Reconfigurability in MDO problem synthesis, Part 1

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 73-82

  Alexandrov, Natalia M ^a,c   Lewis, Robert Michael ^b,d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b William and Mary   (United States)

^c Multidisciplinary Optimization Branch   (United States)

^d Department of Mathematics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; DATA REDUCTION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ABSTRACT LANGUAGES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; RECONFIGURABILITY; RECONFIGURABLE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYNTHESIS (REMS);

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 20344394922     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-4307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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