SIDDAGANGA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TUMKUR

Department of Mechanical

ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES

(OPEN ELECTIVE)
Sub Code: IA Marks : 50
Hrs/Week : 03+01 Exam Hours :03
Total Hrs : 40 Exam Marks :100

UNIT – I:
Introduction and Classical Optimization Techniques, Statement of an
Optimization problem – design vector – design constraints – constraint surface –
objective function – objective function surfaces – classification of Optimization
problems.Optimization Techniques.
8 hrs
UNIT – II:
Classical Optimization Techniques.Single variable Optimization – multi variable
Optimization without constraints – necessary and sufficient conditions for
minimum/maximum – multivariable Optimization with equality constraints. Solution by
method of Lagrange multipliers – multivariable Optimization with inequality constraints.
Kuhn-Tucker Conditions, Constraint Qualification.

8 hrs
Unit-III:
Unconstrained optimization Techniques, Introduction; Standard form of the
problem and basic terminology; Direct search method- Simplex method, Random search
method, Univariate and pattern search method Indirect search method-Steepest Descent
(Cauchy) method, Conjugate gradient method, Newton’s method, Application to
engineering problems
8 hrs
Unit- IV:
Constrained Optimization Introduction; Standard form of the problem and basic
terminology; Direct method: Sequential Linear Programming; Generalized Reduced
gradient method, Methods of feasible direction Indirect method: Penalty function method
Interior and exterior penalty function method, Convex programming problem, Check for
convergence Application to engineering problems
8 hrs
Unit - V:
Introduction to non-traditional methods, Genetic Algorithm: Introduction,
Representation of design variables, objective function and constraints, Genetic operators
and numerical results. Introduction to Neural network based optimization.

8 hrs
TEXT BOOKS

1. Engineering Optimization (Theory and Practice) by Singiresu S.Rao., New Age

International (P) Limited, Publishers., New Delhi,Bangalore, Chennai,Mumbai
etc. 3rd edition – 2002

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. “Optimization Methods in Operations Research and systems Analysis” – by K.V.

Mital and C. Mohan, New Age International (P) Limited, Publishers, 3rd edition,
1996.
2. “Operations Research: An Introduction” – by H.A. Taha, PHI Pvt. Ltd., 6th
edition.
3. Introductory Operations Research” by H.S. Kasene & K.D. Kumar,
Springer(India), Pvt .LTd

Scheme of Examination:

ONE QUESTION TO BE SET FROM EACH SECTION (1- 5)

Prepared by:
Dr.G.S.Shiva Shankar
Professor, Mechanical Department
S.I.T.Tumkur-572103