This section contains lecture slides for the course. Slides for lectures 6, 20 and 22 are unavailable.
| LEC # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to multidisciplinary system design optimization | (PDF - 1.9MB) |
| 2 | Problem formulation | (PDF - 1.9MB) |
| 3 | Modeling and simulation | (PDF - 3.3MB) |
| 4 | Problem decomposition | (PDF - 2.2MB) |
| 5 | Design space exploration | (PDF - 1.1MB) |
| 6 | Visualization |
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| 7 | Numerical optimization I | (PDF - 2.3MB) |
| 8 | Numerical optimization II | (PDF - 1.3MB) |
| 9 | Sensitivity analysis | (PDF - 2.1MB) |
| 10 | Simulated annealing | (PDF) |
| 11 | Genetic algorithms I | (PDF - 2.3MB) |
| 12 | Genetic algorithms II | (PDF) |
| 13 | Goal programming – isoperformance | (PDF - 8.2MB) |
| 14 | Multi-objective optimization I | (PDF - 2.3MB) |
| 15 | Multi-objective optimization II | (PDF - 2.1MB) |
| 16 | Post-optimality analysis | (PDF - 1.2MB) |
| 17 | Approximation methods | (PDF - 2.4MB) (Select slides courtesy of Theresa Robinson and Andrew March. Used with permission.) |
| 18 |
Robust design Guest lecturer: Dan Frey | (PDF) (Courtesy of Dan Frey. Used with permission.) |
| 19 | Design for value | (PDF - 2.7MB) |
| 20 | MDO at Boeing | |
| 21 |
Design for flexibility Guest lecturer: Michel-Alexandre Cardin | (PDF) (Courtesy of Michel-Alexandre Cardin. Used with permission.) |
| 22 | Roots and future of MDO | |
| 23 | Course Summary | (PDF - 1.3MB) |