Cooperative UAV swarms typically adopt coalition-based network structures for executing tasks more efficiently. Coalition heads in such networks need to do both intra-and inter-coalition communication and may operate ...
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Cooperative UAV swarms typically adopt coalition-based network structures for executing tasks more efficiently. Coalition heads in such networks need to do both intra-and inter-coalition communication and may operate on different channels. While being equipped with multiple transceivers or switching among channels are alternative methods, this option would result in larger payload or incur delays. Fortunately,partially overlapping channels(POCs) can be used to forward messages on different channels since communication can be made on adjacent overlapped channels. This can help realize both intra-and inter-coalition communication with heads being equipped with only one transceiver and no switching. Therefore, this paper proposes a POC-based communication method where each coalition selects one of the POCs and UAVs in the same coalition operating on the same channel. While POCs enable information exchange among coalitions,they also incur inter-coalition interference and therefore the POC access problem is investigated. Owing to the coupled relationships among the strategies of coalitions, the problem is a combinatorial optimization one and an online learning algorithm is proposed. The algorithm is distributed and reduces the computation complexity to a great extent. Based on the knowledge of the potential game theory, the algorithm is proved to converge to the optimal solution of each stage asymptotically. Under three representative settings,simulations are made to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.
The purpose of this thesis was to design and evaluate The ContexTable, a context-aware system built into a kitchen table. After establishing the current status of the field of context-aware systems and the hurdles and...
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The purpose of this thesis was to design and evaluate The ContexTable, a context-aware system built into a kitchen table. After establishing the current status of the field of context-aware systems and the hurdles and problems being faced, a functioning prototype system was designed and built. The prototype makes it possible to explore established, untested theory and novel solutions to problems faced in the field.
We introduce Hopfield-Energy-Based learning, a general learning framework that is inspired by energy-based models, to train feedforward neural nets. Our approach includes two training phases applied iteratively: first...
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We introduce Hopfield-Energy-Based learning, a general learning framework that is inspired by energy-based models, to train feedforward neural nets. Our approach includes two training phases applied iteratively: first, the minimization of the internal energy, which captures dependencies between input samples and network parameters, is carried out in an unsupervised manner;second, the problem-dependent supervised external energy (e.g., cross-entropy loss) combined with partially reversed internal energy gradients are back-propagated in a standard manner. The intuition is that the first stage helps parameters to settle into the state that simply partitions data into clusters;while in the second stage, the network is allowed to deviate from that clustering a bit (hence gradient reversal) in order to converge to parameters that ultimately perform well on the task at hand. Notably, the data used for the two steps might not be one and the same (e.g., can come from different domains) and the approach naturally tailors itself to solve unsupervised domain adaptation problems without adopting any distribution alignment techniques. We also show that the proposed training strategy substantially improves the performance of several ConvNets on standard supervised classification tasks;showing improvements of at least 1.2% (2.64% on CIFAR-10, 4.5% on CIFAR-100, and 1.35% on ImageNet). Our formulation is general, performs well in practice, and holds promise for scenarios where labeled data is limited.
On the basis of analyzing the principles of the quantum rotation gates and quantum controlled-NOT gates, an improved design for CNOT gated quantum neural networks model is proposed and a smart algorithm for it is deri...
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On the basis of analyzing the principles of the quantum rotation gates and quantum controlled-NOT gates, an improved design for CNOT gated quantum neural networks model is proposed and a smart algorithm for it is derived in our paper, based on the gradient descent algorithm. In the improved model, the input information is expressed by the qubits, which, as the control qubits after being rotated by the rotation gate, control the qubits in the hidden layer to reverse. The qubits in the hidden layer, as the control qubits after being rotated by the rotation gate, control the qubits in the output layer to reverse. The networks output is described by the probability amplitude of state |1 > in the output layer. It has been shown in two application examples of pattern recognition and function approximation that the proposed model is superior to the standard error back-propagation networks with regard to their convergence rate, number of iterations, approximation ability, and robustness.
This paper addresses the problem of training trajectories by means of continuous recurrent neural networks whose feedforward parts are multilayer perceptrons. Such networks can approximate a general nonlinear dynamic ...
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This paper addresses the problem of training trajectories by means of continuous recurrent neural networks whose feedforward parts are multilayer perceptrons. Such networks can approximate a general nonlinear dynamic system with arbitrary accuracy. The learning process is transformed into an optimal control framework where the weights are the controls to be determined. A training algorithm based upon a variational formulation of Pontryagin's maximum principle is proposed for such networks. Computer examples demonstrating the efficiency of the given approach are also presented.
