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Screening and approximation methods for efficient structural optimization

Screening and approximation methods for efficient structural optimization
Screening and approximation methods for efficient structural optimization
In this paper we discuss two statistical techniques for achieving computational economy during the optimization process. The first, the use of approximization methods is often applied when optimizing expensive computational models of complex engineering systems: the idea is to replace the expensive analysis code by a cheap surrogate model for the purposes of optimization. There are many approximation methods available in the literature, we focus here on kriging. The second, screening experiments, has received much attention in the statistics community. This statistical tool has been applied to the problem of structural optimization here. Indeed, one purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of these tools in the structural optimization community. In particular, a focus here is on screening multiple responses, as a structural optimization problem typically requires optimization of at least one objective subject to at least one constraint. Finally, both approaches are combined in order to provide an algorithm which appears very efficient for large dimensional structural optimization problems. A structural optimization case study of industrial interest demonstrates the approach.
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Leary, S.J.
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Leary, S.J., Bhaskar, A. and Keane, A.J. (2002) Screening and approximation methods for efficient structural optimization. 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia. 04 - 06 Sep 2002. pp. 1-11 .

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In this paper we discuss two statistical techniques for achieving computational economy during the optimization process. The first, the use of approximization methods is often applied when optimizing expensive computational models of complex engineering systems: the idea is to replace the expensive analysis code by a cheap surrogate model for the purposes of optimization. There are many approximation methods available in the literature, we focus here on kriging. The second, screening experiments, has received much attention in the statistics community. This statistical tool has been applied to the problem of structural optimization here. Indeed, one purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of these tools in the structural optimization community. In particular, a focus here is on screening multiple responses, as a structural optimization problem typically requires optimization of at least one objective subject to at least one constraint. Finally, both approaches are combined in order to provide an algorithm which appears very efficient for large dimensional structural optimization problems. A structural optimization case study of industrial interest demonstrates the approach.

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Published date: 2002
Additional Information: 1458
Venue - Dates: 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia, 2002-09-04 - 2002-09-06

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Local EPrints ID: 22079
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/22079
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ORCID for A.J. Keane: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-1569

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Date deposited: 05 Jun 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:53

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Author: S.J. Leary
Author: A. Bhaskar
Author: A.J. Keane ORCID iD

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