Understanding the effects of model uncertainty in robust design with computer experiments

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 945-958

  Apley, Daniel W ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian prediction interval; Computer experiments; Interpolation uncertainty; Metamodel; Model uncertainty; Robust design

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

BAYESIAN PREDICTION INTERVAL; COMPUTER EXPERIMENTS; INTERPOLATION UNCERTAINTY; METAMODEL; MODEL UNCERTAINTY; ROBUST DESIGN;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 33746400084     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2204974     Document Type: Article

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