A Winter Weather Index for Estimating Winter Roadway Maintenance Costs in the Midwest

2004 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 1783-1790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig G. Carmichael ◽  
William A. Gallus ◽  
Bradley R. Temeyer ◽  
Mark K. Bryden
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Winter Weather ◽  
Weather Index ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Regression Techniques ◽  
Better Than

Abstract Winter roadway maintenance budget data for the state of Iowa have been combined with available climate data for a 6-yr period to create a winter weather index that provides a useful assessment of winter severity. The weather index can be combined with measures of transportation department infrastructure within a region to estimate expenses for a given time period in the region. The index was developed using artificial neural network techniques that are nonlinear and perceive patterns in the input data. Winter weather severity as diagnosed by the index correlates well with Iowa Department of Transportation roadway treatment expenses. The neural network–based index is shown to perform better than the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) index and an index developed using linear regression techniques.

scholarly journals STUDY OF A MA16-BASED VERTEX TRIGGER FOR THE CDF EXPERIMENT

1995 ◽  
Vol 06 (05) ◽  
pp. 681-692
Author(s):  
R. ODORICO
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Response Time ◽  
Impact Parameter ◽  
Electronic Components ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Viable Solution ◽  
Impact Parameters ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Better Than

A Neural Network trigger for [Formula: see text] events based on the SVT microvertex processor of experiment CDF at Fermilab is presented. It exploits correlations among track impact parameters and azimuths calculated by the SVT from the SVX microvertex detector data. The neural trigger is meant for implementation on the systolic Siemens microprocessor MA16, which has already been used in a neural-network trigger for experiment WA92 at CERN. A suitable set of input variables is found, which allows a viable solution for the preprocessing task using standard electronic components. The response time of the neural-network stage of the trigger, including preprocessing, can be estimated ~10 μs. Its precise value depends on the quantitative specifications of the output signals of the SVT, which is still in development. The performance of the neural-network trigger is found to be significantly better than that of a conventional trigger exclusively based on impact parameter data.

Artificial neural network-based seismic detector

1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 308-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wang ◽  
Ta-Liang Teng
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Seismic Event ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Type B ◽  
Earthquake Detection ◽  
Seismic Event Detection ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Better Than

Abstract An artificial neural network-based pattern classification system is applied to seismic event detection. We have designed two types of Artificial Neural Detector (AND) for real-time earthquake detection. Type A artificial neural detector (AND-A) uses the recursive STA/LTA time series as input data, and type B (AND-B) uses moving window spectrograms as input data to detect earthquake signals. The two AND's are trained under supervised learning by using a set of seismic recordings, and then the trained AND's are applied to another set of recordings for testing. Results show that the accuracy of the artificial neural network-based seismic detectors is better than that of the conventional algorithms solely based on the STA/LTA threshold. This is especially true for signals with either low signal-to-noise ratio or spikelike noises.

scholarly journals Constructive Learning of Deep Neural Networks for Bigdata Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 311-322
Author(s):  
Soha Abd Mohamed El-Moamen ◽  
Marghany Hassan Mohamed ◽  
Mohammed F. Farghally
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Binary Classification ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Neural Network Models ◽  
Constructive Learning ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Better Than

The need for tracking and evaluation of patients in real-time has contributed to an increase in knowing people’s actions to enhance care facilities. Deep learning is good at both a rapid pace in collecting frameworks of big data healthcare and good predictions for detection the lung cancer early. In this paper, we proposed a constructive deep neural network with Apache Spark to classify images and levels of lung cancer. We developed a binary classification model using threshold technique classifying nodules to benign or malignant. At the proposed framework, the neural network models training, defined using the Keras API, is performed using BigDL in a distributed Spark clusters. The proposed algorithm has metrics AUC-0.9810, a misclassifying rate from which it has been shown that our suggested classifiers perform better than other classifiers.

scholarly journals Forecast of Waterway Cargo Turnover Volume Based on Genetic Algorithm to Optimize Neural Network Parameters

2021 ◽  
Vol 2083 (3) ◽  
pp. 032010
Author(s):  
Rong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Bp Neural Network ◽  
Forecast Model ◽  
Network Parameters ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Target Effect ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Better Than

