Dr. Xiaoping Du
PROFESSOR
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Missouri University of Science and Technology
United States of America
Biography
Ph.D.in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago (2002) M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing (1992) B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (1985) Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (09/2014 - date) Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (09/2008-09/2014) Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (11/2002-08/2008) Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago (09/2000-04/2002) Visiting Scholar, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago (09/1998-08/2000) Visiting Scholar, Center for Computer Aided Design, University of Iowa (05/1998-08/1998) Lecturer (12/1986-05/1996)/Associate Professor (06/1996-04/1998), Department of Mechanical Engineering, China Southwest Petroleum Institute
Research Interest
Design optimization, multidisciplinary optimization design, probabilistic/statistical methods, system/structural reliability, robust design, kinematics, mechanism synthesis, and petroleum machinery
Publications
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Du, X. and Chen, W., "An Integrated Methodology for Uncertainty Propagation and Management in Simulation-Based Systems Design," AIAA Journal, Vol. 38, No. 8, 2000.
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Du, X. and Chen, W., "Towards a Better Understanding of Modeling Feasibility Robustness in Engineering," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 122, No. 4, 2000.
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Du, X. and Chen, W., "Efficient Uncertainty Analysis Methods for Multidisciplinary Robust Design," AIAA Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2002.
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Du, X. and Chen, W., "Sequential Optimization and Reliability Assessment for Probabilistic Design," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 126, No. 2, 2004.
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Du, X. and Sudjianto, A., "The First Order Saddlepoint Approximation for Reliability Analysis," AIAA Journal, Vol. 42, No. 6, 2004.
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Du, X., Sudjianto, A., and Chen, W., "An Integrated Framework for Optimization under Uncertainty Using Inverse Reliability Strategy," ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, Vol. 126, No. 4, 2004.
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Du, X. and Chen, W., "Collaborative Reliability Analysis under the Framework of Multidisciplinary Systems Design," Optimization and Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2005.
