Least-weight topology and size optimization of high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran structure by genetic algorithm

Selection of the “best” or “optimum” engineering design has always been a major concern of designers. Reduction of hull weight is the most important aim in the structural design of many ship types. But the ability of designers to produce optimal designs of ship structures is severely limited by the calculation techniques available for this task. Complete definition of the optimal structural design requires formulation of size–topology–shape–material optimization task unifying optimization problems from four areas and effective solution of the problem. So far a significant progress towards solution of this problem has not been achieved. In other hand in recent years attempts have been made to apply genetic algorithm (GA) optimization techniques to design of ship structures. An objective of the paper was to create a computer code and investigate a possibility of simultaneous optimization of both topology and scantlings of structural elements of large spatial sections of ships using GA. In the paper GA is applied to solve the problem of weight minimization of a high speed vehicle-passenger catamaran structure with several design variables as dimensions of the plate thickness, longitudinal stiffeners and transverse frames and spacing between longitudinals and transversal members. Results of numerical experiments obtained using the code are presented. They show that GA can be an efficient optimization tool for simultaneous design of topology and sizing high speed craft structures.     

多学科设计优化:载人潜水器设计的一种新工具

多学科优化作为一种新的设计方法,已经成功地应用在很多领域,如飞机制造,太空船,汽车制造等.传统的载人潜水器设计并不是一种最优的设计方法,并且在载人潜水器的设计过程中所要涉及多种技术学科.将多学科优化方法引进载人潜水器的设计,从而可以实现真正的设计优化.本文介绍了多学科优化的基本理论和方法,整体构架,并介绍了探索设计空间的算法.在对多学科优化设计方法理解的基础上,提出了在载人潜水器设计中如何应用的初步考虑.     

Integrated reliability and sizing optimization of a large composite structure

In this paper, we present the application of probabilistic design modeling and reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) methodology to the sizing optimization of a composite advanced submarine sail structure under parametric uncertainty. With the help of probabilistic sensitivity analysis, the influence of individual random variables on each structural failure mode is examined, and the critical modes are treated as probabilistic design constraints under consistent lower bounds on the corresponding reliability indices. Whereas the failure modes are evaluated for structural components in the solution of the RBDO problem, the overall system reliability is also evaluated as a post-optimization step. The results indicate that in comparison to a deterministic-optimum design, the structural mass of the probabilistic optimum design is slightly higher when consistent probabilistic constraints are imposed, and the overall structural stiffness is found to be more critical than individual component laminate ply thicknesses in meeting the specified design constraints. Moreover, the post-optimality analysis shows that the overall system failure probability of the probabilistic optimum design is more than 50% lower than that of the deterministic optimal design with less than 5% penalty in structural mass.     

Multi-objective topology and size optimization of high-speed vehicle-passenger catamaran structure by genetic algorithm

Ship structural design has become recently an ever more important and difficult task, because it should always take into account several estimation criteria which are a crucial element of shipyard management, as the hull structural strength is one of the most important factors of overall ship safety, and the total cost of structural materials used for the construction of a ship is a significant part of her total construction cost. Simultaneously, a complete definition of the optimal structural design requires a formulation of size-topology-shape-material optimization task unifying the optimization problems from these four areas and giving an effective solution of this problem. So far, a significant progress towards a solution of this problem has not been achieved. An objective of the underlying paper was to develop an evolutionary algorithm for multi-objective optimization of both topology and scantlings of structural elements of large spatial sections of ships. In the paper an evolutionary algorithm where selection takes place based on the scalar objective function is proposed and applied to solve the problem of structural elements weight and cleaned and painted surface area on a high-speed vehicle-passenger catamaran structure with several design variables, such as plate thickness, scantlings of longitudinal stiffeners and transverse frames, and spacing between longitudinal and transversal members. The results of numerical experiments with the use of the developed algorithm are presented. They show that the proposed genetic algorithm can be an efficient multi-objective optimization tool for simultaneous design of the topology and sizing of ship structures.     

