Course Schedule
| Thursday, 12 September 2024 | |
| 8h30 | Registration |
| 9h00 – 9h30 | Introduction to system level simulation for mechatronics systems |
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General overview of modelling methodologies in system level mechatronic analysis. Both academic and commercial tools and their possible combinations. Common problems tackled through the system level analyses.
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| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | |
| 9h30 – 10h30 | Lumped parameter simulation for mechatronic systems |
| Causal and acausal modelling, Bond graph theory, types of lumped components, applicability and limitations, commercial tools. | |
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | |
| 10h30 – 11h00 | Coffee break |
| 11h00 - 12h00 | Rigid multibody simulation (1) |
| 3D kinematics, rotational descriptions, 3D dynamics, joint descriptions, Numerical solvers, Commercial software tools. | |
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | |
| 12h00 – 13h00 | Lunch |
| 13h00 – 14h00 | Rigid multibody simulation (2) |
| 3D kinematics, rotational descriptions, 3D dynamics, joint descriptions, Numerical solvers, Commercial software tools. | |
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | |
| 14h00-16h00 | Flexible multibody simulation |
| Kinematics for flexible systems, floating-frame-of-reference, component mode synthesis, flexible dynamics. | |
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | |
| 16h00 – 16h30 | Coffee break |
| 16h30 – 18h15 | Application case: durability analysis in vehicles |
| Model setup, Test correlation, multibody simulation and finite element coupling for durability assessment. | |
| S. Dom, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Belgium | |
| Friday, 13 September 2024 | ||
| 8h30 – 10h15 | Model order reduction for accelerated simulation and optimization | |
| Model order reduction and surrogate modeling overview, linear model order reduction, parametric model order reduction, nonlinear model order reduction. | ||
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | ||
| 10h15 – 10h45 | Coffee break | |
| 10h45 – 12h15 | Application case: gearbox simulation | |
| Lumped parameter gearbox models, multibody gearbox models, nonlinear finite-element gearbox models, quality metrics, transmission error evaluation, gearbox noise radiation. | ||
| B. Blockmans, KU Leuven, Belgium | ||
| 12h15 – 13h30 | Lunch | |
| 13h30 – 14h15 | Co-simulation | |
| Co-simulation introduction, co-simulation integrators (Gauss-Seidel,…), Functional mock-up interface and functional mock-up units, Dedicated co-simulation methods. | ||
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | ||
| 14h15 – 15h30 | Model based design optimization | |
| Design optimization problems overview, gradient-based and sampling-based optimization, parameter design, component selection, structural topology optimization. | ||
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | ||
| 15h30 – 15h50 | Coffee break | |
| 15h45 – 17h00 | Digital Twin Development & Exploitation | |
| Digital Twin concepts, integration of models with measurement data (model identification, Kalman filtering), structural use case, mechanism use case. | ||
| F. Naets, KU Leuven, Belgium | ||