Design Optimization of Composite Laminated Tube Based on Improved Niching Evolutionary Algorithm

A minimum weight design is developed for a composite laminated tube considering the number of plies as one of the design variables. The objective function is found to be complex, and more than one optimal design point may exist with different numbers of plies. Existing methods based on evolutionary...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sen Ma, Qilin Zhao, Darong Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3141534