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Goods Consumed During Transit In Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problems: Modeling And Solution, Wenzhe Yang, Di Wang, Wei Pang, Ah-Hwee Tan, You Zhou

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This article presents the modeling and solution of an extended type of split delivery vehicle routing problem (SDVRP). In SDVRP, the demands of customers need to be met by efficiently routing a given number of capacitated vehicles, wherein each customer may be served multiple times by more than one vehicle. Furthermore, in many real-world scenarios, consumption of vehicles en route is the same as the goods being delivered to customers, such as food, water and fuel in rescue or replenishment missions in harsh environments. Moreover, the consumption may also be in virtual forms, such as time spent in constrained tasks. …

Transferring And Regularizing Prediction For Semantic Segmentation, Yiheng Zhang, Zhaofan Qiu, Ting Yao, Chong-Wah Ngo, Dong Liu, Tao Mei

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Semantic segmentation often requires a large set of images with pixel-level annotations. In the view of extremely expensive expert labeling, recent research has shown that the models trained on photo-realistic synthetic data (e.g., computer games) with computer-generated annotations can be adapted to real images. Despite this progress, without constraining the prediction on real images, the models will easily overfit on synthetic data due to severe domain mismatch. In this paper, we novelly exploit the intrinsic properties of semantic segmentation to alleviate such problem for model transfer. Specifically, we present a Regularizer of Prediction Transfer (RPT) that imposes the intrinsic properties …

Multi-Robots Global Path Planning Based On Pso Algorithm And Cubic Spline, Qiang Ning, Gao Jie, Fengju Kang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: There are shortcomings such as premature convergence, high encoding dimension and unsmooth path for particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm to solve the robot path planning problem under free space. The particle coding is coordinates of several path nodes in the environment. The number of spline curves and the maximum turnings of path were determined by the number of path nodes. The cubic spline function was used to interpolate on the path of the starting point, path nodes and target point, thus a full path which was formed by connecting all interpolation points was obtained. Simulation results show that …

Improved Marching Cubes Algorithmand Its Three-Dimensional Meteorological Simulation, Shuoben Bi, Lu Yuan, Xiaowen Zeng, Mingyue Lu, Yonghua Zhang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Methodof obtaining intersection points of isosurface and vowex by linear interpolation in original Marching Cubes algorithm has been replaced by the method of trisecting element boundaries. The problem of linear interpolation not suitable for meteorological data simulation is therefore solved and the number of triangular facets in isosurfacemapping is effectively reduced. While reducing redundancy and improving mapping speed, the quality of isosurface mapping is further improved. The improved Marching Cubes algorithm is applied to the simulation of meteorological model data, i.e., the isosurface of WRF data, and good results are obtained in both the speed of image rendering and …

Simulation On Psychosocial Adaption Of Urban New Migrants Based On Catastrophe Theory, Zhao Xu, Chuanchao Huang, Bin Hu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Based on the mental recovery and adaptive behavior translation of the new urban migrants, a two system decision-making model for psychological adaption was built. The simulation research of psychosocial adaption process was studied through the stochastic catastrophe theory and the specific artificial social environment. Simulation experiments indicate that the sustained pressure-bearing suffers from outside situation and the policy system result in the fluctuation of migrants' psychosocial adaption with the former more significant. In the translation of adaptive psychology to adaptive behavior, the attitude orientation and psychological cognition of migrants are critical. The duration or degree of the adaptive process …

Simulation Of Joint Power Control Routing Algorithm For Interference And Energy Consumption In Crahns, Zhufang Kuang, Zhigang Chen

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Problems of interference power to primary user by secondary userand the secondary user's running out of energy under underlay spectrum access model in cognitive radio ad hoc networks (CRAHNs) were investigated. Joint power control, routing and spectrum (channel) allocation algorithm (PRSA) based on particle swarm optimization were proposed. The goal of PRSA was to minimize interference power to primary user and prolong lifetime of CRAHNs. Particle encoding, particle initialization, fitness function, particle flight were included in PRSA. An Adjacency matrix with two-tuples containing allocated channel and power level was designed, and three operation rules for particle were redefined. …

