6 papers
Physics-based simulation ontology: an ontology to support modelling and reuse of data for physics-based simulation
Hyunmin Cheong, Adrian Butscher
The current work presents an ontology developed for physics-based simulation in engineering design, called Physics-based Simulation Ontology (PSO). The purpose of the ontology is t…
Configuration Design of Mechanical Assemblies using an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm and Constraint Programming
Hyunmin Cheong, Mehran Ebrahimi, Adrian Butscher +1
A configuration design problem in mechanical engineering involves finding an optimal assembly of components and joints that realizes some desired performance criteria. Such a probl…
Optimal Design of Continuum Robots with Reachability Constraints
Hyunmin Cheong, Mehran Ebrahimi, Timothy Duggan
While multi-joint continuum robots are highly dexterous and flexible, designing an optimal robot can be challenging due to its kinematics involving curvatures. Hence, the current w…
Design optimization of dynamic flexible multibody systems using the discrete adjoint variable method
Mehran Ebrahimi, Adrian Butscher, Hyunmin Cheong +1
The design space of dynamic multibody systems (MBSs), particularly those with flexible components, is considerably large. Consequently, having a means to efficiently explore this s…
A low order, torsion deformable spatial beam element based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation and Bishop frame
Mehran Ebrahimi, Adrian Butscher, Hyunmin Cheong
Heretofore, the Serret-Frenet frame has been the ubiquitous choice for analyzing the elastic deformations of beam elements. It is well known that this frame is undefined at the inf…
Optimal design of frame structures with mixed categorical and continuous design variables using the Gumbel-Softmax method
Mehran Ebrahimi, Hyunmin Cheong, Pradeep Kumar Jayaraman +1
In optimizing real-world structures, due to fabrication or budgetary restraints, the design variables may be restricted to a set of standard engineering choices. Such variables, co…