Project 2

Defining Output and Solving Method

Defining probablistic method

Select sampling method. Go to
Prob Design -> Problem Method -> Monte Carlo Sims

Select Latin Hypercube method.

which is equivalent to command "PDMETH,MCS,LHS ".


This is the same as typing "PDLHS,200,1,RAND, ,ALL, , , ,INIT" in the command line

More on LHS (Latin Hypercube Sampling)

For this sampling technique, random input variables are sampled randomly according to their distribution functions, efficiently stratifying the samples into layers and avoiding the re-use of those layers. The sampling process has a "memory" of previous simulations, which prevents accumulation of clusters of samples. In addition, this sampling strategy forces the extreme ends of a distribution function to participate in the sampling. This generally leads to smoother distribution functions of the sampled set. ( from ANSYS help)