How to perform size optimization using MATLAB and ANSYS

I am currently doing optimization of six axis force sensor as my FYP. My supervisor wanted me to optimize the sensor using ANSYS and MATLAB instead of using ANSYS's DOE. I have went through a lot of researches, but i still couldn't understand how they work together (I have never learn programming code before). Can someone please tell me how can I start? I have a several questions:

1. How to run Ansys by MATLAB in loop until objectives along with constraints met the required conditions?
2. How can i get result of ANSYS as an output in MATLAB
3. How do I use Sequential quadratic programming algorithm (SQP)

There are way too many questions to ask about, therefore anything related to this topic are welcomed. Thank you so much. I appreciated your help

Answer 1

[Jayaram Theegala]

I think you'll find the following MATLAB Answers post that talks about MATLAB and ANSYS interaction helpful:

https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/301848-how-to-connect-the-ansys-workbench-to-matlab-to-perform-the-optimization-loop-in-matlab-please

In general, if you can create a COM object, you can also open MATLAB as a COM Server to do the calculations you want on MATLAB and get the results back. If you would like to learn more about this, click on the following URL:

https://in.mathworks.com/help/matlab/matlab_external/matlab-com-automation-server-interface.html