The cantilever beam - A model that calculates the bending stress, deflection, cross section stress, critical force, area and aspect ratio for a given load.  Variables are height and width of the beam.

• Model definition -  model definition, external executable links, scripts

• Optimization - single and multiobjective optimization, with and without constraints

Optimization and robust design - uses a range of test functions to demonstrate the entire design and optimization cycle - design of experiments, construction of kriging models, searching and updating, multiobjective optimization, robust design

The friction welding example - find a welding system that reduces or prevents shaft breakage of the propeller in a high powered outboard engine. Data from experiments is provided. The example shows how to analyse experimental data and use, Spreadsheet calculations, interpolations, Taguchi method, ANOVA, Regression analysis, Analytical models in robust engineering, Optimization, Contour plots, 3D plots

Airfoil shape optimization - Vary geometry parameters of a wing profile shape to optimize Drag, Lift and Moment. The model is computed using an external package called VGK. The following methods are demonstrated: design of experiments, response surface construction and updates, scripts, links to external executables, multiobjective optimization.