Satisfying ranged sets of design requirements using design capability indices as metrics

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 615-619

  Chen, Wei ^a   Simpson, Timothy W ^b   Allen, Janet K ^c   Mistree, Farrokh ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL;

COMPROMISE DECISION SUPPORT PROBLEMS; DESIGN CAPABILITY INDEX;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0033330426     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052159908941389     Document Type: Article

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