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An Excel Based Robust Design Tool for Vehicle Structural Optimization
Technical Paper
2004-01-1124
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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To reduce the cost of prototype and physical test, CAE analysis has been widely used to evaluate the vehicle performance during product development process. Combining CAE analysis and optimization approach, vehicle design process can be implemented more efficiently with affordable cost. Reliability based design optimization (RBDO) formulation considers variations of input variables, such as component gauges and material properties. As a result, the design obtained by using RBDO is more reliable and robust compared to those by deterministic optimization. The RBDO process starts from running simulation at DOE sampling data points, generating surrogate models (response surface) and performing robust and reliability based design optimization on the surrogate models by using Monte Carlo simulation. This paper presents a RBDO framework in Excel enviroment. Within this framework, the engineer can perform DOE sampling, surrogate modeling, robustness assessment, Monte Carlo simulation, robust design and reliability-based optimization with any type of distribution.
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Gu, L., Li, G., and Yang, R., "An Excel Based Robust Design Tool for Vehicle Structural Optimization," SAE Technical Paper 2004-01-1124, 2004, https://doi.org/10.4271/2004-01-1124.Also In
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