3D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation Technologies

Magnetic positioning technology is a novel and direct method to measure the attitude and position information of discrete particles in dense granular flow. However, owing to the need to manually set the initial value and other boundary conditions in the process of algorithm solution, the deviation b...

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Main Authors: Hongyang Dai, Yiming Li, Shijie Wang, Ran Li, Hui Yang
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description Magnetic positioning technology is a novel and direct method to measure the attitude and position information of discrete particles in dense granular flow. However, owing to the need to manually set the initial value and other boundary conditions in the process of algorithm solution, the deviation between the measured results and actual values cannot be ignored. To solve this problem, a hybrid optimization algorithm of particle swarm optimization algorithm and sequential quadratic programming algorithm (PSO-SQP) is proposed in this paper, which combines the advantages of PSO algorithm being insensitive to initial value with the advantages of SQP algorithm being fast and accurate to solve magnetic positioning parameters. The attitude calculated by magnetic positioning and calculated by inertial measurement are fused together through Kalman filter to accurately measure the attitude of discrete particles. The static experiments show that PSO-SQP can solve the position without setting the initial value. Meanwhile, the attitude accuracy is improved by data fusion. Finally, the method is applied to measure the motion of discrete particles in a 3D silo, and it is observed that the method can accurately obtain the information of the spatial position, translational motion, and rotational motion of the discrete particles in the silo. The experimental results reveal the laws of motion of granular flow in the silo, and provide data reference for improving the storage and transportation of particle materials in industrial production process.
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spelling doaj-art-fbdfdcd0727944818d0fbdaa7638eae42025-08-20T02:45:49ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011312274212275110.1109/ACCESS.2024.3351381103843423D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation TechnologiesHongyang Dai0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8319-0075Yiming Li1Shijie Wang2Ran Li3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5409-1428Hui Yang4https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5715-4526College of Medical Instrumentation, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Health Sciences and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, ChinaSchool of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, ChinaCollege of Medical Instrumentation, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, ChinaMagnetic positioning technology is a novel and direct method to measure the attitude and position information of discrete particles in dense granular flow. However, owing to the need to manually set the initial value and other boundary conditions in the process of algorithm solution, the deviation between the measured results and actual values cannot be ignored. To solve this problem, a hybrid optimization algorithm of particle swarm optimization algorithm and sequential quadratic programming algorithm (PSO-SQP) is proposed in this paper, which combines the advantages of PSO algorithm being insensitive to initial value with the advantages of SQP algorithm being fast and accurate to solve magnetic positioning parameters. The attitude calculated by magnetic positioning and calculated by inertial measurement are fused together through Kalman filter to accurately measure the attitude of discrete particles. The static experiments show that PSO-SQP can solve the position without setting the initial value. Meanwhile, the attitude accuracy is improved by data fusion. Finally, the method is applied to measure the motion of discrete particles in a 3D silo, and it is observed that the method can accurately obtain the information of the spatial position, translational motion, and rotational motion of the discrete particles in the silo. The experimental results reveal the laws of motion of granular flow in the silo, and provide data reference for improving the storage and transportation of particle materials in industrial production process.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10384342/Particle swarm optimization algorithmsequential quadratic programming algorithmKalman filteringdata fusiongranular flow
spellingShingle Hongyang Dai
Yiming Li
Shijie Wang
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3D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation Technologies
IEEE Access
Particle swarm optimization algorithm
sequential quadratic programming algorithm
Kalman filtering
data fusion
granular flow
title 3D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation Technologies
title_full 3D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation Technologies
title_fullStr 3D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation Technologies
title_full_unstemmed 3D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation Technologies
title_short 3D Measurement of Particle Movement in a Silo Using Magnetic Positioning and Inertial Navigation Technologies
title_sort 3d measurement of particle movement in a silo using magnetic positioning and inertial navigation technologies
topic Particle swarm optimization algorithm
sequential quadratic programming algorithm
Kalman filtering
data fusion
granular flow
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10384342/
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