To solve the problem of inaccurate angle adjustment in the self-assembly process, a new homogenous hybrid modular self-reconfigurable robot-Xmobot is designed. Each module has four rotary joints and a self-turning mec...To solve the problem of inaccurate angle adjustment in the self-assembly process, a new homogenous hybrid modular self-reconfigurable robot-Xmobot is designed. Each module has four rotary joints and a self-turning mechanism. With the proposed self-turning mechanism, the angle adjusting accuracy of the module is increased to 2°, and the relative position adjusting efficiency of the module in the self-assembly process is also improved. The measured maximum moving distance of the proposed module in a gait cycle is 11.0 cm. Aiming at the multiple degree of freedom （MDOF） feature of the proposed module, a motion controller based on the central pattern generator （CPG） is proposed. The control of five joints of the module only requires two CPG oscillators. The CPG-based motion controller has three basic output modes, i. e. the oscillation, the rotation, and the fixed modes. The serpentine and the wheeled movements of the H-shaped robot are simulated, respectively. The results show that the average velocities of the two movements are 15. 2 and 20. 1 m/min, respectively. The proposed CPG-based motion controller is evaluated to be effective.展开更多
Based on the character of the modular self-reconfigurable （MSR） robot, a novel homogeneous and lattice MSR robot, M-Cubes, was designed. Each module unit of the robot has 12 freedoms and is composed of six rotary jo...Based on the character of the modular self-reconfigurable （MSR） robot, a novel homogeneous and lattice MSR robot, M-Cubes, was designed. Each module unit of the robot has 12 freedoms and is composed of six rotary joints and one cubic link. An attached/detached mechanism was designed on the rotary joints. A novel space transmitting system was placed on the inner portion of the cubic link. A motor separately transmitted torque to the six joints which were distributed equally on six surfaces of the cubic link. The example of a basic motion for the module was demonstrated. The result shows that the robot is concise and compact in structure, highly efficient in transmission, credible in connecting, and simple in controlling. At the same time, a simulator is developed to graphically design the system configuration, the reconfiguration process and the motion of cluster modules. The character of local action for the cellular automata （CA） is utilized. Each module is simplified as a cell. The transition rules of the CA are developed to combine with the genetic algorithm （GA） and applied to each module to accomplish distributed control. Simulation proves that the method is effective and feasible.展开更多
A new hydraulic system of a novel automatic transmission (AT) was designed. The dimension and structure of valves and cylinders were designed by theoretical calculation. The dynamic simulation model of hydraulic syste...A new hydraulic system of a novel automatic transmission (AT) was designed. The dimension and structure of valves and cylinders were designed by theoretical calculation. The dynamic simulation model of hydraulic system of AT was established by ITI-SimulationX. Simulation results and theoretical design results were compared to confirm the simulation model. Based on the confirmed simulation model, the simulation results of pressure and flow of the hydraulic system were analyzed. The dynamic simulation method is very helpful for designing and analyzing the performance of hydraulic system and further optimization design. The theoretical design method and dynamic simulation model are feasible for the real industrial applications. The research results can be used in hydraulic system design and optimization.展开更多
In order to validate the simulation model and develop heave compensation control strategy,heave compensation model tests were performed.The model test installation includes themining ship motion simulator,the heave co...In order to validate the simulation model and develop heave compensation control strategy,heave compensation model tests were performed.The model test installation includes themining ship motion simulator,the heave compensation system,the lifting pipe simulator,the buffer simulator and the water pool.The tests ofmining ship motion simulator show that it is able to perform under the predetermined attitude path smoothly and can meet the requirements of themining ship motions.The heave compensation effect is more than 60% under random wave and the goal is set to be 50%.The model test results indicate that this heave compensation system is effective and feasible.展开更多
The design, manufacture and deployment of embedded systems become increasingly complex and multidisciplinary process. Before the steps of manufacturing and deployment, a simulation and validation phase is necessary. I...The design, manufacture and deployment of embedded systems become increasingly complex and multidisciplinary process. Before the steps of manufacturing and deployment, a simulation and validation phase is necessary. In this paper, a WSN （wireless sensors network） emulator, implemented on a FPGA, is described by： describing some models as examples, how multiple simulations can be done when the device was configured and programmed once, and how results from the behavioral emulator can be extracted. The diversity of applications and the typically scarce node resources set very tight constraints to WSN. It is not possible to fulfill all requirements with a general purpose WSN, for which reason the rapid development of application specific WSNs is preferred. A new emulator for the design, simulation, and evaluation of WSNs, implemented on a very dense FPGA （field programmable gate arrays）, is presented, exploring the parallelism and his resources to do a very rapid simulation ofa WSN for long periods, and without overloading memory by the intermediate data.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to design a neuron adaptive PID controller based on the theory of intelligent control of the extens- ive research on the characteristics of neuronss, neurons and PID controller. Artificial...The purpose of this paper is to design a neuron adaptive PID controller based on the theory of intelligent control of the extens- ive research on the characteristics of neuronss, neurons and PID controller. Artificial neurons have the adaptive, parallel processing, selflearning learning, and mare fault-tolerant characteristics. When the artificial neurons are used to control the process, the syste^n will enabled to en-sure that the accused has strong anti-interference capability and ro. bustness.展开更多
