Optimal design method by using the boundary element analysis for plural permanent magnets

1992 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 1597-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Enokizono ◽  
T. Todaka ◽  
M. Nakamura
Author(s):  
Toru Matsushima ◽  
Shinji Nishiwaki ◽  
Shintarou Yamasaki ◽  
Kazuhiro Izui ◽  
Masataka Yoshimura

Minimizing brake squeal is one of the most important issues in the development of high performance braking systems. Recent advances in numerical analysis, such as finite element analysis, have enabled sophisticated analysis of brake squeal phenomena, but current design methods based on such numerical analyses still fall short in terms of providing concrete performance measures for minimizing brake squeal in high performance design drafts at the conceptual design phase. This paper proposes an optimal design method for disc brake systems that specifically aims to reduce brake squeal by appropriately modifying the shapes of the brake system components. First, the relationships between the occurrence of brake squeal and the geometry and characteristics of various components is clarified, using a simplified analysis model. Next, a new design performance measure is proposed for evaluating brake squeal performance and an optimization problem is then formulated using this performance measure as an objective function. The optimization problem is solved using Genetic Algorithms. Finally, a design example is presented to examine the features of the optimal solutions and confirm that the proposed method can yield useful design information for the development of high performance braking systems that minimize brake squeal.


Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng ◽  
Liu ◽  
Xu ◽  
Li ◽  
Fan ◽  
...  

The structural deformations caused by environmental changes in temperature, vibration, and other factors are harmful to the stability of high precision measurement equipment. The stability and optimal design method of a 2D optoelectronic angle sensor have been investigated in this study. The drift caused by structural deformations of the angle sensor has been studied and a drift error model has been achieved. Key components sensitive to thermal and vibrational effects were identified by error sensitivity analysis and simulation. The mounts of key components were analyzed using finite element analysis software and optimized based on the concept of symmetric structures. Stability experiments for the original and optimized angle sensors have been carried out for contrast. As a result, the stability of the optimized angle sensor has been improved by more than 63%. It is verified that the modeling and optimal design method is effective and low-cost, which can also be applied to improve the stability of other sensors with much more complex principles and structures.


2014 ◽  
Vol 792 ◽  
pp. 221-226
Author(s):  
Masaru Oka ◽  
Takashi Todaka ◽  
Masato Enokizono

This paper presents three-dimensional boundary element analysis for coupled magnetic field and moving problem. The method is applied to improve transmission characteristics of a magnetic gear and the usefulness is demonstrated. The gear has two movers consisting of permanent magnets and they rotate with different velocity. The double gap moving problem is very time consuming, because the mesh has to be regenerated at each time step or prepared many patterns previously. The use of the boundary element method is suitable for this problem, because meshes are required around only surfaces of considering objects and the objects can be rotated any angle according to the moving simulation. In this paper, the technique to reduce unknown variables in the boundary element equations utilizing symmetrical construction is proposed.


2010 ◽  
Vol 442 ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Butt ◽  
Syed Waheed-ul-Haq

Composite pressure vessels require special design attention to the dome region because of the varying wind angles generated using the filament winding process. Geometric variations in the dome region cause the fiber to change angels and thickness and hence offer difficulty to acquire a constant stress profile (isotensoid). Therefore a dome contour which allows an isotensoid behavior is the required structure. Two design methods to generate dome profiles for similar dome openings were investigated namely Netting Analysis and Optimal Design method. Both methods assume that loads are carried by the fiber alone (monotropic) ignoring the complete composite behavior. Former method produced a lower dome internal volume and a higher fiber thickness as compared to the later optimal design method when studied against different normalized dome opening radiuses. The optimal dome contour was studied in ANSYS with a trial design. The dome was considered to have transversely isotropic property with a dome contour based on monotropic model. While investigating the dome with non linear large displacement finite element analysis, the dome still exhibited isotensoid behavior with transverse isotropic material assignment. Elliptic integrals were used to generate the optimal dome contours and hence elliptic dome contours were formed which were isotensoid in nature with complete composite representation.


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