Design of air pump system using bond graph and genetic programming method
Kisung Seo, Erik D. Goodman, Ronald C. Rosenberg · 2005
This paper introduces a redesign method for an air pump system using bond graphs and genetic programming to maximize outflow subject to a constraint specifying maximum power consumption. The redesign process can alter the topological connections among components and can introduce additional components. The air pump system is a mixed-domain system that includes electromagnetic, mechanical and pneumatic elements. Bond graphs are domain independent, allow free composition, and are efficient for classification and analysis of models. Genetic programming is well recognized as a powerful tool for open-ended search. The combination of these two powerful methods, BG/GP, was applied for redesign of an air pump system.