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Installation and Docking Technology of Control Module for Subsea Production System
Lan Zhang, Yongzhe Li, Yonghong Meng, Liquan Wang, Peng Jia
The docking technology of the subsea production system control module (SCM) is a key part of installation. If the docking accuracy is not reached, or poor stability when docking, the butt joint between the hydraulic joint and the electrical joint cannot be accomplished, may also make the subsea control...
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The Study of Cognitive Radio Prediction Based on Big Data
Haoxiang Sun, Changxing Chen, Yunfei Ling, Jiyao Huang, Xiangyang Lin
With the advent of the age of big dat, the application of big data to predict is a powerful way to solve various problems. However, for the increasingly tense spectrum resources, the prediction of cognitive radio based on big data is an inevitable trend. In this paper, the advantages of big data prediction...
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The Influence of Tail Fitting of Truck Effect Samples on Maximum Truck Effect in Reference Period
Junli Liu, Jinhao Zhang, Lei Wang, Wencheng Yu
In order to study the influence of the tail of the fitted sample distribution curve of vehicle load effect on the maximum value distribution in the reference period of vehicle load effect, multi-model normal distribution curve, straight line, parabola, exponential curve and POT model based on Pareto...
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A Compact Bias T Used for Front-end of Millimeter Imaging System
Baohua Yang, Huajie Zou, Jungang Miao
As millimeter wave (MMW) electronic technologies have matured, MMW receiver research is also in the rapid development which includes front-end and frequency synthesizer. They all needed isolation between RF and DC bias. The good design bias T which can realize high isolation between DC bias source port...
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Research of Theoretical Model and Transmission Efficiency of ZC1 Worm Dynamic Lubrication
Dongyue Qu, Chunyu Zhang, Jianan Xu, Rilai Zhang, Shengxi Zhang
The dynamic pressure lubrication theoretical model of worm gear ZC1 is established, the formula of hydrodynamic lubrication discretization for the calculation of the mixed friction efficiency of circular cylindrical worm and worm pair is achieved and the formula and process for solving the hybrid friction...
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The Control System of 100kv High Voltage Power Supply
Shengmin Pan, Peng Fu, Yiyun Huang, Baocan He, Hulin Feng, Denghu Wang
It described a control system of 100kV high voltage power supply. It used PC control and monitor the power modules via fiber optic. By testing, proved the control system is a good isolation and provides stability control system. By this way, we can remote control the power modules.
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Research on Educational Video Retrieval Method Based on Audio Transcription Technology
Muqiang Zhao, Wenxi Zheng, Yan Ye, Min Wu
In the modern education platform, there are many problems, such as insufficient retrieval accuracy and single retrieval process, this paper conducts an in-depth investigation and analysis of the features of educational videos, combined with the cutting-edge audio transcription technology and text processing...
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The Fault Diagnosis of Smart Substation Equipment Based on Fuzzy Petri Nets
Shaowen Wan
This paper introduces fault diagnosis method and its mathematical descriptionthe of fuzzy Petri nets, including the basic concept and rule representation. On the basis of the original fuzzy Petri net reasoning decision, the transition threshold judgment is proposed. This paper presents a fault diagnosis...
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On-line Monitoring of Ethanol Concentration during Biomass Fermentation.
Ranran Zhang
For fermentation process large time delay, nonlinear and distributed parameter and disturbance, to combine neural networks and fuzzy control, neural network has the ability to learn, to modify control rules, the proposed neural network controller, realize online monitoring of biomass in the fermentation...
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Application of Electronic Chart Display and Information System in the Teaching of Nautical English
Xiandong Zhao, Yonggang Zong
The emergence of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) is a revolution in the field of navigation. With the improvement of ECDIS's standardization and its further promotion, the research of ECDIS in the world is also deepening. On the basis of the understanding of the standard of electronic...
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The Study of SAR Image Change Detection Algorithm Based on the Difference Graph Fusion
Chunhua Fu, Xiaojing Wang, Lijun Zhang, Liying Qiao
SAR image change detection technology is the two picture in the same area, the different time periods for SAR image detection, quantitative and qualitative analysis of the change area, thereby gaining interest area change a technology of information. SAR image change detection technology is of great...
