The optimum models of harvesting yield and net profits of large diameter trees for broadleaved forest were developed, of which include matrix growth sub-model, harvesting cost and wood price sub-models, based on the d...The optimum models of harvesting yield and net profits of large diameter trees for broadleaved forest were developed, of which include matrix growth sub-model, harvesting cost and wood price sub-models, based on the data from Hongshi Forestry Bureau, in Changbai Mountain region, Jilin Province, China. The data were measured in 232 permanent sample plots. With the data of permanent sample plots, the parameters of transition probability and ingrowth models were estimated, and some models were compared and partly modified. During the simulation of stand structure, four factors such as largest diameter residual tree (LDT), the ratio of the number of trees in a given diameter class to those in the next larger diameter class (q), residual basal area (RBA) and selective cutting cycle (C) were considered. The simulation results showed that the optimum stand structure parameters for large diameter trees are as follows: q is 1.2, LDT is 46cm, RBA is larger than 26 m^2 and selective cutting cycle time (C) is between 10 and 20 years.展开更多
In order to optimize the crashworthy characteristic of energy-absorbing structures, the surrogate models of specific energy absorption (SEA) and ratio of SEA to initial peak force (REAF) with respect to the design...In order to optimize the crashworthy characteristic of energy-absorbing structures, the surrogate models of specific energy absorption (SEA) and ratio of SEA to initial peak force (REAF) with respect to the design parameters were respectively constructed based on surrogate model optimization methods (polynomial response surface method (PRSM) and Kriging method (KM)). Firstly, the sample data were prepared through the design of experiment (DOE). Then, the test data models were set up based on the theory of surrogate model, and the data samples were trained to obtain the response relationship between the SEA & REAF and design parameters. At last, the structure optimal parameters were obtained by visual analysis and genetic algorithm (GA). The results indicate that the KM, where the local interpolation method is used in Gauss correlation function, has the highest fitting accuracy and the structure optimal parameters are obtained as: the SEA of 29.8558 kJ/kg (corresponding toa=70 mm andt= 3.5 mm) and REAF of 0.2896 (corresponding toa=70 mm andt=1.9615 mm). The basis function of the quartic PRSM with higher order than that of the quadratic PRSM, and the mutual influence of the design variables are considered, so the fitting accuracy of the quartic PRSM is higher than that of the quadratic PRSM.展开更多
Land use structure optimization(LUSO) is an important issue for land use planning. In order for land use planning to have reasonable flexibility, uncertain optimization should be applied for LUSO. In this paper, the r...Land use structure optimization(LUSO) is an important issue for land use planning. In order for land use planning to have reasonable flexibility, uncertain optimization should be applied for LUSO. In this paper, the researcher first expounded the uncertainties of LUSO. Based on this, an interval programming model was developed, of which interval variables were to hold land use uncertainties. To solve the model, a heuristics based on Genetic Algorithm was designed according to Pareto Optimum principle with a confidence interval under given significance level to represent LUSO result. Proposed method was applied to a real case of Yangzhou, an eastern city in China. The following conclusions were reached. 1) Different forms of uncertainties ranged from certainty to indeterminacy lay in the five steps of LUSO, indicating necessary need of comprehensive approach to quantify them. 2) With regards to trade-offs of conflicted objectives and preferences to uncertainties, our proposed model displayed good ability of making planning decision process transparent, therefore providing an effective tool for flexible land use planning compiling. 3) Under uncertain conditions, land use planning effectiveness can be primarily enhanced by flexible management with reserved space to percept and hold uncertainties in advance.展开更多
This paper introduces the performances of compound gear pump. Based on the target of having the smallest mass per unit volume, the paper established a mathematical model of optimization, and obtained the results of op...This paper introduces the performances of compound gear pump. Based on the target of having the smallest mass per unit volume, the paper established a mathematical model of optimization, and obtained the results of optimization of the pump.展开更多
In this paper, we conduct research on the multidimensional constraint stability of bridge structure modeling based on the optimization model. The current internal and the external research results to the truss web str...In this paper, we conduct research on the multidimensional constraint stability of bridge structure modeling based on the optimization model. The current internal and the external research results to the truss web structure, the high internode the aspect ratio and the stiffness of the middle truss brace of the truss web, deffection of composite beams of the impact of stress is a very important problem in the design of the bridge. Structural health monitoring is the use of the field of the non-destructive sensing technology, including the structural response, including structural system characteristics analysis, to achieve the purpose of monitoring structural damage or degradation. Under this basis, this paper proposes the new idea on the modelling and simulates the performance.展开更多
