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Optimization of a multi-link steering mechanism using a continuous genetic algorithm

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A steering mechanism is one of the main components of a vehicle that is responsible of controlling the directional wheels. The optimal design of a steering mechanism is not a trivial problem because the equations involved in the modeling are highly nonlinear. Therefore, this paper proposed a method for global optimization using a genetic algorithm for a multi-link steering mechanism, which can also be applied to other problems of optimal synthesis of mechanisms.

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  1. Research Group in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pamplona (GIMUP), Km. 1 vía Bucaramanga, Pamplona Norte de Santander, Colombia

    Neider Romero & Elkin Flórez

  2. Research Group of Biomedical Engineering (GIBUP), University of Pamplona, Km. 1 vía Bucaramanga, Pamplona Norte de Santander, Colombia

    Luís Mendoza

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Neider Nadid Romero Nuñez received the B.S. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 from the Universidad de Pamplona, Pamplona-Colombia, and the M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis-Brasil. Currently, he is a Full Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, Facultad de Ingenieriasy Arquitectura, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia. His research interests include analysis and design of mechanics, dynamic of mechanisms and machines, numerical method in optimization.

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Romero, N., Flórez, E. & Mendoza, L. Optimization of a multi-link steering mechanism using a continuous genetic algorithm. J Mech Sci Technol 31, 3183–3188 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-017-0607-1

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