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Efficient Robust Design with Stochastic Expansions
Surrogate-Based Modeling and Optimization
  • Yi Zhang
  • Serhat Hosder, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Editor(s)
Koziel, Slawomir and Leifsson, Leifur
Abstract

This chapter describes the application of a computationally efficient uncertainty quantification approach, non-intrusive polynomial chaos (NIPC)-based stochastic expansions, for robust design under mixed (aleatory and epistemic) uncertainties and demonstrates this technique on robust design of a beam and on robust aerodynamic optimization. The approach utilizes stochastic response surfaces obtained with NIPC methods to approximate the objective function and the constraints in the optimization formulation. The objective function includes the stochastic measures, which are minimized simultaneously to ensure the robustness of the final design to both aleatory and epistemic uncertainties. The results of the optimization case studies show the computational efficiency and accuracy of the robust design with stochastic expansions, which may be applied to any stochastic optimization problem in science and engineering.

Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Aerodynamics,
  • Optimization,
  • Uncertainty Quantification,
  • Robust Design,
  • Stochastic Expansions,
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2013 Springer Verlag, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Publication Date
01 Jan 2013
Citation Information
Yi Zhang and Serhat Hosder. "Efficient Robust Design with Stochastic Expansions" Surrogate-Based Modeling and Optimization (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/serhat-hosder/23/