The challenge of equality constraints in Robust Design Optimization: Examination and new approach

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

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages 4101-4124

  Rangavajhala, Sirisha ^a,b   Mullur, Anoop ^a,b   Messac, Achille ^a,b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b and Nuclear Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEARIZATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; ROBUST DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (RDO);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 28944438665     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-2133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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