Interest in the fascinating field of multicriteria optimization and its application to design processes has grown very quickly in recent years. Researchers and practising engineers will find this book an comprehensive presentation of this subject. After an introduction to multicriteria optimization and the advantages of using multicriteria techniques, the first part of the book presents methods and computer procedures for solving multicriteria optimum design problems including interactive methods and knowledge-based systems. The second part presents an extensive range of applications of these methods to design processes in the fol- lowing fields: mechanisms and dynamic systems, aircraft and space technology, machine tool design, metal forming and cast metal technology, civil and architectural engineering, and structures made of advanced materials. Interest in the fascinating field of multicriteria optimization and its application to design processes has grown very quickly in recent years. Researchers and practicing engineers will find this book an comprehensive presentation of this subject. After an introduction to multicriteria optimization and the advantages of using multicriteria techniques, the first part of the book presents methods and computer procedures for solving multicriteria optimum design problems including interactive methods and knowledge-based systems. The second part presents an extensive range of applications of these methods to design processes in the following fields: mechanisms and dynamic systems, aircraft and space technology, machine tool design, metal forming and cast metal technology, civil and architectural engineering, and structures made of advanced materials Front Matter....Pages I-XXVII Multicriteria Optimization — Fundamentals and Motivation....Pages 1-32 Front Matter....Pages 33-33 Optimization Procedure SAPOP — A General Tool for Multicriteria Structural Designs....Pages 35-69 Interactive Multicriteria Optimization in Design Process....Pages 71-114 Knowledge Engineering and Multicriteria Optimization....Pages 115-147 Front Matter....Pages 149-149 Mechanisms and Dynamic Systems....Pages 151-228 Aircraft and Space Technology....Pages 229-259 Machine Tool Design....Pages 261-302 Metal Forming and Cast Metal Technology....Pages 303-353 Civil and Architectural Engineering....Pages 355-396 Structures Made of Advanced Materials....Pages 397-463 Back Matter....Pages 465-483 After an introduction to multicriteria optimization and the advantages of using multicriteria techniques, this guide presents methods and computer procedures for solving multicriteria optimum design problems, including interactive methods and knowledge-based systems.
