基于分布式信息流控制的MapReduce隐私安全加强方案研究

随着信息技术的发展,分布式系统被广泛应用于金融、医疗等领域。其中以基于MapReduce的数据挖掘为代表的应用对隐私的保护往往有很高的要求。本文提出一个基于分布式信息流控制的MapReduce框架,用以保证MapReduce中信息的私密性和完整性,同时给出系统原型的实现。     

基于SAP接口技术的移动终端解决方案

越来越多的企业正在或者即将用SAP作为ERP的应用载体。企业在得益于ERP精细化管理的同时,往往也为ERP与其他子系统整合集成所烦恼。介绍了几种应用于SAP的接口技术,其中包括RFC、ALE-IDOC、BAPI、SAP-DCOM以及Web Service接口技术。并且在此基础上,列举了企业内部的一个实例,展现了SAP通过接口技术与外部的PDA移动终端系统整合,从而解决了维修服务行业从接收工单、记录维修、备件管理等在移动环境下的应用需求。     

一种固结桩式薄板丁坝及其桩体的抗倾覆能力

介绍一种新型且经济的、带固结桩的预制插板丁坝,其固结桩是该丁坝的主要抗倾覆构件。通过室内试验和三维扫描技术,在细砂基床上开展了固结桩的抗倾覆性能研究。结果表明:固化剂与土体反应后在桩周形成"脚靴"状固结体,显著提高了桩的抗倾覆力;固结桩的倾覆过程分为微偏阶段、倾斜阶段、倾覆阶段和拔移阶段;固结桩抗倾覆力主要受桩体几何形状、埋深、土体性质、固化剂注浆剂量和注入流量等因素的影响。通过量纲分析和试验数据拟合,提出了固结桩临界水平抗倾覆力及临界倾斜角的计算公式。     

3D human pose estimation in motion based on multi-stage regression

3D human pose estimation in motion is a hot research direction in the field of computer vision. However, the performance of the algorithm is affected by the complexity of 3D spatial information, self-occlusion of human body, mapping uncertainty and other problems. In this paper, we propose a 3D human joint localization method based on multi-stage regression depth network and 2D to 3D point mapping algorithm. First of all, we use a single RGB image as the input, through the introduction of heatmap and multi-stage regression to constantly optimize the coordinates of human joint points. Then we input the 2D joint points into the mapping network for calculation, and get the coordinates of 3D human body joint points, and then to complete the 3D human body pose estimation task. The MPJPE of the algorithm in Human3.6 M dataset is 40.7. The evaluation of dataset shows that our method has obvious advantages.     

Bayesian network based general correspondence retrieval method for depth sensing with single-shot structured light

This study reinvestigated one of the most fundamental problems in structure light depth sensing field: correspondence retrieval of features between patterns and images. We formulate the global optimum correspondence retrieval by maximizing a conditional probability of correspondence given observed features, which is depicted by a Bayesian network. Different from traditional “code-only” based correspondence retrieval methods, the proposed Bayesian network based method exploits the positional correlations of correspondences of neighboring features, namely, the correspondences of poorly detected features are estimated with the aid of the correspondences of well detected features. The method performs especially well on challenging scenes with rich depth variations, abrupt depth changes, edges, etc. Experiments show that the proposed method increase the correspondence accuracy by about 40% on challenging scenes, compared with traditional “code-only” based correspondence retrieval methods.     

采用工作量证明共识机制的区块链中挖矿攻击者间的“鲶鱼效应”

近年来,采用工作量证明共识机制(Proof of Work,PoW)的区块链被广泛地应用于以比特币为代表的数字加密货币中.自私挖矿攻击(Selfish mining)等挖矿攻击(Mining attack)策略威胁了采用工作量证明共识机制的区块链的安全性.在自私挖矿攻击策略被提出之后,研究者们进一步优化了单个攻击者的挖矿攻击策略.在前人工作的基础上,本文提出了新颖的两阶段挖矿攻击模型,该模型包含拥有单攻击者的传统自私挖矿系统与拥有两个攻击者的多攻击者系统.本文的模型同时提供了理论分析与仿真量化分析,并将两个攻击者区分为内部攻击者与外部攻击者.通过引入内部攻击者与外部攻击者的概念,本文指出传统自私挖矿系统转化为多攻击者系统的条件.本文进一步揭示了在多攻击者系统中两个攻击者将产生竞争并面临着“矿工困境”问题.攻击者间的竞争可被总结为“鲶鱼效应”:外部攻击者的出现导致内部攻击者的相对收益下降至多67.4%,因此内部攻击者需要优化攻击策略.本文提出了名为部分主动发布策略的全新挖矿攻击策略,相较于自私挖矿策略,该策略是半诚实的攻击策略.在特定场景下,部分主动发布策略可以提高攻击者的相对收益并破解攻击者面临的“矿工困境”问题.     

