Numerical Simulation on Blade Deformation and Flow Characteristics of NREL 5 MW Wind Turbine Based on Fluid-Structure Interaction
This study develops an FSI computational model to simulate the aerodynamic performance and stress-deformation of the NREL 5-MW turbine under steady-state conditions, analyzing both rotor-only and full-turbine configurations. The blade design is optimized using parametric modeling, with 2D cross-sections converted to 3D surfaces via NURBS interpolation. Epoxy E-Glass UD and Wet materials are used for the blade and shear webs to enhance strength. Unstructured polyhedral meshing and mesh independence tests ensure accurate simulations. A one-way coupling method maps fluid loads to the structure, with shell meshing improving numerical precision. Finite element analysis elastic loads and stress deformations, while statistical analysis examines the relationship between pitch angle, effective power, and thrust ratios at various wind speeds. Flow field analysis investigates wake flow, surface performance, and stress distribution under different conditions, including Von Mises stress to detail stress on the blades.
The Study of a Digital Twin System in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle: Synchronized Control for Depth and Heading Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning in Docking Applications
This study proposes a digital twin system applicable to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), designed and implemented based on fluid equation theory, real measurement parameters, and visualization. The virtual simulation environment developed in this study lays the foundation for future digital twin systems. The study establishes a digital twin system in the computer with both physical dynamics and visual representation resembling reality. To verify the feasibility and fidelity of the digital twin system, it is used as a simulation environment. Using object detection algorithms based on deep learning, such as You Only Look Once (YOLO), information about docks is extracted from images. Then, the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) control method, based on deep reinforcement learning, is employed to simulate the docking of AUVs with docks, addressing the complex problem of highly coupled nonlinear motion of AUVs. The designed system is capable of sensing, analyzing, and processing environmental information, with high adaptability, robustness, and resistance to interference in visual motion control. Finally, underwater docking experiments with AUVs are conducted in the towing tank of the Department of Systems and Naval Mechatronic Engineering at National Cheng Kung University to verify the feasibility and fidelity of the digital twin system.
The CFD Simulation of E1619 Propeller Performances Validated by the Open Water Tests in the NCKU Towing Tank
This study employed a dynamic mesh model to comprehensively examine the performance of the E1619 propeller considering the influence of the free surface effect. The turbulence flows around the propeller surface were captured using a large eddy simulation (LES) model, while the water surface was generated by utilizing the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The forward motion of the propeller was generated by implementing a dynamic mesh model and the velocity motion was defined using an user-defined function (UDF). The simulation results were validated through a series of open water tests conducted in the NCKU towing tank, achieving a high success rate in attaining total uncertainties of approximately 6% or less. The discretization analysis was employed via a simultaneous grid and time refinement approach. The simulation results in the case of a single propeller and propeller with strut under a multi-phase condition were used to analyze the hydrodynamic performance as well as the flow structure around the propeller, leading to influential parameters based on the achieved level of accuracy. It was demonstrated that the case of a propeller with a strut demonstrated superior predictions compared to single propellers, with thrust coefficient and propeller efficiency errors below 6% for single phase and 5% for multi-phase. Conversely, the case of a single propeller in a single phase exhibited more accurate torque coefficient estimations with errors below 2%.
Research and verification of an automatic docking system for an autonomous underwater vehicle combining an object recognition technology and a visual-based navigation method
This study introduces the Visual-based Docking System (VDS) which integrates visual navigation methods, intelligent object recognition techniques, and deep reinforcement learning control methods. The system is implemented on an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and addresses challenges related to the proprietary nature and high budgetary constraints associated with AUVs and docking equipment. As a result, a locally-produced and uniquely designed AUV (MateLab AUV) and a Variable Information MateLab Dock (MateLab VID) have been developed. The VDS employs Intelligent Object Recognition using YOLOv7 (You Only Look Once version 7) and the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) control method. It transforms the highly-coupled non-linear systems of the AUV into a visual motion control system capable of real-time perception, analysis, and environmental data processing. This system demonstrates high adaptability, robustness, interference resistance, and swift response characteristics. Experiments with the VDS were conducted in the towing tank of SNAME, NCKU. Comparisons were made between the results of Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) combined with intelligent object recognition (Mode I) and DDPG control combined with intelligent object recognition (Mode II). Compared to Mode I, Mode II displayed better performance in depth control indicators and pitch performance indicators . The data suggests that the VDS offers reproducibility, controllability, and high reliability as a platform for verifying visual navigation control methods.
