基于多保真度与强化学习的螺旋桨降噪优化

Propeller noise reduction optimization based on multi-fidelity and reinforcement learning

  • 摘要: 针对螺旋桨设计气动噪声高、传统优化方法计算成本大且易陷入局部最优的问题,本文在保证气动效率与拉力需求的前提下,提出一种融合多保真神经网络与深度强化学习的低噪声优化方法。采用B样条曲线对弦长、扭角及后掠分布进行参数化建模,构建高维连续设计空间。通过融合BEMT/频域法低保真数据与CFD/FW-H方程高保真数据,建立了自适应多保真数据融合的神经网络模型,实现了不同保真信息的动态融合。将该代理模型作为强化学习虚拟环境,引入双延迟深度确定性策略梯度,将优化问题表述为连续马尔可夫决策过程,实现了高效全局搜索。进一步采用深度集成量化预测不确定度,在奖励函数中引入保守评估,并筛选不确定度最小的10%几何参数以增强优化可靠性。结果表明,相较初始桨,优化后的螺旋桨在设计指标要求的 90°方向实现了 2.24 dB 的噪声降低,在 80°方向获得了最大 3.69 dB 的降噪效果。所提方法为低噪声螺旋桨的高效优化设计提供了一种新思路,在工程实践中具有良好的应用前景。

     

    Abstract: To address the prevalent issues in current propeller design, including high aerodynamic noise levels, the high computational cost of conventional optimization methods, and their tendency to become trapped in local optima, this paper proposed a low-noise propeller optimization design method that integrates multi-fidelity neural networks with deep reinforcement learning, while ensuring aerodynamic efficiency and meeting thrust requirements. B-spline curves were used to parameterize the propeller chord length, twist angle, and sweep distributions, thereby constructing a unified high-dimensional continuous design space. By combining low-fidelity data based on the BEMT/frequency-domain method with high-fidelity data generated using the CFD/FW-H method, an adaptive multi-fidelity neural network surrogate model was developed, where learnable weights were employed to dynamically fuse information from different fidelity levels. This surrogate model was then adopted as a virtual environment for reinforcement learning. A TD3 (Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient)-based deep reinforcement learning algorithm was introduced to formulate the propeller geometric-parameter optimization as a continuous Markov decision process, enabling efficient global search through agent–environment interactions. Furthermore, a deep ensemble strategy was adopted to quantify the predictive uncertainty of the surrogate model, and a conservative evaluation scheme based on confidence bounds was incorporated into the reward function to improve optimization stability; the iterative samples were screened by selecting the geometric parameters corresponding to the 10% lowest predictive uncertainty, thereby enhancing the reliability of the optimization results. The results show that, compared with the baseline propeller, the optimized propeller achieves a noise reduction of 2.24 dB in the required 90° direction under the design conditions, with a maximum reduction of 3.69 dB obtained in the 80° direction. This method provides a new approach for efficient low-noise propeller optimization and holds promising potential for engineering applications.

     

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