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The report summarizes a pilot study to tune the gains of a PI controller for a feedback control system using multi-objective optimization. Key findings are that multi-objective optimization allows simultaneous consideration of multiple performance criteria compared to traditional approaches. The pilot study applied a sampling plan, identified relationships between design variables and performance criteria, used a population-based optimizer to meet control system requirements, and recommended PI gain settings considering inherent trade-offs. The results provide a starting point for a client's vehicle design problem and decision systems tools could help with their multi-objective vehicle design process.
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The report summarizes a pilot study to tune the gains of a PI controller for a feedback control system using multi-objective optimization. Key findings are that multi-objective optimization allows simultaneous consideration of multiple performance criteria compared to traditional approaches. The pilot study applied a sampling plan, identified relationships between design variables and performance criteria, used a population-based optimizer to meet control system requirements, and recommended PI gain settings considering inherent trade-offs. The results provide a starting point for a client's vehicle design problem and decision systems tools could help with their multi-objective vehicle design process.
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ACS6124 Multisensor and Decision Systems

Part II: Decision Systems for Engineering Design

Cristian Genes, [email protected]

Assignment 2019/2020

ACS6124 incorporates two assignments – one for each part of the module. This document introduces the
assignment for Part II, providing submission instructions, a detailed assignment briefing, and the marking
criteria.

Assignment weighting: 50% of the module (i.e. 7.5 credits)


Assignment released: 29 April 2020 (Wednesday, Week 8)
Assignment due: 11.59 pm, 31 May 2020 (Sunday, Week 12)
Format: A report of 15 pages maximum (using a top and bottom margin of 1.5
inches, a left and right margin of 1 inch, text of size 12 point, with 1.5 line
spacing). The report must be submitted electronically via MOLE.
Assignment code: ACS6124-002

Penalties for late submission


Late submissions will incur the usual penalties of a 5% reduction in the mark for every working day (or part
thereof) that the assignment is late and a mark of zero for submission more than 5 working days late. For
more information see https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/assessment/grades-results/submission-marking

Unfair means
This is an individual assignment. You should not discuss the assignment with other students or work
together with other students in its completion. The assignment must be wholly your own work.
References must be provided to any other work that is used as part of the assignment. Any suspicion of
the use of unfair means will be investigated and may lead to penalties. For more information see
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/unfair-means

Extenuating circumstances
If you have any medical or special circumstances that you believe may affect your performance on the
assignment, then you should raise these with the Module Leader at the earliest opportunity. You will also
need to submit an extenuating circumstances form. For more information, see
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/forms/circs

Help
If you have any questions on the assignment, please post them on the Discussion Board on
Blackboard(MOLE) or email them to me at: [email protected]

Feedback
Written feedback will be provided on Blackboard(MOLE). Feedback will be provided within 15 working
days, in line with Departmental expectations.
Assignment briefing

Image you are a recently graduate student that has decided to build his own start-up company working on
decision systems for engineering design. Your first possible client is a company working on a new type of
nuclear-powered vehicle. While their team is very good at designing the new powertrain, they have limited
experience in designing the rest of the vehicle and they are not sure how the new propulsion system will
affect the dynamic performance of the car.
Your task is to convince them that your start-up company is perfectly suited to help them in the decision
making process. To do that, they have asked you to prepare a report to highlight the capabilities of the
tools you are proposing to use. Because at this stage they are reluctant to share their Simulink models,
your pilot study will focus on tuning the gains for a Proportional-Integral (PI) controller, such that a
feedback control system satisfies a set of requirements.

The system to be controlled, and the performance criteria against which a set of controller gains are
assessed, are described in the Laboratory A instructions. The goals for the performance criteria are given
in the instructions for Laboratory B.

During Laboratory A, you learned about the relationships between the design variables and the
performance criteria for the given system. In Laboratory B, you attempted to optimize the gains to meet
the goals for the performance criteria.

