The digitized battlefield of the 21st Century will revolutionize the methods used to maintain military command and control. The tremendous amount of data available will necessitate the use of intelligentautomated sys...
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The digitized battlefield of the 21st Century will revolutionize the methods used to maintain military command and control. The tremendous amount of data available will necessitate the use of intelligentautomated systems that augment, and in some cases replace, the human structures currently in place. One aspect of such systems is terrain-based tracking. We discuss an intelligent terrain-based system for tracking multiple vehicles moving across terrain. Specifically, our system extracts and utilizes knowledge about groups to improve the performance of a discrete state-space motion model. Parallel programming techniques are utilized to compute probability densities for the vehicles. A learning component allows for real-time adjustment based on performance.
Are fault simulation techniques feasible and effective for fault diagnosis of analog circuits? In this paper, we investigate these issues via a software tool which can generate testability metrics and diagnostic infor...
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Are fault simulation techniques feasible and effective for fault diagnosis of analog circuits? In this paper, we investigate these issues via a software tool which can generate testability metrics and diagnostic information for analog circuits represented by SPICE descriptions. This tool, termed the virtual test bench (VTB), incorporates three different simulation-based techniques for fault detection and isolation. The first method is based on the creation of fault-test dependency models, while the other two techniques employ machine learning principles based on the concepts of: (1) Restricted Coloumb Energy (RCE) Neural Networks, and (2) learning Vector Quantization (LVQ). Whereas the output of the first method can be used for the traditional off-line diagnosis, the RCE and LVQ models render themselves more naturally to on-line monitoring, where measurement data from various sensors is continuously available. Since it is well known that analog faults and test measurements are affected by component parameter variations, we have also addressed the issues of robustness of our fault diagnosis schemes. Specifically, we have attempted to answer the questions regarding fixing of test measurement thresholds, obtaining the minimum number of Monte-Carlo runs required to stabilize the measurements and their deviations, and the effect of different thresholding schemes on the robustness of fault models. Although fault-simulation is a powerful technique for analog circuit testability analysis, its main shortcomings are the long simulation time, large volume of data and the fidelity of simulators in accurately modeling faults. We have plotted the simulation time and volume of data required for a range of circuit sizes to provide guidance on the feasibility and efficacy of this approach.
This paper describes a software tool DBMine, developed to assist industrial engineers in data mining. This tool implements three common data mining methodologies: Bacon's algorithm, Decision Trees and DB-Learn. Im...
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This paper describes a software tool DBMine, developed to assist industrial engineers in data mining. This tool implements three common data mining methodologies: Bacon's algorithm, Decision Trees and DB-Learn. Implemented in Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0(C), DBMine, can utilize data in Microsoft Access 2.0(C) and in Watcom SQL(C) databases. This paper will also present an example session in which job shop sequences produced by a Genetic Algorithm are explored for regularity. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
This paper focuses on the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) expert systems in integrated diagnostics (1D) for military applications. Expert systems have developed and matured over the past several years to become...
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This paper focuses on the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) expert systems in integrated diagnostics (1D) for military applications. Expert systems have developed and matured over the past several years to become a viable tool capable of functioning as a procedural tool for identifying diagnostic requirements, analyzing test system capabilities, and providing seamless diagnostic data transfer from requirement to analysis to operations. The most important differentiating characteristics of expert systems are their modeling methods, and their architecture. The modeling method drastically affects the time required to build a model, and the architecture must be open enough to integrate with the many tools used in engineering, deployment, and maintenance of the supported equipment throughout its life cycle. In this article, we present the Fault Modeling method, which has been field-proven over the past decade as flexible enough to meet the challenges of different lifecycle tasks, as well as lending itself to learning-self-improvement over time, even when starting with no knowledge. Expert systems using this model feature rapid deployment, and are able to cover the entire ID process including: capture of existing data, analysis of fault detection and isolation capabilities of the unit under test, and a means to assess diagnostic system designs early in the development phase. The systems integrate easily with simulators, automatic test equipment (ATE), and portable maintenance aid (PMA) equipment.
Artificial neural networks provide an attractive alternative in performing the policing function at the user network interface (UNI) of an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network. In order to guarantee quality of ser...
