Reduced Order Model (ROM)

It's a method that drastically reduces the degrees of freedom of high-dimensional CAE models using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) or Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD). It enables real-time simulation and parametric analysis.

Expressing this mathematically, it looks like this.

Construction of POD basis:

Reduced Order Models (ROM) are an important technique aiming for the fusion of data-driven approaches and physics-based modeling. While computational cost is a major bottleneck in traditional CAE analysis, introducing Reduced Order Models (ROM) can significantly improve the trade-off between computational efficiency and prediction accuracy. The mathematical foundation of this method is based on function approximation theory and statistical learning theory, with theoretical research topics including guarantees of generalization performance and rigorous analysis of convergence. Particularly, dealing with the "curse of dimensionality" when the input dimension is high is a key practical challenge, and approaches like dimensionality reduction and leveraging sparsity are important.

It shows the basic mathematical framework for applying machine learning models to CAE.

The loss function in AI×CAE is composed as a weighted sum of a data-driven term and a physics constraint term:

Here, $\mathcal{L}_{\text{data}}$ is the squared error with observed data, $\mathcal{L}_{\text{physics}}$ is the residual of the governing equation, and $\mathcal{L}_{\text{reg}}$ is the regularization term. Adjusting the weight parameters $\lambda$ greatly affects learning stability and accuracy.

The biggest challenge for surrogate models is prediction accuracy outside the range of training data (extrapolation region). Incorporating physical laws can improve extrapolation performance, but complete guarantees are difficult.

When the dimension of the input parameter space is high, the required number of samples increases exponentially. Efficient sample placement through Active Learning or Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) is super important.

• The training data must sufficiently represent the physics of the analysis target.
• The relationship between input parameters and output must be smooth (if there are discontinuities, domain partitioning is necessary).
• Reducing computational cost is the main purpose; conventional solvers should be used in conjunction for final verification requiring high accuracy.
• If the quality of training data (mesh-converged, V&V completed) is insufficient, model reliability decreases.

Understanding the dimensionless parameters governing the physical phenomenon being analyzed forms the basis for appropriate model selection and parameter setting.

• Peclet Number Pe: Relative importance of convection and diffusion. Pe >> 1 indicates convection dominance (stabilization techniques required).
• Reynolds Number Re: Ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces. Fundamental parameter for fluid problems.
• Biot Number Bi: Ratio of internal conduction to surface convection. For Bi < 0.1, the lumped capacitance method is applicable.
• Courant Number CFL: Indicator of numerical stability. For explicit methods, CFL ≤ 1 is required.

Dimensional analysis based on Buckingham's Π theorem is effective for order-of-magnitude estimation of analysis results. Using characteristic length $L$, characteristic velocity $U$, and characteristic time $T = L/U$, the order of each physical quantity is estimated beforehand to confirm the validity of the analysis results.

Choosing appropriate boundary conditions directly affects solution uniqueness and physical validity. Insufficient boundary conditions lead to an ill-posed problem, while excessive ones cause contradictions.

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Explains numerical methods and algorithms for implementing Reduced Order Models (ROM).

As data preprocessing, normalization/standardization of input features is important. Since CAE data have vastly different scales for each physical quantity, appropriate selection of Min-Max normalization or Z-score normalization is necessary. For learning algorithm selection, appropriate methods should be chosen according to data volume, dimensionality, and degree of nonlinearity.

Implementation using the Python ecosystem (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow) is common. Key implementation aspects include learning acceleration via GPU parallelization, automatic hyperparameter tuning, and preventing overfitting through cross-validation. Using the HDF5 format is recommended for efficient I/O processing of large-scale CAE data.

It's important to use k-fold cross-validation, Leave-One-Out method, and holdout method appropriately according to the purpose, and to evaluate prediction performance comprehensively using coefficient of determination R², RMSE, MAE, and maximum error.

Implementation using the Python ecosystem (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow) is common. Key implementation aspects include learning acceleration via GPU parallelization, automatic hyperparameter tuning, and preventing overfitting through cross-validation. Using the HDF5 format is recommended for efficient I/O processing of large-scale CAE data.