Improved Design Scheme And Simulation Analysis Of Non-Valve Controlled Hydraulic Impact System, Liu Zhong, Zou Yu, Zhang Kai, Zhao Fei, Junjun Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Due to valve port commutation of traditional hydraulic impact system caused valve leakage. For the above shortcomings, an improved structure principle of the new type of non-valve controlled hydraulic impact system was proposed establishing dynamic equations of impact system andconducting simulation analysis based on AMESim. Due to the simulation results which was inconsistent with design goal, two improvement schemes were proposed adding throttle device and controlling inlet and outlet circuit. The simulation results suggest that the working performance of impact system has been improved by adding throttle device, and its efficiency has been increased from 11.8% to 18.3% …

Inertia Effect In Dynamic Tensile Tests Of Concrete-Like Materials, Zhang Shu, Yubin Lu, Dongmei Zhao, Chen Xing

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The different understanding on the influential degree of the inertial effect does exist among researchers, and it has not been uniformly defined in dynamic tensile tests. The finite element numerical simulation method was employed to analyze the three typical dynamic tensile tests, without considering the real strain-rate effect in these models, where a constitutive model only considered the influence of hydrostatic pressure was used for modeling the specimen in these models. It is found that the dynamic tensile strength of concrete specimens in the three models mentioned is strengthened with the increase of loading strain-rate, owing to the …

Weld Trajectory Measurement Based On Stripe Type Laser Sensor, Li Lin, Weijie Chen, Yanbiao Zou

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Teaching and playback are usually used on welding robot to weld a part. To make sure the implementation of this mode, it is needed to locate the part using artificial sport welding in the front process, which could cause location error and make the actual track deviate from the teaching track. A welding track offline detection device using stripe type laser sensor was proposed for solving the problem. The laser sensor was mounted at the end of the robot. The robot moved along the weld trajectory before welding. The information of the weld track section was gotten and the …

Novel Power Control Algorithm For Cognitive Radio Network, Long Min, Juanjuan Lei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: For the problems of near-far effect, large path loss, and stability of algorithm, etc., in the cognitive radio, a new power control algorithm was proposed. Utility function was improved effectively, where punishment factors, such as, link quality and the interference capacity limit of the primary users (PUs) were considered. Signal-to-interference radio (SINR) of cognitive users (CUs) was controlled above the minimum threshold, and the interference value of the CUs was controlled below the capacity tolerance of PUs. The existence of Nash equilibrium was given. Simulation results show that the new algorithm has better stability; the loss of path …

Research On Feedback Compensation Control For Aircraft Electric Antiskid Brake System Based On Il, Gao Jie, Gao Bing, Jianying Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Safety, efficiency and comfort of aircraft are all determined by antiskid braking system. Because of the problem of inadequate control in the anti-skid braking system, the nonlinear model of the aircraft electric braking system was built by the analysis of aircraft landing process, and the iterative learning algorithm was introduced for reciprocating characteristics of anti-skid control. The groups in different speeds and road conditions were trained using the PD type learning rate. The knowledge base on the relationship among the optimal slip ratio and velocity and road conditions was built. The feed-forward control knowledge system for identifying the different …

Survey Of Studies On Numerical Simulations Of Optical-Wave Propagation In Atmospheric Turbulence, Bin Ren, Chunyi Chen, Huamin Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The complicated random behavior of atmospheric turbulence makes it difficult to verify the theories of optical-wave propagation in atmospheric turbulence by conducting experimental measurements. The parameters used in numerical simulations can be easily controlled; therefore numerical simulations have been used as another important tool to investigate the optical-wave propagation in atmospheric turbulence. Based on the existing literature, both the theoretical models and numerical generating methods for random phase screens of atmospheric turbulence are surveyed, and the spatial sampling constraints for numerical simulations of optical propagation in atmospheric turbulence were summarized. By comprehending the existing results, it has been pointed …

