IG. A10 Design Variables For computational design optimization Objective function and constraints must be expressed as a function of design variables(or design vector X Objective function: f(x) Constraints: g(x), h(x) Cost= f(design) Displacement = f(design) What is "f for each case? Natural frequency = f(design) Mass = f(design) 16.810(16682) Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDesign Variables For computational design optimization, Objective function and constraints must be expressed as a function of design variables (or design vector X) Objective function: f ( x ) Constraints: g ( x), h ( x ) Cost = f(design) Displacement = f(design) What is “f” for each case? Natural frequency = f(design) Mass = f(design) 16.810 (16.682) 9