Parametric models

Abstract

Since separated representations allow one to circumvent the curse of dimensionality, one can consider model parameters, boundary conditions, initial conditions or geometrical parameters defining the computational domain, as extra-coordinates of the problem. Thus, standard models become multi-dimensional, but by solving them only once and offline using the PGD, the solution of the model is available for any choice of the parameters considered as extra-coordinates. This parametric solution can then be used online for different purposes, such as real time simulation, efficient optimization or inverse analysis, or simulation-based control. In this chapter, we illustrate the procedures for considering (a) model parameters, (b) constant and non-constant Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions, (c) initial conditions and (d) geometrical parameters, as extra-coordinates of a resulting multi-dimensional model.