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Title: | Dynamic system design optimization of wave energy converters utilizing direct transcription |
Author(s): | Herber, Daniel Ronald |
Advisor(s): | Allison, James T. |
Department / Program: | Industrial&Enterprise Sys Eng |
Discipline: | Systems & Entrepreneurial Engr |
Degree Granting Institution: | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Degree: | M.S. |
Genre: | Thesis |
Subject(s): | dynamic system design optimization
co-design direct transcription wave energy converters |
Abstract: | Dynamics are playing an increasingly important role in many engineering domains as these systems become more active and autonomous. Designing a dynamic engineering system can be challenging. In this thesis, both the problem formulation and solution methods will be discussed for designing a dynamic engineering system. A case is made for the inclusion of both the physical and control system design into a single design formulation. A particular class of numerical methods known as direct transcription is identified as promising solution method. These principles are then demonstrated on the design of a wave energy converter, a device that captures energy present in ocean waves. This system is of particular interest since a successful design hinges on exploiting the natural dynamics of the interaction between the ocean waves and the physical wave energy converter. A number of numerical studies are presented that identify both novel and previously observed strategies for the maximizing energy production of a ocean wave energy converter. |
Issue Date: | 2014-05-30 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2142/49463 |
Rights Information: | Copyright 2014 Daniel Ronald Herber |
Date Available in IDEALS: | 2014-05-30 |
Date Deposited: | 2014-05 |
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Graduate Theses and Dissertations at Illinois