A new approach for using the Hough transform to detect line segments is presented. This approach is efficient in both space and time. Strategies combining the features of the intersection point [Ben-Tzvi, Leavers and ...
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A new approach for using the Hough transform to detect line segments is presented. This approach is efficient in both space and time. Strategies combining the features of the intersection point [Ben-Tzvi, Leavers and Sandler, Proc. 5th Intl. Conf. Image Anal. 152-159 (1990);Xu, Oja and Kultannen, Pattern Recognition Lett. 11, 331-338 (1990)] and dual plane [Conker, Comput. Vis. Graphics Image Process. 43, 115-132 (1988)] methods are used to calculate the Hough transform. A dense set of small overlapping windows are used to restrict the pairs of image pixels that are evaluated. Experimental results indicate that this method reduces the time and space requirements significantly.
It is well known that in solving steady state problems using hyperbolic time-stepping methods the intent is to drive the transients to zero as quickly as possible. In this paper the convergence to steady state of the ...
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It is well known that in solving steady state problems using hyperbolic time-stepping methods the intent is to drive the transients to zero as quickly as possible. In this paper the convergence to steady state of the Lax-Wendroff method applied to solving the equations of gas dynamics is analyzed for the Laval nozzle problem by comparing the relative rates of damping and convection using a linearized eigenmode analysis. This analysis is developed for the simpler isenthalpic system and then extended to the full Euler equations. Finally, this allows a comparison between these systems. For both models, useful analytical information can be gleaned about the transient behavior of these systems, especially in regard to quantifying the competitive factors affecting the removal of unsteady waves.
This paper studies the asymptotics of the variance for the internal path length in a symmetric digital search tree under the Bernoulli model. This problem has been open until now. It is proved that the variance is asy...
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This paper studies the asymptotics of the variance for the internal path length in a symmetric digital search tree under the Bernoulli model. This problem has been open until now. It is proved that the variance is asymptotically equal to N . 0.26600 + N . delta(log2 N), where N is the number of stored records and delta(x) is a periodic function of mean zero and a very small amplitude. This result completes a series of studies devoted to the asymptotic analysis of the variances of digital tree parameters in the symmetric case. In order to prove the previous result a number of nontrivial problems concerning analytic continuations and some others of a numerical nature had to be solved. In fact, some of these techniques are motivated by the methodology introduced in an influential paper by Flajolet and Sedgewick.
We illustrate the danger of using default implementations of learning algorithms by showing that the implementation of RBF networks in the three most popular open source data mining software packages causes the algori...
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We illustrate the danger of using default implementations of learning algorithms by showing that the implementation of RBF networks in the three most popular open source data mining software packages causes the algorithm to behave and perform like naive Bayes in most instances. This result has significant implications for both practitioners and researchers in terms of computational complexity, ensemble design and metalearning for algorithm selection. We outline the limits of the similarity between RBF and naive Bayes, and use metalearning to build a selection model capable of accurately discriminating between the two algorithms, so that extra computation is only incurred when it is likely to produce significant improvement in predictive accuracy.
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Liu, YongliangDelhom, Christopher D.USDA
Cotton Struct & Qual Res Unit New Orleans LA USA ARS
USDA Southern Reg Res Ctr SRRC Cotton Struct & Qual Res Unit New Orleans LA 70124 USA
Cotton fiber maturity has been determined by cross-sectional image analysis (IA), advanced fiber information system (AFIS), and Cottonscope methods on cotton lint. These methods have reported the results as average ma...
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Cotton fiber maturity has been determined by cross-sectional image analysis (IA), advanced fiber information system (AFIS), and Cottonscope methods on cotton lint. These methods have reported the results as average maturity and maturity distribution in a sample, through measuring the fibers in the ways of either individual fiber cross-section or longitude of several sub-samples. Previous studies have shown good agreement in maturity for well-prepared samples among these methods, although AFIS is observed to be less sensitive. As a different approach, attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy was proposed to measure fiber maturity (M-IR) at bundle fiber level. Extending fiber maturity measurement into seed cotton, the FT-IR method might be an option considering such factors as essential cotton seed and visible trash removal, measuring system availability and speed, and also sub-sampling representation in a naturally variable sample. A comparison of fiber M-IR average in seed cottons with AFIS maturity ratio (M-AFIS) in ginned cotton fibers exhibited a general trend of increasing M-AFIS with M-IR. On the basis of M-IR value, 3-M-IR (low-, mid-, and high-) fiber classification analysis implied the distinctions within seed cottons having close M-IR average, and among the same cultivar grown at different conditions. Additionally, cultivars with a similar maturity distribution varied in fiber crystallinity (CIIR) distribution, and vice versa.
The selection of branching variables is a key component of branch-and-bound algorithms for solving mixed-integer programming (MIP) problems since the quality of the selection procedure is likely to have a significant ...