Genetic Algorithm For Solving Multi-Objective Dynamic Flexible Job Shop Scheduling, Wang Chun, Zhang Ming, Zhicheng Ji, Wang Yan

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To solve the scheduling problem of mold workshop in a toy factory with dynamic and flexible features, a mathematical model was established by introducing virtual operation and virtual working hours. Based on the strategies of periodic scheduling combined with dynamic event scheduling as well as the rolling window scheduling operation technology, dynamic scheduling was transformed into several continuous static scheduling windows, under which multi-objective genetic algorithm was used to solve the model. The priority of operation scheduling was given in different dynamic events. In addition, the encoding and anti-encoding of chromosome's operation sequence were made based on the proposed …

Fast Tree Modeling Method Based On Simple Freehand Sketch, Ma Ling, Xiaoping Liu, Xiaoping Liu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at problems such as complicated process and professional knowledge requirements in tree modeling, a quick tree modeling method for non-experts was proposed, combining branch library with simple sketch to make non-experts create tree model quickly. The method preprocessed the sketch to eliminate noise and error points and identify the strokes, the trunk and branch were reconstructed, child three-dimensional profile was built through the two-dimensional canopy profile, under the constraint of the child profile, suitable branches from library and insert were extracted into the branches, consequently the whole tree model was completed. Experimental results show that this method …

Research On Natural Gas Explosion Rules For Cuboid Obstacles In Offshore Oil Platform, Pengcheng Wang, Yuqing Sun

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Quantities and blockage ratios of equipment on the platform has a great effect on the peak overpressure and temperature. The loss caused by explosion can be reduced to the minimum through the reasonable distribution of equipment, and the finite element method has been widely used in the simulation of gas cloud explosion. Offshore oil platform models with different cuboid obstacles were established by the finite element method and cuboid obstacles were distributed in 15 different situations. Mathematical relationships between overpressure and cuboid obstacles' quantities and blockage ratios were obtained. The results show that with the increase of quantities and …

Research On Picking Robot Vision Localization Based On Semi-Physical Simulation, Keyin Chen, Xiangjun Zou, Hongxing Peng, Haiying Liang, Yuanchuang Hu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the problems of accuracy and stability of the vision localization based on physical picking robot, which were easy to make mistakes, long cycle, and not easy to be carried out indoors, a picking robot vision localization method based on the semi-physical simulation technology was proposed combining with the robot vision localization mechanism and robot kinematics. This method adopted the virtual picking robot to instead of the physical robot, and studied the vision localization of the fruit target in the virtual simulated environment, which was as the vision localization based on semi-physical simulation. The test results show that: …

Improved Threshold Function Simulation Research In Vibration Signal Denoising, Hongxing Sun, Zhang Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Filtering noise component of mechanical vibration signal effectively can observe the characteristics of vibration signal more clearly. So based on the wavelet threshold de-noising method, a new improved threshold function was proposed. The coefficient of wavelet transform mechanical vibration signals were estimated by the threshold selection method based on kurtosis value. Not only new threshold function conforms to the distribution characteristics of the vibration signal, but also new threshold function is continuous in the threshold point. And the new threshold function overcomes the inherent deviation which traditional threshold function brings. The research of noise reduction on the simulation signal …

Simulation And Analysis Of Ultra High Frequency Induction Heating Circuit Based On Current Source, Mangyuan Ma, Xinchun Shi, Wang Hui, Jianhui Meng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The operating frequency range, operating mode and output power are determined by the circuit. A suitable circuit is very important for induction heating power supply. On the basis of Class-E and Boost Chopper circuit, a new current source was analyzed with parallel resonant load circuit by energy conservation law and Fourier decomposition, which derived mathematical relation among the parameters and provided application theory. This circuit was studied by using Matlab/Simulink with variable parameters, which obtained the operating waves with different parameters and values. Comparing the operating waves with the theoretical analysis, the simulation results are completely consistent with the …

Modeling Method Of Air Command And Security Work Process Service Oriented, Yongliang Luo, Yuanhui Qin

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A modeling method of air command and security work process service oriented was proposed combined with the typical process equipment air command and support building requirements. Air command and process characteristics was analyzed systematically. On this basis, a complex process modeling method was proposed. From the concept of process meta-model, process formalized description mechanism was studied. A prototype flow modeling tool was developed, and the rationality of the proposed method was analyzed combined with the application example.

