New Paradigm of Data-Driven Smart Customisation through Digital Twin

Big data is one of the most important resources for the promotion of smart customisation. With access to data from multiple sources, manufacturers can provide on-demand and customised products. However, existing research of smart customisation has focused on data generated from the physical world, not virtual models. As physical data is constrained by what has already occurred, it is limited in the identification of new areas to improve customer satisfaction. A new technology called digital twin aims to achieve this integration of physical and virtual entities. Incorporation of digital twin into the paradigm of existing data-driven smart customisation will make the process more responsive, adaptable and predictive. This paper presents a new framework of data-driven smart customisation augmented by digital twin. The new framework aims to facilitate improved collaboration of all stakeholders in the customisation process. A case study of the elevator industry illustrates the efficacy of the proposed framework.     

An online multiple object tracker based on structure keeper net

We propose a novel online multiple object tracker taking structure information into account. State-of-the-art multi-object tracking (MOT) approaches commonly focus on discriminative appearance features, while neglect in different levels structure information and the core of data association. Addressing this, we design a new tracker fully exploiting structure information and encoding such information into the cost function of the graph matching model. Firstly, a new measurement is proposed to compare the structure similarity of two graphs whose nodes are equal. With this measurement, we define a complete matching which performs association in high efficiency. Secondly, for incomplete matching scenarios, a structure keeper net (SKnet) is designed to adaptively establish the graph for matching. Finally, we conduct extensive experiments on benchmarks including MOT2015 and MOT17. The results demonstrate the competitiveness and practicability of our tracker.

     

基于FPGA的瞬态响应测试仪的设计与实现

为提高瞬态响应测试仪的测量精度和响应速度,提出了一种基于现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)实现的设计方法.系统设计采用Xilinx公司生产的Xilinx Spartan 3E XC3S500E PQ208 FPGA作为控制核心,实现了对瞬态响应的峰值时间、超调量及调节时间的精确测量,并且能较准确地绘制二阶系统的瞬态响应曲线.系统显示模块采用VGA显示,既节约了IO口资源,又可以更加逼真地显示相应曲线.系统可通过模拟开关实现单脉冲信号的输出,并扩展了语音提示功能,使用更方便.实际测试表明,系统具有运行稳定、参数测量精度高、抗干扰强及响应速度快的优点.     

基于激光测距仪全局匹配扫描的SLAM算法研究

针对传统的SLAM(Simultaneous Localization and Mapping)算法构建地图时容易受环境因素和外界条件的的影响,在非线性系统状态下误差修正能力不足,且当机器人位姿都处于未知状态时,移动机器人位姿获取不精确,地图构建SLAM技术特征量的获取比较繁琐、不准确等问题。以电力巡检机器人为平台,研究了基于全局匹配的扫描算法,摒弃传统的栅格地图模型的插值方法,采用双线性滤波的插值方法,保证子栅格单元的精确性,估算栅格占用函数的概率和导数。最后采用此算法解决了SLAM地图构建的问题,并分别在室内室外环境进行实验。实验结果表明：基于激光测距仪的全局匹配扫描的SALM算法,在室内室外两种不同环境下,不受复杂背景的影响,准确地进行机器人位姿定位,以及环境地图的构建     

基于样本扩充和特征优选的IGWO优化SVM的变压器故障诊断技术

为了增强变压器故障诊断模型对不平衡样本的学习能力从而提高少数类故障样本的识别精度,提出了一种基于样本扩充和特征优选的融合多策略改进灰狼算法(improved grey wolf optimizer with multi-strategy, IGWO)优化支持向量机(support vector machine, SVM)的变压器故障诊断技术。首先,使用基于K最近邻过采样方法及核密度估计自适应样本合成算法的混合过采样技术对少数类样本进行扩充得到均衡数据集,并在此基础上采用方差分析对变压器候选比值征兆进行特征优选。然后,通过改进灰狼优化算法(grey wolf optimizer, GWO)初始化策略、参数及位置更新公式,并引入差分进化策略调整种群,提出了融合多策略的改进灰狼算法。最后,构建了一种基于混合过采样技术的IGWO优化SVM的变压器故障诊断模型,并通过多组对比实验验证了所提方法能够有效增强模型对少数类故障样本的识别能力,并提升模型的整体分类性能。     

