The popularity of online home design and floor plan customization has been steadily increasing. However, the manual conversion of floor plan images from books or paper materials into electronic resources can be a chal...The popularity of online home design and floor plan customization has been steadily increasing. However, the manual conversion of floor plan images from books or paper materials into electronic resources can be a challenging task due to the vast amount of historical data available. By leveraging neural networks to identify and parse floor plans, the process of converting these images into electronic materials can be significantly streamlined. In this paper, we present a novel learning framework for automatically parsing floor plan images. Our key insight is that the room type text is very common and crucial in floor plan images as it identifies the important semantic information of the corresponding room. However, this clue is rarely considered in previous learning-based methods. In contrast, we propose the Row and Column network (RC-Net) for recognizing floor plan elements by integrating the text feature. Specifically, we add the text feature branch in the network to extract text features corresponding to the room type for the guidance of room type predictions. More importantly, we formulate the Row and Column constraint module (RC constraint module) to share and constrain features across the entire row and column of the feature maps to ensure that only one type is predicted in each room as much as possible, making the segmentation boundaries between different rooms more regular and cleaner. Extensive experiments on three benchmark datasets validate that our framework substantially outperforms other state-of-the-art approaches in terms of the metrics of FWIoU, mACC and mIoU.展开更多
Taking advantage of the knowledge of top and bottom compositions of a distillation column, a dynamic neural network (DNN) is designed to identify the input-output relationship of the column. The weight-training algori...Taking advantage of the knowledge of top and bottom compositions of a distillation column, a dynamic neural network (DNN) is designed to identify the input-output relationship of the column. The weight-training algorithm is derived from a Lyapunov function. Based on this empirical model, a nonlinear H∞ controller is synthesized. The effectiveness of the control strategy is demonstrated using simulation results.展开更多
The control of suitable and stable height of liquid column is the crucial point to operate the electromagnetic casting(EMC) process and to obtain ingots with desirable shape and dimensional accuracy. But due to the co...The control of suitable and stable height of liquid column is the crucial point to operate the electromagnetic casting(EMC) process and to obtain ingots with desirable shape and dimensional accuracy. But due to the complicated interact parameters and special circumstances, the measure and control of liquid column are quite difficult. A fuzzy neural network was used to help control the liquid column by predicting its height on line. The results show that the stabilization of the height of liquid column and surface quality of the ingot are remarkably improved by using the neural network based control system.展开更多
Artificial Immune Network （aiNet） algorithms have become popular for global optimization in many modem industrial applications. However, high-dimensional systems using such models suffer from a potential premature c...Artificial Immune Network （aiNet） algorithms have become popular for global optimization in many modem industrial applications. However, high-dimensional systems using such models suffer from a potential premature convergence problem. In the existing aiNet algorithms, the premature convergence problem can be avoided by implementing various clonal selection methods, such as immune suppression and mutation approaches, both for single population and multi-population cases. This paper presents a new Multi-Agent Artificial Immune Network （Ma-aiNet） algorithm, which combines immune mechanics and multiagent technology, to overcome the premature convergence problem in high-dimensional systems and to efficiently use the agent ability of sensing and acting on the environment. Ma-aiNet integrates global and local search algorithms. The perform- ance of the proposed method is evaluated using 10 benchmark problems, and the results are compared with other well-known intelligent algorithms. The study demonstrates that Ma-aiNet outperforms other algorithms tested. Ma-aiNet is also used to determine the Murphree efficiency of a distillation column with satisfactory results.展开更多
This research work investigated comparative studies of expert system design and control of crude oil distillation column (CODC) using artificial neural networks based Monte Carlo (ANNBMC) simulation of random processe...This research work investigated comparative studies of expert system design and control of crude oil distillation column (CODC) using artificial neural networks based Monte Carlo (ANNBMC) simulation of random processes and artificial neural networks (ANN) model which were validated using experimental data obtained from functioning crude oil distillation column of Port-Harcourt Refinery, Nigeria by MATLAB computer program. Ninety percent (90%) of the experimental data sets were used for training while ten percent (10%) were used for testing the networks. The maximum relative errors between the experimental and calculated data obtained from the output variables of the neural network for CODC design were 1.98 error % and 0.57 error % when ANN only and ANNBMC were used respectively while their respective values for the maximum relative error were 0.346 error % and 0.124 error % when