A MOST PROBABLE POINT BASED METHOD FOR UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages 429-438

  Du, Xiaoping ^a   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE; MACHINE DESIGN;

CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; DECISION MAKERS; DESIGNING COMPLEX; MOST PROBABLE POINT; POINT-BASED METHODS; PROBABILISTIC INFORMATION; PROBABILITY ESTIMATE; RISK ATTITUDE; SYSTEM OUTPUT; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 85120350114     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2000/DAC-14263     Document Type: Conference Paper

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