A MOST PROBABLE POINT BASED METHOD FOR UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS Xiaoping Du Dr. Wei Chen* Integrated Design Automation Laboratory (IDEAL) Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago *Corresponding Author Dr. Wei Chen Mechanical Engineering (M/C 251) 842 W. Taylor St. University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL 60607-7022 Phone: (312) 996-6072 Fax: (312) 413-044 e-mail: weichen1@uic.edu