200 research outputs found
Advanced Fault Diagnosis and Health Monitoring Techniques for Complex Engineering Systems
Over the last few decades, the field of fault diagnostics and structural health management has been experiencing rapid developments. The reliability, availability, and safety of engineering systems can be significantly improved by implementing multifaceted strategies of in situ diagnostics and prognostics. With the development of intelligence algorithms, smart sensors, and advanced data collection and modeling techniques, this challenging research area has been receiving ever-increasing attention in both fundamental research and engineering applications. This has been strongly supported by the extensive applications ranging from aerospace, automotive, transport, manufacturing, and processing industries to defense and infrastructure industries
Bibliography of NASA published reports on general aviation, 1975 to 1981
This bibliography lists 478 documents which relate to all heavier-than-air fixed wing aircraft exclusive of military types and those used for commercial air transport. An exception is the inclusion of commuter transport aircraft types within the general aviation category. NASA publications included in this bibliography are: conference publications (CP), reference publications (RP), technical memorandums (TM, TMX), technical notes (TN), technical papers (TP), and contractor reports (CR). In addition, papers and articles on NASA general aviation programs published by technical societies (AIAA, SAE, etc.) are included, as well as those listed in NASA's Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR) Journal. Author and subject indexes are also provided to facilitate use of the bibliography
Emerging Trends in Mechatronics
Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary branch of engineering combining mechanical, electrical and electronics, control and automation, and computer engineering fields. The main research task of mechatronics is design, control, and optimization of advanced devices, products, and hybrid systems utilizing the concepts found in all these fields. The purpose of this special issue is to help better understand how mechatronics will impact on the practice and research of developing advanced techniques to model, control, and optimize complex systems. The special issue presents recent advances in mechatronics and related technologies. The selected topics give an overview of the state of the art and present new research results and prospects for the future development of the interdisciplinary field of mechatronic systems
Design and validation of a methodology for wind energy structures health monitoring
L’objectiu de la Monitorització de la salut estructural (SHM) és la verificació de l’estat o la salut de les
estructures per tal de garantir el seu correcte funcionament i estalviar en el cost de manteniment. El sistema
SHM combina una xarxa de sensors connectada a l’estructura amb monitoratge continu i algoritmes
específics. Es deriven diferents beneficis de l’aplicació de SHM, on trobem: coneixement sobre el comportament
de l’estructura sota diferents operacions i diferents càrregues ambientals , el coneixement de l’estat
actual per tal de verificar la integritat de l’estructura i determinar si una estructura pot funcionar correctament
o si necessita manteniment o substitució i, per tant, reduint els costos de manteniment.
El paradigma de la detecció de danys es pot abordar com un problema de reconeixement de patrons (comparació
entre les dades recollides de l’estructura sense danys i l’estructura actual, per tal de determinar si hi
ha algun canvi) . Hi ha moltes tècniques que poden gestionar el problema. En aquest treball s’utilitzen les
dades dels acceleròmetres per desenvolupar aproximacions estadístiques utilitzant dades en temps per a la
detecció dels danys en les estructures. La metodologia s’ha dissenyat per a una turbina eòlica off - shore i
només s’utilitzen les dades de sortida per detectar els danys. L’excitació de la turbina de vent és induïda pel
vent o per les ones del mar.
La detecció de danys no és només la comparació de les dades. S’ha dissenyat una metodologia completa
per a la detecció de danys en aquest treball. Gestiona dades estructurals, selecciona les dades adequades
per detectar danys, i després de tenir en compte les condicions ambientals i operacionals (EOC) en el qual
l’estructura està treballant, es detecta el dany mitjançant el reconeixement de patrons.
