Hybrid ANN-GPR machine learning surrogate for dynamic behavior of functional materials
摘要
Modeling bidirectional functionally graded (BDFG) plates is challenging due to the continuous spatial variation of material properties. This study presents a novel machine learning (ML)-assisted isogeometric analysis (IGA) framework to predict the free vibration response of BDFG plates efficiently. The training dataset is generated using zigzag theory within an IGA framework, capturing high-fidelity structural behavior. Three regression-based ML algorithms—Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), and hybrid models (GA-optimized ANN and Bayesian-optimized GPR)—are employed. Additionally, a novel hybrid ANN-GPR model is proposed, where ANN extracts high-level features from raw input data, and GPR performs regression with uncertainty quantification. Further, an ANN-learned kernel replaces the conventional GPR kernel, enabling latent-space transformation for enhanced predictive performance. The proposed hybrid approach demonstrates superior computational efficiency and accuracy compared to standalone and optimized ML models, making it a robust tool for the analysis of BDFG structures.