A cost based methodology for design optimization

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005

Volumn 2 A, Issue , 2005, Pages 155-164

  Rao, A R ^a   Keane, A J ^a   Scanlan, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COSTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN;

COST ESTIMATION; DECISION SUPPORTS; ENGINE MOUNTING LINK;

DESIGN;

EID: 33144469256     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2005-84685     Document Type: Conference Paper

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