Quan es parla del paradigma de la detecció de danys sempre s’ha de tenir en compte si els sensors estan
funcionant correctament. Per això és molt important comptar amb una metodologia que comprova si els
sensors estan sans. En aquest treball s’ha aplicat un mètode per detectar els sensors danyats i s’ha insertat
en la metodologia de detecció de danys.The objective of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the verification of the state or the health of the
structures in order to ensure their proper performance and save on maintenance costs. The SHM system
combines a sensor network attached to the structure with continuous monitoring and specific, proprietary
algorithms. Different benefits are derived from the implementation of SHM, some of them are: knowledge
about the behavior of the structure under different loads and different environmental changes, knowledge of
the current state in order to verify the integrity of the structure and determine whether a structure can work
properly or whether it needs to be maintained or replaced and, therefore, reduce maintenance costs.
The paradigm of damage detection can be tackled as a pattern recognition problem (comparison between
the data collected from the structure without damages and the current structure in order to determine if there
are any changes). There are lots of techniques that can handle the problem. In this work, accelerometer
data is used to develop statistical data driven approaches for the detection of damages in structures. As the
methodology is designed for wind turbines, only the output data is used to detect damage; the excitation of
the wind turbine is provided by the wind itself or by the sea waves, being those unknown and unpredictable.
The damage detection strategy is not only based on the comparison of many data. A complete methodology
for damage detection based on pattern recognition has been designed for this work. It handles structural
data, selects the proper data for detecting damage and besides, considers the Environmental and Operational
Conditions (EOC) in which the structure is operating.
The damage detection methodology should always be accessed only if there is a way to probe that the sensors
are correctly working. For this reason, it is very important to have a methodology that checks whether the
sensors are healthy. In this work a method to detect the damaged sensors has been also implemented and
embedded into the damage detection methodology.El objetivo de la Monitorización de la salud estructural (SHM) es la verificación del estado o la salud de
las estructuras con el fin de garantizar su correcto funcionamiento y ahorrar en el costo de mantenimiento.
El sistema SHM combina una red de sensores conectada a la estructura con monitorización continua y
algoritmos específicos. Se derivan diferentes beneficios de la aplicación de SHM, donde encontramos:
conocimiento sobre el comportamiento de la estructura bajo diferentes operaciones y diferentes cargas ambientales,
el conocimiento del estado actual con el fin de verificar la integridad de la estructura y determinar
si una estructura puede funcionar correctamente o si necesita mantenimiento o sustitución y, por lo tanto,
reduciendo los costes de mantenimiento.
El paradigma de la detección de daños se puede abordar como un problema de reconocimiento de patrones
(comparación entre los datos recogidos de la estructura sin daños y la estructura actual, con el fin de determinar
si hay algún cambio). Hay muchas técnicas que pueden manejar el problema. En este trabajo
se utilizan los datos de los acelerómetros para desarrollar aproximaciones estadísticas utilizando datos en
tiempo para la detección de los daños en las estructuras. La metodología se ha diseñado para una turbina
eólica off-shore y sólo se utilizan los datos de salida para detectar los daños. La excitación de la turbina de
viento es inducida por el viento o por las olas del mar.
La detección de daños no es sólo la comparación de los datos. Se ha diseñado una metodología completa
para la detección de daños en este trabajo. Gestiona datos estructurales, selecciona los datos adecuados para
detectar daños, y después de tener en cuenta las condiciones ambientales y operacionales (EOC) en el que
la estructura está trabajando, se detecta el daño mediante el reconocimiento de patrones.
