NDLI: On the effect of multirate co-simulation techniques in the efficiency and accuracy of multibody system dynamics

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Author	González, Francisco Naya, Miguel Ángel Luaces, Alberto González, Manuel
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Dynamic simulation of complex mechatronic systems can be carried out in an efficient and modular way making use of weakly coupled co-simulation setups. When using this approach, multirate methods are often needed to improve the efficiency, since the physical components of the system usually have different frequencies and time scales. However, most multirate methods have been designed for strongly coupled setups, and their application in weakly coupled co-simulation is not straightforward due to the limitations enforced by commercial simulation tools used in mechatronics design. This work describes a weakly coupled multirate method intended to be a generic multirate interface between block diagram software and multibody dynamics simulators, arranged in a co-simulation setup. Its main advantage is that it does not enforce equidistant or synchronized communication time-grids and, therefore, it can be easily applied to set up weakly-coupled co-simulations using off-the-shelf commercial block diagram simulators while giving the user a great flexibility for selecting the integration scheme for each subsystem.The method is first tested on a simple, purely mechanical system with a known analytical solution and variable frequency ratio (FR) of the coupled subsystems. Several synchronization schemes (fastest-first and slowest-first) and interpolation/extrapolation methods (polynomials of different orders and smoothing) have been implemented and tested. Next, the effect of the interface on accuracy and efficiency is assessed making use of a real-life co-simulation setting that links an MBS model of a kart to a thermal engine modelled in Simulink. Results show that the proposed weakly coupled multirate method can achieve considerable reductions in the execution times of the simulations without degrading the numerical solution of the problem.
Starting Page	461
Ending Page	483
Page Count	23
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13845640
Journal	Multibody System Dynamics
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	1573272X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-12-07
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Multibody Co-simulation Multirate Weak coupling Block diagram simulators Automotive Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Optimization Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Control and Optimization Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Modeling and Simulation Computer Science Applications

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