空爆载荷作用下波形夹层板抗爆结构优化设计

为了提高空爆载荷作用下夹层板的抗爆能力,提升其在舰船和海工装备上的应用程度,本文提出了一种针对波形夹层板结构的优化方法,该方法以结构质量和在爆炸载荷作用下的结构应力、变形以及吸能作为评估标准,利用正交试验筛选出样本点,通过BP神经网络生成夹层板结构参数与评估标准间的响应面模型,用遗传算法对响应面模型进行多目标优化分析,得出全局最优解,形成一套夹层板的优化设计方案,这为夹层板抗爆结构优化设计提供了一种新的设计思路和优化方法。     

基于有限元法的小水线面双体船结构优化

小水线面双体船结构复杂,需要有效的工具对其进行优化设计,在满足强度刚度要求的情况下控制结构重量.本文利用优化软件Altair.OptiStruct、Msc.Nastran、iSIGHT对一艘小水线面双体船结构进行了尺寸优化、形状优化、和拓扑优化.结构优化基于有限元法完成,以结构重量作为目标函数,结构应力作为约束条件.优化结果表明,通过选择适当的设计变量,能够在结构应力不超过规定上限的条件下使结构重量显著降低并达到最小值.     

遗传算法的改进及其在超大型油船结构优化中的应用

遗传算法是一种基于适者生存理念的随机搜索算法,它具有极强的全局搜索能力,且不需要知道问题的导数信息.然而,简单遗传算法局部搜索能力差以及易于早熟.文章编制了一种基于实数编码的适用于连续型变量的遗传算法,比较适合于多峰函数的全局寻优,且对之略作改进,也可用于离散型变量优化.采用大量经典数学测试函数对该遗传算法的优化能力进行测试,取得了很好的优化结果.在此基础上,选用经典10杆桁架结构对该算法的寻优能力进行了验证.最后,以一艘超大型油船的典型中横剖面作为研究对象,选取396个设计变量,所有变量在优化过程中都进行了离散化处理,应用JTP规范[1]作为校核依据,采用该遗传算法进行优化设计.经过优化后,船中剖面面积下降了2.6%.     

Fully coupled BEM-FEM analysis for ship hydroelasticity in waves

This paper considers the problem of ship hydroelasticity, which is an important technical issue in the design of ultra-large vessels. For the analysis of fluid-structure interaction problems, a partitioned method is applied. The fluid domain surrounding a flexible body is solved using a B-spline Rankine panel method, and the structural domain is handled with a three-dimensional finite element method. The two distinct methods are fully coupled in the time domain by using an implicit iterative scheme. The numerical results of natural frequency and the motion responses of simple and segmented barges are computed to validate the present method through comparisons with experimental and numerical results. This study extends to the application to two real ships, 6500 TEU and 10,000 TEU containerships, for more validation and also observation on the practicality of the present method. Based on this study, it is found that the present method provides reliable solutions to linear ship hydroelasticity problems.     

基于量子行为遗传算法的船体局部结构优化设计

采用遗传算法解决船舶复杂结构中混合设计变量优化问题时,其效果很有效,且能获得全局最优可行解。然而,简单遗传算法局部搜索能力差且易于早熟。为了提高对船舶复杂结构设计变量解空间的搜索能力,该文设计了一种基于二进制编码的适用于混合变量的量子行为遗传算法,比较适合于复杂函数的全局寻优,且搜索能力优于标准遗传算法。通过三个算例对算法的寻优能力进行测试,实验结果表明,采用量子行为遗传算法进行的船体局部结构优化设计具有较好的计算质量与计算效率。     

Methodology for the simulation of a ship's damage stability and ultimate strength conditions following a collision

This paper presents a methodology called SHARC developed for the simulation and analysis of a ship's damage stability and ULS conditions following a collision. SHARC combines three types of methods: advanced nonlinear finite element simulations that simulate the collision scenario, a dynamic damage stability simulation tool called SIMCAP, and a modified Smith method for the ULS analysis of a collision-damaged ship structure. The novelty of the presented methodology is that it can be used for real-time simulations to study the ingress of water through the damage opening of a struck vessel and how it affects the ship's stability, structural integrity (ULS) and survival capability against, e.g., capsizing. The results for an intact and a damaged oil tanker under noncorroded and corroded structural conditions and various sea states are presented to demonstrate the features of SHARC.     

