The advent of sixth-generation(6G)networks introduces unprecedented challenges in achieving seamless connectivity,ultra-low latency,and efficient resource management in highly dynamic environments.Although fifth-gener...The advent of sixth-generation(6G)networks introduces unprecedented challenges in achieving seamless connectivity,ultra-low latency,and efficient resource management in highly dynamic environments.Although fifth-generation(5G)networks transformed mobile broadband and machine-type communications at massive scales,their properties of scaling,interference management,and latency remain a limitation in dense high mobility settings.To overcome these limitations,artificial intelligence(AI)and unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)have emerged as potential solutions to develop versatile,dynamic,and energy-efficient communication systems.The study proposes an AI-based UAV architecture that utilizes cooperative reinforcement learning(CoRL)to manage an autonomous network.The UAVs collaborate by sharing local observations and real-time state exchanges to optimize user connectivity,movement directions,allocate power,and resource distribution.Unlike conventional centralized or autonomous methods,CoRL involves joint state sharing and conflict-sensitive reward shaping,which ensures fair coverage,less interference,and enhanced adaptability in a dynamic urban environment.Simulations conducted in smart city scenarios with 10 UAVs and 50 ground users demonstrate that the proposed CoRL-based UAV system increases user coverage by up to 10%,achieves convergence 40%faster,and reduces latency and energy consumption by 30%compared with centralized and decentralized baselines.Furthermore,the distributed nature of the algorithm ensures scalability and flexibility,making it well-suited for future large-scale 6G deployments.The results highlighted that AI-enabled UAV systems enhance connectivity,support ultra-reliable low-latency communications(URLLC),and improve 6G network efficiency.Future work will extend the framework with adaptive modulation,beamforming-aware positioning,and real-world testbed deployment.展开更多
Microstrip antennas are low-profile antennas that are utilized in wireless communication systems.In recent years,communication engineers have been increasingly interested in it.Because of downsizing,novelty,and cost re...Microstrip antennas are low-profile antennas that are utilized in wireless communication systems.In recent years,communication engineers have been increasingly interested in it.Because of downsizing,novelty,and cost reduction,the number of wireless standards has expanded in recent years.Wideband tech-nologies have evolved in addition to analog and digital services.Radars necessi-tate antenna subsystems that are low-profile and lightweight.Microstrip antennas have these qualities and are suited for radars as an alternative to the bulky and heavyweight reflector/slotted waveguide array antennas.A perforated corner single-line fed microstrip antenna is designed here.When compared to the basic square microstrip antenna,this antenna has better specifications.Because key issue is determining the best values for various antenna parameters when devel-oping the patch antenna.Optimized Neural Network(ONN)is one potential tech-nique utilized to solve this issue,and this work also uses Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO)to enhance the antenna performance.Return loss(S11)and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR)parameters are considered in all situations,developed with Advanced Design System(ADS)applications.The transmitters are made to emit in the Ku-band,which covers a wide range of wavelengths.From 5–15 GHz,it is used in most current radars.The ADS suite is used to create the simulation design.展开更多
Wireless networks support numerous terminals,manage large data volumes,and provide diverse services,but the vulnerability to environmental changes leads to increased complexity and costs.Situational awareness has been...Wireless networks support numerous terminals,manage large data volumes,and provide diverse services,but the vulnerability to environmental changes leads to increased complexity and costs.Situational awareness has been widely applied in network management,but existing methods fail to find optimal solutions due to the high heterogeneity of base stations,numerous metrics,and complex intercell dependencies.To address this gap,this paper proposes a specialized framework for wireless networks,integrating an evaluation model and control approach.The framework expands the indicator set into four key areas,introduces an evaluation method,and proposes the indicator perturbation greedy(IPG)algorithm and the adjustment scheme selection method based on damping coefficient(DCSS)for effective network optimization.A case study in an urban area demonstrates the framework’s ability to balance and improve network performance,enhancing situational awareness and operational efficiency under dynamic conditions.展开更多
Spiking Neural Network(SNN)inspired by the biological triggering mechanism of neurons to provide a novel solution for plant disease detection,offering enhanced performance and efficiency in contrast to Artificial Neur...Spiking Neural Network(SNN)inspired by the biological triggering mechanism of neurons to provide a novel solution for plant disease detection,offering enhanced performance and efficiency in contrast to Artificial Neural Networks(ANN).Unlike conventional ANNs,which process static images without fully capturing the inherent temporal dynamics,our approach represents the first implementation of SNNs tailored explicitly for agricultural disease classification,integrating an encoding method to convert static RGB plant images into temporally encoded spike trains.Additionally,while Bernoulli trials and standard deep learning architectures likeConvolutionalNeuralNetworks(CNNs)and Fully Connected Neural Networks(FCNNs)have been used extensively,our work is the first to integrate these trials within an SNN framework specifically for agricultural applications.This integration not only refines spike regulation and reduces computational overhead by 30%but also delivers superior accuracy(93.4%)in plant disease classification,marking a significant advancement in precision agriculture that has not been previously explored.Our approach uniquely transforms static plant leaf images into time-dependent representations,leveraging SNNs’intrinsic temporal processing capabilities.This approach aligns with the inherent ability of SNNs to capture dynamic,timedependent patterns,making them more suitable for detecting disease activations in plants than conventional ANNs that treat inputs as static entities.Unlike prior works,our hybrid encoding scheme dynamically adapts to pixel intensity variations(via threshold),enabling robust feature extraction under diverse agricultural conditions.The dual-stage preprocessing customizes the SNN’s behavior in two ways:the encoding threshold is derived from pixel distributions in diseased regions,and Bernoulli trials selectively reduce redundant spikes to ensure energy efficiency on low-power devices.We used a comprehensive dataset of 87,000 RGB images of plant leaves,which included 38 distinct classes of healthy and unhealthy leaves.To train and evaluate three distinct neural network architectures,DeepSNN,SimpleCNN,and SimpleFCNN,the dataset was rigorously preprocessed,including stochastic rotation,horizontal flip,resizing,and normalization.Moreover,by integrating Bernoulli trials to regulate spike generation,ourmethod focuses on extracting themost relevant featureswhile reducingcomputational overhead.Using a comprehensivedatasetof87,000RGB images across 38 classes,we rigorously preprocessed the data and evaluated three architectures:DeepSNN,SimpleCNN,and SimpleFCNN.The results demonstrate that DeepSNN outperforms the other models,achieving superior accuracy,efficient feature extraction,and robust spike management,thereby establishing the potential of SNNs for real-time,energy-efficient agricultural applications.展开更多
