A single-loop method for reliability-based design optimization

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 419-430

  Liang, Jinghong ^a   Mourelatos, Zissimos P ^a   Tu, Jian ^b  

^a Oakland University   (United States)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DESIGN; GROUND VEHICLES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; RANDOM PROCESSES; SET THEORY; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; VECTORS;

AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES; MOST PORTABLE POINT (MPP); OPTIMIZATION LOOPS; PROBABILISTIC OPTIMIZATION;

RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 14044260693     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2004-57255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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