Multi Disciplinary Design Optimization and appropriate recommendations to DLR Engineering Processes

Abstract

This Master Thesis provides a summary of the history of MDO, an explanation of the concept behind it and a qualitative survey of the current MDO methodologies that are regarded as suitable, available and relevant for the CE design process as of the author opinion. Surveys of the different MDO methodologies had already been conducted before as in Cramer et al. (1994) and Balling and Sobieski (1996) to name some, however this studies are either not complete (do not include all MDOs currently available) or not directed to the specific problem address in this thesis, which main aim is: a comprehensive mapping of existing MDOs techniques from its origins to the latest trends found in the international research landscape, and to derived from it a set of conclusions and recommendations for the successful MDO use and implementation in the DLR CE process.