IUTAM Symposium on Optimization of Mechanical Systems : Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium Held in Stuttgart, 26-31 March 1995 Book

Preface. List of participants. Welcome Address; H. Ziegler. Welcome Address; N. Olhoff. Opening Address; W. Schiehlen. Decomposition and Sensitivity Analysis for Some Dynamic Problems of Optimal Design; N.V. Banichuk, A.D. Larichev. A Min-Max Problem of Optimal Actuator Placement for Lifting; L. Beiner. Optimization of Structure and Material Properties for Solids Composed of Softening Material; M.P. Bendsøe, et al. Multibody Systems Modeling and Optimization Problems of Lower Limb Prostheses; V. Berbyuk. Multi-criteria Multi-model Design Optimization; D. Bestle, P. Eberhard. On the Automatic Differentiation of Computer Programs and an Application to Multibody Systems; C.H. Bischof. Layout of Linear and Nonlinear Structures by Shape and Topology Optimization; K.-U. Bletzinger, et al. Constrained Control in a Mechanical System with Two Degrees of Freedom; F.L. Chernousko, I.S. Dobrynina. A New Approach to the Min-Max Dynamic Response Optimization; D.-H. Choi, M.-S. Kim. Considering Local Buckling Effects for the Optimization of Stiffened Composite Panels; H.A. Eschenauer, C.M. Weber. Optimization of Multibody Systems Using Approximation Concepts; L.F.P. Etman, et al. Optimal Rocking and Damping of a Swing; A.M. Formal'sky, E.K. Lavrovsky. An Integrated Strategy for the Control of Complex Mechanical Systems Based on Sub-System Optimality Criteria; T.J. Gordon. Design Optimization of a Solid Surface Deployable Antenna; S.D. Guest, S. Pellegrino. Perimeter Constrained Topology Optimization of Continuum Structures; R.B. Haber, et al. Optimization of Laminate Strength; V.B. Hammer, P. Pedersen. An Efficient Method for Synthesis of Mechanisms Using an Optimization Method; J.M. Hansen, D.A. Tortorelli. Synthesis of Mechanisms Including the Shape of Bodies as Design Variables; M.R. Hansen. Robust Integrated Design of Controlled Multibody Systems; P.K. Kiriazov. Optimal Robot Path Planing; D. Kraft. Topology Optimization of Integral Rib Reinforcement of Plate and Shell Structures with Weighted-sum and Max-min Objectives; L.A. Krog, N. Olhoff. Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Finite Element Discretized Structures; E. Lund. Optimization of the Dynamic Response of Linear Mechanical Systems Using a Multipoint Approximation Technique; V.L. Markine, et al. Differentiation of Reliability Functions; K. Marti. A Constraint-based Approach to the Design and Optimisation of Mechanism Systems; A.J. Medland, et al. Multibody Dynamics Optimization by Direct Differentiation Methods Using Object-oriented Programming; J.M. Pagalday, et al. Optimization of Planar Mechanism Kinematics with Symbolic Computation; V.J. Pesch, et al. Optimization Methods for Parameter Adaption in Mechatronic Systems; K. Popp, K.-D. Tieste. PSI Method and Multi-criteria Optimization of Objects with the Use of Finite Element Models; A.V. Ptchelintsev, V.S. Shenfel'd. Optimal Design of Structures Subject to Nonconservative Forces; U.T. Ringertz. Simulation, Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization of Constrained Multibody Systems with Impacts Based on Mass-Orthogonal Projections; M. Schulz, H. Brauchli. Parameter Estimation in Discontinuous Descriptor Models; R. von Schwerin, et al. Some Inverse Problems in Topology Design of Materials and Mechanisms; O. Sigmund. The Practical Application of a Dynamic Search Trajectory Method for Constrained Global Optimization; J.A. Snyman, K.A. Geerthsen. Multicriteria Optimal Design of a Dynamically Responsive Safety Chair; W. Stadler, A. Johnson. Multicriteria Design of Machines; R. Statnikov, J. Matusov. Optimum Design of 3-D Truss Structure Considering Control with Stress Constraint at Initial Deformed State; Y. Tada, S. Mita. Application of Continuum Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization to Automobile Structures; S. Wang, et al. Multibody Model-based Multi-objective Parameter Optimization of Aircraft Landing Gears; H. Wentscher, W. Kortüm. Multicriteria Optimization as a Tool in the Vehicle's Design Process; J. Wimmer, J. Rauh. Optimization of High Performance Resilient Machinery Foundations on Ships; D. Wittekind, L. Gaul. Multiobjective Optimization for Integrated Design of Machine Products Based on Working Environment Information; M. Yoshimura, T. Kanemaru. Structural Shape Optimization and Convex Programming Methods; W.H. Zhang, C. Fleury. Author index.