In this paper,a two-layer hierarchical structure of optimization and control for polypropylene grade transition was raised to overcome process uncertain disturbances that led to the large deviation between the open-lo...In this paper,a two-layer hierarchical structure of optimization and control for polypropylene grade transition was raised to overcome process uncertain disturbances that led to the large deviation between the open-loop reference trajectory and the actual process.In the upper layer,the variant time scale based control vector parametric methods(VTS-CVP) was used for dynamic optimization of transition reference trajectory,while nonlinear model predictive controller(NMPC) based on closed-loop subspace and piece-wise linear(SSARX-PWL) model in the lower layer was tracking to the reference trajectory from the upper layer for overcoming high-frequency disturbances.Besides,mechanism about trajectory deviation detection and optimal trajectory updating online were introduced to ensure a smooth transition for the entire process.The proposed method was validated with the real data from an industrial double-loop propylene polymerization reaction process with developed dynamic mechanism mathematical model.展开更多
In order to improve the radiator cap of the automobile cover forming quality and efficiency, this paper applies the UG software to carry out the design of the injection mold, and use Moldflow software to simulate and ...In order to improve the radiator cap of the automobile cover forming quality and efficiency, this paper applies the UG software to carry out the design of the injection mold, and use Moldflow software to simulate and analyze the position of gate filling, flow, cooling and other aspects of application, to determine the best inject location and optimize die structure design. The research results show that the combination of CAD and CAE technology can effectively improve the mold design quality, shorten die development cycle, and reduce the cost of development.展开更多
Traditional coupled multi-disciplinary design optimization based on computational fluid dynamics/computational structure dynamics(CFD/CSD)aims to optimize the jig shape of aircraft,and general multi-disciplinary desig...Traditional coupled multi-disciplinary design optimization based on computational fluid dynamics/computational structure dynamics(CFD/CSD)aims to optimize the jig shape of aircraft,and general multi-disciplinary design optimization methodology is adopted.No special consideration is given to the aircraft itself during the optimization.The main drawback of these methodologies is the huge expanse and the low efficiency.To solve this problem,we put forward to optimize the cruise shape directly based on the fact that the cruise shape can be transformed into jig shape,and a methodology named reverse iteration of structural model(RISM)is proposed to get the aero-structural performance of cruise shape.The main advantage of RISM is that the efficiency can be improved by at least four times compared with loosely-coupled aeroelastic analysis and it maintains almost the same fidelity of loosely-coupled aeroelastic analysis.An optimization framework based on RISM is proposed.The aerodynamic and structural performances can be optimized simultaneously in this framework,so it may lead to the true optimal solution.The aerodynamic performance was predicted by N-S solver in this paper.Test shows that RISM predicts the aerodynamic and structural performances very well.A wing-body configuration was optimized by the proposed optimization framework.The drag and weight of the aircraft are decreased after optimization,which shows the effectiveness of the proposed framework.展开更多
Semiarid loess hilly areas in China are enduring a series of environmental conflicts between urban expansion,cultivated land conservation,soil erosion and water shortage,and require land use allocation to reconcile th...Semiarid loess hilly areas in China are enduring a series of environmental conflicts between urban expansion,cultivated land conservation,soil erosion and water shortage,and require land use allocation to reconcile these environmental conflicts.We argue that the optimized spatial allocation of rural land use can be achieved by a Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) model in conjunction with multi-objective optimization techniques.Our study focuses on Yuzhong County of Gangsu Province in China,a typical catchment on the Loess Plateau,and proposes a land use spatial optimization model.The model maximizes land use suitability and spatial compactness based on a variety of constraints,e.g.optimal land use structure and restrictive areas,and employs an improved PSO algorithm equipped with a determinant initialization method and a dynamic weighted aggregation (DWA) method to obtain the optimized land use spatial pattern.The results suggest that (1) approximately 4% of land use should be reallocated and these changes would alleviate the environmental conflicts in the study area;(2) the major reshuffling is slope farmland and newly added construction and cultivated land,whereas the unchanged areas are largely forests and basic farmland;and (3) the PSO is capable of optimizing rural land use allocation,and the determinant initialization method and DWA can improve the performance of the PSO.展开更多
