Identification of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Using Neural Networks

Teaching Aids for Modeling and Control of Hybrid Systems (CAMCHS)

A method for identifying nonlinear dynamic systems with noise is proposed by using probabilistic universal learning networks (PrULNs). PrULNs are extensions of universal learning networks (ULNs). ULNs form a superset of neural networks and were proposed to provide a universal framework for modeling and control of nonlinear large-scale complex systems. But the ULN does not provide any stochastic characteristics of the signals propagating through it. The PrULNs are equipped with machinery to calculate stochastic properties of signals and to train network parameters so that the signals behave with the pre-specified stochastic properties. On the other hand it is generally recognized that there exists an overfitting problem when identification of nonlinear dynamic systems with noise is done by neural networks. In this paper, it is shown from simulation results of identification of a nonlinear robot dynamics that PrULNs are useful for avoiding the overfitting.

Nonlinear dynamic systems are characterized with uncertainties in terms of structure and parameters. These uncertainties cannot be described by deterministic models. The modelling and identification of nonlinear dynamic systems through the measured experimental data is a problem in engineering and technical processes. Therefore, field of system identification have become an important area of research. Fuzzy technology is an effective tool for dealing with complex nonlinear processes that are characterized with uncertain factors. In this paper, a novel approach based on Local Linear method learning in dynamical filter weights neurons for the identification of non-linear dynamic systems is presented. The fuzzy wavelet neural network combines wavelet theory with fuzzy logic and neural networks. Learning fuzzy rules and parameter update in fuzzy wavelet neural network is based on gradient decent method. The proposed approach is said to be Fuzzy Local Linear Wavelet Neural Network based model. It has been explained through examples. The structure is tested for the identification with both wavelet neural network and Fuzzy Local Linear Wavelet Neural Network that shows the comparative performance.KeywordsSystem IdentificationNon-linear SystemWavelet Neural NetworkFuzzy Wavelet Neural NetworkLocal Linear Wavelet Neural NetworkFuzzy Local Linear Wavelet Neural Network

Discovering nonlinear PDEs with sparse identification of nonlinear dynamical systems (SINDy) is hindered by high dimensionality, noise, and expensive data acquisition. We propose the greedy sampling neural network for sparse identification of nonlinear PDEs (GN-SINDy), a three–stage framework that integrates strategic sampling, differentiable surrogate modelling, and sparse equation discovery. First, a two–way Q-DEIM–based greedy strategy selects maximally informative space–time samples from snapshot data, drastically reducing data requirements. Second, a deep neural network (DNN) is trained as a differentiable surrogate of the solution field, enabling noise–robust analytic derivatives via automatic differentiation. Third, sparse regression with sparsity–promoting estimators [Brunton, S. L., Proctor, J. L., & Kutz, J. N. (2016a). Discovering governing equations from data by sparse identification of nonlinear dynamical systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(15), 3932–3937; Rudy, S. H., Brunton, S. L., Proctor, J. L., & Kutz, J. N. (2017). Data-driven discovery of partial differential equations. Science Advances, 3(4), e1602614.] is applied to recover the governing PDE. Building on the DeepMoD paradigm, GN-SINDy embeds greedy sampling into data acquisition and stabilises coefficient estimation through neural–enhanced differentiation. We analyze noise robustness, structural stability, and QR–based sampling strategies to guide sampler and hyperparameter selection. Experiments on Burgers', Allen–Cahn, and Korteweg–de Vries equations show that GN-SINDy reliably recovers governing PDEs using under 1 % of the data, outperforming DeepMoD in efficiency, support recovery, and robustness to noise.

This article presents a theoretical framework for the identification of nonlinear dynamic MISO systems with orthonormal base function models on fundamental basics of the Volterra theory. In the past the Volterra theory was used for the identification of nonlinear dynamic SISO systems (e.g. Hammerstein and Wiener models). In principle it is possible to extend these approaches to systems with more than one input (i.e. MISO systems). In former times this failed due to a lack of computational performance. In this paper an approach is presented which allows the identification of arbitrary coupled Hammerstein and Wiener models with multiple inputs. Some fundamental considerations for the identification of MISO systems based on arbitrary coupled Hammerstein models are made and extended to MISO systems based on arbitrary coupled Wiener models. This extended Volterra theory results in equations where the unknown parameters can be separated of the input values in a linear manner. In order to approximate the truncated impulse responses of the linear dynamic systems and to reduce the number of unknown parameters orthonormal base functions (OBFs) are introduced. As an example the proposed identification method is applied to a MISO system based on forward and backward coupled Hammerstein and Wiener models.

