Some theoretical background on non-smooth systems has been discussed in the previous chapter. Mechanical multibody systems form a special and important class of non-smooth systems, because they can be cast in an elega...
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(纸本)9783540769743
Some theoretical background on non-smooth systems has been discussed in the previous chapter. Mechanical multibody systems form a special and important class of non-smooth systems, because they can be cast in an elegant structured form. The special structure of mechanical systems is due to the fact that the dynamics is described by the Lagrangian formalism, which links dynamics to variational calculus. Moreover, contact forces are incorporated in the equation of motion by using the Lagrange multiplier theorem. But most importantly, contact forces are (mostly) derived from (pseudo-)potentials or dissipation functions. In this chapter we will discuss the mathematical formulation of Lagrangian mechanical systems with unilateral contact and friction modelled with setvalued force laws. It is important to note that (finite-dimensional) Lagrangian mechanical systems encompass rigid multibody systems as well as discretized continuous systems (e.g. through a Ritz approach or a nite-element discretization) with possible frictional unilateral contacts. First, we discuss how set-valued force laws can be derived from non-smooth potentials. Subsequently, we treat the contact laws for unilateral contact and various types of friction within the setting of non-smooth potential theory. This leads to a unified approach with which all set-valued forces can be formulated. Finally, we incorporate the set-valued forces as Lagrangian multipliers in the Newton-Euler equations. The notation in this chapter is kept as close as possible to the notation of Glocker [63].
In this chapter, we apply the stability results of Chapter 6 for measure differential inclusions to Lagrangian mechanical systems with set-valued force laws, which have been formulated in Chapter 5. The special struct...
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(纸本)9783540769743
In this chapter, we apply the stability results of Chapter 6 for measure differential inclusions to Lagrangian mechanical systems with set-valued force laws, which have been formulated in Chapter 5. The special structure of Lagrangian mechanical systems allows for a natural choice of the Lyapunov function, a systematic derivation of the proof for this large class of systems as well as a physical interpretation of the results. In the following, we study stability properties of equilibrium sets of the measure differential inclusion (5.96) M(q)du - h(q, u)dt = WN(q)dPN+WD(q) dPD ∀t, where dPN and dPd obey the set-valued constitutive laws (5.98). We assume existence of solutions of (5.96) for all admissible initial conditions. We denote an equilibrium position of (5.96) by q*. The generalised velocities u vanish at an equilibrium point as we assume all contacts to be scleronomic (i.e. the normal contact distances gN(q) as well as all relative velocities γD(q,u) do not explicitly depend on time). With Ε we denote an equilibrium set of the measure differential inclusion in first-order form, while Εq is reserved for the union of equilibrium positions q*, i.e. Ε = {(q,u) ∈ n × n q ∈ Εq, u = 0}.
There is no doubt that the move towards the development of cost-effective quality products in a highly competitive market has shaped engineering practices and processes in the production of components. The constituent...
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There is no doubt that the move towards the development of cost-effective quality products in a highly competitive market has shaped engineering practices and processes in the production of components. The constituents as well as the processing of materials have now become an integral part of the design process where the required mechanical properties have to be optimized for a given application and at minimal cost not only to the economy but also to the environment. In the case of steel-making companies, very high standards of surface quality and tighter specifications on hot-rolled strips are constantly being set which, more often than not, result in stringent demands being imposed on the specified metallurgical properties. The quality of the strip product may vary depending on how the strip is processed when it passes through the hot strip mill. It is, therefore, important to develop thermomechanical process models which will allow one to predict the evolution of microstructure and the mechanical properties of the strip during the course of fabrication. The acid test, of course, rests with the ability to reverse-engineer (invert) such models in order to control (optimize) the microstructure, and one might argue the ensuing mechanical properties of the material, via the chemistry, the temperature profiles, and the mill schedule. The research activities associated with the Institute for Microstructural and Mechanical processengineering: The University of Sheffield (IMMPETUS) which was founded in 1997 lead to truly integrated interdisciplinary research across the disciplines of systems, mechanical, and metallurgical engineering. The article focuses on the integration of systemsengineering paradigms for intelligent modeling and optimization of the mechanical properties of materials, in particular steel, to achieve right-first-time production, a challenge for academia in general, and in particular for IMMPETUS.
