On selecting single-level formulations for complex system design optimization

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 898-906

  Allison, James T ^a   Kokkolaras, Michael ^a   Papalambros, Panos Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex system design; Coupling strength; Fixed point iteration; Individual disciplinary feasible; Multidisciplinary design optimization; Multidisciplinary feasible

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

COUPING STRENGTH; FIXED POINT ITERATION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY FEASIBLE;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 35349024759     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2747632     Document Type: Article

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