they were used for the controller prediction. Larger number of iteration steps of below 2500 and 5000 were required to achieve convergence of less than 10-7?for the training error using ANNBMC for both the design of the CODC and controller respectively while less than 400 and 700 iteration steps were needed to achieve convergence of 10-4?using ANN only. The linear regression analysis performed revealed the minimum and maximum prediction accuracies to be 80.65% and 98.79%;and 98.38% and 99.98% when ANN and ANNBMC were used for the CODC design respectively. Also, the minimum and maximum prediction accuracies were 92.83% and 99.34%;and 98.89% and 99.71% when ANN and ANNBMC were used for the CODC controller respectively as both methodologies have excellent predictions. Hence, artificial neural networks based Monte Carlo simulation is an effective and better tool for the design and control of crude oil distillation column.展开更多
To realize the industrialization of the novel single-column air separation process proposed in previous work,steady-state simulation for four different configurations of the single-column process with ternary(nitrogen...To realize the industrialization of the novel single-column air separation process proposed in previous work,steady-state simulation for four different configurations of the single-column process with ternary(nitrogen,oxygen and argon)is developed.Then,exergy analysis of the single-column processes is also carried out and compared with the conventional double-column air separation process at the same capacity.Furthermore,based on the steady-state simulation of single-column processes,the different heat exchanger networks(HENs)for the main heat exchanger and subcooler in each process are designed.To obtain better performance for this novel process,optimization of process configuration and operation is investigated.The optimal condition and configuration for this process is consisted as:feedstock is divided into two streams and the reflux nitrogen is compressed at the approximate temperature of 301 K.In addition,HEN is optimized to minimize the utilities.HENs without utilities are obtained for the four different configurations of single-column process.Furthermore,capital costs of the HEN for different cases are estimated and compared.展开更多
This paper presents a comprehensive review of various traditional systems of crude oil distillation column design, modeling, simulation, optimization and control methods. Artificial neural network (ANN), fuzzy logic (...This paper presents a comprehensive review of various traditional systems of crude oil distillation column design, modeling, simulation, optimization and control methods. Artificial neural network (ANN), fuzzy logic (FL) and genetic algorithm (GA) framework were chosen as the best methodologies for design, optimization and control of crude oil distillation column. It was discovered that many past researchers used rigorous simulations which led to convergence problems that were time consuming. The use of dynamic mathematical models was also challenging as these models were also time dependent. The proposed methodologies use back-propagation algorithm to replace the convergence problem using error minimal method.展开更多
Today flotation column has become an acceptable means of froth flotation for a fairly broad range of applications, in particular the cleaning of sulfides. Even after having been used for several years in mineral proce...Today flotation column has become an acceptable means of froth flotation for a fairly broad range of applications, in particular the cleaning of sulfides. Even after having been used for several years in mineral processing plants, the full potential of the flotation column process is still not fully exploited. There is no prediction of process performance for the complete use of available control capabilities. The on-line estimation of grade usually requires a significant amount of work in maintenance and calibration of on-stream analyzers, in order to maintain good accuracy and high availability. These difficulties and the high cost of investment and maintenance of these devices have encouraged the approach of prediction of metal grade and recovery. In this paper, a new approach has been proposed for metallurgical performance prediction in flotation columns using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Despite of the wide range of applications and flexibility of NNs, there is still no general framework or procedure through which the appropriate network for a specific task can be designed. Design and structural optimization of NNs is still strongly dependent upon the designer's experience. To mitigate this problem, a new method for the auto-design of NNs was used, based on Genetic Algorithm (GA). The new proposed method was evaluated by a case study in pilot plant flotation column at Sarcheshmeh copper plant. The chemical reagents dosage, froth height, air, wash water flow rates, gas holdup, Cu grade in the rougher feed, flotation column feed, column tail and final concentrate streams were used to the simulation by GANN. In this work, multi-layer NNs with Back Propagation (BP) algorithm with 8-17-10-2 and 8- 13-6-2 arrangements have been applied to predict the Cu and Mo grades and recoveries, respectively. The correlation coefficient (R) values for the testing sets for Cu and Mo grades were 0.93, 0.94 and for their recoveries were 0.93, 0.92, respectively. The results discussed in this paper indicate that the proposed model can be used to predict the Cu and Mo grades and recoveries with a reasonable error.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.U21A20515,62172416,52175493,U2003109,61972459,and 62102414the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(2022131).
