This study introduces a hybrid optimization framework by integrating The Bees Algorithm with the Hooke-Jeeves algorithm to achieve superior precision in steering dynamics; leveraging real-time CAD integration to virtually eliminate mathematical assumptions in 5-axle heavy vehicle designs.
In this study, an optimization scheme for a multi-axle heavy vehicle steering system is designed. The Bees Algorithm and the Hooke-Jeeves algorithm are used simultaneously in the optimization process in connection with each other in order to minimize the objective function which is obtained from the Ackerman error. The Ackerman error is computed by using the solid model of the multi-axle steering system achieved by a CAD application instead of using an analytical model. Considering some assumptions are performed in order to simplify the analytical model in the mathematical formulation of the steering system, steering angle computation by using an original solid model is expected to produce more precise results. Solidworks CAD application is used in Ackerman steering error computations. By using the solid model, the user can observe the current shape of the multi-axle steering system in every iteration of the optimization process. A software in the Visu-alBasic.Net programming language is generated in order to execute The Bees Algorithm in combination with the Hooke-Jeeves algorithm in the optimization of Ackerman steering error. Solidworks API is used in data shift from Solidworks to the generated software. The developed system is used in optimization of Ackerman steering error of a five-axle heavy vehicle steering system. Obtained numerical results are discussed and remarks on the use of the presented method in steering angle optimization are displayed. The participation of Hooke-Jeeves algorithm to the effectiveness of optimization method is also discussed.
Erdemir, A., Kalyoncu, M. (2019). Optimization of a Multi-Axle Steered Heavy Vehicle Steering Mechanism by using the Bees Algorithm and the Hooke-Jeeves Algorithms Simultaneously. International Symposium on Automotive Science And Technology (ISASTECH 2019), Ankara, Turkey, 613-622.
@inproceedings{erdemir2019_16,
author = {Erdemir, A., Kalyoncu, M.},
title = {Optimization of a Multi-Axle Steered Heavy Vehicle Steering Mechanism by using the Bees Algorithm and the Hooke-Jeeves Algorithms Simultaneously},
booktitle = {International Symposium on Automotive Science And Technology (ISASTECH 2019)},
pages = {613-622},
url = {https://www.academia.edu/64928819/Optimization_of_a_Multi_Axle_Steered_Heavy_Vehicle_Steering_Mechanism_by_using_the_Bees_Algorithm_and_the_Hooke_Jeeves_Algorithms_Simultaneously},
year = {2019}
}
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