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Sensitivity analysis in some engineering applications

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Sensitivity of Functionals with Applications to Engineering Sciences

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In this very concise presentation we outline some historical developments of optimization theories as applied to continuum mechanics and to mechanical and civil engineering designs and trace the development of various modern sensitivity techniques during the period of preceding twenty years. We outline some of the difficulties and the progress made in overcoming them. We also stress some of the recently developed theoretical methods such as the "speed" method, and group theoretic techniques, indicating their importance to the computer-aided technology. Finally, we briefly outline some possible future directions.

We briefly discuss possible future connections between the design optimization theory and control theory.

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Komkov, V. (1984). Sensitivity analysis in some engineering applications. In: Komkov, V. (eds) Sensitivity of Functionals with Applications to Engineering Sciences. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1086. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0073067

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