Performances of conventional fusion methods evaluated for inland water body observation using GF-1 image

Satellite remote sensing of inland water body requires a high spatial resolution and a multiband narrow spectral resolution, which makes the fusion between panchromatic(PAN) and multi-spectral(MS) images particularly important. Taking the Daquekou section of the Qiantang River as an observation target, four conventional fusion methods widely accepted in satellite image processing, including pan sharpening(PS), principal component analysis(PCA), Gram-Schmidt(GS), and wavelet fusion(WF), are utilized to fuse MS and PAN images of GF-1.The results of subjective and objective evaluation methods application indicate that GS performs the best,followed by the PCA, the WF and the PS in the order of descending. The existence of a large area of the water body is a dominant factor impacting the fusion performance. Meanwhile, the ability of retaining spatial and spectral informations is an important factor affecting the fusion performance of different fusion methods. The fundamental difference of reflectivity information acquisition between water and land is the reason for the failure of conventional fusion methods for land observation such as the PS to be used in the presence of the large water body. It is suggested that the adoption of the conventional fusion methods in the observing water body as the main target should be taken with caution. The performances of the fusion methods need re-assessment when the large-scale water body is present in the remote sensing image or when the research aims for the water body observation.

Optimized air-ground data fusion method for mine slope modeling

Refined 3D modeling of mine slopes is pivotal for precise prediction of geological hazards.Aiming at the inadequacy of existing single modeling methods in comprehensively representing the overall and localized characteristics of mining slopes,this study introduces a new method that fuses model data from Unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV)tilt photogrammetry and 3D laser scanning through a data alignment algorithm based on control points.First,the mini batch K-Medoids algorithm is utilized to cluster the point cloud data from ground 3D laser scanning.Then,the elbow rule is applied to determine the optimal cluster number(K0),and the feature points are extracted.Next,the nearest neighbor point algorithm is employed to match the feature points obtained from UAV tilt photogrammetry,and the internal point coordinates are adjusted through the distanceweighted average to construct a 3D model.Finally,by integrating an engineering case study,the K0 value is determined to be 8,with a matching accuracy between the two model datasets ranging from 0.0669 to 1.0373 mm.Therefore,compared with the modeling method utilizing K-medoids clustering algorithm,the new modeling method significantly enhances the computational efficiency,the accuracy of selecting the optimal number of feature points in 3D laser scanning,and the precision of the 3D model derived from UAV tilt photogrammetry.This method provides a research foundation for constructing mine slope model.

High-resolution azimuth estimation algorithm based on data fusion method for the vector hydrophone vertical array

To aim at the problem that the horizontal directivity index of the vector hy- drophone vertical array is not higher than that of a vector hydrophone, the high-resolution azimuth estimation algorithm based on the data fusion method was presented. The proposed algorithnl first employs MUSIC algorithm to estimate the azimuth of each divided sub-band signal, and then the estimated azimuths of multiple hydrophones are processed by using the data fusion technique. The high-resolution estimated result is achieved finally by adopting the weighted histogram statistics method. The results of the simulation and sea trials indicated that the proposed algorithm has better azimuth estimation performance than MUSIC algorithm of a single vector hydrophone and the data fusion technique based on the acoustic energy flux method. The better performance is reflected in the aspects of the estimation precision, the probability of correct estimation, the capability to distinguish multi-objects and the inhibition of the noise sub-bands.

A Content-Based Medical Image Retrieval Method Using Relative Difference-Based Similarity Measure

Content-based medical image retrieval(CBMIR)is a technique for retrieving medical images based on automatically derived image features.There are many applications of CBMIR,such as teaching,research,diagnosis and electronic patient records.Several methods are applied to enhance the retrieval performance of CBMIR systems.Developing new and effective similarity measure and features fusion methods are two of the most powerful and effective strategies for improving these systems.This study proposes the relative difference-based similarity measure(RDBSM)for CBMIR.The new measure was first used in the similarity calculation stage for the CBMIR using an unweighted fusion method of traditional color and texture features.Furthermore,the study also proposes a weighted fusion method for medical image features extracted using pre-trained convolutional neural networks(CNNs)models.Our proposed RDBSM has outperformed the standard well-known similarity and distance measures using two popular medical image datasets,Kvasir and PH2,in terms of recall and precision retrieval measures.The effectiveness and quality of our proposed similarity measure are also proved using a significant test and statistical confidence bound.

