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Actor–Critic Reinforcement Learning and Application in Developing Computer-Vision-Based Interface Tracking Article

Oguzhan Dogru, Kirubakaran Velswamy, Biao Huang

Engineering 2021, Volume 7, Issue 9,   Pages 1248-1261 doi: 10.1016/j.eng.2021.04.027

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This paper synchronizes control theory with computer vision by formalizing object tracking as a sequential decision-making process. A reinforcement learning (RL) agent successfully tracks an interface between two liquids, which is often a critical variable to track in many chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical, and oil industries. This method utilizes less than 100 images for creating an environment, from which the agent generates its own data without the need for expert knowledge. Unlike supervised learning (SL) methods that rely on a huge number of parameters, this approach requires far fewer parameters, which naturally reduces its maintenance cost. Besides its frugal nature, the agent is robust to environmental uncertainties such as occlusion, intensity changes, and excessive noise. From a closed-loop control context, an interface location-based deviation is chosen as the optimization goal during training. The methodology showcases RL for real-time object-tracking applications in the oil sands industry. Along with a presentation of the interface tracking problem, this paper provides a detailed review of one of the most effective RL methodologies: actor–critic policy.

Keywords： Interface tracking     Object tracking     Occlusion     Reinforcement learning     Uniform manifold approximationand projection    

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Assessment indices for uniform and non-uniform thermal environments

ZHANG Yufeng, SUN Shufeng, ZHAO Rongyi

Frontiers in Energy 2008, Volume 2, Issue 2,   Pages 129-133 doi: 10.1007/s11708-008-0029-y

Abstract: 30 subjects reported their overall thermal sensation, thermal comfort, and thermal acceptability in uniformand non-uniform conditions.The results show that these three assessment indices provide equivalent evaluations in uniform environmentssensation differs from the other two indices and cannot be used as a proper index for the evaluation of non-uniform

Keywords： thermal sensation     proper assessment     relationship     equivalent     thermal acceptability    

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Simulation of viscoelastic behavior of defected rock by using numerical manifold method

Feng REN, Lifeng FAN, Guowei MA

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering 2011, Volume 5, Issue 2,   Pages 199-207 doi: 10.1007/s11709-011-0102-1

Abstract: of longitudinal wave propagation in a rock bar with microcracks are conducted by using the numerical manifoldFirstly, validation of the numerical manifold method is carried out by simulations of a longitudinal

Keywords： stress wave propagation     defected rock     numerical manifold method     viscoelastic behavior     storage modulus    

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Rotation errors in numerical manifold method and a correction based on large deformation theory

Ning ZHANG, Xu LI, Qinghui JIANG, Xingchao LIN

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering 2019, Volume 13, Issue 5,   Pages 1036-1053 doi: 10.1007/s11709-019-0535-5

Abstract: Numerical manifold method (NMM) is an effective method for simulating block system, however, significant

Keywords： numerical manifold method     rotation     large deformation     Green strain     open-close iteration    

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Robust isogeometric topology optimization for piezoelectric actuators with uniform manufacturability

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering 2022, Volume 17, Issue 2, doi: 10.1007/s11465-022-0683-5

Abstract: effectively remove the critical issue induced by one-node connected hinges and simultaneously maintain uniformrepresentation to construct the eroded, intermediate, and dilated density distribution functions by non-uniform

Keywords： piezoelectric actuator     isogeometric topology optimization     uniform manufacturability     robust formulation    

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Effect of non-uniform illumination on performance of solar thermoelectric generators

Ershuai YIN, Qiang LI, Yimin XUAN

Frontiers in Energy 2018, Volume 12, Issue 2,   Pages 239-248 doi: 10.1007/s11708-018-0533-7

Abstract: The non-uniform illumination caused by the optical concentrator may affect the performance of solar thermoelectricThe influences of non-uniform illumination on the temperature distribution, the voltage distribution,generators with 32, 18 and 8 pairs of thermocouples are compared to investigate their capability under non-uniformThe non-uniform solar illumination will weaken the capability of the TE generator, and the maximum outputReducing the number of the thermoelectric legs for non-uniform solar illumination can greatly increase

