15/04/2020 | written by Dario Campagna Better informed decisions in the composite materials design through process and decision modeling Complex operational decisions are the norm when it comes to composite materials design and manufacturing. In fact, the decision-making in the composites design process happens at three levels: business, engineering, and simulation. To deliver competitive solutions in such a complex industry, these three levels need to interact and integrate smoothly and seamlessly from the earliest stages of the process.
09/03/2020 | written by Mariapia Marchi Quality engineering based on the Taguchi robust optimization framework Defects, failures and, more in general, the poor quality of a product result in losses in users’ experience and consequent economical losses in the market. Quality engineering, a seminal robust optimization framework elaborated by the Japanese statistician and engineer Dr. Genichi Taguchi aims to tackle these shortcomings by predicting and preventing them.
20/02/2020 | written by Roel Van De Velde Server-based MDO: the preferred architecture of the future Let’s take a closer look as to why one of the most significant outcomes of the AFRL EXPEDITE program is that “server-based MDAO, modeling lifecycle management, and automated distribution is the preferred architecture”.
17/01/2020 | written by Alberto Clarich How collaborative multidisciplinary optimization can improve efficiency and maximize profits in ship design Ship design has been changing very fast over the past years, just like any other engineering field, to keep pace with technological innovations and competitors in the market.
22/11/2019 | written by Alexander Duggan Complexity, Performance, and Cost: the changing landscape of MDO MDO, which has been used extensively over the past couple of decades to help engineers meet performance requirements, has historically not relied on any cost estimation tool of a reasonable fidelity among its many disciplines. Even though MDO is ready and able to include and introduce cost analysis as another discipline and as an objective, the question is - should we?