The explosive growth of data traffic and heterogeneous service requirements of 5G networks—covering Enhanced Mobile Broadband(eMBB),Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication(URLLC),and Massive Machine Type Communicati...The explosive growth of data traffic and heterogeneous service requirements of 5G networks—covering Enhanced Mobile Broadband(eMBB),Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication(URLLC),and Massive Machine Type Communication(mMTC)—present tremendous challenges to conventional methods of bandwidth allocation.A new deep reinforcement learning-based(DRL-based)bandwidth allocation system for real-time,dynamic management of 5G radio access networks is proposed in this paper.Unlike rule-based and static strategies,the proposed system dynamically updates itself according to shifting network conditions such as traffic load and channel conditions to maximize the achievable throughput,fairness,and compliance with QoS requirements.By using extensive simulations mimicking real-world 5G scenarios,the proposed DRL model outperforms current baselines like Long Short-Term Memory(LSTM),linear regression,round-robin,and greedy algorithms.It attains 90%–95%of the maximum theoretical achievable throughput and nearly twice the conventional equal allocation.It is also shown to react well under delay and reliability constraints,outperforming round-robin(hindered by excessive delay and packet loss)and proving to be more efficient than greedy approaches.In conclusion,the efficiency of DRL in optimizing the allocation of bandwidth is highlighted,and its potential to realize self-optimizing,Artificial Intelligence-assisted(AI-assisted)resource management in 5G as well as upcoming 6G networks is revealed.展开更多
According to different forms of synchronized region, complex networks are divided into type Ⅰ （unbounded synchronization region） and type Ⅱ （bounded synchronization region） networks. This paper presents a rewiri...According to different forms of synchronized region, complex networks are divided into type Ⅰ （unbounded synchronization region） and type Ⅱ （bounded synchronization region） networks. This paper presents a rewiring algorithm to enhance the synchronizability of type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ networks. By utilizing the algorithm for an unweighted and undirected network, a better synchronizability of network with the same number of nodes and edges can be obtained. Numerical simulations on several different network models are used to support the proposed procedure. The relationship between different topological properties of the networks and the number of rewirings are shown. It finds that the final optimized network is independent of the initial network, and becomes homogeneous. In addition the optimized networks have similar structural properties in the sense of degree, and node and edge betweenness centralities. However, they do not have similar cluster coefficients for type Ⅱ networks. The research may be useful for designing more synchronizable networks and understanding the synchronization behaviour of networks.展开更多
The interplay between artificial intelligence(AI) and fog radio access networks(F-RANs) is investigated in this work from two perspectives: how F-RANs enable hierarchical AI to be deployed in wireless networks and how...The interplay between artificial intelligence(AI) and fog radio access networks(F-RANs) is investigated in this work from two perspectives: how F-RANs enable hierarchical AI to be deployed in wireless networks and how AI makes F-RANs smarter to better serve mobile devices. Due to the heterogeneity of processing capability, the cloud, fog, and device layers in F-RANs provide hierarchical intelligence via centralized, distributed, and federated learning. In addition, cross-layer learning is also introduced to further reduce the demand for the memory size of the mobile devices. On the other hand, AI provides F-RANs with technologies and methods to deal with massive data and make smarter decisions. Specifically, machine learning tools such as deep neural networks are introduced for data processing, while reinforcement learning(RL) algorithms are adopted for network optimization and decisions. Then, two examples of AI-based applications in F-RANs, i.e., health monitoring and intelligent transportation systems, are presented, followed by a case study of an RL-based caching application in the presence of spatio-temporal unknown content popularity to showcase the potential of applying AI to F-RANs.展开更多
The optimization of network performance in a movement-assisted data gathering scheme was studied by analyzing the energy consumption of wireless sensor network with node uniform distribution. A theoretically analytica...The optimization of network performance in a movement-assisted data gathering scheme was studied by analyzing the energy consumption of wireless sensor network with node uniform distribution. A theoretically analytical method for avoiding energy hole was proposed. It is proved that if the densities of sensor nodes working at the same time are alternate between dormancy and work with non-uniform node distribution. The efficiency of network can increase by several times and the residual energy of network is nearly zero when the network lifetime ends.展开更多
Air route network(ARN)planning is an efficient way to alleviate civil aviation flight delays caused by increasing development and pressure for safe operation.Here,the ARN shortest path was taken as the objective funct...Air route network(ARN)planning is an efficient way to alleviate civil aviation flight delays caused by increasing development and pressure for safe operation.Here,the ARN shortest path was taken as the objective function,and an air route network node(ARNN)optimization model was developed to circumvent the restrictions imposed by″three areas″,also known as prohibited areas,restricted areas,and dangerous areas(PRDs),by creating agrid environment.And finally the objective function was solved by means of an adaptive ant colony algorithm(AACA).The A593,A470,B221,and G204 air routes in the busy ZSHA flight information region,where the airspace includes areas with different levels of PRDs,were taken as an example.Based on current flight patterns,a layout optimization of the ARNN was computed using this model and algorithm and successfully avoided PRDs.The optimized result reduced the total length of routes by 2.14% and the total cost by 9.875%.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical road sections and intersections in a road network which have great influence on the normal transport functions of the road network and to optimize the road network...The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical road sections and intersections in a road network which have great influence on the normal transport functions of the road network and to optimize the road network structure by reducing its vulnerability. In this paper, the framework of road network structural vulnerability measurement and improvement model is proposed. The network efficiency model is used to define road network structural vulnerability. Shanghai freeway network is analyzed based on this model. We find that using this model the critical components of the road network can be identified. Two methods which are increasing connections and rewiring are proposed to optimize the road network structural vulnerability and the results can be used to reduce the network vulnerability. The measurement method that we put forward for structure vulnerability is useful and important to optimize road network structure.展开更多