Abstract The traditional BP neural network is difficult to achieve the target effect in the prediction of waterway cargo turnover. In order to improve the accuracy of waterway cargo turnover forecast, a waterway cargo turnover forecast model was created based on genetic algorithm to optimize neural network parameters. The genetic algorithm overcomes the trap that the general iterative method easily falls into, that is, the “endless loop” phenomenon that occurs when the local minimum is small, and the calculation time is small, and the robustness is high. Using genetic algorithm optimized BP neural network to predict waterway cargo turnover, and the empirical analysis of the waterway cargo turnover forecast is carried out. The results obtained show that the neural network waterway optimized by genetic algorithm has a higher accuracy than the traditional BP neural network for predicting waterway cargo turnover, and the optimization model can long-term analysis of the characteristics of waterway cargo turnover changes shows that the prediction effect is far better than traditional neural networks.

scholarly journals Evaluation of 1-D tracer concentration profile in a small river by means of Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Networks

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1883-1896 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Piotrowski ◽  
S. G. Wallis ◽  
J. J. Napiórkowski ◽  
P. M. Rowiński
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Peak Concentration ◽  
Mass Conservation ◽  
Concentration Profiles ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
The Neural Networks ◽  
Better Than

Abstract. The prediction of temporal concentration profiles of a transported pollutant in a river is still a subject of ongoing research efforts worldwide. The present paper is aimed at studying the possibility of using Multi-Layer Perceptron Neural Networks to evaluate the whole concentration versus time profile at several cross-sections of a river under various flow conditions, using as little information about the river system as possible. In contrast with the earlier neural networks based work on longitudinal dispersion coefficients, this new approach relies more heavily on measurements of concentration collected during tracer tests over a range of flow conditions, but fewer hydraulic and morphological data are needed. The study is based upon 26 tracer experiments performed in a small river in Edinburgh, UK (Murray Burn) at various flow rates in a 540 m long reach. The only data used in this study were concentration measurements collected at 4 cross-sections, distances between the cross-sections and the injection site, time, as well as flow rate and water velocity, obtained according to the data measured at the 1st and 2nd cross-sections. The four main features of concentration versus time profiles at a particular cross-section, namely the peak concentration, the arrival time of the peak at the cross-section, and the shapes of the rising and falling limbs of the profile are modeled, and for each of them a separately designed neural network was used. There was also a variant investigated in which the conservation of the injected mass was assured by adjusting the predicted peak concentration. The neural network methods were compared with the unit peak attenuation curve concept. In general the neural networks predicted the main features of the concentration profiles satisfactorily. The predicted peak concentrations were generally better than those obtained using the unit peak attenuation method, and the method with mass-conservation assured generally performed better than the method that did not account for mass-conservation. Predictions of peak travel time were also better using the neural networks than the unit peak attenuation method. Including more data into the neural network training set clearly improved the prediction of the shapes of the concentration profiles. Similar improvements in peak concentration were less significant and the travel time prediction appeared to be largely unaffected.

Discovering Gathering Pattern Using a Taxicab Service Rate Analysis Method based on Neural Network

2020 ◽  
pp. 408-428
Author(s):  
Junming Zhang ◽  
Jinglin Li
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Moving Objects ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Service Rate ◽  
Trajectory Data ◽  
Rate Analysis ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency

Moving objects gathering pattern represents a group events or incidents that involve congregation of moving objects, enabling the analysis of traffic system. However, how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the gathering pattern discovering method still remains as a challenging issue since the large number of moving objects will generate high volume of trajectory data. In order to address this issue, the authors propose a method to discovering the gathering pattern by analyzing the taxicab demand. This paper first introduces the concept of Taxicab Service Rate (TSR). In this method, they use the KS measures to test the distribution of TSR and calculate the mean value of the TSR of a certain time period. Then, the authors use a neural network based method Neural Network Gathering Discovering (NNGD) to detect the gathering pattern. The neural network is based on the knowledge of historical gathering pattern data. The authors have implemented their method with experiments based on real trajectory data. The results show the both effectiveness and efficiency of their method.

