Adaptive data fusion framework for modeling of non-uniform aerodynamic data

Multi-fidelity Data Fusion(MDF) frameworks have emerged as a prominent approach to producing economical but accurate surrogate models for aerodynamic data modeling by integrating data with different fidelity levels. However, most existing MDF frameworks assume a uniform data structure between sampling data sources; thus, producing an accurate solution at the required level, for cases of non-uniform data structures is challenging. To address this challenge, an Adaptive Multi-fidelity Data Fusion(...     

基于自适应代理模型的气动优化方法

气动优化设计中,为了减少优化系统的计算周期,提高搜索效率,引入结构简单、计算量较小的代理模型,而运用有效的插值和选样方法(自适应选样)可以大大减少建立代理模型的时间。因此本文提出了一种基于自适应代理模型的气动优化方法。首先对自适应代理模型进行研究,建立了 Kriging 自适应代理模型和支持向量回归自适应代理模型,这两种自适应代理模型在相同样本点情况下比一般代理模型拥有更高的预测能力,然后将这其应用到翼型优化设计中,取得了良好的优化效果,从而表明这两种自适应代理模型不仅简单实用,而且明显提高了气动分析的计算效率。     

基于代理模型的气动外形优化

探讨了一种将CAD软件、CFD商用软件与代理模型相结合的飞机气动外形优化方法。重点介绍建立气动分析代理模型的过程,这一过程包括确定设计变量及其取值范围、生成试验设计点、建立参数化几何模型、CFD数值计算、提取气动特性和构造代理模型。通过一个简单的机翼气动外形优化算例验证了这种方法的可行性和有效性。     

基于自动核构造高斯过程的导弹气动性能预测

在导弹的初期设计阶段,通常需要对导弹的气动性能进行快速粗略评估。针对传统工程估算软件计算精度低和CFD方法计算代价大的缺陷,提出一种基于高斯过程回归（GPR）代理模型快速预测典型导弹气动性能的方案。以导弹外形参数和攻角作为模型输入,升力系数、阻力系数和力矩系数作为模型输出,对GPR模型的气动性能预测结果进行分析。首先,与其他常用代理模型的预测精度对比,GPR模型对3种系数的预测误差分别仅为0.24%、0.36%和0.36%,高于其他代理模型的预测精度。其次,考虑GPR模型核函数选择严重依赖人工先验知识的问题,采用了一种自动核构造算法,无需先验知识即可从数据中自动学习核函数。将该算法嵌入GPR框架中,与传统GPR模型比较,实验结果表明：基于该算法的GPR模型对3种系数的预测误差分别降低到0.10%、0.22%和0.17%。最后,给出导弹气动性能快速预测的应用实例,结果表明所提出的GPR模型的导弹气动性能预测方案是有效的,能够满足设计初期快速且精确的气动性能预测需求。     

Research on multi-fidelity aerodynamic optimization methods

 Constructing high approximation accuracy surrogate model with lower computational cost has great engineering significance. In this paper, using co-Kriging method, an efficient multifidelity surrogate model is constructed based on two independent high and low fidelity samples. Co-Kriging method can use a greater quantity of low-fidelity information to enhance the accuracy of a surrogate of the high-fidelity model by modeling the correlation between high and low fidelity model, thus computational cost of building surrogate model can be greatly reduced. A wing-body problem is taken as an example to compare characteristics of co-Kriging multi-fidelity (CKMF) model with traditional Kriging based multi-fidelity (KMF) model. A sampling convergence of the CKMF model and the KMF model is conducted, and an appropriate sampling design is selected through the sampling convergence analysis. The results indicate that CKMF model has higher approximation accuracy with the same high-fidelity samples, and converges at less high-fidelity samples. A wing-body drag reduction optimization design using genetic algorithm is implemented. Satisfying design results are obtained, which validate the feasibility of CKMF model in engineering design.     

Variable-fidelity optimization with design space reduction

Advanced engineering systems, like aircraft, are defined by tens or even hundreds of design variables. Building an accurate surrogate model for use in such high-dimensional optimization problems is a difficult task owing to the curse of dimensionality. This paper presents a new algorithm to reduce the size of a design space to a smaller region of interest allowing a more accurate surrogate model to be generated. The framework requires a set of models of different physical or numerical fidelities. The low-fidelity (LF) model provides physics-based approximation of the high-fidelity (HF) model at a fraction of the computational cost. It is also instrumental in identifying the small region of interest in the design space that encloses the high-fidelity optimum. A surrogate model is then constructed to match the low-fidelity model to the high-fidelity model in the identified region of interest. The optimization process is managed by an update strategy to prevent convergence to false optima. The algorithm is applied on mathematical problems and a two-dimen-sional aerodynamic shape optimization problem in a variable-fidelity context. Results obtained are in excellent agreement with high-fidelity results, even with lower-fidelity flow solvers, while showing up to 39% time savings.     

