The multipath effect error (MEE) is typically not taken into account by the RTKLIB localization method, and this may lead to poor positioning accuracy. This paper proposes an expectationmaximization (EM) algorithm fo...
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The multipath effect error (MEE) is typically not taken into account by the RTKLIB localization method, and this may lead to poor positioning accuracy. This paper proposes an expectationmaximization (EM) algorithm for GPS positioning based on Volterra series, and the pseudoranges contaminated by MEE are considered as missing data. Firstly, the Volterra series is introduced to linearize the pseudorange equation. Then, the EM algorithm is used to iteratively update the user location and missing data. Compared with the RTKLIB method, the proposed algorithm has more accurate positioning accuracy. The simulation example shows the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.
In this paper, we develops a estimation framework for first-order multivariate integer-valued autoregressive (MINAR(1)) models with multivariate Poisson-lognormal (MPL) or multivariate geometric-logitnormal (MGL) inno...
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This paper proposes an unrolled expectationmaximization (EM) algorithm tailored for robust radio interferometric imaging in the presence of non-Gaussian radio interferences. We introduce a compound Gaussian model for...
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The application of expectationmaximization (EM) algorithm for the univariate problems in the literature suffers mainly from the requirement of the prior information on parametrized probability distribution function (...
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The application of expectationmaximization (EM) algorithm for the univariate problems in the literature suffers mainly from the requirement of the prior information on parametrized probability distribution function (pdf) and its family. For the highly dynamic environments, however, there is a high potential of mismatch between the domain characteristics and the pre-assumed distribution. The observed data may have been drawn based on an unknown pdf, which can additionally be combination of discontinuous functions with different types. For such cases, it is very likely that an arbitrary selection of a mixture distribution would yield worse performance. Even if the domain characteristics are captured correctly, i.e. the pdf family is known, another complexity may arise due to the fact that a tractable and a closed form cannot always be obtained. Addressing these two problems, we present the EM over Fourier Series (EMoFS) approach for univariate problems to be solved with EM. Our solution produces the true pdf ap-proximately;thus sidesteps the necessity of a prior assumption. Additionally it guarantees a tractable and closed form for E-step. We verify and evaluate our model via comparison with state of the art solutions, theoretical experiments and real world problems. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Many methods have been proposed and improved to deal with multi-view point cloud registration. Most of them are based on the classical method, namely Iterative Closest Point(ICP), which is fast and accurate in most ca...
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Many methods have been proposed and improved to deal with multi-view point cloud registration. Most of them are based on the classical method, namely Iterative Closest Point(ICP), which is fast and accurate in most cases. However in the presence of noise and outliers, the equal weights ICP assigned to all correspondences would lead to unsatisfactory registration results. To address this issue, this paper proposes a new automatic multi-view registration method based on expectationmaximization(EM). A Gaussian distribution on representing the relationship between point-sets according to their distance was introduced first. Then EM is brought in to optimize the likelihood function formulated with above Gaussian distribution. Through an iterative method the multi-view registration results can be obtained at last. The experimental results demonstrate accuracy and robustness of our methods over four state-of-the-art algorithms, especially when noisy data exist.
The Bayesian implementation of finite mixtures of distributions has been an area of considerable interest within the literature. Given a sample of independent identically distributed real-valued random variables with ...
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The Bayesian implementation of finite mixtures of distributions has been an area of considerable interest within the literature. Given a sample of independent identically distributed real-valued random variables with a common unknown probability density function f, the considered problem here is to estimate the probability density function f from the sample set. In our work, we suppose that the density f is expressed as a finite linear combination of second order B-splines functions. The problem of estimating the density f leads to the estimation of the coefficients of B-splines. In order to solve this problem, we suppose that the prior distribution of the B-splines coefficients is a Dirichlet distribution. The estimation of these coefficients allowed us to introduce a new algorithm called Bayesian expectationmaximization. In fact, this algorithm, which is the combination of the Bayesian approach and the expectation maximization algorithm, attempts to directly optimize the posterior Bayesian distribution. This algorithm has been generalized to the case of mixing distributions. We have studied the asymptotic properties of the Bayesian estimator. Then, the performance of our algorithm has been evaluated and compared by making a simulation study, followed by a real image segmentation. In both cases, our proposed Bayesian algorithm is shown to give better results. (C) 2015 International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (IMACS). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The expectationmaximization (EM) algorithm has been widely used for parameter estimation in data driven process identification. EM is an algorithm for maximum likelihood estimation of parameters and ensures convergen...
