Engineering optimization
Encyclopedia
Engineering Optimization is the subject which uses optimization
techniques to achieve design goals in engineering
.
It is also called design optimization. Its topics include structural design (e.g., pressure vessel
design, welded beam design), shape optimization
, topological optimization (e.g., airfoil
), inverse optimization, processing planning, product designs and others.
Optimization
Optimization or optimality may refer to:* Mathematical optimization, the theory and computation of extrema or stationary points of functionsEconomics and business* Optimality, in economics; see utility and economic efficiency...
techniques to achieve design goals in engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
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It is also called design optimization. Its topics include structural design (e.g., pressure vessel
Pressure vessel
A pressure vessel is a closed container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure.The pressure differential is dangerous and many fatal accidents have occurred in the history of their development and operation. Consequently, their design,...
design, welded beam design), shape optimization
Shape optimization
Shape optimization is part of the field of optimal control theory. The typical problem is to find the shape which is optimal in that it minimizes a certain cost functional while satisfying given constraints...
, topological optimization (e.g., airfoil
Airfoil
An airfoil or aerofoil is the shape of a wing or blade or sail as seen in cross-section....
), inverse optimization, processing planning, product designs and others.