基于FPGA的MEMS陀螺仪SAR150实时数据采集系统设计

针对传统MEMS陀螺仪输出信息为模拟量且易受干扰、噪声较大的问题,结合SAR150陀螺仪可以直接输出数字信号的特点,提出了一种新型的数字陀螺仪实时数据采集系统;该系统以FPGA为主控制器,通过SPI接口完成对MEMS陀螺仪SAR150的控制与数据的传输,实现了对陀螺仪输出信号的采集、实时传输及存储;通过将所研制的数据采集系统应用于SAR150陀螺仪测量角速率实验,并对测得数据进行误差分析,实验结果表明:数据采集系统采集输出的角速率值与理论值的绝对误差标准差均小于0.2°/s;且该系统的可靠性高、实时性好,为后续的陀螺仪测试及标定奠定了基础,有一定的工程应用价值。     

多液压缸采样臂同步运动控制的设计与实现

针对移动式煤炭采样车上多液压缸采样臂的结构、功能及其技术要求,分析了液压采样臂采样工作时各液压缸的运动规律和控制难点.为解决采样臂的多液压缸联动以实现终端执行件采样头的位置和角度控制问题,通过软件建立采样臂三维模型,对采样臂采样时各液压缸的运动轨迹进行仿真规划,提出并使用一种基于Simotion C240的虚拟主轴同步的方法,实现多液压缸同步控制.所提出的方法成功地应用于某型号煤炭采样车的控制,满足了自动采样过程中螺旋采样头定点定角度采样的动作要求,取得了实际的应用成果.     

New results on robust output regulation of nonlinear systems with a nonlinear exosystem

The global robust output regulation problem for nonlinear plants subject to nonlinear exosystems has been a challenging problem and has not been well addressed. The main difficulty lies in finding a suitable internal model. The existing internal model for handling the nonlinear exosystem is not zero input globally asymptotically stable, and can only guarantee a local solution for the output regulation problem. In this paper, we first propose a new class of internal models, which is guaranteed to exist under the generalized immersion condition. An advantage of this internal model is that it is zero input globally asymptotically stable. This fact will greatly facilitate the global stabilization of the augmented system associated with the given plant and the internal model. Then we will further utilize this class of internal models to solve the global robust output regulation problem for output feedback systems with a nonlinear exosystem. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Feature extraction using orthogonal discriminant local tangent space alignment

A novel algorithm called orthogonal discriminant local tangent space alignment (O-DLTSA) is proposed for supervised feature extraction. Derived from local tangent space alignment (LTSA), O-DLTSA not only inherits the advantages of LTSA which uses local tangent space as a representation of the local geometry so as to preserve the local structure, but also makes full use of class information and orthogonal subspace to improve discriminant power. The experimental results of applying O-DLTSA to standard face databases demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Stochastic TCP friendliness: Expanding the design space of TCP-friendly traffic control protocols

While the current definition of TCP friendliness has enabled a wide variety of traffic control protocols other than TCP, it still considerably restricts the design space of TCP-friendly traffic control protocols. For example, some multimedia streaming applications prefer a smooth sending rate on a time scale of tens of seconds, however, a UDP flow maintaining such a long smoothness time scale is naturally not TCP friendly by the current definition. In this paper, we propose an innovative method to relatively compare the degrees of TCP friendliness of different traffic control protocols, and use it to define a new class of TCP friendliness definitions, called stochastic TCP friendliness (STF). STF greatly expands the design space of TCP-friendly traffic control protocols, while still effectively maintaining the desired fairness of the Internet. To demonstrate the expanded design space, we also develop a new congestion control protocol, called TCP-friendly CBR-Like Rate Control (TFCBR), for multimedia streaming applications which do not require a high sending rate but prefer a smooth sending rate on a time scale of tens of seconds. TFCBR is stochastically TCP friendly, however, it is not TCP friendly by the current definition.     

Financial distress prediction using support vector machines: Ensemble vs. individual

Financial distress prediction (FDP) is of great importance to both inner and outside parts of companies. Though lots of literatures have given comprehensive analysis on single classifier FDP method, ensemble method for FDP just emerged in recent years and needs to be further studied. Support vector machine (SVM) shows promising performance in FDP when compared with other single classifier methods. The contribution of this paper is to propose a new FDP method based on SVM ensemble, whose candidate single classifiers are trained by SVM algorithms with different kernel functions on different feature subsets of one initial dataset. SVM kernels such as linear, polynomial, RBF and sigmoid, and the filter feature selection/extraction methods of stepwise multi discriminant analysis (MDA), stepwise logistic regression (logit), and principal component analysis (PCA) are applied. The algorithm for selecting SVM ensemble's base classifiers from candidate ones is designed by considering both individual performance and diversity analysis. Weighted majority voting based on base classifiers’ cross validation accuracy on training dataset is used as the combination mechanism. Experimental results indicate that SVM ensemble is significantly superior to individual SVM classifier when the number of base classifiers in SVM ensemble is properly set. Besides, it also shows that RBF SVM based on features selected by stepwise MDA is a good choice for FDP when individual SVM classifier is applied.     

