Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding

We study a Bayesian inverse problem arising in the context of Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), which is a process commonly used for the manufacturing of fiber- reinforced composite materials. The forward model is described by a moving boundary problem in a porous medium. During the injection of resin i...

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Main Authors: Iglesias, Marco, Park, Minho, Tretyakov, Michael
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Published: IOP Publishing 2018
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Park, Minho
Tretyakov, Michael
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description We study a Bayesian inverse problem arising in the context of Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), which is a process commonly used for the manufacturing of fiber- reinforced composite materials. The forward model is described by a moving boundary problem in a porous medium. During the injection of resin in RTM, our aim is to update, on the y, our probabilistic knowledge of the permeability of the material as soon as pressure measurements and observations of the resin moving domain become available. A probabilistic on-the-y characterisation of the material permeability via the inversion of those measurements/observations is crucial for optimal real-time control aimed at minimising both process duration and the risk of defects formation within RTM. We consider both one-dimensional and two-dimensional forward models for RTM. Based on the analytical solution for the one-dimensional case, we prove existence of the sequence of posteriors that arise from a sequential Bayesian formulation within the in_nite-dimensional framework. For the numerical characterisation of the Bayesian posteriors in the one-dimensional case, we investigate the application of a fully-Bayesian Sequential Monte Carlo method (SMC) for high-dimensional inverse problems. By means of SMC we construct a benchmark against which we compare performance of a novel regularizing ensemble Kalman algorithm (REnKA) that we propose to approximate the posteriors in a computationally efficient manner under practical scenarios. We investigate the robustness of the proposed REnKA with respect to tuneable parameters and computational cost. We demonstrate advantages of REnKA compared with SMC with a small number of particles. We further investigate, in both the one-dimensional and two-dimensional settings, practical aspects of REnKA relevant to RTM, which include the e_ect of pressure sensors con_guration and the observational noise level in the uncertainty in the log-permeability quantified via the sequence of Bayesian posteriors. The results of this work are also useful for other applications than RTM, which can be modelled by a random moving boundary problem.
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spelling nottingham-527342020-05-04T19:45:28Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52734/ Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding Iglesias, Marco Park, Minho Tretyakov, Michael We study a Bayesian inverse problem arising in the context of Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), which is a process commonly used for the manufacturing of fiber- reinforced composite materials. The forward model is described by a moving boundary problem in a porous medium. During the injection of resin in RTM, our aim is to update, on the y, our probabilistic knowledge of the permeability of the material as soon as pressure measurements and observations of the resin moving domain become available. A probabilistic on-the-y characterisation of the material permeability via the inversion of those measurements/observations is crucial for optimal real-time control aimed at minimising both process duration and the risk of defects formation within RTM. We consider both one-dimensional and two-dimensional forward models for RTM. Based on the analytical solution for the one-dimensional case, we prove existence of the sequence of posteriors that arise from a sequential Bayesian formulation within the in_nite-dimensional framework. For the numerical characterisation of the Bayesian posteriors in the one-dimensional case, we investigate the application of a fully-Bayesian Sequential Monte Carlo method (SMC) for high-dimensional inverse problems. By means of SMC we construct a benchmark against which we compare performance of a novel regularizing ensemble Kalman algorithm (REnKA) that we propose to approximate the posteriors in a computationally efficient manner under practical scenarios. We investigate the robustness of the proposed REnKA with respect to tuneable parameters and computational cost. We demonstrate advantages of REnKA compared with SMC with a small number of particles. We further investigate, in both the one-dimensional and two-dimensional settings, practical aspects of REnKA relevant to RTM, which include the e_ect of pressure sensors con_guration and the observational noise level in the uncertainty in the log-permeability quantified via the sequence of Bayesian posteriors. The results of this work are also useful for other applications than RTM, which can be modelled by a random moving boundary problem. IOP Publishing 2018-07-06 Article PeerReviewed Iglesias, Marco, Park, Minho and Tretyakov, Michael (2018) Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding. Inverse Problems . ISSN 1361-6420 http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6420/aad1cc doi:10.1088/1361-6420/aad1cc doi:10.1088/1361-6420/aad1cc
spellingShingle Iglesias, Marco
Park, Minho
Tretyakov, Michael
Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding
title Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding
title_full Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding
title_fullStr Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding
title_full_unstemmed Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding
title_short Bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding
title_sort bayesian inversion in resin transfer molding
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52734/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52734/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/52734/