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An essentially non-recursive approach to design optimisation is proposed. This provides for the direct synthesis of optimal design solutions of complex system implementations with multiple components, embodying different technologies, and with multiple levels of design hierarchy. The derivation and decomposition of comparative evaluation criteria and trade-off functions, using ’mathematical orders’ over the space of candidate systems, is explored in detail. The development of formal (systems-theoretic) theorems, and theorem proofs, are provided where necessary.
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Shell, A.D. (2002). The Direct Synthesis of Optimal Design Solutions for Complex Systems. In: Parmee, I.C., Hajela, P. (eds) Optimization in Industry. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0675-3_15
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