Specify a simulation algorithm

In this example we are going to parameterize a simulation algorithm:

• parameters linked to the number of points generated

• the precision of the probability estimator

• the sample storage strategy

• using callbacks to monitor progress and stopping criteria.

import openturns as ot

ot.Log.Show(ot.Log.NONE)

Create the joint distribution of the parameters.

distribution_R = ot.LogNormalMuSigma(300.0, 30.0, 0.0).getDistribution()
distribution_F = ot.Normal(75e3, 5e3)
marginals = [distribution_R, distribution_F]
distribution = ot.JointDistribution(marginals)

Create the model.

model = ot.SymbolicFunction(["R", "F"], ["R-F/(pi_*100.0)"])

Create the event whose probability we want to estimate.

vect = ot.RandomVector(distribution)
G = ot.CompositeRandomVector(model, vect)
event = ot.ThresholdEvent(G, ot.Less(), 0.0)

Create a Monte Carlo algorithm.

experiment = ot.MonteCarloExperiment()
algo = ot.ProbabilitySimulationAlgorithm(event, experiment)

Criteria 1: Define the Maximum Coefficient of variation of the probability estimator.

algo.setMaximumCoefficientOfVariation(0.05)

Criteria 2: Define the number of iterations of the simulation.

algo.setMaximumOuterSampling(int(1e4))

The block size parameter represents the number of samples evaluated per iteration, useful for parallelization.

algo.setBlockSize(2)

HistoryStrategy to store the values of the probability used to draw the convergence graph.

Null strategy

algo.setConvergenceStrategy(ot.Null())

# Full strategy
algo.setConvergenceStrategy(ot.Full())

# Compact strategy: N points
N = 1000
algo.setConvergenceStrategy(ot.Compact(N))

Use a callback to display the progress every 10%.

def progress(p):
    if p >= progress.t:
        progress.t += 10.0
        print("progress=", p, "%")
    return False


progress.t = 10.0
algo.setProgressCallback(progress)

Use a callback to stop the simulation.

def stop():
    # here we never stop, but we could
    return False


algo.setStopCallback(stop)

algo.run()

progress= 10.0 %
progress= 20.0 %
progress= 30.0 %
progress= 40.0 %
progress= 50.0 %
progress= 60.0 %
progress= 70.0 %
progress= 80.0 %
progress= 90.0 %

Retrieve results.

result = algo.getResult()
probability = result.getProbabilityEstimate()
print("Pf=", probability)

Pf= 0.029875179046449766