Improving efficiency of evolutionary structural optimization by implementing fixed grid mesh

A new scheme for efficient and direct sh

A new scheme for efficient and direct shape optimization of complex structures represented by polygonal meshes

✍ Jie Shen; David Yoon 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 378 KB

## Abstract In this paper, a new shape optimization approach is proposed to provide an efficient optimization solution of complex structures represented by polygonal meshes. Our approach consists of three main steps: (1) surface partitioning of polygonal meshes; (2) generation of shape design varia