Robust Evolutionary Approach to Mitigate Low Frequency Oscillation in a Multi...IDES Editor
This paper proposes a new optimization algorithm
known as Modified Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm (MSFLA)
for optimal designing of PSSs controller. The design problem
of the proposed controller is formulated as an optimization
problem and MSFLA is employed to search for optimal
controller parameters. An eigenvalue based objective function
reflecting the combination of damping factor and damping
ratio is optimized for different operating conditions. The
proposed approach is applied to optimal design of multimachine
power system stabilizers. Three different power
systems, A Single Machine Infinite Bus (SMIB), four-machine
of Kundur and ten-machine New England systems are
considered. The obtained results are evaluated and compared
with other results obtained by Genetic Algorithm (GA).
Eigenvalue analysis and nonlinear system simulations assure
the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controller in
providing good damping characteristic to system oscillations
and enhancing the system dynamic stability under different
operating conditions and disturbances.
Elements Space and Amplitude Perturbation Using Genetic Algorithm for Antenna...CSCJournals
A simple and fast genetic algorithm (GA) developed to reduce the sidelobes in non-uniformly spaced linear antenna arrays. The proposed GA algorithm optimizes two vectors of variables to increase the Main lobe to Sidelobe power ratio (M/S) of array’s radiation pattern. The algorithm, in the first phase calculates the positions of the array elements and in the second phase, it manipulates the amplitude of excitation signals for each element. The simulations performed for 16 and 24 elements array structure. The results indicated that M/S improved in first phase from 13.2 to over 22.2dB meanwhile the half power beamwidth (HPBW) left almost unchanged. After element replacement, in the second phase, by using amplitude tapering further improvement up to 32dB was achieved. Also, the simulations shown that after element space perturbation, some antenna elements can be merged together without any performance degradation in radiation pattern in terms of gain and sidelobes level.
Estimation of Weekly Reference Evapotranspiration using Linear Regression and...IDES Editor
The study investigates the applicability of linear
regression and ANN models for estimating weekly reference
evapotranspiration (ET0) at Tirupati, Nellore, Rajahmundry,
Anakapalli and Rajendranagar regions of Andhra Pradesh.
The climatic parameters influencing ET0 were identified
through multiple and partial correlation analysis. The
sunshine, temperature, wind velocity and relative humidity
mostly influenced the study area in the weekly ET0 estimation.
Linear regression models in terms of the climatic parameters
influencing the regions and, optimal neural network
architectures considering these climatic parameters as inputs
were developed. The models’ performance was evaluated with
respect to ET0 estimated by FAO-56 Penman-Monteith method.
The linear regression models showed a satisfactory
performance in the weekly ET0 estimation in the regions
selected for the present study. The ANN (4,4,1) models,
however, consistently showed a slightly improved performance
over linear regression models.
Cross-layer Design of an Asymmetric Loadpower Control Protocol in Ad hoc Netw...IDES Editor
Cross-layer design is important in wireless ad hoc
network and the power control methods. Power control is the
intelligent selection of transmit power in a communication to
achieve the better performance within the system. Cross-layer
is used to sharing the information between the layers. CLD
using LOADPOWER (LOADPOW) control protocol is reduce
the overall end-end delay in transmission power. So many
power control schemes are dealt in network layer but this
work Power control protocol was done in MAC layer and it
plays a vital role. A MAC approach to power control only does
a local optimization whereas network layer is capable of a
global optimization. Simulation was done in NS-2 simulator
with the performance metrics as throughput, and energy
consumption and end-end delay. The key concept is to improve
the throughput, saves energy by sending all the packets with
optimal transmit power according to the network load,
transmission power was given, when the network load is low,
higher transmission power gives lower end-end delay and viceversa.
Exploiting Kinetic and Kinematic Data to Plot Cyclograms for Managing the Reh...Luca Parisi
Kinematic data wisely correlate vector quantities in
space to scalar parameters in time to assess the degree of symmetry
between the intact limb and the amputated limb with respect to a
normal model derived from the gait of control group participants.
Furthermore, these particular data allow a doctor to preliminarily
evaluate the usefulness of a certain rehabilitation therapy.
Kinetic curves allow the analysis of ground reaction forces (GRFs)
to assess the appropriateness of human motion.
Electromyography (EMG) allows the analysis of the fundamental
lower limb force contributions to quantify the level of gait
asymmetry. However, the use of this technological tool is expensive
and requires patient’s hospitalization. This research work suggests
overcoming the above limitations by applying artificial neural
networks.