ADAPTIVE FUSION ALGORITHMS BASED ON WEIGHTED LEAST SQUARE METHOD

Weighted fusion algorithms, which can be applied in the area of multi-sensor data fusion, are advanced based on weighted least square method. A weighted fusion algorithm, in which the relationship between weight coefficients and measurement noise is established, is proposed by giving attention to the correlation of measurement noise. Then a simplified weighted fusion algorithm is deduced on the assumption that measurement noise is uncorrelated. In addition, an algorithm, which can adjust the weight coefficients in the simplified algorithm by making estimations of measurement noise from measurements, is presented. It is proved by emulation and experiment that the precision performance of the multi-sensor system based on these algorithms is better than that of the multi-sensor system based on other algorithms.

Performance Validation and Analysis for Multi-Method Fusion Based Image Quality Metrics in A New Image Database

Considering that there is no single full reference image quality assessment method that could give the best performance in all situations, some multi-method fusion metrics were proposed. Machine learning techniques are often involved in such multi-method fusion metrics so that its output would be more consistent with human visual perceptions. On the other hand, the robustness and generalization ability of these multi-method fusion metrics are questioned because of the scarce of images with mean opinion scores. In order to comprehensively validate whether or not the generalization ability of such multi-method fusion IQA metrics are satisfying, we construct a new image database which contains up to 60 reference images. The newly built image database is then used to test the generalization ability of different multi-method fusion IQA metrics. Cross database validation experiment indicates that in our new image database, the performances of all the multi-method fusion IQA metrics have no statistical significant different with some single-method IQA metrics such as FSIM and MAD. In the end, a thorough analysis is given to explain why the performance of multi-method fusion IQA framework drop significantly in cross database validation.

Flow field fusion simulation method based on model features and its application in CRDM

The control rod drive mechanism(CRDM)is an essential part of the control and safety protection system of pressurized water reactors.Current CRDM simulations are mostly performed collectively using a single method,ignoring the influence of multiple motion units and the differences in various features among them,which strongly affect the efficiency and accuracy of the simulations.In this study,we constructed a flow field fusion simulation method based on model features by combining key motion unit analysis and various simulation methods and then applied the method to the CRDM simulation process.CRDM performs motion unit decomposition through the structural hierarchy of function-movement-action method,and the key meta-actions are identified as the nodes in the flow field simulation.We established a fused feature-based multimethod simulation process and processed the simulation methods and data according to the features of the fluid domain space and the structural complexity to obtain the fusion simulation results.Compared to traditional simulation methods and real measurements,the simulation method provides advantages in terms of simulation efficiency and accuracy.

Multi-Behavior Fusion Based Potential Field Method for Path Planning of Unmanned Surface Vessel

The problem of the unmanned surface vessel (USV) path planning in static and dynamic obstacle environments is addressed in this paper. Multi-behavior fusion based potential field method is proposed, which contains three behaviors: goal-seeking, boundary-memory following and dynamic-obstacle avoidance. Then, different activation conditions are designed to determine the current behavior. Meanwhile, information on the positions, velocities and the equation of motion for obstacles are detected and calculated by sensor data. Besides, memory information is introduced into the boundary following behavior to enhance cognition capability for the obstacles, and avoid local minima problem caused by the potential field method. Finally, the results of theoretical analysis and simulation show that the collision-free path can be generated for USV within different obstacle environments, and further validated the performance and effectiveness of the presented strategy.

Remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries using a fusion method based on Wasserstein GAN

Lithium-ion batteries are the main power supply equipment in many fields due to their advantages of no memory, high energy density, long cycle life and no pollution to the environment. Accurate prediction for the remaining useful life(RUL) of lithium-ion batteries can avoid serious economic and safety problems such as spontaneous combustion. At present, most of the RUL prediction studies ignore the lithium-ion battery capacity recovery phenomenon caused by the rest time between the charge and discharge cycles. In this paper, a fusion method based on Wasserstein generative adversarial network(GAN) is proposed. This method achieves a more reliable and accurate RUL prediction of lithium-ion batteries by combining the artificial neural network(ANN) model which takes the rest time between battery charging cycles into account and the empirical degradation models which provide the correct degradation trend. The weight of each model is calculated by the discriminator in the Wasserstein GAN model. Four data sets of lithium-ion battery provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) Ames Research Center are used to prove the feasibility and accuracy of the proposed method.

VirtualLab Fusion虚拟仿真辅助的菲涅尔波带法教学与探索

在教学实验中,由于受到衍射物加工精度和相机灵敏度的限制,常常不能明显地观察到与理论相匹配的菲涅耳衍射图样.本文先利用VirtualLab Fusion虚拟仿真平台计算出不同尺寸圆孔与圆屏在不同位置的菲涅耳衍射图样,再进一步针对特定尺寸圆孔与圆屏分别进行了光学实验、仿真计算以及理论预测,并对结果进行了对比分析,这将有助于增强教学效果.

Crossed Intralaminar Screws for Fusion of the Cervicothoracic Junction and the Thoracic Spine: The Experience in an Iberic Service with Case Series and Review of the Current Literature with Technique Description

The treatment of pathologies in the thoracic spine is a challenge. The periodic failure of pedicle screw insertion and anatomical variations make the search for an alternative to pedicle screws in thoracic spine surgery necessary. The interlaminar crossed screws is a well-known and secure method for fusion in cervical spine, and in thoracic spine there used to be insufficient clinical data to support this technique, until now. We demonstrate in an initial series of 10 cases treated with interlaminar fusion in association of other fusion techniques in the thoracic spine with good results. Objective: Intralaminar screws have been shown to be a biomechanical salvage technique in the thoracic spine, especially in long cervicothoracic, thoracic and thoracolumbar fixation. The goals of this article are to demonstrate our initial experience and the range of indications for thoracic crossed intralaminar screws. Methods: In this article we describe our initial series performed at S&#227o Teot&#243nio Hospital in Viseu, Portugal, and our results, and also provide a comprehensive review of the recent literature in the use of intralaminar crossed fixation.

Scientific Advances and Weather Services of the China Meteorological Administration’s National Forecasting Systems during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Since the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was the first Winter Olympics in history held in continental winter monsoon climate conditions across complex terrain areas,there is a deficiency of relevant research,operational techniques,and experience.This made providing meteorological services for this event particularly challenging.The China Meteorological Administration(CMA)Earth System Modeling and Prediction Centre,achieved breakthroughs in research on short-and medium-term deterministic and ensemble numerical predictions.Several key technologies crucial for precise winter weather services during the Winter Olympics were developed.A comprehensive framework,known as the Operational System for High-Precision Weather Forecasting for the Winter Olympics,was established.Some of these advancements represent the highest level of capabilities currently available in China.The meteorological service provided to the Beijing 2022 Games also exceeded previous Winter Olympic Games in both variety and quality.This included achievements such as the“100-meter level,minute level”downscaled spatiotemporal resolution and forecasts spanning 1 to 15 days.Around 30 new technologies and over 60 kinds of products that align with the requirements of the Winter Olympics Organizing Committee were developed,and many of these techniques have since been integrated into the CMA’s operational national forecasting systems.These accomplishments were facilitated by a dedicated weather forecasting and research initiative,in conjunction with the preexisting real-time operational forecasting systems of the CMA.This program represents one of the five subprograms of the WMO’s high-impact weather forecasting demonstration project(SMART2022),and continues to play an important role in their Regional Association(RA)II Research Development Project(Hangzhou RDP).Therefore,the research accomplishments and meteorological service experiences from this program will be carried forward into forthcoming highimpact weather forecasting activities.This article provides an overview and assessment of this program and the operational national forecasting systems.

