Multibody dynamics simulations are currently widely accepted as valuable means for dynamic performance analysis of mechanical systems. The evolution of theoretical and computational aspects of the multibody dynamics discipline makes it conducive these days for other types of applications, in addition to pure simulations. One very important such application is design optimization for multibody systems. In this paper, we focus on gradient-based optimization in order to find local minima. Gradients are calculated efficiently via adjoint sensitivity analysis techniques. Current approaches have limitations in terms of efficiently performing sensitivity analysis for complex systems with respect to multiple design parameters. To improve the state of the art, the adjoint sensitivity approach of multibody systems in the context of the penalty formulation is developed in this study. The new theory developed is then demonstrated on one academic case study, a five-bar mechanism, and on one real-life system, a 14 degree of freedom (DOF) vehicle model. The five-bar mechanism is used to validate the sensitivity approach derived in this paper. The full vehicle model is used to demonstrate the capability of the new approach developed to perform sensitivity analysis and optimization for large and complex multibody systems with respect to multiple design parameters with high efficiency.
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Dynamic Response Optimization of Complex Multibody Systems in a Penalty Formulation Using Adjoint Sensitivity
Yitao Zhu,
Yitao Zhu
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory and
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
e-mail: yitao7@vt.edu
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: yitao7@vt.edu
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Daniel Dopico,
Daniel Dopico
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory and
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
e-mail: ddopico@vt.edu
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: ddopico@vt.edu
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Corina Sandu,
Corina Sandu
1
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: csandu@vt.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: csandu@vt.edu
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Adrian Sandu
Adrian Sandu
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Computer Science,
e-mail: sandu@cs.vt.edu
Department of Computer Science,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: sandu@cs.vt.edu
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Yitao Zhu
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory and
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
e-mail: yitao7@vt.edu
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: yitao7@vt.edu
Daniel Dopico
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory and
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
e-mail: ddopico@vt.edu
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Department of Computer Science,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: ddopico@vt.edu
Corina Sandu
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: csandu@vt.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: csandu@vt.edu
Adrian Sandu
Computational Science Laboratory,
Department of Computer Science,
e-mail: sandu@cs.vt.edu
Department of Computer Science,
Virginia Tech
,Blacksburg, VA 24061
e-mail: sandu@cs.vt.edu
1Corresponding author.
Manuscript received October 29, 2014; final manuscript received January 10, 2015; published online February 11, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Rudranarayan Mukherjee.
J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. May 2015, 10(3): 031009 (9 pages)
Published Online: May 1, 2015
Article history
Received:
October 29, 2014
Revision Received:
January 10, 2015
Online:
February 11, 2015
Citation
Zhu, Y., Dopico, D., Sandu, C., and Sandu, A. (May 1, 2015). "Dynamic Response Optimization of Complex Multibody Systems in a Penalty Formulation Using Adjoint Sensitivity." ASME. J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. May 2015; 10(3): 031009. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029601
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