Air route network optimization,one of the essential parts of the airspace planning,is an effective way to optimize airspace resources,increase airspace capacity,and alleviate air traffic congestion.However,little has ...Air route network optimization,one of the essential parts of the airspace planning,is an effective way to optimize airspace resources,increase airspace capacity,and alleviate air traffic congestion.However,little has been done on the optimization of air route network in the fragmented airspace caused by prohibited,restricted,and dangerous areas（PRDs）.In this paper,an air route network optimization model is developed with the total operational cost as the objective function while airspace restriction,air route network capacity,and non-straight-line factors（NSLF） are taken as major constraints.A square grid cellular space,Moore neighbors,a fixed boundary,together with a set of rules for solving the route network optimization model are designed based on cellular automata.The empirical traffic of airports with the largest traffic volume in each of the 9 flight information regions in China's Mainland is collected as the origin-destination（OD） airport pair demands.Based on traffic patterns,the model generates 35 air routes which successfully avoids 144 PRDs.Compared with the current air route network structure,the number of nodes decreases by 41.67%,while the total length of flight segments and air routes drop by 32.03% and 5.82% respectively.The NSLF decreases by 5.82% with changes in the total length of the air route network.More importantly,the total operational cost of the whole network decreases by 6.22%.The computational results show the potential benefits of the model and the advantage of the algorithm.Optimization of air route network can significantly reduce operational cost while ensuring operation safety.展开更多
We propose a self-organized optimization mechanism to improve the transport capacity of complex gradient networks. We find that, regardless of network topology, the congestion pressure can be strongly reduced by the s...We propose a self-organized optimization mechanism to improve the transport capacity of complex gradient networks. We find that, regardless of network topology, the congestion pressure can be strongly reduced by the self-organized optimization mechanism. Furthermore, the random scale-free topology is more efficient to reduce congestion compared with the random Poisson topology under the optimization mechanism. The reason is that the optimization mechanism introduces the correlations between the gradient field and the local topology of the substrate network. Due to the correlations, the cutoff degree of the gradient network is strongly reduced and the number of the nodes exerting their maximal transport capacity consumedly increases. Our work presents evidence supporting the idea that scale-free networks can efficiently improve their transport capacity by self- organized mechanism under gradient-driven transport mode.展开更多
Wireless sensor networks are useful complements to existing monitoring systems in underground mines. They play an important role of enhancing and improving coverage and flexibility of safety monitoring systems.Regions...Wireless sensor networks are useful complements to existing monitoring systems in underground mines. They play an important role of enhancing and improving coverage and flexibility of safety monitoring systems.Regions prone to danger and environments after disasters in underground mines require saving and balancing energy consumption of nodes to prolong the lifespan of networks.Based on the structure of a tunnel,we present a Long Chain-type Wireless Sensor Network（LC-WSN）to monitor the safety of underground mine tunnels.We define the optimal transmission distance and the range of the key region and present an Energy Optimal Routing（EOR）algorithm for LC-WSN to balance the energy consumption of nodes and maximize the lifespan of networks.EOR constructs routing paths based on an optimal transmission distance and uses an energy balancing strategy in the key region.Simulation results show that the EOR algorithm extends the lifespan of a network,balances the energy consumption of nodes in the key region and effectively limits the length of routing paths,compared with similar algorithms.展开更多
In this paper, the general efficiency, which is the average of the global efficiency and the local efficiency, is defined to measure the communication efficiency of a network. The increasing ratio of the general effic...In this paper, the general efficiency, which is the average of the global efficiency and the local efficiency, is defined to measure the communication efficiency of a network. The increasing ratio of the general efficiency of a small-world network relative to that of the corresponding regular network is used to measure the small-world effect quantitatively. The more considerable the small-world effect, the higher the general efficiency of a network with a certain cost is. It is shown that the small-world effect increases monotonically with the increase of the vertex number. The optimal rewiring probability to induce the best small-world effect is approximately 0.02 and the optimal average connection probability decreases monotonically with the increase of the vertex number. Therefore, the optimal network structure to induce the maximal small-world effect is the structure with the large vertex number （〉 500）, the small rewiring probability （≈0.02） and the small average connection probability （〈 0.1）. Many previous research results support our results.展开更多
In abandoned mine sites, i.e., mine sites where mining operations have ended, wide spread contaminations are often evident, but the potential sources and pathways of contamination especially through the subsurface, ar...In abandoned mine sites, i.e., mine sites where mining operations have ended, wide spread contaminations are often evident, but the potential sources and pathways of contamination especially through the subsurface, are difficult to identify due to inadequate and sparse geochemical measurements available. Therefore, it is essential to design and implement a planned monitoring net-work to obtain essential information required for establishing the potential contamination source locations, i.e., waste dumps, tailing dams, pits and possible pathways through the subsurface, and to design a remediation strategy for rehabilitation. This study presents an illustrative application of modeling the flow and transport processes and monitoring network design in a study area hydrogeologically resembling an abandoned mine site in Queensland, Australia. In this preliminary study, the contaminant transport process modeled does not incorporate the reactive geochemistry of the contaminants. The transport process is modeled considering a generic conservative contaminant for the illustrative purpose of showing the potential application of an optimal monitoring design methodology. This study aims to design optimal monitoring network to: 1) minimize the contaminant solute mass estimation error;2) locate the plume boundary;3) select the monitoring locations with (potentially) high concentrations. A linked simulation optimization based methodology is utilized for optimal monitoring network design. The methodology is applied utilizing a recently developed software package CARE-GWMND, developed at James Cook University for optimal monitoring network design. Given the complexity of the groundwater systems and the sparsity of pollutant concentration observation data from the field, this software is capable of simulating the groundwater flow and solute transport with spatial interpolation of data from a sparse set of available data, and it utilizes the optimization algorithm to determine optimum locations for implementing monitoring wells.展开更多
