skip to main content
10.1145/1795194.1795205acmconferencesArticle/Chapter ViewAbstractPublication PagesiccpsConference Proceedingsconference-collections
research-article

Cyber-physical systems for real-time hybrid structural testing: a case study

Published: 13 April 2010 Publication History

Abstract

Real-time hybrid testing of civil structures, in which computational models and physical components must be integrated with high fidelity at run-time, represents a grand challenge in the emerging area of cyber-physical systems. Actuator dynamics, complex interactions among computers and physical components, and computation and communication delays all must be managed carefully to achieve accurate tests.
In this paper we present a case study of several fundamental interlocking challenges in developing and evaluating cyber-physical systems for real-time hybrid structural testing: (1) how physical and simulated components can be integrated flexibly and efficiently within a common reusable middleware architecture; (2) how predictable timing can be achieved atop commonly available hardware and software platforms; and (3) how physical vs. simulated versions of different components within a system can be interchanged with high fidelity between comparable configurations. Experimental results obtained through this case study give evidence of the feasibility and efficacy of these steps towards our overall goal: to develop a Cyber-physical Instrument for Real-time hybrid Structural Testing (CIRST).

References

[1]
dSPACE systems. http://www.dspace.de/ww/en/inc/home.cfm.
[2]
Ets. http://www.intervalzero.com/ets.htm.
[3]
Metropolis: Design Environment for Heterogeneous Systems. http://embedded.eecs.berkeley.edu/metropolis/.
[4]
The object management group. 2005. uml profile for modeling and analysis of real-time and embedded systems. omg request for proposals, real-time/05-02-06. http://www.omg.org/cgibin/doc?real-time/05-02-06.pdf.
[5]
OpenSees, a software framework for developing applications to simulate the performance of structural and geotechnical systems subjected to earthquakes. http://opensees.berkeley.edu/.
[6]
Ptolemy Project: Heterogeneous Modeling and Design. http://ptolemy.berkeley.edu/ptolemyII/.
[7]
Suites of earthquake ground motions for analysis of steel moment frame structures: 10 pairs of horizontal ground motions for los angeles with a probability of exceedence of 10% in 50 years. http://nisee.berkeley.edu/data/strong_motion/sacsteel/.
[8]
xPC target 4.1, perform real-time rapid prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop simulation using PC hardware. http://www.mathworks.com/products/xpctarget/.
[9]
Working draft for the c++ language. http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2800.pdf, 2009-3-23.
[10]
M. Ahmadizadeh, G. Mosqueda, and A. Reinhorn. Compensation of actuator delay and dynamics for real-time hybrid structural simulation. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 37(11):21--42, 2008.
[11]
J. Carrion and S. B. F. A model based delay compensation approach for real time hybrid testing. In 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006.
[12]
J. Carrion and B. F. Spencer. Model-based strategies for real-time hybrid testing. Technical Report NSEL-006, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007.
[13]
D. Group. nORB - Special Purpose Middleware for Networked Embedded Systems, 2005. deuce.doc.wustl.edu/nORB/.
[14]
Institute for Software Integrated Systems. Component-Integrated ACE ORB. www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/CIAO/, Vanderbilt University.
[15]
Institute for Software Integrated Systems. The ACE ORB. www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/TAO/, Vanderbilt University.
[16]
S. Mahin, P. Shing, C. Thewalt, and R. Hanson. Pseudodynamic test method. Current status and future directions. Journal of Structural Engineering, 115(8):2113--2128, 1989.
[17]
S. A. Mahin and P. B. Shing. Pseudodynamic method for seismic testing. Journal of Structural Engineering, 111(7):1482--1503, 1985.
[18]
D. C. Schmidt. ACE: an Object-Oriented Framework for Developing Distributed Applications. In Proceedings of the 6th USENIX C++ Technical Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Apr. 1994. USENIX Association.
[19]
P. B. Shing, Z. Wei, R. Y. Jung, and E. Stauffer. NEES fast hybrid test system at the University of Colorado. In 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, Canada, 2004.
[20]
V. Subramonian, L.-J. Shen, C. Gill, and N. Wang. The design and performance of configurable component middleware for distributed real-time and embedded systems. In RTSS '04: Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Real-Time Systems Symposium, pages 252--261, Washington, DC, USA, 2004. IEEE Computer Society.
[21]
V. Subramonian, G. Xing, C. Gill, C. Lu, and R. Cytron. Middleware specialization for memory-constrained networked embedded systems. In Proceedings of 10th IEEE Real-time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium, 2004.
[22]
T. Tidwell, X. Gao, H.-M. Huang, C. Lu, S. Dyke, and C. Gill. Towards Configurable Real-Time Hybrid Structural Testing: A Cyber-Physical Systems Approach. In 12th International Symposium on Object-Oriented Real-time Distributed Computing, Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 2009. IEEE.

