Reliability-based design optimization with dependent interval variables

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 218-228

  Du, Xiaoping ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanism synthesis; Optimization; Reliability analysis; Reliability based design

Indexed keywords

DESIGN REQUIREMENTS; INEQUALITY CONSTRAINT; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; INTERVAL VARIABLE; JOINT CLEARANCE; LOWER BOUNDS; MECHANISM SYNTHESIS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; RELIABILITY BASED DESIGN; RELIABILITY LEVEL; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; SEQUENTIAL OPTIMIZATION;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862698266     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.4275     Document Type: Article

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