We revisit the problem of tracking the state of a hybrid system capable of performing a bounded number of mode switches. In a previous paper we have addressed a version of the problem where we have assumed the existen...
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(纸本)9781617824012
We revisit the problem of tracking the state of a hybrid system capable of performing a bounded number of mode switches. In a previous paper we have addressed a version of the problem where we have assumed the existence of a deterministic, known hard bound on the number of mode transitions. In addition, it was assumed that the system can possess only two modes, e.g., the maneuvering and non-maneuvering regimes of a tracked target. In the present paper we relax both assumptions: we assume a soft, stochastic bound on the number of mode transitions, and altogether remove the restriction on the number of modes of the system (thus, e.g., the target can have multiple different maneuvering modes, in addition to the non-maneuvering one). While admitting an unlimited number of mode transitions, the soft bound renders that number finite with probability 1. In addition, similarly to the case where the number of transition was deterministically hard-bounded, the existence of the bound renders the mode switching mechanism non-Markov. Thus, the two formulations address similar, though not identical, problems, that cannot be solved by direct application of algorithms devised for hybrid systems having Markov mode switching mechanisms. The novel solution approach adopted herein is based on transforming the non-Markovian mode switching mechanism to an equivalent Markovian one, at the price of augmenting the mode definition, and increasing the dimension of the state space involved. A standard interacting multiple model (IMM) filter is then applied to the transformed (Markovian) problem in a straightforward manner. The performance of the new method is demonstrated via a simulation study comprising three examples, in which the new method is compared with 1) the filter for hard-bounded mode transitions, and 2) a standard IMM filter directly applied to the original problem. The study shows that even when working outside its operating envelope (e.g., when the number of mode switches is har
The Greenspan model is one of the most well defined mathematical approaches to the problem of tumour growth. It is built on principles of Fluid Mechanics and it has been applied to the growth of a spherical tumour. Th...
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In this paper we use a non-linear diffusion method to filter the inherent noise in a Computed Radiography (CR) for reducing the dose absorbed by the patients especially children in pediatric applications, related with...
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(纸本)9781424441198
In this paper we use a non-linear diffusion method to filter the inherent noise in a Computed Radiography (CR) for reducing the dose absorbed by the patients especially children in pediatric applications, related with the exposure mAs. The method is implemented in order to create a lower CR dose based on the selection of lower X-ray exposure and with a reduction of the noise using a non-linear diffusion method. The impact of several milliAmpere-seconds (mAs) setting on image quality has been studied using the RANDO phantom. The obtained results show good agreements between the filtered images and real images in terms of noise variance measurements. The new CR images allow medical researchers to analyze how a low dose affects the patient diagnosis.
This paper demonstrates that Sequential Lateral Solidification (SLS) of Si can be carried out on films as thin as–and potentially much thinner than–250 Å. When compared to thicker Si films, however, the SLS-pro...
This paper demonstrates that Sequential Lateral Solidification (SLS) of Si can be carried out on films as thin as–and potentially much thinner than–250 Å. When compared to thicker Si films, however, the SLS-processed ultra-thin films contain more twins, and successful processing requires irradiation within a narrower laser energy density range and a smaller per-pulse translation distance. The physical interpretation of these findings is formulated by analyzing the details of the microstructures observed in single-pulse-irradiation-induced Controlled Super-Lateral Growth (C-SLG) experiments. SEM and TEM analyses reveal complicated microstructural details that we interpret as originating from breakdown of epitaxial growth during lateral solidification, an effect that is detrimental to the SLS process. Based on considerations of far-from- equilibrium solidification behavior of Si, it is argued that undercooling of the solidification interface below a threshold value at which solidification no longer proceeds epitaxially–arising from reduction in interfacial recalescence during lateral solidification of ultra-thin Si films, relative to that of thicker films–is responsible for the breakdown. Based on this model, we discuss how external parameters may be adjusted so as to permit optimal crystallization of ultra-thin Si films using SLS.
A generalized state space representation of a dynamical system with random modes is presented. The dynamics equation includes the effect of the state's linear minimum mean squared error (LMMSE) optimal estimate, r...
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(纸本)9781612848006
A generalized state space representation of a dynamical system with random modes is presented. The dynamics equation includes the effect of the state's linear minimum mean squared error (LMMSE) optimal estimate, representing the behavior of a closed loop control system featuring a state estimator. The measurement equation is allowed to depend on past LMMSE estimate of the state, which can be used to represent the fact that measurements are obtained from a validation window centered at the predicted measurement position and not from the entire surveillance region. The matrices comprising the system's mode constitute an independent stochastic process. It is shown that the proposed formulation generalizes several important problems considered in the past, and allows a unified modeling of new ones. The LMMSE optimal filter is derived for the considered general problem and is shown to reduce, in some special cases, to some well known classical algorithms. The new concept, as well as the derived algorithm, are demonstrated for the problem of target tracking in clutter, and are shown to attain performance that is competitive to that of several popular nonlinear methods.
We consider the problem of tracking the state of a hybrid system capable of performing a bounded number of mode switches. The system is assumed to either follow a nominal model standing for, e.g., the non-maneuvering ...
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(纸本)9781617380839
We consider the problem of tracking the state of a hybrid system capable of performing a bounded number of mode switches. The system is assumed to either follow a nominal model standing for, e.g., the non-maneuvering motion regime of a target, or the fault-free operation mode of a sensor, or obey an anomalous model representing, e.g., the abrupt evasive maneuvers of a target or the faulty operation of a sensor. The optimal tracking algorithm requires the implementation of a polynomially growing number of primitive Kalman filters. On the other hand, the system's switching dynamics is not Markov because of the a priori limited number of model switches, thus ruling out the use of popular estimation schemes such as the IMM and GPB algorithms. We derive an efficient estimation scheme that uses a number of primitive Kalman filters that is linear in the number of possible maneuvers. The scheme resembles the IMM algorithm in that it uses interaction between some of the primitive filters before every estimation cycle, thus reducing the number of such filters. The algorithm is fully derived, tested in simulation, and shown to outperform the state-of-the-art IMM filter in a typical example.
We consider estimating the state of a dynamic system subject to actuator faults. The discretely-valued fault mechanism renders the system hybrid, and results in anomalous changes in the dynamics equation that may be i...
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We revisit the problem of tracking the state of a hybrid system capable of performing a bounded number of mode switches. In a previous paper we have addressed a version of the problem where we have assumed the existen...
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We present a computer-assisted approach to coarse graining the evolutionary dynamics of a system of nonidentical oscillators coupled through a (fixed) network structure. The existence of a spectral gap for the couplin...
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We present a computer-assisted approach to coarse graining the evolutionary dynamics of a system of nonidentical oscillators coupled through a (fixed) network structure. The existence of a spectral gap for the coupling network graph Laplacian suggests that the graph dynamics may quickly become low dimensional. Our first choice of coarse variables consists of the components of the oscillator states—their (complex) phase angles—along the leading eigenvectors of this Laplacian. We then use the equation-free framework, circumventing the derivation of explicit coarse-grained equations, to perform computational tasks such as coarse projective integration, coarse fixed-point, and coarse limit-cycle computations. In a second step, we explore an approach to incorporating oscillator heterogeneity in the coarse-graining process. The approach is based on the observation of fast-developing correlations between oscillator state and oscillator intrinsic properties and establishes a connection with tools developed in the context of uncertainty quantification.
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