Multidisciplinary Lightweight Optimization for Front Impact Structure of Body Frame Based on Active and Passive Safety

Tingting Wang, Mengjian Wang, Xia Li and Dongchen Qin
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Tingting Wang: School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Mengjian Wang: School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Xia Li: School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Dongchen Qin: School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China

Mathematics, 2021, vol. 9, issue 8, 1-20

Abstract: The Analytic Target Cascading (ATC) is an effective method for solving hierarchical Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) problems. At the same time, this method suffers from poor convergence and low accuracy, which is caused by the inconsistency of system constraints. In this paper, a novel ATC method based on dynamic relaxation factor is proposed. The dynamic relaxation factor of consistency constraint is added in the system level and is adjusted by the deviation of the linking variables between the levels to ensure the feasible region of the design space. The effectiveness and accuracy of this method are verified by a mathematical example. This method is used to solve the lightweight problem of the trussed front part of the vehicle body frame based on active and passive safety to achieve the collaborative optimization of lightweight trussed frame, crash safety, and aerodynamic characteristics. The important value of the novel ATC method based on dynamic relaxation factor in engineering applications is proven.

Keywords: trussed frame; ATC; dynamic relaxation factor; lightweight; crash safety; aerodynamic characteristics; MDO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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