Purpose – The paper introduces an evolutionary algorithm based on the artificial immune systems paradigm for topology optimization in 3D. Design/methodology/approach –The 3D topology optimization algorithm is described, and experimentally validated on an electromagnetic design problem. Findings – The proposed method is capable of finding an optimal configuration for the validation problem used....

During the last 20 years, structural optimization has become one of the most important topics of engineering applications. Design optimization of structure has been an interesting area of research in the field of engineering design for its ability to short the design cycle and to enhance product quality. Significant research activity has occurred in the area of structural optimization in the la...

The objective of this work is to develop a specialized integrated design tool for MEMS compliant mechanisms from topology to shape optimization. We use the topology optimization technology to obtain an optimal mechanism layout achieving the best overall system performance. This design process is followed by shape optimization to improve stress-based local performance around hinges of the mechan...

One of the most used artificial neural networks (ANNs) models is the well-known MultiLayer Perceptron (MLP) [Haykin, 1998]. The training process of MLPs for pattern classification problems consists of two tasks, the first one is the selection of an appropriate architecture for the problem, and the second is the adjustment of the connection weights of the network. Extensive research work has bee...

We present a quantum annealing-based solution method for topology optimization (TO). In particular, we consider TO in more general setting, i.e., applied to structures of continuum domains where designs are represented as distributed functions, referred problems. According the problem's properties and structure, formulate appropriate sub-problems that can be solved on an computer. The methodolo...