Robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithms

Abstract Underground mining operations may lead to extensive surface environmental issues such as ground subsidence, cracks, and water accumulation. Obtaining high-precision mining subsidence prediction parameters in advance allows for accurate prediction of ground subsidence, which is of great sign...

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Main Authors: Yuanfei Chen, Lei Wang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02103-x
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description Abstract Underground mining operations may lead to extensive surface environmental issues such as ground subsidence, cracks, and water accumulation. Obtaining high-precision mining subsidence prediction parameters in advance allows for accurate prediction of ground subsidence, which is of great significance for protecting the ecological environment and preventing geological disasters in mines. Currently, methods for obtaining subsidence prediction parameters based on surface measurement data primarily rely on inversion algorithms. However, these algorithms are often susceptible to outliers, resulting in low robustness and consequently limiting the accuracy of the predicted results. To address this issue, this study presents the RANSAC-DE algorithm, which integrates the high precision, efficiency, and global search capabilities of the Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm with the high robustness of the Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) algorithm. The comparison of simulation experiments shows that the RANSAC-DE algorithm can effectively identify and eliminate the interference of outliers, and its anti-outlier interference performance is much better than DE and Huber-DE. In addition, the RANSAC-DE algorithm inherits the advantages of the DE algorithm, such as high inversion accuracy, strong global search capability, robustness against missing observation points interference, and Gaussian noise interference. The measured data of the 1312 working face of Guqiao Mine was used for case verification. The root mean square error (RMSE) of the subsidence fitting obtained by the RANSAC-DE method is 33.2 mm, much better than the 62.2 mm and 67.6 mm obtained by the DE and Huber-DE methods, respectively. Furthermore, ML06, ML07, and ML09 are correctly identified as outliers, verifying the robustness of the RANSAC-DE algorithm.
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spelling doaj-art-587ae2eb317b4e9885cb35f3fc7e51272025-08-20T01:53:18ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-05-0115111510.1038/s41598-025-02103-xRobust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithmsYuanfei Chen0Lei Wang1School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and TechnologySchool of Spatial Information and Geomatics Engineering, Anhui University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Underground mining operations may lead to extensive surface environmental issues such as ground subsidence, cracks, and water accumulation. Obtaining high-precision mining subsidence prediction parameters in advance allows for accurate prediction of ground subsidence, which is of great significance for protecting the ecological environment and preventing geological disasters in mines. Currently, methods for obtaining subsidence prediction parameters based on surface measurement data primarily rely on inversion algorithms. However, these algorithms are often susceptible to outliers, resulting in low robustness and consequently limiting the accuracy of the predicted results. To address this issue, this study presents the RANSAC-DE algorithm, which integrates the high precision, efficiency, and global search capabilities of the Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm with the high robustness of the Random Sample Consensus (RANSAC) algorithm. The comparison of simulation experiments shows that the RANSAC-DE algorithm can effectively identify and eliminate the interference of outliers, and its anti-outlier interference performance is much better than DE and Huber-DE. In addition, the RANSAC-DE algorithm inherits the advantages of the DE algorithm, such as high inversion accuracy, strong global search capability, robustness against missing observation points interference, and Gaussian noise interference. The measured data of the 1312 working face of Guqiao Mine was used for case verification. The root mean square error (RMSE) of the subsidence fitting obtained by the RANSAC-DE method is 33.2 mm, much better than the 62.2 mm and 67.6 mm obtained by the DE and Huber-DE methods, respectively. Furthermore, ML06, ML07, and ML09 are correctly identified as outliers, verifying the robustness of the RANSAC-DE algorithm.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02103-xMining subsidenceProbability integral methodRANSAC-DE algorithmRobust parameters inversion
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Lei Wang
Robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithms
Scientific Reports
Mining subsidence
Probability integral method
RANSAC-DE algorithm
Robust parameters inversion
title Robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithms
title_full Robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithms
title_fullStr Robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithms
title_full_unstemmed Robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithms
title_short Robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of RANSAC and DE algorithms
title_sort robust parameter inversion of coal mining subsidence based on the combination of ransac and de algorithms
topic Mining subsidence
Probability integral method
RANSAC-DE algorithm
Robust parameters inversion
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02103-x
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