Robust Evolutionary Approach to Mitigate Low Frequency Oscillation in a Multi...IDES Editor
This paper proposes a new optimization algorithm
known as Modified Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm (MSFLA)
for optimal designing of PSSs controller. The design problem
of the proposed controller is formulated as an optimization
problem and MSFLA is employed to search for optimal
controller parameters. An eigenvalue based objective function
reflecting the combination of damping factor and damping
ratio is optimized for different operating conditions. The
proposed approach is applied to optimal design of multimachine
power system stabilizers. Three different power
systems, A Single Machine Infinite Bus (SMIB), four-machine
of Kundur and ten-machine New England systems are
considered. The obtained results are evaluated and compared
with other results obtained by Genetic Algorithm (GA).
Eigenvalue analysis and nonlinear system simulations assure
the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controller in
providing good damping characteristic to system oscillations
and enhancing the system dynamic stability under different
operating conditions and disturbances.
Elements Space and Amplitude Perturbation Using Genetic Algorithm for Antenna...CSCJournals
A simple and fast genetic algorithm (GA) developed to reduce the sidelobes in non-uniformly spaced linear antenna arrays. The proposed GA algorithm optimizes two vectors of variables to increase the Main lobe to Sidelobe power ratio (M/S) of array’s radiation pattern. The algorithm, in the first phase calculates the positions of the array elements and in the second phase, it manipulates the amplitude of excitation signals for each element. The simulations performed for 16 and 24 elements array structure. The results indicated that M/S improved in first phase from 13.2 to over 22.2dB meanwhile the half power beamwidth (HPBW) left almost unchanged. After element replacement, in the second phase, by using amplitude tapering further improvement up to 32dB was achieved. Also, the simulations shown that after element space perturbation, some antenna elements can be merged together without any performance degradation in radiation pattern in terms of gain and sidelobes level.
Estimation of Weekly Reference Evapotranspiration using Linear Regression and...IDES Editor
The study investigates the applicability of linear
regression and ANN models for estimating weekly reference
evapotranspiration (ET0) at Tirupati, Nellore, Rajahmundry,
Anakapalli and Rajendranagar regions of Andhra Pradesh.
The climatic parameters influencing ET0 were identified
through multiple and partial correlation analysis. The
sunshine, temperature, wind velocity and relative humidity
mostly influenced the study area in the weekly ET0 estimation.
Linear regression models in terms of the climatic parameters
influencing the regions and, optimal neural network
architectures considering these climatic parameters as inputs
were developed. The models’ performance was evaluated with
respect to ET0 estimated by FAO-56 Penman-Monteith method.
The linear regression models showed a satisfactory
performance in the weekly ET0 estimation in the regions
selected for the present study. The ANN (4,4,1) models,
however, consistently showed a slightly improved performance
over linear regression models.
Cross-layer Design of an Asymmetric Loadpower Control Protocol in Ad hoc Netw...IDES Editor
Cross-layer design is important in wireless ad hoc
network and the power control methods. Power control is the
intelligent selection of transmit power in a communication to
achieve the better performance within the system. Cross-layer
is used to sharing the information between the layers. CLD
using LOADPOWER (LOADPOW) control protocol is reduce
the overall end-end delay in transmission power. So many
power control schemes are dealt in network layer but this
work Power control protocol was done in MAC layer and it
plays a vital role. A MAC approach to power control only does
a local optimization whereas network layer is capable of a
global optimization. Simulation was done in NS-2 simulator
with the performance metrics as throughput, and energy
consumption and end-end delay. The key concept is to improve
the throughput, saves energy by sending all the packets with
optimal transmit power according to the network load,
transmission power was given, when the network load is low,
higher transmission power gives lower end-end delay and viceversa.
Exploiting Kinetic and Kinematic Data to Plot Cyclograms for Managing the Reh...Luca Parisi
Kinematic data wisely correlate vector quantities in
space to scalar parameters in time to assess the degree of symmetry
between the intact limb and the amputated limb with respect to a
normal model derived from the gait of control group participants.
Furthermore, these particular data allow a doctor to preliminarily
evaluate the usefulness of a certain rehabilitation therapy.
Kinetic curves allow the analysis of ground reaction forces (GRFs)
to assess the appropriateness of human motion.
Electromyography (EMG) allows the analysis of the fundamental
lower limb force contributions to quantify the level of gait
asymmetry. However, the use of this technological tool is expensive
and requires patient’s hospitalization. This research work suggests
overcoming the above limitations by applying artificial neural
networks.