The design of compliant hinges has been extensively studied in the size and shape level in the literature.This paper presents a method for designing the single-axis flexure hinges in the topology level.Two kinds of hi...The design of compliant hinges has been extensively studied in the size and shape level in the literature.This paper presents a method for designing the single-axis flexure hinges in the topology level.Two kinds of hinges,that is,the translational hinge and the revolute hinge,are studied.The basic optimization models are developed for topology optimization of the translational hinge and the revolute hinge,respectively.The objective for topology optimization of flexure hinges is to maximize the compliance in the desired direction meanwhile minimizing the compliances in the other directions.The constraints for accomplishing the translational and revolute requirements are developed.The popular Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization method is used to find the optimal flexure hinge topology within a given design domain.Numerical results are performed to illustrate the validity of the proposed method.展开更多
We address the question of how the structure condition is affected when one possesses some additional information at the very beginning of the investment period.The structure condition represents essentially an altern...We address the question of how the structure condition is affected when one possesses some additional information at the very beginning of the investment period.The structure condition represents essentially an alternative to non-arbitrage conditions for the Markowitz’s portfolio optimization framework,and is crucial for the existence of the optimal portfolio in quadratic utility settings.Herein,we provide practical assumption on the initial market model and the additional information to preserve the structure condition.The stochastic tools that drive this result are a generalization of the Lazaro-Yor representation by Lazaro and Yor(1978)and optional stochastic integral.展开更多
We review recent research activities on structural reliability analysis,reliability-based design optimization(RBDO) and applications in complex engineering structural design.Several novel uncertainty propagation metho...We review recent research activities on structural reliability analysis,reliability-based design optimization(RBDO) and applications in complex engineering structural design.Several novel uncertainty propagation methods and reliability models,which are the basis of the reliability assessment,are given.In addition,recent developments on reliability evaluation and sensitivity analysis are highlighted as well as implementation strategies for RBDO.展开更多
As an essential lifeline engineering system,water distribution network should provide enough water to maintain people's life after earthquake in addition to working under daily operation.However,the design of wate...As an essential lifeline engineering system,water distribution network should provide enough water to maintain people's life after earthquake in addition to working under daily operation.However,the design of water distribution network usually ignores the influence of earthquake,resulting in water stoppage in large area during many recent strong earthquakes.This study introduced a seismic design approach of water distribution network,i.e.,topology optimization design.With network topology as the optimization goal and seismic reliability as the constraint,a topology optimization model for designing water distribution network under earthquake is established.Meanwhile,two element investment importance indexes,a pipeline investment importance index and a diameter investment importance index,are introduced to evaluate the importance of pipelines in water distribution network.Then,four combinational optimization algorithms,a genetic algorithm,a simulated annealing genetic algorithm,an ant colony algorithm and a particle swarm algorithm,are introduced to solve this optimization model.Moreover,these optimization algorithms are used to optimize a network with 19 nodes and 27 pipelines.The optimization results of these algorithms are compared with each other.展开更多
基金This paper was supported by National Strategy Key Project, Research and Paradigm on Ecological Harvesting and Regeneration Tech-nique for Northeast Natural Forest (2001BA510B07-02)
文摘The optimum models of harvesting yield and net profits of large diameter trees for broadleaved forest were developed, of which include matrix growth sub-model, harvesting cost and wood price sub-models, based on the data from Hongshi Forestry Bureau, in Changbai Mountain region, Jilin Province, China. The data were measured in 232 permanent sample plots. With the data of permanent sample plots, the parameters of transition probability and ingrowth models were estimated, and some models were compared and partly modified. During the simulation of stand structure, four factors such as largest diameter residual tree (LDT), the ratio of the number of trees in a given diameter class to those in the next larger diameter class (q), residual basal area (RBA) and selective cutting cycle (C) were considered. The simulation results showed that the optimum stand structure parameters for large diameter trees are as follows: q is 1.2, LDT is 46cm, RBA is larger than 26 m^2 and selective cutting cycle time (C) is between 10 and 20 years.
