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    Boundary Stabilization and Motion Control of Flexible Crane Systems

    , Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology Entessari, Farshid (Author) ; Alasty, Aria (Supervisor) ; Najafi Ardekany, Ali (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In recent years, boundary control (BC) approach for distributed parameter systems and their applications has demonstrated that it can be a well-intentioned candidate for control system design. In this approach, the main focus is on the boundary actions, where the actuators are aligned on the boundaries of the media. BC may be considered as an ideal approach, especially from applied and engineering point of view, because it deals only with actuators and sensors along the boundaries. Moreover, the problem of boundary stabilization and motion control of flexible crane systems has been one of the remarkable problems for control engineers. In this research, we contemplate the boundary control... 

    Introducing of Arc-Shaped Wall-Jet in Boundary Layer Flow Control Application in Film Cooling-Numerical Simulations

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Aftabsavar, Ali (Author) ; Javadi, Khodayar (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this research special type of jets those calls Arc-Shape Jets are studied. The meaning of this research is an effort to introduce this types of jets as a new method to film-cooling approach. In the primary section, the fitness of this scheme on a flat plate is studied. After this section, according to the results, this method is implemented on a turbine blade surface. According to the results, this method of film-cooling has suitable effectiveness in lateral direction, this has a reason of radially injection of the coolant jet. The main feature of this concept is operating by mass flow rate of much lower than other schemes. So that in a regular injection of a 45 degrees of actuator arc,... 

    Attitude and Vibration Control of Flexible Satellites with Multi-Section Solar Panels Using Boundary Controller and Observer

    , Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology Ataei, Mohammad Mahdi (Author) ; Salarieh, Hassan (Supervisor) ; Nejat Pishkenari, Hossein (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Precise adjustment of orientation is vital in many important applications of satellites. Besides, in order to have sustainable power source and to reduce heavy costs of launching deployable solar arrays with large area to mass ratio are utilized. The vibrations in these flexible parts and attitude dynamics of the main hub influence eachother mutually. Thus, simultaneous attitude and vibrations control is of noticeable significance. In this thesis considering new details such as multi-section solar panels, the governing dynamic partial differential equations (PDE) are derived via Hamilton principle. In order that errors arised from discretized models be eliminated and just using regular... 

    The Investigation of Vortex Generators Effects on the Efficiency of Axial Flow Fans

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Shekaridahaj, Morteza (Author) ; Farhanieh, Bijan (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    The ever-increasing need for energy compels researchers to investigate different manners of energy saving. Aَs we know well, one of the effective ways to save energy is to improve the energy consumption of turbomachinery devices such as axial flow fans. Fans are the most applicable of turbomachinery which supply needed airflow, which can be used in ventilation systems, Cooling systems for cars and machines, smoke extraction, and supply required air for firing. Therefore, improving their efficiency can play a significant role in reducing energy consumption and enhancing energy storage. One of the most critical factors in reducing the efficiency of the fans is the stall phenomenon, which can... 

    Dynamic Modeling and Adaptive Controller design for Cooperative Flexible Manipulators to Grasp and Manipulation of an Object

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Hejrati, Mahdi (Author) ; Sayyaadi, Hassan (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In a world where energy conservation is a critical topic, cooperative flexible manipulators will play an important role. Conventional robotic manipulators have been designed to have maximum stiffness to achieve both minimum vibration and good positioning accuracy of the end-effector, which causes more power consumption and reduced efficiency. Due to the high inertia of such arms, interaction with humans or sensitive environments is hazardous. On the other hand, Flexible Link Manipulators are designed to be lightweight, using lower energy and producing higher efficiency. Unfortunately, the link's flexibility increases vibrations and decreases the accuracy of the end-effector. Since, the... 

