Extended objective-oriented sequential sampling method for robust design of complex systems against design uncertainty

Siliang Zhang, Ping Zhu, Paul D. Arendt, Wei Chen

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9 Scopus citations

Abstract

In robust design of complex systems, metamodeling techniques are commonly used to replace expensive computer simulations. To improve the sampling efficiency, efforts have been made towards developing objective-oriented sequential sampling methods for deterministic problems. In this paper, an extended objective-oriented sequential sampling method is proposed for robust design, with an emphasis on those problems with uncertainty in design variables. The method involves quantitative assessment of the effects of metamodeling uncertainty on the robust responses, as well as a sequential strategy of choosing samples to adaptively improve the predicted robust response. To validate the benefits of the sequential strategy, two mathematical examples are illustrated first. This is followed by an automotive crashworthiness design example, a highly expensive and non-linear problem. Results show that the proposed method can mitigate the effect of both metamodeling uncertainty and design uncertainty, and more efficiently identify the robust solution compared to the one-stage sampling approach that is commonly used in practice.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2012
Pages1237-1246
Number of pages10
EditionPARTS A AND B
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2012 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: Aug 12 2012Aug 12 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
NumberPARTS A AND B
Volume2

Other

OtherASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period8/12/128/12/12

Keywords

  • Crashworthiness design
  • Kriging
  • Objective-oriented
  • Robust design
  • Sequential sampling method

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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