Multi-disciplinary design optimization (MDO) is a field of engineering that uses optimization methods to solve design problems incorporating a number of disciplines. It is also known as multidisciplinary system design optimization (MSDO), and Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO).
Topology optimization (TO) is a mathematical method that optimizes material layout within a given design space, for a given set of loads, boundary conditions and constraints with the goal of maximizing the performance of the system. Topology optimization is different from shape optimization and sizing optimization in the sense that the design can attain any shape within the design space, instead of dealing with predefined configurations.
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Scientia Iranica is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Sharif University of Technology. It was established in 1991 and covers theoretical and experimental research in technical sciences and engineering. Starting in 2011, the journal is published open access. The editor-in-chief is Abolhassan Vafai.
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The International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization is a learned society in the field of multidisciplinary design optimization that was founded in October 1991. It has more than 1000 members in 45 countries. The current president is Wei Chen. The society is an affiliated organization of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM).
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Materials Science. The journal's editors are Daniel J. Inman University of Michigan and N. M. Wereley University of Maryland. It has been in publication since 1990 and is currently published by SAGE Publications.
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Combinatorics, Probability and Computing is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in mathematics published by Cambridge University Press. Its editor-in-chief is Béla Bollobás.
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Bruce Edward Hajek is a Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, the head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Leonard C. and Mary Lou Hoeft Chair in Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He does research in communication networking, auction theory, stochastic analysis, combinatorial optimization, machine learning, information theory, and bioinformatics.
Design optimization is an engineering design methodology using a mathematical formulation of a design problem to support selection of the optimal design among many alternatives. Design optimization involves the following stages:
- Variables: Describe the design alternatives
- Objective: Elected functional combination of variables
- Constraints: Combination of Variables expressed as equalities or inequalities that must be satisfied for any acceptable design alternative
- Feasibility: Values for set of variables that satisfies all constraints and minimizes/maximizes Objective.
