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On the use of high-order statistics in robust design optimization

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Abstract

ANOVA analysis is a very common numerical technique for computing a hierarchy of most important input parameters for a given output when variations are computed in terms of variance. This second central moment can not be retained as an universal criterion for ranking some variables, since a non-Gaussian output could require higher order (more than second) statistics for a complete description and analysis. In this work, we illustrate how third and fourth-order statistic moments, i.e. skewness and kurtosis, respectively, can be decomposed. It is shown that this decomposition is correlated to a polynomial chaos expansion, permitting to easily compute each term. Then, new sensitivity indices are proposed basing on the computation of the kurtosis. Some test-cases are introduced showing the importance of high-order statistics in robust design optimization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, WCCM 2014, 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics, ECCM 2014 and 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2014
EditorsEugenio Onate, Xavier Oliver, Antonio Huerta
PublisherInternational Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
Pages6468-6479
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9788494284472
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2014
EventJoint 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, WCCM 2014, the 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics, ECCM 2014 and the 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2014 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 20 Jul 201425 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, WCCM 2014, 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics, ECCM 2014 and 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2014

Conference

ConferenceJoint 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, WCCM 2014, the 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics, ECCM 2014 and the 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2014
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period20/07/1425/07/14

Keywords

  • CFD
  • High-order statistics
  • Robust design optimization

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