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15 December 2024

The prevalent utilization of deterministic strategy algorithms in Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning (MADRL) for collaborative tasks has posed a significant challenge in achieving stable and high-performance cooperative behavior. Addressing the...

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3 Citations
2,799 Views
17 Pages

18 May 2023

The differences in constraints between an automotive painting workshop and a final assembly workshop can lead to production scheduling disruptions, and using the Painted Body Store (PBS) in automotive manufacturing can optimize production scheduling...

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1 Citations
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18 Pages

9 September 2024

This study presents a novel approach to address the autonomous stable tracking issue in electro-optical theodolite operating in closed-loop mode. The proposed methodology includes a multi-sensor adaptive weighted fusion algorithm and a fusion trackin...

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4 Citations
2,760 Views
28 Pages

Robust optimization is concerned with finding an optimal solution that is insensitive to uncertainties and has been widely used in solving real-world optimization problems. However, most robust optimization methods suffer from high computational cost...

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4 Citations
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24 Pages

4 September 2023

In many flexible job shop scheduling problems, transportation scheduling problems are involved, increasing the difficulty in problem-solving. Here, a novel artificial Physarum polycephalum colony algorithm is proposed to help us address this problem....

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A Novel Spherical Shortest Path Planning Method for UAVs

  • Fan Liu,
  • Pengchuan Wang,
  • Aniruddha Bhattacharjya and
  • Qianmu Li

12 December 2024

As a central subdivision of the low-altitude economy industry, industrial and consumer drones have broad market application prospects and are becoming the primary focus of the low-altitude economy; however, with increasing aircraft density, effective...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,109 Views
16 Pages

Application of Optimized Adaptive Chirp Mode Decomposition Method in Chirp Signal

  • Junyuan Wang,
  • Huihui He,
  • Zhijian Wang,
  • Wenhua Du,
  • Nengquan Duan and
  • Ziying Zhang

27 May 2020

The adaptive chirp mode decomposition method has a good effect on processing chirp signals. The parameter α controls the smoothness of the output signal. Too small an α will cause a smooth output signal. The parameter β controls the...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,278 Views
23 Pages

28 May 2025

This study introduces a state transition simulated annealing algorithm that incorporates integrated destruction operators and backward learning strategies (DRSTASA) to address complex challenges in UAV path planning within multidimensional environmen...

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15 Citations
3,431 Views
19 Pages

31 January 2022

Driving cycle (DC) plays an important role in designing and evaluating EVs, and many Markov chain-based DC construction methods describe driving profiles of unfixed-line vehicles with Markov state transition probability. However, for fixed-line elect...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,578 Views
37 Pages

13 March 2024

To address traffic flow fluctuations caused by changes in traffic signal control schemes on tidal lanes and maintain smooth traffic operations, this paper proposes a method for controlling traffic signal transitions on tidal lanes. Firstly, the propo...

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13 Citations
3,493 Views
17 Pages

1 November 2019

Energy consumption issues are important factors concerning the achievement of sustainable social development and also have a significant impact on energy security, particularly for China whose energy structure is experiencing a transformation. Constr...

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5 Citations
1,912 Views
18 Pages

16 November 2023

Sintering is a commonly used agglomeration process to prepare iron ore fines for blast furnace. The quality of sinter significantly impacts the blast furnace ironmaking process. In the vast majority of sintering plants, the judgment of sintering qual...

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81 Citations
6,357 Views
20 Pages

The cooperative multiple task assignment problem (CMTAP) is an NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. In this paper, CMTAP is to allocate multiple heterogeneous fixed-wing UAVs to perform a suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) mission on mult...

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15 September 2025

High-specific-energy lithium-ion batteries face accelerated degradation and safety risks. To ensure stable and safe operation of such batteries in electric vehicles throughout their service life, this study proposes a quantitative aging mechanism ana...

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3 Citations
1,897 Views
15 Pages

18 January 2023

The rare earth extraction process has significant time delay characteristics, making it challenging to identify the time delay and establish an accurate mathematical model. This paper proposes a multi-delay identification method based on improved tim...

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4 Citations
2,191 Views
26 Pages

16 February 2023

State transition algorithm (STA) is a metaheuristic method for global optimization. However, due to the insufficient utilization of historical information, it still suffers from slow convergence speed and low solution accuracy on specific problems in...

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11 Citations
4,864 Views
32 Pages

21 February 2025

Global path planning remains a critical challenge in mobile robots, with ant colony optimization (ACO) being widely adopted for its swarm intelligence characteristics. To address the inherent limitations of ACO, this study proposes an intelligently e...

