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Firefly Algorithm for Structural Optimization Using ANSYS

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Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering II (ADM 2021)

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In the mid-1980s, several metaheuristic methods began to be developed for solving a very large class of computational problems with the aim of obtaining more robust and efficient procedures. Among them, many metaheuristic methods use bio-inspired intelligent algorithms. In recent years, these methods are becoming increasingly important and they can be used in various subject areas for solving complex problems.

Firefly Algorithm is a nature-inspired optimization algorithm proposed by Yang to solve multimodal optimization problems. In particular, the method is inspired by the nature of fireflies to emit a light signal to attract other individuals of this species. In this work, a numerical study for solving a structural problem using the Firefly Algorithm as optimization method is conducted.

In particular, the implementation of the Firefly Algorithm in several input files realized in the ANSYS Parametric Design Language has allowed the definition of the optimal stacking sequence and the laminate thickness of a composite gear housing used to enclose the components of a mechanical reducer.

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  1. Engineering Department, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy

    Giuseppe Marannano & Vito Ricotta

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale, dell’Informazione e della Produzione, Univesita Degli Studi di Bergamo, Dalmine, Bergamo, Italy

    Caterina Rizzi

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy

    Francesca Campana

  3. Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

    Michele Bici

  4. Dipartimento di Ingegneria "Enzo Ferrari", Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

    Francesco Gherardini

  5. Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Tommaso Ingrassia

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    Paolo Cicconi

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Marannano, G., Ricotta, V. (2022). Firefly Algorithm for Structural Optimization Using ANSYS. In: Rizzi, C., Campana, F., Bici, M., Gherardini, F., Ingrassia, T., Cicconi, P. (eds) Design Tools and Methods in Industrial Engineering II. ADM 2021. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91234-5_59

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