A comparison of probability bounds analysis and sensitivity analysis in environmentally benign design and manufacture

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Aughenbaugh, Jason Matthew ^a   Duncan, Scott ^a   Paredis, Christiaan J J ^a   Bras, Bert ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECISION MAKING; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

OIL FILTERS; PROBABILITY BOUNDS ANALYSIS (PBA);

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 33751316782     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2006-99230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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