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.     

Improving human robot collaboration through Force/Torque based learning for object manipulation

Human–Robot Collaboration (HRC) is a term used to describe tasks in which robots and humans work together to achieve a goal. Unlike traditional industrial robots, collaborative robots need to be adaptive; able to alter their approach to better suit the situation and the needs of the human partner. As traditional programming techniques can struggle with the complexity required, an emerging approach is to learn a skill by observing human demonstration and imitating the motions; commonly known as Learning from Demonstration (LfD). In this work, we present a LfD methodology that combines an ensemble machine learning algorithm (i.e. Random Forest (RF)) with stochastic regression, using haptic information captured from human demonstration. The capabilities of the proposed method are evaluated using two collaborative tasks; co-manipulation of an object (where the human provides the guidance but the robot handles the objects weight) and collaborative assembly of simple interlocking parts. The proposed method is shown to be capable of imitation learning; interpreting human actions and producing equivalent robot motion across a diverse range of initial and final conditions. After verifying that ensemble machine learning can be utilised for real robotics problems, we propose a further extension utilising Weighted Random Forest (WRF) that attaches weights to each tree based on its performance. It is then shown that the WRF approach outperforms RF in HRC tasks.     

避雷器接地电阻的测量与预测方法

介绍了避雷器三极法测量接地电阻的接线、测量原理及测量电压的选取,根据测得的历史数据建立了基于回归分析的接地电阻变化趋势预测模型,并通过标准离差检验证明了该预测模型可用于实际接地电阻的预测。实践表明,该测量与预测方法切实可行,能在一定程度上避免因接地电阻超标而引发的雷击事故。     

A hybrid stock selection model using genetic algorithms and support vector regression

In the areas of investment research and applications, feasible quantitative models include methodologies stemming from soft computing for prediction of financial time series, multi-objective optimization of investment return and risk reduction, as well as selection of investment instruments for portfolio management based on asset ranking using a variety of input variables and historical data, etc. Among all these, stock selection has long been identified as a challenging and important task. This line of research is highly contingent upon reliable stock ranking for successful portfolio construction. Recent advances in machine learning and data mining are leading to significant opportunities to solve these problems more effectively. In this study, we aim at developing a methodology for effective stock selection using support vector regression (SVR) as well as genetic algorithms (GAs). We first employ the SVR method to generate surrogates for actual stock returns that in turn serve to provide reliable rankings of stocks. Top-ranked stocks can thus be selected to form a portfolio. On top of this model, the GA is employed for the optimization of model parameters, and feature selection to acquire optimal subsets of input variables to the SVR model. We will show that the investment returns provided by our proposed methodology significantly outperform the benchmark. Based upon these promising results, we expect this hybrid GA-SVR methodology to advance the research in soft computing for finance and provide an effective solution to stock selection in practice.     

基于局部线性嵌入和支持向量机回归的TBM施工参数预测

依托吉林引松工程开展隧道掘进机（TBM）施工参数预测研究,提出TBM施工数据分段提取算法,提取上升段前30 s的总推进力、刀盘转速、推进速度、刀盘扭矩、刀盘转速电位器设定值、推进速度电位器设定值、贯入度、贯入度指数(FPI)、扭矩切深指数(TPI)9个参数作为输入;通过局部线性嵌入（LLE）完成对上升段数据特征的降维;基于支持向量机回归（SVR）建立TBM施工控制参数（推进速度、刀盘转速）和负载参数（总推进力、刀盘扭矩）预测模型. 分析是否结合前一掘进循环的FPI、TPI指数进行预测对预测效果的影响. 结果表明,上述方法在推进速度、刀盘转速、总推进力、刀盘扭矩的预测中均取得了较好的预测效果,平均预测绝对百分比误差均小于15%,验证了该预测方法的有效性,该方法可以为TBM现场施工提供指导.     

EFFECT OF ALLOY ELEMENTS ON QUASIEQUILIBRIUM MICROSTRUCTURE IN Fe-Mn-Ni-Cr STEELS

The microstructures of Fe-Mn-Ni-Cr steels with medium carbon and the effect of alloy ele-ments on them have been investigated by means of X-ray diffraction quantitative phase ana-lyses,metallography and hardness tests.The volume fraction of martensite in steels quenchedat 1100℃ can be expressed as:f_M~(1100)=162.643-15.482Mn-7.36Ni-4.286(Cr+Mo+V)Based on this expression,the quasi-equilibrium microstructure diagram has been obtained.Itis shown that the effect of Mn on the austenite stability is greater than that of Ni.The equiva-lent [Ni]=2.104Mn+Ni and equivalent [Cr]=Cr+Mo+V.The driving force for martensite transformation at M_s point has been calculated to hedrastically decreased by element Mn.     

电导法测定水的全盐量

采用电导法研究了水溶液中盐的浓度与其电导率的关系，根据模拟水样和实际水样在电导率与全盐量的关系上有较好的吻合性，介绍了电导法测定水中全盐量的方法，结果表明在低浓度范围内电导率与盐浓度成线性关系，与传统的重量法相比，具有快速、简便、准确度高的特点。     

Automatic classification and prediction models for early Parkinson’s disease diagnosis from SPECT imaging

Early and accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is important for early management, proper prognostication and for initiating neuroprotective therapies once they become available. Recent neuroimaging techniques such as dopaminergic imaging using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with ¹²³I-Ioflupane (DaTSCAN) have shown to detect even early stages of the disease. In this paper, we use the striatal binding ratio (SBR) values that are calculated from the ¹²³I-Ioflupane SPECT scans (as obtained from the Parkinson’s progression markers initiative (PPMI) database) for developing automatic classification and prediction/prognostic models for early PD. We used support vector machine (SVM) and logistic regression in the model building process. We observe that the SVM classifier with RBF kernel produced a high accuracy of more than 96% in classifying subjects into early PD and healthy normal; and the logistic model for estimating the risk of PD also produced high degree of fitting with statistical significance indicating its usefulness in PD risk estimation. Hence, we infer that such models have the potential to aid the clinicians in the PD diagnostic process.     

隐目标回归算法设计研究

对常用的回归方法进行研究.此类方法虽然几何解释明确、易于求解,但均须事先确定(或假定)变量间的因果关系,再考虑建模,在实际应用中,对于很难确定变量的因果关系的问题,如物联网数据分析,上述方法就会失效.为此,提出一种无需假定因变量的隐目标回归方法.该方法易于核化,可以推广到非线性回归问题.通过人工数据和国际标准数据集上的实验验证了所提算法的有效性.