Approximate probabilistic optimization using exact-capacity-approximate- response-distribution (ECARD)

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 3330-3348

  Acar, Erdem ^a,b,c,d   Kumar, Sunil ^a,b   Pippy, Richard J ^a,b   Kim, Nam Ho ^a,b,c   Haftka, Raphael T ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EXACT-CAPACITY-APPROXIMATE- RESPONSE-DISTRIBUTION (ECARD); FAILURE CALCULATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 34547527875     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-1973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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