This study aimed to integrate Monte Carlo(MC)simulation with deep learning(DL)-based denoising techniques to achieve fast and accurate prediction of high-quality electronic portal imaging device(EPID)transmission dose...This study aimed to integrate Monte Carlo(MC)simulation with deep learning(DL)-based denoising techniques to achieve fast and accurate prediction of high-quality electronic portal imaging device(EPID)transmission dose(TD)for patientspecific quality assurance(PSQA).A total of 100 lung cases were used to obtain the noisy EPID TD by the ARCHER MC code under four kinds of particle numbers(1×10^(6),1×10^(7),1×10^(8)and 1×10^(9)),and the original EPID TD was denoised by the SUNet neural network.The denoised EPID TD was assessed both qualitatively and quantitatively using the structural similarity(SSIM),peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR),and gamma passing rate(GPR)with respect to 1×10^(9)as a reference.The computation times for both the MC simulation and DL-based denoising were recorded.As the number of particles increased,both the quality of the noisy EPID TD and computation time increased significantly(1×10^(6):1.12 s,1×10^(7):1.72 s,1×10^(8):8.62 s,and 1×10^(9):73.89 s).In contrast,the DL-based denoising time remained at 0.13-0.16 s.The denoised EPID TD shows a smoother visual appearance and profile curves,but differences between 1×10^(6)and 1×10^(9)still remain.SSIM improves from 0.61 to 0.95 for 1×10^(6),0.70 to 0.96 for 1×10^(7),and 0.90 to 0.97 for 1×10^(8).PSNR increases by>20%for 1×10^(6)and 1×10^(7),and>10%for 1×10^(8).GPR improves from 48.47%to 89.10%for 1×10^(6),61.04%to 94.35%for 1×10^(7),and 91.88%to 99.55%for 1×10^(8).The method that combines MC simulation with DL-based denoising for EPID TD generation can accelerate TD prediction and maintain high accuracy,offering a promising solution for efficient PSQA.展开更多
Computational phantoms play an essential role in radiation dosimetry and health physics.Although mesh-type phantoms offer a high resolution and adjustability,their use in dose calculations is limited by their slow com...Computational phantoms play an essential role in radiation dosimetry and health physics.Although mesh-type phantoms offer a high resolution and adjustability,their use in dose calculations is limited by their slow computational speed.Progress in heterogeneous computing has allowed for substantial acceleration in the computation of mesh-type phantoms by utilizing hardware accelerators.In this study,a GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo method was developed to expedite the dose calculation for mesh-type computational phantoms.This involved designing and implementing the entire procedural flow of a GPUaccelerated Monte Carlo program.We employed acceleration structures to process the mesh-type phantom,optimized the traversal methodology,and achieved a flattened structure to overcome the limitations of GPU stack depths.Particle transport methods were realized within the mesh-type phantom,encompassing particle location and intersection techniques.In response to typical external irradiation scenarios,we utilized Geant4 along with the GPU program and its CPU serial code for dose calculations,assessing both computational accuracy and efficiency.In comparison with the benchmark simulated using Geant4 on the CPU using one thread,the relative differences in the organ dose calculated by the GPU program predominantly lay within a margin of 5%,whereas the computational time was reduced by a factor ranging from 120 to 2700.To the best of our knowledge,this study achieved a GPU-accelerated dose calculation method for mesh-type phantoms for the first time,reducing the computational time from hours to seconds per simulation of ten million particles and offering a swift and precise Monte Carlo method for dose calculation in mesh-type computational phantoms.展开更多