    Boundary Control of Vibration in Satellite Flexible Solar Panels

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Kaviani Rad, Hossein (Author) ; Alasty, Aria (Supervisor) ; Salarieh, Hassan (Supervisor) ; Vatankhah, Ramin (Co-Advisor)
    Abstract
    Many spacecrafts and satellites have long flexible components, the most common ones are the satellites with flexible solar panels, which are used to provide the satellite energy. The governing equations of the satellite rigid motion along with the solar panels vibrations are the combination of the coupled partial and ordinary differential equations. Various reasons, such as the satellite maneuvers and the external disturbances, cause the vibration of panels. Due to the dependence between the governing equations of the satellite rigid motion and the flexible components vibrations, these vibrations affect the satellite rigid dynamics and the control aims; therefore, in addition to the... 

    Vibration Boundary Control in Micro-beams Equipped with a Layer of Piezoelectric Actuator

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology (Author) ; Salarieh, Hassan (Supervisor) ; Alasti, Aria (Supervisor) ; Vatankhah, Ramin ($item.subfieldsMap.e)
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    Nowadays, micro systems in many area of science and technology have special importance and status. The main function of these systems is based on the deformation of a beam at micro scale. Therefore study of behavior and control of micro-beams will have a great importance. Among micro-beams, clamped-free and clamped-clamped micro beams that actuated by piezoelectric and electrostatic actuators have wider applications. For example, clamped-free micro-beams are used in atomic force microscopy (AFM), micro switches, mass sensors and micro-accelerometers and clamped-clamped micro-beams are used in micro mirrors and Grating Light Valves (GLV). In this thesis, the studied system is clamped-free... 

    Vibration Control of Nonclassical Microbeams Using Boundary Control Theory of Partial Differential Equations

    , Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology Vatankhah, Ramin (Author) ; Alasty, Aria (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Nowadays, continuous systems such as strings, bars, beams and plates have become widespread in science and engineering applications. To achieve the control purposes of continuous systems, most of engineers use discretization techniques to reduce the governing partial differential equation (PDE) into a set of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). From practical point of view, this model reduction can cause many problems such as in-domain measurement and actuation and control spillover. This thesis attempts to investigate the problem of vibration control of nonclassical microscale beams using the partial differential equation control theory which eliminates spillover instabilities. To this... 

    Investigation of Stabilization of Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko Beams

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Jalili Rahmati, Alireza (Author) ; Hesaraki, Mahmoud (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this study, Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beams with delayed boundary control are investigated. Deriving governing dynamic feedback control equations, exponential stability of these beams are obtained under more generalized conditions. For this purpose, time delay of system is omitted using tools in control engineering; then, an appropriate control approachis is found for this modified system.In the next step,closed loop system is extracted, which demonstrate that system is stable exponentially. This stability which is acquired for closed loop systems is also valid for primary system  

    Interface Feedback Control Stabilization of a Nonlinear Fluid–Structure Interaction

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Hassanzadeh Kelishomi, Mojtaba (Author) ; Hesaraki, Mahmud (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this thesis, We consider a model of a fluid–structure interaction defined on a bounded domain Ω ⊆ R2, that describes a body of elasticity interacting with a fluid. Ω is a bounded simply connected domain, consisting of two open sub-domains Ωs and Ωf .Ωf is the exterior domain with non-overlapping boundaries Γf and Γs, so that ∂Ωs = Γs. Ωs is an interior domain with boundary Γs.Ωs is occupied by an elastic body while Ωf is filled with a fluid.The interaction between the elastic body and the fluid takes place at the interface Γs.The dynamics of the fluid is described by the Navier–Stokes equation and the dynamics of the elastic body is described by an elasto-dynamic system of wave equations.... 

