Dynamic mode decomposition for detecting oscillatory transient activity via sparsity and smoothness regularization

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Main Authors: Tanaka, Yutaro, Nakao, Hiroya
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author Tanaka, Yutaro
Nakao, Hiroya
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Nakao, Hiroya
contents Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) is a data-driven modal decomposition technique that extracts coherent spatio-temporal structures from high-dimensional time-series data. By decomposing the dynamics into a set of modes, each associated with a single frequency and a growth rate, DMD enables a natural modal decomposition and dimensionality reduction of complex dynamical systems. However, when DMD is applied to transient dynamics, even if a large number of modes are used, it remains difficult to interpret how these modes contribute to the transient behavior. In this study, we propose a simple extension of DMD that facilitates extraction of oscillatory transient activity by introducing time-varying amplitudes for the DMD modes based on sparsity and smoothness regularization. This approach enables identification of dynamically significant modes and extraction of their transient activities, providing a more interpretable representation of non-steady dynamics. We illustrate the validity of the proposed method using a simple example and then apply it to fluid flow data of a laminar airfoil wake exhibiting transient behavior. We demonstrate that it can capture the temporal structure of mode activations that are not accessible with the standard DMD method.
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spellingShingle Dynamic mode decomposition for detecting oscillatory transient activity via sparsity and smoothness regularization
Tanaka, Yutaro
Nakao, Hiroya
Fluid Dynamics
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) is a data-driven modal decomposition technique that extracts coherent spatio-temporal structures from high-dimensional time-series data. By decomposing the dynamics into a set of modes, each associated with a single frequency and a growth rate, DMD enables a natural modal decomposition and dimensionality reduction of complex dynamical systems. However, when DMD is applied to transient dynamics, even if a large number of modes are used, it remains difficult to interpret how these modes contribute to the transient behavior. In this study, we propose a simple extension of DMD that facilitates extraction of oscillatory transient activity by introducing time-varying amplitudes for the DMD modes based on sparsity and smoothness regularization. This approach enables identification of dynamically significant modes and extraction of their transient activities, providing a more interpretable representation of non-steady dynamics. We illustrate the validity of the proposed method using a simple example and then apply it to fluid flow data of a laminar airfoil wake exhibiting transient behavior. We demonstrate that it can capture the temporal structure of mode activations that are not accessible with the standard DMD method.
title Dynamic mode decomposition for detecting oscillatory transient activity via sparsity and smoothness regularization
topic Fluid Dynamics
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10266