IP Library Granted Patent US 7,835,828
Granted Patent B2
US 7,835,828 · App. 12/135,798 · Granted Nov 16, 2010

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

Assignee: Astrium GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,835,828
App. No.
12/135,798
Granted
Nov 16, 2010
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 (80)

1. A computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program being executable for the computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of 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 satisfies the minimization criterion of

J

:=

i

=

1

i

=

n

x

i

min

,

 the computer program comprises:

a first program routine for defining a matrix transformation of starting constraints for a mass flow of the nozzles and the minimization criterion;

a second program routine for data processing a representation of a geometric description of the matrix transformation of the starting constraints;

a third program routine for the execution of a geometric search procedure in the vector space for the determination of limiting point sets of the geometric description of the starting constraints; and

a fourth program routine for the application of the matrix transformation minimization criterion to the points of the limiting point sets.

2. The computer program product according to claim 1 , wherein the computer program is stored in the form of electronically readable control signals.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the computer readable medium comprises one of: magnetic tape, diskette, hard disk, CD-ROM, and semiconductor components.

4. The computer program of claim 3 , wherein the computer program is configured for executing a method for the computer-assisted determination of the optimum-fuel control of nozzles, wherein the method comprises controlling the nozzles.

5. A computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program being executable for determining an optimum-fuel control of nozzles according to a control instruction based on a desired m-dimensional forces/torque vector, an m×n-dimensional nozzle matrix, and a sought n-dimensional nozzle control vector where the nozzle control vector satisfies a minimization criterion, the computer program comprises:

a first program routine for defining a matrix transformation of starting constraints for a mass flow of the nozzles and the minimization criterion;

a second program routine for data processing a representation of a geometric description of the matrix transformation of the starting constraints;

a third program routine for the execution of a geometric search procedure in the vector space for the determination of limiting point sets of the geometric description of the starting constraints; and

a fourth program routine for the application of the matrix transformation minimization criterion to the points of the limiting point sets.

6. The computer program product according to claim 5 wherein the control instruction is b=Ax, where:

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 computer program product according to claim 5 , wherein the computer program is stored in the form of electronically readable control signals.

8. The computer program product of claim 5 , wherein the computer readable medium comprises one of: magnetic tape, diskette, hard disk, CD-ROM, and semiconductor components.

9. The computer program of claim 8 , wherein the computer program is configured for executing a method for the computer-assisted determination of the optimum-fuel control of nozzles, wherein the method comprises controlling the nozzles.

10. A computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program being executable for the computer-assisted determination of an optimum-fuel control of nozzles according to a control instruction b=Ax, whereby

b represents a desired in-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 satisfies the minimization criterion of

J

:=

i

=

1

i

=

n

x

i

min

,

 wherein the computer program comprises:

a first program routine for computer-assisted execution of a defined matrix transformation of starting constraints for a mass flow of the nozzles and the minimization criterion;

a second program routine for computer-assisted execution of a data processing representation of a geometric description of the matrix transformation of the starting constraints;

a third program routine for computer-assisted execution of a geometric search procedure in the vector space for the determination of limiting point sets of the geometric description of the starting constraints; and

a fourth program routine for computer-assisted application of the matrix transformation minimization criterion to the points of the limiting point sets.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the computer readable medium comprises one of: magnetic tape, diskette, hard disk, CD-ROM, and semiconductor components.

Assignments (2)
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 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 103 11 779 · Mar 18, 2003 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 1080165300 · Mar 17, 2004
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