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A Novel Controller Dynamic Linearization-Based Model Free Adaptive Predictive Control for A Class Of Discrete Nonlinear Systems
Danna Wang
In this work, a novel controller dynamic linearization based model free adaptive predictive control algorithm (CFDLc-MFAPC) for a class of discrete nonlinear system is proposed. This method introduces dynamic linearization parameters of ideal controller based on dynamic linearization technology, and...
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Research on Promotion of Emergency Rescue Strategy of General Aviation for Earthquake Disaster in Mountain Area
Liang Zhang
This paper analyzes the influencing factors of earthquake emergency rescue of general aviation in mountain area, the relevant knowledge of operational research is applied, the influencing factors of emergency rescue are analyzed and evaluated by analytic hierarchy process; according to the analysis results,...
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[WITHDRAWN] A Relevance Vector Machine Based on Gaussian Mixture Kernel
Mi Tong, Fang Liu, Quan Qi, Wangchen Qin
Relevance vector machine (RVM), a sparse Bayesian kernel method in machine learning, has been well-known for its sparsity and probabilistic predictions. Like other kernel methods, it use the kernel functions to map the input instances into higher dimensional space for problem simplicity. At present,...
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An Empirical Investigation of Internet Banking Adoption from Bank Personnel Perspective
Wen-Hsiung Wu, Yi-Ming Tai, Mei-Se Chien, Len-Kuo Hu
About the issue of Internet banking adoption, based on technology acceptance model (TAM), past researches mainly focused on the customers, but seldom researches looked at the Internet banking adoption from banks and their personnel. The bank personnel have financial professionals and are crucial users...
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Law and University Efficiency: The Amendment of the University Law in Taiwan
Rong-Ruey Duh, Jenn-Shyong Kuo
This paper examines the effect of the amendment of an education-related law on university efficiency using the 1994 University Law amendment in Taiwan as a case study. The results indicate that prior to the 1994 amendment; private universities operate in a more efficient manner than public universities....
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The Credit Risk Pricing with Particle Filter Approach
Her-Jiun Sheu, Chih-Liang Liu
Traditional evaluation of firm’s market value in credit risk analysis could be contaminated by market noises. The purpose of this article is to price the credit risk in the distance to default with particle filter approach. Compared to the traditional methods, the estimate of the distance to default...
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General Election Hatena: The First Political Prediction Market in Japan
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Last year, a Tokyo-based internet venture firm, Hatena Co., ran a political prediction market that was designed to predict the result of the General Election of the Lower House of the Diet, held on September 11, 2005. The market showed reasonable predictive ability that was comparable with the predictions...
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On Evolution of Bank Runs
Jie-Shin Lin
Bank runs are usually happened as such that depositors panic and following the consequence of interaction between depositors withdraw their deposits. It is an issue of debt obligation between bank and depositors and an issue of bank capitals distribution among depositors. We consider the role of information...
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A Pattern-based Model Transformation Approach to Enhance Design Quality
Yong-Yi Fanjiang, Jong Yih Kuo
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Application of fuzzy linear programming to transportation planning decision problems with multiple fuzzy goals
Tien-Fu Liang
This work develops a fuzzy linear programming (FLP) method for solving the transportation planning decision (TPD) problems with fuzzy goals, available supply and forecast demand. The proposed method attempts to minimize the total production and transportation costs and the total delivery time with reference...
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Artificial Neural Networks in Insurance Loss Reserving
Peter Mulquiney
In this paper we analyse insurance data using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)[1]. In particular, we use ANN for the problem of Loss Reserving. Loss reserving is the practice of estimating the future payments for the claims which have occurred on an insurance portfolio. A difficulty in forecasting future...
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Stylized Facts in Internal Return Rates of Trend Speculators on Stock Indices
Lukas Pichl
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Transaction Cost Transform of Trading Volume Series in a Closed Auction Type Stock Market Model
Lukas Pichl
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Popularity-Based Summarization of Chinese Text: Implicit Weight-Based Features for Newspaper Articles
Lukas Pichl
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An efficient real-time system for active video conferencing
Leila Sabeti, Q. M. Jonathan Wu, Jason Z. Zhang
This paper describes a new approach for implementation of an efficient real-time system proper for using in active video conferencing sessions. A camera tracks presenter’s head and its movements and orientations in an unconstrained environment automatically by its pan and tilt actions. Head or face is...
