A novel neural network based on iterated unscented Kalman filter （IUKF） algorithm is established to model and com- pensate for the fiber optic gyro （FOG） bias drift caused by temperature. In the network, FOG tempe...A novel neural network based on iterated unscented Kalman filter （IUKF） algorithm is established to model and com- pensate for the fiber optic gyro （FOG） bias drift caused by temperature. In the network, FOG temperature and its gradient are set as input and the FOG bias drift is set as the expected output. A 2-5-1 network trained with IUKF algorithm is established. The IUKF algorithm is developed on the basis of the unscented Kalman filter （UKF）. The weight and bias vectors of the hidden layer are set as the state of the UKF and its process and measurement equations are deduced according to the network architecture. To solve the unavoidable estimation deviation of the mean and covariance of the states in the UKF algorithm, iterative computation is introduced into the UKF after the measurement update. While the measure- ment noise R is extended into the state vectors before iteration in order to meet the statistic orthogonality of estimate and mea- surement noise. The IUKF algorithm can provide the optimized estimation for the neural network because of its state expansion and iteration. Temperature rise （-20-20℃） and drop （70-20℃） tests for FOG are carried out in an attemperator. The temperature drift model is built with neural network, and it is trained respectively with BP, UKF and IUKF algorithms. The results prove that the proposed model has higher precision compared with the back- propagation （BP） and UKF network models.展开更多
The US Department of Defense （DoD） routinely uses wireless sensor networks （WSNs） for military tactical communications. Sensor node die-out has a significant impact on the topology of a tactical WSN. This is probl...The US Department of Defense （DoD） routinely uses wireless sensor networks （WSNs） for military tactical communications. Sensor node die-out has a significant impact on the topology of a tactical WSN. This is problematic for military applications where situational data is critical to tactical decision making. To increase the amount of time all sensor nodes remain active within the network and to control the network topology tactically, energy efficient routing mechanisms must be employed. In this paper, we aim to provide realistic insights on the practical advantages and disadvantages of using established routing techniques for tactical WSNs. We investigate the following established routing algorithms： direct routing, minimum transmission energy （MTE）, Low Energy Adaptive Cluster Head routing （LEACH）, and zone clustering. Based on the node die out statistics observed with these algorithms and the topological impact the node die outs have on the network, we develop a novel, energy efficient zone clustering algorithm called EZone. Via extensive simulations using MATLAB, we analyze the effectiveness of these algorithms on network performance for single and multiple gateway scenarios and show that the EZone algorithm tactically controls the topology of the network, thereby maintaining significant service area coverage when compared to the other routing algorithms.展开更多
A new thermal ring-opening polymerization technique for 1, 1, 3, 3-tetra-ph enyl-1, 3-disilacyclobutane （TPDC） based on the use of metal nanoparticles produced by pulsed laser ablation was investigated. This method ...A new thermal ring-opening polymerization technique for 1, 1, 3, 3-tetra-ph enyl-1, 3-disilacyclobutane （TPDC） based on the use of metal nanoparticles produced by pulsed laser ablation was investigated. This method facilitates the synthesis of polydiphenysilylenemethyle （PDPhSM） thin film, which is difficult to make by conventional methods because of its insolubility and high melting point. TPDC was first evaporated on silicon substrates and then exposed to metal nanoparticles deposition by pulsed laser ablation prior to heat treatment.The TPDC films with metal nanoparticles were heated in an electric furnace in air atmosphere to induce ring-opening polymerization of TPDC. The film thicknesses before and after polymerization were measured by a stylus profilometer. Since the polymerization process competes with re-evaporation of TPDC during the heating, the thickness ratio of the polymer to the monomer was defined as the polymerization efficiency, which depends greatly on the technology conditions. Therefore, a well trained radial base function neural network model was constructed to approach the complex nonlinear relationship. Moreover, a particle swarm algorithm was firstly introduced to search for an optimum technology directly from RBF neural network model. This ensures that the fabrication of thin film with appropriate properties using pulsed laser ablation requires no in-depth understanding of the entire behavior of the technology conditions.展开更多
