The sliding chairs are important components that support the switch rail conversion in the railway turnout.Due to the harsh environmental erosion and the attack from the wheel vibration,the failure rate of the sliding...The sliding chairs are important components that support the switch rail conversion in the railway turnout.Due to the harsh environmental erosion and the attack from the wheel vibration,the failure rate of the sliding chairs accounts for up to 10%of the total failure number in turnout.However,there is little research carried out in the existing literature to diagnose the deterioration states of the sliding chairs.To fill out this gap,by utilizing the images containing the sliding chairs,we propose an improved You Only Look Once version 7(YOLOv7)to identify the state of the sliding chairs.Specifically,to meet the challenge brought by the small inter-class differences among the sliding chair states,we first integrate the Convolutional Block Attention Module(CBAM)into the YOLOv7 backbone to screen the information conducive to state identification.Then,an extra detector for a small object is customized into the YOLOv7 network in order to detect the small-scale sliding chairs in images.Meanwhile,we revise the localization loss in the objective function as the Efficient Intersection over Union(EIoU)to optimize the design of the aspect ratio,which helps the localization of the sliding chairs.Next,to address the issue caused by the varying scales of the sliding chairs,we employ K-means++to optimize the priori selection of the initial anchor boxes.Finally,based on the images collected from real-world turnouts,the proposed method is verified and the results show that our method outperforms the basic YOLOv7 in the state identification of the sliding chairs with 4%improvements in terms of both mean Average Precision@0.5(mAP@0.5)and F1-score.展开更多
A s a means to carr y out educational ac tivities and cultivate talents on international standardization,the workshop for ISO Chairs and Convenors co-organized by ISO and SAC was held from October 30 to November 8at C...A s a means to carr y out educational ac tivities and cultivate talents on international standardization,the workshop for ISO Chairs and Convenors co-organized by ISO and SAC was held from October 30 to November 8at China Jiliang University in Hangzhou,eastern China’s Zhejiang province.Five ISO experts were invited to give lectures on the exper tise on technical work process,展开更多
Chairs are the most common furniture in household environments,and reclining chairs specifically cater to the functional needs of the elderly.With the gradually increasing aging population,our preliminary research has...Chairs are the most common furniture in household environments,and reclining chairs specifically cater to the functional needs of the elderly.With the gradually increasing aging population,our preliminary research has revealed that current reclining chair designs often fail to align with the physical dimensions and needs of older adults.Many designs appear to prioritize technology over usability,resulting in a homogenous product landscape.Using statistical analysis and the weighted average method,an elderly-friendly reclining chair that considers height,depth,and width is designed.The final design aims to meet the psychological and physiological needs of self-care,semi-dependent,and fully dependent elderly individuals.Adhering to the“people-oriented”design philosophy and targeting“convenience and efficiency,”our ultimate goal is to create a reclining chair that helps the elderly lie down,stand up,and sit down with dignity.This innovative approach offers a new perspective for the market of aging-friendly furniture.展开更多
1.Qiushi Chair Professor Applicants should be scholars with systematic and innovative achievements and extensive academic recognition by international peers,such as recipients of internationally renowned awards,academ...1.Qiushi Chair Professor Applicants should be scholars with systematic and innovative achievements and extensive academic recognition by international peers,such as recipients of internationally renowned awards,academicians of the Academy of Sciences or the Academy of Engineering of developed countries,and other international top scholars.展开更多
Yongduan Song (PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA) received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&am...Yongduan Song (PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA) received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&T State University,USA,from 1993 to 2008 and a Langley Distinguished Professor with the National Institute of Aerospace,USA,from 2005 to 2008.He is currently the Chair Professor with School of Automation,Chongqing University.He was one of the six Langley Distinguished Professors with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA),USA,and the Founding Director of Cooperative Systems with NIA.His current research interests include intelligent systems,guidance navigation and control,and bio-inspired adaptive and cooperative systems.展开更多
Frank L.Lewis(Life Fellow,IEEE)received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University o...Frank L.Lewis(Life Fellow,IEEE)received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author of seven U.S.patents,numerous journal special issues and journal articles,and 20 books.展开更多
