Intelligent hybrid approaches for human ECG signals identification

This paper presents hybrid approaches for human identification based on electrocardiogram (ECG). The proposed approaches consist of four phases, namely data acquisition, preprocessing, feature extraction and classification. In the first phase, data acquisition phase, data sets are collected from two different databases, ECG-ID and MIT-BIH Arrhythmia database. In the second phase, noise reduction of ECG signals is performed by using wavelet transform and a series of filters used for de-noising. In the third phase, features are obtained by using three different intelligent approaches: a non-fiducial, fiducial and a fusion approach between them. In the last phase, the classification approach, three classifiers are developed to classify subjects. The first classifier is based on artificial neural network (ANN). The second classifier is based on K-nearest neighbor (KNN), relying on Euclidean distance. The last classifier is support vector machine (SVM) classification accuracy of 95% is obtained for ANN, 98 % for KNN and 99% for SVM on the ECG-ID database, while 100% is obtained for ANN, KNN, and SVM on MIT-BIH Arrhythmia database. The results show that the proposed approaches are robust and effective compared with other recent works.     

A novel method for beat-to-beat detection of ventricular late potentials

A novel method for beat-to-beat detection of ventricular late potentials (VLP) from high-resolution electrocardiograms (ECGs) is presented. ECG signals from the X lead are first filtered using a bandpass filter, and then a time-sequence adaptive filter, to improve its signal-to-noise ratio. Eight features are extracted using wavelet transform, from the VLP time-frequency distribution of the filtered ECG signals, and used as inputs of specially designed artificial neural network for VLP recognition. The artificial neural network was trained and tested using clinical data, respectively. The results show that the presented method can detect beat-to-beat-based VLP with sensitivity of 80% and specificity of 77%, and the detection accuracy is 78%.     

3维卷积递归神经网络的高光谱图像分类方法

为了针对高光谱图像中空间信息与光谱信息的不同特性进行特征提取，提出一种3维卷积递归神经网络(3-D-CRNN)的高光谱图像分类方法。首先采用3维卷积神经网络提取目标像元的局部空间特征信息，然后利用双向循环神经网络对融合了局部空间信息的光谱数据进行训练，提取空谱联合特征，最后使用Softmax损失函数训练分类器实现分类。3-D-CRNN模型无需对高光谱图像进行复杂的预处理和后处理，可以实现端到端的训练，并且能够充分提取空间与光谱数据中的语义信息。结果表明，与其它基于深度学习的分类方法相比，本文中的方法在Pavia University与Indian Pines数据集上分别取得了99.94%和98.81%的总体分类精度，有效地提高了高光谱图像的分类精度与分类效果。该方法对高光谱图像的特征提取具有一定的启发意义。     

Automated recognition of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome using support vector machine classifier

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder that causes pauses of breathing due to repetitive obstruction of the upper airways of the respiratory system. The effect of this phenomenon can be observed in other physiological signals like the heart rate variability, oxygen saturation, and the respiratory effort signals. In this study, features from these signals were extracted from 50 control and 50 OSA patients from the Sleep Heart Health Study database and implemented for minute and subject classifications. A support vector machine (SVM) classifier was used with linear and second-order polynomial kernels. For the minute classification, the respiratory features had the highest sensitivity while the oxygen saturation gave the highest specificity. The polynomial kernel always had better performance and the highest accuracy of 82.4% (Sen: 69.9%, Spec: 91.4%) was achieved using the combined-feature classifier. For subject classification, the polynomial kernel had a clear improvement in the oxygen saturation accuracy as the highest accuracy of 95% was achieved by both the oxygen saturation (Sen: 100%, Spec: 90.2%) and the combined-feature (Sen: 91.8%, Spec: 98.0%). Further analysis of the SVM with other kernel types might be useful for optimizing the classifier with the appropriate features for an OSA automated detection algorithm.     

Principal component analysis-enhanced cosine radial basis function neural network for robust epilepsy and seizure detection.

