Matlab Based Human & Hardware-in-Loop Simulation for the Study on Vehicle Stability Control

Notation a—distance from the centre of gravity(c.g.) to thefront axle (m) ay—vehicle lateral acceleration, positivetowards left (m/s2) b—distance from the c.g. to the rear axle (m) Fyf—front tyre lateral force (N) Fyr—rear tyre lateral force (N) Iz—vehicle moment of inertia about yaw axis(kg·m2) K1—rear tyre cornering tyre stiffness (N/rad) K2—front tyre cornering tyre stiffness (N/rad) m—mass of the vehicle (kg) R—wheel radius (m) tf—track width between the front wheels (m) tr…     

Mechanical model and characteristics of deep-water drilling riser-wellhead system under internal solitary waves

Internal solitary waves with a huge amount of energy easily trigger the large dynamic responses of riser-wellhead system and threaten its structural safety. However, previous studies have only focused on the dynamic response of the riser under internal solitary waves. The riser may experience excessive traction from the platform, especially from the mooring platform, in response to the arrival of internal solitary waves. The bottom of the riser connects to the wellhead system, which in turn exerts a reaction force on the riser. To address this problem, a coupled dynamic model of deep-water drilling mooring platform-riser-wellhead system under internal solitary waves is developed in this paper. A dynamic response analysis method based on the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method and finite element method is also proposed for the mooring platform-riser-wellhead system. A dynamical solver for the coupled system is then developed using MATLAB. The dynamic response characteristics of the riser-wellhead system under internal solitary waves are calculated. Results show that the displacement and bending moment of the system initially increases and then decreases along with the propagation of internal solitary waves, and finally reach equilibrium position. The displacement and bending moment reach their peak before the trough of internal solitary waves passes through the riser-wellhead system. The dynamic responses of the riser-wellhead system under the influence of internal solitary wave loads are much larger than those without the effect of internal solitary wave loads. The riser system experiences shearing loads at the interface of internal solitary waves, which trigger a step-like bending moment variation. The bending moment of the conductor under the mudline is greatly increased by the internal solitary waves.     

7A04铝合金矩管压弯构件稳定性有限元分析

为研究7A04铝合金矩管压弯构件稳定性承载力、失稳模态和变形性能,通过Abaqus软件建立有限元模型,并与已有试验数据进行对比,验证了有限元模型的可行性.在此基础上,建立了7A04铝合金矩管压弯构件的有限元模型,并进行参数分析,研究长细比、偏心率和偏心方向对压弯构件稳定性承载力和失稳模态的影响.结果表明,绕弱轴偏心的压弯构件全部发生平面内失稳,绕强轴偏心的压弯构件发生平面内失稳和平面外失稳2种模态;数值计算得到的稳定承载力相关曲线与按《铝合金结构设计规范》(GB 50429-2007)公式计算的稳定承载力相关曲线对比的结果表明,公式计算值保守,不适用于7A04铝合金矩管压弯构件,需要进行改进与修正.     

Design and model test of a soft-connected lattice-structured floating solar photovoltaic concept for harsh offshore conditions

Various types of floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) devices have been previously proposed, designed and constructed with applications primarily limited to onshore water bodies or near-shore regions with benign environmental conditions. This paper proposes a novel FPV concept which can survive harsh environmental conditions with extreme wave heights above 10 m. This concept uses standardised lightweight semi-submersible floats made of circular materials as individual modules. The floating modules are soft connected with ropes to form an FPV array. We first present the conceptual design of the floats and the connection systems, including hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, and structural assessments of the floats. To verify the motion response performance, we carried out 1:60 scaled model tests for a 2 by 3 array under regular and irregular wave conditions. From the time series and response spectra, the motion characteristics of the array and the mooring responses are analysed in detail. The proposed concept exhibits excellent performances in terms of modular motions with limited wave overtopping and no contact is observed between adjacent modules under the extreme wave conditions. The findings of this study can serve as a valuable reference to developing reliable and cost-effective FPV technologies for offshore conditions.