Design optimisation with metamodels and metaheuristics, structural topology optimisation
Cambridge University, 16-17 April 2018
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| Copyright: Joris Laarman |
The process of design and manufacture has developed over the centuries and is now increasingly reliant on computer-based analyses to reduce development costs and timescales. This course will describe key optimisation concepts and methods which enable complex design problems to be formulated mathematically and optimised much more quickly than using traditional iterative design methods.
This course will enable participants to:
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Formulate well-posed design optimisation problems which can account for multiple, competing objectives
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Gain and understanding of a number of the most useful design optimisation techniques, including design of experiments, metamodeling, and deterministic and stochastic search methods
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Gain an understanding of structural topology optimisation
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Understand the main approaches to robust design and reliability optimisation
Presenters
- Prof. Harvey Thompson, Leeds University
- Dr. Osvaldo Querin, Leeds University
- Prof. Vassili Toropov, Queen Mary University of London
Registration and Accomodation
Accommodation will be available at Cambridge Uni Colleges, a number of options are offered
- Registration for attendance only, book your own accommodation.
- Registration with College 1 night accommodation Mon to Tue.
- Registration with College 2 nights accommodation Sun to Tue (see under the 'Optional Items' tab to add the Sunday).
Please follow this link for reservation and registration.
Training Material
Schedule
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
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| 9-10 | Design of Experiments (DOE) (Chp 8) | HMT |
| 10-11 | Metamodelling Techniques (Chp 9) | HMT |
| 11-12 | Workshop: DOE/Metamodelling | HMT/ OMQ/ VVT |
| 12-13 | Optimum Design Concepts I (Chp 3) with very brief intro into the definition of an optimisation problem | VVT |
| 13-14 | Lunch | OMQ / VVT |
| 14-15 | Optimum Design Concepts II (Chp 3) | OMQ / VVT |
| 15-16 | Workshop: Lagrange Multiplier & KKT | HMT/ OMQ/ VVT |
| 16-17 | Graphical Methods of Optimisation (Chp 2) | OMQ |
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
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| 9-10 | Unconstrained Optimization Methods (Chpt 5) | VVT |
| 10-11 | Workshop: KKT/Unconstrained methods | HMT/ OMQ/ VVT |
| 11-12 | Search Methods of Optimisation (Chp 6) | OMQ |
| 12-13 | Multi-Objective Optimisation (Chp 7) | OMQ / VVT |
| 13-14 | Lunch | |
| 14-15 | Workshop: Search Methods & Multiobjective Optimisation | HMT/ OMQ/ VVT |
| 15-16 | Stochastic analysis and optimisation, robust design, reliability optimisation | VVT / HMT |