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ArticleComputer methods in applied mechanics and engineering2022

Data-driven Tissue Mechanics with Polyconvex Neural Ordinary Differential Equations.

Vahidullah Tac, Francisco Sahli Costabal, Adrian B Tepole

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Vahidullah TacSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Francisco Sahli CostabalDepartment of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, School of Engineering, Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering, Medicine and Biological Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Adrian B TepoleSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.

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Multi-Scale Modeling to Predict Long-Term Growth and Remodeling of Skin in Response to StretchR01AR074525 · NIAMS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI BUGANZA TEPOLE, ADRIAN · 2019 to 2023
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NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR074525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data-driven methods are becoming an essential part of computational mechanics due to their advantages over traditional material modeling. Deep neural networks are able to learn complex material response without the constraints of closed-form models. However, data-driven approaches do not a priori satisfy physics-based mathematical requirements such as polyconvexity, a condition needed for the existence of minimizers for boundary value problems in elasticity. In this study, we use a recent class of neural networks, neural ordinary differential equations (N-ODEs), to develop data-driven material models that automatically satisfy polyconvexity of the strain energy. We take advantage of the properties of ordinary differential equations to create monotonic functions that approximate the derivatives of the strain energy with respect to deformation invariants. The monotonicity of the derivatives guarantees the convexity of the energy. The N-ODE material model is able to capture synthetic data generated from closed-form material models, and it outperforms conventional models when tested against experimental data on skin, a highly nonlinear and anisotropic material. We also showcase the use of the N-ODE material model in finite element simulations of reconstructive surgery. The framework is general and can be used to model a large class of materials, especially biological soft tissues. We therefore expect our methodology to further enable data-driven methods in computational mechanics.

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Constitutive modelingMachine learningNonlinear finite elementsSkin mechanics

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