Abstract
The main objective of the paper is presentation of the metamodel driven optimization (MDO) strategy of thermomechanical industrial processes. In this approach, the model of considered industrial process is replaced by a metamodel, which allows obtaining a significant reduction of the simulation time. Low simulation time of the analyzed process gives the ability to use heuristic optimization methods, which increase the probability of finding the global optimum. The paper discusses the idea of metamodelling and presents results of metamodelling and optimization of a selected metal forming process.