The present study demonstrates the potential of the simulation based on-line synthesis, design and optimization strategy for pressure swing adsorption （PSA） processes developed in our earlier study by implementing o...The present study demonstrates the potential of the simulation based on-line synthesis, design and optimization strategy for pressure swing adsorption （PSA） processes developed in our earlier study by implementing on an actual two-bed unit. The unit is very flexible and allows process synthesis from the PSA cycle configuration point of view. The model parameters are regressed and updated using live experimental data. The on-line monitoring and controlling of the operating parameters and operating configurations are done by multi-loop processor programmable logic controller. Separation of air into nitrogen free oxygen as raffinate stream and enriched nitrogen as extract stream using 5A zeolite as adsorbent has been chosen as a specific system for implementing the strategy. The philosophy of the typical optimization and process synthesis exercise implemented on the unit is described. The results show the successful implementation of the developed strategy on the two-bed O2-PSA unit and the application of this general approach to commercial PSA processes.展开更多
A suitable inductor modeling for power electronic DC-DC converters is presented in this paper. It is developed with the aim of improving inductor losses estimation achievable by averaged models, which inherently negle...A suitable inductor modeling for power electronic DC-DC converters is presented in this paper. It is developed with the aim of improving inductor losses estimation achievable by averaged models, which inherently neglect inductor current ripple. In order to account for its contribution to the overall inductor losses, an appropriate parallel resistance is thus enclosed into the inductor model, whose value should be chosen in accordance with the DC-DC converter operating conditions. This allows the development of improved averaged models of DC-DC converters, especially in terms of power losses estimation. The effectiveness of the proposed modeling approach has been validated through a simulation study, which refers to the case of a boost DC-DC converter and is performed by means of a suitable circuit simulator designed for rapid modelling of switching power systems （SIMetrix/SIMPLIS）.展开更多
A novel superimposed photodetector （PD） is put forward. The photodetector can obtain a couple Of differential photocur- rent signals from one input optical signal. The light injection efficiency and the vertical wor...A novel superimposed photodetector （PD） is put forward. The photodetector can obtain a couple Of differential photocur- rent signals from one input optical signal. The light injection efficiency and the vertical work distance of this new.photode- tector are much higher than those of the others. The superimposed photodetctor is designed based on the standard 0.18 p.m CMOS process. The responsivity, bandwidth and transient response of the photodetector are simulated by a commercial simulation software of ATLAS. The responsivities of two obtained photocurrent signals are 0.035 A/W and 0.034 A/W, while the bandwidths are 3.8 GHz and 5.2 GHz, respectively. A full differential optical receiver which uses the superim- posed photodetector as input is simulated. The frequency response and 4 Gbit/s eye diagram of the optical receiver are also obtained. The results show that the two output signals can be used as the differential signal.展开更多
Solar thermal propulsion system includes solar thermal propulsion and nuclear thermal propulsion, and it is a significant issue to improve the heat transfer efficiency of the solar thermal thruster. This paper propose...Solar thermal propulsion system includes solar thermal propulsion and nuclear thermal propulsion, and it is a significant issue to improve the heat transfer efficiency of the solar thermal thruster. This paper proposes a platelet configuration to be used in the heat exchanger core, which is the most important component of solar thermal system. The platelet passage can enhance the heat transfer between the propellant and the hot core heated by the concentrated sunlight. Based on fluid-solid coupled heat transfer, the paper utilized the platelet heat transfer characteristic to simulate the heat transfer and flow field of the platelet passage. A coupled system includes the coupled flow and heat transfer between the fluid region and solid region. The simulation result shows that the propellant can be heated to the design temperature of 2300K in platelet passage of the thermal propulsion system, and the fluid-solid coupled method can solve the heat transfer in the platelet structure more precisely.展开更多
