Sensitivity Analysis

The Sensitivity Analysis allows you to define minimums and maximum levels for selected parameters to test the design limits in Sensitivity tab.

Click the Sensitivity node in the Explorer tree.

Figure 861: Sensitivity Combination

Run Factorial: Enable this control to calculate all permutations of the selected number of increments of each defined property range. Disable this control to prevent PMED from calculating all permutations of the selected number of increments of each defined property range.

Note:
Enabling the Run Factorial control will cause longer processing times.

Note:
Click Create Sensitivity before clicking this button.

Enabled: Enable this control to include the associated layer property in the sensitivity analysis. Disable this control to prevent PMED from including the associated layer property in the sensitivity analysis.
Property: This column displays the names of properties associated with a particular layer.
Layer: This column displays the names of the layers in the project.
Default: This column displays the default values of associated properties for particular layers.
Minimum: This column allows you to define the lower bound of the range for the property of a particular layer that you want to evaluate.
Maximum: This column allows you to define the upper bound of the range for the property of a particular layer that you want to evaluate.
# of Increments: This column allows you to define how often PMED will calculate sensitivity between the minimum and maximum range.

To run a sensitivity analysis:

Enable the Use control associated with a design property in a layer that you want to evaluate.
Define Minimum, Maximum, and # of Increments values for the design property.
Click Create Sensitivity and wait until the action is complete.
Click Run Sensitivity and wait until the action is complete.
Go from Designs from the Navigation Menu to the Completed Designs tab then open the report marked.