Breakthrough in gyroscopic stability prediction using transfer learning - a machine learning approach that combines physics-based calculations with data-driven corrections. Achieves 77.7% improvement over the traditional Miller formula while maintaining the ability to generalize to any bullet, even those never seen during training.
v0.23.0
🎫 Tickets: MBA-42
Changes
✨ Features
Transfer learning stability model (77.7% improvement over Miller)Weighted ensemble (RF + GB + XGB) with uncertainty estimationProduction API: predict_minimum_twist()Enhanced stability calculator with confidence metricsInertia ratio integration (272 bullets with measured tensors)
📝 Improvements
Graceful degradation to Miller for unseen bulletsConfidence-based blending (high/medium/low)Physics-informed features (not just raw geometry)Works for 164 calibers (trained on 14)
📝 Model_Performance
MAE: 1.45" (vs Miller: 6.52")MAPE: 14.4% (vs Miller: 58.2%)Correction Factor R²: 0.927Uncertainty-aware: 33% high, 33% medium, 33% low confidence
📝 Research
Compared 5 model architectures (RF, GB, XGB, Stacked, Weighted)Investigated AB Analytics CDM extraction (not used - quality/legal issues)Explored synthetic inertia prediction (failed - >20% error)Tested PINN approach (failed - R²=0.007)