Design of Experiments for Model Calibration of Multi-Physics Systems with Targeted Events of Interest
Abstract
The design of hypersonic air vehicles involves coupled, multi-physics interactions, which are predicted through computational models of various levels of fidelity and accuracy. To reduce uncertainty and improve predictive capability, these models are calibrated with experimental data. Since the number of experiments is often limited, especially those conducted for structures undergoing the combined loading of hypersonic flight, optimal data collection is of great importance for uncertainty reduction and model validation. In this research, the maximum expected information gain is used to determine which wind tunnel specimen geometry, instrumentation locations, and observables are projected to be most informative for Bayesian calibration of the uncertain parameters of an aerothermal model. Higher fidelity simulations and synthetic experimental data are used to measure and compare the actual information gain from optimal designs to the expected information gain. It was observed that geometries and instrumentation locations at the limits of the design space provided the maximum expected information gain. Additionally, tests to measure the output of the furthest downstream model in the Bayesian network were favored due their ability to calibrate the full set of uncertain parameters. This study was extended to include an assumed cost model and a framework was built to trade-off cost and expected information gain. For accurate prediction of events of interest, the Targeted Information Gain for Error Reduction (TIGER) method is introduced to balance the placement of exploration points in the design space based on model accuracy and capturing the event of interest. This approach was compared to using sequential and all-at-once random data collection methods. The comparison of global and local prediction errors indicated that this is a feasible approach based on an analytical two-dimensional example.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1033156
Entities
People
- Benjamin P. Smarslok
- Diane Villaneuva