Uncertainty modelling of a suspension unit

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 755-771

  Goh, Y M ^a   Booker, J D ^a   McMahon, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Probabilistic design; Response surface; Sensitivity analysis; Suspension system; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

PROBABILISTIC DESIGN; RESPONSE SURFACE; SUSPENSION SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINITIES;

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 20844450970     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440705X28321     Document Type: Article

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