Material consolidation modeling and control system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling the consolidation of material forms, comprising:
- modeling means to stimulate consolidation processes;
user-interface means for providing the system operator with visual and graphical representations of the output of said modeling means;
material consolidation control means wherein information provided to said modeling means through said user-interface means provides feedforward control information for said consolidation processes; and
PID control means for providing feedback control information to control said consolidation processes wherein both said feedforward control and feedback control processing occurs simultaneously.
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for providing simulation and modeling and control which permits user feedback for purposes of implementing design and process optimization for composite or powder compact materials. Control is achieved through a dual feedback and feedforward hierarchical control scheme employing an interactive modeling system for providing the feedforward control data and a PID control loop for the feedback control. Modeling is based upon constitutive equations which form the basis of modeling solutions derived from the micromechanical relationships inherent in the consolidated materials. The system is implemented in an FEM software platform such that a graphics based visualization in three dimensional form can be provided to the user.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling the consolidation of material forms, comprising:
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modeling means to stimulate consolidation processes; user-interface means for providing the system operator with visual and graphical representations of the output of said modeling means; material consolidation control means wherein information provided to said modeling means through said user-interface means provides feedforward control information for said consolidation processes; and PID control means for providing feedback control information to control said consolidation processes wherein both said feedforward control and feedback control processing occurs simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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