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Simulation Of Human Body Temperature Distribution Based On New Solution For Heat Conduction Differential Equation, Sina Dang, Hongjun Xue, Xiaoyan Zhang, Chengwen Zhong, Caiyong Tao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In the traditional rectangular coordinate system, the human body characteristics can not match the differential equation. This leads to the low accuracy of the simulation results. Based on the geometric characteristics of the elliptic cylinder, the differential equation of the heat conduction is transformed from the rectangular coordinate system to the elliptic one, and the finite volume method of the alternating direction full implicit scheme pair is adopted. The improved heat conduction differential equation is applied to the simulation of the human body temperature. The simulation results, compared with the calculated values of the traditional differential equation …

Design And Implementation Of Reconfigurable Video Array Processor Test Platform, Jiang Lin, Feilong He, Shan Rui, Wang Shuai, Haoyue Wu, Wu Xin

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the design requirements of the reconfigurable video array processor and the problem of traditional method testing the video codec system with slow speed, low precision and poor observability. A Qt-based user interface is developed, and a hardware-software co-testing platform based on FPGA is designed and implemented. The platform realizes the data transmission and image reproduction based on the software simulation on the PC side, and the parallel mapping of the video encoding and decoding algorithms based on the reconfigurable video array processor on the FPGA side. The experiment results show that the data can be transmitted correctly …

Force/Position Hybrid Control Method For Surface Parts Polishing Robot, Yufeng Ding, Xinpu Min

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A force/position hybrid control method for polishing the complex surface with an industrial robot is put forward. The method can achieve the stable force control and precise position control to ensure the consistency of the material removal rate at different normal vectors. After the trajectory of the normal vector is planned in CAD software, the force signal feedback from the sensor and the PI controller in the normal vector direction are combined,and the robot end tool corrects the motion trajectory in the vector direction of the surface to indirectly control the contact force between the tool and the surface. …

Simulation And Analysis Of Kinematic Parameters Of Vehicle Offset And Rear-End Collision Accident, Wenhui Zhang, Yongmin Su, Shurui Sun

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to deeply study the motion behavior of vehicles in the rear-end collision, a vehicle rear end collision accident model is established in the PC-Crash simulation environment. Considering with the relative velocity, offset, speed of the rear-end vehicle and wheel angle, the acceleration, yaw angle and yaw rate of the vehicle are obtained. The research results show that when the bias degree is 20%, the yaw angles of the rear-end vehicle and rear tracked vehicle is the biggest, and is easy to induce the secondary accidents such as rollover and fixtures crash. The larger the relative …

Research On Dynamic Editable Method For Combat Simulation Model Combination, Wu Wei

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Focus on the low flexibility, interactivity and maneuverability of the combat simulation system, a dynamic editing method for the simulation model combination is proposed. This method is based on the technology of dynamic design of model combination, dynamic editing of simulation model combination and visual programming, which using the Interface-oriented and face-cut design in the model design to realize the flexible and high efficient combat modeling and simulation. A military ship model is designed as the experimental case, in which the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method are discussed and verified. The experiment results demonstrate that the method …

A New Interactive Simulation Method For Virtual Tape Measurement, Dongjin Huang, Chenfeng Jiang, Xianglong Wang, Linhui Gu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The virtual tape measurement is an extremely important process in the industrial training systems, and the fidelity of the measurement depends on the stability of the grasp and the accuracy of the tape measure. Combined with the virtual hand, a new interactive simulation method for the virtual tape measurement is proposed and applied to the wind-driven generator alignment training simulation system. The fusion of the geometric rules and physical rules improves the grasping judgment method, and the quaternion adjusts the grasp gesture. Based on the 3D algorithm, the tape width uneven is solved by optimizing the vertex setting to …

Simulation On A Car-Following Strategy For Adaptive Cruise Control System, Zhiqiang Zhai, Jinliang Xu, Yuan Hao, Yongming Zhou, Longfei Zhao, Shiqian Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: A car-following strategy based on the variable distance is proposed to improve the applicability of the ACC (Adaptive cruise control) system. The curvature radius of centroid trajectory of the host vehicle is computed by the kinetic model based on the unscented Kalman filter. In order to identify the car-following object, a vehicle tracking model is presented according to the relative kinetic states between the front vehicle and the host vehicle. The ACC system adjust the velocity of the host vehicle to control the safe distance between the host vehicle and the object vehicle. A complex condition with the lane-changing …

Research On Sliding Mode Control Of Robotic Arm Based On Fractional Calculus, Zhang Xin, Jiaxin Li

