On parity problems and the functional-link artificial neural network

This paper contains the proof of a theorem on the capability of functional-link artificial neural networks both to represent and to learn the n-dimensional parity problem. The result is obtained by an embedding of the problem into a space of dimension 2ⁿ — 1. It is shown that the Volterra expansion of the data in n-dimensions provides the necessary transformation. By computing the parity function, it is shown that a suitable set of neural network weights can be deduced. Finally, it is demonstrated that 2ⁿ — 1 is the minimum embedding dimension for the problem.The contribution of A Zuderell of the University of Innsbruck is acknowledged.     

Micromechanical modelling of ductile crack growth in the binder phase of WC–Co

This study focuses on numerical simulation of ductile failure in the Co binder phase of WC–Co hardmetal. The growth of edge cracks under mode I loading is considered. A computational micromechanics approach is taken where the Co binder ligaments are explicitly represented in finite element models. An embedding technique is employed. Crystal plasticity theory is used to represent plastic deformation in the Co ligaments. Crack propagation in the binder is simulated using an element removal technique based on a modified Rice and Tracey model for ductile void growth, and fracture resistance curves are generated. Parameter studies are performed for variations in microstructrual parameters such as numbers of Co ligaments ahead of the crack tip and local Co volume fraction. The importance of thermal residual stresses and finite element mesh density are also investigated.     

多信道E1映射复用成帧芯片PM8316及其应用

PM8316是PMC-Sierra公司生产的一种低功耗、高性能的多信道E1映射复用成帧芯片。该芯片内部集成了映射器、复用器、成帧器，其处理容量为63路E1，并含有8位微处理器总线接口和5个标准信号的JTAG测试端口，可支持收发抖动衰减。文中介绍了PM8316的主要功能和接口，给出了它在SDH终端设备中的主要信号电路框图。     

Optimal control of nonlinear systems to given orbits

Using optimal control techniques we derive and demonstrate the use of an explicit single-step control method for directing a nonlinear system to a target orbit and keeping it there. We require that control values remain near the uncontrolled settings. The full nonlinearity of the problem in state space variables is retained. The “one-step” of the control is typically a composition of known or learned maps over (a) the time required to learn the state, (b) the time to compute the control and (c) the time to apply the control. No special targeting is required, yet the time to control is quite rapid. Working with the dynamics of a well-studied nonlinear electrical circuit, we show how this method works efficiently and accurately in two situations: when the known circuit equations are used, and when control is performed only on a Poincaré section of the reconstructed phase space. In each case, because the control rule is known analytically, the control strategy is computationally efficient while retaining high accuracy. The target locations on the selected target trajectory at each control stage are determined dynamically by the initial conditions and the system dynamics, and the target trajectory is an approximation to an unstable periodic orbit of the uncontrolled system. A linear stability analysis shows that dissipation in the dynamical system is essential for reaching a controllable state.     

Nighttime face recognition at large standoff: Cross-distance and cross-spectral matching

Face recognition in surveillance systems is important for security applications, especially in nighttime scenarios when the subject is far away from the camera. However, due to the face image quality degradation caused by large camera standoff and low illuminance, nighttime face recognition at large standoff is challenging. In this paper, we report a system that is capable of collecting face images at large standoff in both daytime and nighttime, and present an augmented heterogeneous face recognition (AHFR) approach for cross-distance (e.g., 150 m probe vs. 1 m gallery) and cross-spectral (near-infrared probe vs. visible light gallery) face matching. We recover high-quality face images from degraded probe images by proposing an image restoration method based on Locally Linear Embedding (LLE). The restored face images are matched to the gallery by using a heterogeneous face matcher. Experimental results show that the proposed AHFR approach significantly outperforms the state-of-the-art methods for cross-spectral and cross-distance face matching.     

Ensemble clustering by means of clustering embedding in vector spaces

Ensemble clustering is a recently evolving research direction in cluster analysis and has found several different application domains. In this work the complex ensemble clustering problem is reduced to the well-known Euclidean median problem by clustering embedding in vector spaces. The Euclidean median problem is solved by the Weiszfeld algorithm and an inverse transformation maps the Euclidean median back into the clustering domain. In the experiment study different evaluation strategies are considered. The proposed embedding strategy is compared to several state-of-art ensemble clustering algorithms and demonstrates superior performance.     

基于MPUI模型的JPEG2000图像最大隐写容量

隐写容量是信息隐藏的4项性能指标之一,目前,相关科研工作者对其他3项指标,即鲁棒性、透明性和计算复杂性进行过大量的研究,但隐写容量方面的研究却很少.该研究有力地完善了信息隐藏的理论体系,根据JPEG2000压缩标准以及人眼对小波系数改变的敏感程度,借助小波系数的失真代价函数,区分出小波系数的承载秘密信息能力：失真代价函数值越小,该小波系数承载能力就越强;反之,该小波系数承载能力就越弱.当失真代价函数值大于1时,该系数不具有承载信息的能力,即为湿系数.通过最大隐写容量估算实验以及位满嵌入、过位嵌入和湿嵌入等评估实验,验证了所提方法的有效性.     

基于组合方法的人脸识别算法研究

该文试探一种加权融合流形学习的方法进行人脸识别,该算法通过Haar小波和局部线性嵌入（LLE）加权融合的方式来进行人脸识别。首先通过Haar小波变换对人脸图像进行一级分解,得到四个子图;然后利用LLE算法对四个子图降维处理,并加权融合;最后利用支持向量机（SVM）进行分类判决。通过在ORL库中进行实验,结果表明,该文提出的Haar＋LLE识别效率比单独使用主成分分析（PCA）和LLE更高效。     

一种针对LSB匹配隐写的负载定位新算法

针对最不重要比特位(Least significant bit, LSB)匹配隐写算法,本文提出了一种新的负载定位算法。将隐写负载定位看作二分类问题,将载密图像每个像素位置看作待分类样本,通过提取载密图像集中每个像素位置在8个方向上的相邻像素差分平方均值特征,利用支持向量机(Support vector machine,SVM)分类器,将每个像素位置划分到正确的类别——负载位置或非负载位置。本文从理论和实验两方面验证了所提分类特征的有效性。针对LSB匹配隐写,本文方法与最大后验概率(Maximum a posteriori, MAP)载体估计方法做出比较,在低嵌入率条件下,本文方法的定位性能有明显提高。