摘要：AbstractMultidisciplinary design optimisation (MDO) has shown to be a valuable tool for designers when different fields converge in the design phase. Where classical approaches perform a sequential optimisation procedure, it seeks to exploit synergies between interacting subsystems, with the aim of getting a better overall. In this paper, we analyse and compare three different MDO approaches considering the tuning of a Proportional-Integral (PI) controller and plant design simultaneously. As conflicting objectives might appear, we compare such approaches using multi-objective optimisation. With the provided example, advantages and drawbacks are highlighted, in order to provide an insight about the applicability of such approaches.