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: An effective fractional order sliding mode control method is proposed for the nonlinear and uncertain robotic arm system by combining the advantages of the fractional calculus theory and the sliding mode control strategy. In the design of the controller, the fractional calculus is introduced into the sliding mode control by using the fractional order reaching law and the fractional order sliding mode control law respectively, and is proved by the Lyapunov theory to ensure the stability of the system. The proposed control method is applied to a two-joint robotic arm and is verified by the MATLAB simulation software. The …

Modeling Analysis And Prediction On Ncp Epidemic Transmission, Huaxiong Sheng, Wu Lin, Changliang Xiao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The modeling analysis on the NCP (Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia) epidemic transmission before and after the closure of Wuhan is presented. On the basis of preprocessing the epidemic data, the classical SIR model and differential recurrence method are used to analyze and forecast the epidemic situation in the stage of control. The theoretical value and measured value fits well. In the stage of free transmission, the logistic model is used to compare and analyze the epidemic data five days in advance or later with the actual data to show the importance of taking the epidemic prevention measures in time. The …

Optimization Algorithm Based On Human Infection With Avian Influenza, Guangqiu Huang, Qiuqin Lu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To get the global optimal solution of some complex nonlinear optimization problems, an optimization algorithm based on the human avian influenza infectious diseases is proposed by using its dynamic model of cross species transmission. Applies the H7N9 infectious disease model to create the operators S^u-S^u, I^u-I^u, S^u-I^u, I^u-S^u, S^u-D^u, I^u-D^u, and to enable the individuals to exchange information among the same species and cross-species. The S^u-S^u and I^u-I^u operators …

Research On Failure Modes Analysis Based On Weighted Evidence Theory, Lulu Shao, Jihong Han, Niu Kan, Xiaohu Liu, Shao Fang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the risk priority numbers of different failure modes being equal and the criticality of the fault modes changing greatly due to the tiny change of the risk parameters, a method of the failure modes analysis based on the weighted evidence theory is proposed from the perspective of the methodology of dealing with the uncertainty problem. The method qualifies the epistemic uncertainty existing in the expert evaluation of the risk parameters into the basic belief assignment and expert attribute weight respectively, and the information propagation and processing of the epistemic uncertainty is solved, and the ordered arrangement …

Design Of Virtual Training System For Horizontally Oriented Drill Based On Unity3d, Guojun Wen, Xia Yu, Yudan Wang, Zifei Hu, Wu Dan

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the equipment shortage, serious resource loss and hidden dangers in traditional horizontally oriented drilling rig training, a design scheme of the horizontally oriented drilling rig virtual training system based on the Unity3D is proposed. An experimental platform is built to verify the feasibility. The solidworks, 3dsMax model construction, Unity3D software virtual animation and scene development, Rodrigues rotation matrix 3D trajectory algorithm derivation, data acquisition (DAQ), system software and hardware communication and other technical content are used in the program. The experimental results show that the scheme is feasible, the system has the good operability and true immersion …

High-Fidelity Simulation Of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy, Peng Liu, Weixin Si, Zheng Rui, Xiangyun Liao, Dongliang Xu, Ping'an Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The virtual reality simulator of the video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) surgery lobectomy is of great value to the surgeon's surgical training and planning. In order to simulate the high-fidelity video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy, a VATS lobectomy simulator to realistically and efficiently simulate the different surgical operations during the VATS lobectomy procedure is developed. Based on the Position-Based Dynamics framework, the deformation induced by tool-tissue and tissue-tissue interactions, soft tissue cuts as well as subsequent surgical suture operations is simulated. The Marching Cubes algorithm is employed to achieve the surface rendering, especially for the cutting process. The GPU parallel computing technique is …

Application Of Improved Inverse Decoupling Active Disturbance Rejection Internal Model Control In Grinding, Zhou Ying, Qiaojuan Jia, Zhang Yan, Mingxin Chang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the characteristics of the multivariable, strong coupling and large time delay of the grinding classification system, the improved inverse decoupling active disturbance rejection internal model control method is proposed. The inverse decoupling method is used to realize the decoupling of the grinding classification system, and the improved internal model control and linear active disturbance rejection control are adopted for the decoupled subsystem. By introducing the internal model compensator and the gain to compensate the time delay, the dependence of the system upon the model is reduced .The model mismatch, external disturbance and uncertainties are suppressed by adjusting …

Modeling And Simulation For Prevention And Control Of Drug Abuse And Drug-Related Crime Based On System Dynamics, Liu Feng

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In the existing drug abuse dynamics models, the drug users are assumed to be permanent immune to drugs after rehabilitation and the possibility of the recovery drug users being susceptible again is neglected. To solve the problem, through the system dynamics (SD) method, the evolution process of the drug-related crowds is analyzed, and a relevant model based on the transient immunity is constructed. The trends of the drug abuse and drug-related crime are predicted by the simulation experiments, and the sensitivity analysis indicates that the rate of contact and exposure to drugs is the most sensitive factor of the …

