Shape optimization of wheeled excavator lower chassis

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Özbayramoğlu, Erkal
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The aim of this study is to perform the shape optimization of the lower chassis of the wheeled excavator. A computer program is designed to generate parametric Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of the structure by using the commercial program, MSC. Marc-Mentat. The model parameters are generated in the Microsoft Excel platform and the analysis data is collected by the Python based computer codes. The previously developed software Smart Designer [5], which performs the shape optimization of an excavator boom by using genetic algorithm, is modified and embedded in the designed program.
Mechanical engineering., Finite element method.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12609796/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/17755
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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E. Özbayramoğlu, “Shape optimization of wheeled excavator lower chassis,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2008.
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