Multidisciplinary optimization procedure for high speed aircraft using a semi-analytical sensitivity analysis procedure and multilevel decomposition

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-51

  Pagaldipti, N ^a   Rajadas, J N ^a   Chattopadhyay, A ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; High speed aircraft; Multidisciplinary optimization; Multiobjective optimization; Sensitivity analysis; Sonic boom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041293802     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052159808941364     Document Type: Article

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