Benchmarking multidisciplinary design optimization algorithms

Optimization and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-183

  Tedford, Nathan P ^a   Martins, Joaquim R R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decomposition algorithms; Multidisciplinary design optimization; Nonlinear programming; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ALGORITHM; MODULAR DESIGNS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; RAPID DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE FRAMEWORKS;

ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DESIGN; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

EID: 77949422782     PISSN: 13894420     EISSN: 15732924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11081-009-9082-6     Document Type: Article

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