Engineering optimization

Engineering optimization is the subject which uses optimization techniques to achieve design goals in engineering. It is sometimes referred to as design optimization.

Topics

 * structural design (including pressure vessel design and welded beam design)
 * shape optimization
 * topology optimization (including airfoils)
 * inverse optimization (a subset of the inverse problem)
 * processing planning
 * product designs
 * electromagnetic optimization
 * space mapping
 * aggressive space mapping
 * yield-driven design
 * optimization exploiting surrogates (surrogate model)