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Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering >> 2020, Volume 15, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11465-019-0578-2

Multidisciplinary co-design optimization of structural and control parameters for bucket wheel reclaimer

School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

Accepted: 2020-03-11 Available online: 2020-03-11

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Abstract

Bucket wheel reclaimer (BWR) is an extremely complex engineering machine that involves multiple disciplines, such as structure, dynamics, and electromechanics. The conventional design strategy, namely, sequential strategy, is structural design followed by control optimization. However, the global optimal solution is difficult to achieve because of the discoordination of structural and control parameters. The co-design strategy is explored to address the aforementioned problem by combining the structural and control system design based on simultaneous dynamic optimization approach. The radial basis function model is applied for the planning of the rotation speed considering the relationships of subsystems to minimize the energy consumption per volume. Co-design strategy is implemented to resolve the optimization problem, and numerical results are compared with those of sequential strategy. The dynamic response of the BWR is also analyzed with different optimization strategies to evaluate the advantages of the strategies. Results indicate that co-design strategy not only can reduce the energy consumption of the BWR but also can achieve a smaller vibration amplitude than the sequential strategy.

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