基于动态视觉传感器的无人机目标检测与避障

针对无人机在动态环境中感知动态目标与躲避高速动态障碍物,提出了基于动态视觉传感器的目标检测与避障算法。设计了滤波方法和运动补偿算法,滤除事件流中背景噪声、热点噪声及由相机自身运动产生的冗余事件;设计了一种融合事件图像和RGB图像的动态目标融合检测算法,保证检测的可靠性。根据检测结果对目标运动轨迹进行估计,结合障碍物运动特点和无人机动力学约束改进速度障碍法躲避动态障碍物。大量仿真试验、手持试验及飞行试验验证了所提算法的可行性。

基于数据驱动的动车组镍镉电池记忆效应消除策略研究

在碱性镍镉蓄电池长期未彻底充放电的情况下,蓄电池会产生次级放电平台,称为“记忆效应”。该效应会导致电池可释放容量降低,需要定期消除。在动车组蓄电池检修中,传统的“记忆效应”消除方法耗时过长,会对检修工作带来很大压力。为了降低储能检修成本,对动车组镍镉电池“记忆效应”消除策略优化方案开展研究。以实际动车组三级修镍镉蓄电池电池为研究对象,通过分析电池的充放电循环中的参数特征,结合大量的电池充放电实验,提取出与电池容量密切相关的特征数据。首先,通过特征筛选和降维组合,搭建线性模型和非线性模型的交叉加权耦合方法,创建近似模型以反映电池的真实可释放容量,消除镍镉电池不一致性对优化方案实验设计带来的系统误差。其次,在此基础上,通过调整影响电池状态的高影响因子变量,构建正交实验方案。研究动车组镍镉蓄电池“记忆效应”快速、安全的消除策略。最后,通过重复验证实验和安全性检测实验对该策略进行实证,研究结果表明,提出的镍镉蓄电池“记忆效应”消除策略能够有效恢复镍镉电池真实容量,并且能够极大地缩减时间成本(约44.15%),并且有利于缓解蓄电池因过充导致电池劣化现象。该消除方案对于提升动车组镍镉电池的维护效率及确保其安全性具有重要意义。

硅基OLED微显示器的集中式融合扫描策略

本研究针对数字驱动型硅基OLED(Organic Light-emitting Diode,OLED)微显示器在显示动态图像时引发的视觉感知问题,尤其是动态假轮廓和闪烁现象,提出了一种新的扫描策略——集中式融合扫描。集中式融合扫描策略采用灰度权值重分配和融合子场概念,通过对整数子场数目和权值的重新分配,以及将融合子场固定于调制周期中间位置,改善显示器图像质量。实验结果表明,集中式融合扫描在峰值信噪比方面较传统扫描方法平均提高约13%,均方误差降低了约10%,并且结构相似度评分接近1,显著高于现有扫描方法。集中式融合扫描在JEITA闪烁评估中的表现优于19子场扫描法,闪烁量化值降低了约22%。集中式融合扫描策略在改善数字驱动型硅基OLED微显示器的图像显示质量方面提供了一种有效解决方案,为未来显示技术的研究和创新提供了新的方向。

新文科建设背景下中国武术学科发展研究:回眸、构想与策略

为呼应新文科带来的机遇,研究在系统回顾自近代以来中国武术学科发展史的基础上,对新文科建设背景下中国武术学科发展提出了构想与策略。研究指出:近代时期,在西方体育的影响下,中国武术的发展从“师古”转向“师夷”,呈现出学科化发展的迹象;中华人民共和国成立后,“武术理论与方法”的设定,奠定了中国武术学科发展的基础;1997年学科调整,武术学术发展由专注于学科建设的探讨转向了多学科视域下文化的研究,呈现出百花齐放的态势,但也出现了研究主体性缺失、学科边界模糊、学术研究与学科发展脱节等问题。研究提出:新文科建设背景下中国武术学科发展,要有前瞻的眼光和变革的信心,把握新机遇;要正视新兴科技和产业革命带来的变化,规划学科布局;要坚定学术立场,建立起主体性学科理论体系;强化问题意识,推进中国武术学术体系的建设;以“立德树人”为遵循,以服务新时代人才培养为目的,打造特色课程体系。