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The selection of branching variables is a key component of branch-and-bound algorithms for solving mixed-integer programming (MIP) problems since the quality of the selection procedure is likely to have a significant effect on the size of the enumeration tree. State-of-the-art procedures base the selection of variables on their “LP gains”, which is the dual bound improvement obtained after branching on a variable. There are various ways of selecting variables depending on their LP gains. However, all methods are evaluated empirically. In this paper we present a theoretical model for the selection of branching variables. It is based upon an abstraction of MIPs to a simpler setting in which it is possible to analytically evaluate the dual bound improvement of choosing a given variable. We then discuss how the analytical results can be used to choose branching variables for MIPs, and we give experimental results that demonstrate the effectiveness of the method on MIPLIB 2010 “tree” instances where we achieve a \(5\%\) geometric average time and node improvement over the default rule of SCIP, a state-of-the-art MIP solver.
Robust analysis is important for designing and analyzing algorithms for global optimization. In this paper, we introduce a new concept, robust constant, to quantitatively characterize the robustness of measurable sets...
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Robust analysis is important for designing and analyzing algorithms for global optimization. In this paper, we introduce a new concept, robust constant, to quantitatively characterize the robustness of measurable sets and functions. The new concept is consistent to the theoretical robustness presented in literatures. This paper shows that, from the respects of convergence theory and numerical computational cost, robust constant is valuable significantly for analyzing random global search methods for unconstrained global optimization.
The approximation error of an evolutionary algorithm is the fitness difference between the optimal solution and a solution found by the algorithm. In this paper, an initial error analysis has been made to evolutionary...
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(纸本)9781450349390
The approximation error of an evolutionary algorithm is the fitness difference between the optimal solution and a solution found by the algorithm. In this paper, an initial error analysis has been made to evolutionary algorithms for discrete optimization. First, the order of convergence and asymptotic error constant are defined. Then it is proven that for any EA, under particular initialization, its order of convergence is 1 and its asymptotic error constant equals to the spectral radius of the transition probability sub-matrix;if its transition probability sub-matrix is primitive or upper triangular with unique diagonal entries, then under random initialization, its order of convergence is 1 and its asymptotic error constant equals to the spectral radius of the transition probability sub-matrix. Our study reveals that evolutionary algorithms converge linearly to the optimal solution and the spectral radius of the transition probability sub-matrix is the main factor in affecting the approximation error.
Cotton micronaire is an essential fiber quality attribute that characterizes both fiber maturity and fineness components. Micronaire and other attributes are measured on fiber lint routinely in laboratories under cont...
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Cotton micronaire is an essential fiber quality attribute that characterizes both fiber maturity and fineness components. Micronaire and other attributes are measured on fiber lint routinely in laboratories under controlled environmental conditions following a well-established high-volume instrument protocol. In this study, the attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, characterizing fundamental group vibrations in fiber cellulose from 4000 to 400 cm-1, and using an attenuated total reflection device, was explored for fiber micronaire assessment, especially for seed cotton locule fibers that were mingled with nonlint materials, and varied in fiber maturity within a naturally variable sample. Partial least squares multivariate regression models and the algorithmic infrared maturity approach were developed and then applied to predict micronaire values of validation samples and independent seed cotton samples for comparison. Unlike partial least squares models that showed worse in the coefficient of determination, bias, and percentage of samples within the 95% agreement range for independent samples than for validation samples, the algorithmic infrared maturity approach indicated a similarity in the coefficient of determination, bias, and percentage of samples within the 95% agreement range between the validation samples and independent samples. In particular, the algorithmic infrared maturity approach avoided the need to re-calibrate the model with new samples. Therefore, the development of a robust and effective Fourier transform infrared technique combined with the infrared maturity approach for rapid laboratory micronaire assessment and distribution demonstrated a great potential for its extension to the early micronaire testing in remote/breeding locations, and also to regular cotton fibers, processed cotton yarns and fabrics.
In this paper, we consider a cellular/infostation integrated network that supports on-demand data service delivery over a wireless link to users in a high-speed train. For the requests with different lifetimes and pri...
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In this paper, we consider a cellular/infostation integrated network that supports on-demand data service delivery over a wireless link to users in a high-speed train. For the requests with different lifetimes and prices that they are willing to pay, we develop the optimal packet schedule that aims at earning the maximum revenue. To this end, we formulate the problem as an integer linear program (ILP). The problem cannot be solved efficiently by existing ILP solvers with guaranteed polynomial-time complexity in the worst case. By exploring the special structure of the formulated ILP, we propose a novel Checker algorithm and prove that this algorithm is guaranteed to find the offline optimal schedule in polynomial time. Based on the relevant insights, we further develop a class of online Checker algorithms that require only causal knowledge of service demands and wireless channel capacities. It is established that these online algorithms have a worstcase competitive ratio of 1/2, i.e., total revenue earned by them is at least half as much as the revenue earned by an offline optimal schedule that knows the complete a priori knowledge of future requests and channel conditions. Simulation results are provided to demonstrate the merit of the proposed algorithms.
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