In today’s world, reducing fuel consumption is one of the most important goals for the automotive industry. For this reason, weight reduction is one of the main topics in this research and for various companies. In this research, topology optimization was conducted on a suspension arm as a means of ensuring balance in automobiles. Subsequently, the model, formed by topology optimization was filled with a lattice structure and re-optimized by size optimization to obtain optimum dimensions for the model. These operations are described as lattice structure optimization. Additive manufacturing (3D printer) is necessary to produce complex models (after topology and lattice structure optimization). A static analysis of the new models was conducted by using the finite element method, and the results were compared with those of the initial design of the model. As a result of the comparison, positive results were obtained, and it was shown that topology optimization and lattice structural optimization could be used in the design of vehicle elements. According to the results obtained from lattice structure optimization, design structure can be formed more reliably than via topology optimization. In addition, both configurations and layouts of the cellular structures have a special effect on the overall performance of the lattice structure.

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OSB'lerdeki, özellikle orta ölçekli işletmelerin performanslarının daha yüksek ve rekabet güçlerinin daha fazla olabildiği gözlenebildiğinden, OSB'lerin kuruluş yeri seçimi bölge ve ülke ekonomisi için önem arz ettiği kabul edilebilir. Çalışmamızın amacı, OSB kuruluş yeri seçiminde dikkate alınan kriterlerin önem derecelerini belirleme, kriterler arasındaki etkileşim ile etkileşimin yönlerini modelleme ve elde edilen bulguları/sonuçları araştırmacı-karar vericilere bilgi olarak sunmaktır. Çalışmada, OSB kuruluş yeri seçiminde dikkate alınan 8 ana kriterin önem derecelerinin belirlenmesi için AHP ile DEMATEL ve kriterler arası etkileşim analizi için DEMATEL yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. "Hükümet tutumu/teşviki" en önemli kriter olduğuna karar verilirken, bu kriteri sırasıyla "pazar", "emek" ve "hammadde" kriterlerinin izlediğine karar verilmiştir. DEMATEL sonuçlarına göre, "hükümet tutumu/teşviki" genel etkileyen ve "emek" ile "kuruluş yeri" ise diğer kriterlerden genel etkilenen konumunda bulunmuştur. "Hammadde", "ulaşım" ve "pazar" kriterleri ise etkileyenlerle etkilenen kriterler arasında özellikle geçiş kriterleri olarak konumlandırılmıştır. AHP ile DEMATEL ağırlık sonuçlarında farklılık olduğu, ağırlık için AHP yönteminin, kriterler arası ilişki/etkileşim analizinde ise DEMATEL yöntemin daha uygun olduğuna karar verilmiştir.

In today’s world, reducing fuel consumption is one of the most important goals for the automotive industry. For this reason, weight reduction is one of the main topics in this research and for various companies. In this research, topology optimization was conducted on a suspension arm as a means of ensuring balance in automobiles. Subsequently, the model, formed by topology optimization was filled with a lattice structure and re-optimized by size optimization to obtain optimum dimensions for the model. These operations are described as lattice structure optimization. Additive manufacturing (3D printer) is necessary to produce complex models (after topology and lattice structure optimization). A static analysis of the new models was conducted by using the finite element method, and the results were compared with those of the initial design of the model. As a result of the comparison, positive results were obtained, and it was shown that topology optimization and lattice structural optimization could be used in the design of vehicle elements. According to the results obtained from lattice structure optimization, design structure can be formed more reliably than via topology optimization. In addition, both configurations and layouts of the cellular structures have a special effect on the overall performance of the lattice structure.

Huxley's Brave New World can be seen as the futuristic and dystopic state of the world with the extreme use of technology and the growing power of totalitarian governments in modern period. It demonstrates how this modernity leads human beings to become inhuman. The struggle in the aftermath of the two destructive world wars, the growing technology and the new political and social ideologies result in an enormous change in the world. The crucial changes in modern period caused the state of chaos and depression in society and it led people and mostly the writers to resist these changes and create their own worlds by demonstrating the possible pessimistic future for humanity, which can be called -dystopia‖. Throughout history, almost every society needed to create a better world because of the problems that they had to face in terms of social, economic and political conditions. In this regard, with Plato's Republic the notion of utopia came into view for the first time and later Sir Thomas More coined the word -utopia‖ with his book Utopia. Until modern period, utopias were used for criticizing the current situation of society. But in the modern chaotic situation, different kinds of worlds were needed to be created but they were the dystopias which were hopeless and depressed. Dystopias such as 1984, We, and Brave New World should be read as a warning and a political criticism towards the modern notions of politics and technology. As Brave New World has such features as a futuristic and technologically developed state and the clash between nature and science, it can be categorized as a science-fiction novel as well. The aim of this study is to discuss how modern period and modernity affect society and literature in the time being and how Huxley structured his utopian-like dystopia Brave New World by comparing the characteristics of utopia and dystopia.