Title
Multi-objective robust optimization using a postoptimality sensitivity analysis technique: Application to a wind turbine design
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Publisher(s)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract
Toward a multi-objective optimization robust problem, the variations in design variables (DVs) and design environment parameters (DEPs) include the small variations and the large variations. The former have small effect on the performance functions and/or the constraints, and the latter refer to the ones that have large effect on the performance functions and/or the constraints. The robustness of performance functions is discussed in this paper. A postoptimality sensitivity analysis technique for multi-objective robust optimization problems (MOROPs) is discussed, and two robustness indices (RIs) are introduced. The first one considers the robustness of the performance functions to small variations in the DVs and the DEPs. The second RI characterizes the robustness of the performance functions to large variations in the DEPs. It is based on the ability of a solution to maintain a good Pareto ranking for different DEPs due to large variations. The robustness of the solutions is treated as vectors in the robustness function space (RF-Space), which is defined by the two proposed RIs. As a result, the designer can compare the robustness of all Pareto optimal solutions and make a decision. Finally, two illustrative examples are given to highlight the contributions of this paper. The first example is about a numerical problem, whereas the second problem deals with the multi-objective robust optimization design of a floating wind turbine.
Volume
137
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería ambiental y geológica
Otras ingenierías y tecnologías
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84929590803
Source
Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME
ISSN of the container
10500472
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