In this work, we present and analyze the use of a reconfigurable job scheduling simulator called RJSSim as an aid tool for parallel processing learning. This software is a functional and performance Java-based simulat...
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Dynamic programming (DP) is a principled way to design optimal controllers for certain classes of nonlinear systems;unfortunately, DP is computationally very expensive. The Reinforcement Learning methods known as Adap...
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Dynamic programming (DP) is a principled way to design optimal controllers for certain classes of nonlinear systems;unfortunately, DP is computationally very expensive. The Reinforcement Learning methods known as Adaptive Critics (AC) provide computationally feasible means for performing approximate Dynamic programming (ADP). The term 'adaptive ' in A C refers to the critic 's improved estimations of the Value Function used by DP. To apply DP, the user must craft a Utility function that embodies all the problem-specific design specifications/criteria. Model Reference Adaptive Control methods have been successfully used in the control community to effect on-line redesign of a controller in response to variations in plant parameters, with the idea that the resulting closed loop system dynamics will mimic those of a Reference Model. The work reported here 1) uses a reference model in ADP as the key information input to the Utility function, and 2) uses ADP off-line to design the desired controller. Future work will extend this to on-line application. This method is demonstrated for a hypersonic shaped airplane called LoFL YTE®;its handling characteristics are natively a little "hotter" than a pilot would desire. A control augmentation subsystem is designed using ADP to make the plane "feel like " a better behaved one, as specified by a Reference Model. The number of inputs to the successfully designed controller are among the largest seen in the literature to date.
Machine Learning has traditionally been a topic of research and instruction in computerscience and computerengineeringprograms. Yet, due to its wide applicability in a variety of fields, its research use has expand...
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Machine Learning has traditionally been a topic of research and instruction in computerscience and computerengineeringprograms. Yet, due to its wide applicability in a variety of fields, its research use has expanded in other disciplines, such as electrical engineering, industrial engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering. Currently, many undergraduate and first-year graduate students in the aforementioned fields do not have exposure to recent research trends in Machine Learning. This paper reports on a project in progress, funded by the National science Foundation under the program Combined Research and Curriculum Development (CRCD), whose goal is to remedy this shortcoming. The project involves the development of a model for the integration of Machine Learning into the undergraduate curriculum of those engineering and science disciplines mentioned above. The goal is increased exposure to Machine Learning technology for a wider range of students in science and engineering than is currently available. Our approach of integrating Machine Learning research into the curriculum involves two components. The first component is the incorporation of Machine Learning modules into the first two years of the curriculum with the goal of sparking student interest in the field. The second is the development of new upper level Machine Learning courses for advanced undergraduate students. The paper will describe the first phase of the project, that of the integration of Machine Learning concepts into introductory engineering and scienceprogramming courses through appropriately designed programming projects.
In this paper, we present LiQuID, a tool for clustering lighting simulation data. Photographs are useful vehicles for both describing and making assessments of architectural lighting systems. A significant barrier to ...
In this paper, we present LiQuID, a tool for clustering lighting simulation data. Photographs are useful vehicles for both describing and making assessments of architectural lighting systems. A significant barrier to using photographs during the design process relates to the sheer volume of renderings that needs to be analyzed. Although there have been efforts to produce novel visualization systems to manage large sets of photographs, this research aims to reduce the complexity by classifying data into representative prototypes. A hypothetical case study is discussed.
This paper introduces a multi-paradigm dynamic system simulator based on discrete time and discrete event formalism for simulating a supply chain as a complex adaptive system. Little is known about why such a diversit...
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This paper introduces a multi-paradigm dynamic system simulator based on discrete time and discrete event formalism for simulating a supply chain as a complex adaptive system. Little is known about why such a diversity of supply chain structures exist. Simulating dynamic supply chain networks over extended periods using the multi-paradigm dynamic system simulator allows us to observe the emergence of different structures. The simulator is implemented using a software agent technology, where individual agents represent firms in a supply chain network. In this paper, we present an example scenario run on the simulator and the preliminary results that have been observed. This multi-paradigm tool provides a valuable investigation instrument for real life supply chain problems.
In IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLANs); the binary exponential backoff (BEB) algorithm is used in the medium access control (MAC) protocol to resolve contortion problems. Unfortunately, BEB has been shown...
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In IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLANs); the binary exponential backoff (BEB) algorithm is used in the medium access control (MAC) protocol to resolve contortion problems. Unfortunately, BEB has been shown to be highly short-term unfair. In this paper, we propose a probabilistic contention window control mechanism to improve the fairness of the backoff procedure and we evaluate its performance on real-time applications such as voice over IP and video conferencing. Simulation results reveal improvements in fairness and throughput, without detriment to delay and jitter.
Block coders are among the most common compression tools available for still images and video sequences. Their low computational complexity along with their good performance make them a popular choice for compression ...
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Block coders are among the most common compression tools available for still images and video sequences. Their low computational complexity along with their good performance make them a popular choice for compression of natural images. Yet, at low bit-rates, block coders introduce visually annoying artifacts into the image. One approach that alleviates this problem is to downsample the image, apply the coding algorithm, and interpolate back to the original resolution. In this paper, we consider the use of optimal decimation and interpolation filters in this scheme. We first consider only optimization of the interpolation filter, by formulating the problem as least-squares minimization. We then consider the joint optimization over both the decimation and the interpolation filters, using the variable projection method. The experimental results presented clearly exhibit a significant improvement over other approaches.
In this paper a phonetic vocoder which synthesizes speech using mixed excitation is presented. The encoder carries out HMM-based speech recognition and pitch analysis, whereas the decoder performs parameter extraction...
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In this paper a phonetic vocoder which synthesizes speech using mixed excitation is presented. The encoder carries out HMM-based speech recognition and pitch analysis, whereas the decoder performs parameter extraction from HMM and builds a mixed excitation using pitch and bandpass voicing strengths. The vocoder at an average bit rate of 265 bit/s reaches good degree of intelligibility, while the use of mixed excitation significantly improves the speech quality with no increase of bit rate when compared with the conventional binary excitation pulse train/random noise.
This paper proposes the development of a fuzzy predictive control. Genetic algorithms (GA's) are used to automatically tune the controller. A recurrent neural network is used to identify the process, and then prov...
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This paper proposes the development of a fuzzy predictive control. Genetic algorithms (GA's) are used to automatically tune the controller. A recurrent neural network is used to identify the process, and then provides predictions about the process behavior, based on control actions applied to the system. These predictions are used by the fuzzy controller, in order to accomplish a better control of an alcoholic fermentation process from chemical industry. This problem has been chosen due to its non-linearity and large accommodation time, that make it hard to control by standard controllers. Comparison of performance is made with non-predictive approaches(PID and Fuzzy-PD), and also with another predictive approach, GPC(Generalized Predictive Control).
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