Journal of Applied Sciences ›› 2005, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (4): 420-423.

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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization: Its Methodology and Application to Vehicle Design

WU Bao-gui, HUANG Hong-zhong, YUAN Wei   

  1. Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China
  • Received:2004-03-31 Revised:2004-06-04 Online:2005-07-31 Published:2005-07-31

Abstract: In view of the special features in the design of a complicated vehicle system which involves many disciplines, a new methodology for the design of vehicles by using multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) is presented, and a relevant analysis of MDO's application to vehicle design is also given in detail.

Key words: system engineering, multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), vehicle design, optimization, engineering design

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