On structural design of energy efficient small high-speed craft

This paper presents an integrated design procedure for determination of structural arrangement and scantlings for the complete structure of small high-speed craft. The purpose of the procedure is to serve as a tool in the preliminary design stage where it enables generation of weight minimized designs with very limited effort. The design procedure is applied in a material concept study for a high-speed patrol craft. The various concepts include single skin and sandwich composites, aluminum and steel. It is demonstrated that the mass of the aluminum hull structure can be reduced from the original 11.7 tonnes to 9.6 tonnes through application of the presented design procedure. The most weight efficient material concept is a carbon-fiber foam-cored sandwich with a structural mass of 4.8 tonnes, which is about 50% less than the refined aluminum version. Through simple hydromechanic analysis, potential for fuel and CO2 emission reductions of 8% for the refined aluminum version and 27% for the carbon-fiber sandwich version in relation to the original craft are indicated.     

The compressive behavior of advanced double hull structure—A review of current research at David Taylor

It has long been recognized that the compressive behavior of primary ship structural components plays a vital role in the design of surface ship hulls. This is equally as true for the new advanced double hull concept as it is for the more conventional surface ship configurations. What is different, however, is the nature of the structural mechanics phenomena which must be addressed due to the double hull's more radical departure from conventional design and construction practices. With increasing interest and attention being shown in this new concept, the David Taylor Model Basin has over the past few years initiated a number of research efforts which have and are continuing to address various aspects of the behavior of double hulls and their components to primary compressive loadings. These studies have as their ultimate goal the development of practical, user oriented design methods for double hull structure and as such currently focus on more approximate, rather than mathematically rigorous, approaches to the various structural phenomena being considered. This paper is in essence a progress report on a selected number of these efforts and describes the results achieved to date as well as the ongoing efforts and those planned for the future. This report focuses primarily on three recent studies: (1) a preliminary look at the relative significance of local versus general instability failure of double hull structure; (2) small scale experimental analysis of double hull sections using rigid vinyl modelling; and (3) the application of beam-on-elastic-foundation analysis methods for high aspect stiffened plates as it relates to double hull structure. In addition to these major topics, the report also includes a brief discussion of other ongoing and planned efforts relevant to the advanced double hull.     

A simplified method for reliability- and integrity-based design of engineering systems and its application to offshore mooring systems

This paper presents a simplified method for the reliability- and the integrity-based optimal design of engineering systems and its application to offshore mooring systems. The design of structural systems is transitioning from the conventional methods, which are based on factors of safety, to more advanced methods, which require calculation of the failure probability of the designed system for each project. Using factors of safety to account for the uncertainties in the capacity (strength) or demands can lead to systems with different reliabilities. This is because the number and arrangement of components in each system and the correlation of their responses could be different, which could affect the system reliability. The generic factors of safety that are specified at the component level do not account for such differences. Still, using factors of safety, as a measure of system safety, is preferred by many engineers because of the simplicity in their application. The aim of this paper is to provide a simplified method for design of engineering systems that directly involves the system annual failure probability as a measure of system safety, concerning system strength limit state. In this method, using results of conventional deterministic analysis, the optimality factors for an integrity-based optimal design are used instead of generic safety factors to assure the system safety. The optimality factors, which estimate the necessary change in average component capacities, are computed especially for each component and a target system annual probability of system failure using regression models that estimate the effect of short and long term extreme events on structural response. Because in practice, it is convenient to use the return period as a measure to quantify the likelihood of extreme events, the regression model in this paper is a relationship between the component demands and the annual probability density function corresponding to every return period. This method accounts for the uncertainties in the environmental loads and structural capacities, and identifies the target mean capacity of each component for maximizing its integrity and meeting the reliability requirement. In addition, because various failure modes in a structural system can lead to different consequences (including damage costs), a method is introduced to compute optimality factors for designated failure modes. By calculating the probability of system failure, this method can be used for risk-based decision-making that considers the failure costs and consequences. The proposed method can also be used on existing structures to identify the riskiest components as part of inspection and improvement planning. The proposed method is discussed and illustrated considering offshore mooring systems. However, the method is general and applicable also to other engineering systems. In the case study of this paper, the method is first used to quantify the reliability of a mooring system, then this design is revised to meet the DNV recommended annual probability of failure and for maximizing system integrity as well as for a designated failure mode in which the anchor chains are the first components to fail in the system.     

