Elevator Brake Optimization and UQ

ELEVEN: Elevator Brake Optimization and UQ is a robust Matlab tool designed for the optimization and uncertainty quantification (UQ) of an elevator brake system. Developed with an educational approach, ELEVEN is intuitive and user-friendly, making it accessible for both researchers and engineers in the field of mechanical engineering.

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Usage
• Documentation
• Authors
• Citing ELEVEN
• License
• Institutional support
• Funding

Overview

ELEVEN was developed to conduct numerical simulations related to the robust optimization and uncertainty quantification of an elevator brake system. The results have been published in the following peer-reviewed journal:

• P. Wolszczak, P. Lonkwic, A. Cunha Jr, G. Litak, and S. Molski, Robust optimization and uncertainty quantification in the nonlinear mechanics of an elevator brake system, Meccanica, 54, pp. 1057-1069, 2019. DOI

Features

• Robust optimization for elevator brake systems
• Uncertainty quantification for elevator brake systems
• Intuitive Matlab implementation
• Educational style code for easy understanding

Usage

To get started with ELEVEN, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/americocunhajr/ELEVEN.git
   

2. Navigate to the code directory:

   cd ELEVEN/ELEVEN-1.0
   

3. For robust optimization, execute:

   main_elevator_braking_opt
   

4. For uncertainty quantification, execute:

   main_elevator_braking_mc
   

Documentation

The routines in ELEVEN are well-commented to explain their functionality. Each routine includes a description of its purpose, as well as inputs and outputs.

Authors

• Piotr Wolszczak
• Pawel Lonkwic
• Americo Cunha Jr
• Grzegorz Litak
• Szymon Molski

Citing ELEVEN

If you use ELEVEN in your research, please cite the following publication:

• P. Wolszczak, P. Lonkwic, A. Cunha Jr, G. Litak, and S. Molski, Robust optimization and uncertainty quantification in the nonlinear mechanics of an elevator brake system, Meccanica, v. 54, pp. 1057-1069, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-019-00992-7

@article{Wolszczak2019p1057,
   author  = {P. Wolszczak and P. Lonkwic and A. {Cunha~Jr} and G. Litak and S. Molski},
   title   = {Robust optimization and uncertainty quantification in the nonlinear mechanics of an elevator brake system},
   journal = {Meccanica},
   year    = {2019},
   volume  = {54},
   pages   = {1057-1069},
   doi     = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-019-00992-7},
}

License

ELEVEN is released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details. All new contributions must be made under the MIT license.

Institutional support

       

Funding