Cognitive strategies for UAV trajectory optimization: Ensuring safety and energy efficiency in real-world scenarios by Mushtaq Muhammad Umer, Hein Venter, Owais Muhammad, Tamoor Shafique, Fuad A. Awwad, Emad A.A. Ismail

“…The proposed work offers an energy efficient RRT algorithm, which is used to assess multiple trajectory alternatives. …”
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Damage Identification in Bars with a Wave Propagation Approach and a Hybrid Optimization Method by R.A. Tenenbaum, K.M. Fernandes, L.T. Stutz, A.J. Silva Neto

“…Finally, an experimental validation of the sequential algebraic algorithm, used for modeling the direct problem, is presented.…”
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Automatic 4-mirrors system for alignment of high-power laser radiation by V.V. Toporovsky, A.G. Alexandrov, I.V. Galaktionov, A.L. Rukosuev, A.V. Kudryashov

“…The successive approximation algorithm was used to minimize the beam deflection. …”
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A New Adaptive Control for Five-Phase Fault-Tolerant Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Motor by Hongyu Tang, Wenxiang Zhao, Chenyu Gu

“…In order to overcome the influence of parameter variations, according to sliding mode control theory, the virtual control variables and the adaptive algorithm are utilized to approach uncertainty terms. …”
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Robust Framework to Combine Diverse Classifiers Assigning Distributed Confidence to Individual Classifiers at Class Level by Shehzad Khalid, Sannia Arshad, Sohail Jabbar, Seungmin Rho

“…For this purpose, we applied genetic algorithm to search for an optimal weight vector on which classifier ensemble is expected to give the best accuracy. …”
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An Improved Internal Model Principle Based Multivariable Nonlinear Control Method with Multiclass Nonharmonic Disturbances and Its Application to Speed Control of a Motor Drive Sys... by Yang Yu, Zengqiang Mi, Tong Zhao, Yikun Xu

“…The simulation results testify correctness and effectiveness of the presented algorithm.…”
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Multi-Scale Locality-Constrained Spatiotemporal Coding for Local Feature Based Human Action Recognition by Bin Wang, Yu Liu, Wei Wang, Wei Xu, Maojun Zhang

“…We propose a Multiscale Locality-Constrained Spatiotemporal Coding (MLSC) method to improve the traditional bag of features (BoF) algorithm which ignores the spatiotemporal relationship of local features for human action recognition in video. …”
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Optical Design and Simulation of Snapshot Hyperspectral Dental Imaging Spectrometer with One-Dimensional Random Coding by Jiajing Cao, Jun Chang, Yi Huang, Wenxi Wang, Xinran Guo, Shangnan Zhao

“…The target spectral information is reconstructed through the reconstruction algorithm. The simulation result shows that spectral imaging has the potential to improve the accuracy and precision of teeth whiteness measurements.…”
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Dynamic Modeling and Control of Electromechanical Coupling for Mechanical Elastic Energy Storage System by Yang Yu, Zengqiang Mi

“…The simulation results in three different cases show that the proposed nonlinear dynamic model of MEES system is correct; the designed algorithm has a better control performance in contrast with the conventional PI control.…”
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Layout Optimization of Two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Drag Reduction with a Combined CFD and Neural Network Method by Wenlong Tian, Zhaoyong Mao, Fuliang Zhao, Zhicao Zhao

“…Then, based on the CFD data, a back-propagation neural network (BPNN) method is used to describe the relationship between the layout parameters and the drag of the fleet. Finally, a genetic algorithm (GA) is chosen to obtain the optimal layout parameters which correspond to the minimum drag. …”
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A Modified Strain‐Wedge Model for Small Strain Rigid Piles in Sand by Yisheng Yin, Dongyuan Wang, Kai Cui

“…ABSTRACT This paper develops a modified strain‐wedge (MSW) model that accounts for the resistance to bending moments caused by the lateral frictional resistance and axial forces of piles in the small‐strain regime in sands and algorithmizes a finite differential analysis program. …”
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Exact makespan minimization of unrelated parallel machines by Åblad, Edvin, Strömberg, Ann-Brith, Spensieri, Domenico

“…Our computational studies indicate that the proposed algorithm is competitive with state-of-the-art methods on different types of instances. …”
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Optimized Sizing, Selection, and Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage for Grid-Connected Wind-PV Hybrid System by Hina Fathima, K. Palanisamy

“…The sizing methodology is optimized using bat optimization algorithm to minimize the cost of investment and losses incurred by the system in form of load shedding and wind curtailment. …”
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Exploiting Small Leakages in Masks to Turn a Second-Order Attack into a First-Order Attack and Improved Rotating Substitution Box Masking with Linear Code Cosets by Alexander DeTrano, Naghmeh Karimi, Ramesh Karri, Xiaofei Guo, Claude Carlet, Sylvain Guilley

“…State-of-the-art mask-extraction attacks on the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm target S-Box recomputation schemes but have not been applied to scenarios where S-Boxes are precomputed offline. …”
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Quantum Fuzzy Inference Engine for Particle Accelerator Control by Giovanni Acampora, Michele Grossi, Michael Schenk, Roberto Schiattarella

“…In this scenario, a quantum fuzzy inference engine (QFIE) was proposed as a quantum algorithm able to generate an exponential computational advantage over conventional fuzzy inference engines. …”
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A Bistatic Imaging Method for GEOSAR in the Strip Mode and UAVSAR in the Steering Beam Mode by W. Zhuo-qun, L. Ya-jun, S. Sheng, L. Shuang-shuang, X. Jin-guo, W. Jun-qiang, Z. Jian-hua

“…Compared with the traditional imaging method, the simulation validates perfectly the effectiveness of the bistatic imaging algorithm.…”
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Neural network analysis for hotel service design in Madrid: the 3Ps methodology and the frontline staff by Javier De Esteban Curiel, Mª Luisa Delgado Jalón, Sandra Flores Ureba, José Ángel Rivero Menéndez

“…A more discriminating distinction is proposed in this research, based on the neural network algorithm (the Multilayer Perceptron) in order to achieve more efficiency. …”
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RATIONALE FOR THE SELECTION OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS BASED ON THE COST OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE GAS PIPELINE by A. Afanasyev, E. Ermolaev, E. Acri

“…A method for selecting an economically viable option for using pipes for a gas pipeline is proposed. An algorithm for calculating the cost of the life cycle of a gas pipeline is given.…”
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Stellar Streams Reveal the Mass Loss of Globular Clusters by Yingtian Chen, Hui Li, Oleg Y. Gnedin

“…In this work, we employ a novel particle spray algorithm that can accurately reproduce the morphology of streams of various orbital types, enabling us to uncover the relationship between the GC mass-loss history and stream density profiles. …”
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Client-oriented approach for assessing the quality of website of freight forwarding company when servicing private clients by O. A. Yusupova

“…The results of the survey of respondents outlined the areas of work to improve the section of the website of the Russian Railways Logistics company in terms of website content, transparency of the algorithm for calculating the cost of services, the possibility of choosing a class of service and getting answers to typical questions of interest to the client. …”
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