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20 Citations
5,047 Views
22 Pages

An Efficient Algorithm to Determine Probabilistic Bisimulation

  • Jan Friso Groote,
  • Jao Rivera Verduzco and
  • Erik P. De Vink

3 September 2018

We provide an algorithm to efficiently compute bisimulation for probabilistic labeled transition systems, featuring non-deterministic choice as well as discrete probabilistic choice. The algorithm is linear in the number of transitions and logarithmi...

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6 Citations
3,872 Views
17 Pages

Machine Learning and Quantum Calculation for Predicting Yield in Cu-Catalyzed P–H Reactions

  • Youfu Ma,
  • Xianwei Zhang,
  • Lin Zhu,
  • Xiaowei Feng,
  • Jamal A. H. Kowah,
  • Jun Jiang,
  • Lisheng Wang,
  • Lihe Jiang and
  • Xu Liu

10 August 2023

The paper discussed the use of machine learning (ML) and quantum chemistry calculations to predict the transition state and yield of copper-catalyzed P–H insertion reactions. By analyzing a dataset of 120 experimental data points, the transitio...

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13 Pages

Action Generative Networks Planning for Deformable Object with Raw Observations

  • Ziqi Sheng,
  • Kebing Jin,
  • Zhihao Ma and
  • Hankz-Hankui Zhuo

2 July 2021

Synthesizing plans for a deformable object to transit from initial observations to goal observations, both of which are represented by high-dimensional data (namely “raw” data), is challenging due to the difficulty of learning abstract state represen...

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6 Citations
5,852 Views
12 Pages

17 November 2020

Research in understanding human behavior is a growing field within the development of Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADASs). In this contribution, a state machine approach is proposed to develop a driving behavior recognition model. The state m...

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25 Pages

31 October 2022

Meta-heuristic algorithms have successfully solved many real-world problems in recent years. Inspired by different natural phenomena, the algorithms with special search mechanisms can be good at tackling certain problems. However, they may fail to so...

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6 Citations
3,638 Views
16 Pages

Transition Based Discount Factor for Model Free Algorithms in Reinforcement Learning

  • Abhinav Sharma,
  • Ruchir Gupta,
  • K. Lakshmanan and
  • Atul Gupta

2 July 2021

Reinforcement Learning (RL) enables an agent to learn control policies for achieving its long-term goals. One key parameter of RL algorithms is a discount factor that scales down future cost in the state’s current value estimate. This study introduce...

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4 Citations
4,435 Views
11 Pages

Undecidability and Quantum Mechanics

  • Canio Noce and
  • Alfonso Romano

22 August 2022

Recently, great attention has been devoted to the problem of the undecidability of specific questions in quantum mechanics. In this context, it has been shown that the problem of the existence of a spectral gap, i.e., energy difference between the gr...

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1 Citations
2,001 Views
16 Pages

29 December 2024

This study focuses on the formal verification of a parallel version of the minimax algorithm using the mCRL2 modeling language, applied to the game of Connect 4. The research aims to ensure that the algorithm behaves correctly in concurrent execution...

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6 Citations
6,431 Views
14 Pages

A Maintenance Cost Study of Transformers Based on Markov Model Utilizing Frequency of Transition Approach

  • Muhammad Sharil Yahaya,
  • Norhafiz Azis,
  • Amran Mohd Selva,
  • Mohd Zainal Abidin Ab Kadir,
  • Jasronita Jasni,
  • Emran Jawad Kadim,
  • Mohd Hendra Hairi and
  • Young Zaidey Yang Ghazali

2 August 2018

In this paper, a maintenance cost study of transformers based on the Markov Model (MM) utilizing the Health Index (HI) is presented. In total, 120 distribution transformers of oil type (33/11 kV and 30 MVA) are examined. The HI is computed based on c...

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15 Citations
3,428 Views
22 Pages

A Novel Freeze-Thaw State Detection Algorithm Based on L-Band Passive Microwave Remote Sensing

  • Shaoning Lv,
  • Jun Wen,
  • Clemens Simmer,
  • Yijian Zeng,
  • Yuanyuan Guo and
  • Zhongbo Su

22 September 2022

Knowing the freeze-thaw (FT) state of the land surface is essential for many aspects of weather forecasting, climate, hydrology, and agriculture. Microwave L-band emission contains rather direct information about the FT-state because of its impact on...

