scholarly journals Estimation of Structural Deformed Configuration for Bridges Using Multi-Response Measurement Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4000
Author(s):  
Namju Byun ◽  
Jeonghwa Lee ◽  
Keesei Lee ◽  
Young-Jong Kang
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Response Measurement ◽  
Function Type ◽  
Response Data ◽  
Strain Data ◽  
Data Points

The structural deformed shape (SDS) is considered an important factor for evaluating structural conditions owing to its direct relationship with structural stiffness. Recently, an SDS estimation method based on displacement data from a limited number of data points was developed. Although the method showed good performance with a sufficient number of measured data points, application of the SDS estimation method for on-site structures has been quite limited because collecting sufficient displacement data measured from a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can be quite expensive. Thus, the development of an affordable SDS estimation method with a certain level of accuracy is essential for field application of the SDS estimation technique. This paper proposes an improved SDS estimation method using displacement data combined with additional slope and strain data that can improve the accuracy of the SDS estimation method and reduce the required number of GNSSs. The estimation algorithm was established based on shape superposition with various combined response data (displacement, slope, and strain) and the least-squares method. The proposed SDS estimation method was verified using a finite element method model. In the validation process, three important issues that may affect the estimation accuracy were analyzed: effect of shape function type, sensor placement method, and effectiveness of using multi-response data. Then, the improved SDS estimation method developed in this study was compared with existing SDS estimation methods from the literature. Consequently, it was found that the proposed method can reduce the number of displacement data required to estimate rational SDS by using additional slope and strain data. It is expected that cost-effective structural health monitoring (SHM) can be established using the proposed estimation method.

scholarly journals SAR Observation Error Estimation Based on Maximum Relative Projection Matching

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Y. Zhang ◽  
B. P. Wang ◽  
Y. Fang ◽  
Z. X. Song
Keyword(s):  
Error Estimation ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Reconstruction Method ◽  
Observation Error ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Reconstruction Process ◽  
Single Observation ◽  
Imaging Results

The existing sparse imaging observation error estimation methods are to usually estimate the error of each observation position by substituting the error parameters into the iterative reconstruction process, which has a huge calculation cost. In this paper, by analysing the relationship between imaging results of single-observation sampling data and error parameters, a SAR observation error estimation method based on maximum relative projection matching is proposed. First, the method estimates the precise position parameters of the reference position by the sparse reconstruction method of joint error parameters. Second, a relative error estimation model is constructed based on the maximum correlation of base-space projection. Finally, the accurate error parameters are estimated by the Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno method. Simulation and measured data of microwave anechoic chambers show that, compared to the existing methods, the proposed method has higher estimation accuracy, lower noise sensitivity, and higher computational efficiency.

Study on the Finite Element Strain Simulation Model Updating Method Based on the Real Measurement Data

2013 ◽  
Vol 444-445 ◽  
pp. 1132-1139
Author(s):  
Li Feng Xiao ◽  
Ran Duan ◽  
Hui Tian
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Model Updating ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Boundary Region ◽  
Strain Data ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Kriging Estimation

When using electrometric method to measure the static strain of a structure, the results are often accurate, but the number of measuring points is limited; when using the finite element method to model and analyze the practical structures, there often exist many assumptions of uncertain factors, so the accuracy of simulation results is poor, but the strain values of all the nodes in the grid of simulation structure are available, so the number of measuring points is large. In view of this situation, this paper applied Bayes-Kriging estimation method through the measurement strain data to update the strain on the surface of finite element strain simulation model. We applied the measurement strain data at different stages of the fatigue process to update finite element model. With the comparison of the strain data between before-and after-updating, we can find that at the boundary region and fatigue crack extending direction, the updating result is inaccurate, but the updating effect is good at other position. This method can improve the accuracy of these positions' strain value and make the strain value closer to the actual strain value.

Regression Analysis Based Software Effort Estimation Method

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (05) ◽  
pp. 807-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih Yücalar ◽  
Deniz Kilinc ◽  
Emin Borandag ◽  
Akin Ozcift
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Effort Estimation ◽  
Software Effort Estimation

Estimating the development effort of a software project in the early stages of the software life cycle is a significant task. Accurate estimates help project managers to overcome the problems regarding budget and time overruns. This paper proposes a new multiple linear regression analysis based effort estimation method, which has brought a different perspective to the software effort estimation methods and increased the success of software effort estimation processes. The proposed method is compared with standard Use Case Point (UCP) method, which is a well-known method in this area, and simple linear regression based effort estimation method developed by Nassif et al. In order to evaluate and compare the proposed method, the data of 10 software projects developed by four well-established software companies in Turkey were collected and datasets were created. When effort estimations obtained from datasets and actual efforts spent to complete the projects are compared with each other, it has been observed that the proposed method has higher effort estimation accuracy compared to the other methods.

