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Prof. Lee and his collaborators published an article in the Ocean Engineering

May 5, 2025March 27, 2025

Prof. Yong Hoon Lee and his collaborators published an article titled “Nested control co-design of a spar buoy horizontal-axis floating oﬀshore wind turbine” in the Ocean Engineering, an Elsevier journal. Saeid Bayat, Yong Hoon Lee and James T. Allison, “Nested control co-design of a spar buoy horizontal-axis floating offshore wind turbine”, Ocean Engineering, 328, June 2025, pp. 121037. [bibtex] [pdf] [doi] Abstract: Floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) systems involve several coupled physical analysis disciplines, including aeroelasticity, multi-body structural dynamics, hydrodynamics, and controls. Conventionally, physical structure (plant) and control design decisions are treated as two separate …

Prof. Yong Hoon Lee’s article is published in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design

March 2, 2025February 27, 2025

Prof. Yong Hoon Lee’s article titled “Multidisciplinary modeling and control co-design of a floating offshore vertical-axis wind turbine system” is published in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Yong Hoon Lee, Saeid Bayat, James T. Allison, Md Sanower Hossain, D. Todd Griffith, “Multidisciplinary modeling and control co-design of a floating offshore vertical-axis wind turbine system”, Journal of Mechanical Design, February 2025 (in press). [bibtex] [doi] Abstract This study investigates the modeling and design of a floating vertical-axis wind turbine (FloatVAWT) system with multidisciplinary …

Prof. Yong Hoon Lee and his collaborators published article in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design

March 2, 2025April 1, 2024

Prof. Yong Hoon Lee and his collaborators published an article titled “Open-loop control co-design of semisubmersible floating offshore wind turbines using linear parameter-varying models” in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Athul K. Sundarrajan, Yong Hoon Lee, James T. Allison, Daniel S. Zalkind, Daniel R. Herber, “Open-loop control co-design of semisubmersible floating offshore wind turbines using linear parameter-varying models”, Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(4), April 2024, pp. 041704. [bibtex] [pdf] [doi] [google] Abstract This paper discusses a framework to design elements of the plant and …

Nowsheen Sharmili presented “Battery thermal management systems design considering model fidelity levels and design optimization utility” at the AIAA SciTech Forum 2024

April 4, 2024January 10, 2024

Nowsheen Sharmili presented “Battery thermal management systems design considering model fidelity levels and design optimization utility” at the AIAA SciTech Forum 2024. [BibTeX] Abstract The electrification of transportation requires a robust and efficient design of battery thermal management systems (BTMSs). This study introduces a resistance-capacitance (RC) based reduced order model (ROM) with additional auxiliary state variables for accurately capturing transient thermal behavior. The study explores the trade-offs between model fidelity and utility in BTMS control co-design (CCD) applications. BTMSs manage …

Austin Griffin presented “Experimental identification of reduced order model parameters for hydrokinetic energy system design” at the ASME IMECE 2023

November 3, 2023November 1, 2023

Austin Griffin presented “Experimental identification of reduced order model parameters for hydrokinetic energy system design” (Technical Presentation) at the ASME IMECE 2023. [BibTeX] Abstract This study presents the ongoing development of experimental validation and identification of the reduced order model (ROM) parameters for the horizontal axis hydrokinetic turbine (HAHkT) in the context of design optimization. It is crucial to optimize the HAHkT scale, external and internal geometry, rotor and blade design, and control scheme simultaneously to achieve cost-efficient energy conversion. …

Chandler Cain presented “Hydro-structural design exploration of floating platform for offshore energy systems” at the ASME IMECE 2023

November 3, 2023October 30, 2023

Chandler Cain presented “Hydro-structural design exploration of floating platform for offshore energy systems” at the ASME IMECE 2023. [BibTeX] [PDF] [DOI] Full Paper To Appear at the ASME Digital Collections Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive study on the hydro-structural design exploration of floating platforms for offshore energy systems. The study aims to develop a novel design method that optimizes the structure of the platform for stable dynamic responses to ocean waves, ensuring that the motion of the platform remains …

A collaborative paper on the open-loop optimal control co-design using linear parameter-varying model is presented at the 47th Design Automation Conference

March 29, 2022August 17, 2021

Publication Information Presented by: Athul K. Sundarrajan Authors: Athul K. Sundarrajan, Yong Hoon Lee, James T. Allison, and Daniel R. Herber Title: Open-loop control co-design of floating offshore wind turbines using linear parameter-varying models Conference: 47th Design Automation Conference (DAC) in 2021 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE) DOI: 10.1115/DETC2021-67573 Links: [BIBTEX] Abstract This paper discusses a framework to design elements of the plant and control systems for floating offshore wind turbines …

Yong Hoon Lee presented at the Wind Energy Science Conference 2021 about the CCD framework for integrating interdisciplinary models of floating offshore vertical-axis wind turbines

March 29, 2022May 25, 2021

Publication Information Presented by: Yong Hoon Lee Authors: Yong Hoon Lee, Sung-Youn Boo, and James T. Allison Title: A framework for integrating hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, and rigid-body dynamics for the control co-design of floating offshore vertical-axis wind turbine systems Conference: Wind Energy Science Conference (WESC 2021) Links: [BIBTEX], [ABSTRACT] Abstract Offshore wind at deep-water regions is a large energy source that has not yet been developed in the United States. The major challenges in extracting this large amount of potential wind …

A collaborative work on the CCD with a reduced-order horizontal-axis FOWT model is presented at the Wind Energy Science Conference 2021

April 4, 2024May 25, 2021

Publication Information Abstract Floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) design involves many physics disciplines, including structural dynamics, aerodynamics, mooring system dynamics, hydrodynamics, and controls. In traditional engineering design practices, control design is generally left for a later stage of the design process, while plant design decisions, including geometrical shapes and sizes, are made with simple control assumptions. However, when there is a strong design coupling between plant and control designs, this sequential approach may not produce system-optimal solutions. To account for …

A collaborative article on the process-driven manufacturability constraints is published in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design.

March 2, 2025April 1, 2021

Dr. Yong Hoon Lee and his collaborators published an article titled “Generation and enforcement of process-driven manufacturability constraints: A survey of methods and perspectives for product design” in the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design. Albert Patterson, Yong Hoon Lee and James T. Allison, “Generation and enforcement of process-driven manufacturability constraints: A survey of methods and perspectives for product design”, Journal of Mechanical Design, 143(11), April 2021, pp. 110801. [bibtex] [pdf] [doi] [google] Abstract Design-for-manufacturing (DFM) concepts have traditionally focused on design simplification; this is highly …