In order to solve the problem that determining decision factors weights is of subjectivity in heterogeneous wireless network selection algorithm, a network selection algorithm based on extension theory and fuzzy analy...In order to solve the problem that determining decision factors weights is of subjectivity in heterogeneous wireless network selection algorithm, a network selection algorithm based on extension theory and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process （FAHP） is proposed in this paper. In addition, user and operator codetermine the optimal network using the proposed algorithm, which can give consideration to user and operator benefits. The fuzzy judgment matrix is coustructed by membership degree of decision factors which is calculated according to extension theory. The comprehensive weight of each decision factor is obtained using FAHP. Finally, the optimal network is selected through total property value ranldng of each candidate network under user preference and operator preference. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can select the optimal network efficiently and accurately, satisfy user preference, and implement load balance between networks.展开更多
To explore the effect of removing different impurities to hydrogen networks, an MINLP model is proposed with all matching possibilities and the trade-off between operation cost and capital cost is considered. Furtherm...To explore the effect of removing different impurities to hydrogen networks, an MINLP model is proposed with all matching possibilities and the trade-off between operation cost and capital cost is considered. Furthermore,the impurity remover, hydrogen distribution, compressor and pipe setting are included in the model. Based on this model, the impurity and source(s) that are in higher priority for impurity removal, the optimal targeted concentration, and the hydrogen network with the minimum annual cost can be identified. The efficiency of the proposed model is verified by a case study.展开更多
Inferior crude oil and fuel oil upgrading lead to escalating increase of hydrogen consumption in refineries.It is imperative to reduce the hydrogen consumption for energy-saving operations of refineries.An integration...Inferior crude oil and fuel oil upgrading lead to escalating increase of hydrogen consumption in refineries.It is imperative to reduce the hydrogen consumption for energy-saving operations of refineries.An integration strategy of hydrogen network and an operational optimization model of hydrotreating(HDT)units are proposed based on the characteristics of reaction kinetics of HDT units.By solving the proposed model,the operating conditions of HDT units are optimized,and the parameters of hydrogen sinks are determined by coupling hydrodesulfurization(HDS),hydrodenitrification(HDN)and aromatic hydrogenation(HDA)kinetics.An example case of a refinery with annual processing capacity of eight million tons is adopted to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed optimization strategies and the model.Results show that HDS,HDN and HDA reactions are the major source of hydrogen consumption in the refinery.The total hydrogen consumption can be reduced by 18.9%by applying conventional hydrogen network optimization model.When the hydrogen network is optimized after the operational optimization of HDT units is performed,the hydrogen consumption is reduced by28.2%.When the benefit of the fuel gas recovery is further considered,the total annual cost of hydrogen network can be reduced by 3.21×10~7CNY·a^(-1),decreased by 11.9%.Therefore,the operational optimization of the HDT units in refineries should be imposed to determine the parameters of hydrogen sinks base on the characteristics of reaction kinetics of the hydrogenation processes before the optimization of the hydrogen network is performed through the source-sink matching methods.展开更多
In this paper,a distributed chunkbased optimization algorithm is proposed for the resource allocation in broadband ultra-dense small cell networks.Based on the proposed algorithm,the power and subcarrier allocation pr...In this paper,a distributed chunkbased optimization algorithm is proposed for the resource allocation in broadband ultra-dense small cell networks.Based on the proposed algorithm,the power and subcarrier allocation problems are jointly optimized.In order to make the resource allocation suitable for large scale networks,the optimization problem is decomposed first based on an effective decomposition algorithm named optimal condition decomposition(OCD) algorithm.Furthermore,aiming at reducing implementation complexity,the subcarriers are divided into chunks and are allocated chunk by chunk.The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm achieves more superior performance than uniform power allocation scheme and Lagrange relaxation method,and then the proposed algorithm can strike a balance between the complexity and performance of the multi-carrier Ultra-Dense Networks.展开更多
The modeling and optimization of an industrial-scale crude distillation unit （CDU） are addressed. The main spec- ifications and base conditions of CDU are taken from a crude oil refinery in Wuhan, China. For modelin...The modeling and optimization of an industrial-scale crude distillation unit （CDU） are addressed. The main spec- ifications and base conditions of CDU are taken from a crude oil refinery in Wuhan, China. For modeling of a com- plicated CDU, an improved wavelet neural network （WNN） is presented to model the complicated CDU, in which novel parametric updating laws are developed to precisely capture the characteristics of CDU. To address CDU in an economically optimal manner, an economic optimization algorithm under prescribed constraints is presented. By using a combination of WNN-based optimization model and line-up competition algorithm （LCA）, the supe- rior performance of the proposed approach is verified. Compared with the base operating condition, it is validat- ed that the increments of products including kerosene and diesel are up to 20% at least by increasing less than 5% duties of intermediate coolers such as second pump-around （PA2） and third Dump-around （PA3）.展开更多
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(RS-2025-00559546)supported by the IITP(Institute of Information&Coummunications Technology Planning&Evaluation)-ITRC(Information Technology Research Center)grant funded by the Korea government(Ministry of Science and ICT)(IITP-2025-RS-2023-00259004).
