FRM Automated Development (FAD)

In this Phase II we will transition the successful Phase I demonstration of a unified theoretical methodology for surrogate model development at the step and process levels, and of a heterogeneous software architecture—the FAD Tool Framework—that together are able to automate the development and production of fast running models (FRMs) into a fully functional standalone FAD Tool. FRMs are surrogate models, often based on high-fidelity physics-based codes, which are an increasingly important Modeling and Simulation (M&S) element. Areas of interest to AFRL where FRMs address critical needs include immediate turn-around weaponering predictions for analyzing mission scenarios in MOUT and buried contexts, parametric “what-if� studies to assess consequences for incompletely specified problems, exploratory investigations for unspecified materials or other unknown (i.e., “noise�) parameters, and analysis surveys intended to identify critical parameters, quantify problem sensitivities and uncertainties, and perform design optimizations.