Multilevel and multiobjective optimization in multidisciplinary design

6th Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1193-1201

  Alexandrov, Natalia ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilevel optimization; Constrained optimization; Constraints; Global convergence; Globalization; Lexicographic optimization; Multicriteria optimization; Multilevel algorithms; Multilevel optimization; Nonlinear programming; Trust region

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING;

BI-LEVEL OPTIMIZATION; CONSTRAINTS; GLOBAL CONVER-GENCE; GLOBALIZATION; LEXICOGRAPHIC OPTIMIZATION; MULTICRITERIA OPTIMIZATION; MULTILEVEL ALGORITHM; MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; TRUST REGION;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84982319188     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-4122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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