文摘The advent of sixth-generation(6G)networks introduces unprecedented challenges in achieving seamless connectivity,ultra-low latency,and efficient resource management in highly dynamic environments.Although fifth-generation(5G)networks transformed mobile broadband and machine-type communications at massive scales,their properties of scaling,interference management,and latency remain a limitation in dense high mobility settings.To overcome these limitations,artificial intelligence(AI)and unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)have emerged as potential solutions to develop versatile,dynamic,and energy-efficient communication systems.The study proposes an AI-based UAV architecture that utilizes cooperative reinforcement learning(CoRL)to manage an autonomous network.The UAVs collaborate by sharing local observations and real-time state exchanges to optimize user connectivity,movement directions,allocate power,and resource distribution.Unlike conventional centralized or autonomous methods,CoRL involves joint state sharing and conflict-sensitive reward shaping,which ensures fair coverage,less interference,and enhanced adaptability in a dynamic urban environment.Simulations conducted in smart city scenarios with 10 UAVs and 50 ground users demonstrate that the proposed CoRL-based UAV system increases user coverage by up to 10%,achieves convergence 40%faster,and reduces latency and energy consumption by 30%compared with centralized and decentralized baselines.Furthermore,the distributed nature of the algorithm ensures scalability and flexibility,making it well-suited for future large-scale 6G deployments.The results highlighted that AI-enabled UAV systems enhance connectivity,support ultra-reliable low-latency communications(URLLC),and improve 6G network efficiency.Future work will extend the framework with adaptive modulation,beamforming-aware positioning,and real-world testbed deployment.
文摘Microstrip antennas are low-profile antennas that are utilized in wireless communication systems.In recent years,communication engineers have been increasingly interested in it.Because of downsizing,novelty,and cost reduction,the number of wireless standards has expanded in recent years.Wideband tech-nologies have evolved in addition to analog and digital services.Radars necessi-tate antenna subsystems that are low-profile and lightweight.Microstrip antennas have these qualities and are suited for radars as an alternative to the bulky and heavyweight reflector/slotted waveguide array antennas.A perforated corner single-line fed microstrip antenna is designed here.When compared to the basic square microstrip antenna,this antenna has better specifications.Because key issue is determining the best values for various antenna parameters when devel-oping the patch antenna.Optimized Neural Network(ONN)is one potential tech-nique utilized to solve this issue,and this work also uses Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO)to enhance the antenna performance.Return loss(S11)and Voltage Standing Wave Ratio(VSWR)parameters are considered in all situations,developed with Advanced Design System(ADS)applications.The transmitters are made to emit in the Ku-band,which covers a wide range of wavelengths.From 5–15 GHz,it is used in most current radars.The ADS suite is used to create the simulation design.
文摘Wireless networks support numerous terminals,manage large data volumes,and provide diverse services,but the vulnerability to environmental changes leads to increased complexity and costs.Situational awareness has been widely applied in network management,but existing methods fail to find optimal solutions due to the high heterogeneity of base stations,numerous metrics,and complex intercell dependencies.To address this gap,this paper proposes a specialized framework for wireless networks,integrating an evaluation model and control approach.The framework expands the indicator set into four key areas,introduces an evaluation method,and proposes the indicator perturbation greedy(IPG)algorithm and the adjustment scheme selection method based on damping coefficient(DCSS)for effective network optimization.A case study in an urban area demonstrates the framework’s ability to balance and improve network performance,enhancing situational awareness and operational efficiency under dynamic conditions.
基金supported in part by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF),funded by the Ministry of Education(NRF-2021R1A6A1A03039493).