文摘The popularity of online home design and floor plan customization has been steadily increasing. However, the manual conversion of floor plan images from books or paper materials into electronic resources can be a challenging task due to the vast amount of historical data available. By leveraging neural networks to identify and parse floor plans, the process of converting these images into electronic materials can be significantly streamlined. In this paper, we present a novel learning framework for automatically parsing floor plan images. Our key insight is that the room type text is very common and crucial in floor plan images as it identifies the important semantic information of the corresponding room. However, this clue is rarely considered in previous learning-based methods. In contrast, we propose the Row and Column network (RC-Net) for recognizing floor plan elements by integrating the text feature. Specifically, we add the text feature branch in the network to extract text features corresponding to the room type for the guidance of room type predictions. More importantly, we formulate the Row and Column constraint module (RC constraint module) to share and constrain features across the entire row and column of the feature maps to ensure that only one type is predicted in each room as much as possible, making the segmentation boundaries between different rooms more regular and cleaner. Extensive experiments on three benchmark datasets validate that our framework substantially outperforms other state-of-the-art approaches in terms of the metrics of FWIoU, mACC and mIoU.
文摘Taking advantage of the knowledge of top and bottom compositions of a distillation column, a dynamic neural network (DNN) is designed to identify the input-output relationship of the column. The weight-training algorithm is derived from a Lyapunov function. Based on this empirical model, a nonlinear H∞ controller is synthesized. The effectiveness of the control strategy is demonstrated using simulation results.
文摘The control of suitable and stable height of liquid column is the crucial point to operate the electromagnetic casting(EMC) process and to obtain ingots with desirable shape and dimensional accuracy. But due to the complicated interact parameters and special circumstances, the measure and control of liquid column are quite difficult. A fuzzy neural network was used to help control the liquid column by predicting its height on line. The results show that the stabilization of the height of liquid column and surface quality of the ingot are remarkably improved by using the neural network based control system.
基金Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars （No.60625302）, National Natural Science Foundation of China （2009CB320603）, Shanghai Key Technologies R＆D Program（10JC1403500）, Chang3iang Scholars and In- novative Research Team in University（IRT0721）, the 111 Project（B08021）, Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project（B504） and Zhejiang Natural Science Fund （Y1090548）.
文摘Artificial Immune Network （aiNet） algorithms have become popular for global optimization in many modem industrial applications. However, high-dimensional systems using such models suffer from a potential premature convergence problem. In the existing aiNet algorithms, the premature convergence problem can be avoided by implementing various clonal selection methods, such as immune suppression and mutation approaches, both for single population and multi-population cases. This paper presents a new Multi-Agent Artificial Immune Network （Ma-aiNet） algorithm, which combines immune mechanics and multiagent technology, to overcome the premature convergence problem in high-dimensional systems and to efficiently use the agent ability of sensing and acting on the environment. Ma-aiNet integrates global and local search algorithms. The perform- ance of the proposed method is evaluated using 10 benchmark problems, and the results are compared with other well-known intelligent algorithms. The study demonstrates that Ma-aiNet outperforms other algorithms tested. Ma-aiNet is also used to determine the Murphree efficiency of a distillation column with satisfactory results.
