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Area of Science:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Computational Intelligence

Background:

  • Elevator brake systems require enhanced performance and lightweight designs for safety and efficiency.
  • Traditional design methods may not fully capture complex relationships between design variables and performance objectives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To optimize the structural design of elevator block brakes for improved capabilities and reduced weight.
  • To establish an accurate predictive model for brake performance using advanced computational techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an Aquila optimizer-back propagation (AO-BP) neural network to model the relationship between design variables and optimization objectives.
  • Defined constraint conditions and objective functions for the brake system.
  • Employed a multi-objective genetic algorithm for structural block brake design optimization.

Main Results:

  • Optimized design reduced maximum brake wheel temperature by 14.2% (36.71°C) during emergency braking.
  • Maximum equivalent stress decreased by 10.5% (28.87 MPa).
  • Brake wheel mass reduced from 58.85 kg to 52.40 kg, and thermal fatigue life increased from 64 to 94 cycles.

Conclusions:

  • The AO-BP neural network and multi-objective genetic algorithm effectively optimized elevator block brake design.
  • The optimized design demonstrates significant improvements in thermal performance, structural integrity, weight reduction, and durability.