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  • Open Access
1 Citations
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A DIDE-FPP Composite Algorithm for Accurate Tunnel Fire Location

  • Hong Jiang,
  • Yihan Zhao,
  • Chenyang Wang and
  • Lina Cui

We propose a DIDE-FPP composite algorithm to improve the spatial location accuracy of tunnel fires based on the distributed individuals differential evolution (DIDE) algorithm and the four-point positioning (FPP) method. Using the DIDE algorithm to s...

(This article belongs to the Topic Fiber Optic Communication)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
17,741 Views
16 Pages

CMOS Image Sensor with a Built-in Lane Detector

  • Pei-Yung Hsiao,
  • Hsien-Chein Cheng,
  • Shih-Shinh Huang and
  • Li-Chen Fu

12 March 2009

This work develops a new current-mode mixed signal Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) imager, which can capture images and simultaneously produce vehicle lane maps. The adopted lane detection algorithm, which was modified to be compatible...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Image Sensors 2009)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,482 Views
16 Pages

FDIP—A Fast Diffraction Image Processing Library for X-ray Crystallography Experiments

  • Yaroslav Gevorkov,
  • Marina Galchenkova,
  • Valerio Mariani,
  • Anton Barty and ,
  • Thomas A. White,
  • Henry N. Chapman and
  • Oleksandr Yefanov
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

5 February 2024

Serial crystallography (SX) is a cutting-edge technique in structural biology, involving the systematic collection of X-ray diffraction data from numerous randomly oriented microcrystals. To extract comprehensive three-dimensional information about t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Crystals 2023)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,651 Views
13 Pages

15 January 2024

In the era of big data, unsupervised learning algorithms such as clustering are particularly prominent. In recent years, there have been significant advancements in clustering algorithm research. The Clustering by Density Peaks algorithm is known as...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Intelligent Data Mining, Analysis and Modeling Based on Machine Learning)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,860 Views
12 Pages

Cavity Length Sequence Matching Algorithm Based on Combined Valley Peak Positioning for Fiber-Optic Fabry-Perot Sensors

  • Liang Nie,
  • Xiaonan Li,
  • Hongwei Chen,
  • Junying Zhang and ,
  • Haibin Chen,
  • Xueqing Zhao,
  • Sheng Wang and
  • Guanghai Liu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

To solve the problem of low demodulation accuracy of conventional peak-to-peak algorithm for fiber-optic Fabry-Perot (FP) sensors due to failure of determining the interference order, a novel cavity length sequence matching demodulation algorithm bas...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advance and Applications of Fiber Optic Measurement)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
10,251 Views
17 Pages

8 October 2021

R peak detection is crucial in electrocardiogram (ECG) signal analysis to detect and diagnose cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Herein, the dynamic mode selected energy (DMSE) and adaptive window sizing (AWS) algorithm are proposed for detecting R peak...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,696 Views
10 Pages

Evaluation of a Restoration Algorithm Applied to Clipped Tibial Acceleration Signals

  • Zoe Y. S. Chan,
  • Chloe Angel,
  • Daniel Thomson,
  • Reed Ferber and ,
  • Sharon M. H. Tsang and
  • Roy T. H. Cheung
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 May 2023

Wireless accelerometers with various operating ranges have been used to measure tibial acceleration. Accelerometers with a low operating range output distorted signals and have been found to result in inaccurate measurements of peaks. A restoration a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning in the Biomechanics of Human Movement)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,947 Views
14 Pages

28 March 2024

Recently, a signal sorting algorithm based on the congruence transform has been proposed, which is effective in dealing with the staggered Pulse Repetition Interval (PRI) signals. It can effectively sort the staggered PRI signals and obtain the sub-P...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Multidimensional Signal Processing and Deep Learning—Symmetry Approach)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,398 Views
17 Pages

Evaluating the Performance of Peak Calling Algorithms Available for Intracellular G-Quadruplex Sequencing

  • Yuqi Wang,
  • Ke Xiao,
  • Tiantong Tao,
  • Rongxin Zhang and ,
  • Huiling Shu and
  • Xiao Sun
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

31 January 2025

DNA G-quadruplexes (G4) are non-canonical DNA structures that play key roles in various biological processes. Antibody-dependent sequencing is an important tool for identifying intracellularly formed DNA G4s, and peak calling is a crucial step in pro...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,666 Views
16 Pages

13 December 2022

As a relatively novel density-based clustering algorithm, Density peak clustering (DPC) has been widely studied in recent years. DPC sorts all points in descending order of local density and finds neighbors for each point in turn to assign all points...

