This research is the first application of the CS to the shape design optimization problems in the literature. The CS algorithm is applied to the structural design optimization of a vehicle component to illustrate how the present approach can be applied for solving structural design problems. Results show the ability of the CS to find better optimal structural design.

Abstract

Um heutige Anforderungen an das Fahrzeugdesign zu berücksichtigen und um die Kosten- und Kraftstoffeffektivität zu erhöhen, nimmt das Interesse am Design leichter und kosteneffektiver Fahrzeugkomponenten weiterhin zu. In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Studie wurde ein neuer Optimierungsalgorithmus angewendet, der so genannte Cuckoo Suchalgorithmus (CS). Es handelt sich um die erste CS-Applikation für das Formdesign in der Literatur. Der CS-Algorithmus wird hierbei zur Strukturdesignoptimierung einer Fahrzeugkomponente angewendet, um zu zeigen, wie er bei der Lösung von Strukturdesignaufgaben angewendet werden kann. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, wie damit ein verbessertes Design erreicht werden kann.

Dr. Ismail Durgun received B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Uludag University in 1988. He worked as a research assistant for Uludag University from 1989 to 1993. He received M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1991 with his thesis on “Transient Heat Transfer and Cooling Load in Building” and started Ph.D. education in Mechanical Engineering in 1992. He has been working for TOFAS since 1993 and he is the administrator of Prototype Production Department.

Dr. Ali Riza Yildiz is an Associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Technical University (BTU). Dr. Yildiz is a Vice Dean of Natural Science & Engineering Faculty of Bursa Technical University. He is also director of Multidisciplinary Product Design and Optimization Laboratory (MPDOL) at BTU. His research interests are vehicle design, vehicle crashworthiness, vehicle and pedestrian safety, crush box design and optimization, shape and topology optimization of vehicle components, advanced optimization techniques, sheet metal forming.

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Structural Design Optimization of Vehicle Components Using Cuckoo Search Algorithm

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