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    Optimum Design of Adaptive Truss Structures Using the Integrated Force Method

    R. Sedaghati, A. Suleman1, S. Dost, B. Tabarrok2

    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.2, No.2, pp. 259-272, 2001, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2001.002.259

    Abstract A structural analysis and optimization method is developed to find the optimal topology of adaptive determinate truss structures under various impact loading conditions. The objective function is based on the maximization of the structural strength subject to geometric constraints. The dynamic structural analysis is based on the integrated finite element force method and the optimization procedure is based on the Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) method. The equilibrium matrix is generated automatically through the finite element analysis and the compatibility matrix is obtained directly using the displacement-deformation relations and the Single Value Decomposition (SVD) technique. By combining the equilibrium and the… More >

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    Structured Adaptive Control for Poorly Modeled Nonlinear Dynamical Systems

    John L. Junkins1, Kamesh Subbarao2, Ajay Verma3

    CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.1, No.4, pp. 99-118, 2000, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2000.001.551

    Abstract Model reference adaptive control formulations are presented that rigorously impose the dynamical structure of the state space descriptions of several distinct large classes of dynamical systems. Of particular interest, the formulations enable the imposition of exact kinematic differential equation constraints upon the adaptation process that compensates for model errors and disturbances at the acceleration level. Other adaptive control formulations are tailored for redundantly actuated and constrained dynamical systems. The utility of the resulting structured adaptive control formulations is studied by considering examples from nonlinear oscillations, aircraft control, spacecraft control, and cooperative robotic system control. The theoretical and computational results provide… More >

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    A Study on the Optimal Offset Distance Between a Welding Torch and the Infrared Thermometers

    Tae-Jong Yun1, Won-Bin Oh1, Bo-Ram Lee1, Joon-Sik Son2, Ill-soo Kim1,*

    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.1, pp. 1-14, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.04759

    Abstract Detection of weld defects using real-time monitoring and controlling algorithm is of the significant task in manufacturing industries due to the increased production and liability costs that result when weld defects are not identified early in the production cycle. Monitoring and controlling for robotic arc welding process employed should be reliable, flexible and cost-effective in non-clean, high-volume production environments. Also, the robotic welding system has been utilized a complex jigging and mechanical devices to move the workpiece which related to the stationary welding head for getting higher efficiency and lower costs. To develop the fully robotic welding system, people make… More >

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    Adaptive 3D finite elements with high aspect ratio for dendritic growth of a binary alloy including fluid flow induced by shrinkage

    Jacek Narski1,2, Marco Picasso1

    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 49-64, 2007, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2007.003.049

    Abstract An adaptive phase field model for the solidification of binary alloys in three space dimensions is presented. The fluid flow in the liquid due to different liquid/solid densities is taken into account. The unknowns are the phase field, the alloy concentration and the velocity/pressure in the liquid. Continuous, piecewise linear finite elements are used for the space discretization, a semi-implicit scheme is used for time discretization. An adaptive method allows the number of degrees of freedom to be reduced, the mesh tetrahedrons having high aspect ratio whenever needed. Numerical results show that our method is effective and allows to perform… More >

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    Non-Graded Adaptive Grid Approaches to the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations

    Frédéric Gibou1, Chohong Min2, Hector D. Ceniceros3

    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 37-48, 2007, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2007.003.037

    Abstract We describe two finite difference schemes for simulating incompressible flows on nonuniform meshes using quadtree/octree data structures. The first one uses a cell-centered Poisson solver that yields first-order accurate solutions, while producing symmetric linear systems. The second uses a node-based Poisson solver that produces second-order accurate solutions and second-order accurate gradients, while producing nonsymmetric linear systems as the basis for a second-order accurate Navier-Stokes solver. The grids considered can be non-graded, i.e. the difference of level between two adjacent cells can be arbitrary. In both cases semi-Lagrangian methods are used to update the intermediate fluid velocity in a standard projection… More >

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    Improvements for calculating two-phase bubble and drop motion using an adaptive sharp interface method.

    Mark Sussman1, Mitsuhiro Ohta2

    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 21-36, 2007, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2007.003.021

    Abstract In this paper, we describe new techniques for numerically approximating two-phase flows. Specifically, we present new techniques for treating the viscosity and surface tension terms that appear in the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible two-phase flow. Our resulting numerical method has the property that results computed using our two-phase algorithm approach the corresponding "one-phase'' algorithm in the limit of zero gas density/viscosity; i.e. the two-phase results approach the one-phase free-boundary results in the limit that the gas is assumed to become a uniform pressure void. By grid convergence checks and comparison with previous experimental data, we shall demonstrate the advantages of… More >

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    A Computational Study of Bubble Motion in Newtonian and Viscoelastic Fluids

    Edwin Jim ´enez1, Mark Sussman2, Mitsuhiro Ohta3

    FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 97-108, 2005, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2005.001.097

    Abstract The aim of this paper is to utilize a numerical model to compute bubble motion in quiescent Newtonian and viscoelastic liquids. For our numerical method, we use a coupled level set and volume-of-fluid method with a second order treatment for the jump conditions related to surface tension. We investigate axisymmetric gas-liquid systems with large density and viscosity ratios as well as buoyancy-driven flows with complex changes in topology. We present comparisons to previous computational results as well as experimental results. More >

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    An Adaptive Multi-resolution Method for Solving PDE's

    V. Kozulić1, H. Gotovac1, B. Gotovac1

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.6, No.2, pp. 51-70, 2007, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2007.006.051

    Abstract In this paper, we present a multi-resolution adaptive algorithm for solving problems described by partial differential equations. The technique is based on the collocation method using Fup basis functions, which belong to a class of Rvachev's infinitely differentiable finite functions. As it is possible to calculate derivation values of Fup basis functions of high degree in a precise yet simple way, so it is possible to efficiently apply strong formulation procedures. The mesh free method developed in this work is named Adaptive Fup Collocation Method (AFCM). The distribution of collocation points within the observed area is changed adaptively, depending on… More >

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    An Adaptive Superpixel Tracker Using Multiple Features

    Jingjing Liu1,2, Bin Zhang3, Xu Cheng4, Ying Chen5, Li Zhao1,*

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.60, No.3, pp. 1097-1108, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.05968

    Abstract Visual tracking is a challenging issue in the field of computer vision due to the objects’ intricate appearance variation. To adapt the change of the appearance, multiple channel features which could provide more information are used. However, the low level feature could not represent the structure of the object. In this paper, a superpixel-based adaptive tracking algorithm by using color histogram and haar-like feature is proposed, whose feature is classified into the middle level. Based on the superpixel representation of video frames, the haar-like feature is extracted at the superpixel level as the local feature, and the color histogram feature… More >

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    Adaptive Median Filtering Algorithm Based on Divide and Conquer and Its Application in CAPTCHA Recognition

    Wentao Ma1, Jiaohua Qin1,*, Xuyu Xiang1, Yun Tan1, Yuanjing Luo1, Neal N. Xiong2

    CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.58, No.3, pp. 665-677, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2019.05683

    Abstract As the first barrier to protect cyberspace, the CAPTCHA has made significant contributions to maintaining Internet security and preventing malicious attacks. By researching the CAPTCHA, we can find its vulnerability and improve the security of CAPTCHA. Recently, many studies have shown that improving the image preprocessing effect of the CAPTCHA, which can achieve a better recognition rate by the state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms. There are many kinds of noise and distortion in the CAPTCHA images of this experiment. We propose an adaptive median filtering algorithm based on divide and conquer in this paper. Firstly, the filtering window data quickly sorted… More >

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