The strong uncertainty of renewable energy output and load demand makes the stable operation of microgrids a challenging and important issue. However, the scheduling methods based on deterministic models cannot accura...
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The heating and forming process of hull steel plates not only affects the hydrodynamic performance of ships, but also affects the cycle and cost of hull construction. In the process of 3D curved surface linear heating...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798331509644
ISBN:
(纸本)9798331509651
The heating and forming process of hull steel plates not only affects the hydrodynamic performance of ships, but also affects the cycle and cost of hull construction. In the process of 3D curved surface linear heating and forming of hull steel plates, the heating line planning difficulties, as well as the low forming efficiency and precision are solved. ANSYS is used to simulate the linear heating and forming process of steel plates to obtain data, and a linear heating model of a deep Q network(DQN) based on the gradient strategy method is established. This model can not only plan the heating line, but also optimize the heating line in real time, and realize the linear planning of steel plate heating for auxiliary workers. The results show that this research method can effectively realize the robot to plan the linear heating line of the target steel plate and heat the steel plate, providing a new solution for the optimization of the 3D curved surface forming process of steel plates and the realization of semi-automation.
The COVID-19 epidemic is still very serious, because the United States and other countries have relaxed prevention and control, and the vaccine is ineffective against the mutant virus, resulting in a large number of n...
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In an Urban Search and Rescue situation, under extreme time pressure, rescue workers have to locate and extract the trapped people in collapsed structures. Due to the lack of medical treatment, food, and water, the vi...
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In an Urban Search and Rescue situation, under extreme time pressure, rescue workers have to locate and extract the trapped people in collapsed structures. Due to the lack of medical treatment, food, and water, the victim's mortality rate dramatically increases over time. Rescue operations for both rescue workers and victims might be as dangerous as the initial event. For such situations, snake robots which are inspired by their biological counterparts, are shown to be a good option in the literature, to help the rescue workers in positioning the victims or delivering life-saving drugs to extend the life of the victims for some time. However, current research mainly focuses on mechanical design, control mechanisms, and gait generation. To alleviate this concern, we have integrated state-of-the-art methods to develop an autonomous snake robot that can navigate in an unknown environment while also generating a 3D map, to provide a better idea of the environment to the rescue workers. A simulated maze environment is implemented and demonstrated by using the CoppeliaSim simulation, running on Robot Operation System (ROS) and Linux OS. The simulation result shows the effectiveness of the proposed autonomous navigation system for the snake robot to plan an obstacle-free path from the robot's current position to the goal position without an apriori knowledge of the environment.
Depth cameras are widely used in various fields, particularly in robotics, for tasks such as robot path planning, object avoidance, target tracking, and autonomous driving. However, the incomplete depth sensing techno...
Depth cameras are widely used in various fields, particularly in robotics, for tasks such as robot path planning, object avoidance, target tracking, and autonomous driving. However, the incomplete depth sensing technology of depth cameras results in depth images with significant noise, including errors in depth values and detection failures due to environmental instability. This noise adversely affects the performance and stability of robotic applications. To address this issue, various filtering methods have been proposed, but the corrected depth images still contain residual noise. This paper utilize a deep learning-based edge detection method, Richer Convolution Feature, to accurately estimate planar regions in depth images. The RANSAC algorithm is used to enhance the planes of objects. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in reducing noise and improving depth image quality.
Worldwide, breast cancer is one of the main causes of mortality among women. Only through early recognition of symptoms is it possible to limit the incidence of premature deaths. Utilizing standard deep-learning seman...
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Many taxonomies of levels of automation have been presented in the literature;however, the discrete and ordinal nature of these methods may limit reliable prediction of operator performance. This study defined an &quo...
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(纸本)9781665401708
Many taxonomies of levels of automation have been presented in the literature;however, the discrete and ordinal nature of these methods may limit reliable prediction of operator performance. This study defined an "automation rate" to quantify the level of automation in systems. To calculate the automation rate it is necessary to: classify all functions in the automation system according to stages of information processing, calculate the automation rate for each stage, set weights for these automation rates, and finally obtain the overall automation rate for the system. The practicality and feasibility of this model are verified through a case study analysis. In addition, this paper proposes a new relationship between the automation rate and operator situation awareness response, based on existing empirical research findings. Through case analysis and mathematical proof, the rationality of the form is demonstrated. This work lays the foundation for subsequent operator performance optimization analysis.
In this paper, we present a data-driven robust model predictive control (DD-RMPC) method for pose tracking of redundant manipulators. Firstly, a MPC-based trajectory tracking framework is established, in which the joi...
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(数字)9798331509644
ISBN:
(纸本)9798331509651
In this paper, we present a data-driven robust model predictive control (DD-RMPC) method for pose tracking of redundant manipulators. Firstly, a MPC-based trajectory tracking framework is established, in which the joint limits at three different levels (angle, velocity, and acceleration) are satisfied. Secondly, to deal with the system model's uncertainty, accelerate the error convergence speed, and reduce tracking errors, a novel data-driven RMPC is proposed, in which the system's input-output data are used to compensate for the conservatism of the system. Finally, the simulation results on a seven degrees of freedoms (DOFs) redundant manipulator show that DD-RMPC provides a faster error convergence rate and achieves smaller pose tracking errors than that of the comparison methods.
The paper proposes a chance-constrained stochastic model predictive control strategy to handle autonomous vehicle interactions with pedestrians near unsignalized crosswalks-in a safe and efficient manner. The strategy...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350394245
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350394252
The paper proposes a chance-constrained stochastic model predictive control strategy to handle autonomous vehicle interactions with pedestrians near unsignalized crosswalks-in a safe and efficient manner. The strategy is designed to account for inherent uncertainties of pedestrian crossing behavior, and the effect of the vehicle state on pedestrian decisions. Probabilistic constraints are introduced within the optimal control problem to facilitate pedestrians' understanding of vehicle intentions and thus to avoid safety-critical situations. Finally, the proposed strategy is verified against a baseline control strategy via simulations of pedestrian model developed by using experimental data, for a variety of initial conditions and levels of pedestrian behavior uncertainty.
Radioactive contamination monitoring is an important part of radiological protection. automation of surface monitoring poses difficulties, with a major challenge being determining the coverage of a radiation probe ove...
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