Thermal Buckling Optimization of Composite Laminates by Evolution Strategies (original) (raw)

This research focuses on optimizing the design of composite laminates to enhance their resistance to thermal buckling, utilizing evolution strategies (ES). The study highlights the effectiveness of ES in navigating complex design spaces typically associated with composite materials, demonstrating how this guided random-search method can identify global optima absent in traditional gradient-based optimization techniques. Results are presented that illustrate the performance of various laminate configurations under thermal stress, indicating significant advancements in understanding and enhancing the stability of composite structures in aerospace applications.