JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

General Characteristics of mechanical elements, adequate and optimum design, principles of optimization, formulation of objective function, design constraints, classification of optimization problems. Single and multivariable optimization techniques

UNIT - II

Technique of unconstrained minimization.Golden section, Random, Patternand Gradient search methods, interpolation methods, equality and inequality constraints.

UNIT - III

Direct methods and indirect methods using penalty function, Lagrange multipliers, Geometric programming, stochastic programming, Genetic algorithms

UNIT - IV

Engineering applications, structural-design application axial and transverse loaded members for minimum cost, maximum weight.Design of shafts and torsion members, design optimization of springs.

UNIT - V

Dynamics applications for two degree freedom system.vibration absorbers. Application in mechanisms.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Engineering Optimization -Theory and Practice/Singerusu S. Rao/ New Age.
• 2. Optimum Design of Mechanical elements/ Johnson Ray C/ Wiley, John & Sons
• 3. Genetic Algorithms in search, Optimization and Machine/ Goldberg D. E. Addison/Wesley / New York..
• 4. Optimization for Engineering Design Algorithms and Examples/ Kalyanamoy Deb/Prentice Flail of India. rd Introduction to Optimum Design/Jasbir S. Arora/ Academic Press/ Everest/ 3 Edition