Optimal sensor placement for state estimation of flexible shell structures

Martin Weickgenannt, Stefan Neuhaeuser, Benjamin Henke, Werner Sobek, Oliver Sawodny

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Abstract

This paper presents a method for optimal sensor placement for flexible shell structures. The optimization objectives are the number of sensors, as a surrogate for implementation cost, and an observability measure. The latter is derived from the observability gramian and considers observation energy of the least observable state. The methodology is tested on a flexible thin-shell structure that is modeled using Finite Element methods. The equations of motion are transformed into modal space and model reduction methods are applied. The resulting model is used for the optimization of the sensor locations. The optimization is performed by the Multi-objective Simulated Annealing algorithm that uses a dominance-based energy formulation for the comparison of different optimal solution candidates.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2011 International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2011
Pages374-380
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2011 - Beijing, China
Duration: 17 Aug 201120 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2011 International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2011

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Fluid Power and Mechatronics, FPM 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period17/08/1120/08/11

Keywords

  • Pareto optimization
  • Sensors
  • State estimation
  • Vibration measurement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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