Digital twin for virtual sensing of ferry quays via a Gaussian Process Latent Force Model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.14925v1
• Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:14:11 GMT
• Title: Digital twin for virtual sensing of ferry quays via a Gaussian Process Latent Force Model
• Authors: Luigi Sibille, Torodd Skjerve Nord, Alice Cicirello,
• Abstract summary: Ferry quays experience rapid deterioration due to their exposure to harsh maritime environments and ferry impacts.<n>Virtual sensing techniques become essential for establishing a Digital Twin and estimating the structural response.<n>This study investigates the application of the Gaussian Process Latent Force Model for virtual sensing on the Magerholm ferry quay.
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• Abstract: Ferry quays experience rapid deterioration due to their exposure to harsh maritime environments and ferry impacts. Vibration-based structural health monitoring offers a valuable approach to assessing structural integrity and understanding the structural implications of these impacts. However, practical limitations often restrict sensor placement at critical locations. Consequently, virtual sensing techniques become essential for establishing a Digital Twin and estimating the structural response. This study investigates the application of the Gaussian Process Latent Force Model (GPLFM) for virtual sensing on the Magerholm ferry quay, combining in-operation experimental data collected during a ferry impact with a detailed physics-based model. The proposed Physics-Encoded Machine Learning model integrates a reduced-order structural model with a data-driven GPLFM representing the unknown impact forces via their modal contributions. Significant challenges are addressed for the development of the Digital Twin of the ferry quay, including unknown impact characteristics (location, direction, intensity), time-varying boundary conditions, and sparse sensor configurations. Results show that the GPLFM provides accurate acceleration response estimates at most locations, even under simplifying modeling assumptions such as linear time-invariant behavior during the impact phase. Lower accuracy was observed at locations in the impact zone. A numerical study was conducted to explore an optimal real-world sensor placement strategy using a Backward Sequential Sensor Placement approach. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to examine the influence of sensor types, sampling frequencies, and incorrectly assumed damping ratios. The results suggest that the GP latent forces can help accommodate modeling and measurement uncertainties, maintaining acceptable estimation accuracy across scenarios.

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