Recently a great increase of interest in digital pathology and cytology can be observed. Computer-aided diagnosis solutions, developed to assist physicians in the early detection of diseases, can improve accuracy and ...
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Recently a great increase of interest in digital pathology and cytology can be observed. Computer-aided diagnosis solutions, developed to assist physicians in the early detection of diseases, can improve accuracy and robustness of the diagnosis. In this paper we present a work in progress on a computer-aided breast cancer diagnosis. We propose an efficient medical decision support framework that allows distinguishing between benign, malignant and fibroadenoma cases. The nuclei detection procedure is based on the firefly algorithm. The procedure generates nuclei markers that are used in marker-controlled watershed segmentation. Image recognition is done by a novel classifier. Instead of using a multi-class approach we decided to implement one-class decomposition strategy, where each of the classes is represented by an ensemble of one-class classifiers. We propose to use a multi-objective memetic algorithm to select the pool of one-class predictors that display at the same time high diversity and consistency. Experiments conducted on a set of 675 real case medical images obtained from patients of the Regional Hospital in Zielona Gora showed that our framework returns highly satisfactory results, outperforming other state-of-the-art methods. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This paper aims to comprehensively investigate performance of evolutionary algorithms for design optimization of shell and tube heat exchangers (STHX). Genetic algorithm (GA) and firefly algorithm (FA) are implemented...
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(纸本)9781479938414
This paper aims to comprehensively investigate performance of evolutionary algorithms for design optimization of shell and tube heat exchangers (STHX). Genetic algorithm (GA) and firefly algorithm (FA) are implemented for finding the optimal values for seven key design variables of the STHX model. ∈-NTU method and Bell-Delaware procedure are used for thermal modelling of STHX and calculation of shell side heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop. The purpose of STHX optimization is to maximize its thermal efficiency. Obtained results for several simulation optimizations indicate that GA is unable to find permissible and optimal solutions in the majority of cases. In contrast, design variables found by FA always lead to maximum STHX efficiency. As per optimization results, maximum efficiency (83.8%) can be achieved using several design configurations. However, these designs are bearing different dollar costs. Also it is found that the behaviour of the majority of decision variables remain consistent in different runs of the FA optimization process.
A critical step in multivariate calibration is wavelength selection, which is used to build models with better prediction performance when applied to spectral data. Up to now, many feature selection techniques have be...
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A critical step in multivariate calibration is wavelength selection, which is used to build models with better prediction performance when applied to spectral data. Up to now, many feature selection techniques have been developed. Among all different types of feature selection techniques, those based on swarm intelligence optimization methodologies are more interesting since they are usually simulated based on animal and insect life behavior to, e.g., find the shortest path between a food source and their nests. This decision is made by a crowd, leading to a more robust model with less falling in local minima during the optimization cycle. This paper represents a novel feature selection approach to the selection of spectroscopic data, leading to more robust calibration models. The performance of the firefly algorithm, a swarm intelligence paradigm, was evaluated and compared with genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization. All three techniques were coupled with partial least squares (PLS) and applied to three spectroscopic data sets. They demonstrate improved prediction results in comparison to when only a PLS model was built using all wavelengths. Results show that firefly algorithm as a novel swarm paradigm leads to a lower number of selected wavelengths while the prediction performance of built PLS stays the same. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
This paper presents automatic generation control (AGC) of three unequal area thermal systems with single reheat turbine and appropriate generation rate constraints (GRC) in each area. The system dynamic responses for ...
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(纸本)9781479920440
This paper presents automatic generation control (AGC) of three unequal area thermal systems with single reheat turbine and appropriate generation rate constraints (GRC) in each area. The system dynamic responses for various 2DOF controllers such as 2DOF-PI, and 2DOF-PID are compared. Investigations reveal that responses with 2DOF-PID are better than other. The performance of a two degree of freedom (2DOF) PID controller in presence of several FACTS devices such as Static synchronous series compensator (SSSC), and Interline power flow controller (IPFC) is evaluated for the first time in AGC. Secondary controller gains and other parameters of 2DOF controllers are optimized simultaneously using Fire fly algorithm (FA). Comparison of dynamic responses of the system with 2DOF PID is done with that of with 2DOF PID with SSSC and IPFC reveals that dynamic responses with IPFC are better than others. Sensitivity analysis reveals that the FA optimized 2DOF - PID controller parameters in presence of IPFC at nominal condition of loading and size of step load perturbation (SLP) are robust and need not be reset with wide changes in system loading and SLP.
The firefly algorithm has become an increasingly important tool of Swarm Intelligence that has been applied in almost all areas of optimization, as well as engineering practice. Many problems from various areas have b...
