Eliminating design alternatives based on imprecise information

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Rekuc, Steven J ^a   Aughenbaugh, Jason M ^a   Bruns, Morgan ^a   Paredis, Christiaan J J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN ALTERNATIVES; DESIGN DECISIONS; ENGINEERING DESIGN; EXPECTED UTILITY; IMPRECISE INFORMATION; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; SEQUENTIAL DECISION MAKING; UNCERTAIN VARIABLES;

DESIGN;

EID: 85072437353     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2006-01-0272     Document Type: Conference Paper

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