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  • The Structural Characteristics of Robustness in Large-Scale Complex Engineered Systems

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    Walsh, Hannah S.
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    Modern engineered systems are increasingly integrated into society, decentralized, and interconnected. However, scale and complexity create unique challenges in system design, such as emergent behavior and unintended consequences. This work investigates the structural characteristics of robustness in complex engineered systems by identifying patterns of under-recognized vulnerabilities at various levels of...
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    Y. Tumer, Andy Dong Modern engineered systems are increasingly integrated into society

  • A Framework to Evaluate the Risk of Human- and Component-related Vulnerability Interactions

    Creator:
    Irshad, Lukman
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    Most accidents and malfunctions in complex engineered systems are attributed to human error. However, a closer inspection would reveal that such mishaps often emerge as a result of poor design and human- and component-related vulnerabilities acting together. To fully understand and mitigate potential risks, the effects of such interactions between...
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    like to thank my committee members Dr. Andy Dong, Dr. Chris Sanchez, and Dr. Judy Liu, whose inputs

  • An Information Modeling Framework for Support of Sustainable Manufacturing System Design Decision Making

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    Shankar Raman, Arvind
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    Manufacturing technology has continuously evolved and advanced over the past century; this has led to an increase in the production of consumer and industrial goods driven by simultaneous growth in population and wealth. Despite the resulting economic and labor growth, environmental impacts of manufacturing have increased dramatically due to the...
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    acknowledge the help and support that I received from my committee members Dr. Andy Fan, Dr. Christopher

  • A Computational Framework for Resilience-Informed Design

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    Hulse, Daniel E.
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    It is desirable for complex engineered systems to perform missions efficiently and economically, even when these missions' complex, variable, long-term operational profiles make it likely for hazards to arise. It is thus important to design these systems to be resilient so that they will actively prevent and recover from hazards...
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    , Hannah Walsh, Andy Dong, Christopher Hoyle, Irem Tumer, Chetan Kulkarni, and Kai Goebel. fmdtools: A

  • A framework for assessing and improving the resilience of complex engineered systems during the early design process

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    Mehrpouyan, Hoda
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    As modern systems continue to increase in size and complexity, they pose significant safety and risk management challenges. System engineers and much of the government research efforts are focused on understanding the attributes and characteristics that emerge from the interactions of components and subsystems. As a result, the objective of...
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    Professor Andy Dong at University of Sydney, who were a great col­ laborator, and provided me exposure to a

  • A risk-informed decision making framework accounting for early-phase conceptual design of complex systems

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    Van Bossuyt, Douglas L.
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    A gap exists in the methods used in industry and available in academia that prevents customers and engineers from having a voice when considering engineering risk appetite in the dynamic shaping of early-phase conceptual design trade study outcomes. Current methods used in Collaborative Design Centers either collect risk information after...
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    . Special thanks goes to Andy Dong and Lucila Carvalho at University of Sydney (USyd) who brought me to

  • Topological Design Considering Uncertainty and Hyperelasticity

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    Pham, Trung
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    Topology optimization (TO) is a mathematical method to find the optimal size, shape and connectivity of a domain under specified conditions, and has had many applications in engineering design. However, challenges remain in realizing TO as an effective design tool for many design situations. Uncertainty is ubiquitous in nature and...
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