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Recent Advances and Applications of Machine Learning in Sensor-Based Business and Industry

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 2555

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Dear Colleagues,

In an era of unprecedented technological innovation, machine learning has emerged as a transformative force that is reshaping the landscape of business and industry worldwide. Sensors play a critical role in a wide range of industries. As organizations leverage sensor technologies to develop innovative solutions and seek to harness the power of data, artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, the integration of machine learning has become critical to driving efficiencies, improving decision-making and unlocking new opportunities for growth and innovation.

Thus, it is our pleasure to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of our esteemed journal dedicated to the recent advances in and applications of machine learning in sensor-based business and industry. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research, methods, methodologies and real-world applications that highlight the recent applications and solutions in a range of sectors such as agriculture, energy management, environmental monitoring, defense and security, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and industrial processes, smart buildings, smart cities, transportation and logistics, retail, etc..

Contributors to this Special Issue are invited to explore the many dimensions of machine learning, including its role in predictive analytics, pattern recognition, natural language processing, signal processing and reinforcement learning. We encourage submissions that not only elucidate theoretical advances, but also provide practical insights into the deployment and implementation of machine learning solutions in real-world business and industrial settings.

By bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise, we aim to create a comprehensive collection of articles that not only showcase the state of the art in machine learning, but also provide valuable insights for practitioners, researchers and policy makers navigating the evolving landscape of technology-driven business transformation.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and believe that this Special Issue will make a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse on the dynamic intersection of sensing technologies with machine learning methods and systems.

Dr. Paweł Weichbroth
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Keywords

  • sensing technology
  • machine learning
  • deep learning
  • natural language processing
  • signal processing

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High-Precision Positioning and Rotation Angle Estimation for a Target Pallet Based on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and Vision
by Deqiang Meng, Yufei Ren, Xinli Yu, Xiaoxv Yin, Wenming Wang and Junhui Men
Sensors 2024, 24(16), 5330; https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165330 - 17 Aug 2024
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Abstract
In outdoor unmanned forklift unloading scenarios, pallet detection and localization face challenges posed by uncontrollable lighting conditions. Furthermore, the stacking and close arrangement of pallets also increase the difficulty of positioning a target pallet. To solve these problems, a method for high-precision positioning [...] Read more.
In outdoor unmanned forklift unloading scenarios, pallet detection and localization face challenges posed by uncontrollable lighting conditions. Furthermore, the stacking and close arrangement of pallets also increase the difficulty of positioning a target pallet. To solve these problems, a method for high-precision positioning and rotation angle estimation for a target pallet using the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and vision is proposed. Deep dual-resolution networks (DDRNets) are used to segment the pallet from depth images and RGB images. Then, keypoints for calculating the position and rotation angle are extracted and further combined with the 3D point cloud data to achieve accurate pallet positioning. Constraining the pixel coordinates and depth coordinates of the center point of the pallet and setting the priority of the pallet according to the unloading direction allow the target pallet to be identified from multiple pallets. The positioning of the target pallet in the forklift navigation coordinate system is achieved by integrating BDS positioning data through coordinate transformation. This method is robust in response to lighting influences and can accurately locate the target pallet. The experimental results show that the pallet positioning error is less than 20 mm, and the rotation angle error is less than 0.37°, which meets the accuracy requirements for automated forklift operations. Full article
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