Cited By

View all
  • (2025)Control Software Engineering Approaches for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Systematic Mapping StudyACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems10.1145/37047379:1(1-33)Online publication date: 12-Jan-2025
  • (2023)Securing Smart Microgrids: A Cybersecurity Survey2023 International Conference on Power Energy, Environment & Intelligent Control (PEEIC)10.1109/PEEIC59336.2023.10452046(1318-1322)Online publication date: 19-Dec-2023
  • (2023)Characterizations of Parallel Real-Time WorkloadsTheories of Programming and Formal Methods10.1007/978-3-031-40436-8_9(235-256)Online publication date: 8-Sep-2023
  • Show More Cited By

Index Terms

  1. Cyber-physical systems for real-time hybrid structural testing: a case study

      Recommendations

      Comments

      Information & Contributors

      Information

      Published In

      cover image ACM Conferences
      ICCPS '10: Proceedings of the 1st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems
      April 2010
      208 pages
      ISBN:9781450300667
      DOI:10.1145/1795194
      Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. Copyrights for components of this work owned by others than ACM must be honored. Abstracting with credit is permitted. To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee. Request permissions from [email protected]

      Sponsors

      Publisher

      Association for Computing Machinery

      New York, NY, United States

      Publication History

      Published: 13 April 2010

      Permissions

      Request permissions for this article.

      Check for updates

      Author Tags

      1. cyber-physical systems
      2. middleware
      3. real-time hybrid structural testing

      Qualifiers

      • Research-article

      Funding Sources

      Conference

      ICCPS '10
      Sponsor:

      Acceptance Rates

      Overall Acceptance Rate 25 of 91 submissions, 27%

      Contributors

      Other Metrics

      Bibliometrics & Citations

      Bibliometrics

      Article Metrics

      • Downloads (Last 12 months)20
      • Downloads (Last 6 weeks)3
      Reflects downloads up to 20 Jan 2025

      Other Metrics

      Citations

      Cited By

      View all
      • (2025)Control Software Engineering Approaches for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Systematic Mapping StudyACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems10.1145/37047379:1(1-33)Online publication date: 12-Jan-2025
      • (2023)Securing Smart Microgrids: A Cybersecurity Survey2023 International Conference on Power Energy, Environment & Intelligent Control (PEEIC)10.1109/PEEIC59336.2023.10452046(1318-1322)Online publication date: 19-Dec-2023
      • (2023)Characterizations of Parallel Real-Time WorkloadsTheories of Programming and Formal Methods10.1007/978-3-031-40436-8_9(235-256)Online publication date: 8-Sep-2023
      • (2022)Organizing the fragmented landscape of multidisciplinary product development: a mapping of approaches, processes, methods and tools from the scientific literatureResearch in Engineering Design10.1007/s00163-022-00389-w33:3(307-349)Online publication date: 17-May-2022
      • (2021)Opportunities for the State-of-the-Art Production of LIB Electrodes—A ReviewEnergies10.3390/en1405140614:5(1406)Online publication date: 4-Mar-2021
      • (2021)Smart technology–driven aspects for human-in-the-loop smart manufacturingThe International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology10.1007/s00170-021-06977-9Online publication date: 2-Apr-2021
      • (2021)Designing Cyber-Physical Production Systems for Industrial Set-Up: A Practice-Centred ApproachHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 202110.1007/978-3-030-85623-6_38(678-701)Online publication date: 30-Aug-2021
      • (2020)Virtual Quality Gates in Manufacturing Systems: Framework, Implementation and PotentialJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing10.3390/jmmp40401064:4(106)Online publication date: 9-Nov-2020
      • (2020)Cyber-Security of Smart Microgrids: A SurveyEnergies10.3390/en1401002714:1(27)Online publication date: 23-Dec-2020
      • (2020)A Data Concept Map for the Data Driven Enterprise Using Smart TechnologiesProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Big Data Technologies10.1145/3422713.3422756(32-35)Online publication date: 18-Sep-2020
      • Show More Cited By

      View Options

      Login options

      View options

      PDF

      View or Download as a PDF file.

      PDF

      eReader

      View online with eReader.

      eReader

      Media

      Figures

      Other

      Tables

      Share

      Share

      Share this Publication link

      Share on social media