Liang Gao – författare

This book summarizes a series of research work on integrated process planning and scheduling (IPPS) done by the authors, focusing on discussing the properties, novel solution methods and applications of process planning, scheduling and IPPS problems under different machining environments.

This book offers a systematic overview of polymer joining and highlights the experimental and numerical work currently being pursued to devise possible strategies to overcome the technical issues.

This book presents the fundamentals of arc phenomena, various arc welding power sources, their control strategies, welding data acquisition, and welding optimization. In addition, it discusses a broad range of electrical concepts in welding, including power source characteristics, associated parameters, arc welding power source classification, control strategies, data acquisitions techniques, as well as optimization methods. It also offers advice on how to minimize the flaws and improve the efficacy and performance of welds, as well as insights into the mechanical behavior expressed in terms of electromagnetic phenomena, which is rarely addressed. The book provides a comprehensive review of interdisciplinary concepts, offering researchers a wide selection of strategies, parameters, and sequences of operations to choose from.

This book presents the fundamentals of arc phenomena, various arc welding power sources, their control strategies, welding data acquisition, and welding optimization.

This book presents machine learning as a set of pre-requisites, co-requisites, and post-requisites, focusing on mathematical concepts and engineering applications in advanced welding and cutting processes.

This book presents machine learning as a set of pre-requisites, co-requisites, and post-requisites, focusing on mathematical concepts and engineering applications in advanced welding and cutting processes.

This book provides a systematic description about the development of Isogeometric Topology Optimization (ITO) method using the density, and then addresses the effectiveness and efficiency of the ITO method on several design problems, including multi-material structures, stress-minimization structures, piezoelectric structures and also with the uniform manufacturability, ultra-lightweight architected materials with extreme bulk/shear moduli, auxetic metamaterials and auxetic meta-composites with the NPRs behavior in microstructures. A detailed MATLAB implementation of the ITO method with an in-house code “IgaTop” is also presented.

This book provides a systematic description about the development of Isogeometric Topology Optimization (ITO) method using the density, and then addresses the effectiveness and efficiency of the ITO method on several design problems, including multi-material structures, stress-minimization structures, piezoelectric structures and also with the uniform manufacturability, ultra-lightweight architected materials with extreme bulk/shear moduli, auxetic metamaterials and auxetic meta-composites with the NPRs behavior in microstructures. A detailed MATLAB implementation of the ITO method with an in-house code “IgaTop” is also presented.

This book delves deeply into the field of variable-fidelity surrogate modeling, examining its application in the optimization of complex multidisciplinary design optimization problems. The text presents a detailed exploration of surrogate modeling techniques, with a focus on variable-fidelity approaches that integrate models of varying accuracy to enhance the efficiency of optimization processes. Covering foundational concepts, the book progresses through diverse modeling strategies, including scaling function-based approaches, sequential techniques, physics-informed neural networks-based and deep transfer learning-based methods. It also addresses critical aspects such as the development of surrogate-assisted optimization algorithms.By adopting a holistic perspective, this book emphasizes the importance of integrating surrogate models with optimization algorithms to tackle real-world multidisciplinary design challenges. The book is  designed for graduate students, researchers, and engineers working in areas such as engineering design, optimization, and computational modeling. It is an essential resource for those interested in advancing the field of surrogate modeling and its applications to complex design optimization tasks, providing both theoretical insights and practical guidance.

This book investigates in detail production scheduling technology in different kinds of shop environment to achieve sustainability manufacturing.