We present a simulation study of an important rigid-body contact problem. The system in question is composed of a rigid plate and a single rigid body (or particle). The plate follows a prescribed periodic motion of small amplitude and high frequency, such that the net force applied to the part appears to be from a time-independent, position-dependent velocity field in the plane of the plate. Theoretical results obtained by Vose et al. were found to be in good agreement with simulation results obtained with the Stewart–Trinkle time-stepping method. In addition, simulations were found to agree with the qualitative experimental results of Vose et al. After such verification of the simulation method, additional numerical studies were done that would have been impossible to carry out analytically. Specifically, we were able to demonstrate the convergence of the method with decreasing step size (as predicted theoretically by Stewart). Further analytical and numerical studies will be carried out in the future to develop and select robust simulation methods that best satisfy the speed and accuracy requirements of different applications. With the accuracy of our time-stepper verified for this system, we were able to study the inverse problem of designing new plate motions to generate a desired part motion. This is done through an optimization framework, where a simulation of the part interacting with the plate (including the full dynamics of the system) is performed, and based on the results of the simulation the motion of the plate is modified. The learned (by simulation) plate motion was experimentally run on the device, and without any tuning (of the simulation parameters or device parameters) our learned plate motion produced the desired part motion.
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October 2010
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Sources of Error in a Simulation of Rigid Parts on a Vibrating Rigid Plate
Stephen Berard,
Stephen Berard
Department of Computer Science,
e-mail: sberard@cs.rpi.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590
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Binh Nguyen,
Binh Nguyen
Department of Computer Science,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590
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Kurt Anderson,
Kurt Anderson
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590
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J. C. Trinkle
J. C. Trinkle
Department of Computer Science,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590
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Stephen Berard
Department of Computer Science,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590e-mail: sberard@cs.rpi.edu
Binh Nguyen
Department of Computer Science,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590
Kurt Anderson
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590
J. C. Trinkle
Department of Computer Science,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
, Troy, NY 12180-3590J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. Oct 2010, 5(4): 041003 (14 pages)
Published Online: June 29, 2010
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Received:
October 7, 2008
Revised:
December 1, 2009
Online:
June 29, 2010
Published:
June 29, 2010
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Berard, S., Nguyen, B., Anderson, K., and Trinkle, J. C. (June 29, 2010). "Sources of Error in a Simulation of Rigid Parts on a Vibrating Rigid Plate." ASME. J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. October 2010; 5(4): 041003. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4001820
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