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Optimal design of an electro-hydraulic valve for heavy-duty vehicle clutch actuator with certain constraints

Hamid Reza KarimiPeng ShiPeng ShiFei MengHui Zhang

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OptimizationOptimal design0209 industrial biotechnologyEngineeringAerospace Engineering02 engineering and technologyPressure regulatorClutch actuatorClutch controllaw.invention020901 industrial engineering & automationPressure reducing valve0203 mechanical engineeringlawControl theorySolenoid valveClutchSensitivity (control systems)Civil and Structural EngineeringAutomatic transmissionbusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringComputer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition020302 automobile design & engineeringComputer Science ApplicationsAutomatic transmission; Clutch actuator; Optimization; Pressure reducing valve; Sensitivity analysis; Control and Systems Engineering; Signal Processing; Civil and Structural Engineering; Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionControl and Systems EngineeringAutomatic transmissionSignal ProcessingSensitivity analysisbusinessActuator

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Abstract The main objective of this paper is to investigate the sensitivity analysis and optimal design of a proportional solenoid valve (PSV) operated pressure reducing valve (PRV) for heavy-duty automatic transmission clutch actuators. The nonlinear electro-hydraulic valve model is developed based on fluid dynamics. In order to implement the sensitivity analysis and optimization for the PRV, the PSV model is validated by comparing the results with data obtained from a real test-bench. The sensitivity of the PSV pressure response with regard to the structural parameters is investigated by using Sobol׳s method. Finally, simulations and experimental investigations are performed on the optimized prototype and the results reveal that the dynamical characteristics of the valve have been improved in comparison with the original valve.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-02-01Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2015.06.025