Reliability optimization by generalized lagrangian-function and reduced-gradient methods

IEEE Transactions on Reliability

Volumn R-28, Issue 4, 1979, Pages 316-319

  Hwang, C L ^a   Tillman, F A ^a   Kuo, W ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized Lagrangian function method (GLF); Generalized reduced gradient method (GRG); Nonlinear programming; Optimum system reliability; Sequential Unconstrained Minimization Technique (SUMT)

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING, NONLINEAR;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 0018530872     PISSN: 00189529     EISSN: 15581721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TR.1979.5220617     Document Type: Article

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