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A Bayesian latent Gaussian process framework for aerodynamic uncertainty quantification

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28871v1
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:29:30 GMT
Title: A Bayesian latent Gaussian process framework for aerodynamic uncertainty quantification
Abstract summary: We show how to calibrate low-fidelity computational predictions with experimental measurements.<n>A surrogate model learned on abundant-but-cheap low-fidelity data is calibrated with a sparse set of measurement data.<n>Our model predicts the uncertainty in aerodynamic coefficients with very high accuracy, including at extrapolative input settings.
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Abstract: Predicting the aerodynamic performance (e.g. lift, drag, and moment coefficients) of an aircraft is challenging -- computational models are biased and direct simulations are prohibitive. A pragmatic way to overcome this limitation is by calibrating low-fidelity computational predictions with experimental measurements. This, however, requires calibrating against \emph{sparse} measurements contaminated with \emph{uncertainty} in both the control inputs and the measured aerodynamic response. We develop a methodology to address this problem based on Gaussian process surrogates and the classical Kennedy-O'Hagan calibration. A surrogate model learned on abundant-but-cheap low-fidelity data is calibrated with a sparse set of measurement data. Crucialy, we develop a Bayesian latent Gaussian process based approach that marginalizes the calibrated surrogate model over the input uncertainty, while also matching the marginal mean and variance of the measured output uncertainty. Once calibrated, our surrogate model predicts the uncertainty in aerodynamic coefficients with very high accuracy, including at extrapolative input settings. We validate our calibrated surrogate model predictions against measurement data with \emph{true} uncertainty intervals to demonstrate that the model places $94.2-95.8\%$ of its predictive samples inside the released $95\%$ truth intervals, with endpoint cumulative probabilities very close to the nominal 0.025 and 0.975 levels.

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