International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Korean Society for Precision Engineering (한국정밀공학회)
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An Interval Approach for Design and Analysis of Mechanical Systems with Uncertainties

  • Shin, Jae-Kyun (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam university) ;
  • Li Chen (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto) ;
  • Jang, Woon-Geun (Graduate School of Yeungnam University)
  • Published : 2002.10.01
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Abstract

This paper addresses the challenges of dealing with uncertainties based on interval analysis. An interval approach is proposed on the basis of Boundary Selection Method (BSM) for treating systems of linear interval equations in the presence of columnwise dependencies. An iterative procedure is developed for the problem solving where uncertainties are characterized in the form of interval quantities. An applied example is used to illustrate effectiveness and usefulness of the proposed approach. This new method can be applied for such circumstances that involve finite element analysis of structures, inverse dynamic analysis of mechanisms, and worst case design studies in the presence of the uncertainties.

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