Optimal Control Of A Rumor Propagation Model With Different Propagation Degrees In Social Network, Yingfeng Tang

Student Works (2020-2029)

Rumor is a social interaction of information, and its development is of great significance to human beings. In this paper, by studying the D K model and a rumor model spreading with rumor latent period, deduces the rumor model with differe nt propagation degrees of the spreaders. The two equilibrium points in the system are found through derivation. In real life, enterprises often ignore the reasonable planning of the cost of rumor control. By means of public education and media technology u sing by the authorities to debunk rumors, an optimal control problem i s established. The Pontryagin’s maximum principle …

Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, And Mobile Computing: Building The Pipeline Of Next-Generation University Graduates Through Focused High School Summer Camps, Mahmoud K. Quweider, Fitratullah Khan, Liyu Zhang, Lei Xu, Yessica Rodriguez, Yessenia Rodriguez

Computer Science Faculty Publications

To prepare the next generation of skilled university graduates that would help in filling the national need for cybersecurity, digital forensics, and mobile computing professionals, a team of minority/under-represented graduate students, the University Upward Bound Program (a federally funded program and part of the U.S. Department of Education; one of 967 programs nationwide) staff, and faculty from the Computer Science (CS) department got together and proposed a focused 10-week long funded summer camp for two local high schools with the following objectives:

1. Provide graduate students to instruct in the areas of` mobile application development, forensics and cyber Security.

2. …

Mining User-Generated Content Of Mobile Patient Portal: Dimensions Of User Experience, Mohammad Al-Ramahi, Cherie Noteboom

Research & Publications

Patient portals are positioned as a central component of patient engagement through the potential to change the physician-patient relationship and enable chronic disease self-management. The incorporation of patient portals provides the promise to deliver excellent quality, at optimized costs, while improving the health of the population. This study extends the existing literature by extracting dimensions related to the Mobile Patient Portal Use. We use a topic modeling approach to systematically analyze users’ feedback from the actual use of a common mobile patient portal, Epic’s MyChart. Comparing results of Latent Dirichlet Allocation analysis with those of human analysis validated the extracted …

Work-In-Progress: Augmented Reality System For Vehicle Health Diagnostics And Maintenance, Yuzhong Shen, Anthony W. Dean, Rafael Landaeta

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

This paper discusses undergraduate research to develop an augmented reality (AR) system for diagnostics and maintenance of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) employed by U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. The JLTV’s diagnostic information will be accessed by attaching a Bluetooth adaptor (Ford Reference Vehicle Interface) to JLTV’s On-board diagnostics (OBD) system. The proposed AR system will be developed for mobile devices (Android and iOS tablets and phones) and it communicates with the JLTV’s OBD via Bluetooth. The AR application will contain a simplistic user interface that reads diagnostic data from the JLTV, shows vehicle sensors, and allows users …

Realistic Real-Time Road Rendering Technology Based On Road Boundaryalpha-Map, Jinlian Du, Shang Xin, Fengchao Zhao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A method of realistic real-time rendering based on road boundary alpha-map was proposed to eliminate the blur and aliasing issues produced by traditional rendering method based on buffer mechanism. In the method, the road was generated by buffer mechanism based on grid model of terrain, and the road's borders were constructed by analyzing the characteristics of road boundary grids. Based on these, three types of road boundary alpha-maps were designed for producing the road borders with realistic visual effects. Experiment shows that the method can improve the rendering realism of the road borders than traditional method. Another advantage of …

