291 research outputs found
Computational intelligence approaches to robotics, automation, and control [Volume guest editors]
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Multi-point and multi-objective optimization of a centrifugal compressor impeller based on genetic algorithm
The design of high efficiency, high pressure ratio, and wide flow range centrifugal impellers is a challenging task. The paper describes the application of a multiobjective, multipoint optimization methodology to the redesign of a transonic compressor impeller for this purpose. The aerodynamic optimization method integrates an improved nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II), blade geometry parameterization based on NURBS, a 3D RANS solver, a self-organization map (SOM) based data mining technique, and a time series based surge detection method. The optimization results indicate a considerable improvement to the total pressure ratio and isentropic efficiency of the compressor over the whole design speed line and by 5.3% and 1.9% at design point, respectively. Meanwhile, surge margin and choke mass flow increase by 6.8% and 1.4%, respectively. The mechanism behind the performance improvement is further extracted by combining the geometry changes with detailed flow analysis
Sensitivity analysis for multidisciplinary design optmization
When designing a complex industrial product, the designer often has to
optimise simultaneously multiple conflicting criteria. Such a problem does not usually
have a unique solution, but a set of non-dominated solutions known as Pareto
solutions. In this context, the progress made in the development of more powerful but
more computationally demanding numerical methods has led to the emergence of
multi-disciplinary optimisation (MDO). However, running computationally expensive
multi-objective optimisation procedures to obtain a comprehensive description of the
set of Pareto solutions might not always be possible.
The aim of this research is to develop a methodology to assist the designer in
the multi-objective optimisation process. As a result, an approach to enhance the
understanding of the optimisation problem and to gain some insight into the set of
Pareto solutions is proposed. This approach includes two main components. First,
global sensitivity analysis is used prior to the optimisation procedure to identify non-
significant inputs, aiming to reduce the dimensionality of the problem. Second, once a
candidate Pareto solution is obtained, the local sensitivity is computed to understand
the trade-offs between objectives. Exact linear and quadratic approximations of the
Pareto surface have been derived in the general case and are shown to be more
accurate than the ones found in literature. In addition, sufficient conditions to identify
non-differentiable Pareto points have been proposed. Ultimately, this approach
enables the designer to gain more knowledge about the multi-objective optimisation
problem with the main concern of minimising the computational cost.
A number of test cases have been considered to evaluate the approach. These
include algebraic examples, for direct analytical validation, and more representative
test cases to evaluate its usefulness. In particular, an airfoil design problem has been
developed and implemented to assess the approach on a typical engineering problem.
The results demonstrate the potential of the methodology to achieve a
reduction of computational time by concentrating the optimisation effort on the most
significant variables. The results also show that the Pareto approximations provide the
designer with essential information about trade-offs at reduced computational cost
Computational intelligence approaches to robotics, automation, and control [Volume guest editors]
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Efficient Frontier for Robust Higher-order Moment Portfolio Selection
This article proposes a non-parametric portfolio selection criterion for the static asset allocation problem in a robust higher-moment framework. Adopting the Shortage Function approach, we generalize the multi-objective optimization technique in a four-dimensional space using L-moments, and focus on various illustrations of a four-dimensional set of the first four L-moment primal efficient portfolios. our empirical findings, using a large European stock database, mainly rediscover the earlier works by Jean (1973) and Ingersoll (1975), regarding the shape of the extended higher-order moment efficient frontier, and confirm the seminal prediction by Levy and Markowitz (1979) about the accuracy of the mean-variance criterion.Efficient frontier, portfolio selection, robust higher L-moments, shortage function, goal attainment application.
Novel neural approaches to data topology analysis and telemedicine
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Experimental time-domain controlled source electromagnetic induction for highly conductive targets detection and discrimination
The response of geological materials at the scale of meters and the response
of buried targets of different shapes and sizes using controlled-source electromagnetic
induction (CSEM) is investigated. This dissertation focuses on three topics; i) frac-
tal properties on electric conductivity data from near-surface geology and processing
techniques for enhancing man-made target responses, ii) non-linear inversion of spa-
tiotemporal data using continuation method, and iii) classification of CSEM transient
and spatiotemporal data.
In the first topic, apparent conductivity profiles and maps were studied to de-
termine self-affine properties of the geological noise and the effects of man-made con-
ductive metal targets. 2-D Fourier transform and omnidirectional variograms showed
that variations in apparent conductivity exhibit self-affinity, corresponding to frac-
tional Brownian motion. Self-affinity no longer holds when targets are buried in the
near-surface, making feasible the use of spectral methods to determine their pres-
ence. The difference between the geology and target responses can be exploited using
wavelet decomposition. A series of experiments showed that wavelet filtering is able
to separate target responses from the geological background.
In the second topic, a continuation-based inversion method approach is adopted,
based on path-tracking in model space, to solve the non-linear least squares prob-
lem for unexploded ordnance (UXO) data. The model corresponds to a stretched-
exponential decay of eddy currents induced in a magnetic spheroid. The fast inversion of actual field multi-receiver CSEM responses of inert, buried ordnance is also shown.
Software based on the continuation method could be installed within a multi-receiver
CSEM sensor and used for near-real-time UXO decision.
In the third topic, unsupervised self-organizing maps (SOM) were adapted for
data clustering and classification. The use of self-organizing maps (SOM) for central-
loop CSEM transients shows potential capability to perform classification, discrimi-
nating background and non-dangerous items (clutter) data from, for instance, unex-
ploded ordnance. Implementation of a merge SOM algorithm showed that clustering
and classification of spatiotemporal CSEM data is possible. The ability to extract tar-
get signals from a background-contaminated pattern is desired to avoid dealing with
forward models containing subsurface response or to implement processing algorithm
to remove, to some degree, the effects of background response and the target-host
interactions
Automatic object classification for surveillance videos.
PhDThe recent popularity of surveillance video systems, specially located in urban
scenarios, demands the development of visual techniques for monitoring purposes.
A primary step towards intelligent surveillance video systems consists on automatic
object classification, which still remains an open research problem and the keystone
for the development of more specific applications.
Typically, object representation is based on the inherent visual features. However,
psychological studies have demonstrated that human beings can routinely categorise
objects according to their behaviour. The existing gap in the understanding
between the features automatically extracted by a computer, such as appearance-based
features, and the concepts unconsciously perceived by human beings but
unattainable for machines, or the behaviour features, is most commonly known
as semantic gap. Consequently, this thesis proposes to narrow the semantic gap
and bring together machine and human understanding towards object classification.
Thus, a Surveillance Media Management is proposed to automatically detect and
classify objects by analysing the physical properties inherent in their appearance
(machine understanding) and the behaviour patterns which require a higher level of
understanding (human understanding). Finally, a probabilistic multimodal fusion
algorithm bridges the gap performing an automatic classification considering both
machine and human understanding.
The performance of the proposed Surveillance Media Management framework
has been thoroughly evaluated on outdoor surveillance datasets. The experiments
conducted demonstrated that the combination of machine and human understanding
substantially enhanced the object classification performance. Finally, the inclusion
of human reasoning and understanding provides the essential information to bridge
the semantic gap towards smart surveillance video systems
Meta-optimizations for Cluster Analysis
This dissertation thesis deals with advances in the automation of cluster analysis.This dissertation thesis deals with advances in the automation of cluster analysis
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