Designing energy-efficient high-precision multi-pass turning processes via robust optimization and artificial intelligence

Author(s):  
Soheyl Khalilpourazari ◽  
Saman Khalilpourazary ◽  
Aybike Özyüksel Çiftçioğlu ◽  
Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber
Author(s):  
Kai-Uwe Demasius ◽  
Aron Kirschen ◽  
Stuart Parkin

AbstractData-intensive computing operations, such as training neural networks, are essential for applications in artificial intelligence but are energy intensive. One solution is to develop specialized hardware onto which neural networks can be directly mapped, and arrays of memristive devices can, for example, be trained to enable parallel multiply–accumulate operations. Here we show that memcapacitive devices that exploit the principle of charge shielding can offer a highly energy-efficient approach for implementing parallel multiply–accumulate operations. We fabricate a crossbar array of 156 microscale memcapacitor devices and use it to train a neural network that could distinguish the letters ‘M’, ‘P’ and ‘I’. Modelling these arrays suggests that this approach could offer an energy efficiency of 29,600 tera-operations per second per watt, while ensuring high precision (6–8 bits). Simulations also show that the devices could potentially be scaled down to a lateral size of around 45 nm.


2022 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Parmar ◽  
Bogdan Penkovsky ◽  
Damien Querlioz ◽  
Manan Suri

With recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) such as binarized neural networks (BNNs), a wide variety of vision applications with energy-optimized implementations have become possible at the edge. Such networks have the first layer implemented with high precision, which poses a challenge in deploying a uniform hardware mapping for the network implementation. Stochastic computing can allow conversion of such high-precision computations to a sequence of binarized operations while maintaining equivalent accuracy. In this work, we propose a fully binarized hardware-friendly computation engine based on stochastic computing as a proof of concept for vision applications involving multi-channel inputs. Stochastic sampling is performed by sampling from a non-uniform (normal) distribution based on analog hardware sources. We first validate the benefits of the proposed pipeline on the CIFAR-10 dataset. To further demonstrate its application for real-world scenarios, we present a case-study of microscopy image diagnostics for pathogen detection. We then evaluate benefits of implementing such a pipeline using OxRAM-based circuits for stochastic sampling as well as in-memory computing-based binarized multiplication. The proposed implementation is about 1,000 times more energy efficient compared to conventional floating-precision-based digital implementations, with memory savings of a factor of 45.


Author(s):  
Jing-min Wang ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Yi-fei Yang ◽  
Wei Cai ◽  
Dong-xuan Wang ◽  
...  

It is very important for the application of artificial intelligence to accurately and quickly help the electric vehicles to find matching charging facilities. The site selection for electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) is a new field of artificial intelligence application, using artificial intelligence to analyze the current complex urban electric vehicle driving path, and then determining the location of charging stations. This paper proposes a novel hybrid model to decide the location of EVCS. First of all, this paper carries out the flow-refueling location model (FRLM) based on path requirement to determine the site selection of EVCS. Secondly, robust optimization algorithm is used to resolve the location model considering the uncertainty of charging demand. Then, queuing theory, which takes the charging load as a constraint in the location model, is integrated into the model. Last, but not the least, a case is conducted to verify the validity of the proposed model when dealing with location problem. As a result of the above analysis, it is effective to apply robust optimization algorithm and to determine the location of EVCSs effectively when charging demand generated on the path is uncertain. At the same time, queuing theory can help to determine the optimal number of EVCSs effectively, and reduce the cost of building EVCSs.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 716-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Wang ◽  
Dingyi Fang ◽  
Zhe Yang ◽  
Hongbo Jiang ◽  
Xiaojiang Chen ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martins O. Osifeko ◽  
Gerhard P. Hancke ◽  
Adnan M. Abu-Mahfouz

Smart, secure and energy-efficient data collection (DC) processes are key to the realization of the full potentials of future Internet of Things (FIoT)-based systems. Currently, challenges in this domain have motivated research efforts towards providing cognitive solutions for IoT usage. One such solution, termed cognitive sensing (CS) describes the use of smart sensors to intelligently perceive inputs from the environment. Further, CS has been proposed for use in FIoT in order to facilitate smart, secure and energy-efficient data collection processes. In this article, we provide a survey of different Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based techniques used over the last decade to provide cognitive sensing solutions for different FIoT applications. We present some state-of-the-art approaches, potentials, and challenges of AI techniques for the identified solutions. This survey contributes to a better understanding of AI techniques deployed for cognitive sensing in FIoT as well as future research directions in this regard.


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