Monte Carlo simulation in reliability based optimization applied to multidisciplinary system design

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 938-948

  Padmanabhan, Dhanesh ^a   Tappeta, Ravindra V ^b   Batill, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; GRADIENT METHODS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYSTEM DESIGN; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; RELIABILITY BASED OPTIMIZATION;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0042513606     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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