Design optimization of dynamic flexible multibody systems using the discrete adjoint variable method

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Hauptverfasser: Ebrahimi, Mehran, Butscher, Adrian, Cheong, Hyunmin, Iorio, Francesco
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author Ebrahimi, Mehran
Butscher, Adrian
Cheong, Hyunmin
Iorio, Francesco
author_facet Ebrahimi, Mehran
Butscher, Adrian
Cheong, Hyunmin
Iorio, Francesco
contents The design space of dynamic multibody systems (MBSs), particularly those with flexible components, is considerably large. Consequently, having a means to efficiently explore this space and find the optimum solution within a feasible timeframe is crucial. It is well known that for problems with several design variables, sensitivity analysis using the adjoint variable method extensively reduces the computational costs. This paper presents the novel extension of the discrete adjoint variable method to the design optimization of dynamic flexible MBSs. The extension involves deriving the adjoint equations directly from the discrete, rather than the continuous, equations of motion. This results in a system of algebraic equations that is computationally less demanding to solve compared to the system of differential algebraic equations produced by the continuous adjoint variable method. To describe the proposed method, it is integrated with a numerical time-stepping algorithm based on geometric variational integrators. The developed technique is then applied to the optimization of MBSs composed of springs, dampers, beams and rigid bodies, considering both geometrical (e.g., positions of joints) and non-geometrical (e.g., mechanical properties of components) design variables. To validate the developed methods and show their applicability, three numerical examples are provided.
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spellingShingle Design optimization of dynamic flexible multibody systems using the discrete adjoint variable method
Ebrahimi, Mehran
Butscher, Adrian
Cheong, Hyunmin
Iorio, Francesco
Optimization and Control
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
The design space of dynamic multibody systems (MBSs), particularly those with flexible components, is considerably large. Consequently, having a means to efficiently explore this space and find the optimum solution within a feasible timeframe is crucial. It is well known that for problems with several design variables, sensitivity analysis using the adjoint variable method extensively reduces the computational costs. This paper presents the novel extension of the discrete adjoint variable method to the design optimization of dynamic flexible MBSs. The extension involves deriving the adjoint equations directly from the discrete, rather than the continuous, equations of motion. This results in a system of algebraic equations that is computationally less demanding to solve compared to the system of differential algebraic equations produced by the continuous adjoint variable method. To describe the proposed method, it is integrated with a numerical time-stepping algorithm based on geometric variational integrators. The developed technique is then applied to the optimization of MBSs composed of springs, dampers, beams and rigid bodies, considering both geometrical (e.g., positions of joints) and non-geometrical (e.g., mechanical properties of components) design variables. To validate the developed methods and show their applicability, three numerical examples are provided.
title Design optimization of dynamic flexible multibody systems using the discrete adjoint variable method
topic Optimization and Control
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00643