Print Email Facebook Twitter Overview of Methods for Multi-Level and/or Multi-Disciplinary Optimization Title Overview of Methods for Multi-Level and/or Multi-Disciplinary Optimization Author De Wit, A.J. Van Keulen, A. Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering Department Precision and Microsystems Engineering Date 2010-04-12 Abstract Multi-level optimization and multi-disciplinary optimization are areas of research that are concerned with developing efficient analysis and optimization techniques for complex systems that are made up of coupled elements (components). Within the field of multilevel optimization and multi-disciplinary optimization a large number of techniques have been developed for efficient analysis and optimization of complex systems. This paper presents an unified overview of main stream approaches that were found in the literature. Four general steps are distinguished in both multi-level optimization and multi-disciplinary optimization: physical coupling, optimization problem coupling, coordination and solution sequence. Via these four steps approaches are classified and possibilities for combining aspects of different methods are given. Finally, advantages and disadvantages of approaches applied to engineering problems are discussed and directions for further research are given. Subject multi-levelmulti-disciplinaryoptimizationdecompositioncoordinationoverview To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:f272117c-e1b5-4ae6-96cb-aa86fe62a015 DOI https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2010-2914 Publisher American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) ISBN 978-1-60086-960-0 Source 51st AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Orlando, USA, 12-15 April 2010; AIAA 2010-2914 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2010 The Author(s) Files PDF vanKeulen.pdf 287.7 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:f272117c-e1b5-4ae6-96cb-aa86fe62a015/datastream/OBJ/view