Identification of stochastic loads applied to a nonlinear dynamical system using an uncertain computational model (Q1023239)

The aim of the present paper is to study the identification of stochastic loads applied to a complex nonlinear dynamical system for which a few measurements of its responses are available. To this direction a simplified computational model of the real system is introduced. Since such a model induces model uncertainties (mainly by the use of a simplified computational model to predict the responses of the real system) a nonparametric probabilistic approach of both parameter uncertainties and model uncertainties is implemented in the simplified computational model in order to take into account uncertainties. The probability model of uncertainties in the simplified computational model is identified using the maximum likelihood method. In the next the identified stochastic simplified computational model which is obtained has been used to perform the identification of the stochastic loads applied to the real nonlinear dynamical system. In the end a numerical validation of the methodology proposed is presented.