2018 — 2022

M.Sc. Thesis — Composite Rim Optimisation (MOGA-II)

M.Sc. thesis at Istanbul Technical University (2022). Lightweight design of a 19-inch, 8.5-inch-wide ten-spoke automotive rim in plain-weave CFRP prepreg. The MOGA-II genetic algorithm optimises ply orientation and ply count to minimise mass and deformation while keeping the rim structurally sound under radial, cornering and torsion load cases. FE models built in HyperMesh and solved in MSC Nastran; the Pareto-optimal set is narrowed with multi-criteria decision methods.

MOGA-II
CFRP
Composite Optimisation
MSC Nastran
HyperMesh
Lightweight Design

View on ITU repository ↗ Download thesis PDF (21 MB)

Key work

Ten-spoke 19" × 8.5" automotive rim modelled in plain-weave CFRP prepreg.
MOGA-II optimisation of ply orientation and ply count against mass and deformation.
Radial, cornering and torsion load cases under structural-integrity constraints.
FE in HyperMesh + MSC Nastran; Pareto front resolved by multi-criteria decision methods.

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