Sequential stochastic optimization has been used in many contexts, from simulation, to e-commerce, to clinical trials. Much of this analysis assumes that observations are made soon after a sampling decision is made, s...
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(纸本)9781467397414
Sequential stochastic optimization has been used in many contexts, from simulation, to e-commerce, to clinical trials. Much of this analysis assumes that observations are made soon after a sampling decision is made, so that the next sampling decision can benefit from the most recent data. This assumption is not true in a number of contexts, including clinical trials. In this paper we extend sequential sampling tools from simulation optimization to be useful when there exists a delay in observing the data from sampling, with a specific focus on the situation in which the sampling variance is unknown. We demonstrate the benefits of doing so by benchmarking the optimization algorithms with data from a published clinical trial.
We consider a wireless control system where multiple power-constrained sensors transmit plant output measurements to a controller over a shared wireless medium. A centralized scheduler, situated at the controller, gra...
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(纸本)9781467360890
We consider a wireless control system where multiple power-constrained sensors transmit plant output measurements to a controller over a shared wireless medium. A centralized scheduler, situated at the controller, grants channel access to a single sensor on each time step. Given plant and controller dynamics, we design scheduling and transmit power policies that adapt opportunistically to the random wireless channel conditions experienced by the sensors. The objective is to obtain a stable system, by minimizing the expected decrease rate of a given Lyapunov function, while respecting the sensors' power constraints. We develop an online optimization algorithm based on the random channel sequence observed during execution which converges almost surely to the optimal protocol design.
Rolling shutter correction has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Several algorithms have been proposed to correct the distortion. Previous methods on rolling shutter correction did not consider depth v...
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(纸本)9781479923427
Rolling shutter correction has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Several algorithms have been proposed to correct the distortion. Previous methods on rolling shutter correction did not consider depth variations in the scene. In this work, we overcome the limitation of the previous works that the depth of field in the scene is small. We present a correction model for rectifying the rolling shutter video based on the depth maps estimated from the rolling shutter video. In addition, we propose a two-stage optimization algorithm to estimate the temporal camera motion and the associated depth maps. Experimental results show the improvement of the proposed rolling shutter correction algorithm that takes the depth information into account.
DBSCAN is one of the most common density-based clustering algorithms. While multiple works tried to present an appropriate estimate for needed parameters we propose an alternating optimization algorithm, which finds a...
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(纸本)9781479975617
DBSCAN is one of the most common density-based clustering algorithms. While multiple works tried to present an appropriate estimate for needed parameters we propose an alternating optimization algorithm, which finds a locally optimal parameter combination. The algorithm is based on the combination of two hierarchical versions of DBSCAN, which can be generated by fixing one parameter and iterating through possible values of the second parameter. Due to monotonicity of the neighborhood sets and the core-condition, successive levels of the hierarchy can efficiently be computed. An local optimal parameter combination can be determined using internal cluster validation measures. In this work we are comparing the measures edge-correlation and silhouette coefficient. For the latter we propose a density-based interpretation and show a respective computational efficient estimate to detect non-convex clusters produced by DBSCAN. Our results show, that the algorithm can automatically detect a good DBSCAN clustering on a variety of cluster scenarios.
We consider the problem of using experimental time-series data for parameter estimation in nonlinear ordinary differential equations, focusing on the case where the data is noisy, sparse, irregularly sampled, includes...
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Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) needs to solve optimal control problems (OCPs) instantaneously so that new input can be applied in time. Computational delay, which may destroy the stability of the closed-loo...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781424477456
Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) needs to solve optimal control problems (OCPs) instantaneously so that new input can be applied in time. Computational delay, which may destroy the stability of the closed-loop, usually arises in the solution procedure of non-convex and nonlinear OCP with differential equations as its constraints. The traditional termination criteria for optimization algorithms usually cause the solution procedure to converge slowly and waste computing resources. In this paper, new termination rules called Reduced Precision Solution (RPS) criteria are proposed. The RPS criteria take the practical solution precision into account and lead to good approximate solutions of OCPs. Thus, the computation time is saved, and the negative effect of computational delay is reduced. A classical nonlinear model formulated by ordinary differential equations is simulated to demonstrate the efficiency of the RPS criteria.
We initiate the study of the prophet inequality problem through the resource augmentation framework in scenarios when the values of the rewards are correlated. Our goal is to determine the number of additional rewards...
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During the last years, the integrated modular avionics (IMA) design philosophy became widely established at air-craft manufacturers, giving rise to a series of new design challenges, most notably the allocation of avi...
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(纸本)9781467318129
During the last years, the integrated modular avionics (IMA) design philosophy became widely established at air-craft manufacturers, giving rise to a series of new design challenges, most notably the allocation of avionics functions to the various IMA components and the placement of this equipment in the aircraft. This paper presents a modelling approach for avionics that allows automation of some steps of the design process by applying an optimisation algorithm which searches for system configurations that fulfil the safety requirements and have low costs. The algorithm was implemented as a quite so-phisticated software prototype, therefore we will also present detailed results of its application to actual avionics systems.
This paper addresses an optimal state estimation problem in the presence of limited communication and noiseless feedback. In this setup, the state dynamics is estimated via an additive white Gaussian channel with inpu...
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(纸本)9781612848006
This paper addresses an optimal state estimation problem in the presence of limited communication and noiseless feedback. In this setup, the state dynamics is estimated via an additive white Gaussian channel with input power constraint. We present a new communication and estimation strategy based on Kalman-Bucy filtering theory and water filling optimization algorithm. The optimality is established with respect to the minimal mean-square estimation error. As an example, we propose an analogue amplitude modulation scheme for state-estimation of a linear planar dynamics.
A detailed investigation of different pole shapes of a flux switching machine with a large air-gap (δ = 3 mm) compared to the machines outer diameter (D sa = 100 mm) is conducted by means of 2D finite element analys...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781510825666
A detailed investigation of different pole shapes of a flux switching machine with a large air-gap (δ = 3 mm) compared to the machines outer diameter (D sa = 100 mm) is conducted by means of 2D finite element analysis. The rotor pole shape as well as the stator core is modelled using parametrized spline curves to improve the electromagnetic performance of the FSPM machine. During the design process, the main governing parameters of the machine are kept constant except the number of turns per phase which is adapted to the actual slot area. Additionally, an alternative optimization method is implemented using a combination of several parts of wellknown optimization algorithms and chaotic parameter generation. It is shown, that the proposed method is capable to increase the torque of the machine by more than 12 % which is in general not an easy task for this small machine.
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