Stochastic structural optimization using particle swarm optimization, surrogate models and Bayesian statistics

This paper focuses on a method to solve structural optimization problems using particle swarm optimization (PSO), surrogate models and Bayesian statistics. PSO is a random/stochastic search algorithm designed to find the global optimum. However, PSO needs many evaluations compared to gradient-based optimization. This means PSO increases the analysis costs of structural optimization. One of the methods to reduce computing costs in stochastic optimization is to use approximation techniques. In this work, surrogate models are used, including the response surface method (RSM) and Kriging. When surrogate models are used, there are some errors between exact values and approximated values. These errors decrease the reliability of the optimum values and discard the realistic approximation of using surrogate models. In this paper, Bayesian statistics is used to obtain more reliable results. To verify and confirm the efficiency of the proposed method using surrogate models and Bayesian statistics for stochastic structural optimization, two numerical examples are optimized, and the optimization of a hub sleeve is demonstrated as a practical problem.     

Kriging模型及代理优化算法研究进展

代理模型方法由于能显著提高工程优化设计问题的效率,在航空航天及其他领域得到了广泛重视,并逐渐发展成为一类优化算法,本文称其为代理优化（SBO）算法。在现有的代理模型方法中,如多项式响应面、径向基函数、神经网络、支持向量回归、多变量插值/回归、多项式混沌展开等,源于地质统计学的Kriging模型具有代表性,是一种非常具有应用潜力的代理模型方法。以飞行器设计领域的优化问题为背景,介绍了Kriging代理模型及应用于优化设计的理论和算法的最新研究进展。首先,概述了Kriging模型的基本理论和算法,并讨论了影响Kriging模型鲁棒性和效率的几个关键性问题。其次,回顾了Kriging模型理论和算法研究的3个最新研究进展,包括梯度增强型Kriging、CoKriging和分层Kriging模型。而后,分析提炼了基于Kriging模型的代理优化算法的优化机制和优化框架,给出了“优化加点准则”和“子优化”的概念,并介绍了目前常用的几种优化加点准则及其相应子优化问题的求解与约束处理;同时,还介绍了最新提出的局部EI加点准则以及代理优化的终止条件。最后,介绍了代理优化在标准测试函数算例验证、飞行器气动与多学科优化设计典型算例确认方面的研究进展,并对当前存在的一些关键科学问题以及未来研究方向进行了讨论。     

基于树形马氏链模型的可靠性分析方法

复杂系统的极限状态函数非线性程度较高，在进行可靠性分析时，易导致失效概率的计算误差大、效率低，针对上述问题，提出了树形马氏链（TMC）算法和基于该算法的可靠性分析方法。树形马氏链是对原始马尔可夫链的改进，其状态转移过程更加灵活，具备局部多链并行和自适应探索失效域边界的特性。树形马氏链通过多候选状态点扩大对失效域信息的收集，生成能充分反映失效分布特征的样本，对该样本进行自适应核密度估计得到近似最优的重要抽样分布密度函数，从而提高计算结果的准确度。文末的数值算例和工程算例验证了算法性能，计算结果表明算法对设计点、抽样起点的位置不敏感，处理强非线性及复杂串联系统问题时，能在少样本量下得到相对高准确度的计算结果，且在样本量改变时，计算结果相对稳定可靠；工程算例给出了所提方法在实际问题下的效率，体现了所提方法的工程应用价值。     

An adaptive turbo-shaft engine modeling method based on PS and MRR-LSSVR algorithms

In order to establish an adaptive turbo-shaft engine model with high accuracy, a new modeling method based on parameter selection (PS) algorithm and multi-input multi-output recursive reduced least square support vector regression (MRR-LSSVR) machine is proposed. Firstly, the PS algorithm is designed to choose the most reasonable inputs of the adaptive module. During this process, a wrapper criterion based on least square support vector regression (LSSVR) machine is adopted, which can not only reduce computational complexity but also enhance generalization performance. Secondly, with the input variables determined by the PS algorithm, a mapping model of engine parameter estimation is trained off-line using MRR-LSSVR, which has a satisfying accuracy within 5&. Finally, based on a numerical simulation platform of an integrated helicopter/ turbo-shaft engine system, an adaptive turbo-shaft engine model is developed and tested in a certain flight envelope. Under the condition of single or multiple engine components being degraded, many simulation experiments are carried out, and the simulation results show the effectiveness and validity of the proposed adaptive modeling method.     