Underwater images frequently suffer from chromatic distortion,blurred details,and low contrast,posing significant challenges for enhancement.This paper introduces AquaTree,a novel underwater image enhancement(UIE)meth...Underwater images frequently suffer from chromatic distortion,blurred details,and low contrast,posing significant challenges for enhancement.This paper introduces AquaTree,a novel underwater image enhancement(UIE)method that reformulates the task as a Markov Decision Process(MDP)through the integration of Monte Carlo Tree Search(MCTS)and deep reinforcement learning(DRL).The framework employs an action space of 25 enhancement operators,strategically grouped for basic attribute adjustment,color component balance,correction,and deblurring.Exploration within MCTS is guided by a dual-branch convolutional network,enabling intelligent sequential operator selection.Our core contributions include:(1)a multimodal state representation combining CIELab color histograms with deep perceptual features,(2)a dual-objective reward mechanism optimizing chromatic fidelity and perceptual consistency,and(3)an alternating training strategy co-optimizing enhancement sequences and network parameters.We further propose two inference schemes:an MCTS-based approach prioritizing accuracy at higher computational cost,and an efficient network policy enabling real-time processing with minimal quality loss.Comprehensive evaluations on the UIEB Dataset and Color correction and haze removal comparisons on the U45 Dataset demonstrate AquaTree’s superiority,significantly outperforming nine state-of-the-art methods across five established underwater image quality metrics.展开更多
Stand age plays a crucial role in forest biomass estimation and carbon cycle modeling.Assessing the uncertainty of stand age prediction models and identifying the key driving factors in the modeling process have becom...Stand age plays a crucial role in forest biomass estimation and carbon cycle modeling.Assessing the uncertainty of stand age prediction models and identifying the key driving factors in the modeling process have become major challenges in forestry research.In this study,we selected the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region of Northeast China as the research area and utilized multi-source datasets from the summer of 2019 to extract information on spectral,textural,climatic,water balance,and stand characteristics.By integrating the Random Forest(RF)model with Monte Carlo(MC)simulation,we constructed six regression models based on different combina-tions of features and evaluated the uncertainty of each model.Furthermore,we investigated the driving factors influencing stand age modeling by analyzing the effects of different types of features on age inversion.Model performance and accuracy were assessed using the root mean square error(RMSE),mean absolute error(MAE),and the coefficient of determination(R^(2)),while the relative root mean square error(rRMSE)was employed to quantify model uncertainty.The results indicate that the scenarios with more obvious improve-ment in accuracy and effective reduction in uncertainty were Scenario 3 with the inclusion of climate and water balance information(RMSE=25.54 yr,MAE=18.03 yr,R^(2)=0.51,rRMSE=19.17%)and Scenario 5 with the inclusion of stand characterization informa-tion(RMSE=18.47 yr,MAE=13.05 yr,R^(2)=0.74,rRMSE=16.99%).Scenario 6,incorporating all feature types,achieved the highest accuracy(RMSE=17.60 yr,MAE=12.06 yr,R^(2)=0.77,rRMSE=14.19%).In this study,elevation,minimum temperature,and diameter at breast height(DBH)emerged as the key drivers of stand-age modeling.The proposed method can be used to identify drivers and to quantify uncertainty in stand-age estimation,providing a useful reference for improving model accuracy and uncertainty assessment.展开更多
针对多部位损伤(Multiple Site Damage,MSD)结构安全性评估问题,通过Monte-Carlo方法对MSD结构的失效概率进行预测和分析。首先,基于多孔铝板的多裂纹萌生试验,得出裂纹萌生寿命服从对数正态分布,为多裂纹萌生分析提供支持;通过多孔铝...针对多部位损伤(Multiple Site Damage,MSD)结构安全性评估问题,通过Monte-Carlo方法对MSD结构的失效概率进行预测和分析。首先,基于多孔铝板的多裂纹萌生试验,得出裂纹萌生寿命服从对数正态分布,为多裂纹萌生分析提供支持;通过多孔铝板的剩余强度试验得到铆钉孔直径、铆钉孔间距和裂纹萌生位置对结构剩余强度均有一定影响。其次,通过对裂纹萌生寿命分布进行随机抽样生成初始裂纹并使用组合法结合Paris公式,实现多裂纹随机扩展的模拟;在试验数据基础上,对传统的Irwin塑性区连通准则进行改进,发现改进的Irwin塑性区连通准则在孔间距大于10mm时的误差大大降低,并结合净截面屈服准则以获得更好的剩余强度预测结果;将随机性的裂纹萌生和扩展过程与确定性的剩余强度预测方法相结合,建立基于Monte-Carlo方法的MSD结构的失效概率预测模型。最后,通过算例分析,该模型能够得到MSD结构的失效概率曲线,实现结构安全性评估。结果表明MSD结构的失效概率会在短时间内迅速增加,需要在裂纹萌生寿命附近进行限制。展开更多