A novel principal component analysis (PCA)-enhanced cosine radial basis function neural network classifier is presented. The two-stage classifier is integrated with the mixed-band wavelet-chaos methodology, developed earlier by the authors, for accurate and robust classification of electroencephalogram (EEGs) into healthy, ictal, and interictal EEGs. A nine-parameter mixed-band feature space discovered in previous research for effective EEG representation is used as input to the two-stage classifier. In the first stage, PCA is employed for feature enhancement. The rearrangement of the input space along the principal components of the data improves the classification accuracy of the cosine radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) employed in the second stage significantly. The classification accuracy and robustness of the classifier are validated by extensive parametric and sensitivity analysis. The new wavelet-chaos-neural network methodology yields high EEG classification accuracy (96.6%) and is quite robust to changes in training data with a low standard deviation of 1.4%. For epilepsy diagnosis, when only normal and interictal EEGs are considered, the classification accuracy of the proposed model is 99.3%. This statistic is especially remarkable because even the most highly trained neurologists do not appear to be able to detect interictal EEGs more than 80% of the times.     

基于深度卷积神经网络的多特征融合的手势识别

针对传统的分类方法由于提取的特征比较单一或者分类器结构过于简单,导致手语识别率较低的问题,本文将深度卷积神经网络架构作为分类器与多特征融合算法进行结合,通过使用纹理特征结合形状特征做到有效识别。首先纹理特征通过LBP、卷积神经网络和灰度共生矩阵方法得到,其中形状特征向量由Hu氏不变量和傅里叶级数组成。为了避免过拟合现象,使用"dropout"方法训练深度卷积神经网络。这种基于深度卷积神经网络的多特征融合的手语识别方法,在"hand"数据库中,对32种势的识别率为97.73%。相比一般的手语识别方法,此方法鲁棒性更强,并且识别率更高。     

舰船噪声波形结构特征提取及分类研究

本文系统深入地地分析研究了舰船噪声信号的时域波形结构特征,利用舰船器声信号的过零点,峰间幅值,波长差,波列面积分布以及时域特性提取技术,     

Classification of malignant and benign masses based on hybrid ART2LDA approach

A new type of classifier combining an unsupervised and a supervised model was designed and applied to classification of malignant and benign masses on mammograms. The unsupervised model was based on an adaptive resonance theory (ART2) network which clustered the masses into a number of separate classes. The classes were divided into two types: one containing only malignant masses and the other containing a mix of malignant and benign masses. The masses from the malignant classes were classified by ART2. The masses from the mixed classes were input to a supervised linear discriminant classifier (LDA). In this way, some malignant masses were separated and classified by ART2 and the less distinguishable benign and malignant masses were classified by LDA. For the evaluation of classifier performance, 348 regions of interest (ROI's) containing biopsy proven masses (169 benign and 179 malignant) were used. Ten different partitions of training and test groups were randomly generated using an average of 73% of ROI's for training and 27% for testing. Classifier design, including feature selection and weight optimization, was performed with the training group. The test group was kept independent of the training group. The performance of the hybrid classifier was compared to that of an LDA classifier alone and a backpropagation neural network (BPN). Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was used to evaluate the accuracy of the classifiers. The average area under the ROC curve (A(z)) for the hybrid classifier was 0.81 as compared to 0.78 for the LDA and 0.80 for the BPN. The partial areas above a true positive fraction of 0.9 were 0.34, 0.27 and 0.31 for the hybrid, the LDA and the BPN classifier, respectively. These results indicate that the hybrid classifier is a promising approach for improving the accuracy of classification in CAD applications.     

S-transform-based intelligent system for classification of power quality disturbance signals

In this paper, a new approach is presented for the detection and classification of nonstationary signals in power networks by combining the S-transform and neural networks. The S-transform provides frequency-dependent resolution that simultaneously localizes the real and imaginary spectra. The S-transform is similar to the wavelet transform but with a phase correction. This property is used to obtain useful features of the nonstationary signals that make the pattern recognition much simpler in comparison to the wavelet multiresolution analysis. Two neural network configurations are trained with features from the S-transform for recognizing the waveform class. The classification accuracy for a variety of power network disturbance signals for both types of neural networks is shown and is found to be a significant improvement over multiresolution wavelet analysis with multiple neural networks.     

Surface myoelectric signal analysis: dynamic approaches for change detection and classification

Toward the goal of elbow and wrist prostheses control by characterizing events in surface myoelectric signals, this paper presents a dynamic method to simultaneously detect and classify such events. Dynamic cumulative sum of local generalized likelihood ratios using wavelet decomposition of the myoelectric signal is used for on-line detection. Frequency as well as energy changes are detected with this hybrid approach. Classification is composed of using multiresolution wavelet analysis and autoregressive modeling to extract signal features while polynomial classifiers are used for pattern modeling and matching. The results of detecting and classifying four elbow and wrist movements show that, in average, 91% of the events are correctly detected and classified using features obtained from multiresolution wavelet analysis while 95% accuracy is achieved with AR modeling. The classification accuracy decreases, however, if short prostheses response delay is desired. This paper also shows that the performance of the polynomial classifiers is better than that of the commonly used neural networks since it gives higher classification accuracy and consistent classification outcomes. In comparison to the well known support vector machine classification, the polynomial classifier gives similar results without the need to optimize and search for classifier parameters.     

