In a multireservoir system, ensuring adequate water availability while managing conflicting goals is critical to making the social–ecological system sustainable in the presence of considerable uncertainty. The priorities of multiple user groups and availability of the water resource vary with time, weather, and other factors. Uncertainties such as variations in precipitation can intensify the discrepancies between water supply and water demand. To reduce such discrepancies, we seek to satisfice conflicting goals, considering typical uncertainties. We observe that models are incomplete and inaccurate, which calls into question using a single point solution and suggests the need for solutions, which are robust to uncertainties. So, we explore satisficing solutions that are relatively insensitive to uncertainties, by incorporating different design preferences, identifying sensitive segments, and improving the design accordingly. In this article, we present an example of the exploration of the solution space to enhance sustainability in multidisciplinary systems, when goals conflict, preferences are evolving, and uncertainties add complexity, which can be applied in mechanical design. In this paper, we focus on the method rather than the results.
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Managing Conflicting Water Resource Goals and Uncertainties in a Dam Network by Exploring the Solution Space
Lin Guo,
Lin Guo
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
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Hamed Zamanisabzi,
Hamed Zamanisabzi
Department of Geography and
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
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Thomas M. Neeson,
Thomas M. Neeson
Department of Geography and
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
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Janet K. Allen,
Janet K. Allen
John and Mary Moore Chair and Professor
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
e-mail: janet.allen@ou.edu
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
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Farrokh Mistree
Farrokh Mistree
L.A. Comp Chair and Professor
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
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Lin Guo
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
Hamed Zamanisabzi
Department of Geography and
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
Thomas M. Neeson
Department of Geography and
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
Environmental Sustainability,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
Janet K. Allen
John and Mary Moore Chair and Professor
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
e-mail: janet.allen@ou.edu
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
e-mail: janet.allen@ou.edu
Farrokh Mistree
L.A. Comp Chair and Professor
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
The Systems Realization Laboratory @ OU,
The University of Oklahoma,
Norman, OK 73019
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Design for Manufacturing Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received June 28, 2018; final manuscript received November 20, 2018; published online January 10, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Harrison M. Kim.
J. Mech. Des. Mar 2019, 141(3): 031702 (15 pages)
Published Online: January 10, 2019
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Received:
June 28, 2018
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November 20, 2018
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Guo, L., Zamanisabzi, H., Neeson, T. M., Allen, J. K., and Mistree, F. (January 10, 2019). "Managing Conflicting Water Resource Goals and Uncertainties in a Dam Network by Exploring the Solution Space." ASME. J. Mech. Des. March 2019; 141(3): 031702. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042211
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