One of the important aspects of seamless communication for ubiquitous computing is the dynamic selection of the best access network for a multimodal device in a heterogeneous wireless environment. In this paper, we co...One of the important aspects of seamless communication for ubiquitous computing is the dynamic selection of the best access network for a multimodal device in a heterogeneous wireless environment. In this paper, we consider available bandwidth as a dynamic parameter to select the network in heterogeneous environments. A bootstrap approximation based technique is firstly utilized to estimate the available bandwidth and compare it with hidden Markov model based estimation to check its accuracy. It is then used for the selection of the best suitable network in the heterogeneous environment consisting of 2G and 3G standards based wireless networks. The proposed algorithm is implemented in temporal and spatial domains to check its robustness. The numerical results show that the proposed algorithm gives improved performance in terms of estimation error （less than 15%）, overhead （varies from 0.45% to 72.91%） and reliability （approx. 99%）as compared to the existing algorithm.展开更多
Highway work zones are locations where severe traffic crashes tend to occur.Most of the extant research on work zone crash severity neglects the discrepancy in the injuries sustained by different drivers involved in t...Highway work zones are locations where severe traffic crashes tend to occur.Most of the extant research on work zone crash severity neglects the discrepancy in the injuries sustained by different drivers involved in the same crash.Admittedly,it is essential to analyse crash-level factors to their highest injury severity;but it is equally important to understand driver-level contributing factors to their injury severity to establish effective safety countermeasures to minimize drivers’injury severity.Thus,this research aims to identify the factors with significant impacts on the driver injury severity of work zone crashes and estimate their effects on each severity level.Data on 3880 drivers involved in 2134 work zone crashes are obtained from the Crash Report Sampling System(CRSS)database of the United States and employed for the empirical investigation.A Bayesian hierarchical generalized ordered probit model is advocated for analysing the driver injury severity.Model performance indices suggest that the advocated hierarchical model is superior to the generalized ordered probit model,and considerable within-crash correlation is found across the observed driver injury severity.The estimated parameters show that driver age and sex,alcohol use,vehicle age and type,speeding and speed limit,weather conditions,lighting conditions and crash type have significant effects on the driver injury severity in work zone crashes.Marginal effects of the significant factors on each divided injury severity level are also estimated.Countermeasures are proposed from the results to reduce severe injuries sustained by drivers involved in work zone crashes.展开更多
Causal reasoning plays an important role in situation assessment (SA). Using Bayesian networks to find out the hidden patterns between situation hypothesis and events is the function needed to accomplish in situation ...Causal reasoning plays an important role in situation assessment (SA). Using Bayesian networks to find out the hidden patterns between situation hypothesis and events is the function needed to accomplish in situation as sessment. Based on different link relationship,a Bayesian network model for situation assessment is analyzed in this paper. To overcome the weakness of this model in application for dynamic changed scenario ,this paper presents an approach that uses a dynamic Bayesian network to represent features of the situation hypothesis and events. And the algorithms of propagation of corresponding information through the network are introduced respectively.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(6110418440904018)+3 种基金the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project(2011YQ12004502)the Research Foundation of General Armament Department(201300000008)the Doctor Innovation Fund of Naval University of Engineering(HGBSCXJJ2011008)the Youth Natural Science Foundation of Naval University of Engineering(HGDQNJJ12028)
文摘A novel neural network based on iterated unscented Kalman filter （IUKF） algorithm is established to model and com- pensate for the fiber optic gyro （FOG） bias drift caused by temperature. In the network, FOG temperature and its gradient are set as input and the FOG bias drift is set as the expected output. A 2-5-1 network trained with IUKF algorithm is established. The IUKF algorithm is developed on the basis of the unscented Kalman filter （UKF）. The weight and bias vectors of the hidden layer are set as the state of the UKF and its process and measurement equations are deduced according to the network architecture. To solve the unavoidable estimation deviation of the mean and covariance of the states in the UKF algorithm, iterative computation is introduced into the UKF after the measurement update. While the measure- ment noise R is extended into the state vectors before iteration in order to meet the statistic orthogonality of estimate and mea- surement noise. The IUKF algorithm can provide the optimized estimation for the neural network because of its state expansion and iteration. Temperature rise （-20-20℃） and drop （70-20℃） tests for FOG are carried out in an attemperator. The temperature drift model is built with neural network, and it is trained respectively with BP, UKF and IUKF algorithms. The results prove that the proposed model has higher precision compared with the back- propagation （BP） and UKF network models.
