Hierarchical arrangement of characteristics in product design optimization

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 701-709

  Yoshimura, Masataka ^a   Taniguchi, Masahiko ^a   Izui, Kazuhiro ^a   Nishiwaki, Shinji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Deeper insight; Design optimization; Hierarchical optimization; Multiobjective optimization problem; Pareto optimum solutions; Product design

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE; PROBLEM SOLVING;

HIERARCHICAL OPTIMIZATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; PARETO OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN OPTIMIZATION;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 33746542702     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2198256     Document Type: Article

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