A sliding mode control (SMC) approach was used in a pneumatic force control servo-system with uncertainties and external disturbances in this paper. To reach exact force control in pneumatic force servo-system, the E/...
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A new method for arbitrary 3d-object reconstruction in unknown environment is proposed in this paper. The implicit surface is reconstructed based on radial basis functions network from range scattered data. For the pr...
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It is an essential step in model-based damage identification to accurately determine the parameters which localize and quantify damage from the measured changes of vibration characteristics. This task is formulated as...
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(纸本)0912053941
It is an essential step in model-based damage identification to accurately determine the parameters which localize and quantify damage from the measured changes of vibration characteristics. This task is formulated as an inverse problem and optimisation or regression methods are used. The resulting inverse problem is usually illposed and therefore requires regularization. Usually, the assumption is made that disturbances e.g. caused by measurement noise have a normal distribution. If this assumption is true a weighted Least Squares (LS) estimator yields the best unbiased estimation. If not, a second issue in solving the inverse problem arises which is the high sensitivity of least squares regression methods to statistical outliers or systematic errors in the residual data, for example caused by expansion errors or by linearization errors. Therefore robust regression methods in combination with regularization are applied to solve the inverse problem in order to get reliable and stable solutions for damage identification. The difference between the least squares method and robust regression is worked out. The methods are compared in different simulation studies, performed on the two-storey "Steelquake" structure, which was a benchmark structure of the European COST-F3-Action. Finally, the identification procedure is performed with measured data from the Steelquake-structure, which has been damaged by an artificial earthquake. The conclusion is that the robust regression shows more stable results.
This paper presents the hardware in the loop simulation of an Adaptive Headlight System for motor vehicles. The headlamp orientation control system rotates the right and left low beam headlights independently. It also...
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It is of high importance to avoid scratches in lapping process. A Grain Size Sensitivity (GSS) model is put forward in this paper. The GSS is a relative parameter which defines the relative change of the depth of cutt...
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It is of high importance to avoid scratches in lapping process. A Grain Size Sensitivity (GSS) model is put forward in this paper. The GSS is a relative parameter which defines the relative change of the depth of cutting, influenced by the change of the size of grain powders, by which it is possible to evaluate quantificationally the capability of lapping machines in avoiding scratches. It is useful for designing and using lapping machines. The simulating of lapping processes based on GSS model is carried out. The transferring of error is also discussed and a new structure of lapping plate with spring cells developed by the authors is introduced.
Switched controllers can often outperform traditional adaptive control. The paper starts with a brief overview of the development of the field of switched controllers. After that, it describes an original control arch...
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(纸本)9608457564
Switched controllers can often outperform traditional adaptive control. The paper starts with a brief overview of the development of the field of switched controllers. After that, it describes an original control architecture based on controller and estimator switching. This architecture uses state-feedback control with switched controllers to cope with controlled system dynamics changes. If conventional observer were used to estimate the unmeasurable state variables, the control performance would deteriorate because the estimation results could be corrupted by disturbances acting at various points of the controlled system. To overcome this problem, the proposed architecture includes also a bank of switched estimators. Each of these estimators is tuned for a specific input point of a disturbance. Switching logic is used to select the most suitable estimator that yields the most reliable estimate in any particular control situation. A considerable deal of attention is devoted to extensive testing of the proposed architecture using computer simulation. The testing results are promising.
The SHM methodology offers the possibility to assess the integrity of a structure without using visual inspections. This is of great advantage especially in areas where the accessibility of the structure is not given,...
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(纸本)0912053941
The SHM methodology offers the possibility to assess the integrity of a structure without using visual inspections. This is of great advantage especially in areas where the accessibility of the structure is not given, e.g. aero- and astronautics applications. In this paper the Stochastic Subspace based Fault Detection Method (SSFDM) and Ultrasonic Guided Waves are applied to detect and to localise damage. Piezo-electric sensors and actuators are used to measure the structural response and to excite the structure respectively. The input signal for the SSFDM is a band limited white noise signal, whereas the input signal for the Ultrasonic Waves is a narrow band Gaussianmodulated sinusoidal pulse. The SSFDM as a global vibration-based method should decide whether the structure is damaged or not while, in the case of damage, the ultrasonic waves should determine the damage position. This multi-scale combination of global and local approach improves the performance of the Structural Health Monitoring. Experiments are carried out on a stiffened aluminium plate and on a GFRP-plate. Damage scenarios such as artificially introduced cracks as well as delaminations are investigated and could be reliably detected even in an early state. Further investigations have been carried out on the simulation of wave propagation to find an appropriate sensor placement.
The grain size and its identity of abrasives are of high importance to obtain the damage-free and low roughness surfaces in traditional polishing processes. The undesirable scratches will appear on the surface of work...
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The grain size and its identity of abrasives are of high importance to obtain the damage-free and low roughness surfaces in traditional polishing processes. The undesirable scratches will appear on the surface of workpiece, if the grain size of abrasives is of high decentralization, or some abnormal larger grains or impurities are interfused in polishing process. And it is very difficult to polish curved surfaces. A new polishing technology, which is called as polishing with flotative abrasive balls, is put forward in this paper, in order to solve the problems mentioned above. Some primary experiments and theoretical analyses are carried out. It is found that the contact pressure between workpiece and abrasive grains may be easily controlled, as a result, the depth of cutting may also be easily controlled and it is not sensitive to the grain size of abrasives. The new technology may also be used in the polishing of curved surfaces.
To understand the mechanism involved in the lapping process of the silicon nitride balls, the wear mode is investigated in this paper. The abrasion tests were performed on a ball-plate wear test apparatus with differe...
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To understand the mechanism involved in the lapping process of the silicon nitride balls, the wear mode is investigated in this paper. The abrasion tests were performed on a ball-plate wear test apparatus with different loads (0-2N/ball) and slurry concentrations (5%wt-30%wt W20 B4C 3). The abraded surface is observed by optical telescope. A wear-mode map, which defines the regimes for two-body abrasion or three-body abrasion dominating in the micro-scale abrasion test, is plotted with two axes: load and concentration of abrasive. An empirical formula for the wear mode transition is adopted to calculate the transition point S*, which can then used to predict the wear mode in lapping process of silicon nitride ball.
A semi active suspension system for a light commercial vehicle, based on four shock absorbers with continuously adjustable damping characteristics is treated in this paper. Quarter car, half car and full car simulatio...
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