Optimal Design of a Speed Reducer through Particle Swarm

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speed reducer, PSO with constrains, penalty function

Abstract

This article presents the optimization of the well-known Golinski speed reducer, through a modified particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO), which includes a penalty system for considering the system restrictions. A good grade of similarity with results reported for both, traditional optimization methods and commercial software, was found. However and even though it isn’t critical, computation times were higher with PSO. The conclusion is that this PSO modification is a robust and mathematically simple solution for engineering optimization problems.

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2012-06-29

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Vol. 6 No. 11 (2012)

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Optimal Design of a Speed Reducer through Particle Swarm. (2012). Entre Ciencia E ingeniería, 6(11), 183-199. https://ojs.ucp.edu.co/index.php/entrecienciaeingenieria/article/view/693