Simulation Modeling Method Of Distributed Supply Chain Based On Has, Wang Jian, Huang Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: There are some shortcomings in simulation modeling method of distributed supply chain based on High Level Architecture (HLA) and Supply Chain Operation Reference (SCOR), which result in low development efficiency of system simulation modeling and low reusability of simulation objects inside the federates. To solve the problems, a simulation modeling method of distributed supply chain based on HAS(HLA-Agent-SCOR) was put forward. The supply chain structure modeling based on HLA for building structure model of supply chain was discussed. Modeling of Agent blocks integrating processes from SCOR and modeling of federates based on Agent were illustrated to create model of …

Trajectory Capture And Sway Frequency Analysis Of Trees Based On Kinect, He Peng, Shaojun Hu, Dongjian He

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The morphology and structure of plants were complex. It is of great significance to investigate the inherent motion law of plants under the action of external force, such as realistic animation formation, plant pruning, vibration picking and forest protection. A low cost outdoor tree complex motion capture method was explored, and the relationship between the stem motion and the external force was analyzed. The Kinect was used to capture the branches motion; MeanShift algorithm was used for tracking branches markers and the three-dimensional trajectory of the trunk was extracted according to the principle of Kinect coordinate transformation. A method …

Multiple Faults Identification Of Three-Level Inverter, Yanxia Shen, Wu Juan, Zhipu Zhao, Zhicheng Ji

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter was taken as an example, phase current and bridge voltage in the fault states of single switch open and several switches open at the same time were analyzed, and a method based on reconstructive phase space (RPS) and wavelet packet analysis was proposed to identify three-level inverter faults. Based on RPS method, totally different reconstructed current trajectories were obtained, which showed the features of the inverter under different fault conditions. With the help of image processing technology, all kinds of faults with different phase currents were identified. The wavelet packet analysis was …

Study Of Model Predictive Control Of Pwm Voltage Source Converterwithout Ac Electromotive Force Sensor, Li Hui, Li Zhi, Zhang Jin, Hanmei Peng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The traditional model-predictive-control (MPC), applied to three-phase converter, requires to use AC electromotive force sensor, and then it reduces the system reliability. A three-phase converter model predictive control without AC electromotive force sensor was proposed, and the virtual flux observer was constructed by DC bus voltage, switching signal and AC current. On this basis, a mathematical model of three-phase converter model predictive control quadratic programming (QP-MPC) based on virtual flux oriented was established. Using quadratic programming algorithm, the system can quickly calculate the optimal change, minimize the objective function, and obtain the optimal switch control signal, so as to …

Under-Determined Blind Source Separation Anti-Collision Algorithm For Rfid Based On Hamming Weight Grouping, Yungang Jin, Xiaohong Zhang, Qiuli Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The results of the algorithm ofunder-determined blind source separation RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) system become worse or even lead to the degradation of overall system performancewith the large increase in the number of tags. Anovel parallelizable identification anti-collision algorithm based on constrained non negative matrix factorization (NMF) and Hamming weight grouping technology was proposed. The tag groupings were made by calculating the Hamming weight of the tag's front M bits, which were within the reader identification range. Each group was identified by the RFID reader according to the grouping sequence. Simulation results show that when the antenna number is …

Fluid Flow, Heat And Mass Transfer In Hot Dip Galvanizing Bath, Shouqun Sun, Zhongshuang Wei, Huayang Lu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Zinc dross is produced inevitably as a metallurgical phenomenon of continuous hot galvanizing process, and the quality of galvanizing is affected. The phenomenon is closely related to the physical field of molten zinc and more surface defects are easily produced if the zinc dross removal process is improperly handled. By constructing a three-dimensional viscous standard k-ε two equation turbulence model, the fluid flow, heat and mass transfer law and the distribution regularities of flow vortex were obtained under the specific initial conditions and boundary conditions. The simulation results of the observation points are basically in agreement with the experimental …