The Monte Carlo(MC)method offers significant advantages in handling complex geometries and physical processes in particle transport problems and has become a widely used approach in reactor physics analysis,radiation ...The Monte Carlo(MC)method offers significant advantages in handling complex geometries and physical processes in particle transport problems and has become a widely used approach in reactor physics analysis,radiation shielding design,and medical physics.However,with the rapid advancement of new nuclear energy systems,the Monte Carlo method faces challenges in efficiency,accuracy,and adaptability,limiting its effectiveness in meeting modern design requirements.Overcoming technical obstacles related to high-fidelity coupling,high-resolution computation,and intelligent design is essential for using the Monte Carlo method as a reliable tool in numerical analysis for these new nuclear energy systems.To address these challenges,the Nuclear Energy and Application Laboratory(NEAL)team at the University of South China developed a multifunctional and generalized intelligent code platform called MagicMC,based on the Monte Carlo particle transport method.MagicMC is a developing tool dedicated to nuclear applications,incorporating intelligent methodologies.It consists of two primary components:a basic unit and a functional unit.The basic unit,which functions similarly to a standard Monte Carlo particle transport code,includes seven modules:geometry,source,transport,database,tally,output,and auxiliary.The functional unit builds on the basic unit by adding functional modules to address complex and diverse applications in nuclear analysis.MagicMC introduces a dynamic Monte Carlo particle transport algorithm to address time-space particle transport problems within emerging nuclear energy systems and incorporates a CPU-GPU heterogeneous parallel framework to enable high-efficiency,high-resolution simulations for large-scale computational problems.Anticipating future trends in intelligent design,MagicMC integrates several advanced features,including CAD-based geometry modeling,global variance reduction methods,multi-objective shielding optimization,high-resolution activation analysis,multi-physics coupling,and radiation therapy.In this paper,various numerical benchmarks-spanning reactor transient simulations,material activation analysis,radiation shielding optimization,and medical dosimetry analysis-are presented to validate MagicMC.The numerical results demonstrate MagicMC's efficiency,accuracy,and reliability in these preliminary applications,underscoring its potential to support technological advancements in developing high-fidelity,high-resolution,and high-intelligence MC-based tools for advanced nuclear applications.展开更多
Large-scale point cloud datasets form the basis for training various deep learning networks and achieving high-quality network processing tasks.Due to the diversity and robustness constraints of the data,data augmenta...Large-scale point cloud datasets form the basis for training various deep learning networks and achieving high-quality network processing tasks.Due to the diversity and robustness constraints of the data,data augmentation(DA)methods are utilised to expand dataset diversity and scale.However,due to the complex and distinct characteristics of LiDAR point cloud data from different platforms(such as missile-borne and vehicular LiDAR data),directly applying traditional 2D visual domain DA methods to 3D data can lead to networks trained using this approach not robustly achieving the corresponding tasks.To address this issue,the present study explores DA for missile-borne LiDAR point cloud using a Monte Carlo(MC)simulation method that closely resembles practical application.Firstly,the model of multi-sensor imaging system is established,taking into account the joint errors arising from the platform itself and the relative motion during the imaging process.A distortion simulation method based on MC simulation for augmenting missile-borne LiDAR point cloud data is proposed,underpinned by an analysis of combined errors between different modal sensors,achieving high-quality augmentation of point cloud data.The effectiveness of the proposed method in addressing imaging system errors and distortion simulation is validated using the imaging scene dataset constructed in this paper.Comparative experiments between the proposed point cloud DA algorithm and the current state-of-the-art algorithms in point cloud detection and single object tracking tasks demonstrate that the proposed method can improve the network performance obtained from unaugmented datasets by over 17.3%and 17.9%,surpassing SOTA performance of current point cloud DA algorithms.展开更多
