Ground-Based Cloud Using Exponential Entropy/Exponential Gray Entropy and UPSO

Objective and accurate classification model or method of cloud image is a prerequisite for accurate weather monitoring and forecast. Thus safety of aircraft taking off and landing and air flight can be guaranteed. Thresholding is a kind of simple and effective method of cloud classification. It can realize automated ground-based cloud detection and cloudage observation. The existing segmentation methods based on fixed threshold and single threshold cannot achieve good segmentation effect. Thus it is difficult to obtain the accurate result of cloud detection and cloudage observation. In view of the above-mentioned problems, multi-thresholding methods of ground-based cloud based on exponential entropy/exponential gray entropy and uniform searching particle swarm optimization （UPSO） are proposed. Exponential entropy and exponential gray entropy make up for the defects of undefined value and zero value in Shannon entropy. In addition, exponential gray entropy reflects the relative uniformity of gray levels within the cloud cluster and background cluster. Cloud regions and background regions of different gray level ranges can be distinguished more precisely using the multi-thresholding strategy. In order to reduce computational complexity of original exhaustive algorithm for multi-threshold selection, the UPSO algorithm is adopted. It can find the optimal thresholds quickly and accurately. As a result, the real-time processing of segmentation of groundbased cloud image can be realized. The experimental results show that, in comparison with the existing groundbased cloud image segmentation methods and multi-thresholding method based on maximum Shannon entropy, the proposed methods can extract the boundary shape, textures and details feature of cloud more clearly. Therefore, the accuracies of cloudage detection and morphology classification for ground-based cloud are both improved.     

Scatter factor confidence interval estimate of least square maximum entropy quantile function for small samples

Classic maximum entropy quantile function method (CMEQFM) based on the probabil-ity weighted moments (PWMs) can accurately estimate the quantile function of random variable on small samples, but inaccurately on the very small samples. To overcome this weakness, least square maximum entropy quantile function method (LSMEQFM) and that with constraint condition (LSMEQFMCC) are proposed. To improve the confidence level of quantile function estimation, scatter factor method is combined with maximum entropy method to estimate the confidence inter-val of quantile function. From the comparisons of these methods about two common probability distributions and one engineering application, it is showed that CMEQFM can estimate the quan-tile function accurately on the small samples but inaccurately on the very small samples (10 sam-ples); LSMEQFM and LSMEQFMCC can be successfully applied to the very small samples;with consideration of the constraint condition on quantile function, LSMEQFMCC is more stable and computationally accurate than LSMEQFM; scatter factor confidence interval estimation method based on LSMEQFM or LSMEQFMCC has good estimation accuracy on the confidence interval of quantile function, and that based on LSMEQFMCC is the most stable and accurate method on the very small samples (10 samples).     

The entropy in groups – a clue to galaxy formation

The entropy in the hot X-ray gas in groups of galaxies is a fossil of the process of galaxy formation The amount of entropy in these low mass systems considerably exceeds that predicted from structure formation models. To explain these results requires “extra” energy which is a relic of the process of star formation and active galaxy heating. We present new XMM results on the entropy and entropy profiles. These results are inconsistent with pre-heating scenarios which have been developed to explain the entropy floor in groups but are broadly consistent with models of structure formation which include the effects of heating and/or the cooling of the gas. The total entropy in these systems provides a strong constraint on all models of galaxy and group formation, and on the poorly defined feedback process which controls the transformation of gas into stars and thus the formation of structure in the universe.     

基于距离代价函数和信息熵的发动机性能参数估计研究

研究发动机部件性能参数变化规律,对于减少维修次数和推动视情维修具有重要意义。针对测量参数个数少于待估性能参数的情况,给出了一种通过构建代价函数和优化算法的参数估计方法。原代价函数只考虑当前点参数,缺少与前面点参数的联系,因此结合自组织神经网络,构造了包含以前与当前点参数的距离代价函数。并提出了一种快速的参数估计方法。由于准确的部件性能参数很难获取,并且参数趋势估计不同于单纯的点估计问题,以对应的测量参数为基础,利用信息熵方法评定部件性能参数估计效果。进一步得到距离代价函数对应的参数信息熵为0.6805,优于原代价函数的估计结果。最后通过实例验证了参数估计方法的有效性。      

Reliability analysis based on a novel density estimation method for structures with correlations

