discontinuity_detection

Optional Discontinuity Detection Capability for the Piecewise Decomposition Option of Global Surrogates

Specification

  • Alias: None

  • Arguments: None

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional

Description of Group

Dakota Keyword

Dakota Keyword Description

Required (Choose One)

Threshold Mode

jump_threshold

Gradient Threshold Parameter of the Optional Discontinuity Detection Capability for the Piecewise Decomposition Option of Global Surrogates

gradient_threshold

Gradient Threshold Parameter of the Optional Discontinuity Detection Capability for the Piecewise Decomposition Option of Global Surrogates

Description

The piecewise decomposition option for global surrogates is used to locally approximate a function at some point using a few sample points from its neighborhood.

The domain decomposition algorithm supports an optional discontinuity detection capability where seeds across a user-input discontinuity threshold are not considered neighbors when building the approximate connectivity Delaunay graph. Alternatively, the domain is split into patches that trap discontinuities between them. This capability is specified by either jump or gradient threshold values in the input spec.