Project Description
The project aims at the development of Physics-Aware Neural Networks (PANN) accounting for symmetry constraints. These enable the user to include physics into the NN models in a straight-forward fashion. Within this overarching objective, the project has the following goals:
- Collect and develop NN modelling strategies for strain energies with symmetry constraints;
- Develop a list of input features for qualitative and quantitative description of the information available for the problem at hand considering the computational environment. Such a list can include type of symmetry, available training resources, strictness of symmetry constraints and so on;
- Implement and evaluate different NN models;
- Evaluate the influence of input parameters on output features, such as accuracy of symmetry of the surrogate and required number of samples vs. accuracy of the model;
- Develop a modelling language for PANN-Sym;
- Apply the model to single crystals and in multiscale modelling of hyper-elastic solids.
The project also considers more specific intermediate goals targetting independent student research projects on the B.Sc./M.Sc. level.
Project Information
Project Number | TF-A-1 |
Project Name | Design of Physics-Aware Neural Networks: Symmetry constraints |
Project Duration | November 2021 - December 2023 |
Project Leader | Felix Fritzen Steffen Staab |
Project Members | Renan Peirera Alessio, PhD Researcher |