(This article belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,256 Views
10 Pages

A Hybrid Genetic/Powell Algorithm for Wind Measurement in Doppler Lidar

  • Shan Jiang,
  • Zhiping Wang,
  • An Ning,
  • Shaoshuai Liu and ,
  • Di Wang,
  • Junsheng Feng and
  • Longbao Yu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 October 2022

Doppler peaks extraction from massive raw data is a tricky part of coherent Doppler wind Lidar (CDWL) optimization. In this paper, a hybrid genetic/Powell algorithm (HGAP) is proposed to process the power spectrum of the measured signal from CDWL. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,127 Views
31 Pages

14 December 2022

The gravitational search algorithm is a global optimization algorithm that has the advantages of a swarm intelligence algorithm. Compared with traditional algorithms, the performance in terms of global search and convergence is relatively good, but t...

(This article belongs to the Section Multidisciplinary Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,330 Views
19 Pages

Semi-Quantitative MALDI Measurements of Blood-Based Samples for Molecular Diagnostics

  • Matthew A. Koc,
  • Senait Asmellash,
  • Patrick Norman,
  • Steven Rightmyer and ,
  • Joanna Roder,
  • Robert W. Georgantas and
  • Heinrich Roder
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

1 February 2022

Accurate and precise measurement of the relative protein content of blood-based samples using mass spectrometry is challenging due to the large number of circulating proteins and the dynamic range of their abundances. Traditional spectral processing...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances and Future Perspective of Mass Spectrometry Analysis in Proteomics)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,622 Views
9 Pages

The outbreak of COVID-19 has caught humanity off guard. Peak-times differ in countries based on their characteristics and precautions taken by governments. In this study, we aimed to determine relative importance of indicators on the spread and to as...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 7th International Management Information Systems Conference)
  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,958 Views
16 Pages

23 March 2020

This paper presents an algorithm for the measurement of the human heart rate, using photoplethysmography (PPG), i.e., the detection of the light at the skin surface. The signal from the PPG sensor is processed in time-domain; the peaks in the preproc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Low-Cost Sensors and Biological Signals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,417 Views
9 Pages

Based on the generalized cross-correlation method (GCC), the period peaks in the cross-correlation function (CCF) of frequency shift keying (FSK) signals will degrade the estimation performance of time difference of arrival (TDOA), as well as the est...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,118 Views
29 Pages

This paper presents optimization of peak temperatures achieved during friction stir welding (FSW) of Al-6061-T6 alloys. This research work employed a novel approach by investigating the effect of FSW welding process parameters on peak temperatures th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,781 Views
22 Pages

7 July 2023

Due to the rapid advancement in the use of photovoltaic (PV) energy systems, it has become critical to look for ways to improve the energy generated by them. The extracted power from the PV modules is proportional to the output voltage. The relations...

(This article belongs to the Section B2: Clean Energy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
15,261 Views
22 Pages

25 December 2015

Genetic Algorithms (GA) are a powerful set of tools for search and optimization that mimic the process of natural selection, and have been used successfully in a wide variety of problems, including evolving neural networks to solve cognitive tasks. D...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Information Theoretic Incentives for Cognitive Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
9,556 Views
25 Pages

8 October 2017

Forecasting of electricity demand has become one of the most important areas of research in the electric power industry, as it is a critical component of cost-efficient power system management and planning. In this context, accurate and robust load f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue From Smart Metering to Demand Side Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
10,830 Views
20 Pages

HCTNav: A Path Planning Algorithm for Low-Cost Autonomous Robot Navigation in Indoor Environments

