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Research of failure analysis (AFD-1) template based on TRIZ conflict resolution theory
XU Bo, TAN Run-Hua, MENG Zhao-Jian, LIU Li-Feng
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 85-88.  
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AFD is the application of the risk analysis in I-TRIZ which is derived from the TRIZ. Stan Kaplan et al. created a template for AFD-1, used “resources” to remove the failures and make the system more idealized. However,there are so many kinds of resources, making the operation workload larger and the operation require higher professional ability of the performers. So the application of the AFD-1 template is difficult to use. We applied the conflict resolution theory of TRIZ to the AFD-1 template,used the theory instead of “resources” to remove the failures and optimize the design scheme, and then created a new AFD-1 template based on TRIZ conflict resolution theory. At last,application example was given,which showed that the new AFD-1 template can overcome the operational complexity of traditional template,reduce workload and greatly improve the practical application results.
A comparative study on priority design of beam of vertical grinding machine:based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method,TOPSIS and grey correlation method
PANG Jin-Ping, CHEN Yong-Liang, LIU Pu, PAN Gao-Xing
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 89-96.  
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In order to get a reasonable and effective adaptable structure design solution, fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method, technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution(TOPSIS) and grey correlation method were adopted to evaluate various schemes synthetically. The evaluation index was determined, the original data matrix was established, then weight coefficients of different index were fixed based on the theory of analytic hierarchy process(AHP), according to the principle of adaptable design, comprehensive performance evaluation functions based on three methods were created, the characteristics of the three methods were summarized. A large vertical grinding machine beam design was taken as an example, the 12 kinds of forms were taken as evaluation targets, the Ansys Workbench software was used to do finite element analysis of dynamic, static and thermal performances of various beams. Programs were compiled to calculate evaluation results under the 3 methods, then the results were compared to determine optimal plan. Results show there are little differences among the 3 methods, and it is fitted to practical selected scheme. Through the comparison, we draw the conclusion: fuzzy comprehensive evaluation is optimal, followed by grey correlation method, TOPSIS method is the worst.
The determination of the optimal clustering of customer demands for product family
YANG Qin, TANG Wei
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 97-101.  
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Under the environment of mass customization, to guide the planning of product families, a generalized clustering model of customers needs was established. Considering the relationship among attribute values, the information about customers needs was classified into graded type and equal type. Directing at current researches neglecting of the equal type of the information about customers needs, the fuzzy clustering algorithm was improved for customers needs clustering, which included both types of the information. This algorithm strengthened the ability of processing information. To realize the reasonable planning of product family, considering the satisfaction of customers and the cost of companies, a feasibility index was presented to determine the best customer needs clustering, which satisfied the customer demands and guarantees the enterprises loose capital chain. A case study was used to illustrate the application of this method.
Accuracy design method of multi-axis micro milling machines
CHENG Xiang, LI Li, HUANG Yu-Mei, YANG Xian-Hai, LIU Jun-Ying
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 102-106.  
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High precision machine tools are the fundamentals of micro machining. At present, in the design process of high precision machine tools, the accuracy of each axis is selected mainly based on designers'experience or intuitively from the accuracy requirements. It cannot satisfy the design requirements for multi-axis micro milling machine tools. Based on the accuracy design method comprising of accuracy analysis and accuracy allocation, kinematics errors including single-axis positioning accuracy was modelled aiming at a novel tabletop simultaneous 5-axis micro milling machine tool. The tendency and distribution of the effect of single-axis motion accuracy on the final motion accuracy were solved to accomplish the accuracy analysis. According to the final motion accuracy requirements and key design parameters, accuracy requests for linear axes and rotary axes were reasonably set. Accuracy was solved for B axis and C axis respectively in the workspace. Optimization and allocation of singleaxis accuracy were realized. Components of each axis can be selected scientifically according to the research results in the design process. The introduced method also adapts to medium and largesized simultaneously multiaxis machine tools.
Passive heave compensation system for base plate used in deep-water exploration ship
YANG Yan-Gui, LU Min-Xun, CHEN Zhi-Xin, XU Zhi-Qiang, ZHANG Hai-Bo
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 107-111.  
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This paper focused on the passive heave compensation system for base plate used in the deep-water exploration ship. The passive heave compensation system for base plate was utilized to keep the tension in the wire rope within certain range when the deep-water exploration ship was heaving with the sea wave. The scheme and the working principle of passive heave compensation system for base plate were presented. The mathematic models on the passive heave compensation system were constructed. The tension of the wire rope pulling the study unit was analyzed. The main parameters including the ratio value of the pulley group, the diameter of the compensation cylinder, the stroke of the compensation cylinder and the total volume of the accumulator in the passive heave compensation system were analyzed and expressed. Finally according to the design conditions of the specific heave motion of the deep-water exploration ship, the specific operation water depth and design requirements of the tension of the wire rope pulling base plate in the passive heave compensation system, the specific main parameters of passive heave compensation were calculated and the tension of the wire rope pulling base plate was simulated through some known parameters. The simulation result verifies the tension meets the design requirements. This provides an important theoretical guidance for actual designing of passive heave compensation device for base plate used in deepwater exploration ship.
