An algorithm for distributed time delay identification based on a mixed Erlang kernel approximation and the linear chain trick

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ritschel, Tobias K. S., Wyller, John
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866914793580920832
author Ritschel, Tobias K. S.
Wyller, John
author_facet Ritschel, Tobias K. S.
Wyller, John
contents Time delays are ubiquitous in industry and nature, and they significantly affect both transient dynamics and stability properties. Consequently, it is often necessary to identify and account for the delays when, e.g., designing a model-based control strategy. However, identifying delays in differential equations is not straightforward and requires specialized methods. Therefore, we propose an algorithm for identifying distributed delays in delay differential equations (DDEs) that only involves simulation of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Specifically, we 1) approximate the kernel in the DDEs (also called the memory function) by the probability density function of a mixed Erlang distribution and 2) use the linear chain trick (LCT) to transform the resulting DDEs into ODEs. Finally, the parameters in the kernel approximation are estimated as the solution to a dynamical least-squares problem, and we use a single-shooting approach to approximate this solution. We demonstrate the efficacy of the algorithm using numerical examples that involve the logistic equation and a point reactor kinetics model of a molten salt nuclear fission reactor.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2405_07328
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle An algorithm for distributed time delay identification based on a mixed Erlang kernel approximation and the linear chain trick
Ritschel, Tobias K. S.
Wyller, John
Dynamical Systems
Systems and Control
Time delays are ubiquitous in industry and nature, and they significantly affect both transient dynamics and stability properties. Consequently, it is often necessary to identify and account for the delays when, e.g., designing a model-based control strategy. However, identifying delays in differential equations is not straightforward and requires specialized methods. Therefore, we propose an algorithm for identifying distributed delays in delay differential equations (DDEs) that only involves simulation of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Specifically, we 1) approximate the kernel in the DDEs (also called the memory function) by the probability density function of a mixed Erlang distribution and 2) use the linear chain trick (LCT) to transform the resulting DDEs into ODEs. Finally, the parameters in the kernel approximation are estimated as the solution to a dynamical least-squares problem, and we use a single-shooting approach to approximate this solution. We demonstrate the efficacy of the algorithm using numerical examples that involve the logistic equation and a point reactor kinetics model of a molten salt nuclear fission reactor.
title An algorithm for distributed time delay identification based on a mixed Erlang kernel approximation and the linear chain trick
topic Dynamical Systems
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07328