Key Words : autonomous underwater vehicle, docking, visual navigation, object recognition, deep learning, YOLO, DDPG, Fuzzy.
基於LES 模型及動網格方法分析全尺度DARPA SUBOFF 於平面運動機構之數值模擬
Numerical Simulation of the Full Scale DARPA SUBOFF in the Planar Motion Mechanism Tests using the LES Model and the Dynamic Mesh Method
The hydrodynamic coefficient is an important indicator for evaluating the fluid performance of underwater vehicles, and the Planar Motion Mechanism (PMM) test is one of the main testing methods. This study aims to simulate the Sting-Supported Planar Motion Mechanism (SPMM) test and investigate the effects of different motions, including oblique tests, pure surge, pure swaying, pure yawing, pure heaving, pure pitching, and pivot rolling, on the hydrodynamic coefficients of the full-scale DARPA SUBOFF model. By adjusting the period, amplitude, and different yawing velocities, the study examines the influence on the hydrodynamic coefficients. Additionally, this study compares the hydrodynamic coefficients obtained by the David Taylor Research Center (DTRC) for the DARPA SUBOFF model to determine the numerical settings that best match real experiments. In this study, the full appendages DARPA SUBOFF model is utilized, and the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are conducted using a combination of the LES model and Dynamic Mesh Method for the PMM test. To simulate the real flow field conditions, the simulations are performed using a captive model test setup, representing the model's towing in the flow field, and establish the computational domain based on the actual dimensions of the towing tank at National Cheng Kung University. In terms of the grid aspect, the study employs a discretization error analysis to ensure the convergence of grid size and time step. Subsequently, the numerical simulations are performed to obtain the corresponding hydrodynamic coefficients.
流體動力係數(Hydrodynamic Coefficient)是評估水下載具流體性能的重要指標,而平面運動機構(Planar Motion Mechanism, PMM)試驗是其中主要的測試方法之一。本研究旨在模擬以後插式平面運動機構(Sting-Supported Planar Motion Mechanism, SPMM)試驗,探討全尺度的DARPA SUBOFF模型在斜航試驗(Oblique Test)、純縱移(Pure Surge)、純橫移(Pure Sway)、純橫擺(Pure Yaw)、純起伏(Pure Heave)、純縱搖(Pure Pitch)和橫搖(Pivot Roll)的姿態下,通過調整週期和振幅以及不同平擺速度對流體動力係數的影響。同時,本研究將比對大衛泰勒實驗室(David Taylor Research Center, DTRC)對DARPA SUBOFF模型所測得的流體動力係數,以找出最貼近真實實驗的數值設定。本研究使用DARPA SUBOFF全附屬物模型,結合LES模式和動態網格技術,進行斜航試驗和平面運動機構試驗的計算流體力學(Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD)模擬。為了模擬真實的流場情況,本研究以拘束模型試驗(Captive Model Test)的形式進行模擬,呈現模型在流場中的拖航姿態。以國立成功大學的拖航水槽之實際尺寸為參考,建立了本研究的計算流域。在網格方面,本研究使用離散化誤差(Discretization Error)分析確定網格尺寸和時間步長的收斂性,而後經過數值運算,以獲得相應的流體動力係數。
Aerodynamic Simulation of NREL 5MW Wind Turbine under Wind Shear Effect
在風切變效應下進行NREL 5MW 風力發電機之空氣動力學模擬
In this study, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model was developed to simulate the aerodynamic performance of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offshore 5-MW baseline wind turbine with single rotor and full wind turbine .Using statistical methods, the relation between pitch angle and performance when the speed is higher than the rated wind speed was analyzed; furthermore, other published data were compiled to establish the functional equations of power, thrust with various inflow wind speeds, and pitch angles. Then, the transient mode is used to simulate the instantaneous interaction of the blade when passing through the tower, and finally the atmospheric boundary layer is imported to discuss the aerodynamic performance of the wind turbine in the actual wind field under the northeast and southwest monsoon conditions, respectively. In addition, according to shape optimization based on parametric modeling, the two -dimensional cross -section of the wind turbine blade can be defined through a metasurface approach, and the three -dimensional surface modeling of the wind turbine blade, nacelle , and tower is completed using the nonuniform rational B -splines (NURBS) interpolator. In terms of aerodynamic simulation, the unstructured polygon mesh was used herein to discretize the space and simulate the highly curved and twisted surfaces of the blade. In terms of aerodynamic simulation, the unstructured polygon mesh was used herein to discretize the space and simulate the highly curved and twisted surfaces of the blade. In this study, the compact and accurate mesh form obtained through a grid independence test will be used to analyze the distribution of the pressure coefficient, shear stress coefficient, and limited streamline on the blade surface at various inflow wind speeds and pitch angles to understand the differences between different turbulence models and the causes of power and thrust attenuation at high inflow wind speeds. In addition, the transient mode additionally analyzes the time series of instantaneous air flow, torque, thrust, and tower drag as the blade passes through the tower; energy amplitude spectrum, and wind profile of the flow field to obtain tower effects and atmospheric boundary layers effects on wind turbine aerodynamic performance.