  • Marco Pala,
  • Nafiseh Osati Eraghi,
  • Fernando López-Colino,
  • Alberto Sanchez and ,
  • Angel De Castro and
  • Javier Garrido
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Low-cost robots are characterized by low computational resources and limited energy supply. Path planning algorithms aim to find the optimal path between two points so the robot consumes as little energy as possible. However, these algorithms were no...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,584 Views
17 Pages

Social Grouping Algorithm Aided Maximum Power Point Tracking Scheme for Partial Shaded Photovoltaic Array

  • Srinivasan Vadivel,
  • Boopathi C. Sengodan,
  • Sridhar Ramasamy,
  • Mominul Ahsan and ,
  • Julfikar Haider and
  • Eduardo M. G. Rodrigues
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 March 2022

Photovoltaic (PV) systems-based energy generation is relatively easy to install, even at a large scale, because it is scalable in size and is thus easy to transport. Harnessing maximum power is only possible if maximum power tracking (MPPT) functiona...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,116 Views
13 Pages

13 July 2022

To address the problem of expensive computation in traditional two-dimensional (2D) direction of arrival (DOA) estimation, in this paper, we propose a 2D DOA estimation method based on a reduced dimension and root-finding MUSIC algorithm for nested p...

(This article belongs to the Section Communications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,543 Views
26 Pages

An Improved Density Peak Clustering Algorithm for Multi-Density Data

  • Lifeng Yin,
  • Yingfeng Wang,
  • Huayue Chen and
  • Wu Deng

15 November 2022

Density peak clustering is the latest classic density-based clustering algorithm, which can directly find the cluster center without iteration. The algorithm needs to determine a unique parameter, so the selection of parameters is particularly import...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Trends and Advances in Fault Detection and Diagnostics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
3,853 Views
18 Pages

A Novel Hybrid MPPT Technique Based on Harris Hawk Optimization (HHO) and Perturb and Observer (P&O) under Partial and Complex Partial Shading Conditions

  • Muhammad Annas Hafeez,
  • Ahmer Naeem,
  • Muhammad Akram,
  • Muhammad Yaqoob Javed and ,
  • Aamer Bilal Asghar and
  • Yong Wang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 July 2022

Photovoltaic (PV) systems have been used extensively worldwide over the past few years due to the mitigation of fossils fuels; it is the best source because of its eco-friendly nature. In PV systems, the main research area concerns its performance un...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Overview of Maximum Power Point Tracking Methods for PV System in Micro-Grid)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,956 Views
15 Pages

A Moiré Removal Method Based on Peak Filtering and Image Enhancement

  • Wenfa Qi,
  • Xinquan Yu,
  • Xiaolong Li and
  • Shuangyong Kang

14 March 2024

Screen photos often suffer from moiré patterns, which significantly affect their visual quality. Although many deep learning-based methods for removing moiré patterns have been proposed, they fail to recover images with complex textures...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Methods Applied in Explainable Fake Multimedia Detection)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,365 Views
28 Pages

Optimizing Photovoltaic Power Production in Partial Shading Conditions Using Dandelion Optimizer (DO)-Based MPPT Method

  • Injila Sajid,
  • Ayushi Gautam,
  • Adil Sarwar,
  • Mohd Tariq and ,
  • Hwa-Dong Liu,
  • Shafiq Ahmad,
  • Chang-Hua Lin and
  • Abdelaty Edrees Sayed
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

19 August 2023

This research proposes the dandelion optimizer (DO), a bioinspired stochastic optimization technique, as a solution for achieving maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in photovoltaic (PV) arrays under partial shading (PS) conditions. In such scenarios...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,986 Views
23 Pages

In the context of multi-array multi-target bearing-only localization, due to the existence of direction-finding errors, the crossing results of bearing lines cannot accurately determine correspondence with targets. Under conditions that clutter inter...