Experimental investigations were carried out aiming at the reduction of the total aerodynamic drag of a generic car model by means of active flow control. Considering the complexity of the near wake of the car model t...
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Experimental investigations were carried out aiming at the reduction of the total aerodynamic drag of a generic car model by means of active flow control. Considering the complexity of the near wake of the car model the actuation system consists of steady blowing to influence streamwise vortices, while periodic perturbations were used to control shear layer vortices. This study describes a successful approach for active drag reduction of a generic car model using these different types of actuation simultaneously. A slope-seeking controller is used to And the optimal forcing parameters in order to reduce the overall drag.
In this paper, a systematic multi-objective fuzzy modeling approach is proposed, which can be regarded as a three-stage modeling procedure. In the first stage, an evolutionary based clustering algorithm is developed t...
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(纸本)9781424425129
In this paper, a systematic multi-objective fuzzy modeling approach is proposed, which can be regarded as a three-stage modeling procedure. In the first stage, an evolutionary based clustering algorithm is developed to extract an initial fuzzy rule base from the data. Based on this model, a back-propagation algorithm with momentum terms is used to refine the initial fuzzy model. The refined model is then used to seed the initial population of an immune inspired multi-objective optimization algorithm in the third stage to obtain a set of fuzzy models with improved transparency. To tackle the problem of simultaneously optimizing the structure and parameters, a variable length coding scheme is adopted to improve the efficiency of the search. The proposed modeling approach is applied to a real data set from the steel industry. Results show that the proposed approach is capable of eliciting not only accurate but also transparent fuzzy models.
Two helium refrigerators, each rated for 3.5KW at 20K, are used at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Building No. 32 to provide cryogenic-pumping within two large thermal-vacuum chambers. These refrigerators we...
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(纸本)9781622769483
Two helium refrigerators, each rated for 3.5KW at 20K, are used at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Building No. 32 to provide cryogenic-pumping within two large thermal-vacuum chambers. These refrigerators were originally commissioned in 1996. Equipment refurbishment and upgrades to the controls of these refrigerators were recently completed. This paper describes some of the mechanical and control issues that necessitated the equipment refurbishment and controls change-over. It will describe the modifications and the new processcontrol which allows the refrigerators to take advantage of the Ganni Cycle "floating pressure" control technology. The upgrades - the controls philosophy change-over to the floating pressure control technology and the newly refurbished equipment - have greatly improved the performance, stability, and efficiency of these two refrigerators. The upgrades have also given the operators more information and details about the operational status of the main components (compressors, expanders etc.) of the refrigerators at all operating conditions (i.e. at various loads in the vacuum chambers). Capabilities, configuration, and performance of the systems, pre and post upgrading are presented.
In this paper a systematic modelling approach is presented, involving two algorithmic procedures: a) a data pre-processing algorithm using granular computing and statistics and b) a granular neural-fuzzy ensemble netw...
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(纸本)9781424425129
In this paper a systematic modelling approach is presented, involving two algorithmic procedures: a) a data pre-processing algorithm using granular computing and statistics and b) a granular neural-fuzzy ensemble network consisting of multiple granularity models. Both algorithmic procedures aim to reduce the data and modelling scatter often found in real industrial data. The study focuses on predicting the mechanical property of heat treated steel, in particular Charpy Toughness. This mechanical property yields high data scatter caused by unknown underlying fractural dynamics. The proposed methodology is shown to successfully model the process under investigation using a real industrial data set.
A control technique based on Reinforcement Learning is proposed for controlling thermal sterilization of canned food. Without using an a-priori mathematical model of the process, the proposed Model-Free Learning Contr...
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A control technique based on Reinforcement Learning is proposed for controlling thermal sterilization of canned food. Without using an a-priori mathematical model of the process, the proposed Model-Free Learning controller (MFLC) aims to follow a temperature profile during two stages of the process: first heating by manipulating the saturated steam valve and then cooling by opening the water valve) by learning. From the defined state-action space, the MFLC agent learns the environment interacting with the process batch to batch and then using a tabular state-action mapping. The results show the advantages of the proposed technique for this kind of processes.
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