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The objective of this paper is twofold. First, an optimality test is presented to show that the optimality conditions for a two- level design optimization problem before and after its decomposition are the same. Second, ...

The walking machine presented in this paper consists of six walking legs arranged in a triangular configuration. Each leg may have two modes of operation: an elliptical mode for walking on a flat plane and a circular mode ...

In this paper, a two-level decomposition method for optimal design is described. Using this method, an optimal design problem is decomposed into several subproblems in the first-level and a coordinating problem in the ...

This paper describes applications of global and local monotonicity analysis within a decomposition framework. We present a general formulation and solution procedure, based on a bottom-level global monotoncity analysis, ...

A strategy for design optimization for nonlinearly constrained problems is presented. The strategy combines techniques used in production rule systems with an optimization procedure dealing with local monotonicity and ...

A strategy for design optimization of nonlinearly constrained problems is presented. The strategy combines techniques used in production rule systems with an optimization procedure dealing with local monotonicity and with ...

This paper describes and compares an experimental and a numerical method for shape optimization of continuum structures. The experimental method is based on a systematic application of photoelasticity. The numerical method ...

The advances in computer technology have made many forms of industrial automation possible. Machines that help to enable this automation are usually controlled by computers through software. The design of such machines ...

This paper follows a recent paper in Experimental Mechanics, also dealing with optimization. The objectives besides the attempt at optimizations of the design of in-plane loaded tall beams are 1) to discuss the properties ...

A major goal of the injection molding process is to produce complex parts to a relatively high degree of accuracy. To do this, one must be able to control the warpage that often occurs in injection molded products. We have ...