This paper describes a local network approach for the automatic extraction of drainage networks from Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED). The extraction of drainage networks from topological data is one of the more ...
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This paper describes a local network approach for the automatic extraction of drainage networks from Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED). The extraction of drainage networks from topological data is one of the more important uses of such information. An extracted network may be used in many applications, such as determining drainage network metrics or selecting control points for image registration and mapping applications. In this research, a network of local processing units has been designed and applied to the automatic extraction of drainage networks. The results show that the network described is a promising tool for the extraction of drainage networks from DTED.
Complex processes such as those found in some manufacturing plants have many dynamically related variables which interact to produce a system response. The goal of system identification is to construct a model of a co...
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(纸本)0780341236
Complex processes such as those found in some manufacturing plants have many dynamically related variables which interact to produce a system response. The goal of system identification is to construct a model of a complex process, based on observations, in order to predict future system responses and help improve its control, In this research, neural networks constructed with multiresolution locally active units are used to model the content level of a paper plant pulp digester. This problem represents a real world multidimensional dynamic system for which a predictive model does not yet exist. Two local networks are considered which use radial basis functions (RBF) and utilize the concept of multiresolution analysis (MRA). The networks differ in the way each generates an MRA candidate node set, from which the most important nodes are selected for the approximation wing a fast orthogonal search (FOS) algorithm. The MRA networks are compared to each other and are also shown to produce approximations using fewer nodes than those obtained using a standard RBF architecture. This report demonstrates that locally active MRA networks produce promising results for the system identification task of digester level prediction.
The practical deployment of distributed agent-based systems mandates that each agent behave sensibly. The paper focuses on the development of flexible, responsive, adaptive systems based on sensible agents. Sensible a...
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The practical deployment of distributed agent-based systems mandates that each agent behave sensibly. The paper focuses on the development of flexible, responsive, adaptive systems based on sensible agents. Sensible agents perceive, process, and respond based on an understanding of both local and system goals. Each agent is capable of (1) deliberative or reactive planning and execution of one or more domain-specific service/task, (2) maintaining and interpreting knowledge about states, events, and goals related to itself, other agents, and the environment, and (3) adapting its behavior according to its understanding of its own local goals and overall system goals. The paper addresses the above issues in the context of applied semiotics, a field that analyzes and develops the formal tools of knowledge acquisition, representation, organization, generation, enhancement, communication, and utilization. A sensible agent architecture has been developed where each agent is composed of five modules: a self-agent modeler, an external agent modeler, an action planner, an autonomy reasoner, and a conflict resolution advisor.
This paper describes a local network approach for the automatic extraction of drainage networks from digital terrain elevation data (DTED). The extraction of drainage networks from topological data is one of the more ...
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This paper describes a local network approach for the automatic extraction of drainage networks from digital terrain elevation data (DTED). The extraction of drainage networks from topological data is one of the more important uses of such information. An extracted network may be used in many applications, such as determining drainage network metrics or selecting control points for image registration and mapping applications. In this research, a network of local processing units has been designed and applied to the automatic extraction of drainage networks. The results show that the network described is a promising tool for the extraction of drainage networks from DTED.
Complex processes such as those found in some manufacturing plants have many dynamically related variables which interact to produce a system response. The goal of system identification is to construct a model of a co...
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Complex processes such as those found in some manufacturing plants have many dynamically related variables which interact to produce a system response. The goal of system identification is to construct a model of a complex process, based on observations, in order to predict future system responses and help improve its control. In this research, neural networks constructed with multiresolution locally active units are used to model the content level of a paper plant pulp digester. This problem represents a real world multidimensional dynamic system for which a predictive model does not yet exist. Two local networks are considered which use radial basis functions (RBF) and utilize the concept of multiresolution analysis (MRA). The networks differ in the way each generates an MRA candidate node set from which the most important nodes are selected for the approximation using a fast orthogonal search (FOS) algorithm. The MRA networks are compared to each other and are also shown to produce approximations using fewer nodes than those obtained using a standard RBF architecture. This report demonstrates that locally active MRA networks produce promising results for the system identification task of digester level prediction.
Developing a telerobot control system for a dexterous hand requires the integration of two very complex systems. The paper presents an approach for controlling the Stanford/JPL Dexterous Hand through a communications ...
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Developing a telerobot control system for a dexterous hand requires the integration of two very complex systems. The paper presents an approach for controlling the Stanford/JPL Dexterous Hand through a communications network, using an EXOS Dexterous Hand Master. The two major problems to be solved were: mapping of the output of the Hand Master into the corresponding input for the Dexterous Hand Controller, and delivery of the output of the Hand Master to the input of the Dexterous Hand Controller through a communications network in a timely manner. The approach consists of the following steps: division of the system into subsystems, determining the characteristics of individual subsystems, development of suitable mapping algorithms, development of an ancillary graphics subsystem to facilitate the integration of subsystems, and integrating the subsystems using a step by step approach. This approach resulted in process in which the analog signals from the Dexterous Hand Master were conditioned and then converted to digital integers. The integers were mapped into integers representing half degrees. The half degree integers were transmitted to Stanford/JPL Dexterous Hand Controller in data packets via an Ethernet 802.3 data link. The destination node of the data link extracted the half degree integers and input them to another subsystem which mapped them into Dexterous Hand Controller commands. These commands were used to control the Dexterous Hand. The process was implemented in the laboratory and used to successfully control a Stanford/JPL Dexterous Hand by an EXOS Dexterous Hand Master through an Ethernet data link.
This paper describes the analysis, modeling, and simulation of a notional air defense system using SMOOCHES (State Machines for Object-Oriented, Concurrent, Hierarchical engineering Specifications). SMOOCHES is an obj...
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This paper describes the analysis, modeling, and simulation of a notional air defense system using SMOOCHES (State Machines for Object-Oriented, Concurrent, Hierarchical engineering Specifications). SMOOCHES is an object-oriented environment based on hierarchical state machines and extensions to Statecharts, specifically developed as an environment to specify, model, simulate and analyze/evaluate distributed, reactive systems. Using a high level system specification language, an object-oriented, herarchical state specification of a radar tracking system with realistic constraints is derived. A graphical statechart representation of the tracking system behavior is also derived and implemented within the SMOOCHES environment.
This paper presents an approach to the assembly sequence planning problem based on a ''plan reuse'' philosophy. Most of assembly planning research in the past has attempted to completely plan each prob...
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This paper presents an approach to the assembly sequence planning problem based on a ''plan reuse'' philosophy. Most of assembly planning research in the past has attempted to completely plan each problem from scratch, This research shows that stored cases of basic assembly configurations can be applied to a given assembly problem. It is observed that the number of such basic assembly configurations is quite small, In the first phase of planning (EVALUATOR phase), the assembly is divided into a number of constituent configurations, which are called ''loops.'' These act as subgoals in its search for solutions (RETRIEVER phase). Plans retrieved for all the subgoals are fused into a set of plans that are consistent with the constraints implied by each plan (MODIFIER and COMPOSITER phases), Application specific constraints on the assembly are explicitly handled in the final phase of planning (POSTPROCESSOR phase).
A new, robust and computationally attractive approach to the problem of time series classification is discussed in this paper. Both the Bayesian as well as a new adaptive classification scheme for source selection are...
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A new, robust and computationally attractive approach to the problem of time series classification is discussed in this paper. Both the Bayesian as well as a new adaptive classification scheme for source selection are discussed. Simulation results are included to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new methodology.
The building of a virtual environment for the construction, analysis, and design of a three dimensional virtual manufacturing prototype is discussed. An agent-based framework is used to specify the visual environment....
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