文摘The US Department of Defense （DoD） routinely uses wireless sensor networks （WSNs） for military tactical communications. Sensor node die-out has a significant impact on the topology of a tactical WSN. This is problematic for military applications where situational data is critical to tactical decision making. To increase the amount of time all sensor nodes remain active within the network and to control the network topology tactically, energy efficient routing mechanisms must be employed. In this paper, we aim to provide realistic insights on the practical advantages and disadvantages of using established routing techniques for tactical WSNs. We investigate the following established routing algorithms： direct routing, minimum transmission energy （MTE）, Low Energy Adaptive Cluster Head routing （LEACH）, and zone clustering. Based on the node die out statistics observed with these algorithms and the topological impact the node die outs have on the network, we develop a novel, energy efficient zone clustering algorithm called EZone. Via extensive simulations using MATLAB, we analyze the effectiveness of these algorithms on network performance for single and multiple gateway scenarios and show that the EZone algorithm tactically controls the topology of the network, thereby maintaining significant service area coverage when compared to the other routing algorithms.
基金Funded by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.R405031)Jiaxing Science Planning Project(2009 2007)the Educa-tion Department of Zhejiang Province (No.20051441)
文摘A new thermal ring-opening polymerization technique for 1, 1, 3, 3-tetra-ph enyl-1, 3-disilacyclobutane （TPDC） based on the use of metal nanoparticles produced by pulsed laser ablation was investigated. This method facilitates the synthesis of polydiphenysilylenemethyle （PDPhSM） thin film, which is difficult to make by conventional methods because of its insolubility and high melting point. TPDC was first evaporated on silicon substrates and then exposed to metal nanoparticles deposition by pulsed laser ablation prior to heat treatment.The TPDC films with metal nanoparticles were heated in an electric furnace in air atmosphere to induce ring-opening polymerization of TPDC. The film thicknesses before and after polymerization were measured by a stylus profilometer. Since the polymerization process competes with re-evaporation of TPDC during the heating, the thickness ratio of the polymer to the monomer was defined as the polymerization efficiency, which depends greatly on the technology conditions. Therefore, a well trained radial base function neural network model was constructed to approach the complex nonlinear relationship. Moreover, a particle swarm algorithm was firstly introduced to search for an optimum technology directly from RBF neural network model. This ensures that the fabrication of thin film with appropriate properties using pulsed laser ablation requires no in-depth understanding of the entire behavior of the technology conditions.
文摘One of the important aspects of seamless communication for ubiquitous computing is the dynamic selection of the best access network for a multimodal device in a heterogeneous wireless environment. In this paper, we consider available bandwidth as a dynamic parameter to select the network in heterogeneous environments. A bootstrap approximation based technique is firstly utilized to estimate the available bandwidth and compare it with hidden Markov model based estimation to check its accuracy. It is then used for the selection of the best suitable network in the heterogeneous environment consisting of 2G and 3G standards based wireless networks. The proposed algorithm is implemented in temporal and spatial domains to check its robustness. The numerical results show that the proposed algorithm gives improved performance in terms of estimation error （less than 15%）, overhead （varies from 0.45% to 72.91%） and reliability （approx. 99%）as compared to the existing algorithm.
基金supported by the Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education(Changsha University of Science&Technology)(Grant No.kfj230301).
文摘Highway work zones are locations where severe traffic crashes tend to occur.Most of the extant research on work zone crash severity neglects the discrepancy in the injuries sustained by different drivers involved in the same crash.Admittedly,it is essential to analyse crash-level factors to their highest injury severity;but it is equally important to understand driver-level contributing factors to their injury severity to establish effective safety countermeasures to minimize drivers’injury severity.Thus,this research aims to identify the factors with significant impacts on the driver injury severity of work zone crashes and estimate their effects on each severity level.Data on 3880 drivers involved in 2134 work zone crashes are obtained from the Crash Report Sampling System(CRSS)database of the United States and employed for the empirical investigation.A Bayesian hierarchical generalized ordered probit model is advocated for analysing the driver injury severity.Model performance indices suggest that the advocated hierarchical model is superior to the generalized ordered probit model,and considerable within-crash correlation is found across the observed driver injury severity.The estimated parameters show that driver age and sex,alcohol use,vehicle age and type,speeding and speed limit,weather conditions,lighting conditions and crash type have significant effects on the driver injury severity in work zone crashes.Marginal effects of the significant factors on each divided injury severity level are also estimated.Countermeasures are proposed from the results to reduce severe injuries sustained by drivers involved in work zone crashes.
文摘Causal reasoning plays an important role in situation assessment (SA). Using Bayesian networks to find out the hidden patterns between situation hypothesis and events is the function needed to accomplish in situation as sessment. Based on different link relationship,a Bayesian network model for situation assessment is analyzed in this paper. To overcome the weakness of this model in application for dynamic changed scenario ,this paper presents an approach that uses a dynamic Bayesian network to represent features of the situation hypothesis and events. And the algorithms of propagation of corresponding information through the network are introduced respectively.
