scholarly journals Assessing emission reduction targets with dynamic models: deriving target load functions for use in integrated assessment

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Jenkins ◽  
B. J. Cosby ◽  
R. C. Ferrier ◽  
T. Larssen ◽  
M. Posch

Abstract. International agreements to reduce the emission of acidifying sulphur (S) and nitrogen (N) compounds have been negotiated on the basis of an understanding of the link between acidification related changes in soil and surface water chemistry and terrestrial and aquatic biota. The quantification of this link is incorporated within the concept of critical loads. Critical loads are calculated using steady state models and give no indication of the time within which acidified ecosystems might be expected to recover. Dynamic models provide an opportunity to assess the timescale of recovery and can go further to provide outputs which can be used in future emission reduction strategies. In this respect, the Target Load Function (TLF) is proposed as a means of assessing the deposition load necessary to restore a damaged ecosystem to some pre-defined acceptable state by a certain time in the future. A target load represents the deposition of S and N in a defined year (implementation year) for which the critical limit is achieved in a defined time (target year). A TLF is constructed using an appropriate dynamic model to determine the value of a chemical criterion at a given point in time given a temporal pattern of S and N deposition loads. A TLF requires information regarding: (i) the chemical criterion required to protect the chosen biological receptor (i.e. the critical limit); (ii) the year in which the critical limit is required to be achieved; and (iii) time pattern of future emission reductions. In addition, the TLF can be assessed for whole regions to incorporate the effect of these three essentially ecosystem management decisions. Keywords: emission reduction, critical load, target load, dynamic model, recovery time

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Parvathy Ayalur Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Kamaraj Vijayarajan ◽  
Devanathan Rajagopalan

Many of the existing control methods for the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) either deal with steady state models or consider dynamic models under particular cases. A dynamic model of the PM machine allows powerful control-theoretic techniques such as linearization to be applied to the system. Existing exact feedback linearization of dynamic model of PMSM suffers from singularity issues. In this paper, we propose a quadratic linearization approach for PMSM based on the approximate linearization technique which does not introduce singularities. A MATLAB simulation is used to verify the effectiveness of the linearization technique proposed. Also, to account for higher-order and unmodelled dynamics of PMSM, tuning of the linearizing transformation is proposed and verified using simulation.


2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 813-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Kros ◽  
A. Tietema ◽  
J. P. Mol-Dijkstra ◽  
W. de Vries

Abstract. To evaluate the effects of nitrogen (N) emission policies, reliable information on nitrate concentrations and leaching fluxes from forest ecosystems is necessary. Insight into the regional variability of nitrate concentrations, to support local policy on emission abatement strategies is especially desirable. In this paper, three methods for the calculation of a spatial distribution of soil nitrate concentrations in Dutch forest ecosystems are compared. These are (i) a regression model based on observed nitrate concentrations and additional data on explanatory variables such as soil type, tree species and nitrogen deposition (ii) a semi-empirical dynamic model WANDA, and (iii) a process-oriented dynamic model SMART2. These two dynamic models are frequently used to evaluate the effects of reductions in nitrogen deposition at scales ranging from regional to countrywide. The results of the regression model evaluated the performance of the two dynamic models. Furthermore, the results of the three methods are compared with the steady-state approach currently used for the derivation of nitrogen critical loads. Both dynamic models, in the form of cumulative distribution functions, give similar results on a national scale. Regional variability is predicted differently by both models. Discrepancies are caused mainly by a difference in handling forest filtering and denitrification. All three methods show that, despite the high nitrogen inputs, Dutch forests still accumulate more N than they release. This implies that, in respect of groundwater quality, presently acceptable nitrogen deposition is higher than the (long-term) critical loads. However, in areas with high atmospheric nitrogen input, all three methods indicate that the EU standard for nitrate in groundwater (50 mg NO3 l–1) is exceeded. Steady-state with nitrogen deposition seems to have been reached in about 10% of the forested area, with a nitrate concentration greater than 50 mg NO3–1. Keywords: soil modelling, up-scaling, model validation, critical load


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Yating Shi ◽  
Dehua Zou ◽  
Hongwei Zhang ◽  
Hong Jun Li

