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Design optimization of an automobile body for dynamic stiffness improvement is presented. The thicknesses of plates consisting of a monocoque body of an automobile are employed as design variables for optimization whose objective is to increase the first torsional and bending natural frequencies. By allotting one design variable to each plate of the body, compared to previous works based on element-wise design variables, the design space of optimization can be reduced to a large extent. Because the present optimization is based on continuous-variable-based algorithms, considering manufacturability of the optimized result, the converged values of plate thicknesses should be approximated to commercially available discrete values. A new straightforward thickness discretization scheme considering design sensitivities and employing a subsequent reduced optimization problem is proposed. The validity of the proposed thickness discretization scheme is verified through numerical experiments.
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Gang-Won, J., Young-Min, C. & Gyoo-Jae, C. Discrete thickness optimization of an automobile body by using the continuous-variable-based method. J Mech Sci Technol 22, 41–49 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-007-1005-x
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