Image reconstruction through compressive sampling matching pursuit and curvel...IJECEIAES
An interesting area of research is image reconstruction, which uses algorithms and techniques to transform a degraded image into a good one. The quality of the reconstructed image plays a vital role in the field of image processing. Compressive Sampling is an innovative and rapidly growing method for reconstructing signals. It is extensively used in image reconstruction. The literature uses a variety of matching pursuits for image reconstruction. In this paper, we propose a modified method named compressive sampling matching pursuit (CoSaMP) for image reconstruction that promises to sample sparse signals from far fewer observations than the signal’s dimension. The main advantage of CoSaMP is that it has an excellent theoretical guarantee for convergence. The proposed technique combines CoSaMP with curvelet transform for better reconstruction of image. Experiments are carried out to evaluate the proposed technique on different test images. The results indicate that qualitative and quantitative performance is better compared to existing methods.
Disparity Estimation by a Real Time Approximation AlgorithmCSCJournals
This paper presents an approximation real time algorithm for estimating the disparity of the stereo
images. The approximation is achieved by shrinking the left and right of original images.
According to this method (i ) left and right images have been shrinked three times,(ii) the disparity
image is computed from the shrinked left and right images to reconstruct the disparity image and
extrapolate the disparity image to retrieve the original image size. The computational time of
proposed algorithm is less than the existing methods, approximately real time and requires less
memory space. This method is applied on the standard stereo images and the results show that it
can easily reduce the computational time of about 76.34 % with no appreciable degradation of
accuracy.
A MODIFIED HISTOGRAM BASED FAST ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMcscpconf
The contrast enhancement of medical images has an important role in diseases diagnostic,
specially, cancer cases. Histogram equalization is considered as the most popular algorithm for
contrast enhancement according to its effectiveness and simplicity. In this paper, we present a
modified version of the Histogram Based Fast Enhancement Algorithm. This algorithm
enhances the areas of interest with less complexity. It is applied only to CT head images and its
idea based on treating with the soft tissues and ignoring other details in the image. The
proposed modification make the algorithm is valid for most CT image types with enhanced
results.
Medical images compression: JPEG variations for DICOM standardJose Pinilla
This is a report that introduces the technical features of the different image compression schemes found in the DICOM standar for medical imaging archiving and communication.
A MODIFIED HISTOGRAM BASED FAST ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMcsandit
The contrast enhancement of medical images has an important role in diseases diagnostic,
specially, cancer cases. Histogram equalization is considered as the most popular algorithm for
contrast enhancement according to its effectiveness and simplicity. In this paper, we present a
modified version of the Histogram Based Fast Enhancement Algorithm. This algorithm
enhances the areas of interest with less complexity. It is applied only to CT head images and its
idea based on treating with the soft tissues and ignoring other details in the image. The
proposed modification make the algorithm is valid for most CT image types with enhanced
results.
A MODIFIED HISTOGRAM BASED FAST ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMcsandit
The contrast enhancement of medical images has an important role in diseases diagnostic,
specially, cancer cases. Histogram equalization is considered as the most popular algorithm for
contrast enhancement according to its effectiveness and simplicity. In this paper, we present a
modified version of the Histogram Based Fast Enhancement Algorithm. This algorithm
enhances the areas of interest with less complexity. It is applied only to CT head images and its
idea based on treating with the soft tissues and ignoring other details in the image. The
proposed modification make the algorithm is valid for most CT image types with enhanced
results.
Vector quantization (VQ) is a powerful technique in the field of digital image compression. The generalized
residual codebook is used to remove the distortion in the reconstructed image for further enhancing the quality of the
image. Already, Generalized Residual Vector Quantization (GRVQ) was optimized by Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)
and Honey Bee Mating Optimization (HBMO). The performance of GRVQ was degraded due to instability in convergence
of the PSO algorithm when particle velocity is high and the performance of HBMO algorithm is depended on many
parameters which are required to tune for reducing size of codebook. So, in this paper the Artificial Plant Optimization
Algorithm (APOA) is used to optimize the parameters used in GRVQ. The Extensive experiment demonstrates that
proposed APOA-GRVQ algorithm outperforms than existing algorithm in terms of quantization accuracy and computation
accuracy.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Development (IJERD)IJERD Editor
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Intensity Preserving Cast Removal in Color Images Using Particle Swarm Optimi...IJECEIAES
In this paper, we present an optimal image enhancement technique for color cast images by preserving their intensity. There are methods which improves the appearance of the affected images under different cast like red, green, blue etc but up to some extent. The proposed color cast method is corrected by using transformation function based on gamma values. These optimal values of gamma are obtained through particle swarm optimization (PSO). This technique preserves the image intensity and maintains the originality of color by satisfying the modified gray world assumptions. For the performance analysis, the image distance metric criteria of CIELAB color space is used. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated by testing the proposed method on color cast images. It has been found that distance between the reference image and the corrected proposed image is negligible. The calculated value of image distance depicts that the enhanced image results of the proposed algorithm are closer to the reference images in comparison with other existing methods.