本研究建立一套計算流體力學 (Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD)模式以模擬NREL 5-MW baseline turbine在單轉子(Single Rotor)及全風機(Full Wind Turbine)情況下空氣動力表現(Aerodynamic Performance),並利用統計方法分析於穩態模式(Steady State)下,不同額定風速(Rated Wind Speed)下之槳距角 (Pitch Angle)與有效功率及推力比間的關係,並歸納其他公開發表之數據以分別建立功率(Power)、推力(Thrust)與額定風速及槳距角之函數方程式(Functional Equation)。接著,利用暫態模式(Transient State)模擬轉子於通過塔架時的瞬時交互作用,最終導入大氣邊界層(Atmospheric Boundary Layer, ABL) 探討風機分別在東北、西南季風條件下,實際風場中的氣動力學表現。另外,根據參數化建模(Parametric Modeling)進行形狀優化的方式,風機葉片可經由超表面方法(Metasurface Approach)定義二維截面,並由非均勻有理B雲規曲線插值器(Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) Interpolator)完成風機葉片三維表面建模。在空氣動力模擬部分,本研究利用非結構化多面體網格(Polygon Mesh)離散化空間,藉此模擬高度彎曲和葉片的扭曲表面。經由網格獨立性測試(Grid Independence Test)所獲得之兼具經濟性及準確性的網格形式,後續將用以分析在不同風速及槳距角的風機尾流(Wake Flow)分佈、葉片表面的壓力係數(Pressure Coefficient)、剪應力係數(Shear Stress Coefficient)及極限流線(Limited Streamline)之分佈情形,以了解不同紊流模式(Turbulence Model)間的差異,及其造成在高額定風速下,有效功率及推力比降低的原因。此外,暫態模式還另外分析葉片通過塔架之間的瞬時空氣流動及扭矩、推力以及塔架阻力之時序列及能量振幅譜,還有流場風速剖面,以此獲得塔架效應(Tower Shadow Effect)以及大氣邊界層對風機空氣動力學性能的影響。
Numerical Simulations of an OC4-DeepCwind Floating Offshore Wind Turbine with Multiple Mooring Line Fractures in an Offshore Wind Farm
OC4-DeepCwind 浮動式離岸風力發電機在離岸風場受多條繫纜斷裂的數值模擬
In this study, the aero-hydro-elastic-mooring coupled dynamics of the NREL offshore 5-MW baseline wind turbine supported by the Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration Continuation (OC4) DeepCwind semisubmersible floating platform were investigated by considering the effects of suddenly broken mooring behaviors. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate wind spectrum and the Joint North Sea Wave Project spectrum, the wind and wave loads are selected as inputs of the Cummins time-domain equation. To acquire hydrodynamic coefficients, the three-dimensional panel method was adopted to solve potential-flow diffraction and radiation problems of hydrodynamic forces in the frequency domain. The nonlinear viscous drag was estimated using the quadratic damping matrix instead of Morison’s element. In addition, the quadratic transfer function matrix was used to calculate the slow-drift force. Compared to the multi-segmented quasi-static mooring model, the lump-mass method is thought of as a dynamic mooring model and can solve real-time motion on the platform motion. Once a single or a pair of mooring lines are intentionally disconnected from the floating platform at a certain time, the transient responses of mooring line tensions and turbine performance will be evaluated. Eventually, the drift trajectories and power performances of OC4 DeepCwind semisubmersible floating offshore wind turbine under different conditions of broken mooring lines can be approximately estimated in the wind farm.
