NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs) 20120017458: Representation of probability density functions from Orbit Determination Using the Particle Filter by NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs); NASA Technical Reports Serv...
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NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs) 20120017458: Representation of probability density functions from Orbit Determination Using the Particle Filter by NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs); NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs); published by
NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs) 19930003211: probability density functions in Turbulent Channel Flow by NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs); published by
NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs) 19930003211: probability density functions in Turbulent Channel Flow by NASA Technical Reports Server (Ntrs); published by
Parametric decomposition techniques including single-sample unmixing and parametric end-member model-ling are routine mathematical methods used for interpreting grain-size distributions. In this study, transformed pro...
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Parametric decomposition techniques including single-sample unmixing and parametric end-member model-ling are routine mathematical methods used for interpreting grain-size distributions. In this study, transformed probability density functions for the Lognormal, Weibull, Skew Normal, and Skewed Generalized Normal distri-butions are derived and efficient open-source numerical programs applying these functions are presented. These new functions contain two free shape parameters characterizing the peak position and magnitude of a unimodal distribution, and they can be more easily initialized and constrained compared to their original counterparts, as the two shape parameters can be estimated directly from the grain-size distribution or its derivatives and can only vary within very narrow intervals. This enables the decomposition to converge to both reproducible/stable and structurally/genetically reasonable solutions. The transformed functions are applied to grain-size distribu-tions of aeolian sediments collected from around the Tengger Desert, using both the single-sample unmixing and parametric end-member modelling methods, and the results of different functions are compared. The implications of the results for parametric decomposition of sediment grain-size distributions using unimodal mathematical distributions are discussed.(c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The condition-based maintenance of marine propulsion systems is attracting increasing interest in safety-related, financial, and environmental terms. Many researchers have studied different marine diesel engine models...
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The condition-based maintenance of marine propulsion systems is attracting increasing interest in safety-related, financial, and environmental terms. Many researchers have studied different marine diesel engine models and fault identification techniques. However, the thresholds between a healthy and a faulty engine have not been thoroughly analysed. Thus, this study aims to determine healthy engine threshold values for multiple parameters of a marine diesel engine. To this end, an operative commercial fishing vessel was considered, and multiple engine performance variables were measured through 2020 and the first half of 2021, totalling 5181 operating hours of the main engine without any fault occurrence. Preliminary correlation and relative deviation studies suggested the analysis of some constant trend parameters with alternative modelling techniques. Hence, probability density functions (PDFs) were used to establish confidence intervals for such parameters with data from the entire year of 2020. The parameters with the highest correlation and deviation were alternatively modelled using artificial neural networks (ANNs). Four different ANNs were trained, validated, and tested with data from 2020, calculating the mean absolute percentage errors for all the predicted parameters. Finally, data from 2021 were used to validate both the PDF and ANN modelled parameter thresholds set in 2020. For the 2021 data, the confidence interval set with the PDF showed a maximum failure rate of 1.21%. Alternatively, the ANN model parameters exhibited maximum percentage errors of 1.1%, 1.22%, and 1.95% for the engine performance, cooling, and cylinder subsystems, respectively. Finally, all the obtained thresholds were summarised, providing a good source for establishing faulty engine threshold values in future fault detection studies.
In this paper we address measurement problems involving several quantities that are interrelated by model equations. Available knowledge about some of these quantities is represented by probability density functions (...
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In this paper we address measurement problems involving several quantities that are interrelated by model equations. Available knowledge about some of these quantities is represented by probability density functions (PDFs), which are then propagated through the model in order to obtain the PDFs attributed to the quantities for which nothing is initially known. A formalism for analyzing such models is presented. It comprises the concept of a, "base parameterization", which is used in conjunction with the change-of-variables theorem. The calculation procedure that results from this formalism is described in very general terms. Guidance is given on how to employ it in practice by presenting both an elementary example and a much more involved one.
Abstract In the stochastic context, expected value of the cost function is optimized either by changing the mean values of the manipulated variables or by reducing their variance. An extension is to look for an optima...
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Abstract In the stochastic context, expected value of the cost function is optimized either by changing the mean values of the manipulated variables or by reducing their variance. An extension is to look for an optimal shape for the entire probabilitydensity function (PDF). Though the use of asymmetric PDFs is proposed in the literature, no formal proof that justifies their use has been provided. In this paper, it is shown that an asymmetric PDF is required if and only if the cost function is asymmetric and the manipulated variable is penalised. The proof uses an analytical solution of the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equation derived to calculate the shape the output PDF for scalar systems. In particular, this analytical solution is adapted to a switching proportional controller. The theoretical concepts are illustrated on a simulation example, where the advantage of choosing an asymmetric PDF is shown.