基于去噪卷积神经网络的雷达信号调制类型识别

针对低截获概率雷达(LPI)信号处理复杂,低信噪比条件下识别率低的问题,该文提出一种基于去噪卷积神经网络和Inception网络的信号分类识别系统。首先对8种LPI雷达信号进行Choi-Williams分布(CWD)时频变换,得到2维时频图像,然后使用去噪卷积神经网络进行时频图像去噪处理,最后将图像发送到Inception-V4网络进行特征提取,并使用softmax分类器进行分类,实现LPI雷达信号的有效分类识别。仿真结果表明,该方法在–10 dB信噪比(SNR)下,识别率仍然可以达到90%以上。     

Intracranial Epileptic Seizures Detection Based on an Optimized Neural Network Classifier

Automatic identification of intracranial electroencephalogram (iEEG) signals has become more and more important in the field of medical diagnostics. In this paper, an optimized neural network classifier is proposed based on an improved feature extraction method for the identification of iEEG epileptic seizures. Four kinds of entropy, Sample entropy, Approximate entropy, Shannon entropy, Log energy entropy are extracted from the database as the feature vectors of Neural network (NN) during the identification process. Four kinds of classification tasks, namely Pre-ictal v Post-ictal (CD), Pre-ictal v Epileptic (CE), Post-ictal v Epileptic (DE), Pre-ictal v Post-ictal v Epileptic (CDE), are used to test the effect of our classification method. The experimental results show that our algorithm achieves higher performance in all tasks than previous algorithms. The effect of hidden layer nodes number is investigated by a constructive approach named growth method. We obtain the optimized number ranges of hidden layer nodes for the binary classification problems CD, CE, DE, and the multitask classification problem CDE, respectively.     

Classification of multifrequency polarimetric SAR imagery using adynamic learning neural network

A practical method for extracting microwave backscatter for terrain-cover classification is presented. The test data are multifrequency (P, L, C bands) polarimetric SAR data acquired by JPL over an agricultural area called “Flevoland”. The terrain covers include forest, water, bare soil, grass, and eight other types of crops. The radar response of crop types to frequency and polarization states were analyzed for classification based on three configurations: 1) multifrequency and single-polarization images; 2) single-frequency and multipolarization images; and 3) multifrequency and multipolarization images. A recently developed dynamic learning neural network was adopted as the classifier. Results show that using partial information, P-band multipolarization images and multiband hh polarization images have better classification accuracy, while with a full configuration, namely, multiband and multipolarization, gives the best discrimination capability. The overall accuracy using the proposed method can be as high as 95% with a total of thirteen cover types classified. Further reduction of the data volume by means of correlation analysis was conducted to single out the minimum data channels required. It was found that this method efficiently reduces the data volume while retaining highly acceptable classification accuracy     

高阶累积量和分形理论在信号调制识别中的应用研究

提出了将信号高阶累积量和分形盒维数相结合的特征提取方法。信号高阶累积量特征具有良好的抗噪性能,被广泛应用于调制识别。2ASK和BPSK的高阶累积量、以及2FSK,4FSK,8FSK的高阶累积量相等,使得只提取信号高阶累积量不足以区分信号。针对这一问题,引入信号的分形盒维数,提取信号的高阶累积量和分形盒维数构成联合特征参数,构建级联神经网络分类器,对信号进一步进行分类。对2ASK, 4ASK, BPSK, 4PSK, 2FSK, 4FSK, 16QAM七种信号进行了仿真,结果表明,该方法提取的特征参数计算复杂度低,具有较好的抗噪性能。在信噪比不低于5dB、测试样本数不少于200的条件下,正确识别率达到了85%以上。      

Detection of skin cancer by classification of Raman spectra

Skin lesion classification based on in vitro Raman spectroscopy is approached using a nonlinear neural network classifier. The classification framework is probabilistic and highly automated. The framework includes a feature extraction for Raman spectra and a fully adaptive and robust feedforward neural network classifier. Moreover, classification rules learned by the neural network may be extracted and evaluated for reproducibility, making it possible to explain the class assignment. The classification performance for the present data set, involving 222 cases and five lesion types, was 80.5%+/-5.3% correct classification of malignant melanoma, which is similar to that of trained dermatologists based on visual inspection. The skin cancer basal cell carcinoma has a classification rate of 95.8%+/-2.7%, which is excellent. The overall classification rate of skin lesions is 94.8%+/-3.0%. Spectral regions, which are important for network classification, are demonstrated to reproduce. Small distinctive bands in the spectrum, corresponding to specific lipids and proteins, are shown to hold the discriminating information which the network uses to diagnose skin lesions.     

