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Original Articles

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN DESIGN MODEL

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Pages 273-299 | Received 09 Sep 1996, Accepted 03 Feb 1997, Published online: 27 Apr 2007

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