Research on a kind of variable pitch vertical axis wind turbine with segmented structure
DAI Xiang-Hui, XU Hai-Bo, ZHAO Nan, QIAN Bing-Wen, LIU Heng-Ze, LI Ming-Rui, XUE Bin-Jie, MA Kun
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 112-118.  
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For the frequency instability problem of wind power in China, this paper presents a design scheme of a kind of variable pitch vertical axis wind turbine(VAWT) with segmented structure and introduces its characteristics briefly. The blade element theory and numerical simulation was used to analyze its aerodynamic performances and a conclusion was drawn that its variable pitch performance and the blade strength and stiffness properties were more superior. The research plays a promoting role for the development of wind power in China.
The design of digital assembly process and three-dimensional AO for helicopter
LI Zhi-Hua, ZHONG Zhi-Wei, WANG Xing-Qi, WANG Yi-Gang
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 119-125.  
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The procedure of aircraft assembly process planning and the management of process data are key issues in the field of aircraft digital manufacturing. On the basis of the technology of model-based definition, the method of digital assembly process planning and threedimensional assembly order building for helicopter was proposed. We optimized the digital assembly process planning, realized AO text output automatically and reduced assembly order writing cycle by customization and script development of DPE software. Meanwhile,the integrated development of the DPE with 3DVIA Composer software enabled us to establish three-dimensional AO, therefore a foundation for assembling field visualization is laid and the lack of lively and intuitive in the traditional assembly order on assembly field is addressed.
Stress test and structure optimization of dynamic compactor boom
TONG Shui-Guang, CAI Qin, YUAN Ming-Hong, ZHANG Jian
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 126-130.  
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Focused on solving problems of insufficient strength, stress concentration and materials consumption under complicated working conditions, based on the principle and method of FEM, and the NX platform, the FEA model of the dynamic compaction machinery was established. After determining the workloads and constraints, the stress and displacement contours under multiple harsh load cases were obtained. Furthermore, structure of its boom was optimized by taking Optistruct as the solver. The experiment result indicates that the difference between the test data on the 15 test points obtained from the strain transducers and the data obtained from FEA is less than 15%; besides,the optimized structure fulfills the security requirements and its load distribution is more reasonable, with a 6.42% and 12.48% reduction in maximum displace and stress respectively as well as a 2.38% reduction in material consumption.
Inverse jerk analysis of three rotational degrees of freedom NC table
QIU Ke, ZHAO Yong-Jie, LU Song
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 131-134.  
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In order to meet the demands of rotational table for manufacturing, the inverse jerk analysis of the three degrees of freedom 3PSSRU parallel platform was carried out to evaluate the flexible impact and oscillation. The 3PSSRU parallel platform was described at first, then the mathematical model of the kinematics was built with the vector equation and the jerk model was achieved on the basis of acceleration model. Finally the variations of the position, the velocity, the acceleration and the jerk of the sliders versus time were achieved when the motion of the moving platform was defined. It shows that the position, velocity, acceleration and jerk of the second slider are much bigger than that of the first slider and the third slider.
Radial bending blade of Bezier function and the effect of cavitation  performance on boiler pump
LIANG Wei-Bing, HU Yong-Hai
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 135-139.  
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To meet the demands of large capacity and high parameters on 1000 MW ultrasupercritical pressure boiler feed pump, the numerical simulation of cavitation performances of boiler feed pump blades were carried out through CFD applications. A new design method of geometric profile parameters based on Bezier function was proposed. Two types of radial bending blades were introduced, i.e. forward curved blade and reversed curved blade. Results indicate that the NPSH (net positive suction head) of straight blade is 22.8 m, and the absolute error is 0.2 m. Compared with straight blade and forward curved blade, reversed curved blade has the best cavitation performances, and the NPSH is 22.3 m. The vapor firstly generates at pressure surface of forward curved blade near the leading edge, and the cavitation region of suction surface is the largest, but the reversed curved blade is opposite. There is a maximum pressure drop on the middle streamline of blade at the relative position of 0.2, which could lead to local fracture.
Design and experiment research of longitudinal vibration system in gear ultrasonic machining
QIN Hui-Bin, LV Ming , WANG Shi-Ying, SHE Yin-Zhu
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 140-145.  
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This paper presents a nonresonant design approach to design transformer based on kinetic equation, force and displacement coupling, and boundary condition in order to design longitudinal vibration system in gear ultrasonic machining. Therefore, frequency equation was achieved in this way. The unknown parameters and mode shape had been theoretically solved under the help of Matalab2011Ra. Furthermore, the modal and harmonic analysis had been implemented in ANSYS12.0 . Transformers in longitudinal vibration for different modulus were designed and machined. The laser vibrometer test system based on C6140 lathe was set up to measure the vibration frequency and displacement of longitudinal vibration system. A harmonious vibration experiment was carried out. Comparisons were made with the frequencies and displacement arising from the presented method, finite elements method, and resonant vibration experiment. The largest error is less than 5%, which can meet the need of engineering application.
