Authors: Xuchun Ren Sharif Rahman
Publish Date: 2013/03/01
Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 127-148
Abstract
This paper introduces four new methods for robust design optimization RDO of complex engineering systems The methods involve polynomial dimensional decomposition PDD of a highdimensional stochastic response for statistical moment analysis a novel integration of PDD and score functions for calculating the secondmoment sensitivities with respect to the design variables and standard gradientbased optimization algorithms New closedform formulae are presented for the design sensitivities that are simultaneously determined along with the moments The methods depend on how statistical moment and sensitivity analyses are dovetailed with an optimization algorithm encompassing direct singlestep sequential and multipoint singlestep design processes Numerical results indicate that the proposed methods provide accurate and computationally efficient optimal solutions of RDO problems including an industrialscale lever arm design
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