A kernel-based approach to physics-informed nonlinear system identification

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Hauptverfasser: Donati, Cesare, Mammarella, Martina, Calafiore, Giuseppe C., Dabbene, Fabrizio, Lagoa, Constantino, Novara, Carlo
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author Donati, Cesare
Mammarella, Martina
Calafiore, Giuseppe C.
Dabbene, Fabrizio
Lagoa, Constantino
Novara, Carlo
author_facet Donati, Cesare
Mammarella, Martina
Calafiore, Giuseppe C.
Dabbene, Fabrizio
Lagoa, Constantino
Novara, Carlo
contents This paper presents a kernel-based framework for physics-informed nonlinear system identification. The key contribution is a structured methodology that extends kernel-based techniques to seamlessly embed partially known physics-based models, improving parameter estimation and overall model accuracy. The proposed method enhances traditional modeling approaches by embedding a parametric model, which provides physical interpretability, with a kernel-based function, which accounts for unmodeled dynamics. The two models' components are identified from the data simultaneously, thereby minimizing a suitable cost that balances the relative importance of the physical and the black-box parts of the model. Additionally, nonlinear state smoothing is employed to address scenarios involving state-space models with not fully measurable states. Numerical simulations on an experimental benchmark system demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, achieving up to 51% reduction in simulation root mean square error compared to physics-only models and 31% performance improvement over state-of-the-art identification techniques.
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spellingShingle A kernel-based approach to physics-informed nonlinear system identification
Donati, Cesare
Mammarella, Martina
Calafiore, Giuseppe C.
Dabbene, Fabrizio
Lagoa, Constantino
Novara, Carlo
Systems and Control
This paper presents a kernel-based framework for physics-informed nonlinear system identification. The key contribution is a structured methodology that extends kernel-based techniques to seamlessly embed partially known physics-based models, improving parameter estimation and overall model accuracy. The proposed method enhances traditional modeling approaches by embedding a parametric model, which provides physical interpretability, with a kernel-based function, which accounts for unmodeled dynamics. The two models' components are identified from the data simultaneously, thereby minimizing a suitable cost that balances the relative importance of the physical and the black-box parts of the model. Additionally, nonlinear state smoothing is employed to address scenarios involving state-space models with not fully measurable states. Numerical simulations on an experimental benchmark system demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, achieving up to 51% reduction in simulation root mean square error compared to physics-only models and 31% performance improvement over state-of-the-art identification techniques.
title A kernel-based approach to physics-informed nonlinear system identification
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.07634