A Route Recovery Mechanism Using Hybrid Anti-Interference Method, Ziwen Sun, Yanqi Zhang, Yimin Xu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at the jamming attacks in the industrial wireless sensor networks, a route recovery mechanism based on the WirelessHART graph routing is proposed. The jamming attack detection method is used to obtain the node and area being attacked by the jamming attack, the uncoordinated frequency hopping spread spectrum is used to generate the frequency hopping sequence of the node of being attacked by the jamming attack and that of the surrounding nodes, so that the traditional frequency hopping spread spectrum is performed on the nodes. Detects again, and combines the routing cost and the WirelessHART graph routing …

Non-Contact Object Size Acquisition Based On Visual-Inertial Sensor Fusion, Kang Lai, Yingmei Wei, Jiang Jie, Yuxiang Xie

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In consideration of the visual data and the data from the inertial measurement unit (IMU) having the different characteristics, the 6D pose of the visual sensor is recovered from the captured video by using the vision-based 3D reconstruction techniques, the obtained pose information and inertial measurements is fused via the spatial-temporal alignment, and based on the determined scale of the visual 3D reconstruction the non-contact measurement of a scene is performed. The proposed approach achieves a relative measurement error of about 3% in the non-contact object size estimation experiment. As it does not require the additional calibration object …

Optimization Design And Locomotion Characteristics Analysis Of Wheeled Traction Robot, Wu Wei, Li Bo, Nana Liu, Guangzhi Ma

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To evaluate quantitatively the dynamic locomotion characteristics and obstacle performance of the wheeled traction robot in horizontal well with single pipe diameter, the mechanical model of the crawling module of the wheeled traction robot is established and the structural and size parameters are optimized. The ADAMS model of the current robot is presented, and the Simulink models of three parts of the driving module, supporting mechanism and traction resistance are built. A specified method of the ADAMS/Simulink joint simulation modeling is proposed to analyze the locomotion characteristics and obstacle performance of the wheeled traction robot. The simulation results …

Prediction Of Flight Taxi-Out Time In A Busy Airport Based On Lwsvr, Zhiwei Xing, Songyue Jiang, Luo Qian, Luo Xiao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aiming at improving the accuracy of predicting the flight taxi-out time in a busy airport, based on the local regression and weighted support vector regression, a prediction model of the locally weighted support vector regression is proposed. The model uses the K nearest neighbor method to reduce the capacity of the training sample set and build a predictive model for each predicted sample. The bandwidth parameter of the Gaussian weighting function is optimized with the Mahalanobis distance between the forecast sample and training samples, and the weighting coefficients are obtained. Combining the airport departure flight data in simulation analysis, …

Two-Stage Dynamic Emergency And Disaster Resistance Operation Strategy For Active Distribution Network, Zhang Wei, Li Quan, Yuqiu Zhou, Yuhang Luo, Peifeng Xi

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: The persistence and gradual change of the typhoons and other dynamic disasters, increase the complexity of the fault recovery process. In order to quickly restore the power to the active distribution network, a two-stage dynamic emergency operational strategy is proposed and the corresponding overall optimization model is established. The strategy includes the resource allocation plan, island partition scheme and cooperative scheme of the emergency repair and restoration. In the first stage, the pre-disaster resource allocation plan is made according to the travel time and attribute matching situation between the disaster-stricken areas and the repair resources. In the second stage, …

Simulation Research On Effectiveness Of Reward And Punishment Strategy In Open-Pit Mines, Xingxin Nie, Cunrui Bai

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Mining safety accidents occur frequently, and one of the main causes is the miners' Intentional Unsafe Behavior (IUB), and therefore implementing the reward and punishment strategy on it is the key coping strategy. In order to study how the reward and punishment strategy acts on the Intentional Unsafe Behavior (IUB) of the miners and how effective the strategy is, based on the Behavioral Economics + IUB Diffusion Theory, combined with the Multi-Agent model to analyze the influencing factors of the miners' IUB, and based on the work situation adaptability function and the unsafe behavior adaptability function, the simulation model …

Model And Simulation Of Interactive Dissemination Of Multiple Public Opinion Information Under Government Intervention, Zhiying Wang, Weikang Wang, Chaolong Yue

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: In order to identify the interactive dissemination rules of the multiple public opinion information (POI) in major emergencies and make the intervention decisions more pertinently, an intervention model of interactive dissemination is proposed. The model integrates the characteristics of the unequal competition of multiple POI, expands the existing intervention model of the single POI dissemination, and could analyze the intervention measures from the global perspective of the interactive dissemination. Case analysis and simulation results show that the proposed model could well simulate the evolution of the interactive transmission of the multiple POI. Although the strong POI is more harmful …

