Dynamic Response Optimization of an Acoustic Guitar

Currently the production process of acoustic guitar factories does not result in instruments with equal dynamical behaviour, due to the varying material properties of wood from tree to tree. Experienced individual guitar builders are able to handle those material variations, but this is a labour intensive process because there is no structured...

Model-based Individualization of Human-like Steering Controllers: Parameter Estimation of a Cybernetic Steering Model Using Global Optimization Technique

Current autonomous steering controllers are designed based on either optimal control strategies or on average human driver steering behavior. Individual drivers may wish to steer differently than those controllers do. Such conflicts can be mitigated by customizing individual steering behavior. This thesis aims to develop a method to...

Optimal model distribution in multi model adaptive control with switching

Multi model adaptive control is an emerging field that has proven to be successful in mitigating limitations of classical adaptive control by providing more quicker and faster adaptation. In this method instead of one single parameter varying controller, multiple fixed parameter controllers pertaining to different operation regimes are utilized....

The Moving Node Approach in Topology Optimization

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Optimization of the preliminary design of a radial compressor

Optimization is the mathematical process through which the set of conditions is obtained that produces the maximum or minimum value of a specified function. To solve different types of optimization problems several algorithms has been developed. They can be globally distinguished as deterministic or stochastic algorithms. Further on...