Author(s)

V.K. Koumousis, R.G. Georgiou & S. Hernandez

Abstract

ADS Expert V.K. Koumousis", RG. Georgiou*, S. Hernandez^ "National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus 157 73, Greece ^Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Maria de Luna 3, Zaragoza 50015, Spain ABSTRACT ADS Expert is an integrated system that a) provides suggestions about the best optimization algorithm for a particular structural optimization problem, b) it offers explanations and guide lines in the form of hypertext, c) it produces the required gradients for the objective function and the constraints using symbolic differentiation, d) establishes a direct linking with ADS routines and e) it monitors the evolution of the optimization process. The system can be used as an educational tool and as an efficient integrated system for small to medium size optimization problems for which the objective function and the constraints are given as explicit functions of the design variables. INTRODUCTION ADS, deve

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