Parameters within hysteresis operators modeling real world objects have to be identified from measurements and are therefore subject to corresponding errors. To investigate the influence of these errors, the methods of Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) are applied. Results of forward UQ for a play operator with a stochastic yield limit are presented. Moreover, inverse UQ is performed to identify the parameters in the weight function in a Prandtl-Ishlinskiȋ operator and the uncertainties of these parameters.Mathematics Subject Classification. 47J40, 60H30.The dates will be set by the publisher.
Uncertainties in models with hysteresis operators and uncertainty quantificationConsidering, e.g., magnetization, piezo-electric effects, elasto-plastic behavior, or magnetostrictive materials, one has to take into account hysteresis effects. Many models involve therefore hysteresis operators. The parameters in the models are identified using results from measurements, sometimes performed only for some sample specimens but also used for other specimens.The parameters in the hysteresis operators are therefore also subject to uncertainties. We apply the methods of Uncertainty Quantification (UQ), see, e.g., [14,15], to deal with these uncertainties, i.e., we describe them by introducing appropriate random variables modeling the corresponding information/assumptions/beliefs and use probability theory to describe and determine the influence of the uncertainties.In this paper, we present results of elementary Forward Uncertainty Quantification. During forward UQ, one starts from the random variable representing the value(s) of the considered parameter(s) in the model and considers the resulting model output as random variable. This allows to compute properties like expected value, variation, probabilities for outputs entering some interval, credible intervals, and other Quantities of Interest (QoI). Moreover, we will also present a brief example of Inverse UQ, i.e., of using (further) data and measurements, to determine (reduce/adapt) the uncertainty of the parameter(s), i.e., to determine a (new) random variable taking into account the (new) information, and use the (new) random variable to represent the parameter(s) afterwards.