Kinematics, pattern recognition, and motion control of mask-panel alignment system

Kinematics, pattern recognition, and motion control methods are investigated as an integrated approach for a mask-panel visual alignment system, which consists of the vision system to extract the mask-panel misalignment and the stage control system to compensate for it. First, a 4PPR alignment mechanism is considered and the inverse kinematic solution is found out to define the relationship between the mask-panel misalignment and the displacements of active joints. Then, a fast alignment mark recognition algorithm is proposed in terms of the geometric template matching (GTM), which is specific to simply shaped patterns but computationally much efficient compared with general correlation-based matchings. Finally, the kinematic solution and the developed vision algorithm are incorporated to implement a two-stage position-based visual servo, where both original fine images and reduced coarse ones are utilized together and the GTM plays a crucial role in achieving a near real-time visual feedback. Experimental results are shown to demonstrate the effectiveness of the GTM-based two-stage alignment control.     

Face recognition based on extreme learning machine

Extreme learning machine (ELM) is an efficient learning algorithm for generalized single hidden layer feedforward networks (SLFNs), which performs well in both regression and classification applications. It has recently been shown that from the optimization point of view ELM and support vector machine (SVM) are equivalent but ELM has less stringent optimization constraints. Due to the mild optimization constraints ELM can be easy of implementation and usually obtains better generalization performance. In this paper we study the performance of the one-against-all (OAA) and one-against-one (OAO) ELM for classification in multi-label face recognition applications. The performance is verified through four benchmarking face image data sets.     

基于主动漂移矫正的运动目标跟踪算法

针对传统的图像仿射配准(Affine image alignment, AIA)算法无法有效兼顾算法效率和鲁棒性的问题, 提出了一种快速鲁棒的新仿射配准算法---主动漂移矫正(Active drift correction, ADC)算法用于跟踪视频运动目标. 该算法的基本思想是: 通过引入一个漂移矫正项, 来改进传统算法的目标能量函数, 使算法具备抗漂移的能力, 从而提高算法的鲁棒性. 改进后的算法不需要传统算法中为增强鲁棒性而采用的许多复杂措施(如: 被动漂移矫正). 实验结果表明: 本文提出的算法简单、有效, 在不必牺牲算法效率和复杂度的条件下, 可以获得比传统算法更好的鲁棒性.     

Stable local dimensionality reduction approaches

Dimensionality reduction is a big challenge in many areas. A large number of local approaches, stemming from statistics or geometry, have been developed. However, in practice these local approaches are often in lack of robustness, since in contrast to maximum variance unfolding (MVU), which explicitly unfolds the manifold, they merely characterize local geometry structure. Moreover, the eigenproblems that they encounter, are hard to solve. We propose a unified framework that explicitly unfolds the manifold and reformulate local approaches as the semi-definite programs instead of the above-mentioned eigenproblems. Three well-known algorithms, locally linear embedding (LLE), laplacian eigenmaps (LE) and local tangent space alignment (LTSA) are reinterpreted and improved within this framework. Several experiments are presented to demonstrate the potential of our framework and the improvements of these local algorithms.     

Board-Level Information Technology Governance Effects on Organizational Performance: The Roles of Strategic Alignment and Authoritarian Governance Style

ABSTRACT

We report on two empirical studies that explore key factors that help translate information technology governance by the board of directors into organizational performance. The first study shows that strategic alignment partially mediates the effect of board-level information technology governance on performance. The second study demonstrates that authoritarian governance style negatively moderates the effect of board-level information technology governance on performance. Together, these studies open up the black box between board-level information technology governance and organizational performance.     

垂线偏差对空中对准航向误差的影响研究

针对性分析了垂线偏差变化对空中对准航向精度的影响.首先给出了常用空中对准降阶滤波模型,分析了垂线偏差变化影响空中对准航向误差的机理.然后通过实测离线数据测试验证了垂线偏差对空中对准航向误差的影响.最后通过误差协方差分析方法仿真了降阶滤波模型在真实世界中的滤波性能.离线测试及仿真结果表明:在给定条件下垂线偏差变化率对航向误差的影响相对其他未建模惯性测量组件误差是主要的,对航向对准误差影响较大,可达0.15°.在中高精度应用中为保证在不同空域内空中对准航向精度考虑采用高精度重力场模型对垂线偏差进行补偿是必要的.     

The thin plate spline robust point matching (TPS-RPM) algorithm: A revisit

This paper reviews the TPS-RPM algorithm (Chui and Rangarajan, 2003) for robustly registering two sets of points and demonstrates from a theoretical point of view its inherent limited performance when outliers are present in both point sets simultaneously. A double-sided outlier handling approach is proposed to overcome this limitation with a rigorous mathematical proof as the underlying theoretical support. This double-sided outlier handling approach is proved to be equivalent to the original formulation of the point matching problem. For a practical application, we also extend the TPS-RPM algorithms to non-rigid image registration by registering two sets of sparse features extracted from images. The intensity information of the extracted features are incorporated into feature matching in order to reduce the impact from outliers. Our experiments demonstrate the double-sided outlier handling approach and the efficiency of intensity information in assisting outlier detection.     

大方位失准角传递对准非线性模型研究

针对惯导系统大方位失准角传递对准的非线性误差方程不准确问题,同时考虑杆臂效应和挠曲变形两种主要误差因素来建立挠曲变形和杆臂效应加速度一体化误差模型,从而完善惯导系统大方位失准角传递对准非线性模型.针对非线性滤波的稳定性和快速性问题,采用比例修正无味卡尔曼(UKF)滤波模型估计姿态失准角,并采用速度匹配算法对模型的正确性和滤波的有效性进行仿真验证.结果表明,该模型在大方位失准角传递对准时可以满足对准精度和时间的要求.     

一种调和序列生成及其在故障定位中的应用

为了提高软件的可靠性,在软件运行发生故障时,快速、准确地定位故障点成为非常有意义的研究课题。与以往方法不同,在将故障运行序列和最部近运行序列进行差异对比前,为了避免选取第一条最近成功路径时引起的“盲区”使得后期搜索空间加大,引入了生物学基因序列比对原理,对最部近运行序列不是通过编辑距离比较进行选取,而是通过一条调和序列进行处理。实验表明,方法的故障定位效果较好。     

汉英双语库自动分段对齐研究

双语库对齐是自然语言处理研究的重 要课题之一.其中,双语库段落对齐是指找出源文和译文中对应的翻译段落的对齐过程.它上 承篇章对齐,下接句子对齐,在整个双语库的对齐中起着承上启下的重要作用.但由于种种原 因,双语库段落对齐在当今研究中没有受到应有的重视.直接进行通用的段落自动对齐具有相 当的难度,也不必要,鉴于此,提出将段落对齐转化成分段对齐进行实现.通过汉英词汇对之 间的特征比较,首先找到可以用于汉英双语库分段的锚点词汇对,在此基础上,通过锚点词所 在句子的匹配获得锚点句子对来进行分段.实验结果表明,该方法具有良好的使用价值,可以 用于其他语言对的对齐.