scholarly journals Online Capacity Estimation for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Semi-Supervised Convolutional Neural Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Yi Wu ◽  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Lithium Ion Batteries ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Capacity Estimation ◽  
Practical Applications

Accurate capacity estimation can ensure the safe and reliable operation of lithium-ion batteries in practical applications. Recently, deep learning-based capacity estimation methods have demonstrated impressive advances. However, such methods suffer from limited labeled data for training, i.e., the capacity ground-truth of lithium-ion batteries. A capacity estimation method is proposed based on a semi-supervised convolutional neural network (SS-CNN). This method can automatically extract features from battery partial-charge information for capacity estimation. Furthermore, a semi-supervised training strategy is developed to take advantage of the extra unlabeled sample, which can improve the generalization of the model and the accuracy of capacity estimation even in the presence of limited labeled data. Compared with artificial neural networks and convolutional neural networks, the proposed method is demonstrated to improve capacity estimation accuracy.

scholarly journals Improvement of Torque Estimation for Series Viscoelastic Actuator Based on Dual Extended Kalman Filter

Actuators ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Hui Wei ◽  
Kui Xiang ◽  
Haibo Chen ◽  
Biwei Tang ◽  
Muye Pang
Keyword(s):  
Kalman Filter ◽  
Extended Kalman Filter ◽  
Viscoelastic Model ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Motor Current ◽  
Output Torque ◽  
Torque Estimation ◽  
Viscoelastic Element

Adding damping such as viscoelastic element in series elastic actuators (SEA) can improve the force control bandwidth of the system and suppression of high frequency oscillations induced by the environment. Thanks to such advantages, series viscoelastic actuators (SVA) have recently gained increasing research interests from the community of robotic device design. Due to the inconvenience of mounting torque sensors, employing the viscoelastic elements to directly estimate the output torque is of great significance regarding the real-world applications of SVA. However, the nonlinearity and time-varying properties of viscoelastic materials would degrade the torque estimation accuracy. In such a case, it is paramount to simultaneously estimate the output torque state and viscoelastic model coefficients in order to enhance the torque estimation accuracy. To this end, this paper first completed the design of a rubber-based SVA device and used the Zenner linear viscoelastic model to model the viscoelastic element of the rubber. Subsequently, this paper proposed a dual extended Kalman filter- (DEFK) based torque estimation method to estimate the output torque and viscoelastic model coefficients simultaneously. The noisy observations of two Kalman filters were provided by motor current-based estimated torque. Moreover, the dynamic friction of harmonic drive of the designed SVA was modeled and compensated to enhance the reliability of current-based torque estimation. Finally, a number of experiments were carried out on SVA, and the experimental results confirmed the DEFK effectiveness of improving torque estimation accuracy compared to only-used rubber and only-used motor current torque estimation methods. Thus, the proposed method could be considered as an effective alternative approach of torque estimation for SVA.

scholarly journals Accurate Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Method based on Space-Time Modulated Metasurface

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Time Estimation ◽  
Direction Of Arrival ◽  
Doa Estimation ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Hardware Complexity

In this paper, we present a metasurface-based Direction of Arrival (DoA) estimation method that exploits the properties of space-time modulated reflecting metasurfaces to estimate in real-time the impinging angle of an illuminating monochromatic plane wave. The approach makes use of the amplitude unbalance of the received fields at broadside at the frequencies of the two first-order harmonics generated by the interaction between the incident plane wave and the modulated metasurface. Here, we first describe analytically how to generate the desired higher-order harmonics in the reflected spectrum and how to realize the breaking of the spatial symmetry of each order harmonic scattering pattern. Then, the one dimensional (1D) omnidirectional incident angle can be analytically computed using +1st and -1st order harmonics. The approach is also extended to 2D DoA estimation by using two orthogonally arranged 1D DoA modulation arrays. The accuracy of 1D DoA estimation is verified through full-wave numerical simulations. Compared to conventional DoA estimation methods, the proposed approach simplifies the computation and hardware complexity, ensuring at the same time estimation accuracy. The proposed method may have potential applications in wireless communications, target recognition, and identification.

scholarly journals 2-D DOA estimation method based on coprime array MIMO radar

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Zhang ◽  
Zijing Zhang ◽  
Aisuo Jin ◽  
Chuantang Ji ◽  
Yi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Doa Estimation ◽  
Mimo Radar ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Source Estimation ◽  
Array Aperture ◽  
Coprime Array