随着自动驾驶技术的快速发展,如何保证自动驾驶系统的安全性变得愈发重要,因此预期功能安全(Safety of The Intended Functionality, SOTIF)的概念应运而生,它主要是为了减少由于系统非预期的感知和决策错误而引起的危害。本文提出了一...随着自动驾驶技术的快速发展,如何保证自动驾驶系统的安全性变得愈发重要,因此预期功能安全(Safety of The Intended Functionality, SOTIF)的概念应运而生,它主要是为了减少由于系统非预期的感知和决策错误而引起的危害。本文提出了一种依托自然驾驶数据的SOTIF自动化生成测试用例的方法。通过采集360°IBEO与环视摄像头数据,分析了4000多个前车切入场景,对关键变量进行参数化建模。采用改进的Monte-Carlo抽样技术,处理独立与非独立随机变量的联合分布,生成覆盖广泛场景的测试用例。实验结果表明该方法显著提升了测试用例生成效率,全面覆盖边角、危险及极端场景,解决了SOTIF测试中自动化生成测试用例的难题,为自动驾驶系统的预期功能安全评估提供了有效支持。展开更多
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFC2404604)Chongqing Research Institution Performance Incentive Guidance Special Project(No.CSTB2023JXJL-YFX0080)Chongqing Medical Scientific Research Project(Joint project of Chongqing Health Commission and Science and Technology Bureau)(No.2022DBXM005)。
文摘This study aimed to integrate Monte Carlo(MC)simulation with deep learning(DL)-based denoising techniques to achieve fast and accurate prediction of high-quality electronic portal imaging device(EPID)transmission dose(TD)for patientspecific quality assurance(PSQA).A total of 100 lung cases were used to obtain the noisy EPID TD by the ARCHER MC code under four kinds of particle numbers(1×10^(6),1×10^(7),1×10^(8)and 1×10^(9)),and the original EPID TD was denoised by the SUNet neural network.The denoised EPID TD was assessed both qualitatively and quantitatively using the structural similarity(SSIM),peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR),and gamma passing rate(GPR)with respect to 1×10^(9)as a reference.The computation times for both the MC simulation and DL-based denoising were recorded.As the number of particles increased,both the quality of the noisy EPID TD and computation time increased significantly(1×10^(6):1.12 s,1×10^(7):1.72 s,1×10^(8):8.62 s,and 1×10^(9):73.89 s).In contrast,the DL-based denoising time remained at 0.13-0.16 s.The denoised EPID TD shows a smoother visual appearance and profile curves,but differences between 1×10^(6)and 1×10^(9)still remain.SSIM improves from 0.61 to 0.95 for 1×10^(6),0.70 to 0.96 for 1×10^(7),and 0.90 to 0.97 for 1×10^(8).PSNR increases by>20%for 1×10^(6)and 1×10^(7),and>10%for 1×10^(8).GPR improves from 48.47%to 89.10%for 1×10^(6),61.04%to 94.35%for 1×10^(7),and 91.88%to 99.55%for 1×10^(8).The method that combines MC simulation with DL-based denoising for EPID TD generation can accelerate TD prediction and maintain high accuracy,offering a promising solution for efficient PSQA.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U2167209 and 12375312)Open-end Fund Projects of China Institute for Radiation Protection Scientific Research Platform(CIRP-HYYFZH-2023ZD001).
文摘Computational phantoms play an essential role in radiation dosimetry and health physics.Although mesh-type phantoms offer a high resolution and adjustability,their use in dose calculations is limited by their slow computational speed.Progress in heterogeneous computing has allowed for substantial acceleration in the computation of mesh-type phantoms by utilizing hardware accelerators.In this study,a GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo method was developed to expedite the dose calculation for mesh-type computational phantoms.This involved designing and implementing the entire procedural flow of a GPUaccelerated Monte Carlo program.We employed acceleration structures to process the mesh-type phantom,optimized the traversal methodology,and achieved a flattened structure to overcome the limitations of GPU stack depths.Particle transport methods were realized within the mesh-type phantom,encompassing particle location and intersection techniques.In response to typical external irradiation scenarios,we utilized Geant4 along with the GPU program and its CPU serial code for dose calculations,assessing both computational accuracy and efficiency.In comparison with the benchmark simulated using Geant4 on the CPU using one thread,the relative differences in the organ dose calculated by the GPU program predominantly lay within a margin of 5%,whereas the computational time was reduced by a factor ranging from 120 to 2700.To the best of our knowledge,this study achieved a GPU-accelerated dose calculation method for mesh-type phantoms for the first time,reducing the computational time from hours to seconds per simulation of ten million particles and offering a swift and precise Monte Carlo method for dose calculation in mesh-type computational phantoms.
基金supported by theHubei Provincial Technology Innovation Special Project and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province under Grants 2023BEB024,2024AFC066,respectively.
