Free sample articles newly available from International Journal of Vehicle Design

The following sample articles from the International Journal of Vehicle Design are now available here for free:

• A comparative investigation of eight recent population-based optimisation algorithms for mechanical and structural design problems
• Optimal design of variable assist characteristics of electronically controlled hydraulic power steering system based on simulated annealing particle swarm optimisation algorithm
• A comparison of recent metaheuristic algorithms for crashworthiness optimisation of vehicle thin-walled tubes considering sheet metal forming effects
• Multilevel optimisation method for vehicle body in conceptual design
• Longitudinal dynamics simulation of a solar electric vehicle for driving strategy optimisation
• A modified particle swarm optimisation algorithm and its application in vehicle lightweight design
• Analytical investigation of the effect of thermodynamic and geometric parameters on the performance of a direct injection turbocharged diesel engine
• Cross-sectional shape optimisation for thin-walled beam crashworthiness with stamping constraints using genetic algorithm
• Development of a variable-profile cam to enhance the volumetric efficiency of IC engines
• Fatigue-based structural optimisation of vehicle components
• Hybrid real-code population-based incremental learning and differential evolution for many-objective optimisation of an automotive floor-frame
• Lightweight design with weld fatigue constraints for a three-axle bogie frame using sequential approximation optimisation method