Cuando se habla del paradigma de la detección de daños siempre se debe tener en cuenta si los sensores
están funcionando correctamente. Por eso es muy importante contar con una metodología que comprueba
si los sensores están sanos. En este trabajo se ha aplicado un método para detectar los sensores dañados y
se ha metido en la metodología de detección de dañosPostprint (published version
Proceedings of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2015
This volume contains the full papers accepted for presentation at the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics 2015 held in the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, on June 29 - July 2, 2015. The ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multibody Dynamics is an international meeting held once every two years in a European country. Continuing the very successful series of past conferences that have been organized in Lisbon (2003), Madrid (2005), Milan (2007), Warsaw (2009), Brussels (2011) and Zagreb (2013); this edition will once again serve as a meeting point for the international researchers, scientists and experts from academia, research laboratories and industry working in the area of multibody dynamics. Applications are related to many fields of contemporary engineering, such as vehicle and railway systems, aeronautical and space vehicles, robotic manipulators, mechatronic and autonomous systems, smart structures, biomechanical systems and nanotechnologies. The topics of the conference include, but are not restricted to: ● Formulations and Numerical Methods ● Efficient Methods and Real-Time Applications ● Flexible Multibody Dynamics ● Contact Dynamics and Constraints ● Multiphysics and Coupled Problems ● Control and Optimization ● Software Development and Computer Technology ● Aerospace and Maritime Applications ● Biomechanics ● Railroad Vehicle Dynamics ● Road Vehicle Dynamics ● Robotics ● Benchmark ProblemsPostprint (published version
International Workshop on MicroFactories (IWMF 2012): 17th-20th June 2012 Tampere Hall Tampere, Finland
This Workshop provides a forum for researchers and practitioners in industry working on the diverse issues of micro and desktop factories, as well as technologies and processes applicable for micro and desktop factories. Micro and desktop factories decrease the need of factory floor space, and reduce energy consumption and improve material and resource utilization thus strongly supporting the new sustainable manufacturing paradigm. They can be seen also as a proper solution to point-of-need manufacturing of customized and personalized products near the point of need
Controle de um sistema dinâmico rotativo utilizando mancais com atuadores LMF
Most rotating machines, especially those mounted on flexible shafts and bearings when it’s accelerating, tend to pass through critical speeds, which are speeds that can cause structural resonance in the system. Thus, there is a constant concern for seeking effective methods to reduce the effect of vibration when passing through such speeds. Currently there are many applications of "smart materials" as actuators in dynamical systems, in order to reduce vibrations in a frequency range next to the resonance zone. In this direction the use of actuators composed by shape memory alloys (SMA) assists in active control structures, due the capacity of stiffness variation with change of the temperature. This thesis presents a shaft-rotor system design with active bearing, using SMA springs and temperature control system based on fuzzy logic, to reduce the vibration amplitudes when passing through critical speeds. This reduction occurred from the system stiffness change (active support bearing), obtained by changing the temperature of the SMA springs. The theoretical and experimental results showed the system functionality, being achieved reductions of up to 61.5% in the peak amplitudes and 57.3% in terms of RMS signal during the passage through resonance zone.Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPqA maioria das máquinas rotativas, sobretudo aquelas montadas sobre eixos e mancais flexíveis, quando de seu início de funcionamento, tendem a passar por velocidades ditas críticas, ou seja, velocidades que podem levar o sistema a entrar em ressonância estrutural. Assim, existe uma preocupação constante pela busca de métodos eficazes de atenuar o efeito da vibração quando da passagem por tais velocidades. Atualmente vêm-se estudando aplicações de “materiais inteligentes” como atuadores em sistemas dinâmicos, com o propósito de reduzir as vibrações numa faixa de frequência relacionada à região de ressonância. Nesta direção está o uso de atuadores compostos por ligas com memória de forma (LMF), que auxiliam no controle ativo de estruturas, devido à sua capacidade de variação de rigidez em função da mudança de temperatura. Apresenta-se, nesta tese, uma concepção de sistema eixo-rotor com mancal ativo, fazendo uso de molas LMF e sistema de controle de temperatura baseado na lógica fuzzy, visando reduzir as amplitudes de vibração quando da passagem por velocidades críticas. Tal redução ocorreu a partir da mudança de rigidez do sistema (mancal de suporte ativo), obtido pela mudança da temperatura das molas. Os resultados teóricos e experimentais do funcionamento do sistema mostraram a sua funcionalidade, sendo obtidas reduções de até 61,5% nas amplitudes de pico e de 57,3% em termos de RMS do sinal, durante a passagem pelas regiões de ressonância
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