The non-resonant design method of force and displacement coupling is competent for designing transformer in longitudinal vibration system, which has certain theoretical guidance and engineering application significance to design the vibration system of gear ultrasonic machining.
Calculation and analysis of the thermophysical parameters of microemulsified ethanol-diesel blended fuel
HU Peng, SUN Ping
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 146-150.  
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The micro-emulsified fuel is an ideal alternative oxygenous fuel for diesel engines due to its excellent combustion characteristics. Fueled with the microemulsified fuel, a diesel engine can give off remarkably lower harmful emissions, especially particulate. It is necessary to take into account instantaneous variations of the thermophysical parameters of blended fuels with temperature and pressure. For these reasons, we took the microemulsified ethanol-diesel fuel for example, using the empirical formulas to calculate thermophysical parameters of this blended fuel, including the specific heat capacity, viscosity, thermal conductivity and diffusion coefficient. And the effects of the temperature, pressure and ethanol content on the initial blended fuels condition were investigated. Results indicate that the enthalpy of vaporization and liquid thermal conductivity of the micro-emulsified ethanol-diesel fuel decrease,and liquid specific heat capacity and diffusion coefficient increase with the temperature rising. The diffusion coefficient decreases with the pressure rising. And the liquid specific heat capacity and diffusion coefficient increase with ethanol content rising at the initial blended fuel. The effects of ethanol content on liquid thermal conductivity are significantly dependent on the liquid temperature. The effect of ethanol content changes backward at certain liquid temperature. The increase of ethanol content can contribute to the evaporation of the micro-emulsified ethanol-diesel blended fuel.
he research on CDIO engineering education model based on practical design project for industrial design
ZHOU Rui, FEI Ling-Feng
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 151-156.  
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In the current industrial design system,engineering education mode on CDIO was unfolded, thus industrial design professional training and demand of society to stylist ability were matched,and the requirements of training talents that crossing technology and art were met.The practical design project was embedded in a complete design process in integrated professional curriculum, to cascade multiple design training objectives in appropriate teaching contents through launching of CDIO education model. The CDIO teaching concrete method for senior industrial design course was also discussed by a case study of plasterblock production machine equipment design project which was organized in the professional design curriculum, and to find a feasible practice teaching method combining with engineering education for industrial design disciplines.
Unstructured road-detection algorithm based on multiple models and optimization
LIU Yuan, SONG Xiao-Lin, ZHANG Wei-Wei
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 157-162.  
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Unstructured road-detection has been a difficulty in the road-detection algorithms. An unstructured road-detection approach based on color Gaussian mixture model and parabolic model was presented. First we took the full-resolution color image and produced a low-resolution color image by a combination of averaging filtering and sub-sampling, and had illumination compensation. Then we formulated Gaussian mixture model based on K-means algorithm, which was optimized clustering center for the road area and the other areas. Next we solved these parameters of right and left road parabolic models by the least square method. Lastly, we fitted the boundary of the road and achieved the extraction of it. The experimental results show that this approach has robustness against uneven illumination, shadows and reliability improving the processing speed.
Design for control system of 3D CNC wire bending machine based on virtual axis
WU Xiao-Jun, WEI Bao-Quan, GAO Bin, LU Chao
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 163-167.  
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When the 3D CNC wire bending machine bended workpieces, it not only needs to control each axis of the precise position, but also to control multiaxis for position synchronization. And the quality of synchronous control had a direct impact on the forming quality of the workpieces. To improve the synchronous precision in position controlling of 3D CNC wire bending machine, Siemens Simotion C240 as a motion controller was applied and the scheme of position closed loop control was adopted. And the control system was designed for the 3D CNC wire bending machine which belonged to rotary head type. Based on the control system, synchronous control of multiaxis position was experienced through using synchronous control method of virtual axis. The test results were analyzed based on the actual running curve of multiaxis, which were obtained from the experiment. The results of experiment show that, compared with other synchronous control strategies, the control system of wire bending machine which based on synchronous control strategies of virtual axis has higher accuracy in synchronous controlling and has good stability. And it can meet the synchronous control request of workpieces.
Design of grinding fluid frequency conversion constant pressure supply system based on PLC
ZHANG Kun-Ying
Chinese Journal of Engineering Design, 2013, 20(2): 168-172.  
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The general pressure of the grinding fluid in transferring process is 0.2~0.4 MPa. It will lead to excessive tool wear if the pressure is too high, and can not effectively wash away grinding if the pressure is too low. In order to achieve a constant grinding fluid supply pressure, a constant voltage supply system is needed. PLC and inverter were applied to achieve frequency conversion constant pressure supply of grinding fluid in the designed system. The automatic control of pump rotation and work frequency/variable frequency transformation were realized by PLC. The inverter with internal parameter adjustment function and the sensor of external pressure formed an adaptive PID closed loop control circuit, achieving frequency control of the pump motor. Field operation results show that the system can achieve frequency conversion constant pressure water supply at 0.3~0.33 MPa by setting the inverter internal parameters P2280=5 and P2285=10, and the pressure change can be stabilized within the range of -5%~+5%. The system has been stably operated over 3 years, and can meet the pressure requirements of grinding fluid.
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