ORMAL experimental optimization was developed early in the 20th century to help farmers
maximize yields by varying inputs such as water and fertilizer. The process consisted of …

Surrogate-based optimization is becoming increasingly popular in engineering design
community due to the savings in computational time 1-9. The goal of surrogate-based …

The aerodynamic design of an asymmetric oversized payload fairing subject to stability
constraints was used as an example of a derivative-free, expensive black box function to …

In Surrogate-based optimization, each optimization cycle consists of fitting a surrogate to a
number of simulations at a set of design points, and performing optimization based on the …

The evaluation of aerospace designs is synonymous with the use of long running and
computationally intensive simulations. This fuels the desire to harness the efficiency of …

Surrogate-based optimization is increasingly popular in engineering design community due
to the savings in computational time 1-9. The goal of surrogate-based optimization is to …

Savings in computational time popularize surrogate-based optimization in the engineering
design community1-7. Instead of using expensive simulation codes directly, the optimization …

This paper presents the development of an efficient global optimization algorithm based on
local approximate optimization. In this strategy, the global design space is divided into local …

ABSTRACT A multi-fidelity optimization technique by an efficient global optimization process
using a hybrid surrogate model is investigated for solving real-world design problems. The …

IN the last two decades, optimization methodology has become a powerful tool in expediting
mechanical design. Its utility stems from 1) the elimination of costly man-inthe-loop iterations …