• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.425-431
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• 2015

Based on a bond-based peridynamics theory for dynamic crack propagation problems, this paper presents a design sensitivity analysis and optimization method. Peridynamics has a peculiar advantage over the existing continuum theory in the mathematical modelling of problems where discontinuities arise. For the design optimization of the crack propagation problems, a non-shape design sensitivity is derived using the adjoint variable method. The obtained adjoint sensitivity of displacement and strain energy turns out to be very accurate and efficient compared to the finite different sensitivity. The obtained design sensitivities are futher utilized to optimally control the position of bifurcation point in the design optimization of crack propagation in a plate under tension. A numerical experiment demonstrates that the optimal distribution of material density could delay the position of bifurcation.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.535-541
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• 2010

In this paper, we have derived a continuum-based adjoint design sensitivity of general performance functionals with respect to Young' modulus and heat conduction coefficient for steady-state nonlinear thermoelastic problems. An adjoint equation for temperature and displacement fields is defined for the efficient computation of the coupled field design sensitivity. Through numerical examples, we investigated the mesh dependency of the topology optimization method in the thermoelastic problems. Also, comparing the dominant loading cases of thermal and mechanical ones, the loading dependency of topology design optimization in coupled multi-physics problems is investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.113-116
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• 2007

본 논문은 인간의 보행에 대한 에너지 분석을 통해 biped robot의 설계 단계에서 최적의 보행제어인자를 추출하기 위한 연구이다. 에너지 효율이 높은 보행인자 값을 얻기 위해 인간의 보행영상을 획득하고, 획득된 영상을 5-link biped robot model로 근사화하여 dynamics와 energy를 분석한다. 또한 link의 길이 비율과 link의 무게, link의 관성의 변화를 통해 5-link로 근사화된 인간의 보행 효율과 기구적 요소 사이의 민감도를 판단할 수 있다. 인간과 자유도가 다른 biped robot이 인간과 같은 보행을 위하여 설계단계에서 고려되어야할 중요한 기구적 요소가 이러한 민감도를 통해 구해진다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.241-247
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• 2011

Although intensive development continues on innovative sensor systems, there is still considerable uncertainty in deciding on the number of sensors required and their locations in order to obtain adequate information on structural behavior. This paper is concerned with the sensor locations on a beam-structure for prognostic structural health monitoring. The purpose of this study is to investigate how to determine optimal sensor placement(OSP) from the sensitivity information of a known failure mode. The sensitivity of the forced vibration response of a beam to the variation of stiffness due to a crack is calculated analytically and used to determine the optimal sensor locations for the specified failure mode. The results of this method compared with the results of different OSP methods. The results have shown that the proposed method on optimal sensor placement is very effective in structural health monitoring.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.43-45
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• 1999

지금까지 사용된 2차원 유한요소해석은 자계의 프린징(Fringing) 및 누설 자계 등을 무시하기 때문에 정확한 특성을 파악하기 위해서는 3차원 모델을 사용하여야 한다. BLDC 모터의 회전자(자석)의 높이를 고정시킨 상태에서 고정자(Core) 높이의 변화에 따른 코깅(Cogging) 토크의 해석을 통해 높이 비에 대한 2차원과 3차원 유한요소해석 결과 사이에의 상관 오차에 대한 연구를 수행하였다 또한. 정자기의 3차원 형상 설계 민감도 해석 기법을 개발하였다. 개발된 정자기 민감도 프로그램(MAGSEN-magnetic sensitivity)은 유용성과 실용성을 보이기 위하여 BLDC 모터의 코깅토크를 줄이는 형상 최적설계에 적용되었다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.1053-1057
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• 2004

This paper presents the adjoint variable design sensitivity analysis for thermal systems considering both conduction and convection heat transfer. Both nodal temperature and total heat flow are considered to be objective functions and design sensitivity formulas are derived for each case. For the case of convection heat transfer, the adjoint analysis is carefully proceeded to obtain a precise result. A topology optimization example is examined for a simple planar square plate in order to design a heat exchanger as verification.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.182.2-182.2
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• 2010

