scholarly journals Adaptive Neural Decoder for Prosthetic Hand Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew E. Montgomery ◽  
John M. Allen ◽  
Sherif M. Elbasiouny

The overarching goal was to resolve a major barrier to real-life prosthesis usability—the rapid degradation of prosthesis control systems, which require frequent recalibrations. Specifically, we sought to develop and test a motor decoder that provides (1) highly accurate, real-time movement response, and (2) unprecedented adaptability to dynamic changes in the amputee’s biological state, thereby supporting long-term integrity of control performance with few recalibrations. To achieve that, an adaptive motor decoder was designed to auto-switch between algorithms in real-time. The decoder detects the initial aggregate motoneuron spiking activity from the motor pool, then engages the optimal parameter settings for decoding the motoneuron spiking activity in that particular state. “Clear-box” testing of decoder performance under varied physiological conditions and post-amputation complications was conducted by comparing the movement output of a simulated prosthetic hand as driven by the decoded signal vs. as driven by the actual signal. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Normalized Root Mean Square Error were used to quantify the accuracy of the decoder’s output. Our results show that the decoder algorithm extracted the features of the intended movement and drove the simulated prosthetic hand accurately with real-time performance (<10 ms) (Pearson’s correlation coefficient >0.98 to >0.99 and Normalized Root Mean Square Error <13–5%). Further, the decoder robustly decoded the spiking activity of multi-speed inputs, inputs generated from reversed motoneuron recruitment, and inputs reflecting substantial biological heterogeneity of motoneuron properties, also in real-time. As the amputee’s neuromodulatory state changes throughout the day and the electrical properties and ratio of slower vs. faster motoneurons shift over time post-amputation, the motor decoder presented here adapts to such changes in real-time and is thus expected to greatly enhance and extend the usability of prostheses.

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Thomas ◽  
Laurent Saboret ◽  
Etienne Wey ◽  
Philippe Blanc ◽  
Lucien Wald

Abstract. Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) satellite images acquired every 15 min during daytime are currently processed by the Heliosat-2 method every night to generate the HelioClim-3 (HC3) database of the surface solar irradiation for the day before. A new service is proposed based on version 4 of HC3 (HC3v4) that offers real-time and forecasted irradiation for horizons up to a few hours. The service is based on a local persistence of the clear-sky index. Its results were compared to coincident high quality 15 min global irradiations measured in fourteen stations belonging to the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN). For forecasts for a temporal horizon of 15 min ahead, the relative bias and root mean square error (RMSE) range respectively from 0 to 2 %, and 20 to 23 % for most stations. The correlation coefficient ranges from 0.94 to 0.95. These performances are similar to HC3v4 for the same stations. Expectedly, the quality of the forecasts degrades as the temporal horizon increases. For 1 h ahead forecasts of 15 min irradiation, the relative bias, root mean square error (RMSE) and correlation coefficient range respectively from −3 to 1 %, 30 to 37 %, and 0.90 to 0.91.


2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
Amit Tak ◽  
Sunita Dia ◽  
Mahendra Dia ◽  
Todd Wehner

Background: The forecasting of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) dynamics is a centrepiece in evidence-based disease management. Numerous approaches that use mathematical modelling have been used to predict the outcome of the pandemic, including data-driven models, empirical and hybrid models. This study was aimed at prediction of COVID-19 evolution in India using a model based on autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA). Material and Methods: Real-time Indian data of cumulative cases and deaths of COVID-19 was retrieved from the Johns Hopkins dashboard. The dataset from 11 March 2020 to 25 June 2020 (n = 107 time points) was used to fit the autoregressive integrated moving average model. The model with minimum Akaike Information Criteria was used for forecasting. The predicted root mean square error (PredRMSE) and base root mean square error (BaseRMSE) were used to validate the model. Results: The ARIMA (1,3,2) and ARIMA (3,3,1) model fit best for cumulative cases and deaths, respectively, with minimum Akaike Information Criteria. The prediction of cumulative cases and deaths for next 10 days from 26 June 2020 to 5 July 2020 showed a trend toward continuous increment. The PredRMSE and BaseRMSE of ARIMA (1,3,2) model were 21,137 and 166,330, respectively. Similarly, PredRMSE and BaseRMSE of ARIMA (3,3,1) model were 668.7 and 5,431, respectively. Conclusion: It is proposed that data on COVID-19 be collected continuously, and that forecasting continue in real time. The COVID-19 forecast assist government in resource optimisation and evidence-based decision making for a subsequent state of affairs.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Qiu ◽  
Shuanggen Jin

