WEEK 1

OPTIMISATION & RELIABILITY IN DESIGN

EAS 5702
1ST Semester 2016/2017

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Aims of this lecture

Overview of the course

Details
lecture times
coursework
Examination

Background knowledge required

Course & Programme Learning Outcomes

Num.

Course Objective

Taxonomy

Design according to the optimization criteria and acquire the

skill in decision making process

P7

Organize the overall design process

C5

Revise and verify the design proposal

A5

Teaching & Learning Plan

WEEK

TOPIC

Course Introduction; Objectives, Content & Evaluation

Optimisation in Design

Optimisation in Design

Programming Method in Design

Programming Method in Design

Statistical Design Decision Making

Statistical Design Decision Making

Design Reliability

Design Reliability

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Safety by Design

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Safety by Design

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Design Ethics and Communications

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Design Ethics and Communications

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Sample Case Study

Course Assessment Mark Distribution

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COURSE ASSESSMENT

PERCENTAGE

TEST 1

20%

TEST 2

20%

FORMATIVE/SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

20%

FINAL EXAM

40%

Teaching & Learning Strategy

Application of Optimisation

Design of aerospace structure for minimum weight

Finding the optimal trajectories of space vehicles
Optimum design of gears, machine tools and other
mechanical component
Shortest route of travelling salesman problem
Optimum design of electrical networks, control
systems

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Application of Optimisation
Flutter/Divergence Speed (m/s) 3= 50o

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Introduction

Flutter/Divergence Speed (m/s) 3= 50o

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Introduction

Design
process of defining the system OR process of making
changes in order to get the best output
may involve the search for minimum or maximum value
of some parameters that may be called objective
function

Analysis
Process of determining the response of a specified
system to its environment: a sub-problem in design

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Introduction

Relationship between design and analysis

For the design to be acceptable must satisfy a set

of specified requirements called constraints
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Optimisation Category

Can be defined as the process to find the condition

that give the optimum value of a function
Non-Gradient Search Method
Direct Search Algorithms, Zeroth Order Method
Considers only objective function
Partial derivatives of objective function are not considered

Gradient Search Method

Indirect Search Algorithms, Descent method
Partial derivatives of objective function are considered

Heuristic Method
Evolutionary Algorithm
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Introduction

if a point x corresponds to the minimum value of function f(x), the

same point also corresponds to the maximum value of the negative of
the function, f(x).
The optimum solution will remain the same for the case of:
Multiplication (or division) of f(x) by a positive constant c.
Addition (or subtraction) of a positive constant c to (or from) f(x).
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Optimisation Category

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Statement an Optimization Problem

Constrained Optimisation Problem

Unconstrained Optimisation

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Design Variable & Design Space

Design variable, = {1 , 2 , 3 }
Design variable, = {, 1 , 2 }
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Design Constraint

Constraint surfaces in a hypothetical two-dimensional

design space.
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Design Constraint

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Objective Function

The criterion with respect to which the design is

optimized when expressed as a function of the
design variables, is known as the criterion or merit
or objective function.

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References

Rao, S.S. (2013). Engineering Optimization: Theory

and Practice (4th Edition). New Jersey: John Wiley
& Sons.
Chong, E.K.P. & Zak, S.H. (2013), An Introduction to
Optimization. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
Vanderplaats, G.N. (2005), Numerical Optimization
Techniques for Engineering Design. Colorado
Springs: Vanderplaats Research & Development.

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