Making costly manufacturing smart with transfer learning under limited data: A case study on composites autoclave processing

The integration of advanced manufacturing processes with ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence methods continue to provide unprecedented opportunities towards modern cyber-physical manufacturing processes, known as smart manufacturing or Industry 4.0. However, the “smartness” level of such approaches closely depends on the degree to which the implemented predictive models can handle uncertainties and production data shifts in the factory over time. In the case of change in a manufacturing process configuration with no sufficient new data, conventional Machine Learning (ML) models often tend to perform poorly. In this article, a transfer learning (TL) framework is proposed to tackle the aforementioned issue in modeling smart manufacturing. Namely, the proposed TL framework is able to adapt to probable shifts in the production process design and deliver accurate predictions without the need to re-train the model. Armed with sequential unfreezing and early stopping methods, the model demonstrated the ability to avoid catastrophic forgetting in the presence of severely limited data. Through the exemplified industry-focused case study on autoclave composite processing, the model yielded a drastic (88%) improvement in the generalization accuracy compared to the conventional learning, while reducing the computational and temporal cost by 56%.     

A novel data-driven approach to support decision-making during production scale-up of assembly systems

In today's manufacturing settings, a sudden increase in the customer demand may enforce manufacturers to alter their manufacturing systems either by adding new resources or changing the layout within a restricted time frame. Without an appropriate strategy to handle this transition to higher volume, manufacturers risk losing their market competitiveness. The subjective experience-based ad-hoc procedures existing in the industrial domain are insufficient to support the transition to a higher volume, thereby necessitating a new approach where the scale-up can be realised in a timely, systematic manner. This research study aims to fulfill this gap by proposing a novel Data-Driven Scale-up Model, known as DDSM, that builds upon kinematic and Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) models. These models are further enhanced by historical production data and knowledge representation techniques. The DDSM approach identifies the near-optimal production system configurations that meet the new customer demand using an iterative design process across two distinct levels, namely the workstation and system levels. At the workstation level, a set of potential workstation configurations are identified by utilising the knowledge mapping between product, process, resource and resource attribute domains. Workstation design data of selected configurations are streamlined into a common data model that is accessed at the system level where DES software and a multi-objective Genetic Algorithm (GA) are used to support decision-making activities by identifying potential system configurations that provide optimum scale-up Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). For the optimisation study, two conflicting objectives: scale-up cost and production throughput are considered. The approach is employed in a battery module assembly pilot line that requires structural modifications to meet the surge in the demand of electric vehicle powertrains. The pilot line is located at the Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, where the production data is captured to initiate and validate the workstation models. Conclusively, it is ascertained by experts that the approach is found useful to support the selection of suitable system configuration and design with significant savings in time, cost and effort.     

Decision-based process planning for wire and arc additively manufactured and machined parts

The conventional manufacturing of aircraft components is based on the machining from bulk material and the buy-to-fly ratio is high. This, in combination with the often low machinability of the materials in use, leads to high manufacturing costs. To reduce the production costs for these components, a process chain was developed, which consists of an additive manufacturing process and a machining process. To fully utilize the process chain’s capabilities, an integrated process planning approach is necessary. As a result, the work sequence can be optimized to achieve the economically most suitable sequence. In this paper, a method for a joint manufacturing cost calculation and subsequent decision-based cost minimization is proposed for the wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) & milling process chain. Furthermore, the parameters’ influence on the results and the magnitude of their influence are determined. These results make it possible to design an economically optimal work sequence and to automate the process planning for this process chain.