Supervised descent method for weld pool boundary extraction during fiber laser welding process

In order to obtain a high-quality weld during the laser welding process, extracting the characteristic parameters of weld pool is an important issue for automated welding. In this paper, the type 304 austenitic stainless steel is welded by a 5 kW high-power fiber laser and a high-speed camera is employed to capture the topside images of weld pools. Then we propose a robust visual-detection approach for the molten pool based on the supervised descent method. It provides an elegant framework for representing the outline of a weld pool and is especially efficient for weld pool detection in the presence of strong uncertainties and disturbances. Finally, welding experimental results verified that the proposed approach can extract the weld pool boundary accurately, which will lay a solid foundation for controlling the weld quality of fiber laser welding process.

A modified three–term conjugate gradient method with sufficient descent property

A hybridization of the three–term conjugate gradient method proposed by Zhang et al. and the nonlinear conjugate gradient method proposed by Polak and Ribi`ere, and Polyak is suggested. Based on an eigenvalue analysis, it is shown that search directions of the proposed method satisfy the sufficient descent condition, independent of the line search and the objective function convexity. Global convergence of the method is established under an Armijo–type line search condition. Numerical experiments show practical efficiency of the proposed method.

An Enhanced Steepest Descent Method for Global Optimization-Based Mesh Smoothing

In order to speed up the global optimization-based mesh smoothing, an enhanced steepest descent method is presented in the paper. Numerical experiment results show that the method performs better than the steepest descent method in the global smoothing. We also presented a physically-based interpretation to explain why the method works better than the steepest descent method.

A gradually descent method for discrete global optimization

In this paper, a new method named as the gradually descent method was proposed to solve the discrete global optimization problem. With the aid of an auxiliary function, this method enables to convert the problem of finding one discrete minimizer of the objective function f to that of finding another at each cycle. The auxiliary function can ensure that a point, except a prescribed point, is not its integer stationary point if the value of objective function at the point is greater than the scalar which is chosen properly. This property leads to a better minimizer of f found more easily by some classical local search methods. The computational results show that this algorithm is quite efficient and reliable for solving nonlinear integer programming problems.

Ionospheric forecasting model using fuzzy logic-based gradient descent method

Space weather phenomena cause satellite to ground or satellite to aircraft transmission outages over the VHF to L-band frequency range, particularly in the low latitude region. Global Positioning System （GPS） is primarily susceptible to this form of space weather. Faulty GPS signals are attributed to ionospheric error, which is a function of Total Electron Content （TEC）. Importantly, precise forecasts of space weather conditions and appropriate hazard observant cautions required for ionospheric space weather obser- vations are limited. In this paper, a fuzzy logic-based gradient descent method has been proposed to forecast the ionospheric TEC values. In this technique, membership functions have been tuned based on the gradient descent estimated values. The proposed algorithm has been tested with the TEC data of two geomagnetic storms in the low latitude station of KL University, Guntur, India （16.44°N, 80.62°E）. It has been found that the gradient descent method performs well and the predicted TEC values are close to the original TEC measurements.

Three-step relaxed hybrid steepest-descent methods for variational inequalities

The classical variational inequality problem with a Lipschitzian and strongly monotone operator on a nonempty closed convex subset in a real Hilbert space is studied. A new three-step relaxed hybrid steepest-descent method for this class of variational inequalities is introduced. Strong convergence of this method is established under suitable assumptions imposed on the algorithm parameters.

Designing fuzzy inference system based on improved gradient descent method

The distribution of sampling data influences completeness of rule base so that extrapolating missing rules is very difficult. Based on data mining, a self-learning method is developed for identifying fuzzy model and extrapolating missing rules, by means of confidence measure and the improved gradient descent method. The proposed approach can not only identify fuzzy model, update its parameters and determine optimal output fuzzy sets simultaneously, but also resolve the uncontrollable problem led by the regions that data do not cover. The simulation results show the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed approach with the classical truck backer-upper control problem verifying.

A Descent Gradient Method and Its Global Convergence

Y Liu and C Storey(1992)proposed the famous LS conjugate gradient method which has good numerical results.However,the LS method has very weak convergence under the Wolfe-type line search.In this paper,we give a new descent gradient method based on the LS method.It can guarantee the sufficient descent property at each iteration and the global convergence under the strong Wolfe line search.Finally,we also present extensive preliminary numerical experiments to show the efficiency of the proposed method by comparing with the famous PRP^+method.

A New Descent Nonlinear Conjugate Gradient Method for Unconstrained Optimization

In this paper, a new nonlinear conjugate gradient method is proposed for large-scale unconstrained optimization. The sufficient descent property holds without any line searches. We use some steplength technique which ensures the Zoutendijk condition to be held, this method is proved to be globally convergent. Finally, we improve it, and do further analysis.

Antenna Array Pattern Synthesis via Coordinate Descent Method

This paper presents an array pattern synthesis algorithm for arbitrary arrays based on coordinate descent method (CDM). With this algorithm, the complex element weights are found to minimize a weighted L2 norm of the difference between desired and achieved pattern. Compared with traditional optimization techniques, CDM is easy to implement and efficient to reach the optimum solutions. Main advantage is the flexibility. CDM is suitable for linear and planar array with arbitrary array elements on arbitrary positions. With this method, we can configure arbitrary beam pattern, which gives it the ability to solve variety of beam forming problem, e.g. focused beam, shaped beam, nulls at arbitrary direction and with arbitrary beam width. CDM is applicable for phase-only and amplitude-only arrays as well, and furthermore, it is a suitable method to treat the problem of array with element failures.

