ELEVEN: A MATLAB repository from americocunhajr

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.

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:

Clone the repository:

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

Navigate to the code directory:
```
cd ELEVEN/ELEVEN-1.0
```
For robust optimization, execute:
```
main_elevator_braking_opt
```
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.

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