GOALI: System Transition toward Sustainability under Uncertainty: Theoretic Framework and Engineering Method Development

GOALI：不确定性下的系统向可持续性转型：理论框架和工程方法开发

• 批准号: 1604756
• 负责人: Yinlun Huang
• 金额: $ 35.63万
• 依托单位: Wayne State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-15 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1604756&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GOALI; System; Transition; toward; Sustainability

1604756 Huang, YinlunThe objective of this project is to develop a theoretic framework for modeling technology-driven transition toward sustainability for industrial systems and derive optimal development strategies under uncertainties. Sustainable development is a process that targets a future state of sustainability for industries, the environment, and societies. Sustainable development is the pathway to sustainability, which is chiefly featured by a system's transition from one state to another toward sustainability goals. This project is designed provide scientific answers to the following questions: Is a preset sustainability goal achievable under known constraints? If yes, how to manage the state transition process in an optimal way? If no, then how to set an achievable sustainability goal, or how to identify the main obstacle(s) so that the preset goal becomes achievable? In this GOALI project, Wayne State University and BASF researchers will jointly study key fundamental aspects of sustainable development of industrial systems, namely triple-bottom-line-balanced development (economic, environmental, social) and goal achievability under uncertainty. The theoretic framework and engineering methodology to be developed should be valuable for studying a wide spectrum of sustainability problems in any industry and beyond. The specific objectives are to (i) develop a theoretic framework for technology-driven system transition toward sustainability, (ii) generate a unique engineering method for designing sustainable and controllable systems, (iii) derive optimal development strategies that allow decision makers' active participation, and (iv) construct a software tool embedding the design method, which will be used to study sophisticated industrial sustainability problems through collaboration with BASF. The project will use a vector analysis technique to analyze the sustainability state transition problem, and to apply the supervisory-regulatory control technique to formulate and manage the sustainability state transition process. The project will generate educational materials for enhancing an introductory course on sustainable engineering open to all engineering students at WAyne State University. The methodology and the tool will be disseminated through the Sustainable Manufacturing Advances in Research and Technology (SMART) Coordination Network that the PI chairs, and the AIChE Sustainable Engineering Forum, as well as publication. Short courses and seminars will be arranged with industry. The developed case studies and computer tool will be structured for use by the students in the NSF REU site program - Summer Academy in Sustainable Engineering at Wayne State University.

1604756 Yinlunth，该项目的目标是开发一个理论框架，以建模以技术为导向的工业系统的可持续性过渡，并在不确定性下得出最佳的开发策略。可持续发展是一个针对行业，环境和社会的未来可持续性状态的过程。可持续发展是通往可持续性的途径，主要是一个系统从一个国家到另一个州向可持续性目标的过渡。该项目的设计为以下问题提供了科学答案：在已知限制下可以实现预设的可持续性目标吗？如果是，如何以最佳方式管理状态过渡过程？如果否，那么如何设定可实现的可持续性目标，或者如何确定主要障碍，以使预设目标变得可以实现？在这个守门员项目中，韦恩州立大学和巴斯夫研究人员将共同研究工业系统可持续发展的关键基本方面，即三底线平衡的发展（经济，环境，环境，社会）和不确定性下的目标实现性。要开发的理论框架和工程方法对于研究任何行业及其他行业的各种可持续性问题都应该是有价值的。 （i）为技术驱动的系统过渡到可持续性的特定目标是（i）生成一种独特的工程方法，用于设计可持续和可控制的系统，（iii）得出了最佳开发策略，以使决策者的积极参与，（iv）（iv）将软件工具嵌入设计方法，将其用于与可持续性的构建相结合的构建，以实现可持续性的问题。该项目将使用矢量分析技术来分析可持续性状态过渡问题，并运用监管控制技术来制定和管理可持续性状态过渡过程。该项目将生成教育材料，以增强向韦恩州立大学所有工程专业学生开放的可持续工程入门课程。该方法和工具将通过PI主持人以及AICHE可持续工程论坛以及出版物的研究和技术协调网络的可持续制造业（智能）协调网络进行传播。短课程和研讨会将与行业安排。开发的案例研究和计算机工具将由学生在NSF REU站点计划 - 韦恩州立大学可持续工程学的夏季学院中使用。