Title: Fatigue-based structural optimisation of vehicle components

Authors: Betül Sultan Yıldız; Hüseyin Lekesiz

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Technical University, Bursa 16190, Turkey ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bursa Technical University, Bursa 16190, Turkey

Abstract: This paper deals with a new product design framework for the optimal structural design applications. The proposed approach called hybrid charged system search (CSS) and Nelder-Mead algorithm (HCSSNM) offers significant improvements in performance over existing methods in the field of computer-aided design optimisation. The HCSSNM based on the CSS and Nelder-Mead algorithm is used for optimisation of a vehicle suspension arm which is critically important for the vehicle safety. As observed in the results, the HCSSNM can be used effectively to reduce the mass of the vehicle components while maintaining its fatigue durability.

Keywords: fatigue analysis; charged system search; hybrid CSS; Nelder-Mead; structural optimisation; vehicle design; vehicle components; new product design; structural design; computer-aided design; CAD optimisation; design optimisation; vehicle suspension arm; vehicle safety; component mass reduction.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2017.082579

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 2017 Vol.73 No.1/2/3, pp.54 - 62

Received: 29 Aug 2015
Accepted: 26 Oct 2015
Published online: 02 Mar 2017 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article