Approximation of failure probability using conditional sampling

12th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, MAO

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Giesy, Daniel P ^a   Crespo, Luis G ^b   Kenny, Sean P ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure probability; Uncertainty propagation

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL BURDEN; COMPUTATIONAL EXPENSE; CONDITIONAL SAMPLING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FAILURE PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049514277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-5946     Document Type: Conference Paper

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