Stochastic Programming Methods and Technical Applications: Proceedings of the 3rd GAMM/IFIP-Workshop on “Stochastic Optimization: Numerical Methods and Technical Applications” held at the Federal Armed Forces University Munich, Neubiberg/München, Germany, June 17–20, 1996

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Bounds for and Approximations to Stochastic Linear Programs with Recourse — Tutorial —....Pages 1-21
Optimal Power Generation under Uncertainty via Stochastic Programming....Pages 22-56
Position and Controller Optimization for Robotic Parts Mating....Pages 57-79
Some Basic Principles of Reliability-Based Optimization (RBO) of Structures and Mechanical Components....Pages 80-103
Stochastic Optimization Approach to Dynamic Problems with Jump Changing Structure....Pages 104-110
Reflections on Robust Optimization....Pages 111-127
On Constrained Discontinuous Optimization....Pages 128-144
On the Equivalence in Stochastic Programming with Probability and Quantile Objectives....Pages 145-153
A Note on Multifunctions in Stochastic Programming....Pages 154-168
Approximation of Extremum Problems with Probability Cost Functionals....Pages 169-185
Global Optimization of Probabilities by the Stochastic Branch and Bound Method....Pages 186-201
Robust Stability of Interval Matrices: a Stochastic Approach....Pages 202-207
A Note on Preprocessing via Fourier-Motzkin Elimination in Two-Stage Stochastic Programming....Pages 208-222
Bounds for the Reliability of k-out-of-connected-(r,s)-from-(m,n):F Lattice Systems....Pages 223-237
On a Relation between Problems of Calculus of Variations and Mathematical Programming....Pages 238-248
Parameter Sensitivity of Deterministic and Stochastic Search Methods....Pages 249-278
Regression Estimators Related to Multinormal Distributions: Computer Experiences in Root Finding....Pages 279-293
Some Aspects of Algorithmic Differentiation of Ordinary Differential Equations....Pages 294-304
Refinement Issues in Stochastic Multistage Linear Programming....Pages 305-328
On Solving Stochastic Linear Programming Problems....Pages 329-344
On an On/Off Type Source with Long Range Correlations....Pages 345-358
Optimization Methods in Structural Reliability....Pages 359-369
Mathematical Aspects of the Boundary Initial Value Problems for Thermoelasticity Theory of Non-simple Materials with Control for Temperature....Pages 370-381
Stochastic Trajectory Planning for Manutec r3 with Random Payload....Pages 382-393
Implementation of the Response Surface Method (RSM) for Stochastic Structural Optimization Problems....Pages 394-409
Optimization of an Engine Air Intake System for Minimum Noise Tansmission Using Function Approximation Concepts....Pages 410-423
Stochastic Structural Optimization of Powertrain Mounting Systems with Dynamic Constraints....Pages 424-437