Keyword: design

Found 1165 papers in total
A computationally efficient approach to swimming monofin optimization
2006,
Monofins provide swimmers with an efficient alternative to the standard pair of fins....
Parameters influencing the sizing of rainwater tanks for use in houses
2010,
Rainwater harvesting has been studied in different countries as a way of easing water...
Game-theory approach for multi-objective optimal design of stationary flat-plate solar collectors
2009,
A game-theory approach has been used for the multi-objective optimum design of...
Integrating sustainable waste management into product design: sustainability as a functional requirement
2010,
Municipal waste management is, by definition, spatially organized. In the United...
An integrated reliability-based design optimization of offshore towers
2009,
After recognizing the uncertainty in the parameters such as material, loading,...
Modeling without categorical variables: a mixed-integer nonlinear program for the optimization of thermal insulation systems
2010,
Optimal design applications are often modeled by using categorical variables to...
Clustering optimal design in wireless sensor network using ant colony optimization
2009,
The objective of this paper is to propose an ant colony optimization (ACO) for...
A modified ant colony algorithm for the stacking sequence optimisation of a rectangular laminate
2010,
This paper presents a modified Ant Colony Algorithm (ACA) called multi-city-layer ant...
An integrated multidisciplinary particle swarm optimization approach to conceptual ship design
2010,
A particle swarm optimization (PSO) solver is developed based on theoretical...
A meta-heuristic algorithm for multi-objective optimal design of hybrid laminate composite structures
2010,
In this article, we propose a meta-heuristic algorithm for solving multi-objective...
Multihazard design: Structural optimization approach
2010,
The objective of multihazard structural engineering is to develop methodologies for...
Cost and flooding probability minimization based design of HBPS (horizontal bottom and parabolic sides) channel
2010,
This study proposes to use the channels having horizontal bottom and parabolic sides...
The ‘I Designed It Myself’ effect in mass customization
2010,
Many companies offer websites that enable customers to design their own individual...
A knowledge management framework to support product-service systems design
2009,
This paper presents a framework for knowledge reuse in a product-service systems...
A hybrid multilevel approach for aeroelastic optimization of composite wing-box
2009,
The quest for finding optimum solutions to engineering problems has been existing for...
Robust design for multiple dynamic quality characteristics using data envelopment analysis
2008,
The Taguchi method is extensively adopted in various industries to continuously...
System design optimisation involving phased missions
2009,
The performance of a phased mission is defined as a succession of non-overlapping...
Safety system design optimisation using a multi-objective genetic algorithm
2009,
This paper describes a design optimisation process applied to systems that require a...
A linear programming formulation of a semi-Markov model to design pig facilities
2009,
Housing facilities design represents the main strategic decision in pig farms. This...
Optimal control and design of a cold store using dynamic optimization
2009,
The design of controlled processes is a combined optimal control and design problem...
Constructive complexity: a metric for operations research spreadsheet model design
2008,
This article makes a modest step toward a quantitative measure of the work required to...
Learning-enhanced adaptive DSS: a Design Science perspective
2009,
The process of acquiring, maintaining, updating, and using appropriate...
Design Architecture and Introduction Timing for Rapidly Improving Industrial Products
2008,
Technological advances present firms in many industries with opportunities to...
Multidisciplinary design optimization of a small solid propellant launch vehicle using system sensitivity analysis
2009,
Multidisciplinary design optimization approaches have significant effects on aerospace...
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