설계단계의 풍력발전시스템 하중계산은 20년이 넘는 시스템 수명과 효율을 결정하는 중요한 부분이다. 일반적인 규정서 기반의 설계하중 계산은 실제 풍황 조건인 발전기 상호 간섭, 설치 지형의 특성 등을 상세히 묘사하기 어렵다. 풍력발전기 설계 단계에서 검토된 평균풍속 또는 난류강도 등이 규정(IEC, GL 등)을 만족한다 하더라도 설계값과 실제값은 서로 다른 결과를 나타낼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기 설계된 풍력발전기가 최적 효율을 낼 수 있는 풍력단지의 풍황 특성(평균풍속과 난류강도 등)의 범위를 보다 정확하게 제시하여 설치되는 풍력발전기의 수명과 효율을 높이는 방법을 연구하였다. 이를 위하여 당사의 2MW급 IEC Class II-A로 설계된 직접 구동형 풍력발전기에 대해, 다양한 평균 풍속(7m/s~10m/s)과 난류강도(14%~20%)를 고려한 하중 계산을 수행하였다. 하중 분석을 통해 실제 풍황 조건에 따른 극한하중 산출 및 피로수명의 민감도를 검토하여 풍력발전기 운용의 풍속과 난류강도의 최적범위 제시하여 발전단지 설계에 활용할 수 있도록 하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.210-218
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• 2003

MDO (multidisciplinary design optimization) technology has been proposed and applied to solve large and complex optimization problems where multiple disciplinaries are involved. In this research. an MDO problem is defined for automobile design which has crashworthiness analyses. Crash model which are consisted of airbag, belt integrated seat (BIS), energy absorbing steering system .and safety belt is selected as a practical example for MDO application to vehicle system. Through disciplinary analysis, vehicle system is decomposed into structure subspace and occupant subspace, and coupling variables are identified. Before subspace optimization, values of coupling variables at given design point must be determined with system analysis. The system analysis in MDO is very important in that the coupling between disciplines can be temporary disconnected through the system analysis. As a result of system analysis, subspace optimizations are independently conducted. However, in vehicle crash, system analysis methods such as Newton method and fixed-point iteration can not be applied to one. Therefore, new system analysis algorithm is developed to apply to crashworthiness. It is conducted for system analysis to determine values of coupling variables. MDO algorithm which is applied to vehicle crash is MDOIS (Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Based on Independent Subspaces). Then, structure and occupant subspaces are independently optimized by using MDOIS.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.91-98
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• 1993

Minimum weight design of the boom of an excavator with stress and displacement constraints was performed. The procedure of analysis consists of the following steps. The finite element model of the boom was built up by using 227 triangular plate elements each of which has three nodes. And then the finite element program was implemented and its accuracy was verified by comparing its results with those of the commercial structural analysis package-ANSYS 4.4A. For the constraints of stresses and displacements, the design sensitivities of those were computed using direct differentiation method. To verify the reliability of them the results were compared with those of the finite difference method. The optimum design value was obtained by using PLBA(Pshenichny-Lim-Belegundu-Arora)non-linear optimization program which adopts the active set strategy. Using the above results, minimum weight design of an excavator boom showed an effect of 27% reduction in weight.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.109-117
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• 2004

Optimization has been successfully applied to systems with a single discipline. As many disciplines are involved in coupled fashion, MDO (multidisciplinary design optimization) technology has been developed. MDO algorithms are trying to solve the coupled aspects generated from interdisciplinary relationship. In a general MDO algorithms, a large design problem is decomposed into small ones which can be easily solved. Although various methods have been proposed for MDO, the research is still in the early stage. This research proposes a new MDO method which is named as MDOIS (Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Based on Independent Subspaces). Many real engineering problems consist of physically separate components and they can be independently designed. The inter-relationship occurs through coupled physics. MDOIS is developed for such problems. In MDOIS, a large system is decomposed into small subsystems. The coupled aspects are solved via system analysis which solves the coupled physics. The algorithm is mathematically validated by showing that the solution satisfies the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker condition.