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve the optimal system design of a four-wheel mobile robot on transmission line maintenance, as the authors know transmission line mobile robot is a kind of special robot which runs on high-voltage cable to replace or assist manual power maintenance operation. In the process of live working, the manipulator, working end effector and the working environment are located in the narrow space and with heterogeneous shapes, the robot collision-free obstacle avoidance movement is the premise to complete the operation task. In the simultaneous operation, the mechanical properties between the manipulator effector and the operation object are the key to improve the operation reliability. These put forward higher requirements for the mechanical configuration and dynamic characteristics of the robot, and this is the purpose of the manuscript. Design/methodology/approach Based on the above, aiming at the task of tightening the tension clamp for the four-split transmission lines, the paper proposed a four-wheel mobile robot mechanism configuration and its terminal tool which can adapt to the walking and operation on multi-split transmission lines. In the study, the dynamic models of the rigid robot and flexible transmission line are established, respectively, and the dynamic model of rigid-flexible coupling system is established on this basis, the working space and dynamic characteristics of the robot have been simulated in ADAMS and MATLAB. Findings The research results show that the mechanical configuration of this robot can complete the tightening operation of the four-split tension clamp bolts and the motion of robot each joint meets the requirements of driving torque in the operation process, which avoids the operation failure of the robot system caused by the insufficient or excessive driving force of the robot joint torque. Originality/value Finally, the engineering practicability of the mechanical configuration and dynamic model proposed in the paper has been verified by the physical prototype. The originality value of the research is that it has double important theoretical significance and practical application value for the optimization of mechanical structure parameters and electrical control parameters of transmission line mobile robots.


Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Chenkun Qi ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Xianchao Zhao ◽  
Anye Ren ◽  
...  

The contact process of a space docking device needs verification before launching. The verification cannot only rely on the software simulation since the contact dynamic models are not accurate enough yet, especially when the geometric shape of the device is complex. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is a choice to perform the ground test, where the contact dynamic model is replaced by a real device and the real contact occurs. However, the Hardware-in-the-loop simulation suffers from energy increase and instability since time delay is unavoidable. The existing delay compensation methods are mainly focused on a uniaxial or three-dimensional contact. In this paper, a force-based delay compensation method is proposed for the hardware-in-the-loop simulation of a six degree-of-freedom space contact. A six degree-of-freedom dynamic model of the spacecraft motion is derived, and a six degree-of-freedom delay compensation method is proposed. The delay is divided into track delay and measurement delay, which are compensated individually. Experiment results show that the proposed delay compensation method is effective for the six degree-of-freedom space contact.


Author(s):  
Mortadha Graa ◽  
Mohamed Nejlaoui ◽  
Ajmi Houidi ◽  
Zouhaier Affi ◽  
Lotfi Romdhane

In this paper, an analytical reduced dynamic model of a rail vehicle system is developed. This model considers only 38 degrees of freedom of the rail vehicle system. This reduced model can predict the dynamic behaviour of the rail vehicle while being simpler than existing dynamic models. The developed model is validated using experimental results found in the bibliography and its results are compared with existing more complex models from the literature. The developed model is used for the passenger comfort evaluation, which is based on the value of the weighted root mean square acceleration according to the ISO 2631 standard. Several parameters of the system, i.e., passenger position, loading of the railway vehicle and its speed, and their effect on the passenger comfort are investigated. It was shown that the level of comfort is mostly affected by the speed of the railway vehicle and the position of the seat. The load, however, did not have a significant effect on the level of comfort of the passenger.


Author(s):  
Jordi Casas

Traditionally traffic demand models require as input the impedance of a demand with respect to the network supply; mode choice or departure choice for example, take into account the travel time for each option. Bearing this in mind, the main criticism of using static models to evaluate travel times is that the estimated travel time could diverge considerably because these models have no capacity constraints. On the other hand, dynamic models, such as mesoscopic models, have a level of detail that is sometimes unnecessarily high for the final requirements. The Quasi-dynamic model developed in Aimsun could contribute to a more realistic estimate of the travel time while avoiding the need for a full dynamic model. This paper presents the integration of a Quasi-dynamic model inside the integrated framework of Aimsun and evaluates a comparison of all models in terms of travel time estimation. The evaluation is performed using real networks validated with real data sets.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.4127


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijia Liu ◽  
Joseph L. Cooper ◽  
Dana H. Ballard

