Predrag Mladenović
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Marko Todorović
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Nebojša Zdravković
Associate Professor
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Goran Marković
Associate Professor
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Mile Savković
Full Professor
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Goran Pavlović
Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Marko Todorović
Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Nebojša Zdravković
Associate Professor
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Goran Marković
Associate Professor
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Mile Savković
Full Professor
Faculty of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in Kraljevo, University of Kragujevac
Goran Pavlović
Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš
Cross section optimization of an auto crane articulated boom using metaheuristic optimization algorithms
Constructions and Design EngineeringArticulated boom found its place as an important part of the auto crane family of devices. The crane
consists of an articulated boom powered by hydraulic activators (Fig. 1), and as such it is usually
mounted to the back of a truck. The mobility of these types of devices makes them a robust material
handling tool. Such heavy use of auto cranes with articulated boom justifies the need for the booms
cross section optimization. Cross section optimization of the mobile crane boom using Lagrange
multiplier’s method was shown in [1]. In [2] the inertial loads of a telescopic boom of a truck crane
were determined. The finite element method was used on a virtual prototype in order to perform an
analysis of the performance of areal the work platform in [3], and in [4] and [5] the analysis of the
deflection and forces within the booms structure was completed where analytical expressions were
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