Reliability-Based Design Optimization (RBDO) for Ground Vehicle Durability CHALLENGES The U.S. Army requires ground vehicles that are durable and reliable. But enhancing component strength often leads to increased weight, resulting in decreased mobility, more fuel consumption, and additional material costs. They realized their current method for optimizing component design for durability would not generate reliable designs unless it accounted for manufacturing tolerances and variabilities in the material properties. OBJECTIVE Provide component designs for U.S. Army ground vehicles that satisfy target reliabilities, minimize weight, reduce costs, increase mobility, and improve durability. METHOD RAMDO works in conjunction with the simulation model, allowing engineers to define

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