MSC.Nastran Bibliography

Design Sensitivity and Optimization: Shape Sensitivity and Optimization

Allinger, Peter; Friedrich, Matthias; Mulfinger, Fritz; Sauter, Jürgen. Shape and Topology Optimization - Using CAOSS and MSC/NASTRAN, MSC 1995 European Users' Conf. Proc., September, 1995. 

Belegundu, A. D.; Caffrey, John P. The Natural Approach for Shape Optimal Design with Mesh Distortion Control, The MSC 1992 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. I, Paper No. 30, May, 1992. 

Chargin, Mladen K.; Raasch, Ingo; Bruns, Rudolf; Deuermeyer, Dawson. General Shape Optimization Capability, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 343-354, February, 1991. 

Davis, Craig. Structural Optimization of the Space Shuttle Advanced Solid Rocket Booster Thrust Vector Control System Test Bed, The MSC 1992 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 32, May, 1992. 

Dirschmid, Dr. W. On the Shape Optimization of Large Structures, The 1989 MSC World Users Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 29, March, 1989. 

Fleury, Claude; Liefooghe, D. Shape Optimal Design on an Engineering Workstation, MSC/NASTRAN Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 19, March, 1986. 

Fleury, Claude. Shape Optimization Based on Geometric Modeling Concepts, Proc. of the MSC/NASTRAN Eur. Users' Conf., May, 1987. 

Gates, A. A.; Accorsi, M. L. Automatic Shape Optimization of Three-Dimensional Shell Structures with Large Shape Changes, Computers and Structures v 49 n 1 Oct 3 1993. 

Gates, A. A.; Parametric Study on Achieving the Same Final Shape by Numerical Experimentation Using a Shape Optimization Process Subject to Different Initial Conditions, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering v36 n 24 Dec 30 1993. 

Harzheim, Dr. L.; Graf, G. A Method to Create Basis Vectors for Shape Optimization Using Solution 200, MSC European Users' Conf., Paper No. 12, September, 1996. 

Higashino, Tsuneyuki. Development of Design Sensitivity Analysis Based on Geometry Change as Design Variables, The Sixth MSC/NASTRAN User's Conf. in Japan, October, 1988, in Japanese. 

Holzmann, W. A.; Wagner, V. J. Shape Optimization of a Cast Turbine Manifold, MSC 1996 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. III, Paper No. 21, June, 1996. 

Kodiyalam, S.; Vanderplaats, G. N.; Miura, H.; Nagendra, G. K.; Wallerstein, D. V. Structural Shape Optimization with MSC/NASTRAN, AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 31st Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conf., Part 1, pp. 150-160, April, 1990. 

Lahey, R. S. Introduction of Design Sensitivity into a General Purpose Finite Element Program, Computers in Engineering, Vol. 3, 1983. 

Liefooghe, D.; Fleury, Claude. Shape and Mesh Optimization Using Geometric Modeling Methods, The 1989 MSC World Users Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 31, March, 1989. 

Maruyama, Shinichi. Tuning to Analysis Models Utilizing DSA, The Third MSC/NASTRAN User's Conf. in Japan, October, 1985, in Japanese. 

Mikaili, Afshin; Bernard, James. Using Size Sensitivities to Guide Shape Redesign, The MSC 1992 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 45, May, 1992. 

Mikaili, Afshin; Bernard, James E. Formulation of Parameter-based Shape Sensitivities from Free-field Size Sensitivities, The MSC 1993 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 38, May, 1993. 

Patel, Hemant D. Shape Parameterization and Optimization Using the Boundary Shapes Concept, MSC 1994 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 11, June 1994. 

Raasch, I.; Irrgang, A. Shape Optimization with MSC/NASTRAN, Proc. of the 15th MSC/NASTRAN Eur. Users' Conf., October, 1988. 

Riha, D.; Millwater, H.; Thacker, B. Probabilistic Structural Analysis Using MSC/NASTRAN, The MSC 1991 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. I, Paper No. 29, March, 1991. 

Shyy, Y. K.; Fleury, Claude; Izadpanah, K. Using the p-Version of the Finite Element Method for Shape Optimal Design; PC Products Papers, The MSC 1987 World Users Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 13, March, 1987. 

Shyy, Y. K.; Fleury, Claude. Shape Sensitivity Derivatives: Finite Differences Versus Analytical Approaches, The 1989 MSC World Users Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 30, March, 1989. 

Torng, T. Y.; Lin, H.-Z.; Chang, C.; Chalessi, M. R.; D'Angelo, A. Development of the Integrated Probabilistic Analysis Software Package, FEBREL-MSC/NASTRAN, Proceedings of the 36th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and AIAA/ASME Adpative Structures Forum, Part 2 (of 5), New Orleans, 1995. 

Wang, B. P.; Lu, C. M.; Yang, R. J. Topology Optimization Using MSC/NASTRAN, MSC 1994 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 12, June, 1994. 

Yang, R. J. Shape Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization Using MSC/NASTRAN, The MSC 1990 World Users Conf. Proc., Vol. I, Paper No. 29, March, 1990. 

Ye, GaoWen; Zhang, Shenghua; Herting, David N. An Alternative Approach for Improving the Accuracy of Semi-Analytic Design Sensitivities in Shape Optimization, The MSC 1993 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 39, May, 1993. 

Ye, GaoWen; Kamiki, Jun; Satoh, Eiichi. On the Shape Optimization Capability in MSC/NASTRAN V68 - Reduced Shape Basis Vectors and Their Generation, 1994 MSC Japan Users' Conf. Proc., December, 1994. 

Yu, C. H.; Botkin, M. E.; Bennet, J. A. ODYSSEY: Shape Optimization of Shell Structures Using MSC/NASTRAN, The MSC 1991 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. I, Paper No. 20, March, 1991. 

Zhang, Jane. Shape Optimization Using Shape Basis Vectors, MSC 1995 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 47, May, 1995. 

Zhang, Shenghua. Computer Aided Shape Optimization for Engineering Design with MSC/NASTRAN, The MSC 1993 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 37, May, 1993.