AbstractAiming at the problem that traditional direction of arrival (DOA) estimation methods cannot handle multiple sources with high accuracy while increasing the degrees of freedom (DOF), a new method for 2-D DOA estimation based on coprime array MIMO radar (SA-MIMO-CA) is proposed. First of all, in order to ensure the accuracy of multi-source estimation when the number of elements is finite, a new coprime array model based on MIMO (MIMO-CA) is proposed. This method is based on a new MIMO array-based co-prime array model (MIMO-CA), which improves the accuracy of multi-source estimation when the number of array elements is limited, and obtains a larger array aperture with a smaller number of array elements, and improves the estimation accuracy of 2-D DOA. Finally, the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed SM-MIMO-CA method in improving the DOF of array and DOA accuracy are verified by experiments.

scholarly journals Uncertainty Analysis and Experimental Validation of Identifying the Governing Equation of an Oscillator Using Sparse Regression

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 747
Author(s):  
Yaxiong Ren ◽  
Christian Adams ◽  
Tobias Melz
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Excitation Amplitude ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Sparse Regression ◽  
Single Mass

In recent years, the rapid growth of computing technology has enabled identifying mathematical models for vibration systems using measurement data instead of domain knowledge. Within this category, the method Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (SINDy) shows potential for interpretable identification. Therefore, in this work, a procedure of system identification based on the SINDy framework is developed and validated on a single-mass oscillator. To estimate the parameters in the SINDy model, two sparse regression methods are discussed. Compared with the Least Squares method with Sequential Threshold (LSST), which is the original estimation method from SINDy, the Least Squares method Post-LASSO (LSPL) shows better performance in numerical Monte Carlo Simulations (MCSs) of a single-mass oscillator in terms of sparseness, convergence, identified eigenfrequency, and coefficient of determination. Furthermore, the developed method SINDy-LSPL was successfully implemented with real measurement data of a single-mass oscillator with known theoretical parameters. The identified parameters using a sweep signal as excitation are more consistent and accurate than those identified using impulse excitation. In both cases, there exists a dependency of the identified parameter on the excitation amplitude that should be investigated in further research.

scholarly journals Integration of Functional Link Neural Networks into a Parameter Estimation Methodology

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 9178
Author(s):  
Tuan-Ho Le ◽  
Mengyuan Tang ◽  
Jun Hyuk Jang ◽  
Hyeonae Jang ◽  
Sangmun Shin
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Robust Design ◽  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Information Criterion ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Model ◽  
Functional Link ◽  
Dual Response

In the field of robust design, most estimation methods for output responses of input factors are based on the response surface methodology (RSM), which makes several assumptions regarding the input data. However, these assumptions may not consistently hold in real-world industrial problems. Recent studies using artificial neural networks (ANNs) indicate that input–output relationships can be effectively estimated without the assumptions mentioned above. The primary objective of this research is to generate a new, robust design dual-response estimation method based on ANNs. First, a second-order functional-link-NN-based robust design estimation approach has been proposed for the process mean and standard deviation (i.e., the dual-response model). Second, the optimal structure of the proposed network is defined based on the Bayesian information criterion. Finally, the estimated response functions of the proposed functional-link-NN-based estimation method are applied and compared with that obtained using the conventional least squares method (LSM)-based RSM. The numerical example results imply that the proposed functional-link-NN-based dual-response robust design estimation model can provide more effective optimal solutions than the LSM-based RSM, according to the expected quality loss criteria.

scholarly journals Accurate Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Method based on Space-Time Modulated Metasurface

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengmeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Time Estimation ◽  
Direction Of Arrival ◽  
Doa Estimation ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Hardware Complexity

In this paper, we present a metasurface-based Direction of Arrival (DoA) estimation method that exploits the properties of space-time modulated reflecting metasurfaces to estimate in real-time the impinging angle of an illuminating monochromatic plane wave. The approach makes use of the amplitude unbalance of the received fields at broadside at the frequencies of the two first-order harmonics generated by the interaction between the incident plane wave and the modulated metasurface. Here, we first describe analytically how to generate the desired higher-order harmonics in the reflected spectrum and how to realize the breaking of the spatial symmetry of each order harmonic scattering pattern. Then, the one dimensional (1D) omnidirectional incident angle can be analytically computed using +1st and -1st order harmonics. The approach is also extended to 2D DoA estimation by using two orthogonally arranged 1D DoA modulation arrays. The accuracy of 1D DoA estimation is verified through full-wave numerical simulations. Compared to conventional DoA estimation methods, the proposed approach simplifies the computation and hardware complexity, ensuring at the same time estimation accuracy. The proposed method may have potential applications in wireless communications, target recognition, and identification.

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