Mean sea surface height (MSSH) is an important parameter, which plays an important role in the analysis of the geoid gap and the prediction of ocean dynamics. Traditional measurement methods, such as the buoy and ship survey, have a small cover area, sparse data, and high cost. Recently, the Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSS-R) and the spaceborne Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission, which were launched on 15 December 2016, have provided a new opportunity to estimate MSSH with all-weather, global coverage, high spatial-temporal resolution, rich signal sources, and strong concealability. In this paper, the global MSSH was estimated by using the relationship between the waveform characteristics of the delay waveform (DM) obtained by the delay Doppler map (DDM) of CYGNSS data, which was validated by satellite altimetry. Compared with the altimetry CNES_CLS2015 product provided by AVISO, the mean absolute error was 1.33 m, the root mean square error was 2.26 m, and the correlation coefficient was 0.97. Compared with the sea surface height model DTU10, the mean absolute error was 1.20 m, the root mean square error was 2.15 m, and the correlation coefficient was 0.97. Furthermore, the sea surface height obtained from CYGNSS was consistent with Jason-2′s results by the average absolute error of 2.63 m, a root mean square error ( RMSE ) of 3.56 m and, a correlation coefficient ( R ) of 0.95.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6792
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Masoud Mohammadi ◽  
Yubao Zhan ◽  
Pengqiang Zheng ◽  
Maria Rashidi ◽  
...  

Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a well-known type of concrete, which has been employed in different structural applications due to providing desirable properties. Different studies have been performed to obtain a sustainable mix design and enhance the fresh properties of SCC. In this study, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) algorithm is developed to predict the superplasticizer (SP) demand and select the most significant parameter of the fresh properties of optimum mix design. For this purpose, a comprehensive database consisting of verified test results of SCC incorporating cement replacement powders including pumice, slag, and fly ash (FA) has been employed. In this regard, at first, fresh properties tests including the J-ring, V-funnel, U-box, and different time interval slump values were considered to collect the datasets. At the second stage, five models of ANFIS were adjusted and the most precise method for predicting the SP demand was identified. The correlation coefficient (R2), Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r), Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE), root mean square error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and Wilmot’s index of agreement (WI) were used as the measures of precision. Later, the most effective parameters on the prediction of SP demand were evaluated by the developed ANFIS. Based on the analytical results, the employed algorithm was successfully able to predict the SP demand of SCC with high accuracy. Finally, it was deduced that the V-funnel test is the most reliable method for estimating the SP demand value and a significant parameter for SCC mix design as it led to the lowest training root mean square error (RMSE) compared to other non-destructive testing methods.


Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (16) ◽  
pp. 1931
Author(s):  
Zi-Hao Wang ◽  
Wen-Jie Chen ◽  
Kai-Yu Qin

In many applications of airborne visual techniques for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), lightweight sensors and efficient visual positioning and tracking algorithms are essential in a GNSS-denied environment. Meanwhile, many tasks require the ability of recognition, localization, avoiding, or flying pass through these dynamic obstacles. In this paper, for a small UAV equipped with a lightweight monocular sensor, a single-frame parallel-features positioning method (SPPM) is proposed and verified for a real-time dynamic target tracking and ingressing problem. The solution is featured with systematic modeling of the geometric characteristics of moving targets, and the introduction of numeric iteration algorithms to estimate the geometric center of moving targets. The geometric constraint relationships of the target feature points are modeled as non-linear equations for scale estimation. Experiments show that the root mean square error percentage of static target tracking is less than 1.03% and the root mean square error of dynamic target tracking is less than 7.92 cm. Comprehensive indoor flight experiments are conducted to show the real-time convergence of the algorithm, the effectiveness of the solution in locating and tracking a moving target, and the excellent robustness to measurement noises.


2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 1090-1098
Author(s):  
Chen Xin ◽  
Xueqing Shi ◽  
Dongsheng Wang ◽  
Chong Yang ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
...  

Abstract The real time estimation of effluent indices of papermaking wastewater is vital to environmental conservation. Ensemble methods have significant advantages over conventional single models in terms of prediction accuracy. As an ensemble method, multi-grained cascade forest (gcForest) is implemented for the prediction of wastewater indices. Compared with the conventional modeling methods including partial least squares, support vector regression, and artificial neural networks, the gcForest model shows prediction superiority for effluent suspended solid (SSeff) and effluent chemical oxygen demand (CODeff). In terms of SSeff, gcForest achieves the highest correlation coefficient with a value of 0.86 and the lowest root-mean-square error (RMSE) value of 0.41. In comparison with the conventional models, the RMSE value using gcForest is reduced by approximately 46.05% to 50.60%. In terms of CODeff, gcForest achieves the highest correlation coefficient with a value of 0.83 and the lowest root-mean-square error value of 4.05. In comparison with the conventional models, the RMSE value using gcForest is reduced by approximately 10.60% to 18.51%.


