... reduces the risk of creating a failed system design. Unfortunately, determining system model accuracy is a significant challenge. approximation theory design engineering series (mathematics) 02 03 2011 19 10 2011 04 01 2012 04 01 2012 2012 American Society...

... approaches while its computational effort, in terms of the number of function calls, is significantly reduced compared to the previous approaches. 11 05 2010 25 03 2011 15 06 2011 15 06 2011 approximation theory design engineering iterative methods optimisation One way...

... approximation theory beams (structures) design engineering geometry optimisation Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) methods have been developed for years to solve complex engineering design problems [ 1 2 ]. We think that there are, from the viewpoint of practical computation, two main...

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... 01 2010 23 12 2010 01 03 2011 01 03 2011 approximation theory constraint handling design engineering fatigue optimisation reliability stochastic processes Reliability based design optimization (RBDO) is a procedure that combines two key features of successful...

.... Finally, the tolerance of the design space will be maximized under given performance constraints. A simulation example is conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed robust design method. approximation theory design engineering eigenvalues and eigenfunctions model uncertainty...

... ( 1 ), pp. 149 – 185 . Holliquist , J. , 1998 , LS-DYNA Theoretical Manual, Livermore Software Technology Corp. 10 04 2008 30 01 2009 21 05 2009 approximation theory cellular automata design engineering optimisation response surface methodology vehicle...

... space, can be performed in a comprehensive manner. 28 06 2008 02 03 2009 19 05 2009 approximation theory CAD data mining mechanical engineering computing response surface methodology self-organising feature maps Design optimization can be described as a problem...

... consistency. The optimal system solution is obtained through an iterative process until target/response consistency is achieved globally. approximation theory design engineering parallel programming structural engineering computing 13 10 2006 26 06 2007 25 03 2008 T HEOREM...

... of the metamorphic palm. multifingered robotic hand robotic palm spherical mechanisms metamorphic mechanism geometry analysis synthesis The open-loop kinematic chain of the metamorphic hand 27 10 2005 02 11 2006 approximation theory curve fitting geometry manipulator...

..., and associated RBDO reformulations. Through the formalization, their relationships are revealed. Using reported numerical studies, we discuss their numerical efficiency, convergence, and accuracy. 21 06 2004 08 10 2004 design engineering optimisation approximation theory reliability theory...

... in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN . Manuscript received Nov. 2001; rev. Nov. 2002. Associate Editor: G. S. Chirikjian. 01 Nov 2001 01 Nov 2002 04 09 2003 manipulator kinematics singular value decomposition approximation theory geometry Numerous investigations have been...

... optimisation search problems approximation theory This paper describes the design process for containers that should remain leak-tight for an extended period of time. Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of containers in the region of their closure-welds presents an important design issue in this case due...

..., without stretching, compressing, or any other type of elastic deformation. Such surfaces are widely used, for example, in the manufacture of automobile body parts, airplane wings, and ship hulls. forming processes CAD optimal control approximation theory 01 April 2001 26 11 2002...

...; revised Mar. 2000. Associate Technical Editor: J. Cagan. 01 Jun 1999 01 Mar 2000 design engineering optimisation decision theory approximation theory nonlinear programming Robust Design Multiobjective Optimization Efficient Solutions Utility Function Decision Analysis...