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Robust Design Optimization is the most appropriate approach to face problems characterized by uncertainties on operating conditions, which are peculiarity of aeronautical research activities. The Robust Design methodology illustrated in this paper is based on multi-objective approach. When a Pareto approach is used, a Multi Criteria Decision Method is needed for selecting the final optimal solution. This method is tested on an aeronautic case: the design of a transonic airfoil with uncertainties on free Mach number and angle of attack. The final solution is compared with a well known airfoil: the new design performs as the original one , especially concerning lift and drag stability.
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Ciprian, M., Pediroda, V., Poloni, C. (2007). Multi Criteria Decision Aiding Techniques to Select Designs After Robust Design Optimization. In: Obayashi, S., Deb, K., Poloni, C., Hiroyasu, T., Murata, T. (eds) Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization. EMO 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4403. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70928-2_47
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