Quadrilateral Mesh Smoothing Using a Steady State Genetic Algorithm

Mike Holder¹ and Charles L. Karr²

¹American Buildings Company
1150 State Docks Road
Eufaula, AL 36027-3344

²Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0280

Abstract. This paper investigates the use of a steady state genetic algorithm (GA) to perform quadrilateral finite element mesh smoothing. GAS short for genetic algorithm smoother moves one to 64 nodes at the same time. GAs smooth as well as untangle (removing twisted and inverted elements), which has been a separate operation in the past.

LNCS 2724, p. 2400 ff.

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