Estimating the Probability Density Function (PDF) of the performance function is a direct way for structural reliability analysis,and the failure probability can be easily obtained by integration in the failure domain.However,efficiently estimating the PDF is still an urgent problem to be solved.The existing fractional moment based maximum entropy has provided a very advanced method for the PDF estimation,whereas the main shortcoming is that it limits the application of the reliability analysis method only to structures with independent inputs.While in fact,structures with correlated inputs always exist in engineering,thus this paper improves the maximum entropy method,and applies the Unscented Transformation (UT) technique to compute the frac tional moments of the performance function for structures with correlations,which is a very efficient moment estimation method for models with any inputs.The proposed method can precisely estimate the probability distributions of performance functions for structures with correlations.Besides,the number of function evaluations of the proposed method in reliability analysis,which is determined by UT,is really small.Several examples are employed to illustrate the accuracy and advantages of the proposed method.     

基于NMF、ICA和复Contourlet变换的红外小目标检测

针对存在背景干扰和噪声情况下的红外弱小目标检测问题,提出了一种基于非负矩阵分解(NMF)、独立分量分析(ICA)和复Contourlet变换的检测方法。首先通过非负矩阵分解和独立分量分析分别抑制原始图像的背景,得到不同的小目标残差图像;接着采用复Contourlet变换对残差图像进行去噪;再对上述去噪后的小目标残差图像求和,得到了预处理图像;最后提出基于模糊灰度熵阈值选取方法分割预处理图像,从而实现了复杂背景下的红外弱小目标检测。针对红外小目标图像进行了大量实验,并与基于新型Top-hat变换、基于快速独立分量分析的目标检测方法进行了比较,结果表明所提出的方法抗噪性强,具有更为优越的检测性能。     

基于过程功率谱熵SVM的转子振动故障诊断方法

针对旋转机械振动过程的复杂性和振动故障产生的随机性以及振动故障样本获取难的问题,在信息熵理论的基础上,融合了支持向量机(SVM)小样本、全局性和泛化性好的优点,提出了过程功率谱信息熵(功率谱熵)SVM的故障诊断方法。结合转子实验台,得到了4种典型振动故障在多测点多转速下的数据,通过计算提取了其功率谱熵特征值作为故障样本,即故障向量,并建立SVM诊断模型,对转子振动故障的类别、严重程度和部位识别诊断,验证了该方法在转子振动故障诊断方面效果良好。     

基于Φ函数的等熵膨胀过程数学模型

为了解决航空发动机总体性能计算中,主要的等熵膨胀过程数学模型中存在理想状态值的计算,使计算结果与实际值相比产生一定误差的问题.从过程效率定义式入手,推导出基于Φ函数的等熵膨胀过程数学模型.与基于熵的等熵膨胀过程数学模型以及带理想状态值计算的等熵膨胀过程数学模型的计算结果进行比较与分析之后,得出结论是：①基于Φ函数的等熵膨胀过程数学模型的应用可使计算精度得到提高;②基于Φ函数的等熵膨胀过程数学模型的应用较为简便,可以提高编程效率和计算效率.     

基于熵权的模糊AHP法在星载天线指向机构驱动组件选型中的应用

针对星载天线指向机构驱动组件方案的选择涉及因素较多且各因素具有不同程度的模糊性的特点,分析并建立了方案评价指标体系,并运用基于熵权的模糊层次分析法（AHP）构建了方案评价模型。以某卫星星载天线驱动组件方案为例,依照该方法进行评价并选出了适合该型号的最佳方案,验证了方法的有效性。     

正丁醇/煤油混合物非预混燃烧压力振荡特性

为探索生物混合燃料在燃气轮机燃烧室内的应用,将丁醇掺混入航空煤油中,根据燃烧室的实验结果构建熵波对流模型,定量分析其不同体积分数对燃烧室内压力振荡频率的影响。实验结果表明:在燃烧室进口压力1.98 MPa、温度600 K和油气比0.03下,随着丁醇所占体积分数增大,燃烧室内压力振荡频率逐渐下降,而幅值变化无明显规律。熵波对流模型结果与实验吻合较好,通过分析表明,不同燃料组分热值变化引起的对流时间改变,是燃烧室压力振荡频率变化的主要原因,为控制燃烧室内压力振荡提供了参考。