A Comprehensive Robust Design Approach for Decision Trade-Offs in Complex Systems Design
Author:
Kalsi Monu1, Hacker Kurt1, Lewis Kemper2
Affiliation:
1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo Clifford C. Furnace Hall, Box 604400 Buffalo, NY 14260-4400 2. *Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo Clifford C. Furnace Hall, Box 604400 Buffalo, NY 14260-4400
Abstract
In this paper we introduce a technique to reduce the effects of uncertainty and incorporate flexibility in the design of complex engineering systems involving multiple decision-makers. We focus on the uncertainty that is created when a disciplinary designer or design team must try to predict or model the behavior of other disciplinary subsystems. The design of a complex system is performed by many different designers and design teams, each of which may only have control over a portion of the total set of system design variables. Modeling the interaction among these decision-makers and reducing the effect caused by lack of global control by any one designer is the focus of this paper. We use concepts from robust design to reduce the effects of decisions made during the design of one subsystem on the performance of the rest of the system. Thus, in a situation where the cost of uncertainty is high, these tools can be used to increase the robustness, or independence, of the subsystems, enabling designers to make more effective decisions. To demonstrate the usefulness of this approach, we consider a case study involving the design of a passenger aircraft.
Publisher
ASME International
Subject
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials
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