The influence of the Rescorla-Wagner model cannot be overestimated, despite that (1) the model does not differ much computationally from its predecessors and competitors, and (2) its shortcomings are well-known in the...
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The influence of the Rescorla-Wagner model cannot be overestimated, despite that (1) the model does not differ much computationally from its predecessors and competitors, and (2) its shortcomings are well-known in the learning community. Here we discuss the reasons behind its widespread influence in the cognitive and neural sciences, and argue that it is the constant search for general-process theories by learning scholars which eventually produced a model whose application spans many different areas of research to this day. We focus on the theoretical and empirical background of the model, the theoretical connections that it has with later developments across Marr's levels of analysis, as well as the broad variety of research that it has guided and inspired.
Neuro-fuzzy systems have been proposed for different applications for many years. In this paper, a k-NN based neuro-fuzzy predictor is developed for time series prediction. We use a neuro-fuzzy system to generate pred...
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A longstanding goal in chemical physics has been the control of atoms and molecules using coherent light fields. This paper provides a brief overview of the field and discusses experiments that use a programmable puls...
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A longstanding goal in chemical physics has been the control of atoms and molecules using coherent light fields. This paper provides a brief overview of the field and discusses experiments that use a programmable pulse shaper to control the quantum state of electronic wavepackets in Rydberg atoms and electronic and nuclear dynamics in molecular liquids. The shape of Rydberg wavepackets was controlled by using tailored ultrafast pulses to excite a beam of caesium atoms. The quantum state of these atoms was measured using holographic techniques borrowed from optics. The experiments with molecular liquids involved the construction of an automated learning machine. A genetic algorithm directed the choice of shaped pulses which interacted with the molecular system inside a learning control loop. Analysis of successful pulse shapes that were found by using the genetic algorithm yield insight into the systems being controlled.
This paper studies the current sharing and voltage balancing problems of direct current microgrids (DC-MGs) consisting of distributed generation units (DGUs) connected by a communication network. The main challenge is...
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This paper studies the current sharing and voltage balancing problems of direct current microgrids (DC-MGs) consisting of distributed generation units (DGUs) connected by a communication network. The main challenge is that the DC-MG model is prone to unknown dynamic models and external disturbances. Moreover, the voltage at each DGU's point of coupling (PC) has to converge to its desired value while the information of the DGU filter current is exchanged with the nearest neighbors. To this end, the suggested distributed control algorithm benefits from an interval type-3 fuzzy logic system (IT3FLS). To enhance the accuracy of the approximation, a learning strategy is designed based on a correntropy unscented Kalman filter (CUKF) with a fuzzy kernel size. Utilizing the approximation technique and merging the consensus-based secondary control policy with the proposed type-3 fuzzy (T3F) controller result in the balanced voltages of the closed-loop DC-MG. The convergence of the trajectories of the DC-MG is ensured and the effects of approximation error signals are investigated via the proposed method. Furthermore, the robustness of the voltages and currents against unknown uncertainties admits the efficiency of the suggested learning-based control policy. The simulation results also confirm the appropriate transient response and the robustness of trajectories, thus the suggested controller can be implemented for practical cases. (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The modelling of a nonlinear stochastic dynamical processes from data involves solving the problems of data gathering, preprocessing, model architecture selection, learning or adaptation, parametric evaluation and mod...
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The modelling of a nonlinear stochastic dynamical processes from data involves solving the problems of data gathering, preprocessing, model architecture selection, learning or adaptation, parametric evaluation and model validation. For a given model architecture such as associative memory networks, a common problem in non-linear modelling is the problem of the curse of dimensionality . A series of complementary data based constructive identification schemes, mainly based on but not limited to an operating point dependent fuzzy models, are introduced in this paper with the aim to overcome the curse of dimensionality. These include (i) a mixture of experts algorithm based on a forward constrained regression algorithm; (ii) an inherent parsimonious delaunay input space partition based piecewise local lineal modelling concept; (iii) a neurofuzzy model constructive approach based on forward orthogonal least squares and optimal experimental design and finally (iv) the neurofuzzy model construction algorithm based on basis functions that are Bézier Bernstein polynomial functions and the additive decomposition. Illustrative examples demonstrate their applicability, showing that the final major hurdle in data based modelling has almost been removed.
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