"Optimal Design of Complex Mechanical Systems" presents the foundations and practical application of multi-objective optimization methods to Vehicle Design Problems with an extensive overview of examples. The first part provides an introduction and a general theoretical information about the optimization of complex mechanical systems and multi-objective optimization methods. Several presented applications such as the global approximation approach are brand new in literature and extensively exposed the first time in this book. The second Part of the book shows some examples of the application of the proposed methods to the solution of real vehicle design problems.

Theory.- to the Optimal Design of Complex Mechanical Systems.- Engineering Design and Optimal Design of Complex Mechanical Systems: Definitions.- Multi-objective Optimisation.- Global Approximation.- Applications.- Optimal Ride Comfort and Active Safety of Road Vehicles.- Optimal Handling and Active Safety of Road Vehicles.- Optimal Design of the Tyre-Suspension System of a Racing Car.- Integrated Controls for the Improvement of Ride, Comfort, Handling and Active Safety of Road Vehicles.- Optimal Design of a Double-Cone Synchroniser.- Optimal Design of the Suspension System of Railway Vehicles.- Optimal Design of the Layout of Railway Passenger Vehicles.- Optimal Design of Helical Spring.- Interactive Optimisation of a Flywheel.