本研究分析OC4 DeepCwind半潛式浮式風機在不規則風浪條件下的動態響應,環境條件基於NPD風譜與JONSWAP波譜,考慮二階波浪激盪力並作用於繫泊模型。本研究使用三維小板法求解線性化勢流繞射與輻射問題,計算出流體動力係數。為了引入非線性黏性阻力的影響,本研究採用二次阻尼矩陣取代莫里森公式。本研究使用二次轉換函數(QTF) ,藉由堆積質量法計算慢漂移,並藉由研究纜繩模型對運動響應的影響。在動態模型中採用堆積質量法,而準靜態模型則採用優化過的多段準靜態(MSQS)模型。最後,本研究採用風-波浪-繫泊的模擬,對OC4 DeepCwind半潛式浮式風機繫纜發生單條與雙條斷裂時的性能進行分析。本研究在不同斷纜情況下,分別考慮風機運轉中與關閉的狀況,針對風機漂移的軌跡進行計算,分析結果可作為未來浮式風場在初步設計階段下的參考依據。
Development of Intelligent Underwater Recognition System Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms in an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
基於深度強化學習的智能水下辨識系統在自主式水下無人載具之開發
This study aims to design and implement an "underwater image monitoring system" for autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV). The proposed AUV navigates with a stereo vision imaging system composed of dual-lens cameras, also uses Faster R-CNN object detection of underwater targets, and the bounding box of object detection as the control of the rudder plate angle and propeller speed of the AUV. The depth map is predicted by a semi-global block matching (SGBM) based on stereo matching algorithm using images from the navigation records, combined with deep Q-network (DQN) which is deep reinforcement learning method to focus the agent's attention on the target region in the disparity map.The agent decides the SGBM cost parameter, optimizes the disparity map by calculating the reward function, and finally uses the disparity map for depth calculation to obtain the 3D point cloud of the underwater target.
The combination of DQN stereo matching solves the problem that SGBM could only use the try-and-error method to adjust the parameters to get a better disparity map. Finally, this study investigates the stability of AUV in dynamic tracking experiments at different wave heights and the effect of using image information for control, conducted data analysis and 3D reconstruction of images. It was found that the attitude change of AUV under the wave force would affect the position of the target object in the images, resulting in a large error in the size of the object in the stereo reconstruction.
本研究旨於設計與實現「水下影像監測系統」於自主式水下無人載具(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, AUV)。提出AUV航行中使用雙鏡頭相機組成的立體視覺影像系統,並用Faster R-CNN檢測水下目標物,以物件檢測之邊界框作為AUV控制航向舵板角度與螺槳轉速之控制。使用航行紀錄之影像以半全域區塊匹配(Semi-Global Block Matching, SGBM)為主的立體匹配演算法來預測深度圖,並結合Deep Q-Network(DQN)深度強化學習方法使代理人將注意力集中在視差圖中目標物區域上決策SGBM代價參數,經獎勵函數的計算對視差圖進行優化,最後利用該視差圖進行深度計算,獲得水下目標物之立體點雲。結合DQN之立體匹配解決SGBM以往只能使用試誤法調整參數得到較理想的視差圖的問題。最後,本研究探討AUV於不同波高動態追蹤實驗之穩定性與利用影像資訊進行控制之效果,並進行數據分析與影像立體重建,發現在波浪外力作用下AUV之姿態變化將影響目標物於影像中位置,導致立體重建之物體尺寸誤差較大。
The Investigation of Q-Learning-Based Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System on Path-Following Control in an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
基於Q-Learning的自適應類神經模糊推論系統在自主式水下無人載具路徑追蹤之研究
This paper develops an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS) combined with Reinforcement Learning (RL) for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) path following control simulation and experiment. RL is the process of learning to perform a mission correctly by interacting with a dynamic environment to obtain reward values. Therefore, this paper develops an AUV maneuvering simulation system as an environment for RL to train AUV to achieve path following. The maneuvering simulation system is based on six-degree-of-freedom motion maneuvering equations to simulate the maneuvering performance of AUV during task execution. After the Q-learning training in RL, the Q-table of the optimal control policy (horizontal and vertical rudder) for path following in different environments is established.
The environment input variables and the corresponding output states of the Q-table are trained by ANFIS. ANFIS is a combination of Neural Network principles and fuzzy inference, which can infer fuzzy membership function and fuzzy rules by itself. The horizontal and vertical rudder with different states of Q-table are synthesized as the controllers of vertical and horizontal planes in this paper. In addition, three different Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) vertical plane controllers combining Q-learning algorithm and ANFIS are designed according to three different reward functions. Finally, through AUV path following experiments to discuss the effect of the designed controllers under different wave conditions.