EFFICIENT GRADIENT DESCENT METHOD OFRBF NEURAL ENTWORKS WITHADAPTIVE LEARNING RATE

A new algorithm to exploit the learning rates of gradient descent method is presented, based on the second-order Taylor expansion of the error energy function with respect to learning rate, at some values decided by "award-punish" strategy. Detailed deduction of the algorithm applied to RBF networks is given. Simulation studies show that this algorithm can increase the rate of convergence and improve the performance of the gradient descent method.

Global Convergence of an Extended Descent Algorithm without Line Search for Unconstrained Optimization

In this paper, we extend a descent algorithm without line search for solving unconstrained optimization problems. Under mild conditions, its global convergence is established. Further, we generalize the search direction to more general form, and also obtain the global convergence of corresponding algorithm. The numerical results illustrate that the new algorithm is effective.

An Adaptive Learning Method for the Generation of Fuzzy Inference System from Data

Designing a fuzzy inference system(FIS)from data can be divided into two main phases:structure identification and parameter optimization.First,starting from a simple initial topology,the membership functions and system rules are defined as specific structures.Second,to speed up the convergence of the learning algorithm and lighten the oscillation,an improved descent method for FIS generation is developed.Furthermore, the convergence and the oscillation of the algorithm are system- atically analyzed.Third,using the information obtained from the previous phase,it can be decided in which region of the in- put space the density of fuzzy rules should be enhanced and for which variable the number of fuzzy sets that used to partition the domain must be increased.Consequently,this produces a new and more appropriate structure.Finally,the proposed method is applied to the problem of nonlinear function approximation.

A New Nonlinear Conjugate Gradient Method for Unconstrained Optimization Problems

In this paper,an efficient conjugate gradient method is given to solve the general unconstrained optimization problems,which can guarantee the sufficient descent property and the global convergence with the strong Wolfe line search conditions.Numerical results show that the new method is efficient and stationary by comparing with PRP＋ method,so it can be widely used in scientific computation.

PRP-Type Direct Search Methods for Unconstrained Optimization

Three PRP-type direct search methods for unconstrained optimization are presented. The methods adopt three kinds of recently developed descent conjugate gradient methods and the idea of frame-based direct search method. Global convergence is shown for continuously differentiable functions. Data profile and performance profile are adopted to analyze the numerical experiments and the results show that the proposed methods are effective.

Three New Hybrid Conjugate Gradient Methods for Optimization

In this paper, three new hybrid nonlinear conjugate gradient methods are presented, which produce suf?cient descent search direction at every iteration. This property is independent of any line search or the convexity of the objective function used. Under suitable conditions, we prove that the proposed methods converge globally for general nonconvex functions. The numerical results show that all these three new hybrid methods are efficient for the given test problems.

Global Convergence of a Hybrid Conjugate Gradient Method

Conjugate gradient method is one of successful methods for solving the unconstrained optimization problems. In this paper, absorbing the advantages of FR and CD methods, a hybrid conjugate gradient method is proposed. Under the general Wolfe linear searches, the proposed method can generate the sufficient descent direction at each iterate,and its global convergence property also can be established. Some preliminary numerical results show that the proposed method is effective and stable for the given test problems.

Full waveform inversion with spectral conjugategradient method

Spectral conjugate gradient method is an algorithm obtained by combination of spectral gradient method and conjugate gradient method,which is characterized with global convergence and simplicity of spectral gradient method,and small storage of conjugate gradient method.Besides,the spectral conjugate gradient method was proved that the search direction at each iteration is a descent direction of objective function even without relying on any line search method.Spectral conjugate gradient method is applied to full waveform inversion for numerical tests on Marmousi model.The authors give a comparison on numerical results obtained by steepest descent method,conjugate gradient method and spectral conjugate gradient method,which shows that the spectral conjugate gradient method is superior to the other two methods.

针对频率失调问题的挖掘机ANC系统优化设计

在进行窄带主动噪声控制(Narrowband Active Noise Control,NANC)过程中,常采用非声学传感器来获取参考信号,但非声学传感器会因老化和疲劳积累产生误差,使NANC系统频率失调(Frequency Mismatch,FM),导致降噪性能下降,甚至失效。针对此问题,提出一种基于自适应补偿(Adaptive Compensation,AC)的控制方案,该方案利用滤波增强信号与原始信号的相关性,设计一个频率跟踪质量评价因子,使该方案能更精准地实现对频率的追踪,以取得更优的FM补偿效果。通过仿真对比发现,与传统解决方案相比,AC方案能应对更大FM,使NANC系统具有更好的稳定性,初步验证了算法的优越性。进一步开展台架试验与实机实验,试验结果表明:当FM达到10%,经AC方案优化的NANC系统对挖掘机2、4、6阶噪声降噪量仍达到了15.2 dB、24.1 dB、21.2 dB,进一步验证了AC方案的性能。同时,也表明所提AC方案能有效实现对FM的控制,具有较高的实用价值。

基于优化快速搜索随机树算法的全局路径规划

为了改善传统快速搜索随机树(RRT)算法在全局路径规划中存在的平滑度差、具有潜在碰撞性等问题,提出了一种双重优化的RRT算法。在传统RRT算法基础上,引入自适应目标偏向策略以缩短采样时间,引入角度约束采样策略以适应车辆极限转角。得到初始路径后,建立二项优化函数(即降低路径曲率和远离障碍物),并将其作为基点进行梯度下降二次优化,生成可供车辆行驶、平滑性良好且碰撞概率低的路径,并进行仿真验证。结果表明:优化RRT算法相比于传统RRT算法、RRT-Connect算法和RRT算法,平均曲率分别降低了38.1%、36.4%和24.7%,曲率均方差分别降低了38.4%、38.4%和27.2%。