ESTABLISHING AN INDEX ARBITRAGE MODEL BY APPLYING NEURAL NETWORKS METHOD — A CASE STUDY OF NIKKEI 225 INDEX

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (05) ◽  
pp. 489-496
Author(s):  
AN-PIN CHEN ◽  
CHIEH-YOW CHIANGLIN ◽  
HISU-PEI CHUNG
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Stock Index ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Network Method ◽  
Index Arbitrage ◽  
Impact Risk ◽  
Cost Of Carry

This paper applies the neural network method to establish an index arbitrage model and compares the arbitrage performances to that from traditional cost of carry arbitrage model. From the empirical results of the Nikkei 225 stock index market, following conclusions can be stated: (1) The basis will get enlarged for a time period, more profitability may be obtained from the trend. (2) If the neural network is applied within the index arbitrage model, twofold of return would be obtained than traditional arbitrage model can do. (3) If the T_basis has volatile trend, the neural network arbitrage model will ignore the peak. Although arbitrageur would lose the chance to get profit, they may reduce the market impact risk.

Simulation of Performance Deterioration of a Microturbine and Application of Neural Network to Its Performance Diagnosis

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Eun Yoon ◽  
Jong Joon Lee ◽  
Tong Seop Kim ◽  
Jeong Lak Sohn
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Test Data ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Characteristic Parameters ◽  
Performance Diagnosis ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Performance Deterioration ◽  
Artificial Neural

This study aims to simulate performance deterioration of a microturbine and apply artificial neural network to its performance diagnosis. As it is hard to obtain test data with degraded component performance, the degraded engine data have been acquired through simulation. Artificial neural network is adopted as the diagnosis tool. First, the microturbine has been tested to get reference operation data, assumed to be degradation free. Then, a simulation program was set up to regenerate the performance test data. Deterioration of each component (compressor, turbine and recuperator) was modeled by changes in the component characteristic parameters such as compressor and turbine efficiency, their flow capacities and recuperator effectiveness and pressure drop. Single and double faults (deterioration of single and two components) were simulated to generate fault data. The neural network was trained with majority of the data sets. Then, the remaining data sets were used to check the predictability of the neural network. Given measurable performance parameters (power, temperatures, pressures) as inputs to the neural network, characteristic parameters of each component were predicted as outputs and compared with original data. The neural network produced sufficiently accurate prediction. Reducing the number of input data decreased prediction accuracy. However, excluding up to a couple of input data still produced acceptable accuracy.

scholarly journals It may be time to perfect the neuron of artificial neural network

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Basic Unit ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Brain Neuron ◽  
Artificial Neuron ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
The Brain

In recent years, artificial neural networks (ANNs) have won numerous contests in pattern recognition, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. The basic unit of an ANN is to mimic neurons in the brain. Neuron in ANNs is expressed as f(wx+b) or f(wx).This structure does not consider the information processing capabilities of dendrites. However, recently, studies shown that dendrites participate in pre-calculation in the brain. Concretely, biological dendrites play a role in the pre-processing to the interaction information of input data. Therefore, it's time to perfect the neuron of the neural network. This paper, add dendrite processing section, presents a novel artificial neuron, according to our previous studies (CR-PNN or Gang transform). The dendrite processing section can be expressed as WA.X. Because I perfected the basic unit of ANNs-neuron, there are so many networks to try, this article gives the basic architecture for reference in future research.

scholarly journals Artificial Neural Network Model For Wind Mill

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-48
Author(s):  
Zulfian Azmi
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Network Model ◽  
Neural Network Model ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Model ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Euclidean Distance ◽  
Control Case ◽  
Uncertain Variables ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Mill Control

Utilization of wind energy sources provides advantages in terms of being environmentally friendly, and it can be energy source is realible. The analysis of wind mill control using Neural Network model for Uncertain Variables or abbreviated as the VTP model is expected to provide a solution in solving the windmill control case. And the Neural Network model for Uncertain Variables uses probability techniques, degree of membership, logical OR function, linear programming and    euclidean distance to reduce the learning process In this research, wind mill control uses variable air pressure and duration of sunshine to determine whether the wind mill is moving or not. Finally, this research tries to analyze windmill control, which in the future is expected to produce a smart wind mill control system. And the Neural Network model for Uncertain Variables can be used to control windmills with the different of input data

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