scholarly journals Modeling and Optimal Design for a High Stability 2D Optoelectronic Angle Sensor

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng ◽  
Liu ◽  
Xu ◽  
Li ◽  
Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Precision Measurement ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Angle Sensor ◽  
Structural Deformations ◽  
Optimal Design Method ◽  
The Stability

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.

An Optimal Design Method for Reducing Brake Squeal in Disc Brake Systems

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Matsushima ◽  
Shinji Nishiwaki ◽  
Shintarou Yamasaki ◽  
Kazuhiro Izui ◽  
Masataka Yoshimura
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Disc Brake ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Brake Squeal ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Optimal Design Method

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.

Comparative Study for the Design of Optimal Composite Pressure Vessels

2010 ◽  
Vol 442 ◽  
pp. 381-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Butt ◽  
Syed Waheed-ul-Haq
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Filament Winding ◽  
Stress Profile ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Optimal Design Method ◽  
Internal Volume ◽  
Composite Pressure Vessels

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.

scholarly journals Development of Optimal Design Method for Steel Double-Beam Floor System Considering Rotational Constraints

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3266
Author(s):  
Insub Choi ◽  
Dongwon Kim ◽  
Junhee Kim
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
High Gravity ◽  
Double Beam ◽  
Iterative Analysis ◽  
Floor Systems ◽  
Optimal Design Method ◽  
Floor System

Under high gravity loads, steel double-beam floor systems need to be reinforced by beam-end concrete panels to reduce the material quantity since rotational constraints from the concrete panel can decrease the moment demand by inducing a negative moment at the ends of the beams. However, the optimal design process for the material quantity of steel beams requires a time-consuming iterative analysis for the entire floor system while especially keeping in consideration the rotational constraints in composite connections between the concrete panel and steel beams. This study aimed to develop an optimal design method with the LM (Length-Moment) index for the steel double-beam floor system to minimize material quantity without the iterative design process. The LM index is an indicator that can select a minimum cross-section of the steel beams in consideration of the flexural strength by lateral-torsional buckling. To verify the proposed design method, the material quantities between the proposed and code-based design methods were compared at various gravity loads. The proposed design method successfully optimized the material quantity of the steel double-beam floor systems without the iterative analysis by simply choosing the LM index of the steel beams that can minimize objective function while satisfying the safety-related constraint conditions. In particular, under the high gravity loads, the proposed design method was superb at providing a quantity-optimized design option. Thus, the proposed optimal design method can be an alternative for designing the steel double-beam floor system.

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