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Artificial neural networks provide an attractive alternative in performing the policing function at the user network interface (UNI) of an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network. In order to guarantee quality of service (QOS) for the established connections in ATM networks, one of the policing functions at the UNI is to ensure that all datastreams entering the ATM network conform to the allocated bandwidth, or otherwise the cell loss priority (CLP) bit in the ATM cell header must be set to reflect the situation that the output of the UNI has exceeded the permissible bandwidth. Feed-forward neural networks with back-propagation learning algorithms are chosen to perform the policing function at the UNI. Numerical results are presented to illustrate that the neural network is capable of performing the policing function.
Both neural networks (NN) and fuzzy logic systems (FLS) deal with important aspects of knowledge representation, inferencing, and learning process but they use different approaches and have their own strengths and wea...
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(纸本)0780325605
Both neural networks (NN) and fuzzy logic systems (FLS) deal with important aspects of knowledge representation, inferencing, and learning process but they use different approaches and have their own strengths and weaknesses. NN can learn from sample data automatically, but lack of explanation ability. FLS are capable to perform approximate reasoning, but usually are not self-adaptive. The real power of artificial intelligence lies in the integration of NN and FLS. The existing methods of integration can be classified into three broad categories: 1) building FLS with NN, 2) converting NN into FLS, and 3) combining FLS and NN into a hybrid system. A variety of applications have been developed with the integration of NN and FLS. The direction of further research in this area is suggested.
To perform missions, indoor mobile robots must be able to follow collision-free trajectories. We have designed a learning system to teach the robot trajectories so that the feasibility of the paths can be ensured. Dur...
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(纸本)0780325605
To perform missions, indoor mobile robots must be able to follow collision-free trajectories. We have designed a learning system to teach the robot trajectories so that the feasibility of the paths can be ensured. During the execution, the robot follows the learned trajectory but on-line localization and obstacle avoidance are also performed so that the robot can always achieve the requested mission even in indoor dynamic environments. The learning process is made of three phases. The first one is a structuring phase in which we classify all trajectories to be learned. The next phases are the teleoperation phase for data acquisition and the checking phase to test the learned trajectory. We present all the phases and some experiments.
Knowledge Based Systems (Expert Systems), Fuzzy Systems, and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are the three most widely used computational paradigms for emulating different aspects of human cognition like information ...
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(纸本)0780325605
Knowledge Based Systems (Expert Systems), Fuzzy Systems, and Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) are the three most widely used computational paradigms for emulating different aspects of human cognition like information processing, knowledge representation, and learning. A proper integration of these three paradigms can help to realize powerful problem solving strategies especially for large data intensive domains. In this direction we have developed a generic architecture for integration of symbolic(knowledge based and fuzzy) and connectionist (Artificial Neural Networks) systems for large, data intensive domains at the task structure level, computational (symbol) level, and the program level. In this paper we outline the knowledge modeling aspects of the integrated symbolic (knowledge based and fuzzy)-connectionist architecture. The knowledge content of the architecture can facilitate a problem solver in modeling the knowledge required for using as well as integrating the three intelligent paradigms.
This paper presents a new approach for representing and acquiring skill by a robot based on experimental data. Skill is represented by describing a feasible state transition region embedded in experimental data as an ...
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(纸本)0780325605
This paper presents a new approach for representing and acquiring skill by a robot based on experimental data. Skill is represented by describing a feasible state transition region embedded in experimental data as an union of hyper-ellipsoidal subregions of various sizes and shapes. Multi-resolution Radial Basis Competitive and Cooperative Network (MRCCN) is formulated for self-organizing hyper-ellipsoidal subregions and for providing accurate forward and backward state transitions through interpolation. Skill acquisition is performed by finding an optimal path from the current to the goal state in the feasible state transition region. The search for an optimal path is based on Bidirectional Dynamic Path Planning (BDPP) algorithm proposed in this paper.
An intelligent Clinical Information Management System (CIMS) to assist in the effective use of information derived from clinical laboratory data in the intensive care unit, has been designed and implemented and is und...
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An intelligent Clinical Information Management System (CIMS) to assist in the effective use of information derived from clinical laboratory data in the intensive care unit, has been designed and implemented and is undergoing evaluation. The key intelligent instrument of CIMS is described in the context of the clinical interpretation of acid-base balance and electrolyte data as part of the measurement process of blood-gas analysis. CIMS helps to illustrate the concepts and technological issues involved in the production of intelligent clinical instrumentation systems and provides evidence as to the level of machine intelligence required to achieve such objectives.
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