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CAROD: Computer-Aided Reliable and Optimal Design as a concurrent system for real structures  

Kharmanda, Ghias (LaRAMA - IFMA, Blaise Pascal University)
Mohamed, Alaa (LaRAMA - IFMA, Blaise Pascal University)
Lemaire, Maurice (LaRAMA - IFMA, Blaise Pascal University)
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International Journal of CAD/CAM / v.2, no.1, 2002 , pp. 1-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
Computer-Aided Reliable and Optimal Design (CAROD) system is an efficient tool defining the best compromise between cost and safety. Using the concurrent engineering concept, it can supply the designer with all numerical information in the design process. This system integrates several fields such as multidisciplinary optimization, reliability analysis, finite element analysis, geometrical modeling, sensitivity analysis and concurrent engineering. When integrating these disciplines, many difficulties are found such as model coupling and computational time. In this paper, we propose a new concurrent methodology satisfying the reliability requirement, allowing the coupling of different models and reducing the computational time. Two applications (rotating disk and hook structures) demonstrate that CAROD system can be a practical concurrent engineering application for designers.
Keywords
Reliability-Based Design Optimization; reliability analysis; CAD; concurrent engineering;
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