Now you need to write a report that would appeal to both the CEO of your possible client and their Chief
Engineer. You need to convince the CEO that multi-objective optimization is the best way to do decision
making. So far his company used opinions from experts and developed prototypes to validate their
designs. In addition, you need to have a technical part in which you show their Chief Engineer what your
pilot study has managed to achieve, explaining any challenges encountered in satisfying all the
requirements, and making recommendations for tuning options.

Your report should be structured as follows:

Title page including Executive Summary (1 page)


Summarise the findings of your report in under 300 words. Include your key messages for the CEO
and the outcomes of the tuning process and recommendations for PI gain settings.

Section 1: Multi-objective optimization for Engineering Design (3 pages)


Write a brief introduction to Decision Systems for Engineering Design. Explain how it compares
with other approaches used in decision making and give 5 examples from the literature where it
has been used for vehicle design. Draw a comparison between three classes of population-based
optimizers that can be used as the engine for a multi-objective optimization process. Explain the
main differences in their approach to find an approximation set.

Section 2: Problem Formulation (1 page)


Express the problem you are addressing in your pilot study in formal mathematical terms.

Section 3: Sampling Plan (2 pages)


Show at least three different sampling plans and analyse their space-filling performance. Identify a
sampling plan to take forward.

Section 4: Knowledge Discovery (2 pages)


Use the evaluations from the chosen sampling plan to describe the relationships between the
design variables and performance criteria.
Section 5. Optimization Process (2 pages)
Briefly justify your choice for the optimization algorithm used. Include 5 examples from the
literature where the same algorithm has been used for decision making. Describe the optimization
approach used and how goals were incorporated into the process.

Section 6. Optimization Results (2 pages)


Show the results of the optimization process, indicating whether or not the goals have been met,
and the trade-offs inherent to the problem.

Section 7. Recommendations (1 page)


Based on the knowledge discovery and optimization results, make recommendations for PI
controller options for consideration.

Section 8. Conclusions (1 page)


Link the results of your pilot study with the car design problem your client is interested in. How
would you apply the same methodology for their problem? Indicate at least two other decision
systems tools that you propose to use to help them in the vehicle design problem.

Bibliography
Include references to any works and examples used in the report. This section does not contribute
to the page limit for the report.

Listings
Provide your Matlab code listings as an appendix to the report. The listings do not count towards
the page count for the report.

Marking criteria
The assignment will be marked out of 100. The marking criteria below provide guidance on the
relationship between the quality of submission and the marks awarded.

Tasks T0tal marks:


100
Executive Summary
- Include your key messages for the CEO 5 marks
- Present the main outcomes of the pilot study
Section 1: Multi-objective optimization for Engineering Design
- Briefly introduce Decision Systems for Engineering Design
- Compare multi-objective optimization with other approaches used in decision
15 marks
making
- Include 5 examples of Multi-objective optimization for vehicle design
- Compare three classes of population-based optimizers
Section 2: Problem Formulation
5 marks
- Define the problem from your pilot study in formal mathematical terms
Section 3: Sampling Plan
- Compare three different sampling plans 10 marks
- Justify your choice for a sampling plan to take forward
Section 4: Knowledge Discovery
- Describe the relationships between the design variables and performance 10 marks
criteria
Section 5: Optimization Process
10 marks
- Justify your choice for the optimization algorithm
- Include 5 examples where the algorithm being was used for decision making
- Describe the main steps of the algorithm you are using
- Explain how the goals were incorporated into the process
Section 6: Optimization Results
- Show the results of the optimization process
10 marks
- Indicate whether or not the goals have been met, and the trade-offs inherent
to the problem
Section 7: Recommendations
5 marks
- Make recommendations for tuning the PI controller
Section 8: Conclusions
- Explain how the pilot study can be used as a starting point for the vehicle
design 10 marks
- Indicate two other decision systems tools that you will incorporate in the
vehicle design process if you sign the contract
Report quality
- Report structure and clarity of writing
20 marks
- Quality of figures and tables
- Use of references

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