A practical approach for determination of reliability-oriented system topology in mechatronic systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 434-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noushin Mokhtari ◽  
Clemens Gühmann

Abstract For diagnosis and predictive maintenance of mechatronic systems, monitoring of bearings is essential. An important building block for this is the determination of the bearing friction condition. This paper deals with the possibility of monitoring different journal bearing friction states, such as mixed and fluid friction, and examines a new approach to distinguish between different friction intensities under several speed and load combinations based on feature extraction and feature selection methods applied on acoustic emission (AE) signals. The aim of this work is to identify separation effective features of AE signals to subsequently classify the journal bearing friction states. Furthermore, the acquired features give information about the mixed friction intensity, which is significant for remaining useful lifetime (RUL) prediction. Time domain features as well as features in the frequency domain have been investigated in this work. To increase the sensitivity of the extracted features the AE signals were transformed to the frequency-time-domain using continuous wavelet transform (CWT). Significant frequency bands are determined to separate different friction states more effective. A support vector machine (SVM) is used to classify the signals into three different friction classes. In the end the idea for an RUL prediction method by using the already determined information is given and explained.


Complexity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi ◽  
Marzieh Rahmati ◽  
Zulkefli Mansor ◽  
Amirhosein Mosavi ◽  
Shahab S. Band

The productivity of researchers and the impact of the work they do are a preoccupation of universities, research funding agencies, and sometimes even researchers themselves. The h-index (h) is the most popular of different metrics to measure these activities. This research deals with presenting a practical approach to model the h-index based on the total number of citations (NC) and the duration from the publishing of the first article (D1). To determine the effect of every factor (NC and D1) on h, we applied a set of simple nonlinear regression. The results indicated that both NC and D1 had a significant effect on h ( p  < 0.001). The determination of coefficient for these equations to estimate the h-index was 93.4% and 39.8%, respectively, which verified that the model based on NC had a better fit. Then, to record the simultaneous effects of NC and D1 on h, multiple nonlinear regression was applied. The results indicated that NC and D1 had a significant effect on h ( p  < 0.001). Also, the determination of coefficient for this equation to estimate h was 93.6%. Finally, to model and estimate the h-index, as a function of NC and D1, multiple nonlinear quartile regression was used. The goodness of the fitted model was also assessed.


Author(s):  
Alexander Schmidt ◽  
Philipp Adelt ◽  
Natascha Esau ◽  
Lisa Kleinjohann ◽  
Bernd Kleinjohann

Above the controller level a lot of components are needed in mechatronic systems for the development towards self-optimizing systems. One of these components is a hybrid planning architecture. This architecture integrating discrete and continuous domains is of major importance to support the permanent determination of system objectives and their implementation during the course of action. Through this the principle of self-optimizing mechatronic systems is defined as well. Such a novel hybrid planning architecture is outlined in this paper. In order to plan efficiently and safely, environment models are needed for predicting future system behaviors. In this paper we propose a fuzzy logic based approach to environment modeling and apply it in a railway-bound domain within the context of an air gap adjustment system for a dual-fed linear motor powering a wheeled train.


1997 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula J. Underwood ◽  
Gerald E. Kananen ◽  
Edwin K. Armitage

Author(s):  
S Hinduja ◽  
H Huang

This paper describes the development of SETUP which is one of the modules of TECHTURN (1), a technologically oriented system for turned components. The SETUP module takes into account the geometrical data of the blank and the component, the technological requirements placed on the component such as surface roughness, concentricity and run-out, and the available work-holding devices for the machine on which the component is to be made. The system automatically determines the following parameters: (a) the work-holding method, that is the use of a chuck, or a chuck and centre or centres; (6) the number of setups required to complete the job; and (c) the clamping positions on the blank and component. In determining this, the system takes into consideration the different clamping devices available on the machine, and their characteristics. If more than one setup is essential, the system tries to balance the stiffnesses of the component in the different setups. This ensures that the stiffness of the component will have a minimum effect when the cutting conditions are calculated. The system can deal with cylindrical blanks as well as castings and forgings, which, often, are of complex shape. To demonstrate the working of the SETUP module, several examples are included.


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