Enabling Microscopic Simulators to Perform System Level Tasks: A System-Identification Based, "Closure-on-Demand" Toolkit for Multiscale Simulation Stability/Bifurcation Analysis, Optimization and Control
Abstract
This project developed computational and mathematical tools, based extensively on elements of system theory, that enable microscopicistochastic simulators to perform system-level tasks (analysis, design, control, optimization). In current engineering modeling we are often faced with situations where the system model is given at an atomistic I stochastic I agent based level, while the modeling tasks (simulation, controller design, optimization) must be performed at a much larger, macroscopic in space and time level. The objective was to construct a bridge between existing and future microscopic simulation codes (kMC, MD, MC, BD, LB etc.) and traditional, continuum numerical analysis. To accomplish this, we traded function evaluations (in the continuum computations) for appropriately initialized "bursts" of microscopic simulations, executed over short space and time intervals, followed by post-processing based on system-identification techniques. Separation of time scales is another important ingredient of the bridge between micro-simulation and macro-modeling. We stress controller design and optimization tasks this year. We also explored how this "model on demand" approach can evolve into experimental design protocols. Several examples, from small molecule folding to complex fluid rheology and computational materials science were pursued in order to validate the approach.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA455865
Entities
People
- YannÃs G. Kevrekidis
Organizations
- Princeton University