文摘Underwater images frequently suffer from chromatic distortion,blurred details,and low contrast,posing significant challenges for enhancement.This paper introduces AquaTree,a novel underwater image enhancement(UIE)method that reformulates the task as a Markov Decision Process(MDP)through the integration of Monte Carlo Tree Search(MCTS)and deep reinforcement learning(DRL).The framework employs an action space of 25 enhancement operators,strategically grouped for basic attribute adjustment,color component balance,correction,and deblurring.Exploration within MCTS is guided by a dual-branch convolutional network,enabling intelligent sequential operator selection.Our core contributions include:(1)a multimodal state representation combining CIELab color histograms with deep perceptual features,(2)a dual-objective reward mechanism optimizing chromatic fidelity and perceptual consistency,and(3)an alternating training strategy co-optimizing enhancement sequences and network parameters.We further propose two inference schemes:an MCTS-based approach prioritizing accuracy at higher computational cost,and an efficient network policy enabling real-time processing with minimal quality loss.Comprehensive evaluations on the UIEB Dataset and Color correction and haze removal comparisons on the U45 Dataset demonstrate AquaTree’s superiority,significantly outperforming nine state-of-the-art methods across five established underwater image quality metrics.
基金Under the auspices of the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32371875,32001249)。
文摘Stand age plays a crucial role in forest biomass estimation and carbon cycle modeling.Assessing the uncertainty of stand age prediction models and identifying the key driving factors in the modeling process have become major challenges in forestry research.In this study,we selected the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region of Northeast China as the research area and utilized multi-source datasets from the summer of 2019 to extract information on spectral,textural,climatic,water balance,and stand characteristics.By integrating the Random Forest(RF)model with Monte Carlo(MC)simulation,we constructed six regression models based on different combina-tions of features and evaluated the uncertainty of each model.Furthermore,we investigated the driving factors influencing stand age modeling by analyzing the effects of different types of features on age inversion.Model performance and accuracy were assessed using the root mean square error(RMSE),mean absolute error(MAE),and the coefficient of determination(R^(2)),while the relative root mean square error(rRMSE)was employed to quantify model uncertainty.The results indicate that the scenarios with more obvious improve-ment in accuracy and effective reduction in uncertainty were Scenario 3 with the inclusion of climate and water balance information(RMSE=25.54 yr,MAE=18.03 yr,R^(2)=0.51,rRMSE=19.17%)and Scenario 5 with the inclusion of stand characterization informa-tion(RMSE=18.47 yr,MAE=13.05 yr,R^(2)=0.74,rRMSE=16.99%).Scenario 6,incorporating all feature types,achieved the highest accuracy(RMSE=17.60 yr,MAE=12.06 yr,R^(2)=0.77,rRMSE=14.19%).In this study,elevation,minimum temperature,and diameter at breast height(DBH)emerged as the key drivers of stand-age modeling.The proposed method can be used to identify drivers and to quantify uncertainty in stand-age estimation,providing a useful reference for improving model accuracy and uncertainty assessment.
文摘针对多部位损伤(Multiple Site Damage,MSD)结构安全性评估问题,通过Monte-Carlo方法对MSD结构的失效概率进行预测和分析。首先,基于多孔铝板的多裂纹萌生试验,得出裂纹萌生寿命服从对数正态分布,为多裂纹萌生分析提供支持;通过多孔铝板的剩余强度试验得到铆钉孔直径、铆钉孔间距和裂纹萌生位置对结构剩余强度均有一定影响。其次,通过对裂纹萌生寿命分布进行随机抽样生成初始裂纹并使用组合法结合Paris公式,实现多裂纹随机扩展的模拟;在试验数据基础上,对传统的Irwin塑性区连通准则进行改进,发现改进的Irwin塑性区连通准则在孔间距大于10mm时的误差大大降低,并结合净截面屈服准则以获得更好的剩余强度预测结果;将随机性的裂纹萌生和扩展过程与确定性的剩余强度预测方法相结合,建立基于Monte-Carlo方法的MSD结构的失效概率预测模型。最后,通过算例分析,该模型能够得到MSD结构的失效概率曲线,实现结构安全性评估。结果表明MSD结构的失效概率会在短时间内迅速增加,需要在裂纹萌生寿命附近进行限制。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12475174 and U2267207)YueLuShan Center Industrial Innovation(No.2024YCII0108)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(No.2022JJ40345)Science and Technology Innovation Project of Hengyang(No.202250045336)the Project of State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection,Soochow University(No.GZK12023031)。
