A general approach for robust optimal design

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 74-80

  Parkinson, A ^a   Sorensen, C ^a   Pourhassan, N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FITS AND TOLERANCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ROBUST OPTIMAL DESIGN; VARIABILITY;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0027558797     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2919328     Document Type: Article

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