SPEECH RECOGNITION IN VODIS II.

VODIS II, a research system in which recognition is based on the conventional one-pass connected-word algorithm extended in two ways, is described. Syntactic constraints can now be applied directly via context-free-grammar rules, and the algorithm generates a lattice of candidate word matches rather than a single globally optimal sequence. This lattice is then processed by a chart parser and an intelligent dialogue controller to obtain the most plausible interpretations of the input. A key feature of the VODIS II architecture is that the concept of an abstract word model allows the system to be used with different pattern-matching technologies and hardware. The current system implements the word models on a real-time dynamic-time-warping recognizer.

Improving co-development through process alignment

There has been a recent surge of enthusiasm icithin tlie automotive industry to build closer supplier relationships idthin the area of product development. One concept deemed central to these relationships is the alignment of development processes between the collaborating organizations, an area that is expanded upon idthin this paper. We suggest that synchronization can be achieved through the four key steps of process standardization, knowledge sliaring, alignment of existing practices, and continuous elimination oftcaste idthin the joint development cycles. A methodology for implementing these stages is presented along idth the underlying prindples on which it is based - the importance of joint teamworking and multi-company involvement idthin the alignment process is higlilighted. © MCB University Press.

Frontier experiences from industry-academia consortia

Technology roadmapping has been applied successfully in many industrial organizations. Designed to facilitate and communicate technology strategy and planning, roadmaps (or, as in Europe, route maps) can take a variety of specific forms, depending on the type (opportunities, capabilities, products, technologies, etc.) and particular company context. While roadmaps are generally manifest in a number of "program elements or levels" superimposed upon a timeline, experienced mappers often claim that it is "roadmapping" rather than "the roadmap" that generates the value. This special report focuses primarily on product and technology roadmaps. Following an introduction to the evolution, purpose and applications of corporate/industry roadmapping, four industry-developed articles examine roadmapping in Lucent Technologies, Rockwell Automation, the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, and UK-based Domino Printing Sciences.

Content Based Integration of Construction Site Images in AEC/FM Model Based Systems

The Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management (AEC/FM) industry is rapidly becoming a multidisciplinary, multinational and multi-billion dollar economy, involving large numbers of actors working concurrently at different locations and using heterogeneous software and hardware technologies. Since the beginning of the last decade, a great deal of effort has been spent within the field of construction IT in order to integrate data and information from most computer tools used to carry out engineering projects. For this purpose, a number of integration models have been developed, like web-centric systems and construction project modeling, a useful approach in representing construction projects and integrating data from various civil engineering applications. In the modern, distributed and dynamic construction environment it is important to retrieve and exchange information from different sources and in different data formats in order to improve the processes supported by these systems. Previous research demonstrated that a major hurdle in AEC/FM data integration in such systems is caused by its variety of data types and that a significant part of the data is stored in semi-structured or unstructured formats. Therefore, new integrative approaches are needed to handle non-structured data types like images and text files. This research is focused on the integration of construction site images. These images are a significant part of the construction documentation with thousands stored in site photographs logs of large scale projects. However, locating and identifying such data needed for the important decision making processes is a very hard and time-consuming task, while so far, there are no automated methods for associating them with other related objects. Therefore, automated methods for the integration of construction images are important for construction information management. During this research, processes for retrieval, classification, and integration of construction images in AEC/FM model based systems have been explored. Specifically, a combination of techniques from the areas of image and video processing, computer vision, information retrieval, statistics and content-based image and video retrieval have been deployed in order to develop a methodology for the retrieval of related construction site image data from components of a project model. This method has been tested on available construction site images from a variety of sources like past and current building construction and transportation projects and is able to automatically classify, store, integrate and retrieve image data files in inter-organizational systems so as to allow their usage in project management related tasks.

