An integrated approach to automated innovization for discovering useful design principles: Case studies from engineering

K Deb, S Bandaru, D Greiner, A Gaspar-Cunha… - Applied Soft …, 2014 - Elsevier
Computational optimization methods are most often used to find a single or multiple optimal
or near-optimal solutions to the underlying optimization problem describing the problem at …

[PDF][PDF] Attenuation of noise by using absorption materials and barriers: a review

L Abd AL-Rahman, RI Raja, RA Rahman - International Journal of …, 2012 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT Problem Statement: The high level noise is harmful for all people especially in
heavy factories. In accordance with ear human biodynamic response, health damages of …

Optimization of thin noise barrier designs using Evolutionary Algorithms and a Dual BEM Formulation

R Toledo, JJ Aznárez, O Maeso, D Greiner - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2015 - Elsevier
This work aims at assessing the acoustic efficiency of different thin noise barrier models.
These designs frequently feature complex profiles and their implementation in shape …

Shape design optimization of road acoustic barriers featuring top-edge devices by using genetic algorithms and boundary elements

R Toledo, JJ Aznárez, D Greiner, O Maeso - Engineering Analysis with …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a Boundary Elements (BE) approach for the efficiency improvement of
road acoustic barriers, more specifically, for the shape design optimization of top-edge …

[HTML][HTML] A methodology for the multi-objective shape optimization of thin noise barriers

R Toledo, JJ Aznárez, D Greiner, O Maeso - Applied Mathematical …, 2017 - Elsevier
The approach of this paper is based on the evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO)
of very thin noise barrier models with improved performance idealized as single-wire …

[HTML][HTML] Interval-based ranking in noisy evolutionary multi-objective optimization

H Karshenas, C Bielza, P Larrañaga - Computational Optimization and …, 2015 - Springer
As one of the most competitive approaches to multi-objective optimization, evolutionary
algorithms have been shown to obtain very good results for many real-world multi-objective …

Mitigation of environmental noise in urban streets through lightweight transparent screens

A Gagliano, F Nocera, A Cicero, L Marletta, G Evola - Noise Mapping, 2020 - degruyter.com
Noise pollution is one of the main environmental stressors in urban areas. In particular,
strong noise pollution can be experienced at nighttime in downtown areas with intense …

A multiobjective optimization procedure for the electrode design of cochlear implants

Á Ramos‐de‐Miguel, JM Escobar… - … journal for numerical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a new procedure to design optimal electrodes for cochlear implants.
The main objective of this study is to find a set of electrode designs that maximize the …

A comparative study on design optimization of polygonal and Bézier curve-shaped thin noise barriers using dual BEM formulation

R Toledo, JJ Aznárez, O Maeso, D Greiner - Advances in Evolutionary and …, 2015 - Springer
The inclusion of sound barriers for abating road traffic noise is a broadly used strategy that is
often constrained by the requirements associated with its effective height. Due to this fact …

[PDF][PDF] A procedure for the top geometry optimization of thin acoustic barriers

R Toledo, JJ Aznárez, O Maeso, D Greiner - Oate E. et al, 2014 - researchgate.net
This work aims at assessing the acoustic efficiency of different thin noise barrier models.
These designs frequently feature complex profiles and their implementation in shape …