(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
10,657 Views
14 Pages

18 April 2007

The development of a sensor that can measure balance during quiet standing and predict stepping response in the event of perturbation has many clinically relevant applica- tions, including closed-loop control of a neuroprothesis for standing. This st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physiological Sensing)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,537 Views
16 Pages

10 June 2022

This study presents a new imaging-based algorithm for simultaneously determining multiple velocity fields from stratified crossflows optically captured in a single field of view. The concept implements an additional automatic peak finding scheme into...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Experimental Hydraulics, Coast and Ocean Hydrodynamics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,097 Views
17 Pages

In current traffic congestion scenarios, electric vehicles (EVs) have the problem of reduced battery life and continuous decline in endurance. Therefore, this study proposes an optimization method for electric vehicle charging scheduling based onthe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,571 Views
18 Pages

20 November 2020

Besides many benefits deriving from the energy transition process, it is not uncommon for modern power systems to be faced with difficulties in their operation. The issues are dominantly related to the non-dispatchable nature of renewable energy sour...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy Management Strategies (EMSs) Based on Energy Storage Systems (ESSs))
  • Article
  • Open Access
946 Views
28 Pages

Robust Electrocardiographic R-Peak Detection via Wave Morphological Model Using Weighted Directed Graphs

  • Warinchai Suwannoppadol,
  • Nipon Theera-Umpon and
  • Sansanee Auephanwiriyakul

Detecting R-peak location is very important in electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis. Most existing algorithms focus on separating extreme data points to find R-peaks without ECG wave morphology consideration. As a result, we propose a new algorithm using...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomedical Information and Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,046 Views
24 Pages

2 December 2020

The retrieval of sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence is greatly beneficial to studies of marine phytoplankton biomass, physiology, and composition, and is required for user applications and services. Customarily phytoplankton chlorophyll fluorescenc...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances on Quantitative Remote Sensing of Sun-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence)
  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
5,739 Views
19 Pages

A Novel Solution for Day-Ahead Scheduling Problems Using the IoT-Based Bald Eagle Search Optimization Algorithm

  • Bilal Naji Alhasnawi,
  • Basil H. Jasim,
  • Pierluigi Siano,
  • Hassan Haes Alhelou and
  • Amer Al-Hinai

Advances in technology and population growth are two factors responsible for increasing electricity consumption, which directly increases the production of electrical energy. Additionally, due to environmental, technical and economic constraints, it...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microgrids: Protection, Cyber Physical Issues, and Control)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,966 Views
17 Pages

5 June 2019

In the estimation of the direction of arrival (DOA) for interference signals, the direction-finding error of the multiple signal classification (MUSIC) algorithm will increase in the case of multiple interferences or when the interfering signal power...

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,842 Views
14 Pages

Energy-Aware Model Predictive Control of Assembly Lines

  • Francesco Liberati,
  • Chiara Maria Francesca Cirino and
  • Andrea Tortorelli

20 June 2022

This paper presents a model predictive approach to the energy-aware control of tasks’ execution in an assembly line. The proposed algorithm takes into account both the need for optimizing the assembly line operations (in terms of the minimizati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Model Predictive Control in Mechatronic, Robotic, and Networked Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,593 Views
17 Pages

Parameter Optimization of SWMM Model Using Integrated Morris and GLUE Methods

  • Baoling Zhong,
  • Zongmin Wang,
  • Haibo Yang,
  • Hongshi Xu and ,
  • Meiyan Gao and
  • Qiuhua Liang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 December 2022

The USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) is one of the most extensively implemented numerical models for simulating urban runoff. Parameter optimization is essential for reliable SWMM model simulat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources and Water Risks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,607 Views
23 Pages

7 March 2022

Nowadays, the demand for communication multi-carriers’ channels, where the sub-channels are made mutually independent by using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), is widespread both for wireless and wired communication systems. E...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,284 Views
19 Pages

27 February 2025

This paper proposes a novel sparse array design and an efficient algorithm for two-dimensional direction-of-arrival (2D-DOA) estimation. By analyzing the hole distribution in coprime arrays and introducing supplementary elements, we design a Compleme...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Array Antenna Design and Signal Processing Techniques)
  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,424 Views
17 Pages

Towards Real-Time Detection of Gait Events on Different Terrains Using Time-Frequency Analysis and Peak Heuristics Algorithm

  • Hui Zhou,
  • Ning Ji,
  • Oluwarotimi Williams Samuel,
  • Yafei Cao and ,
  • Zheyi Zhao,
  • Shixiong Chen and
  • Guanglin Li
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