混合遗传算法及其在翼型气动多目标优化设计中的应用

把基于实数编码的自适应遗传算法（SAGA）与可变容差法相结合，建立了数值优化设计中的混合遗传算法（HGA），并将其与翼型的气动分析相结合进行跨声速翼型的单目标和多目标气动优化设计。与自适应遗传算法相比，混合遗传算法的优化质量略有改善，优化效率有明显的提高。优化结果表明混合遗传算法在翼型单目标和多目标气动优化设计中是十分有效的。     

吸气式空空导弹外形多学科一体化优化设计

针对采用整体式固冲发动机的吸气式空空导弹外形气动与推进耦合的推阻匹配设计难题,引入多学科优化设计方法提出了一种综合考虑气动/推进/质量/弹道的导弹外形多学科一体化优化设计技术。其中,气动性能预测采用代理模型技术,主要基于外形参数化建模、非结构网格技术和流场精细数值计算来自动构建气动数据库,据此建立了包含外形几何信息的气动预测代理模型,并对其预测精度进行了验证;推进性能预测采用推进求解模型,该模型根据固冲发动机理论建立,精度满足工程要求。对所建立的学科预测模型完成一体化集成后,以质点弹道仿真评估的战技指标为优化目标,对一款吸气式空空导弹进气道和翼面外形进行了优化设计,取得了推阻匹配的优化外形,优化后导弹动力射程提高10%。所提出的一体化优化设计技术,有助于吸气式空空导弹外形气动与推进耦合推阻匹配设计和提高导弹动力射程。     

ARI_OPT气动优化软件研究进展及应用综述

针对飞行器气动外形精细化设计需求,为提高设计效率和设计质量,基于数值优化设计技术发展了气动优化设计工具ARI_OPT。ARI_OPT包含气动外形参数化、网格自动变形、高逼真度数值模拟、代理模型、高效优化算法等模块,分别简要介绍了各个模块基本的基本原理和方法及单个模块的验证结果。给出了ARI_OPT针对数值函数算例的功能验证结果和宽速域翼型、多段翼型和飞翼布局机翼等典型单目标和多目标气动外形优化问题的应用算例,表明了其可靠性和适用性。     

Application of a PCA-DBN-based surrogate model to robust aerodynamic design optimization

An efficient method employing a Principal Component Analysis (PCA)-Deep Belief Network (DBN)-based surrogate model is developed for robust aerodynamic design optimization in this study. In order to reduce the number of design variables for aerodynamic optimizations, the PCA technique is implemented to the geometric parameters obtained by parameterization method. For the purpose of predicting aerodynamic parameters, the DBN model is established with the reduced design variables as input and the aerodynamic parameters as output, and it is trained using the k-step contrastive divergence algorithm. The established PCA-DBN-based surrogate model is validated through predicting lift-to-drag ratios of a set of airfoils, and the results indicate that the PCA-DBN-based surrogate model is reliable and obtains more accurate predictions than three other surrogate models. Then the efficient optimization method is established by embedding the PCA-DBN-based surrogate model into an improved Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) framework, and applied to the robust aerodynamic design optimizations of Natural Laminar Flow (NLF) airfoil and transonic wing. The optimization results indicate that the PCA-DBN-based surrogate model works very well as a prediction model in the robust optimization processes of both NLF airfoil and transonic wing. By employing the PCA-DBN-based surrogate model, the developed efficient method improves the optimization efficiency obviously.     

悬停状态直升机桨叶扭转分布的优化数值计算

建立了一套基于高精度计算流体力学(CFD)技术和代理模型优化算法的旋翼气动外形设计方法。在该方法中,旋翼流场气动性能的计算采用了基于Navier-Stokes/Euler方程的CFD方法,并根据流场特点、精度和效率的要求采用Baldwin-Lomax(B-L)湍流模型,通量计算采用Roe-MUSCL格式进行。为提高网格生成质量和便于流场控制方程的求解,将流场分成两个区域,即围绕旋翼的黏性区和无黏的背景网格区。其中,桨叶网格使用了基于二维翼型网格的参数化方法生成,数值计算结果表明该方法有效地提高了网格生成质量及效率。在参考旋翼流场及桨叶细节流动分析的基础上给出设计变量及范围,有效减小了优化问题的规模;为满足优化和机理分析的需要,将基于置换遗传算法优化的拉丁超立方(PermGA LHS)方法和径向基函数(RBF)的代理模型优化方法引入到桨叶外形的优化设计中。首先以Helishape 7A旋翼为算例,检验了数值模拟方法的准确性。然后,应用所建立的优化方法针对旋翼负扭转分布进行了优化计算,结果表明优化后的旋翼悬停气动性能比优化前有了明显提高。     