文摘Spiking Neural Network(SNN)inspired by the biological triggering mechanism of neurons to provide a novel solution for plant disease detection,offering enhanced performance and efficiency in contrast to Artificial Neural Networks(ANN).Unlike conventional ANNs,which process static images without fully capturing the inherent temporal dynamics,our approach represents the first implementation of SNNs tailored explicitly for agricultural disease classification,integrating an encoding method to convert static RGB plant images into temporally encoded spike trains.Additionally,while Bernoulli trials and standard deep learning architectures likeConvolutionalNeuralNetworks(CNNs)and Fully Connected Neural Networks(FCNNs)have been used extensively,our work is the first to integrate these trials within an SNN framework specifically for agricultural applications.This integration not only refines spike regulation and reduces computational overhead by 30%but also delivers superior accuracy(93.4%)in plant disease classification,marking a significant advancement in precision agriculture that has not been previously explored.Our approach uniquely transforms static plant leaf images into time-dependent representations,leveraging SNNs’intrinsic temporal processing capabilities.This approach aligns with the inherent ability of SNNs to capture dynamic,timedependent patterns,making them more suitable for detecting disease activations in plants than conventional ANNs that treat inputs as static entities.Unlike prior works,our hybrid encoding scheme dynamically adapts to pixel intensity variations(via threshold),enabling robust feature extraction under diverse agricultural conditions.The dual-stage preprocessing customizes the SNN’s behavior in two ways:the encoding threshold is derived from pixel distributions in diseased regions,and Bernoulli trials selectively reduce redundant spikes to ensure energy efficiency on low-power devices.We used a comprehensive dataset of 87,000 RGB images of plant leaves,which included 38 distinct classes of healthy and unhealthy leaves.To train and evaluate three distinct neural network architectures,DeepSNN,SimpleCNN,and SimpleFCNN,the dataset was rigorously preprocessed,including stochastic rotation,horizontal flip,resizing,and normalization.Moreover,by integrating Bernoulli trials to regulate spike generation,ourmethod focuses on extracting themost relevant featureswhile reducingcomputational overhead.Using a comprehensivedatasetof87,000RGB images across 38 classes,we rigorously preprocessed the data and evaluated three architectures:DeepSNN,SimpleCNN,and SimpleFCNN.The results demonstrate that DeepSNN outperforms the other models,achieving superior accuracy,efficient feature extraction,and robust spike management,thereby establishing the potential of SNNs for real-time,energy-efficient agricultural applications.
文摘The explosive growth of data traffic and heterogeneous service requirements of 5G networks—covering Enhanced Mobile Broadband(eMBB),Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication(URLLC),and Massive Machine Type Communication(mMTC)—present tremendous challenges to conventional methods of bandwidth allocation.A new deep reinforcement learning-based(DRL-based)bandwidth allocation system for real-time,dynamic management of 5G radio access networks is proposed in this paper.Unlike rule-based and static strategies,the proposed system dynamically updates itself according to shifting network conditions such as traffic load and channel conditions to maximize the achievable throughput,fairness,and compliance with QoS requirements.By using extensive simulations mimicking real-world 5G scenarios,the proposed DRL model outperforms current baselines like Long Short-Term Memory(LSTM),linear regression,round-robin,and greedy algorithms.It attains 90%–95%of the maximum theoretical achievable throughput and nearly twice the conventional equal allocation.It is also shown to react well under delay and reliability constraints,outperforming round-robin(hindered by excessive delay and packet loss)and proving to be more efficient than greedy approaches.In conclusion,the efficiency of DRL in optimizing the allocation of bandwidth is highlighted,and its potential to realize self-optimizing,Artificial Intelligence-assisted(AI-assisted)resource management in 5G as well as upcoming 6G networks is revealed.
基金Project supported by the Science Foundation of the Education Bureau of Liaoning Province of China(Grant No.2008497)
文摘According to different forms of synchronized region, complex networks are divided into type Ⅰ （unbounded synchronization region） and type Ⅱ （bounded synchronization region） networks. This paper presents a rewiring algorithm to enhance the synchronizability of type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ networks. By utilizing the algorithm for an unweighted and undirected network, a better synchronizability of network with the same number of nodes and edges can be obtained. Numerical simulations on several different network models are used to support the proposed procedure. The relationship between different topological properties of the networks and the number of rewirings are shown. It finds that the final optimized network is independent of the initial network, and becomes homogeneous. In addition the optimized networks have similar structural properties in the sense of degree, and node and edge betweenness centralities. However, they do not have similar cluster coefficients for type Ⅱ networks. The research may be useful for designing more synchronizable networks and understanding the synchronization behaviour of networks.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants U1805262,61871446,and 61671251。
文摘The interplay between artificial intelligence(AI) and fog radio access networks(F-RANs) is investigated in this work from two perspectives: how F-RANs enable hierarchical AI to be deployed in wireless networks and how AI makes F-RANs smarter to better serve mobile devices. Due to the heterogeneity of processing capability, the cloud, fog, and device layers in F-RANs provide hierarchical intelligence via centralized, distributed, and federated learning. In addition, cross-layer learning is also introduced to further reduce the demand for the memory size of the mobile devices. On the other hand, AI provides F-RANs with technologies and methods to deal with massive data and make smarter decisions. Specifically, machine learning tools such as deep neural networks are introduced for data processing, while reinforcement learning(RL) algorithms are adopted for network optimization and decisions. Then, two examples of AI-based applications in F-RANs, i.e., health monitoring and intelligent transportation systems, are presented, followed by a case study of an RL-based caching application in the presence of spatio-temporal unknown content popularity to showcase the potential of applying AI to F-RANs.
基金Project(60873081)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(NCET-10-0787)supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in UniversityProject(11JJ1012)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China
文摘The optimization of network performance in a movement-assisted data gathering scheme was studied by analyzing the energy consumption of wireless sensor network with node uniform distribution. A theoretically analytical method for avoiding energy hole was proposed. It is proved that if the densities of sensor nodes working at the same time are alternate between dormancy and work with non-uniform node distribution. The efficiency of network can increase by several times and the residual energy of network is nearly zero when the network lifetime ends.
