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P. Belardinelli

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Master thesis (2026) - R. Knetemann, F. Alijani, C.F.D. Wattjes, P. Belardinelli
Micro- and nanomechanical resonators are compliant systems that can exhibit nonlinear behaviour at relatively low actuation levels. Accurately identifying the governing modal parameters of such nonlinear systems remains a significant challenge. Here, we present a deep learning-based methodology for nonlinear system identification that predicts modal parameters from a single frequency sweep. By training neural networks on non-dimensionalised data, the approach is scale-invariant and broadly applicable to resonators ranging from the nano- to the macroscale. To generate training data efficiently, we introduce a parallel time-integration scheme for rapid frequency-sweep simulation, implemented in the open-source Python package Poscidyn. The methodology is validated on a two-degree-of-freedom benchmark system exhibiting 1:2 internal resonance with nonlinear modal coupling. The results demonstrate accurate parameter prediction and highlight the potential of the approach for data-driven identification of nonlinear systems. This work demonstrates a new route for nonlinear system identification that can easily be extended to systems with higher degrees of freedom and more complex nonlinear interactions. ...