    Exact boundary controllability of vibrating non-classical Euler-Bernoulli micro-scale beams

    , Article Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications ; Vol. 418, issue. 2 , 2014 , pp. 985-997 ; ISSN: 0022247X Vatankhah, R ; Najafi, A ; Salarieh, H ; Alasty, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    This study investigates the exact controllability problem for a vibrating non-classical Euler-Bernoulli micro-beam whose governing partial differential equation (PDE) of motion is derived based on the non-classical continuum mechanics. In this paper, it is proved that via boundary controls, it is possible to obtain exact controllability which consists of driving the vibrating system to rest in finite time. This control objective is achieved based on the PDE model of the system which causes that spillover instabilities do not occur  

    Suppression of dynamic pull-in instability in electrostatically actuated strain gradient beams

    , Article 2014 2nd RSI/ISM International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics, ICRoM 2014 ; 2014 , pp. 155-160 ; ISBN: 9781479967438 Edalatzadeh, M. S ; Vatankhah, R ; Alasty, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    In this paper, vibration suppression of micro-or nano-scale beams subjected to nonlinear distributed electrostatic force is studied. For the sake of precision, we use the beam model derived from strain gradient elasticity theory aimed at prediction of size effect. In addition, the electrostatic force is considered with first order fringing field correction. The continuous model of the strain gradient beam is truncated by using Kantorovich method as a semi-analytical finite element method. A boundary control feedback law is proposed to suppress forced vibrations of the beam. Both measurements and actuations are taken place in the boundary to avoid spillover instabilities. Simulation results... 

    Boundary control of a marine riser pipe conveying fluid

    , Article ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE) ; Vol. 4A , 2014 ; ISBN: 9780791846476 Nojoumian, M. A ; Shirazi, M. J ; Salarieh, H ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    In this paper, the model of pipe conveying fluid, like marine risers, is modeled with the effect of the interaction between the fluid and structure. A torque is assumed at one end of the pipe to control the vibration of the pipe. The stability of the pipe under time varying disturbance in forced vibration using boundary control law is proved. Exponential stability can be achieved under the free vibration condition. The proposed control law is simple and could be attained by some simple sensors at the end of the pipe. The control law is independent from system parameters so the controller is robust to disturbances and environmental conditions. The controller is obtained via a Lyapunov... 

    Backstepping boundary control for unstable second-order hyperbolic PDES and trajectory tracking

    , Article Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference 2009, DETC2009, 30 August 2009 through 2 September 2009 ; Volume 4, Issue PART C , August , 2010 , Pages 1787-1792 ; 9780791849019 (ISBN) Vatankhah, R ; Sadeghian, H ; Abediny, M ; Alasty, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    2010
    Abstract
    In this paper, a problem of boundary feedback stabilization of second order hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs) is considered. These equations serve as a model for physical phenomena such as oscillatory systems like strings and beams. The controllers are designed using a backstepping method, which has been recently developed for parabolic PDEs. With the integral transformation and boundary feedback the unstable PDE is converted into a system which is stable in sense of Lyapunov. Then taylorian expansion is used to achieve the goal of trajectory tracking. It means design a boundary controller such that output of the system follows an arbitrary map. The designs are illustrated... 

    Boundary control of temperature distribution in a rectangular FGM plate

    , Article ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings, 13 November 2009 through 19 November 2009, Lake Buena Vista, FL ; Volume 10, Issue PART B , 2010 , Pages 777-783 ; 9780791843833 (ISBN) Rastgoftar, H ; Gharib Shirangi, M ; Eghtesad, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)  2010
    Abstract
    In this paper an analytical method and a PDE-based solution to control temperature distribution in FGM plates is introduced. For the rectangular FGM plate under consideration, it is assumed that the material properties such as thermal conductivity, density, and specific heat capacity, vary in the width direction (y); and the governing heat conduction equation of the plate is a second-order partial differential equation. Since there has been little control synthesis work for PDE-based systems as compared to the abundance of control design techniques available for ordinary differential equations (ODEs), most of the proposed control approaches for continuous domain rely on discretizing the PDE... 

