Research Article

Metamodel-Based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Deep-Sea Manganese Nodules Test Miner

Table 2

Result of MDO for the test miner.

LowerInitialUpperOptimized design variable

1 00.510.798
2 00.510.275
3 00.510.171
4 00.510.756
Design variable5 00.510.000
6 00.510.000
7 00.511.000
8 00.510.271
9 00.510.000
10 00.510.260

InitialOptimum value

Objective function 10.859

InitialConstraint at optimum

1 −0.698 −0.588
2 −0.024 0.000
3 −0.258 −0.322
Constraint4 −0.934 −0.950
5 −0.605 −0.477
6 0.113 0.000
7 0.006 0.000
8 −0.435 −0.491