Adaptive parameterizations for optimization and numerical methods in engineering

group leader

prof. dr. sc. Damir Vučina

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associates

prof. dr. sc. Gojko Magazinović

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doc. dr. sc. Igor Pehnec

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dr. sc. Milan Ćurković

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doc. dr. sc. Ivo Marinić-Kragić

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Research Topics

  1. Numerical optimization algorithms,

  2. Geometric modelling,

  3. Evolutionary algorithms,

  4. Applications: fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, FEA and CFD analysis

Description of laboratory and equipment

Lab for ompimization and design, Lab for rapid prototyping c614, equipment:  3D scanners with high resolution and accuracy GOM ATOS I and GOM ATOS COMPACT 8, 3D printers Prusa and Zortrax, , milling machine Proxxon FF 500 CNC Micro Mill, computers and work stations

Basic test bed for VAWT

Lab for CFD, c515, equipment for fluid mechanics experiments

Lab for numerical modelling and optimization c617

project title

Adaptive parameterizations for optimization and numerical methods in engineering, DADAPT

Project research activities

  • 2D and 3D adaptive and dynamic parameterizations based on features detected in 3D clouds
  • Dynamic partitioning according to features
  • Parameterizations with reduced number of parameters for shape optimization  Adaptations of GA coding for dynamic multi-partition models
  • Development of numerically efficient and dynamically adaptive parametric shape coding for optimization