Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design Synthesis
Designing new mechatronic systems for vehicle applications is a complex and time-consuming process. The increasing computational power allows us to generate automatically novel and new mechatronic discrete-topology concepts in an efficient manner. Using state-of-the-art computational design synthesi...
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| author | Aart-Jan Kort Jan Wijkniet Alexander Serebrenik Theo Hofman |
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| description | Designing new mechatronic systems for vehicle applications is a complex and time-consuming process. The increasing computational power allows us to generate automatically novel and new mechatronic discrete-topology concepts in an efficient manner. Using state-of-the-art computational design synthesis techniques assures that the complete search space, given a finite set of system elements, is processed to find all feasible topologies. The topology generation is done by converting the design synthesis problem into a constraint satisfaction problem. Accordingly, this mathematical problem is solved by assigning the presence of components and connections to variables, whereby a set of mathematical constraints need to be satisfied. These constraints capture, in essence, formalized engineering knowledge. After solving this problem, the results are post-processed to discard redundant topologies due to isomorphism. In this paper, a newly developed software application with automated constraint generation is presented that facilitates the topology generation with multiple system levels in a loop. The scalability of the problem and the different levels of expressiveness are analyzed, and the influence of the abstraction level choice on the search space is discussed. Finally, a relevant mechatronic design study from the automotive engineering field is discussed concerning the topology synthesis of alternative electro-hydraulic actuation systems being part of new continuously variable transmission topologies, thus showing its applicability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ca711f64aa945af8a5e9afafb5117972023-11-20T22:43:01ZengMDPI AGVehicles2624-89212020-11-012460362410.3390/vehicles2040035Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design SynthesisAart-Jan Kort0Jan Wijkniet1Alexander Serebrenik2Theo Hofman3Freelance Software Developer, 4261 TL Wijk en Aalborg, The NetherlandsPunch Powertrain, 5653 LD Eindhoven, The NetherlandsSoftware Engineering and Technology Group, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The NetherlandsControl Systems Technology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The NetherlandsDesigning new mechatronic systems for vehicle applications is a complex and time-consuming process. The increasing computational power allows us to generate automatically novel and new mechatronic discrete-topology concepts in an efficient manner. Using state-of-the-art computational design synthesis techniques assures that the complete search space, given a finite set of system elements, is processed to find all feasible topologies. The topology generation is done by converting the design synthesis problem into a constraint satisfaction problem. Accordingly, this mathematical problem is solved by assigning the presence of components and connections to variables, whereby a set of mathematical constraints need to be satisfied. These constraints capture, in essence, formalized engineering knowledge. After solving this problem, the results are post-processed to discard redundant topologies due to isomorphism. In this paper, a newly developed software application with automated constraint generation is presented that facilitates the topology generation with multiple system levels in a loop. The scalability of the problem and the different levels of expressiveness are analyzed, and the influence of the abstraction level choice on the search space is discussed. Finally, a relevant mechatronic design study from the automotive engineering field is discussed concerning the topology synthesis of alternative electro-hydraulic actuation systems being part of new continuously variable transmission topologies, thus showing its applicability.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/2/4/35generative engineeringcomputational design synthesisconstraint programmingdiscrete topology designmechatronic systemsmechanical engineering |
| spellingShingle | Aart-Jan Kort Jan Wijkniet Alexander Serebrenik Theo Hofman Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design Synthesis Vehicles generative engineering computational design synthesis constraint programming discrete topology design mechatronic systems mechanical engineering |
| title | Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design Synthesis |
| title_full | Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design Synthesis |
| title_fullStr | Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design Synthesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design Synthesis |
| title_short | Automated Multi-Level Dynamic System Topology Design Synthesis |
| title_sort | automated multi level dynamic system topology design synthesis |
| topic | generative engineering computational design synthesis constraint programming discrete topology design mechatronic systems mechanical engineering |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/2/4/35 |
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