多学科设计优化研究应用现状综述

多学科设计优化是一种通过充分探索和利用系统中的相互作用的协同机制来设计复杂系统工程和子系统的方法论。综述了多学科设计优化研究和应用领域的当前进展,并针对多学科设计优化发展的两大难题——计算代价和组织复杂性,介绍了多学科设计优化的主要内容。然后分别介绍了当前处理多学科设计优化的两种方法——试验设计和多学科优化算法。船舶和海洋工程结构物设计也是一个涉及到多个学科的系统工程,然而多学科设计优化的应用却很少,因此实现船舶与海洋工程结构设计的多学科设计优化也必将具有十分广阔的前景。     

协同优化理论在多破损模式结构分析中的应用

探讨如何运用协同优化方法解决多破损模式下船舶结构设计的优化问题。在协同优化方法的基本理论框架下,研究多破损模式条件下的结构并行设计和优化,建立相应的优化模型。以多破损模式下的船体结构静力学优化为例,运用协同优化方法进行优化计算,获得较好的破损残余强度。算例表明,协同优化方法能有效地解决多破损模式下的结构优化问题。     

码头全自动巷道堆垛式整车库结构设计

为反映汽车货架与外部建筑物整体受力、协调变形的特性,结合工程实例,对码头全自动巷道堆垛式整车库进行了有限元分析与结构设计。结果表明,有限元分析可全面、正确地反映建筑物与汽车货架之间的协调受力特性,对于较高的全自动整车库（H≥12 m）,应利用这一特性进行结构设计。     

船舶PDM管理Windchill系统中大批量数据导入技术的研究

利用Windchill系统管理船舶设计制造信息,首先遇到的问题是大批量数据的导入。针对Windchill本身在处理大批量数据导入时所提供的文档导入功能的不足,开发了以常用的压缩文件的形式、将大批量数据压缩后上传到Windchill服务器端并解压保存到Windchill数据库的方法,成功实现了大批量数据的高效导入。该方法简洁、方便、快捷,为Windchill在船舶PDM管理中的有效应用,提供了具有一定实用价值的手段。     

肋骨许用应力对环肋圆柱壳结构设计的影响

[目的]旨在研究不同肋骨的许用应力对圆柱壳结构设计的影响.[方法]采用全因子试验设计和信息熵方法,建立基于综合裕度的环肋圆柱壳多目标优化模型,并利用宽容度排序法对建立的多目标优化模型进行优化求解,以及通过改变肋骨许用应力安全系数,分析肋骨许用应力对圆柱壳各属性均匀度的影响.[结果]结果表明,圆柱壳肋骨应力为主要设计约束...     

水运工程装配桩基承台式护岸结构设计

针对装配桩基承台式护岸结构在水运工程中运用刚刚起步、缺乏设计方法等现状问题，对其结构选型、构件拆分、节点连接、桩基础、计算方法等方面进行系统的总结介绍，通过对比分析与常规现浇混凝土护岸结构的相似与不同点，阐明了装配式桩基的适用条件、结构分析方法、结构设计重点，以方便工程技术人员更好地理解其设计理念和方法。     

基于减聚类-自适应神经模糊推理的船舶航向保持控制设计

为解决船舶在非线性和不确定性条件下的常规航向保持控制参数难以确定和性能较差的问题,提出一种基于减法聚类和神经模糊推理系统(SC-ANFIS)的船舶航向保持控制设计。基于鲁棒PID控制,借助减法聚类算法的学习能力对输入样本进行聚类分析,优化模糊量化和模糊规则,继而用神经-模糊推理的方法解决船舶的不确定性问题和非线性控制问题;同时,为避免维数灾难等问题发生,采用多维隶属度函数设计一种可在线自调整的基于SC-ANFIS的航向保持控制系统,并设计仿真试验进行对比分析。仿真试验结果表明,在存在模型参数摄动和干扰的情况下,基于SC-ANFIS的航向保持控制系统可行、有效,能取得良好的控制效果。