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1 Citations
4,077 Views
23 Pages

Quantifying States and Transitions of Emerging Postural Control for Children Not Yet Able to Sit Independently

  • Patricia Mellodge,
  • Sandra Saavedra,
  • Linda Tran Poit,
  • Kristamarie A. Pratt and
  • Adam D. Goodworth

21 March 2023

Objective, quantitative postural data is limited for individuals who are non-ambulatory, especially for those who have not yet developed trunk control for sitting. There are no gold standard measurements to monitor the emergence of upright trunk cont...

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23 Citations
4,513 Views
25 Pages

In order to improve the dynamic optimization of fleet size and standardized management of dockless bike-sharing, this paper focuses on using the Markov stochastic process and linear programming method to solve the problem of bike-sharing fleet size a...

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3 Citations
2,440 Views
15 Pages

A hierarchical random graph (HRG) model combined with a maximum likelihood approach and a Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm can not only be used to quantitatively describe the hierarchical organization of many real networks, but also can predict mis...

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4 Citations
2,518 Views
20 Pages

22 June 2022

Since the passive sensor has the property that it does not radiate signals, the use of passive sensors for target tracking is beneficial to improve the low probability of intercept (LPI) performance of the combat platform. However, for the high-maneu...

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24 Citations
4,912 Views
20 Pages

A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Human Activity Recognition Based on Transitional Activities

  • Saad Irfan,
  • Nadeem Anjum,
  • Nayyer Masood,
  • Ahmad S. Khattak and
  • Naeem Ramzan

9 December 2021

In recent years, a plethora of algorithms have been devised for efficient human activity recognition. Most of these algorithms consider basic human activities and neglect postural transitions because of their subsidiary occurrence and short duration....

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4 Citations
1,634 Views
17 Pages

Fault Diagnosis in Partially Observable Petri Nets with Quantum Bayesian Learning

  • Jiufu Liu,
  • Elishahidi S. B. Mvungi,
  • Xinzhe Zhang and
  • Aurea Dias

20 December 2023

This paper investigates the quantum Bayesian probability estimation of fault diagnosis based on Partially Observable Petri Nets (POPN) for a liquid-propellant rocket engine system. To solve the problem of a poor environment, a complex structure, and...

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12 Citations
3,509 Views
19 Pages

Assessment of Vigilance Level during Work: Fitting a Hidden Markov Model to Heart Rate Variability

  • Hanyu Wang,
  • Dengkai Chen,
  • Yuexin Huang,
  • Yahan Zhang,
  • Yidan Qiao,
  • Jianghao Xiao,
  • Ning Xie and
  • Hao Fan

This study aimed to enhance the real-time performance and accuracy of vigilance assessment by developing a hidden Markov model (HMM). Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals were collected and processed to remove noise and baseline drift. A group of 20 volun...

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9 Citations
6,676 Views
22 Pages

24 November 2017

Since a smart distribution grid has a diversity of components and complicated topology; it is very hard to achieve fault early warning for each part. A fault early warning model for smart distribution grid combining a back propagation (BP) neural net...

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2 Citations
1,532 Views
24 Pages

Resource Allocation of Netted Opportunistic Array Radar for Maneuvering Target Tracking under Uncertain Conditions

  • Qinghua Han,
  • Weijun Long,
  • Zhen Yang,
  • Xishang Dong,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Fei Wang and
  • Zhiheng Liang

20 September 2024

The highly dynamic properties of maneuvering targets make it intractable for radars to predict the target motion states accurately and quickly, and low-grade predicted states depreciate the efficiency of resource allocation. To overcome this problem,...

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6 Citations
4,624 Views
26 Pages

Attacks and Defenses for Single-Stage Residue Number System PRNGs

  • Amy Vennos,
  • Kiernan George and
  • Alan Michaels

25 June 2021

This paper explores the security of a single-stage residue number system (RNS) pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), which has previously been shown to provide extremely high-quality outputs when evaluated through available RNG statistical test suite...

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1 Citations
3,417 Views
34 Pages

24 June 2025

This paper reviews research on vehicle driving state estimation research. Based on the discussion of the importance, development history, and application fields of this topic of research, it focuses on analyzing vehicle state estimation techniques fr...

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3 Citations
4,762 Views
24 Pages

27 February 2018

Pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) positioning algorithms can be used to obtain a target’s location only for movement with step features and not for driving, for which the trilateral Bluetooth indoor positioning method can be used. In this study, to obt...

