This paper deals with the problem of finding the optimal schedule for producing, with a probability α, a finite numberH, of parts which have a diameter within specified tolerance limits. It is assumed that the diamet...
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This paper deals with the problem of finding the optimal schedule for producing, with a probability α, a finite numberH, of parts which have a diameter within specified tolerance limits. It is assumed that the diameter is a normally distributed variable that exhibits a linear trend in the process mean. The solution involves determining the optimal run size(s), as well as the specific number of runs of each size, required to produce at leastHparts, with probability α, at minimum cost. A solution algorithm is provided and computational experience reported.
A piezoresistive silicon based stress sensor has been demonstrated successfully as an effective tool to monitor the stresses inside electronic packages during various production processes. More recently, the sensor ha...
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A piezoresistive silicon based stress sensor has been demonstrated successfully as an effective tool to monitor the stresses inside electronic packages during various production processes. More recently, the sensor has been evaluated as a sensor for Prognostics and Health Monitoring (PHM) systems. This paper presents a systematic approach that evaluates its performance from the perspective of failure mode detection. A detailed Finite Element method (FEM) model of existing test vehicles is created. The test vehicle consists of six DPAK (Discrete Package) power packages and three stress sensors. The results of simulation are verified by the signals obtained from the stress sensor as well as the supplementary warpage measurements. After inserting various failure modes into the model, statistical pattern recognition algorithms are implemented for fault detection and classification. The proposed technique can identify detectable failures during reliability testing by utilizing the database of stress sensor responses for healthy and unhealthy state. Thus, the results establish a baseline for the applicability of the piezoresistive stress sensor for an on-line monitoring PHM methodology. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The Doppler resolution for wind turbine clutter (WTC) returns usually gets degraded when using the operational standard scanning mode of meteorological radars. Here, the use of super-resolution techniques for improvin...
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The Doppler resolution for wind turbine clutter (WTC) returns usually gets degraded when using the operational standard scanning mode of meteorological radars. Here, the use of super-resolution techniques for improving the Doppler resolution is proposed. This study concentrates on the spectral estimation based on auto-regressive coefficients and the multiple signal classification algorithm. The former usually brings to light the four components of WTC, that is, the tower and the three blades, hence outperforming the classical Fourier spectral estimation. The latter, on the contrary, may be improper for scenarios with weather returns. To derive the pertinent conclusions, both classical spectral estimation and the commented super-resolution approaches are applied to simulated and real data coming from both WTC and weather.
Mine rescue robots play a vital role during rescues in underground mine disasters. In this paper, we propose a new navigation method by using diverse-sensor data fusion with an improved algorithm of the Neural Network...
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Mine rescue robots play a vital role during rescues in underground mine disasters. In this paper, we propose a new navigation method by using diverse-sensor data fusion with an improved algorithm of the Neural Network Extended Kalman Filter. During this process, we take into account that a rescue's effectiveness is limited by its single navigation model. First, we utilize the Back Propagation neural network to improve the data matching level of dissimilar sensors. Second, data fusion is carried out by combining the Extended Kalman Filter and the Back Propagation neural network. By doing so, we simultaneously retrain the Back Propagation neural network with the modified error signals. The experimental analysis showed that the algorithm can effectively deal with heterogeneous data fusion. It can also improve the convergent speed and time response of the algorithm, and further improve the accuracy of navigation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The aim of this paper is to present a fault detection algorithm(FDI) based on signal processing techniques developed for an inertial measurement unit (IMU) with minimal redundancy of fiber optic gyros. In this work th...
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The aim of this paper is to present a fault detection algorithm(FDI) based on signal processing techniques developed for an inertial measurement unit (IMU) with minimal redundancy of fiber optic gyros. In this work the recursive median filter is applied in order to remove impulses (outliers) arising from data acquisition process and parity vector operations, improving the fault detection and isolation performance. The FDI algorithmis divided into two blocks: fault detection (FD) and fault isolation (FI). The FD part of the algorithmis used to guarantee the reliability of the isolation part and is based on parity vector analysis using chi(2)-CUSUM algorithm. The FI part is performed using parity space projection of the energy subbands obtained from wavelet packet decomposition. This projection is an extension of clustering analysis based on singular value decomposition (SVD) and principal component analysis (PCA). The results of the FD and FI algorithms have shown the effectiveness of the proposed method, in which the FD algorithm is capable of indicating the low-level step bias fault with short delay and a high index of correct decisions of the FI algorithm also with low-level step bias fault.
In this paper we develop an optimal and a heuristic algorithm for the problem of designing a flexible assembly line when several equipment alternatives are available. The design problem addresses the questions of sele...
