Albers, AlbertAlbertAlbersSpadinger, MarkusMarkusSpadingerSerf, ManuelManuelSerfReichert, StefanStefanReichertHeldmaier, SteffenSteffenHeldmaierSchulz, MichaMichaSchulzBursac, NikolaNikolaBursac2023-09-042023-09-042018Advances in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO12): 536-548 (2018)978-3-319-67988-4978-3-319-67987-7https://hdl.handle.net/11420/43147The high complexity during the development of new product generations is nowadays one of the biggest challenges in the product development process. One solution to support the product developer is the use of computer-aided methods. These methods allow simulating various physical behaviors in order to predict the validity of the new product generation. Furthermore, the integration of those methods into optimization procedures allows generating optimal design proposals. One example for this is the topology optimization. However, those methods are limited because they do not consider the results of previous simulations or information from other domains in a fully automated way. This work proposes a strategic approach to overcome the current challenges by coupling different simulation and optimization methods. By this, newly coupled computer-aided methods are developed in order to support the …enConference PaperConference Paper