Method and apparatus for identifying structural deformation

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION A method and apparatus for identifying deformation of a structure (108). Training deformation data (142) is identified for each training case in a plurality of training cases (136). Training strain data (144) is identified for each training case in the plurality of training cases (136). The training deformation data (142) and the training strain data (144) are configured for use by a heuristic model (104) to increase an accuracy of output data generated by the heuristic model (104). A group of parameters (121) for the heuristic model (104) is adjusted using the training deformation data (142) and the training strain data (144) for the each training case in the plurality of training cases (136) such that the heuristic model (104) is trained to generate estimated deformation data (124) for the structure (108) based on input strain data (126). The estimated deformation data (124) has a desired level of accuracy. TRAIN A HEURISTIC MODEL TO GENERATE ESTIMATED 700 DEFORMATION DATA FOR A STRUCTURE WITH A DESIRED LEVEL OF ACCURACY BASED ON INPUT STRAIN DATA FOR THE STRUCTURE 702 IDENTIFY STRAIN DATA GENERATED BY A SENSOR SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRUCTURE DURING OPERATION OF THE PLATFORM GENERATE ESTIMATED DEFORMATION DATA FOR THE 704 STRUCTURE DURING OPERATION OF THE PLATFORM BASED ON THE STRAIN DATA GENERATED BY THE SENSOR SYSTEM ADJUST A GROUP OF CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR THE STRUCTURE USING THE ESTIMATED DEFORMATION DATA FOR 706 THE STRUCTURE TO INCREASE A PERFORMANCE OF THE STRUCTURE TO A DESIRED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE ( END 800 IDENTIFY TRAINING DEFORMATION DATA FOR EACH TRAINING CASE IN A PLURALITY OF TRAINING CASES 802 IDENTIFY TRAINING STRAIN DATA FOR EACH TRAINING CASE IN THE PLURALITY OF TRAINING CASES ADJUST A GROUP OF PARAMETERS FOR THE HEURISTIC MODEL USING THE TRAINING DEFORMATION DATA AND THE TRAINING STRAIN DATA FOR EACH CASE IN THE PLURALITY 804 OF TRAINING CASES SUCH THAT THE HEURISTIC MODEL IS TRAINED TO GENERATE ESTIMATED DEFORMATION DATA FOR THE STRUCTURE WITH A DESIRED LEVEL OF ACCURACY BASED ON INPUT STRAIN DATA FOR THE STRUCTURE 900 SELECT A TRAINING CASE FROM FIG. 9 A PLURALITY OF TRAINING CASES DEFORM THE STRUCTURE SUCH 902 THAT THE STRUCTURE HAS THE DEFORMED SHAPE SPECIFIED BY THE SELECTED TRAINING CASE IDENTIFY TRAINING DEFORMATION 904 DATA FOR THE STRUCTURE HAVING THE DEFORMED SHAPE SPECIFIED BY THE SELECTED TRAINING CASE IDENTIFY TRAINING STRAIN DATA 906 FOR THE STRUCTURE HAVIN