Keywords： solar thermoelectric generators     non-uniform solar illumination     performance evaluation     solar energy    

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A case study on sample average approximation method for stochastic supply chain network design problem

Yuan WANG, Ruyan SHOU, Loo Hay LEE, Ek Peng CHEW

Frontiers of Engineering Management 2017, Volume 4, Issue 3,   Pages 338-347 doi: 10.15302/J-FEM-2017032

Abstract: Deterministic equivalent model with nonanticipativity constraints, branch-and-fix coordination, sample average approximation

Keywords： supply chain network     stochastic demand     sampling average approximation     Bayesian bootstrap     Latin hypercube    

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Nodal, zonal, or uniform electricity pricing: how to deal with network congestion

Martin WEIBELZAHL

Frontiers in Energy 2017, Volume 11, Issue 2,   Pages 210-232 doi: 10.1007/s11708-017-0460-z

Abstract: ., nodal, zonal, and uniform electricity pricing, are surveyed.

Keywords： nodal pricing     zonal pricing     uniform pricing     competitive electricity markets     welfare maximization     redispatch    

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Controlled synthesis of uniform silver nanowires with high aspect ratios in aqueous solutions of gemini

XU Jian, LIU Weijun, LIU Honglai, HU Ying

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 2007, Volume 1, Issue 3,   Pages 221-227 doi: 10.1007/s11705-007-0040-6

Abstract: dibromide (16-3-16), the growth of silver could be directed into a highly anisotropic mode to form uniformsilver nanowires, indicating the formation of a highly pure phase, good crystallinity, as well as a uniform

Keywords： solution-phase     photoelectron spectroscopy     16-3-16     surfactant     transmission    

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Preparation of hydrogels with uniform and gradient chemical structures using dialdehyde cellulose and

Peiwen Liu, Carsten Mai, Kai Zhang

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 2018, Volume 12, Issue 3,   Pages 383-389 doi: 10.1007/s11705-018-1718-7

Abstract: Herein, we report the formation of hydrogels with either uniform or gradient internal structures viaAs-prepared hydrogels exhibited uniform microscopic and chemical structure or gradient distribution of

Keywords： hydrogel     uniform     gradient     dialdehyde cellulose     ammonia gas     diamine    

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Orderly decorated nanostructural photoelectrodes with uniform spherical TiO

A. M. Bakhshayesh,S. S. Azadfar

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 2015, Volume 9, Issue 4,   Pages 532-540 doi: 10.1007/s11705-015-1549-8

Abstract: This study presents a novel nanostructural electrode made of 20-nm-diameter nanoparticles, which orderly decorated with 2-µm TiO particles, deposited by a new gel process. The decorated electrode (DE) is better than the non-decorated electrode (NE) in both light scattering and light harvesting, as confirmed by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction reveals that both electrodes have a mixture of anatase and rutile phases. The dye-sensitized solar cell based on the decorated electrode shows the highest power conversion efficiency of 7.80% as a result of less recombination demonstrated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. From internal power conversion efficiency measurement, the external quantum efficiency of DE cell at 530 nm is 89%, which is higher than that of NE cell (77%).

Keywords： dye-sensitized solar cell     uniform particles     TiO2 gel process     light harvesting    

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Analytical and numerical investigation into the longitudinal vibration of uniform nanotubes

Masoud MASOUMI,Mehdi MASOUMI

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering 2014, Volume 9, Issue 2,   Pages 142-149 doi: 10.1007/s11465-014-0292-z

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In recent years, prediction of the behaviors of micro and nanostructures is going to be a matter of increasing concern considering their developments and uses in various engineering fields. Since carbon nanotubes show the specific properties such as strength and special electrical behaviors, they have become the main subject in nanotechnology researches. On the grounds that the classical continuum theory cannot accurately predict the mechanical behavior of nanostructures, nonlocal elasticity theory is used to model the nanoscaled systems. In this paper, a nonlocal model for nanorods is developed, and it is used to model the carbon nanotubes with the aim of the investigating into their longitudinal vibration. Following the derivation of governing equation of nanorods and estimation of nondimensional frequencies, the effect of nonlocal parameter and the length of the nanotube on the obtained frequencies are studied. Furthermore, differential quadrature method, as a numerical solution technique, is used to study the effect of these parameters on estimated frequencies for both classical and nonlocal theories.