基金Project(U1334208)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2013GK2001)supported by the Fund of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department,China
文摘In order to optimize the crashworthy characteristic of energy-absorbing structures, the surrogate models of specific energy absorption (SEA) and ratio of SEA to initial peak force (REAF) with respect to the design parameters were respectively constructed based on surrogate model optimization methods (polynomial response surface method (PRSM) and Kriging method (KM)). Firstly, the sample data were prepared through the design of experiment (DOE). Then, the test data models were set up based on the theory of surrogate model, and the data samples were trained to obtain the response relationship between the SEA & REAF and design parameters. At last, the structure optimal parameters were obtained by visual analysis and genetic algorithm (GA). The results indicate that the KM, where the local interpolation method is used in Gauss correlation function, has the highest fitting accuracy and the structure optimal parameters are obtained as: the SEA of 29.8558 kJ/kg (corresponding toa=70 mm andt= 3.5 mm) and REAF of 0.2896 (corresponding toa=70 mm andt=1.9615 mm). The basis function of the quartic PRSM with higher order than that of the quadratic PRSM, and the mutual influence of the design variables are considered, so the fitting accuracy of the quartic PRSM is higher than that of the quadratic PRSM.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41401627,41471144)Foundation Research Project of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20140236)
文摘Land use structure optimization(LUSO) is an important issue for land use planning. In order for land use planning to have reasonable flexibility, uncertain optimization should be applied for LUSO. In this paper, the researcher first expounded the uncertainties of LUSO. Based on this, an interval programming model was developed, of which interval variables were to hold land use uncertainties. To solve the model, a heuristics based on Genetic Algorithm was designed according to Pareto Optimum principle with a confidence interval under given significance level to represent LUSO result. Proposed method was applied to a real case of Yangzhou, an eastern city in China. The following conclusions were reached. 1) Different forms of uncertainties ranged from certainty to indeterminacy lay in the five steps of LUSO, indicating necessary need of comprehensive approach to quantify them. 2) With regards to trade-offs of conflicted objectives and preferences to uncertainties, our proposed model displayed good ability of making planning decision process transparent, therefore providing an effective tool for flexible land use planning compiling. 3) Under uncertain conditions, land use planning effectiveness can be primarily enhanced by flexible management with reserved space to percept and hold uncertainties in advance.
文摘This paper introduces the performances of compound gear pump. Based on the target of having the smallest mass per unit volume, the paper established a mathematical model of optimization, and obtained the results of optimization of the pump.
文摘In this paper, we conduct research on the multidimensional constraint stability of bridge structure modeling based on the optimization model. The current internal and the external research results to the truss web structure, the high internode the aspect ratio and the stiffness of the middle truss brace of the truss web, deffection of composite beams of the impact of stress is a very important problem in the design of the bridge. Structural health monitoring is the use of the field of the non-destructive sensing technology, including the structural response, including structural system characteristics analysis, to achieve the purpose of monitoring structural damage or degradation. Under this basis, this paper proposes the new idea on the modelling and simulates the performance.
基金Supported by the Electronic Information Industry Development Foundation of China(20140806)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61374121,61134007)
文摘In this paper,a two-layer hierarchical structure of optimization and control for polypropylene grade transition was raised to overcome process uncertain disturbances that led to the large deviation between the open-loop reference trajectory and the actual process.In the upper layer,the variant time scale based control vector parametric methods(VTS-CVP) was used for dynamic optimization of transition reference trajectory,while nonlinear model predictive controller(NMPC) based on closed-loop subspace and piece-wise linear(SSARX-PWL) model in the lower layer was tracking to the reference trajectory from the upper layer for overcoming high-frequency disturbances.Besides,mechanism about trajectory deviation detection and optimal trajectory updating online were introduced to ensure a smooth transition for the entire process.The proposed method was validated with the real data from an industrial double-loop propylene polymerization reaction process with developed dynamic mechanism mathematical model.
文摘In order to improve the radiator cap of the automobile cover forming quality and efficiency, this paper applies the UG software to carry out the design of the injection mold, and use Moldflow software to simulate and analyze the position of gate filling, flow, cooling and other aspects of application, to determine the best inject location and optimize die structure design. The research results show that the combination of CAD and CAE technology can effectively improve the mold design quality, shorten die development cycle, and reduce the cost of development.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11272005,10902082 and 91016008)the Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.xjj2014135)partially supported by the open project of State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures of Xi’an Jiaotong University(SV2014-KF-10)
文摘Traditional coupled multi-disciplinary design optimization based on computational fluid dynamics/computational structure dynamics(CFD/CSD)aims to optimize the jig shape of aircraft,and general multi-disciplinary design optimization methodology is adopted.No special consideration is given to the aircraft itself during the optimization.The main drawback of these methodologies is the huge expanse and the low efficiency.To solve this problem,we put forward to optimize the cruise shape directly based on the fact that the cruise shape can be transformed into jig shape,and a methodology named reverse iteration of structural model(RISM)is proposed to get the aero-structural performance of cruise shape.The main advantage of RISM is that the efficiency can be improved by at least four times compared with loosely-coupled aeroelastic analysis and it maintains almost the same fidelity of loosely-coupled aeroelastic analysis.An optimization framework based on RISM is proposed.The aerodynamic and structural performances can be optimized simultaneously in this framework,so it may lead to the true optimal solution.The aerodynamic performance was predicted by N-S solver in this paper.Test shows that RISM predicts the aerodynamic and structural performances very well.A wing-body configuration was optimized by the proposed optimization framework.The drag and weight of the aircraft are decreased after optimization,which shows the effectiveness of the proposed framework.