An efficient aerodynamic shape optimization of blended wing body UAV using multi-fidelity models

This paper presents a novel optimization technique for an efficient multi-fidelity model building approach to reduce computational costs for handling aerodynamic shape optimization based on high-fidelity simulation models. The wing aerodynamic shape optimization problem is solved by dividing optimization into three steps—modeling 3D(high-fidelity) and 2D(lowfidelity) models, building global meta-models from prominent instead of all variables, and determining robust optimizing shape associated with tuning local meta-models. The adaptive robust design optimization aims to modify the shape optimization process. The sufficient infilling strategy—known as adaptive uniform infilling strategy—determines search space dimensions based on the last optimization results or initial point. Following this, 3D model simulations are used to tune local meta-models. Finally, the global optimization gradient-based method—Adaptive Filter Sequential Quadratic Programing(AFSQP) is utilized to search the neighborhood for a probable optimum point. The effectiveness of the proposed method is investigated by applying it, along with conventional optimization approach-based meta-models, to a Blended Wing Body(BWB) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV). The drag coefficient is defined as the objective function, which is subjected to minimum lift coefficient bounds and stability constraints. The simulation results indicate improvement in meta-model accuracy and reduction in computational time of the method introduced in this paper.     

Efficient aerodynamic shape optimization using variable-fidelity surrogate models and multilevel computational grids

A variable-fidelity method can remarkably improve the efficiency of a design optimization based on a high-fidelity and expensive numerical simulation, with assistance of lower-fidelity and cheaper simulation(s). However, most existing works only incorporate “two” levels of fidelity, and thus efficiency improvement is very limited. In order to reduce the number of high-fidelity simulations as many as possible, there is a strong need to extend it to three or more fidelities. This article proposes a novel variable-fidelity optimization approach with application to aerodynamic design. Its key ingredient is the theory and algorithm of a Multi-level Hierarchical Kriging (MHK), which is referred to as a surrogate model that can incorporate simulation data with arbitrary levels of fidelity. The high-fidelity model is defined as a CFD simulation using a fine grid and the lower-fidelity models are defined as the same CFD model but with coarser grids, which are determined through a grid convergence study. First, sampling shapes are selected for each level of fidelity via technique of Design of Experiments (DoE). Then, CFD simulations are conducted and the output data of varying fidelity is used to build initial MHK models for objective (e.g. C_D) and constraint (e.g. C_L, C_m) functions. Next, new samples are selected through infill-sampling criteria and the surrogate models are repetitively updated until a global optimum is found. The proposed method is validated by analytical test cases and applied to aerodynamic shape optimization of a NACA0012 airfoil and an ONERA M6 wing in transonic flows. The results confirm that the proposed method can significantly improve the optimization efficiency and apparently outperforms the existing single-fidelity or two-level-fidelity method.     

考虑飞行条件变化和制造误差的气动优化方法

提出一种渐近全局代理模型方法以提高稳健优化中的代理模型的精度.基本思路是连续成批地在样本空间的全局和局部均加入新样本点,不断提高代理模型的全局拟合精度.将基于渐近全局代理模型稳健优化方法应用于高亚声速翼型设计,结果表明不仅目标值阻力系数具有稳健性,对飞行条件的小幅度变化和制造误差不敏感,而且力矩系数的约束也具有稳健性.     

3种气动弹性状态空间建模方法的对比

研究气动弹性状态空间建模的3种常用方法:最小二乘(LS)法、最小状态(MS)法和拟合状态空间(MA)法.用2个算例从颤振和频响特性角度分析和总结了它们的建模特点.在气动力有理函数拟合建模方法(LS法、MS法)研究中,着重分析滞后根的影响;在MA法的研究中,讨论了建模的特点.最后,系统对比了3种建模方法的建模效果及使用原则,为这些方法的工程应用提供参考.仿真计算结果表明,MS法建立的模型阶数低、精度适中且使用方便,是比较好的方法,而MA法建立的模型频响特性与参考结果最为接近.