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A Fuzzy Scheduling System for Dedicated Machine Constraint
Arthur M.D. Shr, Alan Liu, Yen-Ru Cheng
In this paper, we propose the Fuzzy Scheduling System (FSS) to deal with the dedicated machine constraint. The constraint of having a dedicated machine for photolithography process is the new issue introduced in photolithography machinery due to natural bias. If we randomly schedule the wafer lots to...
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1/f Fractal Signals Denoising with Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform
Xueyan Li, Shuxu Guo, Ye Li, Jingwei Fu, Shuai Jiang
In the paper, an algorithm based on Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform is proposed for process denoising. Use the variance of the wavelet coefficients at different scales to estimate the parameters of process. Adopting Maximum a Posteriori estimator estimates the wavelet coefficients of process. The...
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Volatility Dynamics of the Greater China Stock Markets: A Multivariate Asymmetric Approach
Kin Yip Ho
This paper examines the volatility dynamics of the greater China stock markets (Shanghai A- and B-shares, Shenzhen A- and B-shares, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) by employing a multivariate (tetravariate) framework that incorporates the features of asymmetries, persistence, and time-varying correlations, which...
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Adaptive Fuzzy Modeling For A Large-Scale Nonlinear System
Jialin Liu
A data-driven Takagi-Sugeno (TS) fuzzy model is developed for modeling a real plant with the dependent inputs, the nonlinear and the time-varying input-output relation. The collinearity of inputs can be eliminated through the principal component analysis (PCA). The TS model split the operating region...
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A Near-optimal Slot Assignment Algorithm for RFID Reader Networks
Chun-Fu Lin, Frank Yeong-Sung Lin, Cheng-Ta Lee
In this paper, we propose a method that reduces the cycle time of RFID reader networks by overlapping slots. A mathematical formulation of the problem is specified and an effective heuristic algorithm is developed.
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A New Model of Isoseismal Area Assessment Based on Information Granule Diffusion
Ye Xue, Chongfu Huang
Utilizing the technique of information granule diffusion and fuzzy inference with max-min operation, this paper provides a new model to estimate isoseismal area by earthquake magnitude. The model does not depend on any extra condition but scanty historical earthquake recorders. The technique of information...
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Is Rate of Stock Returns a Leading Indicator of Output Growth? In the Case of Four East Asian Countries
Pei-Fen Chen, Chien-Chiang Lee, Swee Yoong Wong
The link between stock returns and economic growth has been an important research topic in the financial economic literature. The purpose of this study is to employ a threshold vector autoregressive (TVAR) approach in order to investigate the non-linear relationship between stock returns and output growth...
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Dynamic Handoff Ordering Adjustment for Multimedia Cellular Network
Chow-Sing Lin, Ping-Jing Huang
In multimedia cellular network, a Mobile Host (MH) requests multimedia services and may experience handoffs to several cells. When the target cell cannot provide adequate bandwidth for a service, instead of directly dropping a request, the MH is put into the handoff queue and hopefully the request bandwidth...
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A New Method for Ranking Generalized Fuzzy Numbers for Handling Fuzzy Risk Analysis Problems
Shyi-Ming Chen, Jim-Ho Chen
In this paper, we present a new method for ranking generalized fuzzy numbers for dealing with fuzzy risk analysis problems. The proposed method considers the defuzzified values, the heights and the spreads of generalized fuzzy numbers, simultaneously, for ranking generalized fuzzy numbers. It gets better...
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New Methods for Evaluating Students' Answerscripts Using Vague Values
Shyi-Ming Chen, Hui-Yu Wang
In this paper, we present two new methods for evaluating students’ answerscripts using vague values, where the evaluating marks awarded to the questions in the students’ answerscripts are represented by vague values. The vague mark awarded to each question of a student’s answerscript can be regarded...
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Inversion detection in text document images
Hamid Pilevar, Ramakrishnan
OCR makes it possible for the user to edit or search the document’s contents. In this paper we describe a special water fill technique for detecting the upside down text document. Each character has a upside and downside filling capacities. A character may have two sides or one side filling capacity...
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A new design of laser phase-shift range finder independent of environmental conditions and thermal drift
Shahram Mohammad Nejad, Kiazand Fasihi
This paper presents a technique to improve the performance of laser phase-shift range finders. The phase measurement is performed by using a new method to extract the phase-shift data from the peak of received and transmitted intermediate frequency signal amplitudes. The pulse width modulation is used...
