Developing and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Combined Energy Absorber Structure Using Polynomial Neural Networks and Evolutionary Algorithms

Abstract In this study a newly developed thin-walled structure with the combination of circular and square sections is investigated in term of crashworthiness. The results of the experimental tests are utilized to validate the Abaqus/ExplicitTM finite element simulations and analysis of the crush phenomenon. Three polynomial meta-models based on the evolved group method of data handling (GMDH) neural networks are employed to simply represent the specific energy absorption (SEA), the initial peak crushing load (P1) and the secondary peak crushing load (P2) with respect to the geometrical variab...

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