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Welcome to the Structural & Multidisciplinary
Optimization Group Website!
The
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization Group in the Department of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida specializes
in developing rational design procedures based on mathematical optimization
techniques for use in structural and multidisciplinary design problems.
Currently, the group is composed of two professors, two postdoctoral
associates, and more than ten graduate students.
One
major research thrust is the incorporation of response surface techniques
in design optimization. Other research thrusts involve the development of
approximation techniques, the development of genetic algorithms for
composite panel design, the integration of local and global design, and the
design sensitivity analysis for linear/nonlinear structural systems.
Current applications include the design of a hydrogen tank for a reusable
launch vehicle, the structural design of a blended wing-body transport,
structural-acoustic design, and the structural design of a manufacturing
process using a mesh free method.
The group works in
collaboration with various researchers from national labs, industry and
other universities. The group has frequent interactions with visitors from
abroad who come for periods ranging from a few months to a year or two
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Phone:
(352)
392-6780 Mechanical
& Aerospace
Engineering
For website contact
Fax
: (352)
392-7303 233 MAE-A, P.O. Box
116250
ambathla@ufl.edu
Gainesville, FL 32611-6250
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