In this technical article, we present a Novel algorithm for the lossy compression method, where the performance and storage has been proscribed with hardware descriptive language (HDL).
Contrast and resolution improvement of pocus using self consistent cycle ganShujaat Khan
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) imaging can help efficient resource utilization by reducing the secondary care referrals, and work as an extension in physical examination. Recently, many methods were proposed to reduce the size and power consumption of the system while improving the visual quality, but hand-held POCUS devices still have inferior image contrast and spatial resolution compared to the high-end ultrasound systems. To address this, here we propose an efficient solution for contrast and resolution enhancement of hand-held POCUS images using unsupervised deep learning. In contrast to the existing CycleGAN approaches that have difficulty in improving both contrast and image resolutions, the proposed method mitigate the problem by decomposing the contrast transfer and resolution improvement through CycleGAN and self-supervised learning. Experimental results confirmed that our method is superior to the conventional approaches.
Image reconstruction through compressive sampling matching pursuit and curvel...IJECEIAES
An interesting area of research is image reconstruction, which uses algorithms and techniques to transform a degraded image into a good one. The quality of the reconstructed image plays a vital role in the field of image processing. Compressive Sampling is an innovative and rapidly growing method for reconstructing signals. It is extensively used in image reconstruction. The literature uses a variety of matching pursuits for image reconstruction. In this paper, we propose a modified method named compressive sampling matching pursuit (CoSaMP) for image reconstruction that promises to sample sparse signals from far fewer observations than the signal’s dimension. The main advantage of CoSaMP is that it has an excellent theoretical guarantee for convergence. The proposed technique combines CoSaMP with curvelet transform for better reconstruction of image. Experiments are carried out to evaluate the proposed technique on different test images. The results indicate that qualitative and quantitative performance is better compared to existing methods.
Disparity Estimation by a Real Time Approximation AlgorithmCSCJournals
This paper presents an approximation real time algorithm for estimating the disparity of the stereo
images. The approximation is achieved by shrinking the left and right of original images.
According to this method (i ) left and right images have been shrinked three times,(ii) the disparity
image is computed from the shrinked left and right images to reconstruct the disparity image and
extrapolate the disparity image to retrieve the original image size. The computational time of
proposed algorithm is less than the existing methods, approximately real time and requires less
memory space. This method is applied on the standard stereo images and the results show that it
can easily reduce the computational time of about 76.34 % with no appreciable degradation of
accuracy.
A MODIFIED HISTOGRAM BASED FAST ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMcscpconf
The contrast enhancement of medical images has an important role in diseases diagnostic,
specially, cancer cases. Histogram equalization is considered as the most popular algorithm for
contrast enhancement according to its effectiveness and simplicity. In this paper, we present a
modified version of the Histogram Based Fast Enhancement Algorithm. This algorithm
enhances the areas of interest with less complexity. It is applied only to CT head images and its
idea based on treating with the soft tissues and ignoring other details in the image. The
proposed modification make the algorithm is valid for most CT image types with enhanced
results.
Medical images compression: JPEG variations for DICOM standardJose Pinilla
This is a report that introduces the technical features of the different image compression schemes found in the DICOM standar for medical imaging archiving and communication.
A MODIFIED HISTOGRAM BASED FAST ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMcsandit
The contrast enhancement of medical images has an important role in diseases diagnostic,
specially, cancer cases. Histogram equalization is considered as the most popular algorithm for
contrast enhancement according to its effectiveness and simplicity. In this paper, we present a
modified version of the Histogram Based Fast Enhancement Algorithm. This algorithm
enhances the areas of interest with less complexity. It is applied only to CT head images and its
idea based on treating with the soft tissues and ignoring other details in the image. The
proposed modification make the algorithm is valid for most CT image types with enhanced
results.
