Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design Optimization and Control With Applications to Industrial and Societal Problems

Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Gradient Projection, Constraints and Surface Regularization Methods in Adjoint Shape Optimization  (Pavlos P. Alexias, Eugene de Villiers)....Pages 3-17
 Adjoint Shape Optimisation Using Model Boundary Representation  (Marios Damigos, Eugene de Villiers)....Pages 19-33
 CAD and Adjoint Based Multipoint Optimization of an Axial Turbine Profile  (Ismael Sanchez Torreguitart, Tom Verstraete, Lasse Mueller)....Pages 35-46
 A Comparative Study of Two Different CAD-Based Mesh Deformation Methods for Structural Shape Optimization  (Marc Schwalbach, Tom Verstraete, Jens-Dominik Müller, Nicolas Gauger)....Pages 47-60
 Node-Based Adjoint Surface Optimization of U-Bend Duct for Pressure Loss Reduction  (G. Alessi, L. Koloszar, Tom Verstraete, J. P. A. J. van Beeck)....Pages 61-75
 On the Properties of Solutions of the 2D Adjoint Euler Equations  (Carlos Lozano)....Pages 77-91
 Finite Transformation Rigid Motion Mesh Morpher  (Athanasios G. Liatsikouras, Guillaume Pierrot, Gabriel Fougeron, George S. Eleftheriou)....Pages 93-107
 The Unsteady Continuous Adjoint Method Assisted by the Proper Generalized Decomposition Method  (V. S. Papageorgiou, K. D. Samouchos, Kyriakos Giannakoglou)....Pages 109-125
 A Two–Step Mesh Adaptation Tool Based on RBF with Application to Turbomachinery Optimization Loops  (Flavio Gagliardi, Konstantinos T. Tsiakas, Kyriakos Giannakoglou)....Pages 127-141
 Adjoint-Based Aerodynamic Optimisation of Wing Shape Using Non-uniform Rational B-Splines  (Xingchen Zhang, Rejish Jesudasan, Jens-Dominik Müller)....Pages 143-158
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 A Comparative Evaluation of Surrogate Models for Transonic Wing Shape Optimization  (Emiliano Iuliano)....Pages 161-180
 Study of the Influence of the Initial a Priori Training Dataset Size in the Efficiency and Convergence of Surrogate-Based Evolutionary Optimization  (Daniel González-Juarez, Esther Andrés-Pérez)....Pages 181-194
 Garteur AD/AG-52: Surrogate-Based Global Optimization Methods in Preliminary Aerodynamic Design  (Esther Andrés-Pérez, Daniel González-Juarez, Mario Martin, Emilano Iuliano, Davide Cinquegrana, Gerald Carrier et al.)....Pages 195-210
 A Response Surface Based Strategy for Accelerated Compressor Map Computation  (Dmitrij Ivanov, Dieter Bestle, Christian Janke)....Pages 211-226
 Surrogate-Based Shape Optimization of the ERCOFTAC Centrifugal Pump Impeller  (Remo De Donno, Stefano Rebay, Antonio Ghidoni)....Pages 227-246
 CFD Based Design Optimization of a Cabinet Nitrogen Generator  (Bárbara Arizmendi Gutiérrez, Edmondo Minisci, Greig Chisholm)....Pages 247-260
 Delaunay-Based Global Optimization in Nonconvex Domains Defined by Hidden Constraints  (Shahrouz Ryan Alimo, Pooriya Beyhaghi, Thomas R. Bewley)....Pages 261-271
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 Optimized Vehicle Dynamics Virtual Sensing Using Metaheuristic Optimization and Unscented Kalman Filter  (Manuel Acosta, Stratis Kanarachos)....Pages 275-290
 Optimization of Ascent Assembly Design Based on a Combinatorial Problem Representation  (Michael Hellwig, Doris Entner, Thorsten Prante, Alexandru-Ciprian Zăvoianu, Martin Schwarz, Klara Fink)....Pages 291-306
 On the Optimization of 2D Path Network Layouts in Engineering Designs via Evolutionary Computation Techniques  (Alexandru-Ciprian Zăvoianu, Susanne Saminger-Platz, Doris Entner, Thorsten Prante, Michael Hellwig, Martin Schwarz et al.)....Pages 307-322
 Taking Advantage of 3D Printing So as to Simultaneously Reduce Weight and Mechanical Bonding Stress  (Markus Schatz, Robert Schweikle, Christian Lausch, Michael Jentsch, Werner Konrad)....Pages 323-337
 Interactive Optimization of Path Planning for a Robot Enabled by Virtual Commissioning  (Ruth Fleisch, Doris Entner, Thorsten Prante, Reinhard Pfefferkorn)....Pages 339-354
 Box-Type Boom Design Using Surrogate Modeling: Introducing an Industrial Optimization Benchmark  (Philipp Fleck, Doris Entner, Clemens Münzer, Michael Kommenda, Thorsten Prante, Martin Schwarz et al.)....Pages 355-370
 Knowledge Objects Enable Mass-Individualization  (Joel Johansson, Fredrik Elgh)....Pages 371-386
 Free-Form Optimization of A Shell Structure with Curvature Constraint  (Masatoshi Shimoda, Kenichi Ikeya)....Pages 387-401
 Application of Game Theory and Evolutionary Algorithm to the Regional Turboprop Aircraft Wing Optimization  (Pierluigi Della Vecchia, Luca Stingo, Fabrizio Nicolosi, Agostino De Marco, Elia Daniele, Egidio D’Amato)....Pages 403-418
 Industrial Application of Genetic Algorithms to Cost Reduction of a Wind Turbine Equipped with a Tuned Mass Damper  (Jordi Pons-Prats, Marti Coma, Jaume Betran, Xavier Roca, Gabriel Bugeda)....Pages 419-436
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 Aerodynamic Shape Optimization by Considering Geometrical Imperfections Using Polynomial Chaos Expansion and Evolutionary Algorithms  (Athanasios G. Liatsikouras, Varvara G. Asouti, Kyriakos Giannakoglou, Guillaume Pierrot)....Pages 439-452
 Multiobjective Optimisation of Aircraft Trajectories Under Wind Uncertainty Using GPU Parallelism and Genetic Algorithms  (Daniel González-Arribas, Manuel Sanjurjo-Rivo, Manuel Soler)....Pages 453-466
 Multi-objective Optimization of A-Class Catamaran Foils Adopting a Geometric Parameterization Based on RBF Mesh Morphing  (Marco Evangelos Biancolini, Ubaldo Cella, Alberto Clarich, Francesco Franchini)....Pages 467-482
 Development of an Efficient Multifidelity Non-intrusive Uncertainty Quantification Method  (Saeed Salehi, Mehrdad Raisee, Michel J. Cervantes, Ahmad Nourbakhsh)....Pages 483-497
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 Evolving Neural Networks to Optimize Material Usage in Blow Molded Containers  (Roman Denysiuk, Fernando M. Duarte, João P. Nunes, António Gaspar-Cunha)....Pages 501-511
 Coupled Subsystem Optimization for Preliminary Core Engine Design  (Simon Extra, Michael Lockan, Dieter Bestle, Peter Flassig)....Pages 513-527
 Progresses in Fluid-Structure Interaction and Structural Optimization Numerical Tools Within the EU CS RIBES Project  (Marco Evangelos Biancolini, Ubaldo Cella, Corrado Groth, Andrea Chiappa, Francesco Giorgetti, Fabrizio Nicolosi)....Pages 529-544