基于智能软开关的三相不平衡配电网动态重构策略

针对单相分布式电源（DG）的接入会加剧配电网不平衡程度、增大网络损耗,且在严重不平衡时影响系统安全运行的问题,提出计及智能软开关（SOP）的三相不平衡配电网动态重构策略。首先,构建考虑SOP和DG电流不平衡度约束的三相不平衡配电网动态重构模型;然后,针对模型的非凸性将原模型转化为混合整数线性规划模型;最后,对改进的IEEE34节点配电网和某地78节点实际配电网进行算例分析,结果表明所提模型和策略可在保证配电网的安全运行的同时提升配电网的经济效益。     

Guaranteed cost control analysis and iterative design for constrained Takagi–Sugeno systems

This paper presents a novel control design technique in order to obtain a guaranteed cost fuzzy controller subject to constraints on the input channel. This guaranteed cost control law is obtained via multi-parametric quadratic programming. The result is a piecewise fuzzy control law where the state partition is defined by fuzzy inequalities. The parameters of the Lyapunov function can be obtained previously using Linear Matrix Inequalities optimization.     

Optimal back-off point determination and controller weight selection for multivariate systems under finite-horizon control

Plant economic performance is most often related to the operating point, specifically the mean values of the process variables; meanwhile, most existing performance assessment techniques involve examining the variances or covariances of the controlled variables. A combined approach is to determine the appropriate trade-off between variances of different process variables in order to operate the plant at the point that provides maximum economic benefit while satisfying the operating constraints. This problem is referred to as the minimum backed-off operating point selection, and previous works have formulated it as a non-convex constrained optimization problem. In the current work, a new technique is introduced that can provide the optimal plant operating point. Additionally, this method provides the weights for a finite horizon controller that results in the optimal trade-off in process variable variances that will allow satisfaction of the operating constraints at the optimal operating point. In this method, the plant and disturbance models for the given process are used to generate data representing possible trade-offs between process variable standard deviations. Employing a piecewise linear regression to describe the sample points of this standard deviations data allows for the operating point selection problem to be solved as a small number of linear programs. The advantages of this approach are demonstrated through the use of mathematical and simulation case studies.     

An intelligent θ-Modified Bat Algorithm to solve the non-convex economic dispatch problem considering practical constraints

This paper proposes a practical formulation for the non-convex economic dispatch problem to consider multi-fuel options, ramp rate limits, valve loading effect, prohibited operating zones and spinning reserve. A new optimization algorithm based on the θ-bat algorithm (θ-BA) is suggested to solve the problem. The θ-BA converts the Cartesian search space into the polar coordinates such that more search ability would be achieved. According to the complex, nonlinear, and constrained nature of the problem, a new self-adaptive modification method is proposed. The proposed modified θ-BA (θ-MBA) is constructed based on the roulette wheel mechanism to effectively increase the convergence of the algorithm. The high ability and satisfying performance of the proposed optimization method is examined on IEEE 15-unit, 40-unit and 100-unit test systems.     

Cluster ensembles: A survey of approaches with recent extensions and applications

Cluster ensembles have been shown to be better than any standard clustering algorithm at improving accuracy and robustness across different data collections. This meta-learning formalism also helps users to overcome the dilemma of selecting an appropriate technique and the corresponding parameters, given a set of data to be investigated. Almost two decades after the first publication of a kind, the method has proven effective for many problem domains, especially microarray data analysis and its down-streaming applications. Recently, it has been greatly extended both in terms of theoretical modelling and deployment to problem solving. The survey attempts to match this emerging attention with the provision of fundamental basis and theoretical details of state-of-the-art methods found in the present literature. It yields the ranges of ensemble generation strategies, summarization and representation of ensemble members, as well as the topic of consensus clustering. This review also includes different applications and extensions of cluster ensemble, with several research issues and challenges being highlighted.