    Boundary exponential stabilization of non-classical micro/nano beams subjected to nonlinear distributed forces

    , Article Applied Mathematical Modelling ; Volume 40, Issue 3 , 2016 , Pages 2223-2241 ; 0307904X (ISSN) Edalatzadeh, M. S ; Alasty, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier Inc 
    Abstract
    In this paper, the vibration suppression of micro- or nano-scale cantilever beams used in M/NEMS devices is studied. The beam is subjected to some nonlinear distributed forces, namely electrostatics force with first order fringing field correction, Casimir, and van der Waals forces. For the sake of precision, the beam is modeled by strain gradient elasticity theory capable of predicting the size effects in mechanical behavior of small-scale flexible structures. Since the governing partial differential equation of motion is nonlinear, the linearization approach is adopted to tackle the control problem. A novel control law is proposed that guarantees the exponential stability of the linearized... 

    Backstepping boundary control for unstable second-order hyperbolic PDEs and trajectory tracking

    , Article Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, 30 August 2009 through 2 September 2009 ; Volume 4, Issue PARTS A, B AND C , 2009 , Pages 1787-1792 ; 9780791849019 (ISBN) Vatankhah, R ; Abediny, M ; Sadeghian, H ; Alasty, A ; Design Engineering Division and Computers in Engineering Division ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    In this paper, a problem of boundary feedback stabilization of second order hyperbolic partial differential equations (PDEs) is considered. These equations serve as a model for physical phenomena such as oscillatory systems like strings and beams. The controllers are designed using a backstepping method, which has been recently developed for parabolic PDEs. With the integral transformation and boundary feedback the unstable PDE is converted into a system which is stable in sense of Lyapunov. Then taylorian expansion is used to achieve the goal of trajectory tracking. It means design a boundary controller such that output of the system follows an arbitrary map. The designs are illustrated... 

    Boundary stabilization of a cosserat elastic body

    , Article Asian Journal of Control ; Volume 19, Issue 6 , 2017 , Pages 2219-2225 ; 15618625 (ISSN) Najafi, A ; Alasty, A ; Vatankhah, R ; Eghtesad, M ; Daneshmand, F ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    Boundary stabilization of vibrating three-dimensional Cosserat elastic solids are studied using mathematical tools, such as operator theory and semigroup techniques. The advantages of the boundary control laws for both boundary stabilization problems are investigated. The boundary stabilization problems are studied using a Lyapunov stability method and LaSalle's invariant set theorem. Numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness and performance of the designed control scheme. © 2017 Chinese Automatic Control Society and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd  

    Boundary control of flexible satellite vibration in planar motion

    , Article Journal of Sound and Vibration ; Volume 432 , 2018 , Pages 549-568 ; 0022460X (ISSN) Kaviani Rad, H ; Salarieh, H ; Alasty, A ; Vatankhah, R ; Sharif University of Technology
    Academic Press  2018
    Abstract
    In this paper, the planar maneuver of a flexible satellite with regard to its flexible appendages vibration has been studied. The flexible satellite translates and rotates in a plane; in addition, the flexible appendages can also vibrate in that plane. The system governing equations, which are coupled partial and ordinary differential equations, are obtained based on Hamilton's principle. Then the original system converts to three equivalent subsystems, two of which contains one partial differential equation and one ordinary differential equation along with four boundary conditions, by using change of variables. Employing control forces and one control torque which are applied to the central... 

    Boundary control of anti-symmetric vibration of satellite with flexible appendages in planar motion with exponential stability

    , Article Acta Astronautica ; Volume 147 , 2018 , Pages 219-230 ; 00945765 (ISSN) Kaviani Rad, H ; Salarieh, H ; Alasty, A ; Vatankhah, R ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier Ltd  2018
    Abstract
    In this research, we have investigated the planar maneuver of a flexible satellite with appendages anti-symmetric vibration. The hybrid governing equations are comprised of coupled partial and ordinary differential equations which are derived by employing Hamilton's principle. In this paper, control goals are the tracking desired pitch angle along with the flexible appendages vibration suppression simultaneously by using only one control torque which is applied to the central hub. The boundary control is proposed to fulfill these control aims; furthermore, this boundary control ensures that spillover instability phenomenon is eliminated, and in-domain sensors and actuators implement are...