A two-level procedure for the global optimum design of composite modular structures -- application to the design of an aircraft wing

DOI10.1007/s10957-012-0067-9zbMath1255.90099MaRDI QIDQ5970621

Paolo Vannucci, Angela Vincenti, Marco Montemurro

Publication date: 29 January 2013

Published in: Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-012-0067-9

zbMATH Keywords

genetic algorithms; composite materials; laminates; polar method

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90C90: Applications of mathematical programming

90C26: Nonconvex programming, global optimization

90C59: Approximation methods and heuristics in mathematical programming

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Uses Software

• BIANCA
• VICONOPT

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