基于随机森林模型的长江流域分区多源融合降水模拟方法研究

基于3种卫星降水产品,提出了一种基于随机森林模型的长江流域分区多源融合降水模拟算法(FCM-RF算法)。采用模糊C均值算法,结合地面观测站点资料对长江流域进行降水区域划分,引入降水比降刻画降水空间性,进一步通过普通克里金插值法优化融合结果,得到一套长江流域空间分辨率为0.25°×0.25°的多源融合降水产品,并对其进行了评估。结果表明:FCM-RF算法在长江流域具有良好的表现,可以有效提高原始卫星降水产品对于降水事件的捕捉能力,在验证站点模拟降水量与实测降水量的相关系数可达到0.76;FCM-RF算法在年际上具有相似变化特征,对于春秋季降水的敏感性较高,在夏季由于强降水影响表现欠佳,冬季由于雨量稀少、存在固态降水,呈现出误差小、相关系数较低的特点;FCM-RF算法在东南地区具有较强的降水捕捉能力,在青藏高原地区的准确性较低。

农科特色有机化学课程的教学探索与实践

立足高等农林教育,从教学案例、教学方法、教师团队建设等方面对有机化学课程教学进行了探索和实践。教学实践表明,激发了学生的学习兴趣,拓展了学生的视野,助力学生领略了有机化学研究前沿(尤其是与农科交叉融合应用前沿)魅力,培养了学生的文化素养、职业素养和科学素养,塑造了学生“知农爱农”的情怀,厚植了学生的家国情怀;实现了知识传授、能力培养与价值引领的同向同行和交相辉映,有效解决了公共基础课与专业教育需求不能完全匹配的问题,充分发挥了课程在农科人才培养中的作用。

典型场景彩色夜视融合图像质量主观评价实验

评价特定场景下红外和可见光(微光)彩色融合图像质量的研究对彩色夜视融合技术和嵌入式系统开发具有重要作用。由于主观评价实验能够得到与人眼感受一致的评价结果因而成为研究的热点。因此,该文针对海天、森林、城镇、乡村和特殊条件五个典型应用场景,提出基于动态参考的多刺激比较主观评价法,开展了大规模典型场景彩色融合图像主观评价实验,建立了包含1648幅彩色融合图像的质量主观评价数据库;此外,提出基于评价实验特性的模糊综合评判方法用于分析不同融合算法的场景适用性。实验数据一致性分析中,该主观评价法具有较高的皮尔逊相关系数,表明本文构建的数据集具有良好的有效性与可靠性。该文结果可为进一步开展夜视融合图像质量评价研究提供实验基础和理论依据。

粒子滤波和GRU神经网络融合的锂电池RUL预测

随着锂电池在移动电子设备和电动汽车等领域中得到广泛应用,其剩余使用寿命(remaining useful life,RUL)的精确预测对锂电池的健康管理更具重要意义。本文提出一种基于粒子滤波(particle filter,PF)和门控循环单元(gated recurrent unit,GRU)神经网络融合(PF-GRU)的预测方法预测锂电池的RUL。这种融合方法结合了PF在估计RUL概率分布上的优势以及GRU能够进行时间序列长期预测的能力,获得融合的预测结果。再利用每个预测周期的容量预测结果,采用带移动窗口迭代更新训练数据集的方法对GRU模型进行再训练,提高了GRU的长期预测性能。以上预测步骤迭代进行,直到容量衰减至寿命阈值以下。最后将粒子代表的预测结果外推至寿命阈值,得到电池RUL分布直方图。本文采用美国NASA卓越诊断学中心(PCoE)实验室所提供的锂电池数据对所提方法进行验证,将所提出的融合方法与GRU、PF和无窗口移动融合方法进行RUL预测比较。实验结果表明,本文所提出的融合方法具有良好的性能,在状态和参数估计、RUL预测方面明显优于PF和无窗口移动融合方法,预测精度均高于其他3种预测方法。