Reliability-Based Optimization Using Differential Evolution and Inverse Reliability Analysis for Engineering System Design

In this contribution, a new methodology based on a double-loop iteration process is proposed for the treatment of uncertainties in engineering system design. The inner optimization loop is used to find the solution associated with the highest probability value (inverse reliability analysis), and the outer loop is the regular optimization loop used to solve the considered reliability problem through differential evolution and multi-objective optimization differential evolution algorithms. The proposed methodology is applied to mathematical functions and to the design of classical engineering systems according to both mono- and multi-objective contexts. The obtained results are compared with those obtained by classical approaches and demonstrate that the proposed strategy represents an interesting alternative to reliability design of engineering systems.

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