1 October 2016

Real-time detection of gait events can be applied as a reliable input to control drop foot correction devices and lower-limb prostheses. Among the different sensors used to acquire the signals associated with walking for gait event detection, the acc...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,987 Views
16 Pages

9 June 2023

The ability to predict the size of information cascades in online social networks is crucial for various applications, including decision-making and viral marketing. However, traditional methods either rely on complicated time-varying features that a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Complexity, Entropy and the Physics of Information)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,223 Views
17 Pages

First Report of the Detection of DENV1 in Human Blood Plasma with Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

  • Brendon Goh,
  • Paul Visendi,
  • Anton R. Lord,
  • Silvia Ciocchetta and ,
  • Wenjun Liu and
  • Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

13 October 2022

Dengue virus (DENV) is the world’s most common arboviral infection, with an estimated 3.9 million people at risk of the infection, 100 million symptomatic cases and 10,000 deaths per year. Current diagnosis for DENV includes the use of molecula...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Insect-Virus-Bacteria Multipartite Interactions and Arbovirus Transmission Epidemiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
7,088 Views
19 Pages

Smart Grid Energy Optimization and Scheduling Appliances Priority for Residential Buildings through Meta-Heuristic Hybrid Approaches

  • Ch Anwar ul Hassan,
  • Jawaid Iqbal,
  • Nasir Ayub,
  • Saddam Hussain and ,
  • Roobaea Alroobaea and
  • Syed Sajid Ullah
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

26 February 2022

Smart grid technology has given users the ability to regulate their home energy use more efficiently and effectively. Home Energy Management (HEM) is a difficult undertaking in this regard, as it necessitates the optimal scheduling of smart appliance...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue IoT and Sensor Networks in Smart Buildings and Homes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,404 Views
18 Pages

2 December 2024

Understanding the balance between robustness and evolvability is crucial in evolutionary dynamics. This study aims to determine how varying mutation rates and valley depths affect this interplay during adaptation. Using a two-peak fitness landscape m...

(This article belongs to the Section Evolutionary Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,127 Views
18 Pages

7 July 2023

The basic work of power data research is anomaly detection. It is necessary to find a method suitable for processing current power system data. Research proposes an algorithm of fast density peak clustering with Local Outlier Factor (LOF). The algori...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Manufacturing and Low-Carbon Application of the Power Batteries)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
9,432 Views
19 Pages

We propose a new peak searching algorithm (PSA) that uses Bayesian optimization to find probability peaks in a dataset, thereby increasing the speed and accuracy of clustering algorithms. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are becoming increasingly comm...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensors and Actuators in Smart Cities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
977 Views
35 Pages

13 July 2026

The accurate determination of chlorophyll a (Chl a) is often limited by the instability of conventional fluorescence height algorithms in algal bloom waters characterized by diverse phytoplankton morphology and red-shifted reflectance peaks. In this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,989 Views
21 Pages

Study on a Hybrid Hydrological Forecasting Model SCE-GUH by Coupling SCE-UA Optimization Algorithm and General Unit Hydrograph

  • Yingying Xu,
  • Chengshuai Liu,
  • Qiying Yu,
  • Chenchen Zhao and ,
  • Liyu Quan and
  • Caihong Hu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 August 2023

Implementing real-time prediction and warning systems is an effective approach for mitigating flash flood disasters. However, there is still a challenge in improving the accuracy and reliability of flood prediction models. This study develops a hydro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Water Resource Management: Hydrological Modelling, Hydrological Cycles, and Hydrological Prediction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,012 Views
16 Pages

Density Peak Clustering Algorithm Considering Topological Features

  • Shuyi Lu,
  • Yuanjie Zheng,
  • Rong Luo,
  • Weikuan Jia and ,
  • Jian Lian and
  • Chengjiang Li
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The clustering algorithm plays an important role in data mining and image processing. The breakthrough of algorithm precision and method directly affects the direction and progress of the following research. At present, types of clustering algorithms...

(This article belongs to the Section Computer Science & Engineering)

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