Robust design optimization of a constant force mechanism using a surrogate modeling approach

46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Meaders, John C ^a   Mattson, Christopher A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL INTENSITY; CONSTANT FORCE MECHANISMS; ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; MANUFACTURING UNCERTAINTY; ROBUST DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION; STANDARD DEVIATION;

ELECTRIC CONNECTORS;

EID: 78049498508     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-900     Document Type: Conference Paper

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