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UUM526E Syllabus Spring 2025

The document outlines the course UUM526E Optimization Techniques in Engineering at İstanbul Technical University for Spring 2025, led by Prof. Dr. Melike NIKBAY. It details the course structure, including topics covered, textbooks, grading criteria, and attendance requirements. Additional resources and software for optimization are also provided, along with important dates for assessments.

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UUM526E Syllabus Spring 2025

The document outlines the course UUM526E Optimization Techniques in Engineering at İstanbul Technical University for Spring 2025, led by Prof. Dr. Melike NIKBAY. It details the course structure, including topics covered, textbooks, grading criteria, and attendance requirements. Additional resources and software for optimization are also provided, along with important dates for assessments.

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CRN 24108 : UUM526E Optimization Techniques in Engineering

İstanbul Technical University Spring 2025

Instructor : Prof. Dr. Melike NİKBAY (https://web.itu.edu.tr/~nikbay/)


Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Office #: MED-C 2-37
Director of AeroMDO Lab (Aerospace Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Laboratory) https://aeromdo.itu.edu.tr Lab # MED-C 3-11
Email: [email protected]
Assistant : Şıhmehmet YILDIZ
Class: Monday 13:30-16:30, MED-C ZA4

Textbooks : 1) Jasbir Singh Arora, ‘Introduction to Optimum Design’, 4th ed., Academic Press,
2017, ISBN: 978-0-12-800806-5
2) Joaquim R.R.A. Martins & Andrew Ning, “Engineering Design Optimization”, Cambridge
University Press, 2021. ISBN: 9781108833417.

Contents:
1) The Basic Optimization Concepts : (Chapters: 1-5)
Introduction to Design Optimization, Fundamental concepts, Classification of
optimization problems, Optimization Methods, Basic properties of gradient-based
methods, Lagrange Formulation, Karush-Kuhn Tucker necessary conditions,
Convexity, Min-max property of Lagrange function, Constrained and Unconstrained
optimum, Scaling effects, Graphical Optimization
2) Linear Programming Methods for Optimum Design (Chapter 8, 9)
Simplex method, Two-phase simplex method, Post optimality analysis, Duality in
linear programming,
3) Numerical Methods for Unconstrained Optimum Design (Chapters 10, 11)
Descent condition, Numerical Evaluation of Gradients, 1-D minimization, Equal
interval search, Golden section search, Polynomial Interpolation, Steepest descent
method,Scaling of design variables, Conjugate gradient method, Newton’s
method,Quasi Newton Methods, DFP method, BFGS method
4) Numerical Methods for Constrained Optimum Design (Chapters 12, 13)
Linearization of the constrained problem, Sequential linear programming,
Quadratic programming, Constrained steepest descent method, Constrained Quasi-
Newton methods, Method of feasible directions, Gradient projection method
5) Advanced and Modern Topics on Optimum Design (Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18)
Discrete Variable Optimum Design Concepts and Methods, Global Optimization
Concepts and Methods, Nature-Inspired Search Methods, Multi-objective Optimum
Design Concepts and Methods (Edgeworth-Pareto definition, Min-max problems,
Kreisselmeier-Steinhause function)
6) Additional Topics on Optimum Design (Chapter 19)
Meta-Models for Design Optimization, Design of Experiments, Robust Design
Approach, Reliability Based Design Optimization
7) Further Research Topics
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis, Multi-fidelity
Optimization, Stochastic Optimization, Topology Optimization
Reference Books:

1. Arora, J.S., ‘Introduction to Optimum Design’, Elsevier Academic Press, 2004, ISBN 0-12-
064155-0
2. Arora, J.S., ‘Introduction to Optimum Design’, McGraw-Hill (1989)
3. Arora, J.S., “Optimization of Structural and Mechanical Systems”, World Scientific, 2007
4. Vanderplaats, G.N., ‘Numerical Optimization Techniques for Engineering Design’,
McGraw-Hill (1984)
5. Miller, R.E., ‘Optimization : Foundations and Applications’, John Wiley & Sons Inc (2000)
6. Venkataraman, P., Applied Optimization with Matlab Programming, Wiley (2002)
7. Chong, E. & Zak,S., An Introduction to Optimization, Wiley (2001)
8. Fletcher, R., Practical Methods of Optimization, Wiley (1991)
9. Le Tallec, P. & Laporte, E. , ‘Numerical Methods in Sensitivity Analysis and Shape
Optimization’, Birkhauser, (2002)
10. Bendsoe, M.P., ‘Optimization of Structural Topology, Shape and Material’, Springer-
Verlag (1995)
11. Gill, P.E., Murray, W., & Wright, M., ‘Practical Optimization’, Academic Press (1981)
12. Nocedal, J. And Wright, S.J., ‘Numerical Optimization’, Springer-Verlag (1999)
13. Haftka, R.T., Gurdal, Z, and Kamat, M.P., Elements of Structural Optimization, Kluwer
Academic Publishers, 1990
14. Kamat, M.P., Structural Optimization Status and Promise, Volume 150, Progress in
Astronautics and Aeronautics, AIAA, 1993
15. Choi, S-K., Grandhi R.V., and Canfield, R.A., Reliability-based Structural Design, Springer,
2007th Edition

Please also search some of the following Optimization Modules & Softwares which can be
helpful for you.
OpenMDAO (open-source MDO software from NASA Glenn Research Center), Dakota (open-
source code from Sandia National Laboratory), SNOPT (Stanford University), Optimization
toolbox of Matlab, Modefrontier, Tosca, Engineous (optimization software), OptiStruct (shape
optimization software), Optimization module of Nastran, Optimization module of Ansys, Genesis,
etc.

Grading:
Midterm: %25 (April 21st, 2025)
Homework (6 homeworks) : %25
Final Exam: % 35
Final Project: %15 (Mandatory to pass the course, May 26th, 2025)

VF Requirements:
1) %70 attendance will be required.
2) You need to submit at least 4 homeworks to take the final exam.
3) You need to submit the abstract for the final Project.
4) The minimum grading of the sum of midterm and homework should be %40.
5) All students need to complete and present the final Project.

Prepared by:
Prof.Dr. Melike NİKBAY February 17th, 2025
ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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