Genetic algorithms-based parameter optimization of a non-destructive damage detection method

E.S. Sazonov1, P. Klinkhachorn1, U.B. Halabe2
1Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, WV, USA
2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Constructed Facilities Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

Tóm tắt

The method of strain energy mode shapes allows the determination of changes in structural integrity from changes in the vibrational response of a structure. The modified method presented does not require knowledge of the undamaged state of the structure. Genetic algorithms (GA) are applied to produce a sufficiently optimized amplitude characteristic of a filter used to extract damage information from strain energy mode shapes. Finite element modeling has been used to produce a training data set with the known location of damages. The amplitude characteristic of the filter has been encoded as a genetic string where the pass coefficient for each harmonic of its discrete Fourier transform representation is a number between zero and one in 8-bit Gray code. The genetic optimization has been performed based on the minimization of the signal-to-distortion ratio. The amplitude characteristic of the filter was not limited to any specific configuration, i.e. either low-or high-pass or specific cut-off frequencies. The results obtained from the GA confirmed the theoretical predictions and allowed improvement in the method's sensitivity to damages of lower magnitude.

Từ khóa

#Optimization methods #Capacitive sensors #Shape #Genetic algorithms #Information filtering #Information filters #Data mining #Finite element methods #Training data #Power harmonic filters

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