A MODIFIED HISTOGRAM BASED FAST ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMcsandit
The contrast enhancement of medical images has an important role in diseases diagnostic,
specially, cancer cases. Histogram equalization is considered as the most popular algorithm for
contrast enhancement according to its effectiveness and simplicity. In this paper, we present a
modified version of the Histogram Based Fast Enhancement Algorithm. This algorithm
enhances the areas of interest with less complexity. It is applied only to CT head images and its
idea based on treating with the soft tissues and ignoring other details in the image. The
proposed modification make the algorithm is valid for most CT image types with enhanced
results.
Vector quantization (VQ) is a powerful technique in the field of digital image compression. The generalized
residual codebook is used to remove the distortion in the reconstructed image for further enhancing the quality of the
image. Already, Generalized Residual Vector Quantization (GRVQ) was optimized by Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)
and Honey Bee Mating Optimization (HBMO). The performance of GRVQ was degraded due to instability in convergence
of the PSO algorithm when particle velocity is high and the performance of HBMO algorithm is depended on many
parameters which are required to tune for reducing size of codebook. So, in this paper the Artificial Plant Optimization
Algorithm (APOA) is used to optimize the parameters used in GRVQ. The Extensive experiment demonstrates that
proposed APOA-GRVQ algorithm outperforms than existing algorithm in terms of quantization accuracy and computation
accuracy.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Development (IJERD)IJERD Editor
journal publishing, how to publish research paper, Call For research paper, international journal, publishing a paper, IJERD, journal of science and technology, how to get a research paper published, publishing a paper, publishing of journal, publishing of research paper, reserach and review articles, IJERD Journal, How to publish your research paper, publish research paper, open access engineering journal, Engineering journal, Mathemetics journal, Physics journal, Chemistry journal, Computer Engineering, Computer Science journal, how to submit your paper, peer reviw journal, indexed journal, reserach and review articles, engineering journal, www.ijerd.com, research journals,
yahoo journals, bing journals, International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, google journals, hard copy of journal
Intensity Preserving Cast Removal in Color Images Using Particle Swarm Optimi...IJECEIAES
In this paper, we present an optimal image enhancement technique for color cast images by preserving their intensity. There are methods which improves the appearance of the affected images under different cast like red, green, blue etc but up to some extent. The proposed color cast method is corrected by using transformation function based on gamma values. These optimal values of gamma are obtained through particle swarm optimization (PSO). This technique preserves the image intensity and maintains the originality of color by satisfying the modified gray world assumptions. For the performance analysis, the image distance metric criteria of CIELAB color space is used. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is illustrated by testing the proposed method on color cast images. It has been found that distance between the reference image and the corrected proposed image is negligible. The calculated value of image distance depicts that the enhanced image results of the proposed algorithm are closer to the reference images in comparison with other existing methods.
In this technical article, we present a Novel algorithm for the lossy compression method, where the performance and storage has been proscribed with hardware descriptive language (HDL).
Contrast and resolution improvement of pocus using self consistent cycle ganShujaat Khan
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) imaging can help efficient resource utilization by reducing the secondary care referrals, and work as an extension in physical examination. Recently, many methods were proposed to reduce the size and power consumption of the system while improving the visual quality, but hand-held POCUS devices still have inferior image contrast and spatial resolution compared to the high-end ultrasound systems. To address this, here we propose an efficient solution for contrast and resolution enhancement of hand-held POCUS images using unsupervised deep learning. In contrast to the existing CycleGAN approaches that have difficulty in improving both contrast and image resolutions, the proposed method mitigate the problem by decomposing the contrast transfer and resolution improvement through CycleGAN and self-supervised learning. Experimental results confirmed that our method is superior to the conventional approaches.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface.
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system.
• Compatible with IDM8000 CCR.
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
• Easy in configuration using DIP switches.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
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Indigenized remote control interface card suitable for MAFI system CCR equipment. Compatible for IDM8000 CCR. Backplane mounted serial and TCP/Ethernet communication module for CCR remote access. IDM 8000 CCR remote control on serial and TCP protocol.
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system
• Copatiable with IDM8000 CCR
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
Application
• Remote control: Parallel or serial interface.
• Compatible with MAFI CCR system.
• Compatible with IDM8000 CCR.
• Compatible with Backplane mount serial communication.
• Compatible with commercial and Defence aviation CCR system.
• Remote control system for accessing CCR and allied system over serial or TCP.
• Indigenized local Support/presence in India.
• Easy in configuration using DIP switches.
Welcome to WIPAC Monthly the magazine brought to you by the LinkedIn Group Water Industry Process Automation & Control.
