Journal of the Korean Society for Railway (한국철도학회논문집)

The Korean Society for Railway (한국철도학회)
권호 표지

Stacking Sequence Optimization of Composite Laminates for Railways Using Expert System

철도분야 응용을 위한 전문가 시스템을 이용한 복합적층판의 적층순서 최적설계

  • Published : 2005.10.01
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

This paper expounds the development of a user-friendly expert system for the optimal stacking sequence design of composite laminates subjected to the various rules constraints. The expert system was realized in the graphic-based design environment. Therefore, users can access and use the system easily. The optimal stacking sequence is obtained by means of integration of a genetic algorithm, finite element analysis. These systems were integrated with the rules of design heuristics under an expert system shell. The optimal stacking sequence combination for the application of interest is drawn from the discrete ply angles and design rules stored in the knowledge base of the expert system. For the integration and management of softwares, a graphic-based design environment that provides multi-tasking and graphic user interface capability is built.

Keywords

References

  1. Webber, J. P. H. & Morton, S. K., 1990, 'An Expert System for Laminated Plate Design Using Composite Materials,' Comput. & Struct., Vol.37, pp.1051-1067 https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7949(90)90017-V
  2. Wu, C. M. L., Webber, J. P. H. & Morton, S. K., 1991, 'A Knowledge Based Expert System for Laminated Composite Strut Design,' Aeronautical J., Vol.95, pp.1-20
  3. Wu, C. M. L., 1992, 'Bolted Joints in a Laminated Composite Strut Design Expert System,' Composite Structures, Vol.22, pp. 63-85 https://doi.org/10.1016/0263-8223(92)90069-O
  4. Akira T., Naonobu S. and Mitsunori M., 1996, 'Object-Oriented Approach to Optimize Composite Laminated Plate Stiffness with Discrete Ply Angles,' Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.30, pp.1020-1041 https://doi.org/10.1177/002199839603000904
  5. Kim J. S., Kim G. G., and Hong C. S., 1998, 'Design of Composite Laminates Using Expert System and Enumeration Method,' J. of the Korean Society for Composite Materials, Vol.11, pp.48-49
  6. Kim C. G., Kim J. S., and Hong C. S., 1998, 'Stacking Sequence Design of Composite Laminate Using Expert System,' ICCE-5, Las Vegas, Nevada, 5th-11th July
  7. Kim J. S., Kim G. G., and Hong C. S., 1999, 'Knowledge-Based Expert System for Optimal Stacking Sequence Design of Composite Structures.' Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 33, No.13, pp.1244-1274
  8. Kim J. S., Kim G. G., and Hong C. S., 1999, 'Optimum Design of Composite Laminates with Plydrop Using Patchwise Layup Design Method,' Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical and Space Science, Vol.27, No.3, pp.43-52
  9. Kim J. S., Kim G. G., and Hong C. S., 1999, 'Optimum Design of Composite Structures with Ply Drop Using Genetic Algorithm and Expert System Shell,' Composite Structures, Vol.4, pp.171-187
  10. Kim J. S., Kim G. G., and Hong C. S., 2000, 'Development of Concurrent Engineering System for Design of Composite Structures,' Composite Structures, Vol.50, pp.297-309 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(00)00120-3
  11. Kim J. S., Kim G. G., and Hong C. S., 2001, 'Practical Design of Tapered Composite Structures by Considering the Manufacturing Cost Concept,' Composite Structures, Vol.51, pp. 285-299 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(00)00145-8
  12. Grant S., Zafer G., Christos K. and Darryl T., 2002, 'Stacking sequence blending of multiple composite laminates using genetic algorithms,' Composite Structures, Vol.56, pp.53-62 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(01)00185-4
  13. Niranjan P., Auter K. and Michael W., 2003, 'Optimization of laminate stacking sequence for failure load maximization using Tabu search,' Composites Part B, Vol.32, pp.405-413
  14. Lin C. C. and Lee Y. J., 2004, 'Stacking sequence optimization of laminated composite structures using genetic algorithm with local improvement,' Composite Structures, Vol.63, pp.339-345 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0263-8223(03)00182-X
  15. Akira T. and Tetsuya I., 2004, 'Design of experiments for stacking sequence optimizations with genetic algorithm using response surface approximation,' Vol.64, pp.349-357 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.09.004
  16. Kim J. S., Kim N. P., and Han S. H., 2005, 'Optimal stiffness design of composite laminates for a train carbody by an expert system and enumeration method.' Composite Structures, Vol. 68, pp.147-156 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.03.009