Modeling Switching Networks Using Bond Graph Technique

Abstract

In this thesis, a novel approach to modeling a switching electrical/mechanical network is introduced. The bond graph technique, the modeling tool in this thesis, is explained and some examples are presented. The switching element and its causality are discussed. The gearbox system is taken as a mechanical switching network and after a brief description is modeled into a logical switching network by means of the Karnaugh diagram, and thereafter translated into bond graph representation. Further on, the derived algorithm is applied to model a pilot ejection scenario. Additional issues regarding existing analogies between electrical and mechanical systems are discussed. After a short introduction to the modeling software Dymola, the generated models are simulated and the validity of the results is analyzed.


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