TY - JOUR
T1 - Robust mitigation of EOVs using multivariate nonlinear regression within a vibration-based SHM methodology
AU - Roberts, Callum
AU - Avendaño-Valencia, Luis David
AU - Garcia Cava, David
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Dmitri Tcherniak for providing the data from the Vestas V27 wind turbine blade experiment. Additionally, the authors are grateful to The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland for their support through a Caledonian PhD Scholarship (grant reference PHD:007700 ). For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/2/15
Y1 - 2024/2/15
N2 - A significant issue that has plagued data-driven Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring (VSHM) is the mitigation of Environmental and Operational Variations (EOVs). The Damage Sensitive Features (DSFs) that are obtained from the vibration response of the structure are influenced by EOVs. Regression analysis, such as multivariate nonlinear regression, can be used to create relationships between Environmental and Operational Parameters (EOPs) and the DSFs, with EOV-insensitive DSFs created by taking the regression residuals. Inherent issues, originating from nuances in their design, exist within the design of the regression models, following from the overall uncertainty and redundancy in predictors and explained variables, leading to poor performance. To overcome this, a comprehensive nonlinear stepwise regression methodology has been developed to scour the regression models of as much uncertainty as possible. The proposed methodology addresses a number of crucial ideas: removing co nonlinear variables, identifying the most influential EOPs, facilitating the selection of compact regression bases and determining which DSFs should be regressed. Robust DSFs are created by combining non-regressed DSFs with critically thought-out regressed DSFs. Ultimately, reducing the uncertainty within the models will lead to more confidence in the decision making within a VSHM methodology.
AB - A significant issue that has plagued data-driven Vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring (VSHM) is the mitigation of Environmental and Operational Variations (EOVs). The Damage Sensitive Features (DSFs) that are obtained from the vibration response of the structure are influenced by EOVs. Regression analysis, such as multivariate nonlinear regression, can be used to create relationships between Environmental and Operational Parameters (EOPs) and the DSFs, with EOV-insensitive DSFs created by taking the regression residuals. Inherent issues, originating from nuances in their design, exist within the design of the regression models, following from the overall uncertainty and redundancy in predictors and explained variables, leading to poor performance. To overcome this, a comprehensive nonlinear stepwise regression methodology has been developed to scour the regression models of as much uncertainty as possible. The proposed methodology addresses a number of crucial ideas: removing co nonlinear variables, identifying the most influential EOPs, facilitating the selection of compact regression bases and determining which DSFs should be regressed. Robust DSFs are created by combining non-regressed DSFs with critically thought-out regressed DSFs. Ultimately, reducing the uncertainty within the models will lead to more confidence in the decision making within a VSHM methodology.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ymssp.2023.111028
DO - 10.1016/j.ymssp.2023.111028
M3 - Article
SN - 0888-3270
VL - 208
JO - Mechanical System and Signal Processing
JF - Mechanical System and Signal Processing
M1 - 111028
ER -