Modelling and Control of Flexible Structures Interacting with Fluids (ModConFlex)

与流体相互作用的柔性结构的建模和控制 (ModConFlex)

• 批准号: EP/X033597/1
• 负责人: Chunjiang Jia
• 金额: $ 16.9万
• 依托单位: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX033597%2F1
• 关键词: Modelling; Control; Flexible; Structures; Interacting

The ModConFlex consortium comprises a group of 10 academics and 4 senior researchers in industry (ORE Catapult) with expertise in control theory, artificial intelligence, complex dynamical systems, distributed parameter systems, fluid dynamics, aeroelasticity, power electronics, power systems, swimming theory and marine engineering. Our aim is to train the next generation of researchers on the modelling and control of flexible structures interacting with fluids (water and air), contributing to the latest advances in control theory, artificial intelligence and energy-based modelling. Our main applications are in the control of floating wind turbines (the prime renewable energy source of the future), and in the control of highly flexible aircraft, aircraft with very high aspect ratio. Our research plans are organized into three scientific work packages, which cover mathematical systems theory (modelling and model reduction, boundary control systems, port-Hamiltonian systems, exact beam theory), relevant aspects of control theory (internal model controllers with anti-windup, nonlinear model predictive control, robust control), reinforcement learning, aeroelasticity, stochastic algorithms. We believe that science and technology in Europe will greatly benefit from this research, and from the education and knowledge that we will impart to a new generation of researchers. Key strengths of this consortium include a research environment that brings together mathematicians and engineers to provide the project's young researchers with a unique training environment, and a network of associated industrial partners that will allow all the young researchers to participate in industrial secondments. We have the critical mass to cover all aspects of training, and we have an excellent track record of past collaboration and of training young researchers.

ModConFlex 联盟由 10 名学者和 4 名工业界高级研究人员 (ORE Catapult) 组成，他们在控制理论、人工智能、复杂动力系统、分布参数系统、流体动力学、气动弹性、电力电子、电力系统、游泳理论和海洋工程。我们的目标是培训下一代研究人员进行与流体（水和空气）相互作用的柔性结构的建模和控制，为控制理论、人工智能和基于能量的建模的最新进展做出贡献。我们的主要应用是控制浮动风力涡轮机（未来主要的可再生能源），以及控制高度灵活的飞机（具有非常高的展弦比的飞机）。我们的研究计划分为三个科学工作包，其中涵盖数学系统理论（建模和模型简化、边界控制系统、端口哈密尔顿系统、精确梁理论）、控制理论的相关方面（具有抗饱和功能的内模型控制器、非线性模型预测控制、鲁棒控制）、强化学习、气动弹性、随机算法。我们相信，欧洲的科学技术将从这项研究以及我们将传授给新一代研究人员的教育和知识中受益匪浅。该联盟的主要优势包括一个将数学家和工程师聚集在一起的研究环境，为该项目的年轻研究人员提供独特的培训环境，以及一个相关的工业合作伙伴网络，该网络将允许所有年轻研究人员参与工业借调。我们拥有足够的能力来涵盖培训的各个方面，并且我们在过去的合作和培训年轻研究人员方面拥有良好的记录。