Reliability-based design optimization for durability of ground vehicle suspension system components

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-313

  Grujicic, M ^a   Arakere, G ^a   Bell, W C ^a   Marvi, H ^a   Yalavarthy, H V ^a   Pandurangan, B ^a   Haque, I ^a   Fadel, G M ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue controlled durability; Material property uncertainties; Probabilistic constraints; Reliability based design optimization (RBDO)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX SYSTEMS; COMPONENT MANUFACTURING; COMPONENT PERFORMANCE; COMPONENT SHAPE; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; FATIGUE STRAIN-LIFE; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLES; LOW CYCLE FATIGUES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIALS PROCESSING; MULTI-BODY; PROBABILISTIC CONSTRAINTS; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION (RBDO); STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; SUSPENSION SYSTEM; VEHICLE DYNAMICS; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; DURABILITY; GROUND VEHICLES; MACHINE DESIGN; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MOORING; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 77952090216     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-009-9482-y     Document Type: Article

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