Revision of the Phenomenological Characteristics of the Algol-Type Stars Using the NAV Algorithm

Phenomenological characteristics of the sample of the Algol-type stars are revised using a recently developed NAV ("New Algol Variable") algorithm (2012Ap.....55..536A, 2012arXiv 1212.6707A) and compared to that obtained using common methods of Trigonometric Polynomial Fit (TP) or local Algebraic Polynomial (A) fit of a fixed or (alternately) statistically optimal degree (1994OAP.....7...49A, 2003ASPC..292..391A). The computer program NAV is introduced, which allows to determine the best fit with 7 "linear" and 5 "non-linear" parameters and their error estimates. The number of parameters is much smaller than for the TP fit (typically 20-40, depending on the width of the eclipse, and is much smaller (5-20) for the W UMa and beta Lyrae - type stars. This causes more smooth approximation taking into account the reflection and ellipsoidal effects (TP2) and generally different shapes of the primary and secondary eclipses. An application of the method to two-color CCD photometry to the recently discovered eclipsing variable 2MASS J18024395 + 4003309 = VSX J180243.9 +400331 (2015JASS...32..101A) allowed to make estimates of the physical parameters of the binary system based on the phenomenological parameters of the light curve. The phenomenological parameters of the light curves were determined for the sample of newly discovered EA and EW - type stars (VSX J223429.3+552903, VSX J223421.4+553013, VSX J223416.2+553424, US-NO-B1.0 1347-0483658, UCAC3-191-085589, VSX J180755.6+074711= UCAC3 196-166827). Despite we have used original observations published by the discoverers, the accuracy estimates of the period using the NAV method are typically better than the original ones.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, "Odessa Astronomical Publications", 2015, 28 (in press

SYSTEM STEROWANIA RUCHEM AUTONOMICZNEGO ROBOTA MOBILNEGO

In this article the motion control system of autonomous mobile robot is described. Four motion modes: motion mode “to the target”, motion mode “obstacles avoidance”, motion mode “along the right wall” and motion mode “along the left wall” are implemented. A method for determining the effective rotation angle of mobile robot which is a linear combination of rotation angles which are obtained in different motion modes and activation coefficients is proposed. Fuzzy-oriented method with high accuracy and performance is used for motion modes implementation and for finding values of activation coefficients.W artykule opisano system sterowania ruchem autonomicznego robota mobilnego. Zaimplementowano cztery tryby ruchu: „do celu”, „unikanie przeszkód”, „wzdłuż prawej ściany” oraz „wzdłuż lewej ściany”. Zaproponowano metodę do określania efektywnego kąta obrotu robota, która jest liniową kombinacją kąta obrotu, który jest otrzymywany dla różnych trybów ruchu oraz współczynników aktywacji. Do implementacji trybów pracy oraz znalezienia wartości współczynników aktywacji użyto metodę rozmytą o dużej dokładności i wydajności

GRNN-based cascade ensemble model for non-destructive damage state identification:small data approach

Assessing the structural integrity of ageing structures that are affected by climate-induced stressors, challenges traditional engineering methods. The reason is that structural degradation often initiates and advances without any notable warning until visible severe damage or catastrophic failures occur. An example of this, is the conventional inspection methods for prestressed concrete bridges which fail to interpret large permanent deflections because the causes—typically tendon loss— are barely visible or measurable. In many occasions, traditional inspections fail to discern these latent defects and damage, leading to the need for expensive continuous structural health monitoring towards informed assessments to enable appropriate structural interventions. This is a capability gap that has led to fatalities and extensive losses because the operators have very little time to react. This study addresses this gap by proposing a novel machine learning approach to inform a rapid nondestructive assessment of bridge damage states based on measurable structural deflections. First, a comprehensive training dataset is assembled by simulating various plausible bridge damage scenarios associated with different degrees and patterns of tendon losses, the integrity of which is vital for the health of bridge decks. Second, a novel General Regression Neural Network (GRNN)-based cascade ensemble model, tailored for predicting three interdependent output attributes using limited datasets, is developed. The proposed cascade model is optimised by utilising the differential evolution method. Modelling and validation were conducted for a real long-span bridge. The results confirm the efficacy of the proposed model in accurately identifying bridge damage states when compared to existing methods. The model developed demonstrates exceptional prediction accuracy and reliability, underscoring its practical value in non-destructive bridge damage assessment, which can facilitate effective restoration planning

Machine learning for predicting energy efficiency of buildings: a small data approach

This paper provides a method for predicting the energy efficiency of buildings using artificial intelligence tools. The scopes is twofold: prediction of the levels of the heating load and cooling load of buildings. A feature of this research is the performance of intellectual analysis in conditions of a limited amount of data when solving the stated tasks. An improved method of augmentation and prediction (input-doubling method) is proposed by processing data within each cluster of the studied dataset. The selection of the latter occurs due to the use of the fast and easy-to-implement k-means method. Next, a prediction is made using the input-doubling method within each separate cluster. The simulation of the method was performed on a real-world dataset of 768 observations. The proposed approach was found to have a high prediction accuracy in the absence of overfitting and high generalization properties of the improved method. Comparison with existing methods showed an increase in accuracy by 40-46% (MSE) compared to SVR with rbf kernel, which is the basis for the improved method, and by 5-12% (MSE) compared to the closest existing hierarchical predictor