IP Library Granted Patent US 7,599,768
Granted Patent B2
US 7,599,768 · App. 10/801,653 · Granted Oct 6, 2009

Method for computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of nozzles

Assignee: EADS Astrium GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,599,768
App. No.
10/801,653
Granted
Oct 6, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method for the computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of nozzles according to a control instruction b=Ax. A defined matrix transformation of starting constraints for the mass flow of the nozzles and of the minimization criterion thereby takes place in a computer-assisted manner, a data processing representation of a geometric description of the matrix-transformed starting constraints, a computer-assisted determination of limiting point sets of the geometric description of the starting constraints through a computer-assisted geometric search procedure in the vector space and the application of the matrix-transformed minimization criterion to the points of the limiting point sets.

Claims (176)

1. A method for controlling nozzles based upon computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of the nozzles according to a control instruction b=Ax, whereby

b represents a desired m-dimensional forces/torque vector,

A represents an m×n-dimensional nozzle matrix, and

x represents a sought n-dimensional nozzle control vector and the nozzle control vector meets a minimization criterion of

J

:=

i

=

1

i

=

n

x

i

min

,

the method comprising:

computer generating a defined matrix transformation of starting constraints for a mass flow of the nozzles and of the minimization criterion;

data processing a representation of a geometric description of the matrix transformation of starting constraints;

searching, with a computer-assisted geometric search procedure in vector space, limiting point sets of the geometric description of the starting constraints;

applying the matrix transformation of minimization criterion to the points of the limiting point sets; and

controlling the nozzles.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the matrix transformation of the starting constraints for the mass flow of the nozzles includes a homogenous solution of the control instruction according to x ho =A o r, whereby

A o : represents the n×(n−m) dimensional zero space matrix of A, and

r: represents an (n−m) dimensional vector of any real numbers, the method further comprising:

calculating, within a scope of a use of the matrix transformation of the minimization criterion, scalar products of a vector representation of points of the limiting point set and the vector

v

d

T

:=

[

j

=

1

n

A

0

j1

j

=

1

n

A

0

j2

j

=

1

n

A

0

jp

]

,

p

:=

n

-

m

and

calculating an optimum-fuel solution with the aid of the vector r whose scalar product is minimal with the vector v d .

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

converting the matrix transformation of the starting constraints for the mass flow of the nozzles in a computer-assisted manner into allowable multi-dimensional value regions;

forming, to determine the limiting point sets, at least one multi-dimensional cut set of individual allowable multi-dimensional value regions; and

determining the limiting point sets as those point sets that limit the at least one cut set.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

repeatedly projecting the allowable multi-dimensional value regions of the dimension p on a dimension p−1, until a projection of the allowable value regions on limiting intervals of a dimension p=1 has been achieved; and

subsequently searching, with a computer-assisted search procedure, determination of limiting point sets as a cut set of limiting intervals.

5. A computer control method for controlling nozzles based upon an optimum-fuel usage for the nozzles based on a m-dimensional forces/torque vector, m×n-dimensional nozzle matrix, and a n-dimensional nozzle control vector that meets a minimization criterion, the method comprising:

generating a defined matrix transformation of starting constraints for a mass flow of the nozzles and of the minimization criterion;

data processing a representation of a geometric description of the matrix transformation of starting constraints;

searching, with a geometric search procedure in vector space, limiting point sets of the geometric description of the starting constraints;

applying the matrix transformation of minimization criterion to the points of the limiting point sets; and

controlling the nozzles.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the control instruction is b=Ax, whereby

b represents the desired m-dimensional forces/torque vector,

A represents the m×n-dimensional nozzle matrix, and

x represents the sought n-dimensional nozzle control vector and the nozzle control vector satisfies the minimization criterion of

J

:=

i

=

1

i

=

n

x

i

min

.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the matrix transformation of the starting constraints for the mass flow of the nozzles includes a homogenous solution of the control instruction according to x ho =A o r , whereby

A o : represents the n×(n−m) dimensional zero space matrix of A, and

r: represents an (n−m) dimensional vector of real numbers, the method further comprising:

calculating, within a scope of a use of the matrix transformation of the minimization criterion, scalar products of a vector representation of points of the limiting point set and the vector

v

d

T

:=

[

j

=

1

n

A

0

j1

j

=

1

n

A

0

j2

j

=

1

n

A

0

jp

]

,

p

:=

n

-

m

and

calculating an optimum-fuel solution with the aid of the vector r whose scalar product is minimal with the vector v d .

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

converting the matrix transformation of the starting constraints for the mass flow of the nozzles into allowable multi-dimensional value regions;

forming, to determine the limiting point sets, at least one multi-dimensional cut set of individual allowable multi-dimensional value regions; and

determining the limiting point sets as those point sets that limit the at least one cut set.

9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

repeatedly projecting the allowable multi-dimensional value regions of the dimension p on a dimension p−1, until a projection of the allowable value regions on limiting intervals of a dimension p=1 has been achieved; and

subsequently searching a determination of limiting point sets as a cut set of limiting intervals.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jan 10, 2019
From: AIRBUS DS GMBH
To: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Reel/Frame 048043/0373 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 30, 2018
From: ASTRIUM GMBH
To: AIRBUS DS GMBH
Reel/Frame 047906/0600 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 24, 2008
From: EADS ASTRIUM GMBH
To: ASTRIUM GMBH
Reel/Frame 021284/0003 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2004
From: ZENTGRAF, PETER
To: EADS ASTRIUM GMBH
Reel/Frame 015318/0748 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 103 11 779 · Mar 18, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
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