Yongduan Song(PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA)received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&...Yongduan Song(PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA)received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&T State University,USA,from 1993 to 2008 and a Langley Distinguished Professor with the National Institute of Aerospace,USA,from 2005 to 2008.He is currently the Chair Professor with School of Automation,Chongqing University.He was one of the six Langley Distinguished Professors with the National Institute of Aerospace(NIA),USA,and the Founding Director of Cooperative Systems with NIA.His current research interests include intelligent systems.展开更多
Frank L.Lewis (Life Fellow,IEEE) received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University...Frank L.Lewis (Life Fellow,IEEE) received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author of seven U.S.patents,numerous journal special issues and journal articles,and 20 books.He received the Fulbright Research Award,the NSF Research Initiation Grant,the ASEE Terman Award,the International Neural Network Society Gabor Award,the U.K.Institute of Measurement and Control Honeywell Field Engineering Medal,the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Neural Networks Pioneer Award,the AIAA Intelligent Systems Award,and the AACC Ragazzini Award.展开更多
Frank L.Lewis(Life Fellow,IEEE)received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He iscurrently a member of the National Academy of Inventorsand the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University ofT...Frank L.Lewis(Life Fellow,IEEE)received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He iscurrently a member of the National Academy of Inventorsand the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University ofTexas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author ofseven U.s.patents,numerous journal special issues andjournal articles,and 20 books.展开更多
Frank L.Lewis (Life Fellow,IEEE) received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University...Frank L.Lewis (Life Fellow,IEEE) received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author of seven U.S.patents,numerous journal special issues and journal articles,and 20 books.He received the Fulbright Research Award,the NSF Research Initiation Grant,the ASEE Terman Award,the International Neural Network Society Gabor Award,the U.K.Institute of Measurement and Control Honeywell Field Engineering Medal,the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Neural Networks Pioneer Award,the AIAA Intelligent Systems Award,andthe AACC Ragazzini Award.展开更多
The ＂poly＂ chair is a combination of the excellent elements of traditional arts and crafts and modern materials. Some innovations have been made while respecting the lines and patterns of the traditional chair in th...The ＂poly＂ chair is a combination of the excellent elements of traditional arts and crafts and modern materials. Some innovations have been made while respecting the lines and patterns of the traditional chair in the design of the ＂poly＂ chair. The structure of the chair adopts the traditional pattern fish scale pattern, engraving it on the seat surface, which not only looks beautiful but also plays a supporting role; its transparent feeling gives a visual feast. In each of its structures, some of our traditional elements are properly applied to the chairs. Break the wooden structure of the past, the use of stainless steel material, the perfect combination of traditional and modern elements. So that ＂poly＂ chair is not only an ornamental handicrafts, but also a use of furniture, functional and decorative unity. In giving the feeling of light and transparent at the same time, gives a sense of grace. This design report details the selection of topics from research, to the design of the entire process.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFF0501102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52372308,U2368202,U1934219,52202392,52022010,U22A2046,52172322,and 62271486).
文摘The sliding chairs are important components that support the switch rail conversion in the railway turnout.Due to the harsh environmental erosion and the attack from the wheel vibration,the failure rate of the sliding chairs accounts for up to 10%of the total failure number in turnout.However,there is little research carried out in the existing literature to diagnose the deterioration states of the sliding chairs.To fill out this gap,by utilizing the images containing the sliding chairs,we propose an improved You Only Look Once version 7(YOLOv7)to identify the state of the sliding chairs.Specifically,to meet the challenge brought by the small inter-class differences among the sliding chair states,we first integrate the Convolutional Block Attention Module(CBAM)into the YOLOv7 backbone to screen the information conducive to state identification.Then,an extra detector for a small object is customized into the YOLOv7 network in order to detect the small-scale sliding chairs in images.Meanwhile,we revise the localization loss in the objective function as the Efficient Intersection over Union(EIoU)to optimize the design of the aspect ratio,which helps the localization of the sliding chairs.Next,to address the issue caused by the varying scales of the sliding chairs,we employ K-means++to optimize the priori selection of the initial anchor boxes.Finally,based on the images collected from real-world turnouts,the proposed method is verified and the results show that our method outperforms the basic YOLOv7 in the state identification of the sliding chairs with 4%improvements in terms of both mean Average Precision@0.5(mAP@0.5)and F1-score.