本論文以自適應類神經模糊推論系統(Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems,簡稱ANFIS)結合強化學習(Reinforcement Learning, RL)應用於自主式水下無人載具(Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, AUV)的路徑追蹤控制模擬與實驗。強化學習(RL)是透過與動態環境互動獲取對應獎勵值來學習正確地執行一項任務,因此本文開發AUV操縱模擬系統做為強化學習(RL)之環境,訓練AUV達成路徑追蹤,操縱模擬系統以潛體六自由度運動操縱方程式為基礎,模擬AUV在執行任務時的操縱性能表現。透過強化學習(RL)中Q-learning訓練後,建立路徑追蹤在不同環境下所對應的最佳控制策略(水平舵板與垂直舵板)之Q-table。將Q-table建立之環境輸入變數與對應之輸出狀態透過ANFIS進行訓練,其中ANFIS是結合類神經網絡(Neural Network,NN)原理及模糊推論,自行推論模糊歸屬函數(Membership Function, MF)與模糊規則,最後以擬合出根據Q-table下所有不同狀態之水平舵板與垂直舵板,作為本文垂直平面與水平平面之控制器。另外,根據獎勵函數的變化設計三種不同結合Q-learning演算法與ANFIS之深度強化學習(Deep Reinforcement Learning, DRL)垂直平面控制器,並進行AUV下潛路徑追蹤實驗,並探討不同波浪條件下,所設計之控制器的效果。
R&D of the Two-Way Fully Coupling Model for Offshore Wind Turbines based on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multi-Body Dynamics Methods
基於計算流體力學與多體動力學方法在離岸風力發電機之雙向全耦合模式研發
The purpose of this study is to establish a two-way fully-coupled numerical model that can be used as an aero-hydro-elastic simulation of offshore wind turbines for analyzing their natural frequencies excited by environmental forces such as wind and waves, as well as the influence of the mode shape on the dynamic response. According to the parametric modeling for shape optimization of the blades, two-dimensional cross sections can be defined by the metasurface approach and the three-dimensional surface modeling can be completed by using non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) interpolator. At the beginning, both the aerodynamic and hydrodynamic simulations will be conducted based on the open source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software OpenFOAM. In addition, the structural dynamics will be simulated based on the open source multi-body dynamics software MBDyn. Subsequently, the user-defined dynamic motion library in OpenFOAM is utilized to treat the complex CFD mesh motion in an aero-hydro-elastic simulation. Initially, the proposed numerical model will be applied to explore the hydroelastic effect of slamming wave loads on two different types of offshore wind turbine foundations (i.e. monopile and jacket types) after including the towers. Meanwhile, the modal analysis is used to investigate the dynamic amplification of shear stress and overturning moment corresponding to each mode. In addition, the aeroelasticity of the rotor under wind shear effect and the fluid-structure interaction between the aerodynamics and the tower will evaluate the influence on the structure deformation through modal analysis. Eventually, this study will conduct a fully coupled analysis of the aero-hydro-elasticity for the offshore wind turbine affected by winds and waves simultaneously, compare the differences caused by decoupling analysis of winds and waves separately, and then comprehend the influence of wind turbine design on the dynamic response.
本研究目的在於建立一套可作為離岸風機之氣動水彈性模擬的雙向全耦合數值模式,以分析離岸風機受到風和波浪等環境外力激發後的自然頻率,及其相關的模態對動態響應的影響。根據參數化建模進行形狀優化的方式,風機葉片可經由超表面方法定義二維截面,並由非均勻有理B雲規曲線插值器完成風機葉片三維表面建模。首先,本研究將以開源計算流體力學軟體OpenFOAM為基礎進行空氣及水動力的模擬,並以開源多體動力學軟體MBDyn為基礎進行結構動力的模擬,再利用使用者自定義的網格運動函式庫來處理氣動水彈性模擬中複雜的 CFD 網格運動。本研究初步將開發的數值模式應用於探討砰擊波荷載對於兩種不同型式的離岸風機基樁(單樁式及套管式)在搭配塔柱後所造成的水彈性效應,並進行模態分析以研究各模態對剪應力及傾覆力矩所造成的動力放大。另外,風機轉子在風切變下的氣動彈性,及其空氣動力在轉動過程中與塔柱的流固耦合作用,將可透過模態分析進行評估對結構變形的影響。最後,本研究將在風、波浪同時作用下對離岸風機之氣動水彈性進行全耦合分析,並比較單獨對風和波浪進行解耦分析時所造成的差異,進而了解在風機設計改變下對動態響應的影響。
CFD Simulation of Wave Run-up on an Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation by Using a Piston Type Wave-Maker over a Sloping Bottom
Numerical Simulation of Horizontal Planar Motion Mechanism Tests for a Full-Scale DARPA SUBOFF Model Implemented by a Dynamic Mesh Algorithm