George D. Pasparakis , Ioannis A. Kougioumtzoglou , Michael D. Shields
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Abstract
Wind velocity/pressure measurements, whether in the field or a wind tunnel, are typically limited to a small number of sensor locations, which prohibits high resolution of the spatio-temporal velocity/pressure field. A methodology is developed, based on nonparametric Bayesian dictionary learning, for joint space–time wind field data extrapolation and estimation of related statistics by relying on limited/incomplete measurements. Specifically, utilizing sparse/incomplete measured data, a time-dependent optimization problem is formulated for determining the expansion coefficients of an associated low-dimensional representation of the stochastic wind field. Compared to an alternative, standard, compressive sampling treatment of the problem, the developed methodology exhibits the following advantages. First, the Bayesian formulation enables also the quantification of the uncertainty in the estimates. Second, the requirement in standard CS-based applications for an a priori selection of the expansion basis is circumvented. Instead, this is done herein in an adaptive manner based on the acquired data. Overall, the methodology exhibits enhanced extrapolation accuracy, even in cases of high-dimensional data of arbitrary form, and of relatively large extrapolation distances. Thus, it can be used, potentially, in a wide range of wind engineering applications where various constraints dictate the use of a limited number of sensors. The efficacy of the methodology is demonstrated by considering two case studies. The first relates to the extrapolation of simulated wind velocity records consistent with a prescribed joint wavenumber-frequency power spectral density in a three-dimensional domain (2D and time). The second pertains to the extrapolation of four-dimensional (3D and time) boundary layer wind tunnel experimental data that exhibit significant spatial variability and non-Gaussian characteristics.
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Journal Name: Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (MSSP)
Interdisciplinary Focus:
Mechanical, Aerospace, and Civil Engineering
Purpose:Reporting scientific advancements of the highest quality
Arising from new techniques in sensing, instrumentation, signal processing, modelling, and control of dynamic systems