Supply chain trust diagnosis (SCTD) using inductive case-based reasoning ensemble (ICBRE): The case of general competence trust diagnosis

General competence trust among supply chain partners, referring to the trust that a partner holds the general ability of fulfilling contracts, is a critical factor to ensure effective cooperation in a supply chain, especially in the current financial crisis. The method of supply chain trust diagnosis (SCTD) is to evaluate whether or not a partner holds such competence. This research devotes to an early investigation on diagnosing competence trust of supply chain with the method of inductive case-based reasoning ensemble (ICBRE). The so-called supply chain trust diagnosis with inductive case-based reasoning ensemble consists of five levels, that is, information level, the level of ratios of general competence states, the level of inductive case-based reasoning, ensemble level, and diagnosis result level. Knowledge for diagnosing competence trust, which composes of a case base, is hidden in data represented by ratios of general competence states. Inductive approach is combined with randomness to construct diverse and good member methods of inductive case-based reasoning. Finally, simple voting is used to integrate outputs of member inductive case-based reasoning methods in order to produce the final diagnosis on whether or not a partner holds the general ability of fulfilling contracts. We statistically validated results of the method of supply chain trust diagnosis with inductive case-based reasoning ensemble by comparing them with those of multivariate discriminant analysis, logistic regression, single Euclidean case-based reasoning, and single inductive case-based reasoning. The results indicate that the method of supply chain trust diagnosis with inductive case-based reasoning ensemble significantly improves predictive capability of case-based reasoning in this problem and outperforms all the comparative models by group decision of several decision-making agents and non-strict assumptions like statistical methods.     

An adaptive hybrid surrogate model

The determination of complex underlying relationships between system parameters from simulated and/or recorded data requires advanced interpolating functions, also known as surrogates. The development of surrogates for such complex relationships often requires the modeling of high dimensional and non-smooth functions using limited information. To this end, the hybrid surrogate modeling paradigm, where different surrogate models are combined, offers an effective solution. In this paper, we develop a new high fidelity surrogate modeling technique that we call the Adaptive Hybrid Functions (AHF). The AHF formulates a reliable Crowding Distance-Based Trust Region (CD-TR), and adaptively combines the favorable characteristics of different surrogate models. The weight of each contributing surrogate model is determined based on the local measure of accuracy for that surrogate model in the pertinent trust region. Such an approach is intended to exploit the advantages of each component surrogate. This approach seeks to simultaneously capture the global trend of the function as well as the local deviations. In this paper, the AHF combines four component surrogate models: (i) the Quadratic Response Surface Model (QRSM), (ii) the Radial Basis Functions (RBF), (iii) the Extended Radial Basis Functions (E-RBF), and (iv) the Kriging model. The AHF is applied to standard test problems and to a complex engineering design problem. Subsequent evaluations of the Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) and the Maximum Absolute Error (MAE) illustrate the promising potential of this hybrid surrogate modeling approach.     

基于改进LS-SVM的制粉出力软测量建模

针对火电厂双进双出钢球磨煤机制粉出力较难直接测量的问题,拟建立其最小二乘支持向量机(LS-SVM)模型实现软测量.由于LS-SVM算法缺乏“稀疏性”,采用经Remez算法优化后的FIR数字滤波器与LS-SVM相结合,形成一种新的软测量建模方法——FIR-LSS-VM.仿真结果表明,经Remez优化后的FIR滤波效果更好.将该软测量方法应用于火电厂双进双出钢球磨煤机直吹式制粉系统,通过现场实验对比可知,改进的软测量模型学习速度较快且误差较小,更加适用于在线学习.     

基于CMOS工艺的无线图像传感器网络综述

无线传感器网络是无线通讯技术、网络技术、传感器技术交叉融合的新兴产物。无线传感器网络具备小型化、智能化、网络化和能够无线通讯等特点,能够满足人们在生产生活、科学研究、军事、医疗等众多领域对于实时信息获取的需求。由于人类获取信息的80%以上是通过视觉获取的,因此,无线图像传感器网络作为人类获取视觉图像信息的重要工具在无线传感器网络中占有重要的地位。无线图像传感器网络要想实现小型化、智能化、集成化等要求,采用与标准CMOS工艺兼容的CMOS图像传感器技术将是最为理想的选择。随着CMOS图像传感器工艺和设计水平的进步,CMOS图像传感器在成像质量、生产成本、小型化、智能化等方面显示出巨大的优势,同时由于与VLSI电路兼容的天然特性,基于CMOS图像传感器的无线图像传感器网络拥有巨大的发展潜力和广阔的市场前景。基于CMOS的无线图像传感器网络目前呈现多元化的发展趋势,高分辨率、高速、低功耗、智能化等方向是基于CMOS的无线图像传感器网络未来发展的方向。