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Design Optimization Course Overview

This document provides information about the Design Optimization course offered at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering. The course aims to teach students fundamentals of optimization methods and their applications in manufacturing process and product design. It will cover topics like engineering design practice, optimum design problem formulation, sensitivity analysis, gradient based optimization methods, manufacturability constraints in optimization problems, and design interpretation. The course has 5 modules taught over 30 hours and aims to help students identify relevant problem solving methodologies, design components to meet specifications, optimize existing designs with single or multiple objectives, and apply decision making to evaluate sustainable solutions.

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Design Optimization Course Overview

This document provides information about the Design Optimization course offered at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering. The course aims to teach students fundamentals of optimization methods and their applications in manufacturing process and product design. It will cover topics like engineering design practice, optimum design problem formulation, sensitivity analysis, gradient based optimization methods, manufacturability constraints in optimization problems, and design interpretation. The course has 5 modules taught over 30 hours and aims to help students identify relevant problem solving methodologies, design components to meet specifications, optimize existing designs with single or multiple objectives, and apply decision making to evaluate sustainable solutions.

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Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering

Gokulam III stage, Mysuru – 570 002


Autonomous Institute under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Accredited by NBA (2017- 2020) & NAAC with ‘A’ Grade (2018 - 2023)

SEMESTER – I/II
Course Name : Design Optimization Course Code : 20MMD252

No. of Lecture Hours / Week : 02 CIE Marks : 50


No. of Tutorial / Practical
: 02 SEE Marks : 50
Hours / Week
Total No. of Lecture +
: 03 SEE Duration : 03 Hrs
Tutorial / Practical Hours
L:T:P :2:2:0 CREDITS : 03
COURSE OVERVIEW :
Design optimization is an engineering design methodology using a mathematical formulation of
a design problem to support selection of the optimal design among many alternatives.

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES (CLO) :


 To understand the fundamentals of optimisation methods and their applications to manufacturing process
and product design
 To learn optimisation models including design objectives, constraints and variables
 To learn appropriate optimisation techniques and programs.
 To understand the limitations of solutions obtained from optimisation, and to use optimal design
tools/software.
TEACHING
MODULES
HOURS
MODULE 1: Engineering Design Practice: Evolution of Design Technology,
Introduction to Design and the Design Process, Design versus Analysis, Role of
Computers in Design Cycle, Impact of CAE on Design, Numerical Modeling with FEA and 10
Correlation with Physical Tests. Applications of Optimization in Engineering Design:
Automotive, Aerospace and General Industry Applications, Optimization of Metallic and
Composite Structures, Minimization and Maximization Problems, MDO and MOO
MODULE 2 : Optimum Design Problem Formulation :Types of Optimization Problems,
The Mathematics of Optimization, Design Variables and Design Constraints, Feasible and
infeasible Designs, Equality and Inequality Constraints, Discrete and Continuous
Optimization, Linear and Non Linear Optimization. Optimization Theory– Fundamental 10
Concepts, Global and Local Minimum, Gradient Vector and Hessian Matrix, Concept of
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions, Constrained and Unconstrained Problems, Lagrange
Multipliers and Kuhn Tucker Conditions..
MODULE 3: Sensitivity Analysis: Linear and Non Linear Approximations. Gradient Based
Optimization Methods–Dual and Direct. Optimization Disciplines: Conceptual Design 10
Optimization and Design Fine Tuning, Combined Optimization, Optimization of Multiple
Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering
Gokulam III stage, Mysuru – 570 002
Autonomous Institute under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Accredited by NBA (2017- 2020) & NAAC with ‘A’ Grade (2018 - 2023)
Static and Dynamic Loads, Transient Simulations, Equivalent Static Load Methods. Internal
and External Responses, Design Variables in Each Discipline.
MODULE 4 : Manufacturability in Optimization Problems: Design For Manufacturing
,Manufacturing Methods and Rules, Applying Manufacturing Constraints to Optimization
Problems. Design Interpretation: Unbound Problems, Over Constrained Problems, Problems 10
with No of Multiple Solutions, Active and Inactive Constraints, Constraint Violations and
Constraint Screening, Design Move Limits, Local and Global Optimum.
MODULE 5: Design Interpretation :Unbound Problems, Over Constrained Problems,
Problems with No of Multiple Solutions, Active and Inactive Constraints, Constraint 10
Violations and Constraint Screening, Design Move Limits, Local and Global Optimum.
Text Books:
1. S.S.Rao, Engineering Optimization: Theoryand Practice, John Wiley, 2009
2. JasbirArora,Introduction to Optimum Design, McGrawHill, 2011
Reference Books:
1. Optimisation and Probability in System Engg-Ram, Van Nostrand.
2. Optimization methods -K. V. Mital and C. Mohan, New ageInternationalPublishers,1999
3. Optimization methods for Engg. Design -R.LFox, Addison –Wesley, 1971.

COURSE OUTCOMES (COs):


C1 Identify and apply relevant problem solving methodologies
C2 Design components, systems and/ or processes to meet required specification.
C3 Optimize an existing design with single or multiple objective functions.
Apply decision-making methodologies to evaluate solutions for efficiency, effectiveness and
C4
sustainability

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