Nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms have attracted much attention in the last decade,
and new algorithms have emerged almost every year with a vast, ever-expanding literature …

Automated fibre placement (AFP) systems have successfully intensified the demand for high-
quality composite component manufacturing in both the military and civilian fields. One of …

The optimal layout of a complex system such as aerospace vehicles consists in placing a
given number of components in a container in order to minimize one or several objectives …

Satellite layout optimization design problems with complicated performance constraints are
studied in this paper. In addition to the traditional geometric constraint, system centroid …

One of the main tasks involving the development of a new spacecraft is how to distribute its
electronic equipment over its structural panels. This problem is first addressed in the …

In recent years, there has been a growing research interest in layout design optimization of
satellite systems. The layout design optimization of a satellite system is a complex process …

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel satellite layout optimization design (SLOD)
approach based on the phi-function, which provides a simple, effective and simultaneously …

For finding the optimum layout of spacecraft subsystems, important factors such as the
center of gravity, moments of inertia, thermal distribution, natural frequencies, etc. should be …

This article deals with configuration design and layout optimization of a GEO communication
satellite. Layout design optimization of satellite objects are performed based on two-stage …

The payload packing problem of a satellite module (SM3P) belongs to a complex
engineering layout and combinatorial optimization problem. SM3P can not be solved …