文摘A s a means to carr y out educational ac tivities and cultivate talents on international standardization,the workshop for ISO Chairs and Convenors co-organized by ISO and SAC was held from October 30 to November 8at China Jiliang University in Hangzhou,eastern China’s Zhejiang province.Five ISO experts were invited to give lectures on the exper tise on technical work process,
基金Chongqing University of Engineering Internal Fund Key Project in Natural Sciences:Research on Spatial Syntax Parameters and Combination Patterns of Elderly Care Centers in Urban and Rural Communities from a Multidimensional Logical Perspective(Project No:XJXM202412014)。
文摘Chairs are the most common furniture in household environments,and reclining chairs specifically cater to the functional needs of the elderly.With the gradually increasing aging population,our preliminary research has revealed that current reclining chair designs often fail to align with the physical dimensions and needs of older adults.Many designs appear to prioritize technology over usability,resulting in a homogenous product landscape.Using statistical analysis and the weighted average method,an elderly-friendly reclining chair that considers height,depth,and width is designed.The final design aims to meet the psychological and physiological needs of self-care,semi-dependent,and fully dependent elderly individuals.Adhering to the“people-oriented”design philosophy and targeting“convenience and efficiency,”our ultimate goal is to create a reclining chair that helps the elderly lie down,stand up,and sit down with dignity.This innovative approach offers a new perspective for the market of aging-friendly furniture.
文摘1.Qiushi Chair Professor Applicants should be scholars with systematic and innovative achievements and extensive academic recognition by international peers,such as recipients of internationally renowned awards,academicians of the Academy of Sciences or the Academy of Engineering of developed countries,and other international top scholars.
文摘Yongduan Song (PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA) received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&T State University,USA,from 1993 to 2008 and a Langley Distinguished Professor with the National Institute of Aerospace,USA,from 2005 to 2008.He is currently the Chair Professor with School of Automation,Chongqing University.He was one of the six Langley Distinguished Professors with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA),USA,and the Founding Director of Cooperative Systems with NIA.His current research interests include intelligent systems,guidance navigation and control,and bio-inspired adaptive and cooperative systems.
文摘Frank L.Lewis(Life Fellow,IEEE)received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author of seven U.S.patents,numerous journal special issues and journal articles,and 20 books.
文摘Yongduan Song(PhD,PE,Fellow IEEE,AAIA,CAA)received the Ph.D.degree in electrical and computer engineering from Tennessee Technological University,USA,in 1992.He held a tenured Full Professor with North Carolina A&T State University,USA,from 1993 to 2008 and a Langley Distinguished Professor with the National Institute of Aerospace,USA,from 2005 to 2008.He is currently the Chair Professor with School of Automation,Chongqing University.He was one of the six Langley Distinguished Professors with the National Institute of Aerospace(NIA),USA,and the Founding Director of Cooperative Systems with NIA.His current research interests include intelligent systems.
文摘Frank L.Lewis (Life Fellow,IEEE) received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author of seven U.S.patents,numerous journal special issues and journal articles,and 20 books.He received the Fulbright Research Award,the NSF Research Initiation Grant,the ASEE Terman Award,the International Neural Network Society Gabor Award,the U.K.Institute of Measurement and Control Honeywell Field Engineering Medal,the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Neural Networks Pioneer Award,the AIAA Intelligent Systems Award,and the AACC Ragazzini Award.
文摘Frank L.Lewis(Life Fellow,IEEE)received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He iscurrently a member of the National Academy of Inventorsand the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University ofTexas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author ofseven U.s.patents,numerous journal special issues andjournal articles,and 20 books.
文摘Frank L.Lewis (Life Fellow,IEEE) received the Ph.D.degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.He is currently a member of the National Academy of Inventors and the Moncrief-O'Donnell Chair with The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute.He is the author of seven U.S.patents,numerous journal special issues and journal articles,and 20 books.He received the Fulbright Research Award,the NSF Research Initiation Grant,the ASEE Terman Award,the International Neural Network Society Gabor Award,the U.K.Institute of Measurement and Control Honeywell Field Engineering Medal,the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Neural Networks Pioneer Award,the AIAA Intelligent Systems Award,andthe AACC Ragazzini Award.
文摘The ＂poly＂ chair is a combination of the excellent elements of traditional arts and crafts and modern materials. Some innovations have been made while respecting the lines and patterns of the traditional chair in the design of the ＂poly＂ chair. The structure of the chair adopts the traditional pattern fish scale pattern, engraving it on the seat surface, which not only looks beautiful but also plays a supporting role; its transparent feeling gives a visual feast. In each of its structures, some of our traditional elements are properly applied to the chairs. Break the wooden structure of the past, the use of stainless steel material, the perfect combination of traditional and modern elements. So that ＂poly＂ chair is not only an ornamental handicrafts, but also a use of furniture, functional and decorative unity. In giving the feeling of light and transparent at the same time, gives a sense of grace. This design report details the selection of topics from research, to the design of the entire process.
