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]黄银伦本项目旨在建立一个理论框架，对技术驱动的工业系统向可持续性过渡进行建模，并得出不确定条件下的最优发展策略。可持续发展是一个以工业、环境和社会的未来可持续发展为目标的过程。可持续发展是实现可持续性的途径，其主要特征是系统从一种状态向另一种状态向可持续性目标的过渡。本项目旨在为以下问题提供科学的答案：在已知的约束条件下，预设的可持续发展目标是否可以实现？如果是，如何以最优的方式管理状态转换过程？如果没有，那么如何设定一个可实现的可持续发展目标，或者如何识别主要障碍，使预设目标成为可实现的？在这个GOALI项目中，韦恩州立大学和巴斯夫的研究人员将共同研究工业系统可持续发展的关键基础方面，即三重底线平衡发展（经济、环境、社会）和不确定性下的目标可实现性。要开发的理论框架和工程方法应该对研究任何行业内外的广泛的可持续性问题有价值。具体目标是：(1)为技术驱动的系统向可持续性过渡建立理论框架；(2)为设计可持续性和可控系统生成独特的工程方法；(3)推导出允许决策者积极参与的最优发展策略；(4)构建嵌入设计方法的软件工具，通过与巴斯夫的合作，将其用于研究复杂的工业可持续性问题。本项目将使用向量分析技术来分析可持续状态转换问题，并运用监管控制技术来制定和管理可持续状态转换过程。该项目将为韦恩州立大学所有工程专业学生开设的可持续工程入门课程提供教材。该方法和工具将通过PI主持的可持续制造研究和技术进步（SMART）协调网络和AIChE可持续工程论坛以及出版物进行传播。将与业界安排短期课程和研讨会。开发的案例研究和计算机工具将被NSF REU现场项目-韦恩州立大学可持续工程暑期学院的学生使用。