Solving multiobjective optimization problems using quasi-separable MDO formulations and analytical target cascading

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 849-859

  Kang, Namwoo ^a   Kokkolaras, Michael ^b   Papalambros, Panos Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical target cascading; Multiobjective optimization; Quasi separable MDO

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DECOMPOSITION; DESIGN AIDS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

ANALYTICAL TARGET CASCADING; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; GEOMETRIC PROGRAMMING; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; QUASI-SEPARABLE MDO;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84920250770     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-014-1144-5     Document Type: Article

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