General Framework for Configuration Design: Part 2— Application to Hydraulic Systems Configuration

Kota, Sridhar; Lee, C.-L.

doi:10.1080/09544829308914788

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“…Kota and Lee (1993a) describe a functional reasoning-based approach to the con guration of power transmission systems. The outcome of this work was the development of a knowledgebased system with seven functional modules required to represent the uid power domain: energy conversion, motion actuation, power distribution, power regulation, sensing, power storage, and contamination (Kota and Lee 1993b). The modular approach had previously been adopted by Westman et al (1987) for the development of an expert system, and this approach is discussed more fully later.…”

Section: Design Approaches In Uid Power Designmentioning

confidence: 98%

Development of a design support tool for fluid power system design

Hughes¹,

Richards²,

Tilley³

2001

Journal of Engineering Design

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Development of bespoke design methodologies to make them recognizable to designers working in a speci c engineering domain is a requirement to making them more acceptable. Application of domain-speci c design methodologies by industry will promote the adoption of systematic design, bringing with it the inherent advantages of adopting a systematic approach. This paper examines the development of a domain-speci c methodology for uid power systems, a specialist design discipline within mechanical engineering, and describes the implementation of the methodology within a computerized design support tool. Key technical and methodological features of the design tool are described with speci c reference to the knowledge capture and representation processes employed. As such, the need for design theory to be adapted to meet the needs of speci c engineering domains within industry is demonstrated.

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Section: Design Approaches In Uid Power Designmentioning

confidence: 98%

Development of a design support tool for fluid power system design

Hughes¹,

Richards²,

Tilley³

2001

Journal of Engineering Design

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“…Ward and Seering [2] developed an expert system that uses a rule-based tree search founded on interval calculus to search for components for a given design specification and system layout. Kota et al [3] proposed an expert system that generates a skeletal design layout and chooses specific components for hydraulic systems. Waldron and Chan [4] produced an expert system thar uses a graphical tree structure to help designers select components.…”

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Comparison of Three Non-derivative Optimization Methods with a Genetic Algorithm for Component Selection

Carlson

Shonkwilerm

Ingrim³

1994

Journal of Engineering Design

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This paper presents a design method to automate the selection of an optimal set of components for a given layout and set of design specifications. The systems considered in this research are complex, multi-energy domain systems which have transient petformance design specifications. Selecting components for such systems requires a wide range of knowledge, including knowledge of system design, modelling, dynamic analysis, computer programming and optimization. The component selection method developed in this work consists of a genetic algorithm and a generalized constraint handling procedure. A genetic algorithm is a flexible, evolutionary, combinarorial optimization technique that lend itself well to problems with discrete solution spaces. This component selection approach is compared with other approaches: a geometric simplex algorithm; an enumerative search; a discrete hill-climbing routine; and a random search. The design of a hydraulic 113 system was used as the rest problem. This method (the genetic algorithm) find a good design quickly without database ordering or using rules such as an expert system would require.

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