Subject: Working Group in ISSMO: Optimization in Biomechanics
From: Tomasz Lekszycki (tlekszyc@ippt.gov.pl)
Date: Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00:01 MET
From: dr Tomasz Lekszycki
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research
Polish Academy of Sciences
Swietokrzyska 21
00-049 Warsaw, Poland
tel. (-48) 22 826 8802
fax. (-48) 22 826 9815
e-mail:tlekszyc@ippt.gov.pl
http://www.ippt.gov.pl/~tlekszyc/
Dear Professor,
Please read this message carefully and reply if you find the idea
interesting.
Please be so kind pass this message to the other possibly
interested colleagues.
With best regards,
Tomasz Lekszycki
> Dear ISSMO Member,
>
> Following the suggestion of Executive Committee of ISSMO
> sent in the e-mail of Professor Niels Olhoff,
> President of International Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary
> Optimization, concerning Working Groups in ISSMO, I would like to initiate a
> discussion on possible working group on Optimization Methods in Biomechanics.
>
> Biomechanics is an exciting broad multidisciplinary research area, recently under
> very intensive development, associated with many fields as e.g. mechanics,
> thermodynamics, biology, chemistry, medicine and others. Research requires usually
> cooperation of specialists from different areas of science what is sometimes
> difficult, but if successful - very stimulating.
> There are many examples where structural optimization methods can be used in
> connection to biomechanics. Few of them are listed below:
> - optimal design of implants interacting with tissues at macro and micro level
> (problems of shape and topology optimization associated with solid/fluid
> mechanics, acoustics, problems of interfaces between implants and tissues and
> their reliability, optimal design of composite elements and others),
> - optimal design of medical devices and instruments interacting with human body
> (can be also associated with optimal active control, robotics, computer aided
> surgeries), also application of advanced materials,
> - optimization of systems machine - operator,
> - optimization in biomechanics of sport,
> - optimization in identification problems, e.g. bio-materials
> characteristics, identification of degenerated tissues (e.g. cancer),
> and many others,
> - application of optimization methods in modeling of biological systems.
> Since many biological systems are considered as "optimal designs"
> according to some criterion, the optimization methods can be used to
> mimic the behaviors of such systems, investigate them, perform computer
> simulations of experiments that are difficult or impossible in nature,
> and others. One of the examples of such approach already proposed is the
> application of optimization methods in modeling of bone shape and
> internal microstructure adaptation to variable conditions.
> - application of algorithms developed by the nature to engineering problems e.g.
> in shape and topology optimization, optimal and active control, adaptation,
> materials optimization, and many others. One of the examples of such method
> already in use is genetic algorithm. Another example is the application of
> mathematical model of bone adaptation process to design optimal structural
> elements made of foams (porous materials).
>
> These are only few selected examples; the number grows rapidly with developments
> in biomechanics.
>
> If you are interested in this ides please joint the discussion and send
> the remarks and comments. Such a discussion may result in future in
> possible creating the working group.
> Some of the main goals of such group should be:
> - To create the links and facilitate the exchange of information between the
> research groups (by creating e.g. newsgroup, WebPages etc.)
> - Very important problem is to create the links between the community of
> researchers working in structural optimization and researchers from the other
> disciplines, as biomechanics, medicine, biology, physics and others. Among the
> others the links between different Societies associated with different disciplines
> can be created.
> - Create the bank of information on the conferences and other
> events combining different disciplines of our interest (e.g. - next,
> 13th Conference of the European Society of Biomechanics will be
> organized in Wroclaw, Poland, 1-4 Sept., 2002.)
As already mentioned by Professor Olhoff the field is very broad, and we
probably focus on selected specific areas.
> Tomasz Lekszycki
> ========================================
> dr Tomasz Lekszycki
> Institute of Fundamental Technological Research
> Polish Academy of Sciences
> Swietokrzyska 21
> 00-049 Warsaw, Poland
> tel. (-48) 22 826 8802
> fax. (-48) 22 826 9815
> e-mail:tlekszyc@ippt.gov.pl
> http://www.ippt.gov.pl/~tlekszyc/
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