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10 Citations
2,725 Views
18 Pages

Stable Characteristics Optimization of Anti-Symmetric Cylindrical Shell with Laminated Carbon Fiber Composite

  • Min Sun,
  • Huping Zhou,
  • Chongjie Liao,
  • Zheng Zhang,
  • Guang Zhang,
  • Shaofei Jiang and
  • Feng Zhang

26 January 2022

This paper proposes a multi-objective optimization model for anti-symmetric cylindrical shell in the bionic gripper structure. Here, the response surface method is used to establish multiple surrogate models of the anti-symmetric cylindrical shell, a...

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444 Views
21 Pages

Batch Cyclic Posterior Selection Particle Filter and Its Application in TRN

  • Zhiqiang Lyu,
  • Xingzi Qiang,
  • Wenwu Shi,
  • Yingkui Gong and
  • Longxing Wu

30 October 2025

Terrain referenced navigation (TRN) determines position by comparing terrain height measurements with digital elevation maps (DEMs). However, terrain fluctuations create multimodal observation distributions, introducing significant nonlinearity that...

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3 Citations
4,125 Views
11 Pages

Modelling the Activation Pathways in Full-Length Src Kinase

  • Josephine Alba,
  • Maria Montagna and
  • Marco D’Abramo

11 June 2021

Src kinases play fundamental roles in several crucial cell processes. Their activity is tightly regulated by conformational transitions between the active and the inactive forms, which are carried out by complex protein structural rearrangements. Her...

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50 Citations
11,257 Views
18 Pages

Can Smartwatches Replace Smartphones for Posture Tracking?

  • Bobak Mortazavi,
  • Ebrahim Nemati,
  • Kristina VanderWall,
  • Hector G. Flores-Rodriguez,
  • Jun Yu Jacinta Cai,
  • Jessica Lucier,
  • Arash Naeim and
  • Majid Sarrafzadeh

22 October 2015

This paper introduces a human posture tracking platform to identify the human postures of sitting, standing or lying down, based on a smartwatch. This work develops such a system as a proof-of-concept study to investigate a smartwatch’s ability to be...

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1,183 Views
27 Pages

18 April 2025

Historical figures are crucial for understanding historical processes and social changes. However, existing databases of historical figures primarily focused on ancient Chinese individuals and are limited by the simplistic organization of textual inf...

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5 Citations
5,496 Views
15 Pages

12 April 2018

Dynamic Bayesian networks (DBN) are powerful probabilistic representations that model stochastic processes. They consist of a prior network, representing the distribution over the initial variables, and a set of transition networks, representing the...

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  • Open Access
1,441 Views
25 Pages

Quantum Representation for Deterministic Push-Down Automata

  • Varun teja Puram,
  • K. M. George and
  • Johnson P. Thomas

18 November 2024

There are many papers presenting quantum computing models. The definitions parallel the classical definitions of finite state automata, push-down automata, context-free grammars, etc. Classical computing model definitions define languages precisely....

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3 Citations
2,741 Views
16 Pages

Detecting Mixed-Type Intrusion in High Adaptability Using Artificial Immune System and Parallelized Automata

  • Fu-I Chou,
  • Wen-Hsien Ho,
  • Yenming J. Chen,
  • Jinn-Tsong Tsai and
  • Chia-Wen Chang

25 February 2020

This study applies artificial immune system and parallelized finite-state machines to construct an intrusion detection algorithm for spotting hidden threats in massive number of packets. Existing intrusion detections are mostly not focused on adaptab...

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14 Citations
3,305 Views
18 Pages

Design of 4UM-120D Electric Leafy Vegetable Harvester Cutter Height off the Ground Automatic Control System Based on Incremental PID

  • Wenming Chen,
  • Lianglong Hu,
  • Gongpu Wang,
  • Jianning Yuan,
  • Guocheng Bao,
  • Haiyang Shen,
  • Wen Wu and
  • Zicheng Yin

In this study, a 4UM-120D electric leafy vegetable harvester was employed as the research object. An automatic control system was created to maintain the cutter’s height above the ground within ±2% of the desired value. The intention was...

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3 Citations
2,910 Views
19 Pages

29 October 2020

We study the nature of the smectic–isotropic phase transition using a mobile 6-state Potts model. Each Potts state represents a molecular orientation. We show that with the choice of an appropriate microscopic Hamiltonian describing the interac...

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1,497 Views
21 Pages

In this paper, we develop an exact schedulability test and sufficient infeasibility test for fixed-priority scheduling on multiprocessor platforms. We base our tests on presenting real-time systems as a Kripke model for dynamic real-time systems with...

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