Marc Adams (JPL), Experiment - Caltech PSAAP

Start
Interaction between Experimental &
Computational Efforts (Continued)
Exploratory shots,
e.g. ballistic limit
Instrumentation
development
Test initialization
targets & measure
areas (A)
Test target set &
measure areas
Choose domain of
variables, thickness (h) &
obliquity (α), velocity (v)
random variable
Initialization Target List
i
,
i
h i
i
A G , h , v
A G , h , v
k
k
Iterations
New Target Set
i
k
i
k
i
k
, h
k
k
Select variable for Sub-Diameter
1. Run Impact Simulations,
compute average F (area)
2. Cal c
3. Consider
No
Fj G j
H
Maximum?
Fj G j gradient in
variable space:
define next target set
F j
G j
Yes
Finish
Completed Model Error D FG
No
Completed UQ Sub-Diameter
Remaining variables?
Yes
PSAAP: Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program
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