Improvements in quantitative measurements of human physical activity are proving extraordinarily useful for studying the underlying musculoskeletal system. Dynamic models of human movement support clinical efforts to analyze, rehabilitate injuries. They are also used in biomechanics to understand and diagnose motor pathologies, find new motor strategies that decrease the risk of injury, and predict potential problems from a particular procedure. In addition, they provide valuable constraints for understanding neural circuits. This paper describes a physics-based movement analysis method for analyzing and simulating bipedal humanoid movements. The model includes the major body segments and joints to report human movements' energetic components. Its 48 degrees of freedom strike a balance between very detailed models that include muscle models and straightforward two-dimensional models. It has sufficient accuracy to analyze and synthesize movements captured in real-time interactive applications, such as psychophysics experiments using virtual reality or human-in-the-loop teleoperation of a simulated robotic system. The dynamic model is fast and robust while still providing results sufficiently accurate to be used to animate a humanoid character. It can also estimate internal joint forces used during a movement to create effort-contingent stimuli and support controlled experiments to measure the dynamics generating human behaviors systematically. The paper describes the innovative features that allow the model to integrate its dynamic equations accurately and illustrates its performance and accuracy with demonstrations. The model has a two-foot stance ability, capable of generating results comparable with an experiment done with subjects, and illustrates the uncontrolled manifold concept. Additionally, the model's facility to capture large energetic databases opens new possibilities for theorizing as to human movement function. The model is freely available.


Aviation ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Author(s):  
Edgars K. Vasermanis ◽  
Nicholas A. Nechval ◽  
Konstantin N. Nechval ◽  
Kristine N. Rozite

Airline seat inventory control is about “selling the right seats to the right people at the right time”. In this paper, the problem of determining optimal booking policy for multiple fare classes in a pool of identical seats for multi‐leg flights is considered. During the time prior to departure of a multi‐leg flight, decisions must be made concerning the allocation of reserved seats to passengers requesting space on the full or partial spans of the flight. It will be noted that in the case of multi‐leg flights the long‐haul passengers are often unable to obtain seats because the shorter‐haul passengers block them. For large commercial airlines, efficiently setting and updating seat allocation targets for each passenger category on each multi‐leg flight is an extremely difficult problem. This paper presents static and dynamic models of airline seat inventory control for multi‐leg flights with multiple fare classes, which allow one to maximize the expected contribution to profit. The dynamic model uses the most recent demand and capacity information and allows one to allocate seats dynamically and anticipatorily over time.


2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (1238) ◽  
pp. 553-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sakthivel ◽  
C. Venkatesan

ABSTRACTThe aim of the present study is to develop a relatively simple flight dynamic model which should have the ability to analyse trim, stability and response characteristics of a rotorcraft under various manoeuvring conditions. This study further addresses the influence of numerical aspects of perturbation step size in linearised model identification and integration timestep on non-linear model response. In addition, the effects of inflow models on the non-linear response are analysed. A new updated Drees inflow model is proposed in this study and the applicability of this model in rotorcraft flight dynamics is studied. It is noted that the updated Drees inflow model predicts the control response characteristics fairly close to control response characteristics obtained using dynamic inflow for a wide range of flight conditions such as hover, forward flight and recovery from steady level turn. A comparison is shown between flight test data, the control response obtained from the simple flight dynamic model, and the response obtained using a more detailed aeroelastic and flight dynamic model.


2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (03) ◽  
pp. 186-196
Author(s):  
Debabrata Sen

Based on a constant-coefficient dynamic model, a study was made to determine the influence of various hydrodynamic coefficients on the predicted maneuverability quality of submerged bodies. Two types of geometries were considered, a submarine and an axisymmetric slender geometry. For the submarine, the equations of motion used were the revised standard submarine equations (Feldman 1979) while for the latter geometry a dynamic model was developed. From computer simulation of a few selected definitive maneuvers based on these two different dynamic models for the two geometries, the sensitivity of the simulated trajectory on changes in different coefficients was found. The results quantified in form of sensitivity values are presented. It is found that the typical measures from the maneuvers do not depend significantly on most of the nonlinear coefficients. The coefficients having significant effects on the trajectories are found to be the linear damping coefficients for the submarine and the linear inertial force coefficients for the axisymmetric body.


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