A kind of functional graphene thin film metamaterial on a metal-plane separated by a thick dielectric layer is designed for terahertz(THz) absorbers.We investigate the properties of the graphene metamaterial with diff...A kind of functional graphene thin film metamaterial on a metal-plane separated by a thick dielectric layer is designed for terahertz(THz) absorbers.We investigate the properties of the graphene metamaterial with different interlayers in the 0–3 THz range.The simulation results show that the absorption rate reaches up to 99.9% at the frequency of 1.917 THz.Changing the period to 80 μm×18 μm can get a narrow-band high quality factor(Q) absorber.We present a novel theoretical interpretation based on the standing wave field theory,which shows that the coherent superposition of incident and reflection rays produces standing waves,and the field energy is localized inside the thick spacers and dissipates through the metal-planes.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61375076)Research&Innovation Program for Graduate Student in Universities of Jiangsu Province(No.CXLX13-085)the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University(No.YBJJ1350)
文摘To solve the problem of inaccurate angle adjustment in the self-assembly process, a new homogenous hybrid modular self-reconfigurable robot-Xmobot is designed. Each module has four rotary joints and a self-turning mechanism. With the proposed self-turning mechanism, the angle adjusting accuracy of the module is increased to 2°, and the relative position adjusting efficiency of the module in the self-assembly process is also improved. The measured maximum moving distance of the proposed module in a gait cycle is 11.0 cm. Aiming at the multiple degree of freedom （MDOF） feature of the proposed module, a motion controller based on the central pattern generator （CPG） is proposed. The control of five joints of the module only requires two CPG oscillators. The CPG-based motion controller has three basic output modes, i. e. the oscillation, the rotation, and the fixed modes. The serpentine and the wheeled movements of the H-shaped robot are simulated, respectively. The results show that the average velocities of the two movements are 15. 2 and 20. 1 m/min, respectively. The proposed CPG-based motion controller is evaluated to be effective.
文摘Based on the character of the modular self-reconfigurable （MSR） robot, a novel homogeneous and lattice MSR robot, M-Cubes, was designed. Each module unit of the robot has 12 freedoms and is composed of six rotary joints and one cubic link. An attached/detached mechanism was designed on the rotary joints. A novel space transmitting system was placed on the inner portion of the cubic link. A motor separately transmitted torque to the six joints which were distributed equally on six surfaces of the cubic link. The example of a basic motion for the module was demonstrated. The result shows that the robot is concise and compact in structure, highly efficient in transmission, credible in connecting, and simple in controlling. At the same time, a simulator is developed to graphically design the system configuration, the reconfiguration process and the motion of cluster modules. The character of local action for the cellular automata （CA） is utilized. Each module is simplified as a cell. The transition rules of the CA are developed to combine with the genetic algorithm （GA） and applied to each module to accomplish distributed control. Simulation proves that the method is effective and feasible.
基金Project(911901204) supported by Youth Innovation Foundation of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
文摘A new hydraulic system of a novel automatic transmission (AT) was designed. The dimension and structure of valves and cylinders were designed by theoretical calculation. The dynamic simulation model of hydraulic system of AT was established by ITI-SimulationX. Simulation results and theoretical design results were compared to confirm the simulation model. Based on the confirmed simulation model, the simulation results of pressure and flow of the hydraulic system were analyzed. The dynamic simulation method is very helpful for designing and analyzing the performance of hydraulic system and further optimization design. The theoretical design method and dynamic simulation model are feasible for the real industrial applications. The research results can be used in hydraulic system design and optimization.
基金Project(50675226) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Project(DYXM-115-04-02-01) supported by the Eleventh Five-Year Plan of China
文摘In order to validate the simulation model and develop heave compensation control strategy,heave compensation model tests were performed.The model test installation includes themining ship motion simulator,the heave compensation system,the lifting pipe simulator,the buffer simulator and the water pool.The tests ofmining ship motion simulator show that it is able to perform under the predetermined attitude path smoothly and can meet the requirements of themining ship motions.The heave compensation effect is more than 60% under random wave and the goal is set to be 50%.The model test results indicate that this heave compensation system is effective and feasible.
文摘The design, manufacture and deployment of embedded systems become increasingly complex and multidisciplinary process. Before the steps of manufacturing and deployment, a simulation and validation phase is necessary. In this paper, a WSN （wireless sensors network） emulator, implemented on a FPGA, is described by： describing some models as examples, how multiple simulations can be done when the device was configured and programmed once, and how results from the behavioral emulator can be extracted. The diversity of applications and the typically scarce node resources set very tight constraints to WSN. It is not possible to fulfill all requirements with a general purpose WSN, for which reason the rapid development of application specific WSNs is preferred. A new emulator for the design, simulation, and evaluation of WSNs, implemented on a very dense FPGA （field programmable gate arrays）, is presented, exploring the parallelism and his resources to do a very rapid simulation ofa WSN for long periods, and without overloading memory by the intermediate data.