Author(s):  
Parveen Bhola ◽  
Saurabh Bhardwaj

Many applications including power trading and planning require the accurate estimation of solar power in real time. As the power output of the solar panels degrades over the time period, so its real-time estimation is tough without the degradation parameter. In the proposed method, the effect of degradation in terms of performance ratio is incorporated along with other meteorological parameters. The degradation is calculated in real time using the clustering-based technique without physical inspection on site. Initially, the power is estimated using Support Vector Regression (SVR) model with the meteorological parameters. The estimation is further fine-tuned in sync with the degradation rate. The model is validated on the real data (Meteorological parameters and Solar power) procured from the solar plant. After refinement, the estimation results show significant improvement in terms of statistical measures. Now, the estimation accuracy in terms of coefficient of determination R2 is 92% and the error metrics normalized root mean square error (NMRSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), root mean square error (RMSE) are 7.13, 5.92 and 14.54, respectively.


2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Adriana Aparecida Moreira ◽  
Daniela Santini Adamatti ◽  
Anderson Luis Ruhoff

This study aims to evaluate the performance of MOD16 and GLEAM evapotranspiration (ET) datasets in nine eddy covariance monitoring sites. Data from both ET products were downloaded and its daily means calculated. Evapotranspiration estimations were then compared to the observed ET in the eddy covariance monitoring sites from the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in the Amazon (LBA). We performed a statistical analysis using the correlation coefficient (R), the root mean square error (RMSE) and BIAS. Results indicate that, in general, both products can represent the observed ET in the eddy covariance flux towers. MOD16 and GLEAM showed similar values to the calculated statistics when ET estimates were compared to observed ET. Model estimates and eddy covariance flux towers are subject to uncertainties that influence the analysis of remotely-sensed ET products.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalil Ur Rahman ◽  
Songhao Shang ◽  
Muhammad Shahid ◽  
Yeqiang Wen

Merging satellite precipitation products tends to reduce the errors associated with individual satellite precipitation products and has higher potential for hydrological applications. The current study evaluates the performance of merged multi-satellite precipitation dataset (daily temporal and 0.25° spatial resolution) developed using the Dynamic Bayesian Model Averaging algorithm across four different climate regions, i.e., glacial, humid, arid and hyper-arid regions, of Pakistan during 2000–2015. Four extensively evaluated SPPs over Pakistan, i.e., Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) 3B42V7, Precipitation Estimation from Remotely Sensed Information using Artificial Neural Networks-Climate Data Record (PERSIANN-CDR), Climate Prediction Center MORPHing technique (CMORPH), and Era-Interim, are used to develop the merged multi-satellite precipitation dataset. Six statistical indices, including Mean Bias Error, Mean Absolute Error, Root Mean Square Error, Correlation Coefficient, Kling-Gupta efficiency, and Theil’s U coefficient, are used to evaluate the performance of merged multi-satellite precipitation dataset over 102 ground precipitation gauges both spatially and temporally. Moreover, the ensemble spread score and standard deviation are also used to depict the spread and variation of precipitation of merged multi-satellite precipitation dataset. Skill scores for all statistical indices are also included in the analyses, which shows improvement of merged multi-satellite precipitation dataset against Simple Model Averaging. The results revealed that DBMA-MSPD assigned higher weights to TMPA (0.32) and PERSIANN-CDR (0.27). TMPA presented higher skills in glacial and humid regions with average weights of 0.32 and 0.37 as compared to PERSIANN-CDR of 0.27 and 0.25, respectively. TMPA and Era-Interim depicted higher skills during pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons, with average weights of 0.31 and 0.52 (TMPA) and 0.25 and 0.21 (Era-Interim), respectively. Merged multi-satellite precipitation dataset overestimated precipitation in glacial/humid regions and showed poor performance, with the poorest values of mean absolute error (2.69 mm/day), root mean square error (11.96 mm/day), correlation coefficient (0.41), Kling-Gupta efficiency score (0.33) and Theil’s U (0.70) at some stations in glacial/humid regions. Higher performance is observed in hyper-arid region, with the best values of 0.71 mm/day, 1.72 mm/day, 0.84, 0.93, and 0.37 for mean absolute error, root mean square error, correlation coefficient, Kling-Gupta Efficiency score, and Theil’s U, respectively. Merged multi-Satellite Precipitation Dataset demonstrated significant improvements as compared to TMPA across all climate regions with average improvements of 45.26% (mean bias error), 30.99% (mean absolute error), 30.1% (root mean square error), 11.34% (correlation coefficient), 9.53% (Kling-Gupta efficiency score) and 8.86% (Theil’s U). The ensemble spread and variation of DBMA-MSPD calculated using ensemble spread score and standard deviation demonstrates high spread (11.38 mm/day) and variation (12.58 mm/day) during monsoon season in the humid and glacial regions, respectively. Moreover, the improvements of DBMA-MSPD quantified against fixed weight SMA-MSPD reveals supremacy of DBMA-MSPD, higher improvements (40–50%) in glacial and humid regions.


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