An application-oriented, optimization-based methodology for interactive design of engineering systems†

1 June 1986

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Control

Vol. 43 (6) , 1693-1721
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207178608933568

Abstract

Motivated by a control system example, a new methodology is proposed for tackling optimal design of engineering systems. This methodology emphasizes designer's intuition and man-machine interaction. It includes a classification of specifications into various types and a scaling of specification space and parameter spaces based on the designer's knowledge of the particular application. An algorithm is proposed for solving the resulting constrained ‘minimax’ optimization problem and its convergence is proved. Finally, an application-oriented user front-end is presented. The methodology discussed in this paper has been implemented in the DELIGHT system and has been successfully used in various types of applications.

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