A robust design approach using physical programming

38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Messac, Achille ^a   Sundararaj, Glynn J ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

DESIGN FEASIBILITY; DESIGN PERFORMANCE; DESIRABLE FEATURES; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PARAMETER TOLERANCE; PHYSICAL PROGRAMMING; ROBUST DESIGN APPROACH; ROBUST DESIGN OPTIMIZATION;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 85088343292     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-562     Document Type: Conference Paper

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