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The expectationmaximization (EM) algorithm has been widely used for parameter estimation in data driven process identification. EM is an algorithm for maximum likelihood estimation of parameters and ensures convergence of the likelihood function. In presence of missing variables and in ill conditioned problems, EM algorithm greatly assists the design of more robust identification algorithms. Such situations frequently occur in industrial environments. Missing observations due to sensor malfunctions, multiple process operating conditions and unknown time delay information are some of the examples that can resort to the EM algorithm. In this article, a review on applications of the EM algorithm to address such issues is provided. Future applications of EM algorithm as well as some open problems are also provided. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A difficulty in variance component estimation (VCE) is that the estimates may become negative, which is not acceptable in practice. This article presents two new methods for non-negative VCE that utilize the expectati...
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A difficulty in variance component estimation (VCE) is that the estimates may become negative, which is not acceptable in practice. This article presents two new methods for non-negative VCE that utilize the expectation maximization algorithm for the partial errors-in-variables model. The former searches for the desired solutions with unconstrained estimation criterion and concludes statistically that the variance components have indeed moved to the edge of the parameter space when negative estimates appear implemented by the other existing VCE methods. We concentrate on the formulation and provide non-negative analysis of this estimator. In particularly, the latter approach, which has greater computational efficiency, would be a practical alternative to the existing VCE-type algorithms. Additionally, this approach is easy to implement, the non-negative variance components are automatically supported by introducing non-negativity constraints. Both algorithms are free from a complex matrix inversion and reduce computational complexity. The results show that our algorithms retrieve well to achieve identical estimates over the other VCE methods, the latter approach can quickly estimate parameters and has practical aspects for the large volume and multisource data processing.
Indirect Hard Modeling (IHM) is a physics-based evaluation method for the quantitative analysis of fluid compositions using spectroscopic techniques such as Raman spectroscopy. In this approach, mixture spectra are re...
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Indirect Hard Modeling (IHM) is a physics-based evaluation method for the quantitative analysis of fluid compositions using spectroscopic techniques such as Raman spectroscopy. In this approach, mixture spectra are represented as a superposition of pure substance models, with each component described by a sum of parameterized peak functions. Nevertheless, the accuracy of the composition predictions depends critically on user decisions regarding both the number of peak functions and the specific parameter adjustments employed. In this paper, we propose an expectation-maximization (EM) based algorithm for generating spectral reconstructions of pure substance models that does not require the prespecification of the number of peaks or any initial values. The idea is based on the fact that the pure substance model has a strong connection to probabilistic Voigt mixture models, with the probabilistic mixing proportions being unknown and interpreted as hidden variables. To obtain maximum likelihood estimates for the model parameters in such settings, the EM algorithm is employed. Since the choice of initial values for an algorithm can be very challenging in complex applications, and may affect the results, our algorithm does not require any specification of initial values by the user. The efficient and fast performance of the employed EM algorithm enables the fit of a given spectrum for an unknown number of peaks, based on a model selection criterion. In simulation studies, we demonstrate that our approach can recognize the true underlying function in settings of high noise, different baselines, as well as low data availability, yielding reliable *** a validation study, the proposed algorithm was tested using experimental data. It was integrated into an Indirect Hard Modeling (IHM) framework and applied to the toluene-cyclohexane chemical system. We introduce an efficient approach to IHM pure substance modeling that operates without user interaction. The obtained res
This paper presents the expectation maximization algorithm (EM) applied to operational modal analysis of structures. The EM algorithm is a general-purpose method for maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) that in this wo...
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This paper presents the expectation maximization algorithm (EM) applied to operational modal analysis of structures. The EM algorithm is a general-purpose method for maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) that in this work is used to estimate state space models. As it is well known, the MLE enjoys some optimal properties from a statistical point of view, which make it very attractive in practice. However, the EM algorithm has two main drawbacks: its slow convergence and the dependence of the solution on the initial values used. This paper proposes two different strategies to choose initial values for the EM algorithm when used for operational modal analysis: to begin with the parameters estimated by Stochastic Subspace Identification method (SSI) and to start using random points. The effectiveness of the proposed identification method has been evaluated through numerical simulation and measured vibration data in the context of a benchmark problem. Modal parameters (natural frequencies, damping ratios and mode shapes) of the benchmark structure have been estimated using SSI and the EM algorithm. On the whole, the results show that the application of the EM algorithm starting from the solution given by SSI is very useful to identify the vibration modes of a structure, discarding the spurious modes that appear in high order models and discovering other hidden modes. Similar results are obtained using random starting values, although this strategy allows us to analyze the solution of several starting points what overcome the dependence on the initial values used. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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