A low-order automatic domain splitting approach for nonlinear uncertainty mapping

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel method for the automatic detection and handling of nonlinearities in a generic transformation. A nonlinearity index that exploits second order Taylor expansions and polynomial bounding techniques is first introduced to rigorously estimate the Jacobian variation of a nonlinear transformation. This index is then embedded into a low-order automatic domain splitting algorithm that accurately describes the mapping of an initial uncertainty set through a generic nonlinear transformation by splitting the domain whenever some imposed linearity constraints are non met. The algorithm is illustrated in the critical case of orbital uncertainty propagation, and it is coupled with a tailored merging algorithm that limits the growth of the domains in time by recombining them when nonlinearities decrease. The low-order automatic domain splitting algorithm is then combined with Gaussian mixtures models to accurately describe the propagation of a probability density function. A detailed analysis of the proposed method is presented, and the impact of the different available degrees of freedom on the accuracy and performance of the method is studied.

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