文摘The Monte Carlo(MC)method offers significant advantages in handling complex geometries and physical processes in particle transport problems and has become a widely used approach in reactor physics analysis,radiation shielding design,and medical physics.However,with the rapid advancement of new nuclear energy systems,the Monte Carlo method faces challenges in efficiency,accuracy,and adaptability,limiting its effectiveness in meeting modern design requirements.Overcoming technical obstacles related to high-fidelity coupling,high-resolution computation,and intelligent design is essential for using the Monte Carlo method as a reliable tool in numerical analysis for these new nuclear energy systems.To address these challenges,the Nuclear Energy and Application Laboratory(NEAL)team at the University of South China developed a multifunctional and generalized intelligent code platform called MagicMC,based on the Monte Carlo particle transport method.MagicMC is a developing tool dedicated to nuclear applications,incorporating intelligent methodologies.It consists of two primary components:a basic unit and a functional unit.The basic unit,which functions similarly to a standard Monte Carlo particle transport code,includes seven modules:geometry,source,transport,database,tally,output,and auxiliary.The functional unit builds on the basic unit by adding functional modules to address complex and diverse applications in nuclear analysis.MagicMC introduces a dynamic Monte Carlo particle transport algorithm to address time-space particle transport problems within emerging nuclear energy systems and incorporates a CPU-GPU heterogeneous parallel framework to enable high-efficiency,high-resolution simulations for large-scale computational problems.Anticipating future trends in intelligent design,MagicMC integrates several advanced features,including CAD-based geometry modeling,global variance reduction methods,multi-objective shielding optimization,high-resolution activation analysis,multi-physics coupling,and radiation therapy.In this paper,various numerical benchmarks-spanning reactor transient simulations,material activation analysis,radiation shielding optimization,and medical dosimetry analysis-are presented to validate MagicMC.The numerical results demonstrate MagicMC's efficiency,accuracy,and reliability in these preliminary applications,underscoring its potential to support technological advancements in developing high-fidelity,high-resolution,and high-intelligence MC-based tools for advanced nuclear applications.
基金Postgraduate Innovation Top notch Talent Training Project of Hunan Province,Grant/Award Number:CX20220045Scientific Research Project of National University of Defense Technology,Grant/Award Number:22-ZZCX-07+2 种基金New Era Education Quality Project of Anhui Province,Grant/Award Number:2023cxcysj194National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:62201597,62205372,1210456foundation of Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center,Grant/Award Number:KY23C502。
文摘Large-scale point cloud datasets form the basis for training various deep learning networks and achieving high-quality network processing tasks.Due to the diversity and robustness constraints of the data,data augmentation(DA)methods are utilised to expand dataset diversity and scale.However,due to the complex and distinct characteristics of LiDAR point cloud data from different platforms(such as missile-borne and vehicular LiDAR data),directly applying traditional 2D visual domain DA methods to 3D data can lead to networks trained using this approach not robustly achieving the corresponding tasks.To address this issue,the present study explores DA for missile-borne LiDAR point cloud using a Monte Carlo(MC)simulation method that closely resembles practical application.Firstly,the model of multi-sensor imaging system is established,taking into account the joint errors arising from the platform itself and the relative motion during the imaging process.A distortion simulation method based on MC simulation for augmenting missile-borne LiDAR point cloud data is proposed,underpinned by an analysis of combined errors between different modal sensors,achieving high-quality augmentation of point cloud data.The effectiveness of the proposed method in addressing imaging system errors and distortion simulation is validated using the imaging scene dataset constructed in this paper.Comparative experiments between the proposed point cloud DA algorithm and the current state-of-the-art algorithms in point cloud detection and single object tracking tasks demonstrate that the proposed method can improve the network performance obtained from unaugmented datasets by over 17.3%and 17.9%,surpassing SOTA performance of current point cloud DA algorithms.
文摘随着自动驾驶技术的快速发展,如何保证自动驾驶系统的安全性变得愈发重要,因此预期功能安全(Safety of The Intended Functionality, SOTIF)的概念应运而生,它主要是为了减少由于系统非预期的感知和决策错误而引起的危害。本文提出了一种依托自然驾驶数据的SOTIF自动化生成测试用例的方法。通过采集360°IBEO与环视摄像头数据,分析了4000多个前车切入场景,对关键变量进行参数化建模。采用改进的Monte-Carlo抽样技术,处理独立与非独立随机变量的联合分布,生成覆盖广泛场景的测试用例。实验结果表明该方法显著提升了测试用例生成效率,全面覆盖边角、危险及极端场景,解决了SOTIF测试中自动化生成测试用例的难题,为自动驾驶系统的预期功能安全评估提供了有效支持。