Activity classification using realistic data from wearable sensors

Automatic classification of everyday activities can be used for promotion of health-enhancing physical activities and a healthier lifestyle. In this paper, methods used for classification of everyday activities like walking, running, and cycling are described. The aim of the study was to find out how to recognize activities, which sensors are useful and what kind of signal processing and classification is required. A large and realistic data library of sensor data was collected. Sixteen test persons took part in the data collection, resulting in approximately 31 h of annotated, 35-channel data recorded in an everyday environment. The test persons carried a set of wearable sensors while performing several activities during the 2-h measurement session. Classification results of three classifiers are shown: custom decision tree, automatically generated decision tree, and artificial neural network. The classification accuracies using leave-one-subject-out cross validation range from 58 to 97% for custom decision tree classifier, from 56 to 97% for automatically generated decision tree, and from 22 to 96% for artificial neural network. Total classification accuracy is 82% for custom decision tree classifier, 86% for automatically generated decision tree, and 82% for artificial neural network.     

Co-Occurrence Histogram Based Ensemble of Classifiers for Classification of Cervical Cancer Cells

To explore the potential of conventional image processing techniques in the classification of cervical cancer cells, in this work, a co-occurrence histogram method was employed for image feature extraction and an ensemble classifier was developed by combining the base classifiers, namely, the artificial neural network (ANN), random forest (RF), and support vector machine (SVM), for image classification. The segmented pap-smear cell image dataset was constructed by the k-means clustering technique and used to evaluate the performance of the ensemble classifier which was formed by the combination of above considered base classifiers. The result was also compared with that achieved by the individual base classifiers as well as that trained with color, texture, and shape features. The maximum average classification accuracy of 93.44% was obtained when the ensemble classifier was applied and trained with co-occurrence histogram features, which indicates that the ensemble classifier trained with co-occurrence histogram features is more suitable and advantageous for the classification of cervical cancer cells.     

基于卷积神经网络和微动特征的人体步态识别技术

重要军事设施、交通枢纽、保密机构等场所存在安全隐患,保证这些场所安全是人们面临的严峻问题,因此对人体目标进行身份认证和识别具有重要意义。针对敏感场所内的人体目标身份认证问题,提出了一种基于卷积神经网络和微动特征的身份认证方法。在数据样本较小的情况下,模型训练容易“过拟合”。运用迁移学习的思想,首先用MNIST数据集预训练得到卷积神经网络分类模型,使模型具有抽象特征能力;然后再用人体微动数据集训练模型的分类器以用于分类识别。实验结果表明,该方法在走路样本测试集上达到了较高的识别率。      

局域自适应子波高斯神经网络综合分类系统

本文提出了一种用于船舶噪声分类的局域自适应子波高斯神经网络综合分类系统。该系统融合了两种特征提取和分类方法,即自适应子波神经网络和自适应高斯神经网络分类器,并利用网络局域化使得系统具有追加学习的能力。通过对实际的三类船舶噪声进行分类识别,结果令人满意,证明了该方法的优越性和工程应用前景。     

Method of data cleaning for network traffic classification

Network traffic classification aims at identifying the application types of network packets. It is important for Internet service providers （ISPs） to manage bandwidth resources and ensure the quality of service for different network applications However, most classification techniques using machine learning only focus on high flow accuracy and ignore byte accuracy. The classifier would obtain low classification performance for elephant flows as the imbalance between elephant flows and mice flows on Internet. The elephant flows, however, consume much more bandwidth than mice flows. When the classifier is deployed for traffic policing, the network management system cannot penalize elephant flows and avoid network congestion effectively. This article explores the factors related to low byte accuracy, and secondly, it presents a new traffic classification method to improve byte accuracy at the aid of data cleaning. Experiments are carried out on three groups of real-world traffic datasets, and the method is compared with existing work on the performance of improving byte accuracy. Experiment shows that byte accuracy increased by about 22.31% on average. The method outperforms the existing one in most cases.