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文摘Air route network(ARN)planning is an efficient way to alleviate civil aviation flight delays caused by increasing development and pressure for safe operation.Here,the ARN shortest path was taken as the objective function,and an air route network node(ARNN)optimization model was developed to circumvent the restrictions imposed by″three areas″,also known as prohibited areas,restricted areas,and dangerous areas(PRDs),by creating agrid environment.And finally the objective function was solved by means of an adaptive ant colony algorithm(AACA).The A593,A470,B221,and G204 air routes in the busy ZSHA flight information region,where the airspace includes areas with different levels of PRDs,were taken as an example.Based on current flight patterns,a layout optimization of the ARNN was computed using this model and algorithm and successfully avoided PRDs.The optimized result reduced the total length of routes by 2.14% and the total cost by 9.875%.
基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863) of China (No. 2006AA11Z209)
文摘The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical road sections and intersections in a road network which have great influence on the normal transport functions of the road network and to optimize the road network structure by reducing its vulnerability. In this paper, the framework of road network structural vulnerability measurement and improvement model is proposed. The network efficiency model is used to define road network structural vulnerability. Shanghai freeway network is analyzed based on this model. We find that using this model the critical components of the road network can be identified. Two methods which are increasing connections and rewiring are proposed to optimize the road network structural vulnerability and the results can be used to reduce the network vulnerability. The measurement method that we put forward for structure vulnerability is useful and important to optimize road network structure.
基金co-supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61304190)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20130818)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.NJ20150030)
文摘Air route network optimization,one of the essential parts of the airspace planning,is an effective way to optimize airspace resources,increase airspace capacity,and alleviate air traffic congestion.However,little has been done on the optimization of air route network in the fragmented airspace caused by prohibited,restricted,and dangerous areas（PRDs）.In this paper,an air route network optimization model is developed with the total operational cost as the objective function while airspace restriction,air route network capacity,and non-straight-line factors（NSLF） are taken as major constraints.A square grid cellular space,Moore neighbors,a fixed boundary,together with a set of rules for solving the route network optimization model are designed based on cellular automata.The empirical traffic of airports with the largest traffic volume in each of the 9 flight information regions in China's Mainland is collected as the origin-destination（OD） airport pair demands.Based on traffic patterns,the model generates 35 air routes which successfully avoids 144 PRDs.Compared with the current air route network structure,the number of nodes decreases by 41.67%,while the total length of flight segments and air routes drop by 32.03% and 5.82% respectively.The NSLF decreases by 5.82% with changes in the total length of the air route network.More importantly,the total operational cost of the whole network decreases by 6.22%.The computational results show the potential benefits of the model and the advantage of the algorithm.Optimization of air route network can significantly reduce operational cost while ensuring operation safety.
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文摘We propose a self-organized optimization mechanism to improve the transport capacity of complex gradient networks. We find that, regardless of network topology, the congestion pressure can be strongly reduced by the self-organized optimization mechanism. Furthermore, the random scale-free topology is more efficient to reduce congestion compared with the random Poisson topology under the optimization mechanism. The reason is that the optimization mechanism introduces the correlations between the gradient field and the local topology of the substrate network. Due to the correlations, the cutoff degree of the gradient network is strongly reduced and the number of the nodes exerting their maximal transport capacity consumedly increases. Our work presents evidence supporting the idea that scale-free networks can efficiently improve their transport capacity by self- organized mechanism under gradient-driven transport mode.
基金Financial support for this work,provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50904070)the Science and Technology Foundation of China University of Mining & Technology (Nos.2007A046 and 2008A042)the Joint Production and Research Innovation Project of Jiangsu Province (No.BY2009114)
文摘Wireless sensor networks are useful complements to existing monitoring systems in underground mines. They play an important role of enhancing and improving coverage and flexibility of safety monitoring systems.Regions prone to danger and environments after disasters in underground mines require saving and balancing energy consumption of nodes to prolong the lifespan of networks.Based on the structure of a tunnel,we present a Long Chain-type Wireless Sensor Network（LC-WSN）to monitor the safety of underground mine tunnels.We define the optimal transmission distance and the range of the key region and present an Energy Optimal Routing（EOR）algorithm for LC-WSN to balance the energy consumption of nodes and maximize the lifespan of networks.EOR constructs routing paths based on an optimal transmission distance and uses an energy balancing strategy in the key region.Simulation results show that the EOR algorithm extends the lifespan of a network,balances the energy consumption of nodes in the key region and effectively limits the length of routing paths,compared with similar algorithms.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.61101117,61171099,and 61362008)the National Key Scientific and Technological Project of China (Grant No.2012ZX03004005002)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China (Grant No.BUPT2012RC0112)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,China (Grant No.20132BAB201018)
文摘In this paper, the general efficiency, which is the average of the global efficiency and the local efficiency, is defined to measure the communication efficiency of a network. The increasing ratio of the general efficiency of a small-world network relative to that of the corresponding regular network is used to measure the small-world effect quantitatively. The more considerable the small-world effect, the higher the general efficiency of a network with a certain cost is. It is shown that the small-world effect increases monotonically with the increase of the vertex number. The optimal rewiring probability to induce the best small-world effect is approximately 0.02 and the optimal average connection probability decreases monotonically with the increase of the vertex number. Therefore, the optimal network structure to induce the maximal small-world effect is the structure with the large vertex number （〉 500）, the small rewiring probability （≈0.02） and the small average connection probability （〈 0.1）. Many previous research results support our results.