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Accuracy Improvement in the Nano-Displacement Measurement Based on the Doppler-Interferometry Method by Cross-talk Reduction
Saeed Olyaee, Shahram Mohammad Nejad
In this paper, accuracy improvement in the displacement measurement systems using Doppler-interferometry method is presented. The cross-talk error reduction methods are also discussed. Based on the mentioned method, a new nano-displacement measurement system is designed. In the designed system, the signal...
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Nanometric Displacement Measurement System Using Three-Longitudinal-Mode He-Ne Laser
Shahram Mohammad Nejad, Saeed Olyaee
In this paper, design and simulation of a nanometric displacement measurement system is discussed. The combination of the Doppler effect and interferometry method is being used. A stabilized three-longitudinal-mode He-Ne laser with 632.8nm wavelength and 35cm cavity length is used. Its primary and secondary...
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Feasibility Assessment of Support Vector Regression Models with Immune Algorithms in Predicting Fatigue Life of Composites
Ping-Feng Pai, Wei-Chiang Hong, Feng-Min Lai, Jia-Hroung Wu, Shun-Lin Yang
Predicting fatigue life of composite materials is essential to increase reliability of manufacturing systems. The predicting techniques for fatigue life of composite materials are not widely investigated. The support vector regression (SVR) is an emerging forecasting technique and has been applied in...
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A class of nonlinear stochastic volatility models
Jun Yu, Zhenlin Yang
This paper proposes a class of nonlinear stochastic volatility (SV) models based on the Box-Cox transformation. The proposed class encompasses many parametric SV models that have appeared in the literature, including the well known lognormal SV model, and has an advantage in the ease with which different...
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A QoS Improvement for Mobile Network in Large Vehicles
Chia-Hui Wang, Te-Chih Wang
In large vehicles such as a train, passengers can access Internet through an in-vehicle mobile router to effectively reduce the cost and overhead of roaming to a new network. While we apply the idea of mobile network into large vehicles, the critical issue is how to build up seamless Internet access...
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Scheduling Mechanism for WLAN Frame Aggregation with Priority Support
Yang-Sheng Lin, Jun-Yao Wang, Wen-Shyang Hwang
For the overheads of 802.11 WLAN, several frame aggregation mechanisms had been proposed to deal with this shortcoming. Since the rare consideration of QoS in these proposals, we took advantage of 802.11e queueing model to enhance the priority scheduling. This paper approaches to eliminate the decomposition...
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Hybrid wavelet -SVMs for modelling derivatives valuation
Hsing-Wen Wang, Shian-Chang Huang
Due to the rapid grow up of transaction volume of derivatives in the financial market, the Black-Scholes options pricing model (BSM) is played an important role recently and widely applied in various options contract. However, this theoretical model limited by the influences of many unexpected real world...
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Understanding Social Complex Systems with PlatBox Simulator
Takashi Iba
This paper presents a framework and tools for modeling and simulating societies as complex systems. Although the concept of the complex systems has been highly demanded in social sciences, there is no satisfactory scheme for modeling and simulating it. In this paper, we propose the model framework, which...
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Evaluating Uncertain Income Streams under a Regime-Switching Process
Yungchih George Wang
This paper extends the dynamic programming, utility maximization model proposed by Wang (2004) to value an investment opportunity whose income streams follows a regime-switching process in incomplete markets. Specifically, the model is applied to solve for certainty equivalent of an investment opportunity...
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Dynamic Asset Allocation under Stochastic Volatility - Theory and Practice
Chung-Gee Lin
This study develops inter-temporal dynamic asset allocation with stochastic volatility (DAASV) models. The DAASV models integrate the stochastic volatility feature inherent in asset returns into the allocation procedure. By applying the DAASV, an investor can more efficiently diversify the unsystematic...
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Convergence of GARCH Estimators: Theory and Empirical Evidence
Dietmar Maringer, Peter Winker
The convergence of estimators, e.g., maximum likelihood estimators, for increasing sample size is well understood in many cases. However, even when the rate of convergence of the estimator is known, practical application is hampered by the fact, that the estimator cannot always be obtained at tenable...
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Assessing the Effect of Oil Price Shock Using an Energy-Economy Decision Model with Technology Characteristics
Shih-Mo Lin, Chin-Wen Yang, Chung-Huang Huang
The significant jump in world crude oil price over the past year has raised great concern over the economic impact that such a price shock may bring about on Taiwan’s economy, which has been characterized by extremely high import-oil dependence. Previous analyses have been tackling similar issue from...