Mlesd System Level Optimization 16888 E77 Why system-level, multidisciplinary optimization Disciplinary specialists tend to strive towards improvement of objectives and satisfaction of constraints in terms of the variables of their own discipline In doing so they generate side effects-often unknowingly that other disciplines have to absorb, usually to the detriment of the overall system performance EXample: High wing aspect ratio aircraft designs o Massachusetts Institute of Technology -Prof de Weck and Prof. Willcox6 © Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Prof. de Weck and Prof. Willcox System Level Optimization System Level Optimization Why system-level, multidisciplinary optimization ? • Disciplinary specialists tend to strive towards improvement of objectives and satisfaction of constraints in terms of the variables of their own discipline • In doing so they generate side effects - often unknowingly￾that other disciplines have to absorb, usually to the detriment of the overall system performance Example: High wing aspect ratio aircraft designs