Perspectives on optimization under uncertainty: Algorithms and applications

Collection of Technical Papers - 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1706-1715

  Giunta, Anthony A ^a   Eldred, Michael S ^a   Swiler, Laura P ^a   Trucano, Timothy G ^a   Wojtkiewicz Jr , Steven F ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FUNCTIONS; POLYNOMIALS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIABILITY;

CONSTRAINT FUNCTION SENSITIVITY; ENGINEERING DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING; OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY (OUU);

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 20344374980     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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