Keywords： continuum theory     differential quadrature method     nanorod     longitudinal vibration    

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Exponential polynomial uniform splines model

Zhao Yanli,Ping Ping,Liu Fengyu

Strategic Study of CAE 2008, Volume 10, Issue 7,   Pages 147-152

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 A new model of k( k ≥ 3) order exponential polynomial uniformThe spline curves which are constructed by the exponential polynomial uniform splines can adjust the

Keywords： exponential polynomial uniform spline function     uniform B - spline function     shape parameter    

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Shape reconstruction of parallelogram flaw

ZHENG Gangfeng, WU Bin, HE Cunfu

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering 2008, Volume 3, Issue 1,   Pages 17-22 doi: 10.1007/s11465-008-0015-4

Abstract: To reconstruct the shape of the scatterer in elastic media, the authors deduce the Born approximationidentification of the geometrical character of a flaw is then given by the two dimensional inverse Born approximation

Keywords： approximation     scatterer     scattering problem     information     inverse    

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monitoring of non-gaussian chemical processes with modes-switching using globality-locality preserving projection

Xin Peng, Yang Tang, Wenli Du, Feng Qian

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering 2017, Volume 11, Issue 3,   Pages 429-439 doi: 10.1007/s11705-017-1675-6

Abstract: method, which is based on modified structure analysis and globality and locality preserving (MSAGL) projectionBy using locality preserving projection to analyze the embedding geometrical manifold and extractingFurthermore, the tradeoff parameter of MSAGL is tuned adaptively in order to find the projection direction

Keywords： non-Gaussian processes     subspace projection     independent component analysis     locality preserving projection    

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Actor–Critic Reinforcement Learning and Application in Developing Computer-Vision-Based Interface Tracking

Oguzhan Dogru, Kirubakaran Velswamy, Biao Huang

Journal Article

Assessment indices for uniform and non-uniform thermal environments

ZHANG Yufeng, SUN Shufeng, ZHAO Rongyi

Journal Article

Simulation of viscoelastic behavior of defected rock by using numerical manifold method

Feng REN, Lifeng FAN, Guowei MA

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Rotation errors in numerical manifold method and a correction based on large deformation theory

Ning ZHANG, Xu LI, Qinghui JIANG, Xingchao LIN

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Robust isogeometric topology optimization for piezoelectric actuators with uniform manufacturability

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Effect of non-uniform illumination on performance of solar thermoelectric generators

Ershuai YIN, Qiang LI, Yimin XUAN

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A case study on sample average approximation method for stochastic supply chain network design problem

Yuan WANG, Ruyan SHOU, Loo Hay LEE, Ek Peng CHEW

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Nodal, zonal, or uniform electricity pricing: how to deal with network congestion

Martin WEIBELZAHL

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Controlled synthesis of uniform silver nanowires with high aspect ratios in aqueous solutions of gemini

XU Jian, LIU Weijun, LIU Honglai, HU Ying

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Preparation of hydrogels with uniform and gradient chemical structures using dialdehyde cellulose and

Peiwen Liu, Carsten Mai, Kai Zhang

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Orderly decorated nanostructural photoelectrodes with uniform spherical TiO

A. M. Bakhshayesh,S. S. Azadfar

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Analytical and numerical investigation into the longitudinal vibration of uniform nanotubes

Masoud MASOUMI,Mehdi MASOUMI

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Exponential polynomial uniform splines model

Zhao Yanli,Ping Ping,Liu Fengyu

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Shape reconstruction of parallelogram flaw

ZHENG Gangfeng, WU Bin, HE Cunfu

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monitoring of non-gaussian chemical processes with modes-switching using globality-locality preserving projection

Xin Peng, Yang Tang, Wenli Du, Feng Qian

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