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An Optimization Method for Design Solutions to Active Reflective Surface Control Systems Based on Axiomatic Design and Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Qinghai Zhang

Xiaoqian Zhang

^*,

Qingjian Zhao

Shuang Zhao

Yanan Zhao

Yang Guo

and

Zhengxu Zhao

Institute of Complex Networks and Visualisations, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China

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Electronics 2024, 13(23), 4655; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234655

Submission received: 15 October 2024 / Revised: 16 November 2024 / Accepted: 21 November 2024 / Published: 25 November 2024

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The design of an Active Reflective Surface Control System (ARCS) is a complex engineering task involving multidimensional and multi-criteria constraints. This paper proposes a novel methodological approach for ARCS design and optimization by integrating Axiomatic Design (AD) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) techniques. Initially, a structured design plan is formulated within the axiomatic design framework. Subsequently, four MCDM methods—Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Entropy Weight Method (EWM), Multi-Criteria Optimization and Compromise Solution (VIKOR), and the integrated TOPSIS–Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) approach—are used to evaluate and compare the alternative solutions. Additionally, fuzzy information axioms are used to calculate the total information content for each alternative to identify the optimal design. A case study is conducted, selecting the optimal actuator for a 5 m diameter scaled model of the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), followed by digital control experiments on the chosen actuator. Based on the optimal design scheme, an ARCS prototype is constructed, which accelerates project completion and substantially reduces trial-and-error costs.

Keywords: active reflector control system; axiomatic design; multi-criteria decision making; design scheme; control experiment

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Zhang, Q.; Zhang, X.; Zhao, Q.; Zhao, S.; Zhao, Y.; Guo, Y.; Zhao, Z. An Optimization Method for Design Solutions to Active Reflective Surface Control Systems Based on Axiomatic Design and Multi-Criteria Decision Making. Electronics 2024, 13, 4655. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234655

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Zhang Q, Zhang X, Zhao Q, Zhao S, Zhao Y, Guo Y, Zhao Z. An Optimization Method for Design Solutions to Active Reflective Surface Control Systems Based on Axiomatic Design and Multi-Criteria Decision Making. Electronics. 2024; 13(23):4655. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234655

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Zhang, Qinghai, Xiaoqian Zhang, Qingjian Zhao, Shuang Zhao, Yanan Zhao, Yang Guo, and Zhengxu Zhao. 2024. "An Optimization Method for Design Solutions to Active Reflective Surface Control Systems Based on Axiomatic Design and Multi-Criteria Decision Making" Electronics 13, no. 23: 4655. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234655

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Zhang, Q., Zhang, X., Zhao, Q., Zhao, S., Zhao, Y., Guo, Y., & Zhao, Z. (2024). An Optimization Method for Design Solutions to Active Reflective Surface Control Systems Based on Axiomatic Design and Multi-Criteria Decision Making. Electronics, 13(23), 4655. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234655

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