Purpose: Respiratory motion is an important factor potentially contributing to excessive normal tissue irradiation in radiotherapy of lung cancers. This study uses the motion probabilitydensity function (PDF) to mode...
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Purpose: Respiratory motion is an important factor potentially contributing to excessive normal tissue irradiation in radiotherapy of lung cancers. This study uses the motion probabilitydensity function (PDF) to model the motion effects on dose distributions and incorporates this information to optimize treatment planning for lung cancers. Method and Materials: PDFs were calculated from the respiratory motion signals of 10 representative patients. Motion effects were evaluated by convolving static dose distributions with various PDFs. Based on a differential dose prescription with relative lower dose to the clinical target volume (CTV) than to the gross tumor volume (GTV), two strategies were proposed to incorporate PDFs into optimization of treatment planning. The first strategy used the GTV-based-ITV to ensure full dose to the GTV, and utilized the motion induced dose gradient to cover the CTV. The second strategy was to find an intensity-modulated static dose distribution to best match the prescription dose gradient. Results: Motion effect on dose distributions was minimal in the axial direction. A 10-mm motion amplitude induced a 3% dose reduction in the peripheral zone of the target. The motion effect was remarkable in the cranial-caudal direction. It varied with the motion amplitude, but tended to be similar for various respiratory patterns. We found that the motion-induced gradients resulting from motion with amplitudes of 10–15 mm would adequately cover the CTV (60–70% of the GTV dose). For motions <10 mm, motion-induced gradients were much larger and a planning CTV margin was needed to sufficiently cover the CTV. For motions > 15 mm, an intensity modulated static dose distribution was generated to decrease the dose to the normal tissue beyond the CTV without compromising the GTV coverage. Conclusion: The effect of respiratory motion on dose gradients can be utilized to individualize treatment planning and minimize the lung dose.
Cluster analysis can also detect abnormalities besides building a basis for identifying elements into clusters. Detecting abnormalities is a highly developed feature in the field of unsupervised learning. However, exi...
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Cluster analysis can also detect abnormalities besides building a basis for identifying elements into clusters. Detecting abnormalities is a highly developed feature in the field of unsupervised learning. However, existing studies have mainly focused on discrete data, not probability density functions. This paper enables a possibilistic approach to solving the clustering for probability density functions dealing with abnormal elements. First, the data are extracted using the density function. Then, they are passed through the proposed algorithm to produce a possibilistic partition. Finally, a decision rule is established to recognize which function is abnormal. We compare the proposed algorithm with baseline algorithms in clustering PDFs, such as k-means, FCF, and Self-Updated Clustering. The results of three numerical examples applied to the image are typical for this new method. Furthermore, The proposed algorithm reaches accuracy at 100% over simulated benchmark data and outperforms baseline methods. Additionally, two last examples apply to image data reaching G-mean up from 96 to 100% (Sensitivity: 92-100% and Specificity: 100%). The proposed method can be researched and used to understand the internal structures of big data in the digital age through the probability density functions.
Following the recent developments on the modelling and control of the output probability density functions for linear stochastic systems (Wang, 1997, 1998), this paper presents an extented solution to the control of t...
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Following the recent developments on the modelling and control of the output probability density functions for linear stochastic systems (Wang, 1997, 1998), this paper presents an extented solution to the control of the probabilitydensity function for the output of a class of nonlinear stochastic systems. This is based on the fact that there exist many control systems where the requirements are set to control the shape of the probabilitydensity function of the system output, rather than the actual values of the system output. At first, the representation of dynamic model is discussed. This is then followed by the construction of a nonlinear control algorithm. An application to a papermaking process has been made and desired results have been obtained.
A discussion is given of a formal way of representing probability density functions in terms of their central moments and the derivatives of the Dirac delta function. This generalized function representation is then u...
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A discussion is given of a formal way of representing probability density functions in terms of their central moments and the derivatives of the Dirac delta function. This generalized function representation is then used (a) to obtain an expression giving the value of density function at any point and (b) to exhibit an alternative way of deriving the Kramers–Moyal expansion from the Smoluchowski equation.
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