• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.39-46
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• 1993

The need to develop method which can improve the shape design efficiency using high quality approximation is being brought up. In this study, to perform shape optimal design of three-dimensional continuum structures an efficient approximation method for stress constraints is proposed, based on expanding the nodal forces in Taylor series with respect to shape variables. Numerical examples are performed using the 3-D cantilever beam and fixed-fixed beam and compared with other method to demonstrate the efficiency and convergence rate of the Force Approximation method. It is shown that by taking advantage of this high quality approximation, the total number of finite element analysis required for shape optimization of 3-D continuum structures can be reduced significantly, resulting to the same level of efficiency achieved previously in sizing optimization problems. Also, shape representation by super curve technique applied to obtain optimal shape finds useful method.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.1041-1049
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• 2003

In this paper, a new local two-point approximation method which is based on the exponential intervening variable is proposed. This new algorithm, called the Two-Point Convex Approximation(TPCA), use the function and design sensitivity information from the current and previous design points of the sequential approximate optimization to generate a sequence of convex, separable subproblems. This paper describes the derivation of the parameters associated with the approximation and the numerical solution procedure. In order to show the numerical performance of the proposed method, a sequential approximate optimizer is developed and applied to solve several typical design problems. These optimization results are compared with those of other optimizers. Numerical results obtained from the test examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 다양체 (manifold) 구조와 스칼라 변위함수 (scalar displacement function)에 기반한 새로운 변위곡면 (displaced surface)의 표현 기법을 제안한다. 변위곡면은 제어메쉬 (control mesh)의 각 정점에서 변위된 국소적 패치들 (displaced local patches)을 블렌딩 (blending)함으로써 생성된다. 제안된 변위곡면은 점 군 (point cloud)의 형태로 주어진 기하학적 모델을 근사하기 위해서 사용된다. 점 군의 데이터로터 제어메쉬가 생성되고, 점 군의 점들이 제어메쉬의 국소적 패치들 (local patches)에 사영 (projection)되어 각 패치들로 부터의 스칼라 변위함수가 구해지고, 이러한 변위함수들을 최적화 하여 높은 정밀도를 갖는 최종적인 곡면을 생성된다. 점 군의 형태로 주어진 다양한 모델에 대한 실험 결과를 통해서 제안된 근사기법의 효율성과 정밀도가 입증된다. 본 논문에서 제안된 표현기법은 다 단계 (multi-level) 변위함수를 통해 다중해상도 표현 (multi-resolution representations)과 골격기반 형상변형 (skeleton-driven deformation)등과 같은 다양한 응용들에 효율적으로 사용된다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.191-201
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• 2010

This paper presents a new global optimization algorithm based on the branch-and-bound principle using Bspline approximation techniques. It describes the algorithmic components and details on their implementation. The key components include the subdivision of a design space into mutually disjoint subspaces and the bound calculation of the subspaces, which are all established by a real-valued B-spline volume model. The proposed approach was demonstrated with various test problems to reveal computational performances such as the solution accuracy, number of function evaluations, running time, memory usage, and algorithm convergence. The results showed that the proposed algorithm is complete without using heuristics and has a good possibility for application in large-scale NP-hard optimization.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.105-113
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• 2002

As the number of pedestrian accident increases, the reconstruction of an accident becomes important to find the source of the fault. Generally, accidents are reconstructed by the intuition of experts or primitive physics. A reconstruction method is proposed using sophisticated optimization technology. At first, a dynamic simulation model is established for the accident environment. Occupant analysis for automobile crashworthiness is employed. The situation before an accident is identified by optimization. The impact velocity and the position of the pedestrian are utilized as design variables. The design variables are found by minimizing the difference between the simulation and the real accident. The optimization process is performed by linking an occupant analysis program MADYMO to an optimization program VisualDOC. Since the involved analysis is dynamics and highly nonlinear, response surface method is selected for the optimization process. Problems are solved for various situations.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.10-17
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• 2003

In this paper, genetic algorithm (GA)-based Thin Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator (FBAR) RF filter design technique is proposed. Since the BVD(Butterworth-Van Dyke) lumped element model is valid only around the resonance, FBAR filter design technique based on BVD circuit has an approximate error. Instead of using BVD model, optimizing filter design method utilizes an analytical electrical impedance equation of FBAR. The geometry of FBAR such as thickness of the piezoelectric layer and area which significantly affect the filter response is optimized by GA. US-PCS Rx Bandpass filter obtained by the proposed technique shows a better response comparing with the typical and BVD-based filter.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.47-58
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• 1997

The predicted consolidation behavior of in-situ soft clay is quite different from the meas ureal one mainly due to the approximate numerical modelling techniques as well as the uncertainties involved in soil properties and geological configurations. In order to improve the prediction, this paper takes the following pinto consideration : an optimization technique should be adopted for characterizing the in-situ properties from measurements and also an equivalent and efficient model be considered to incorporate the actual 3-D effects. The soil parameters used be the modified Camflay model, which have an effect on the process of consolidation, were back-analyzed by BFGS scheme on the basis of settlements and pore pressures measured in real sites. The optimization technique was implemented in a general consolidation analysis program SPINED. By using the program, one may be able to appropriately analyze the timetependent consolidation behavior of soft deposits.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.4 no.5
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• pp.600-607
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• 1998

일반적인 비선형 동역학 최적화문제를 비선형 프로그래밍 문제로 변환하는데 제어변수들을 방사성 기본 함수로 근사화하는 방법이 사용되었다. 방사성 기본 함수의 계수들을 연속적으로 보정하기 위하여 최소수정기법에 기초를 둔 비선형 프로그래밍 알고리즘이 연구되었다. 이러한 알고리즘을 실제적인 다변수 제어 시스템에 적용하여 성능을 검증하였다.

• Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.21-24
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• 1994

공학설계에 있어서 보다 합리적인 최적설계 혹은 최적과 근사한 설계안을 얻기 위해서는 최적화모델에 표현할 수 없는 설계과정의 경험적 지식이나 의사결정과정을 지운할 수 있는 지식기반시스템이 결합되어야 할 필요가 있다. 본 글에서는 수치적인 계산결과만을 제공하는 최적화 기법의 한계와 기호처리에 중점을 두고 있는 지식기반시스탬의 한계를 극복하여, 보다 현실적인 최적 설계안을 도출할 수 있는 지식기반 최적설계시스템에 관한 연구현황과 관련기술을 살펴보았다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.1369-1370
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• 2013