Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic Algorithm

Driven by the urgent demand for low-frequency vibration and noise control in engineering scenarios such as automobiles, acoustic metamaterials (AMs), as a new class of functional materials, have demonstrated significant application potential. This paper proposes a low-frequency band gap optimization...

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Main Authors: Jianjiao Deng, Yunuo Qin, Xi Chen, Yanyong He, Yu Song, Xinpeng Zhang, Wenting Ma, Shoukui Li, Yudong Wu
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author Jianjiao Deng
Yunuo Qin
Xi Chen
Yanyong He
Yu Song
Xinpeng Zhang
Wenting Ma
Shoukui Li
Yudong Wu
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Xi Chen
Yanyong He
Yu Song
Xinpeng Zhang
Wenting Ma
Shoukui Li
Yudong Wu
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description Driven by the urgent demand for low-frequency vibration and noise control in engineering scenarios such as automobiles, acoustic metamaterials (AMs), as a new class of functional materials, have demonstrated significant application potential. This paper proposes a low-frequency band gap optimization design method for local resonance acoustic metamaterials (LRAMs) based on a multi-objective genetic algorithm. Within a COMSOL Multiphysics 6.2 with MATLAB R2024b co-simulation framework, a parameterized unit cell model of the metamaterial is constructed. The optimization process targets two objectives: minimizing the band gap’s deviation from the target and reducing the structural mass. A multi-objective fitness function is formulated by incorporating the band gap deviation and structural mass constraints, and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is employed to perform a global search over the geometric parameters of the resonant unit. The resulting Pareto-optimal solution set achieves a unit cell mass as low as 26.49 g under the constraint that the band gap deviation does not exceed 2 Hz. The results of experimental validation show that the optimized metamaterial configuration reduces the peak of the low-frequency frequency response function (FRF) at 63 Hz by up to 75% in a car door structure. Furthermore, the simulation predictions exhibit good agreement with the experimental measurements, confirming the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method in engineering applications. The proposed multi-objective optimization framework is highly general and extensible and capable of effectively balancing between the acoustic performance and structural mass, thus providing an efficient engineering solution for low-frequency noise control problems.
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spelling doaj-art-98437a92398a4dafab0970a01666eb022025-08-20T02:45:37ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022025-07-0113761010.3390/machines13070610Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic AlgorithmJianjiao Deng0Yunuo Qin1Xi Chen2Yanyong He3Yu Song4Xinpeng Zhang5Wenting Ma6Shoukui Li7Yudong Wu8State Key Laboratory of Advanced Vehicle Integration and Control, China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Changchun 130013, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Vehicle Integration and Control, China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Changchun 130013, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Vehicle Integration and Control, China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Changchun 130013, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Vehicle Integration and Control, China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Changchun 130013, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Vehicle Integration and Control, China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Changchun 130013, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Vehicle Integration and Control, China FAW Group Co., Ltd., Changchun 130013, ChinaCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaDriven by the urgent demand for low-frequency vibration and noise control in engineering scenarios such as automobiles, acoustic metamaterials (AMs), as a new class of functional materials, have demonstrated significant application potential. This paper proposes a low-frequency band gap optimization design method for local resonance acoustic metamaterials (LRAMs) based on a multi-objective genetic algorithm. Within a COMSOL Multiphysics 6.2 with MATLAB R2024b co-simulation framework, a parameterized unit cell model of the metamaterial is constructed. The optimization process targets two objectives: minimizing the band gap’s deviation from the target and reducing the structural mass. A multi-objective fitness function is formulated by incorporating the band gap deviation and structural mass constraints, and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is employed to perform a global search over the geometric parameters of the resonant unit. The resulting Pareto-optimal solution set achieves a unit cell mass as low as 26.49 g under the constraint that the band gap deviation does not exceed 2 Hz. The results of experimental validation show that the optimized metamaterial configuration reduces the peak of the low-frequency frequency response function (FRF) at 63 Hz by up to 75% in a car door structure. Furthermore, the simulation predictions exhibit good agreement with the experimental measurements, confirming the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method in engineering applications. The proposed multi-objective optimization framework is highly general and extensible and capable of effectively balancing between the acoustic performance and structural mass, thus providing an efficient engineering solution for low-frequency noise control problems.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/7/610acoustic metamaterialslocal resonancenon-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II)COMSOL with MATLAB co-simulationnoise, vibration and harshness (NVH)
spellingShingle Jianjiao Deng
Yunuo Qin
Xi Chen
Yanyong He
Yu Song
Xinpeng Zhang
Wenting Ma
Shoukui Li
Yudong Wu
Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic Algorithm
Machines
acoustic metamaterials
local resonance
non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II)
COMSOL with MATLAB co-simulation
noise, vibration and harshness (NVH)
title Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic Algorithm
title_full Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic Algorithm
title_fullStr Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic Algorithm
title_short Multi-Objective Optimization Design of Low-Frequency Band Gap for Local Resonance Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Genetic Algorithm
title_sort multi objective optimization design of low frequency band gap for local resonance acoustic metamaterials based on genetic algorithm
topic acoustic metamaterials
local resonance
non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II)
COMSOL with MATLAB co-simulation
noise, vibration and harshness (NVH)
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/13/7/610
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