Design of automotive joints: using optimization to translate performance criteria to physical design parameters

In the preliminary design stage of a car body, targets are first set on the performance characteristics of the overall body and its components using optimization and engineering judgment. Then designers try to design the components to meet the determined performance targets and keep the weight low u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhu, Min
Other Authors: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38327
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-165515/