Understanding Impact Of Twitter Feed On Bitcoin Price And Trading Patterns, Ashrit Deebadi

Master's Projects

‘‘Cryptocurrency trading was one of the most exciting jobs of 2017’’. ‘‘Bit- coin’’,‘‘Blockchain’’, ‘‘Bitcoin Trading’’ were the most searched words in Google during 2017. High return on investment has attracted many people towards this crypto market. Existing research has shown that the trading price is completely based on speculation, and its trading volume is highly impacted by news media. This paper discusses the existing work to evaluate the sentiment and price of the cryptocurrency, the issues with the current trading models. It builds possible solutions to understand better the semantic orientation of text by comparing different machine learning techniques and …

A Real-Time Internet Of Things (Iot) Based Affective Framework For Monitoring Emotions In Infants, Alhagie Sallah

Electrical Engineering Theses

An increase in the number of working parents has led to a higher demand for remotely monitoring activities of babies through baby monitors. The baby monitors vary from simple audio and video monitoring frameworks to advance applications where we can integrate sensors for tracking vital signs such as heart rate, respiratory rate monitoring. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of devices where each device can is recognizable in the network. The IoT node is a sensor or device, which primarily functions as a data acquisition unit. The data acquired through the IoT nodes are wirelessly transmitted to the …

Continuous Authentication System And Method Based On Bioaura, Arsalan Mosenia, Susmita Sur-Kolay, Anand Raghunathan, Niraj K. Jha

Patents

A user authentication system for an electronic device for use with a plurality of wireless wearable medical sensors (WMSs) and a wireless base station that receives a biomedical data stream (bio-stream) from each WMS. The system includes a BioAura engine located on a server, the server has a wireless transmitter/receiver with receive buffers that store the plurality of bio-streams, the bio-stream from a single WMS lacks the discriminatory power to identify the user, the BioAura engine has a look-up stage and a classifier, the classifier generates an authentication output based on the plurality of bio-streams, the authentication output authenticates the …

Raspberry Pi Ai Assistant, Cole Tharaldson

Student Academic Conference

Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants are nearly everywhere you look in today’s society. With the use of a Raspberry Pi computer and the Google Application Programming Interface (API), an AI assistant can be created. Much like Google Home, this AI assistant can help people with everyday tasks, such as handling requests, controlling smart devices, answering questions, or even telling jokes.

Predictive Modeling Of Asynchronous Event Sequence Data, Jin Shang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Large volumes of temporal event data, such as online check-ins and electronic records of hospital admissions, are becoming increasingly available in a wide variety of applications including healthcare analytics, smart cities, and social network analysis. Those temporal events are often asynchronous, interdependent, and exhibiting self-exciting properties. For example, in the patient's diagnosis events, the elevated risk exists for a patient that has been recently at risk. Machine learning that leverages event sequence data can improve the prediction accuracy of future events and provide valuable services. For example, in e-commerce and network traffic diagnosis, the analysis of user activities can be …

Detecting Credit Card Fraud: An Analysis Of Fraud Detection Techniques, William Lovo

Senior Honors Projects, 2020-current

Advancements in the modern age have brought many conveniences, one of those being credit cards. Providing an individual the ability to hold their entire purchasing power in the form of pocket-sized plastic cards have made credit cards the preferred method to complete financial transactions. However, these systems are not infallible and may provide criminals and other bad actors the opportunity to abuse them. Financial institutions and their customers lose billions of dollars every year to credit card fraud. To combat this issue, fraud detection systems are deployed to discover fraudulent activity after they have occurred. Such systems rely on advanced …

A Multi-Input Deep Learning Model For C/C++ Source Code Attribution, Richard J. Tindell Ii

Masters Theses, 2020-current

Code stylometry is applying analysis techniques to a collection of source code or binaries to determine variations in style. The variations extracted are often used to identify the author of the text or to differentiate one piece from another.

In this research, we were able to create a multi-input deep learning model that could accurately categorize and group code from multiple projects. The deep learning model took as input word-based tokenization for code comments, character-based tokenization for the source code text, and the metadata features described by A. Caliskan-Islam et al. Using these three inputs, we were able to achieve …

Towards Natural Language Understanding In Text-Based Games, Anthony Snarr

Senior Honors Projects, 2020-current

Text-based games are a very promising space for language-focused machine learning. Within them are huge hurdles in machine learning, like long-term planning and memory, interpretation and generation of natural language, unpredictability, and more. One problem to consider in the realm of natural language interpretation is how to train a machine learning model to understand a text-based game’s objective. This work considers treating this issue like a machine translation problem, where a detailed objective or list of instructions is given as input, and output is a predicted list of actions. This work also explores how a supervised learning system might learn …