Recent applications on reliability-based optimization of automotive structures

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Gu, L ^a   Yang, R J ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILES; MACHINE DESIGN; PRODUCT DESIGN; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES; FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHODS; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; RELIABILITY BASED OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; ROBUSTNESS ANALYSIS; ROBUSTNESS ASSESSMENT; VEHICLE CRASH SAFETIES;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 85072434471     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2003-01-0152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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