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Physics-Informed Neural Network for Solving a 1-Dimensional Solid Mechanics Problem

Version 1 : Received: 23 September 2024 / Approved: 24 September 2024 / Online: 24 September 2024 (12:36:03 CEST)

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Singh, V.; Harursampath, D.; Dhawan, S.; Sahni, M.; Saxena, S.; Mallick, R. Physics-Informed Neural Network for Solving a One-Dimensional Solid Mechanics Problem. Modelling 2024, 5, 1532-1549. Singh, V.; Harursampath, D.; Dhawan, S.; Sahni, M.; Saxena, S.; Mallick, R. Physics-Informed Neural Network for Solving a One-Dimensional Solid Mechanics Problem. Modelling 2024, 5, 1532-1549.

Abstract

Our objective in this work is to demonstrate how Physics-Informed Neural Networks, a type of deep learning technology, can be utilized to examine the mechanical properties of a helicopter blade. The blade is regarded as a prismatic cantilever beam that is exposed to triangular loading, and comprehending its mechanical behavior is of utmost importance in the aerospace field. PINNs utilize the physical information, including differential equations and boundary conditions, within the loss function of the neural network to approximate the solution. Our approach determines the overall loss by aggregating the losses from the differential equation, boundary conditions, and data. We employed a Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) and an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) with equivalent hyperparameters to solve a fourth-order differential equation. By comparing the performance of the PINN model against the analytical solution of the equation and the results obtained from the ANN model, we have conclusively shown that the PINN model exhibits superior accuracy, robustness, and computational efficiency when addressing high-order differential equations that govern physics-based problems. In conclusion, the study demonstrates that PINN offers a superior alternative for addressing solid mechanics problems with applications in the aerospace industry.

Keywords

Physics-informed Neural Network; Deep Neural Network; Artificial Neural Network; Computational Solid Mechanics; Partial Differential Equation

Subject

Computer Science and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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