Overview of methods for multi-level and/or multi-disciplinary optimization

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  De Wit, A J ^a   Van Keulen, F ^b  

^a NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORY NLR   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS;

EFFICIENT ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING PROBLEMS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL COUPLING; SOLUTION SEQUENCE;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

EID: 84855618899     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-2914     Document Type: Conference Paper

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