A new autonomous celestial navigation method for the lunar rover

A secure and autonomous navigation system is needed for the lunar rover in future lunar missions in case of emergencies. Celestial navigation is a very attractive solution for long distance navigation on the Moon without the need of ground navigation aids. It only uses star altitudes, which are measured by a high accuracy star sensor and inertial measurement unit (IMU) to estimate the position of the rover. The navigational accuracy of this method depends largely on the accuracy of measurements, so the measurement errors have a great impact on the navigational performance. A new autonomous celestial navigation method for the lunar rover is presented in this paper, which uses the augmented state unscented particle filter (ASUPF) to deal with the systematic error and random error in the measurements. The validity and feasibility of this new method is tested and examined by the hardware-in-loop test. A position estimation error within 60 m is obtained. Compared to the conventional method, this method shows better navigation performance and higher adaptability to these measurement errors.     

An integrated method for finding key suppliers in SCM

Association rule is a widely used data mining technique that searches through an entire data set for rules revealing the nature and frequency of relationships or associations between data entities. Supplier selection is a significant work in supply chain management. Often, there will be thousands of potential suppliers and identifying a subset of these suppliers can be a complex process of determining a satisfactory subset based on a number of factors. In this paper, the supplier selection can be viewed as the problem of mining a large database of shipment. The proposed method incorporates the extended association rule algorithm of data mining with that of set theory to find key suppliers. This research has employed a numerical example for the integrated method to develop suitable supplier clusters. The results show that the method is effective and applicable.     

基于流形学习和SVM的Web文档分类算法

为解决Web文档分类问题,提出一种基于流形学习和SVM的Web文档分类算法。该算法利用流形学习算法LPP对训练集中的高维Web文档空间进行非线性降维,从中找出隐藏在高维观测数据中有意义的低维结构,在降维后的低维特征空间中利用乘性更新规则的优化SVM进行分类预测。实验结果表明该算法以较少的运行时间获得更高的分类准确率。     

基于xMAS模型的SpaceWire信誉逻辑的形式化验证

空间总线(SpaceWire)协议是应用于航空航天领域的高速通信总线协议, 保证其可靠性至关重要。但是由于通信系统具有队列量、分布控制和并发性等特点,传统仿真模拟的验证方法存在不完备性的问题,采用模型检测方法对高层次属性进行验证时,通常会出现状态爆炸的问题。基于xMAS模型对SpaceWire通信系统中的信誉逻辑进行形式化建模、验证,xMAS模型既保留了底层的结构信息,又可以验证高层次的属性。对通信系统中信誉逻辑进行抽象进而建立了xMAS模型,提取了可发送性、可接收性和数据一致性等3个关键属性,运用定理证明工具ACL2对关键属性的正确性进行了自动验证。该方法为验证指导下的系统设计提供了有效的参考。     

Cooperation and profit allocation in two-echelon logistics joint distribution network optimization

Collaborative two-echelon logistics joint distribution network can be organized through a negotiation process via logistics service providers or participants existing in the logistics system, which can effectively reduce the crisscross transportation phenomenon and improve the efficiency of the urban freight transportation system. This study establishes a linear optimization model to minimize the total cost of two-echelon logistics joint distribution network. An improved ant colony optimization algorithm integrated with genetic algorithm is presented to serve customer clustering units and resolve the model formulation by assigning logistics facilities. A two-dimensional colony encoding method is adopted to generate the initial ant colonies. Improved ant colony optimization combines the merits of ant colony optimization algorithm and genetic algorithm with both global and local search capabilities. Finally, an improved Shapley value model based on cooperative game theory and a cooperative mechanism strategy are presented to obtain the optimal profit allocation scheme and sequential coalitions respectively in two-echelon logistics joint distribution network. An empirical study in Guiyang City, China, reveals that the improved ant colony optimization algorithm is superior to the other three methods in terms of the total cost. The improved Shapley value model and monotonic path selection strategy are applied to calculate the best sequential coalition selection strategy. The proposed cooperation and profit allocation approaches provide an effective paradigm for logistics companies to share benefit, achieve win–win situations through the horizontal cooperation, and improve the negotiation power for logistics network optimization.     

用ENDEAVOUR软件鉴定肥胖症致病基因GAD2

鉴别复杂疾病致病基因对于治疗和预防疾病作用非常重要,致病基因预测软件是鉴别致病基因的有效工具。位于染色体10p12的基因GAD2是尚有争议的肥胖基因,许多研究者用实验方法研究基因GAD2,却得出了不一致的结论。基于生物计算的致病基因预测软件能弥补实验的不足,已成为揭示疾病发病机理和预测致病基因的有效途径,本文采用ENDEAVOUR软件来验证基因GAD2是否为肥胖症致病基因,该软件运用多种生物数据,根据每一个候选基因与已知致病基因的相似程度以排序,结果在35个候选基因中,基因GAD2排在最前面,表明基因GAD2最可能是肥胖症致病基因。预测结果有利于重新解释基因GAD2的生物功能,促使肥胖症药物的研制及治疗水平的提高。