Multi-objective design optimization of electrostatically actuated microbeam resonators with and without parameter uncertainty

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1333-1343

  Liu, Min ^a   Maute, Kurt ^a   Frangopol, Dan M ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Microbeam resonator; Monte Carlo simulation; Optimal design; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MICROBEAM RESONATOR; MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY;

RESONATORS;

EID: 34250209916     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.09.007     Document Type: Article

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