文摘This research work investigated comparative studies of expert system design and control of crude oil distillation column (CODC) using artificial neural networks based Monte Carlo (ANNBMC) simulation of random processes and artificial neural networks (ANN) model which were validated using experimental data obtained from functioning crude oil distillation column of Port-Harcourt Refinery, Nigeria by MATLAB computer program. Ninety percent (90%) of the experimental data sets were used for training while ten percent (10%) were used for testing the networks. The maximum relative errors between the experimental and calculated data obtained from the output variables of the neural network for CODC design were 1.98 error % and 0.57 error % when ANN only and ANNBMC were used respectively while their respective values for the maximum relative error were 0.346 error % and 0.124 error % when they were used for the controller prediction. Larger number of iteration steps of below 2500 and 5000 were required to achieve convergence of less than 10-7?for the training error using ANNBMC for both the design of the CODC and controller respectively while less than 400 and 700 iteration steps were needed to achieve convergence of 10-4?using ANN only. The linear regression analysis performed revealed the minimum and maximum prediction accuracies to be 80.65% and 98.79%;and 98.38% and 99.98% when ANN and ANNBMC were used for the CODC design respectively. Also, the minimum and maximum prediction accuracies were 92.83% and 99.34%;and 98.89% and 99.71% when ANN and ANNBMC were used for the CODC controller respectively as both methodologies have excellent predictions. Hence, artificial neural networks based Monte Carlo simulation is an effective and better tool for the design and control of crude oil distillation column.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21576228)
文摘To realize the industrialization of the novel single-column air separation process proposed in previous work,steady-state simulation for four different configurations of the single-column process with ternary(nitrogen,oxygen and argon)is developed.Then,exergy analysis of the single-column processes is also carried out and compared with the conventional double-column air separation process at the same capacity.Furthermore,based on the steady-state simulation of single-column processes,the different heat exchanger networks(HENs)for the main heat exchanger and subcooler in each process are designed.To obtain better performance for this novel process,optimization of process configuration and operation is investigated.The optimal condition and configuration for this process is consisted as:feedstock is divided into two streams and the reflux nitrogen is compressed at the approximate temperature of 301 K.In addition,HEN is optimized to minimize the utilities.HENs without utilities are obtained for the four different configurations of single-column process.Furthermore,capital costs of the HEN for different cases are estimated and compared.
文摘This paper presents a comprehensive review of various traditional systems of crude oil distillation column design, modeling, simulation, optimization and control methods. Artificial neural network (ANN), fuzzy logic (FL) and genetic algorithm (GA) framework were chosen as the best methodologies for design, optimization and control of crude oil distillation column. It was discovered that many past researchers used rigorous simulations which led to convergence problems that were time consuming. The use of dynamic mathematical models was also challenging as these models were also time dependent. The proposed methodologies use back-propagation algorithm to replace the convergence problem using error minimal method.
基金the support of the Department of Research and Development of Sarcheshmeh copper plants for this research
文摘Today flotation column has become an acceptable means of froth flotation for a fairly broad range of applications, in particular the cleaning of sulfides. Even after having been used for several years in mineral processing plants, the full potential of the flotation column process is still not fully exploited. There is no prediction of process performance for the complete use of available control capabilities. The on-line estimation of grade usually requires a significant amount of work in maintenance and calibration of on-stream analyzers, in order to maintain good accuracy and high availability. These difficulties and the high cost of investment and maintenance of these devices have encouraged the approach of prediction of metal grade and recovery. In this paper, a new approach has been proposed for metallurgical performance prediction in flotation columns using Artificial Neural Network (ANN). Despite of the wide range of applications and flexibility of NNs, there is still no general framework or procedure through which the appropriate network for a specific task can be designed. Design and structural optimization of NNs is still strongly dependent upon the designer's experience. To mitigate this problem, a new method for the auto-design of NNs was used, based on Genetic Algorithm (GA). The new proposed method was evaluated by a case study in pilot plant flotation column at Sarcheshmeh copper plant. The chemical reagents dosage, froth height, air, wash water flow rates, gas holdup, Cu grade in the rougher feed, flotation column feed, column tail and final concentrate streams were used to the simulation by GANN. In this work, multi-layer NNs with Back Propagation (BP) algorithm with 8-17-10-2 and 8- 13-6-2 arrangements have been applied to predict the Cu and Mo grades and recoveries, respectively. The correlation coefficient (R) values for the testing sets for Cu and Mo grades were 0.93, 0.94 and for their recoveries were 0.93, 0.92, respectively. The results discussed in this paper indicate that the proposed model can be used to predict the Cu and Mo grades and recoveries with a reasonable error.