基金supported in part by the National High-Tech Research & Development Program of China (Grant No.2011AA120304)National Key Technology R&D Program of China(Grant Nos. 2011BAB01B06 and 2006BAB05B06)
文摘Semiarid loess hilly areas in China are enduring a series of environmental conflicts between urban expansion,cultivated land conservation,soil erosion and water shortage,and require land use allocation to reconcile these environmental conflicts.We argue that the optimized spatial allocation of rural land use can be achieved by a Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) model in conjunction with multi-objective optimization techniques.Our study focuses on Yuzhong County of Gangsu Province in China,a typical catchment on the Loess Plateau,and proposes a land use spatial optimization model.The model maximizes land use suitability and spatial compactness based on a variety of constraints,e.g.optimal land use structure and restrictive areas,and employs an improved PSO algorithm equipped with a determinant initialization method and a dynamic weighted aggregation (DWA) method to obtain the optimized land use spatial pattern.The results suggest that (1) approximately 4% of land use should be reallocated and these changes would alleviate the environmental conflicts in the study area;(2) the major reshuffling is slope farmland and newly added construction and cultivated land,whereas the unchanged areas are largely forests and basic farmland;and (3) the PSO is capable of optimizing rural land use allocation,and the determinant initialization method and DWA can improve the performance of the PSO.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.91223201)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Grant No.S2013030013355),Project GDUPS(2010)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2012ZP0004)
文摘The design of compliant hinges has been extensively studied in the size and shape level in the literature.This paper presents a method for designing the single-axis flexure hinges in the topology level.Two kinds of hinges,that is,the translational hinge and the revolute hinge,are studied.The basic optimization models are developed for topology optimization of the translational hinge and the revolute hinge,respectively.The objective for topology optimization of flexure hinges is to maximize the compliance in the desired direction meanwhile minimizing the compliances in the other directions.The constraints for accomplishing the translational and revolute requirements are developed.The popular Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization method is used to find the optimal flexure hinge topology within a given design domain.Numerical results are performed to illustrate the validity of the proposed method.
基金supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Grant No. G121210818)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11501105)
文摘We address the question of how the structure condition is affected when one possesses some additional information at the very beginning of the investment period.The structure condition represents essentially an alternative to non-arbitrage conditions for the Markowitz’s portfolio optimization framework,and is crucial for the existence of the optimal portfolio in quadratic utility settings.Herein,we provide practical assumption on the initial market model and the additional information to preserve the structure condition.The stochastic tools that drive this result are a generalization of the Lazaro-Yor representation by Lazaro and Yor(1978)and optional stochastic integral.
基金supported by the Defense Industrial Technology Development Program (Grant Nos.A2120110001 and B2120110011)111 Project (Grant No.B07009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.11002013,90816024 and 10876100)
文摘We review recent research activities on structural reliability analysis,reliability-based design optimization(RBDO) and applications in complex engineering structural design.Several novel uncertainty propagation methods and reliability models,which are the basis of the reliability assessment,are given.In addition,recent developments on reliability evaluation and sensitivity analysis are highlighted as well as implementation strategies for RBDO.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. SLDRCE09-B-12)the Natural Science Funds for Young Scholars of China (Grant No.50808144)
文摘As an essential lifeline engineering system,water distribution network should provide enough water to maintain people's life after earthquake in addition to working under daily operation.However,the design of water distribution network usually ignores the influence of earthquake,resulting in water stoppage in large area during many recent strong earthquakes.This study introduced a seismic design approach of water distribution network,i.e.,topology optimization design.With network topology as the optimization goal and seismic reliability as the constraint,a topology optimization model for designing water distribution network under earthquake is established.Meanwhile,two element investment importance indexes,a pipeline investment importance index and a diameter investment importance index,are introduced to evaluate the importance of pipelines in water distribution network.Then,four combinational optimization algorithms,a genetic algorithm,a simulated annealing genetic algorithm,an ant colony algorithm and a particle swarm algorithm,are introduced to solve this optimization model.Moreover,these optimization algorithms are used to optimize a network with 19 nodes and 27 pipelines.The optimization results of these algorithms are compared with each other.