The identification and modeling of linear and nonlinear dynamic systems through the use of measured experimental data is a problem of considerable importance in engineering. Among the identification methods, the artificial neural network is a newly developed technique. Due to its attributes, such as parallelism, adaptability, robustness, and the inherent ability to handle nonlinearity, artificial neural networks have shown great promise in function mapping, pattern recognition, image processing, and so on. However, dynamic function mapping, including the structural dynamic model identification, is still a challenging topic in neural network applications. A neural network approach for structural dynamic model identification is presented in this paper. The neural network is trained, tested, and verified by using the responses recorded in a real apartment building during earthquakes. The results show that the dynamic behaviors of the building can be very well modeled by the trained neural network. The results also indicate the great potential of using neural networks in structural dynamic model identification.

This paper compares radial basis function networks for identification of nonlinear dynamic systems with classical methods derived from the Volterra series. The performance of these different approaches, such as Hammerstein, Wiener and NDE models, is analysed. Since the centres and variances of the Gaussian radial basis functions will be fixed before learning and only the weights are learned, a linear optimization problem arises. Therefore training the network and parameter estimation becomes comparable in computational effort. It is shown that the classical methods can compete or even perform better than the neural network, if the assumptions for the structure are valid. However, in practical applications when the structure is not known the radial basis function network performs much better than the classical methods.

In this paper, modeling and identification of nonlinear dynamic systems using neuro-fractional Hammerstein model are considered. The proposed model consists of the neural networks (NNs) as the nonlinear subsystem and the fractional-order state space (FSS) as the linear subsystem. The identification procedure consists of a hybrid frequency-/time-domain approach based on the input–output data acquired from the system. First in the frequency domain, the fractional order and fractional degree of the FSS subsystem are determined offline using an iterative linear optimization algorithm. Then, in the time domain, the state-space matrices of the FSS as well as parameters of the NN are estimated using Lyapunov stability theory. Moreover, in order to use only the input–output data from the system, a fractional-order linear observer based on auxiliary model idea is utilized to estimate the system states. The convergence and stability analysis of the proposed method are provided. Simulating and experimental examples show superior performance of the proposed method as compared with the Hammerstein models reported in the literature.

The paper demonstrates that radial basis function network (RBFN) with adaptive centers and width can be used effectively for identification of nonlinear dynamic system. The proposed RBFN is trained by hybrid learning algorithm, which uses conjugate gradient optimization algorithm to obtain the center and width of each radial basis function and the least squares method to obtain the weights. To avoid capturing a local optimum, regularization error energy function is used and the centers of basis functions are initialized using a fuzzy C-means clustering method. Simulation results reveal that the identification schemes based on RBFN gives considerably better performance and show faster learning in comparison to previous methods

This article discusses the identification of nonlinear dynamic systems using multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs). It focuses on both structure uncertainty and parameter uncertainty, which have been widely explored in the literature of nonlinear system identification. The main contribution is that an integrated analytic framework is proposed for automated neural network structure selection, parameter identification and hysteresis network switching with guaranteed neural identification performance. First, an automated network structure selection procedure is proposed within a fixed time interval for a given network construction criterion. Then, the network parameter updating algorithm is proposed with guaranteed bounded identification error. To cope with structure uncertainty, a hysteresis strategy is proposed to enable neural identifier switching with guaranteed network performance along the switching process. Both theoretic analysis and a simulation example show the efficacy of the proposed method.

An improved approach for nonlinear system identification using neural networks

This brief deals with the possibilities of using the modified Kolmogorov's neural network for the identification of non-linear dynamic systems, among them the Wiener and Hammerstein systems. The algorithm of training the network is simple, well convergent and with a small error of approximation. The modified neural network is characterized by a simple computer algorithm; it also omits complicated techniques of back propagation. The simulation results are shown to illustrate the modified Kolmogorov theorem.

In this study, nonlinear dynamic systems are identified by using artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm and adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). ABC algorithm is used in training and updating of ANFIS. The most appropriate model is formed by optimizing the antecedent and conclusion parameters that are found in the structure of ANFIS. The dynamic systems that consist of one input and one output (SISO) are used for the identification of nonlinear dynamic systems. The obtained results are compared with fuzzy neural network, neural network and ANFIS-based methods such as RSONFIN, DFNN, RSEFNN-LF, WRFNN and RFNN. The simulation results show that the proposed method is successful in the identification of considered nonlinear dynamic systems.

Analysis and modification of Volterra/Wiener neural networks for the adaptive identification of non-linear hysteretic dynamic systems

The goal of this paper is to introduce a new neural network architecture called Sigmoid Diagonal Recurrent Neural Network (SDRNN) to be used in the adaptive control of nonlinear dynamical systems. This is done by adding a sigmoid weight victor in the hidden layer neurons to adapt of the shape of the sigmoid function making their outputs not restricted to the sigmoid function output. Also, we introduce a dynamic back propagation learning algorithm to train the new proposed network parameters. The simulation results showed that the (SDRNN) is more efficient and accurate than the DRNN in both the identification and adaptive control of nonlinear dynamical systems.