In this month's edition, along with this month's industry news to celebrate the 13 years since the group was created we have articles including
A case study of the used of Advanced Process Control at the Wastewater Treatment works at Lleida in Spain
A look back on an article on smart wastewater networks in order to see how the industry has measured up in the interim around the adoption of Digital Transformation in the Water Industry.
CFD Simulation of By-pass Flow in a HRSG module by R&R Consult.pptxR&R Consult
CFD analysis is incredibly effective at solving mysteries and improving the performance of complex systems!
Here's a great example: At a large natural gas-fired power plant, where they use waste heat to generate steam and energy, they were puzzled that their boiler wasn't producing as much steam as expected.
R&R and Tetra Engineering Group Inc. were asked to solve the issue with reduced steam production.
An inspection had shown that a significant amount of hot flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes, where the heat was supposed to be transferred.
R&R Consult conducted a CFD analysis, which revealed that 6.3% of the flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes without transferring heat. The analysis also showed that the flue gas was instead being directed along the sides of the boiler and between the modules that were supposed to capture the heat. This was the cause of the reduced performance.
Based on our results, Tetra Engineering installed covering plates to reduce the bypass flow. This improved the boiler's performance and increased electricity production.
It is always satisfying when we can help solve complex challenges like this. Do your systems also need a check-up or optimization? Give us a call!
Work done in cooperation with James Malloy and David Moelling from Tetra Engineering.
More examples of our work https://www.r-r-consult.dk/en/cases-en/
Hierarchical Digital Twin of a Naval Power SystemKerry Sado
A hierarchical digital twin of a Naval DC power system has been developed and experimentally verified. Similar to other state-of-the-art digital twins, this technology creates a digital replica of the physical system executed in real-time or faster, which can modify hardware controls. However, its advantage stems from distributing computational efforts by utilizing a hierarchical structure composed of lower-level digital twin blocks and a higher-level system digital twin. Each digital twin block is associated with a physical subsystem of the hardware and communicates with a singular system digital twin, which creates a system-level response. By extracting information from each level of the hierarchy, power system controls of the hardware were reconfigured autonomously. This hierarchical digital twin development offers several advantages over other digital twins, particularly in the field of naval power systems. The hierarchical structure allows for greater computational efficiency and scalability while the ability to autonomously reconfigure hardware controls offers increased flexibility and responsiveness. The hierarchical decomposition and models utilized were well aligned with the physical twin, as indicated by the maximum deviations between the developed digital twin hierarchy and the hardware.
Immunizing Image Classifiers Against Localized Adversary Attacksgerogepatton
This paper addresses the vulnerability of deep learning models, particularly convolutional neural networks
(CNN)s, to adversarial attacks and presents a proactive training technique designed to counter them. We
introduce a novel volumization algorithm, which transforms 2D images into 3D volumetric representations.
When combined with 3D convolution and deep curriculum learning optimization (CLO), itsignificantly improves
the immunity of models against localized universal attacks by up to 40%. We evaluate our proposed approach
using contemporary CNN architectures and the modified Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR-10
and CIFAR-100) and ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC12) datasets, showcasing
accuracy improvements over previous techniques. The results indicate that the combination of the volumetric
input and curriculum learning holds significant promise for mitigating adversarial attacks without necessitating
adversary training.
Edge preserving pet image reconstruction using trust optimization transfer
1. EDGE-PRESERVING PET IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING TRUST
OPTIMIZATION TRANSFER
ABSTRACT
Iterative image reconstruction for positron emission tomography can improve image
quality by using spatial regularization. The most commonly used quadratic penalty often over
smoothes sharp edges and fine features in reconstructed images, while non quadratic penalties
can preserve edges and achieve higher contrast recovery. Existing optimization algorithms such
as the expectation maximization (EM) and preconditioned conjugate gradient (PCG) algorithms
work well for the quadratic penalty, but are less efficient for high-curvature or non smooth edge-
preserving regularizations. This paper proposes a new algorithm to accelerate edge-preserving
image reconstruction by using two strategies: trust surrogate and optimization transfer descent.
Trust surrogate approximates the original penalty by a smoother function at each iteration, but
guarantees the algorithm to descend monotonically; Optimization transfer descent accelerates a
conventional optimization transfer algorithm by using conjugate gradient and line search. Results
of computer simulations and real 3-D data show that the proposed algorithm converges much
faster than the conventional EM and PCG for smooth edge-preserving regularization and can
also be more efficient than the current state-of-art algorithms for the non smooth regularization.