Design Optimization of Composite Panels

9622433 Zabinsky该奖项支持复合结构设计的研究。该研究将解决优化复合面板结构设计的问题，以最大限度地降低成本，同时包括制造方面的考虑。具体来说，这项研究将把有限元方法与最新的全局优化算法结合起来。如果成功，这项研究将导致各向异性复合材料的设计工具，使设计师能够优化许多行业中遇到的结构。这项研究可能会对航空航天工业（例如，复合材料机翼或机身的设计）、海军工业（例如，复合材料甲板室或舱壁的设计）和/或汽车工业（例如，复合材料发动机罩或车身面板的设计）产生重大影响。为工程师提供优化设计具有成本效益的复合材料结构的能力将提高美国工业的竞争力。

9622433 Zabinsky This award supports research on the design of composite structures. The research will address the problem of optimizing the structural design of a composite panel to minimize cost while including manufacturing considerations. Specifically, the research will integrate finite-element methods with new state-of-the-art global optimization algorithms. If successful, this research will lead to a design tool for anisotropic composites that will enable designers to optimize structures encountered in many industries. The research may have significant impact on the aerospace industry (e.g., design of a composite wing or fuselage), the naval industry (e.g., design of composite deckhouses or bulkheads) and/or the automobile industry (e.g., design of composite engine hoods or body panels). Providing engineers with the capability to optimally design cost-effective composite structures will increase the competitiveness of US-based industries.