文摘The purpose of this paper is to design a neuron adaptive PID controller based on the theory of intelligent control of the extens- ive research on the characteristics of neuronss, neurons and PID controller. Artificial neurons have the adaptive, parallel processing, selflearning learning, and mare fault-tolerant characteristics. When the artificial neurons are used to control the process, the syste^n will enabled to en-sure that the accused has strong anti-interference capability and ro. bustness.
文摘The present study demonstrates the potential of the simulation based on-line synthesis, design and optimization strategy for pressure swing adsorption （PSA） processes developed in our earlier study by implementing on an actual two-bed unit. The unit is very flexible and allows process synthesis from the PSA cycle configuration point of view. The model parameters are regressed and updated using live experimental data. The on-line monitoring and controlling of the operating parameters and operating configurations are done by multi-loop processor programmable logic controller. Separation of air into nitrogen free oxygen as raffinate stream and enriched nitrogen as extract stream using 5A zeolite as adsorbent has been chosen as a specific system for implementing the strategy. The philosophy of the typical optimization and process synthesis exercise implemented on the unit is described. The results show the successful implementation of the developed strategy on the two-bed O2-PSA unit and the application of this general approach to commercial PSA processes.
文摘A suitable inductor modeling for power electronic DC-DC converters is presented in this paper. It is developed with the aim of improving inductor losses estimation achievable by averaged models, which inherently neglect inductor current ripple. In order to account for its contribution to the overall inductor losses, an appropriate parallel resistance is thus enclosed into the inductor model, whose value should be chosen in accordance with the DC-DC converter operating conditions. This allows the development of improved averaged models of DC-DC converters, especially in terms of power losses estimation. The effectiveness of the proposed modeling approach has been validated through a simulation study, which refers to the case of a boost DC-DC converter and is performed by means of a suitable circuit simulator designed for rapid modelling of switching power systems （SIMetrix/SIMPLIS）.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61036002)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin(No.11JCZDJC15100)
文摘A novel superimposed photodetector （PD） is put forward. The photodetector can obtain a couple Of differential photocur- rent signals from one input optical signal. The light injection efficiency and the vertical work distance of this new.photode- tector are much higher than those of the others. The superimposed photodetctor is designed based on the standard 0.18 p.m CMOS process. The responsivity, bandwidth and transient response of the photodetector are simulated by a commercial simulation software of ATLAS. The responsivities of two obtained photocurrent signals are 0.035 A/W and 0.034 A/W, while the bandwidths are 3.8 GHz and 5.2 GHz, respectively. A full differential optical receiver which uses the superim- posed photodetector as input is simulated. The frequency response and 4 Gbit/s eye diagram of the optical receiver are also obtained. The results show that the two output signals can be used as the differential signal.
文摘Solar thermal propulsion system includes solar thermal propulsion and nuclear thermal propulsion, and it is a significant issue to improve the heat transfer efficiency of the solar thermal thruster. This paper proposes a platelet configuration to be used in the heat exchanger core, which is the most important component of solar thermal system. The platelet passage can enhance the heat transfer between the propellant and the hot core heated by the concentrated sunlight. Based on fluid-solid coupled heat transfer, the paper utilized the platelet heat transfer characteristic to simulate the heat transfer and flow field of the platelet passage. A coupled system includes the coupled flow and heat transfer between the fluid region and solid region. The simulation result shows that the propellant can be heated to the design temperature of 2300K in platelet passage of the thermal propulsion system, and the fluid-solid coupled method can solve the heat transfer in the platelet structure more precisely.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61205096 and 11364010)the Science Foundation of Education Department of Guangxi in China(No.200911LX17)
文摘A kind of functional graphene thin film metamaterial on a metal-plane separated by a thick dielectric layer is designed for terahertz(THz) absorbers.We investigate the properties of the graphene metamaterial with different interlayers in the 0–3 THz range.The simulation results show that the absorption rate reaches up to 99.9% at the frequency of 1.917 THz.Changing the period to 80 μm×18 μm can get a narrow-band high quality factor(Q) absorber.We present a novel theoretical interpretation based on the standing wave field theory,which shows that the coherent superposition of incident and reflection rays produces standing waves,and the field energy is localized inside the thick spacers and dissipates through the metal-planes.