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In this paper we develop an optimal and a heuristic algorithm for the problem of designing a flexible assembly line when several equipment alternatives are available. The design problem addresses the questions of selecting the equipment and assigning tasks to workstations, when precedence constraints exist among tasks. The objective is to minimize total equipment costs, given a pre-determined cycle time (derived from the required production rate). We develop an exact branch and bound algorithm which is capable of solving practical problems of moderate size. The algorithm's efficiency is enhanced due to the development of good lower bounds, as well as the use of some dominance rules to reduce the size of the branch and bound tree. We also suggest the use of a branch-and-bound-based heuristic procedure for large problems, and analyze the design and performance of this heuristic.
In consideration of the difficulty in determining the parameters of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles in multi-degree-of-freedom motion control, a hybrid method that combines particle swarm optimization (PS...
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In consideration of the difficulty in determining the parameters of underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles in multi-degree-of-freedom motion control, a hybrid method that combines particle swarm optimization (PSO) with artificial fish school algorithm (AFSA) is proposed in this paper. The optimization process of the PSO-AFSA method is firstly introduced. With the control simulation models in the horizontal plane and vertical plane, the PSO-AFSA method is elaborated when applied in control parameter optimization for an underactuated autonomous underwater vehicle. Both simulation tests and field trials were carried out to prove the efficiency of the PSO-AFSA method in underactuated autonomous underwater vehicle control parameter optimization. The optimized control parameters showed admirable control quality by enabling the underactuated autonomous underwater vehicle to reach the desired states with fast convergence.
We present a scheme to convert self-stabilizing algorithms that use randomization during and following convergence to self-stabilizing algorithms that use randomization only during convergence. We thus reduce the numb...
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We present a scheme to convert self-stabilizing algorithms that use randomization during and following convergence to self-stabilizing algorithms that use randomization only during convergence. We thus reduce the number of random bits from an infinite number to an expected bounded number. The scheme is applicable to the cases in which there exits a local predicate for each node, such that global consistency is implied by the union of the local predicates. We demonstrate our scheme over the token circulation algorithm of Herman (Infor Process Lett 35:63-67, 1990) and the recent constant time Byzantine self-stabilizing clock synchronization algorithm by Ben-Or, Dolev and Hoch (Proceedings of the 27th Annual ACM SIGACT-SIGOPS symposium on principles of distributed computing, (PODC), 2008). The application of our scheme results in the first constant time Byzantine self-stabilizing clock synchronization algorithm that eventually stops using random bits.
The Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) algorithm relies on the solution of an optimization problem at every sampling period. Profiling shows that matrix operations consume the largest portion of the computation requ...
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The Generalized Predictive Control (GPC) algorithm relies on the solution of an optimization problem at every sampling period. Profiling shows that matrix operations consume the largest portion of the computation requirements of the algorithm. This paper presents an embedded real-time implementation of the GPC algorithm, called GPC-on-Chip, based on the state-of-the-art Customizable Advanced Processor (CAP9((TM))) technology from Atmel (R), targeting automotive active suspension systems. Our system utilizes a systolic-array based matrix co-processor in order to accelerate matrix operations. The proposed embedded system is designed to fit within the proposed platform while meeting tight real-time constraints imposed by automotive active suspension systems. In order to check the applicability of the proposed system-on-chip, it is profiled against a wide variety of GPC tuning parameters and compared against the software-only implementation. An average speedup of approximately 10x is achieved. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This study presents a novel integrated guidance and control method for near space interceptor, considering the coupling among different channels of the missile dynamics, which makes the most of the overall performance...
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This study presents a novel integrated guidance and control method for near space interceptor, considering the coupling among different channels of the missile dynamics, which makes the most of the overall performance of guidance and control system. Initially, three-dimensional integrated guidance and control model is employed by combining the interceptor-target relative motion model with the nonlinear dynamics of the interceptor, which establishes a direct relationship between the interceptor-target relative motion and the deflections of aerodynamic fins. Subsequently, regarding the acceleration of the target as bounded uncertainty of the system, an integrated guidance and control algorithm is designed based on robust adaptive backstepping method, with the upper bound of the uncertainties unknown. Moreover, a nonlinear tracking differentiator is introduced to reduce the "compute explosion" caused by backstepping method. It is proved that tracking errors of the state and the upper bound of the uncertainties converge to the neighborhoods of the origin exponentially. Finally, simulations results show that, compared to the conventional guidance and control design, the algorithm proposed in this paper has greater advantages in miss distance, required normal overload, and flight stability, especially when attacking high-maneuvering targets.
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