Abstract: This paper describes application of global monotonicity analysis within a mutli-level design optimization framework. We present a general formulation and solution procedure, based on a bottom-level ...

Abstract: Parameter sensitivity analysis of a two-level design optimization problem can be decomposed into two levels. In the first-level, the sensitivities of the subproblems are calculated separately. In ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is twofold. First, an optimality test is presented to show that the optimality conditions for a separable two-level design optimization problem before and after its ...