文摘In abandoned mine sites, i.e., mine sites where mining operations have ended, wide spread contaminations are often evident, but the potential sources and pathways of contamination especially through the subsurface, are difficult to identify due to inadequate and sparse geochemical measurements available. Therefore, it is essential to design and implement a planned monitoring net-work to obtain essential information required for establishing the potential contamination source locations, i.e., waste dumps, tailing dams, pits and possible pathways through the subsurface, and to design a remediation strategy for rehabilitation. This study presents an illustrative application of modeling the flow and transport processes and monitoring network design in a study area hydrogeologically resembling an abandoned mine site in Queensland, Australia. In this preliminary study, the contaminant transport process modeled does not incorporate the reactive geochemistry of the contaminants. The transport process is modeled considering a generic conservative contaminant for the illustrative purpose of showing the potential application of an optimal monitoring design methodology. This study aims to design optimal monitoring network to: 1) minimize the contaminant solute mass estimation error;2) locate the plume boundary;3) select the monitoring locations with (potentially) high concentrations. A linked simulation optimization based methodology is utilized for optimal monitoring network design. The methodology is applied utilizing a recently developed software package CARE-GWMND, developed at James Cook University for optimal monitoring network design. Given the complexity of the groundwater systems and the sparsity of pollutant concentration observation data from the field, this software is capable of simulating the groundwater flow and solute transport with spatial interpolation of data from a sparse set of available data, and it utilizes the optimization algorithm to determine optimum locations for implementing monitoring wells.
文摘In order to solve the problem that determining decision factors weights is of subjectivity in heterogeneous wireless network selection algorithm, a network selection algorithm based on extension theory and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process （FAHP） is proposed in this paper. In addition, user and operator codetermine the optimal network using the proposed algorithm, which can give consideration to user and operator benefits. The fuzzy judgment matrix is coustructed by membership degree of decision factors which is calculated according to extension theory. The comprehensive weight of each decision factor is obtained using FAHP. Finally, the optimal network is selected through total property value ranldng of each candidate network under user preference and operator preference. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can select the optimal network efficiently and accurately, satisfy user preference, and implement load balance between networks.
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文摘To explore the effect of removing different impurities to hydrogen networks, an MINLP model is proposed with all matching possibilities and the trade-off between operation cost and capital cost is considered. Furthermore,the impurity remover, hydrogen distribution, compressor and pipe setting are included in the model. Based on this model, the impurity and source(s) that are in higher priority for impurity removal, the optimal targeted concentration, and the hydrogen network with the minimum annual cost can be identified. The efficiency of the proposed model is verified by a case study.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21376188,21676211)the Key Project of Industrial Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province(2015GY095)
文摘Inferior crude oil and fuel oil upgrading lead to escalating increase of hydrogen consumption in refineries.It is imperative to reduce the hydrogen consumption for energy-saving operations of refineries.An integration strategy of hydrogen network and an operational optimization model of hydrotreating(HDT)units are proposed based on the characteristics of reaction kinetics of HDT units.By solving the proposed model,the operating conditions of HDT units are optimized,and the parameters of hydrogen sinks are determined by coupling hydrodesulfurization(HDS),hydrodenitrification(HDN)and aromatic hydrogenation(HDA)kinetics.An example case of a refinery with annual processing capacity of eight million tons is adopted to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed optimization strategies and the model.Results show that HDS,HDN and HDA reactions are the major source of hydrogen consumption in the refinery.The total hydrogen consumption can be reduced by 18.9%by applying conventional hydrogen network optimization model.When the hydrogen network is optimized after the operational optimization of HDT units is performed,the hydrogen consumption is reduced by28.2%.When the benefit of the fuel gas recovery is further considered,the total annual cost of hydrogen network can be reduced by 3.21×10~7CNY·a^(-1),decreased by 11.9%.Therefore,the operational optimization of the HDT units in refineries should be imposed to determine the parameters of hydrogen sinks base on the characteristics of reaction kinetics of the hydrogenation processes before the optimization of the hydrogen network is performed through the source-sink matching methods.
基金supported in part by Beijing Natural Science Foundation(4152047)the 863 project No.2014AA01A701+1 种基金111 Project of China under Grant B14010China Mobile Research Institute under grant[2014]451
文摘In this paper,a distributed chunkbased optimization algorithm is proposed for the resource allocation in broadband ultra-dense small cell networks.Based on the proposed algorithm,the power and subcarrier allocation problems are jointly optimized.In order to make the resource allocation suitable for large scale networks,the optimization problem is decomposed first based on an effective decomposition algorithm named optimal condition decomposition(OCD) algorithm.Furthermore,aiming at reducing implementation complexity,the subcarriers are divided into chunks and are allocated chunk by chunk.The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm achieves more superior performance than uniform power allocation scheme and Lagrange relaxation method,and then the proposed algorithm can strike a balance between the complexity and performance of the multi-carrier Ultra-Dense Networks.
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文摘The modeling and optimization of an industrial-scale crude distillation unit （CDU） are addressed. The main spec- ifications and base conditions of CDU are taken from a crude oil refinery in Wuhan, China. For modeling of a com- plicated CDU, an improved wavelet neural network （WNN） is presented to model the complicated CDU, in which novel parametric updating laws are developed to precisely capture the characteristics of CDU. To address CDU in an economically optimal manner, an economic optimization algorithm under prescribed constraints is presented. By using a combination of WNN-based optimization model and line-up competition algorithm （LCA）, the supe- rior performance of the proposed approach is verified. Compared with the base operating condition, it is validat- ed that the increments of products including kerosene and diesel are up to 20% at least by increasing less than 5% duties of intermediate coolers such as second pump-around （PA2） and third Dump-around （PA3）.