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The firefly algorithm has become an increasingly important tool of Swarm Intelligence that has been applied in almost all areas of optimization, as well as engineering practice. Many problems from various areas have been successfully solved using the firefly algorithm and its variants. In order to use the algorithm to solve diverse problems, the original firefly algorithm needs to be modified or hybridized. This paper carries out a comprehensive review of this living and evolving discipline of Swarm Intelligence, in order to show that the firefly algorithm could be applied to every problem arising in practice. On the other hand, it encourages new researchers and algorithm developers to use this simple and yet very efficient algorithm for problem solving. It often guarantees that the obtained results will meet the expectations. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Classification using higher order neural network (HONN) such as pi-sigma and ridge polynomial neural network (RPNN) are the most salient and active research area and popularly used in several applications such as fina...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479939145
Classification using higher order neural network (HONN) such as pi-sigma and ridge polynomial neural network (RPNN) are the most salient and active research area and popularly used in several applications such as financial time series forecasting and for solving inverse problems in electromagnetic non-destructive evaluation. This paper intends to use RPNN for classification which overcomes certain limitations of MLP having slow learning properties and ability to get stuck in local minima. RPNN distinguish themselves from MLP due to their fast learning capability and powerful mapping of single layer trainable weights in networks. firefly algorithm (FFA) is used for training of the RPNN and then the proposed technique is tested with three different real world dataset such as, glass, iris and Haberman's survival datasets archived from UCI respiratory. The Simulation results shows that the classification accuracy and the convergence rate of FFA based RPNN is higher as compared with FFA based MLP
This paper presents the automatic generation control (AGC) of an interconnected three unequal area thermal system with appropriate generation rate constraints and governor dead band. The areas are provided with single...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479934218
This paper presents the automatic generation control (AGC) of an interconnected three unequal area thermal system with appropriate generation rate constraints and governor dead band. The areas are provided with single reheat turbine. The system dynamic performance is evaluated by considering 1% step load perturbation (SLP) in areal. The firefly algorithm (FA) is used for optimization of secondary controller gains and other parameters. The performance of the two degree of freedom PID (2DOF PID) controller is evaluated for the first time in AGC of three area system and compared with that of conventional single degree of freedom PID controller (simply PID controller). Additionally, the 2DOF PID and PID controllers are tested for different loadings and SLPs. Investigations reveal that the performance of 2DOF PID controller is much better than PID controller. Also, it is seen that the control performance of 2DOF PID is better and improves with wide change in loading and SLP from their nominal values.
In this paper, Two-Degree-of-Freedom-Fractional Order PID (2-DOF-FOPID) controller is proposed for automatic generation control (AGC) of power systems. Proposed controller is tested for the first time on a three unequ...
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In this paper, Two-Degree-of-Freedom-Fractional Order PID (2-DOF-FOPID) controller is proposed for automatic generation control (AGC) of power systems. Proposed controller is tested for the first time on a three unequal area thermal systems considering reheat turbines and appropriate generation rate constraints (GRCs). The simultaneous optimization of several parameters of the controllers and speed regulation parameter (R) of the governors is done by a recently developed metaheuristic nature-inspired algorithm known as firefly algorithm (FA). Investigation clearly reveals the superiority of the 2-DOF-FOPID controller in terms of settling time and reduced oscillations. Present work also explores the effectiveness of the firefly algorithm based optimization technique in finding the optimal parameters of the controller and selection of R parameter. Further, the convergence characteristics of the FA are compared to justify its efficiency with other well established optimization technique such as PSO, BFO and ABC. Sensitivity analysis confirms the robustness of the 2-DOF-FOPID controller for different loading conditions and wide changes in inertia constant (H) parameter. Furthermore, the performance of proposed controller is tested against higher degree of perturbation and random load pattern. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Uncertainties in power systems, such as intermittent wind power, generating and loading conditions may cause the malfunction of power system stabilizing controllers, which are designed without considering such uncerta...
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Uncertainties in power systems, such as intermittent wind power, generating and loading conditions may cause the malfunction of power system stabilizing controllers, which are designed without considering such uncertainties. To enhance the robustness of stabilizing controllers against system uncertainties, this paper proposes a new coordinated robust control of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine equipped with power oscillation damper (POD) and synchronous generator installed with power system stabilizer (PSS) for stabilization of power system oscillations. Without the difficulty of mathematical representation, the inverse output multiplicative perturbation is used to model system uncertainties. The structure of POD and PSS is specified as a practical second-order lead/lag compensator with single input. The parameters optimization of POD and PSS is conducted so that the stabilizing performance and robustness of POD and PSS are augmented. The improved firefly algorithm is applied to solve the optimization problem and achieve the POD and PSS parameters automatically. Simulation study in the modified IEEE-39 bus New England system included with DFIG wind turbines ensures that the robustness and stabilizing performance of the proposed coordinated DFIG with POD and PSS are much superior to those of the conventional DFIG with POD and PSS under various severe disturbances and system uncertainties.
This paper considers a truck scheduling problem in a multiple cross docks while there is temporary storage in front of the shipping docks. Receiving and shipping trucks can intermittently move in and out of the docks ...
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This paper considers a truck scheduling problem in a multiple cross docks while there is temporary storage in front of the shipping docks. Receiving and shipping trucks can intermittently move in and out of the docks during the time intervals between their task execution, in which trucks can enter to any of the cross docks. Thus, a mixed-integer programming (MIP) model for multiple cross docks scheduling is developed inspired by models in the body of the respective literature. Its objective is to minimize the total operation time or maximize the throughput of the cross-docking system. Moreover, additional concepts considered in the new method is multiple cross docks with a limited capacity. In this study, there are two types of delay times. The first type occurs when there is a shipping truck change and the second one occurs when the current shipping truck does not load any product from a certain receiving truck or temporary storage and waits until its needed products arrive at the shipping docks. To solve the developed model, two meta-heuristics, namely simulated annealing (SA) and firefly algorithms (FA), are proposed. In addition, a procedure for trucks scheduling in a state of a constant discrete firefly algorithm for the discrete adaptation has been proposed. The experimental design is carried out to tune the parameters of algorithms. Finally, the solutions obtained by the proposed SA and FA are compared. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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