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We propose a parallel adaptive constraint-tightening approach to solve a linear model predictive control problem for discrete-time systems, based on inexact numerical optimization algorithms and operator splitting methods. The underlying…
Adjoint-based sensitivity analysis is of interest in computational science due to its ability to compute sensitivities at a lower cost with respect to several design parameters. However, conventional sensitivity analysis methods fail in the…
We consider the parallel time integration of the linear advection equation with the Parareal and two-level multigrid-reduction-in-time (MGRIT) algorithms. Our aim is to develop a better understanding of the convergence behaviour of these…
This paper presents a transient forward harmonic adjoint sensitivity analysis (TFHA), which is a combination of a transient forward circuit analysis with a harmonic balance based adjoint sensitivity analysis. TFHA provides sensitivities of…
In this paper, we consider the problem of accelerating the numerical simulation of time dependent problems by time domain decomposition. The available algorithms enabling such decompositions present severe efficiency limitations and are an…
This paper presents an efficient method for extracting the second-order sensitivities from a system of implicit nonlinear equations on upcoming graphical processing units (GPU) dominated computer systems. We design a custom automatic…
We apply the multigrid-reduction-in-time (MGRIT) algorithm to an eddy current simulation of a two-dimensional induction machine supplied by a pulse-width-modulation signal. To resolve the fast-switching excitations, small time steps are…
The adjoint method, recently introduced by Evans, is used to study obstacle problems, weakly coupled systems, cell problems for weakly coupled systems of Hamilton-Jacobi equations, and weakly coupled systems of obstacle type. In particular,…
The use of adjoint solvers is considered in order to obtain the sensitivity of clinical measures in aneurysms to incomplete (or unknown) boundary conditions and/or geometry. It is shown that these techniques offer interesting theoretical…
Dielectric microstructures have generated much interest in recent years as a means of accelerating charged particles when powered by solid state lasers. The acceleration gradient (or particle energy gain per unit length) is an important…
The applicability of the Parareal parallel-in-time integration scheme for the solution of a linear, two-dimensional hyperbolic acoustic-advection system, which is often used as a test case for integration schemes for numerical weather…
We establish the theoretical framework for adjoint-based phase reduction analysis for incompressible periodic flows. Through this adjoint-based method, we obtain spatiotemporal phase sensitivity fields through a single pair of forward and…
In shared-memory parallel automatic differentiation, inputs that are shared among simultaneous thread-local preaccumulations lead to data races if Jacobians are accumulated with a single, shared vector of adjoint variables. In this work, we…
Multibody dynamics simulations have become widely used tools for vehicle systems analysis and design. As this approach evolves, it becomes able to provide additional information for various types of analyses. One very important direction is…
Motivated by the pressing challenges in the digital twin development for biomanufacturing systems, we introduce an adjoint sensitivity analysis (SA) approach to expedite the learning of mechanistic model parameters. In this paper, we…
Asynchronous iterations are more and more investigated for both scaling and fault-resilience purpose on high performance computing platforms. While so far, they have been exclusively applied within space domain decomposition frameworks,…
In one calculation, adjoint sensitivity analysis provides the gradient of a quantity of interest with respect to all system's parameters. Conventionally, adjoint solvers need to be implemented by differentiating computational models, which…
Adjoint-based sensitivity analysis methods are powerful tools for engineers who use flow simulations for design. However, the conventional adjoint method breaks down for scale-resolving simulations like large-eddy simulation (LES) or direct…
Parallel-in-time algorithms have been successfully employed for reducing time-to-solution of a variety of partial differential equations, especially for diffusive (parabolic-type) equations. A major failing of parallel-in-time approaches to…
Witnessing the advancing scale and complexity of chip design and benefiting from high-performance computation technologies, the simulation of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Circuits imposes an increasing requirement for acceleration…