An efficient approach for series system reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) is presented. The key idea is to apportion optimally the system reliability among the failure modes by considering the target values of the failure probabilities of the modes as design variables. Critical failure modes that contribute the most to the overall system reliability are identified. This paper proposes a computationally efficient, system RBDO approach using a single-loop method where the searches for the optimum design and for the most probable failure points proceed simultaneously. Specifically, in each iteration, the optimizer uses approximated most probable failure points from the previous iteration to search for the optimum. A second-order Ditlevsen upper bound is used for estimating the system failure probability considering the joint failure probabilities of failure modes. Also, an easy to implement active strategy set is employed to improve algorithmic stability. The approach is demonstrated on two design examples involving a beam and an internal combustion engine.
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December 2007
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A Single-Loop Approach for System Reliability-Based Design Optimization
Jinghong Liang,
Jinghong Liang
Mechanical Engineering Department,
jliang@oakland.edu
Oakland University
, Rochester, MI 48309
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Zissimos P. Mourelatos,
Zissimos P. Mourelatos
Mechanical Engineering Department,
mourelat@oakland.edu
Oakland University
, Rochester, MI 48309
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Efstratios Nikolaidis
Efstratios Nikolaidis
Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department,
enikolai@eng.utoledo.edu
The University of Toledo
, Toledo, OH 43606
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Jinghong Liang
Zissimos P. Mourelatos
Efstratios Nikolaidis
Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department,
The University of Toledo
, Toledo, OH 43606enikolai@eng.utoledo.edu
J. Mech. Des. Dec 2007, 129(12): 1215-1224 (10 pages)
Published Online: March 2, 2007
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Received:
June 21, 2006
Revised:
March 2, 2007
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Liang, J., Mourelatos, Z. P., and Nikolaidis, E. (March 2, 2007). "A Single-Loop Approach for System Reliability-Based Design Optimization." ASME. J. Mech. Des. December 2007; 129(12): 1215–1224. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2779884
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