基于神经网络的永磁同步电机矢量控制

采用单神经元自适应PID控制器对永磁同步电机进行了调速控制。详细介绍了PMSM(PermanentMagnetSynchronousMotor)的矢量控制原理。最后给出PMSM单神经元自适应PID控制的仿真结果和硬件实现方法。仿真结果表明,该系统具有良好的动态性能。

基于ARM的智能型定氮仪的研制

通过对凯氏定氮法和整个系统控制原理的分析,介绍了一种基于ARM的测定物质中氮元素含量的系统,该系统采用ARM微控制器LPC2214作为整个系统的控制核心,通过步进电机驱动进行标准溶液的滴定和光电检测确定滴定终点,形成闭环系统,实现了准确测定物质中氮元素的含量。文中给出了系统软硬件设计方案,对其实现方法及关键技术进行了研究。实验结果表明:该系统工作稳定,测量数据准确,具有一定的应用价值。

使用补偿策略的机器人遥操作系统的控制研究

利用混杂动态系统的思想通过同时采用事件和时间驱动的执行器方案来弥补机器人遥操作系统中的不确定时延现象。即作为控制节点的操作者的控制决策发出时间是事件驱动的(满足一定条件下),执行器节点的接收也是事件驱动的,但是执行则是时间驱动的。通过这样的方法确保网络遥操作系统在每一采样周期内都能得到新的控制信号,从而补偿网络延迟。

一类轮式机器人的重心控制

介绍了一类建筑领域等非结构环境下使用的由6个转动关节和4个直动关节组成的轮式机器人,其特殊的结构加上重心控制,能使机器人在不平整地面上行走而不倾倒。绘制了机器人重心控制原理,推导出使机器人不倾倒的重心控制运动方程,给出了实验用的部分软硬件原理框图,并通过实验验证了方案的可行性。

AUV定位信号检测延时的蒙特卡洛模拟分析

在简要介绍AUV声学定位声纳接收机原理基础上,分析了CW脉冲信号在极性相关检测电路中的传输过程,建立了极性相关积分检测延时仿真分析模型。提出采用蒙特卡洛模拟方法获取检测延时的分布特征和统计参数的观点。实验结果表明蒙特卡洛模拟实验与硬件电路实验结果一致,对于解决随机性检测延时问题具有很强的能力。获得的结果可为AUV定位声纳检测门限的设定、声学测距和定位精度分析以及水声通信延时分析提供参考。

动态系统结构与分形公司

传统的静态企业结构不能适应快速变化的环境，企业需要可以快速重构的动态结构，以内部变化来适应外部变化。系统的构成单元应该具有决策智能、自组织、协商合作和自治能力。本文研究了企业动态结构的需求与特点，同时介绍了分形公司的动态结构思想。

一种基于 PSD 的机器人动态轨迹测量系统的研制

本文介绍了一个基于 PSD 的机器人动态位置测量系统,描述了系统的构成,并对该系统中的标定方法,数据处理方法和为提高系统的性能所采取的硬件措施进行探讨,本系统通过长期考机和初步应用,表明了它具有良好的可靠性和有效性.

基于激光熔覆的绿色再制造技术研究

为了实现轴类零件的修复,搭建基于激光熔覆技术的绿色再制造系统,该系统由功率为6kW的CO2激光器、四轴工作台、送粉机构、数控系统等硬件设备和激光绿色再制造系统驱动软件组成。以轴类为典型零件、Ni60A合金粉末为熔覆材料,对激光绿色再制造工艺技术进行研究。通过研究分析激光功率、熔覆速度、送粉量、熔覆间距等主要参数对熔覆层高度、宽度和熔覆层质量等的影响情况,获得了轴类零件激光修复的最佳工艺参数组合,实现基于激光熔覆的绿色再制造技术在生产实践中的应用。

Shaping Inputs to Reduce Vibration: A Vector Diagram Approach

This paper describes a method for limiting vibration in flexible systems by shaping the system inputs. Unlike most previous attempts at input shaping, this method does not require an extensive system model or lengthy numerical computation; only knowledge of the system natural frequency and damping ratio are required. The effectiveness of this method when there are errors in the system model is explored and quantified. An algorithm is presented which, given an upper bound on acceptable residual vibration amplitude, determines a shaping strategy that is insensitive to errors in the estimated natural frequency. A procedure for shaping inputs to systems with input constraints is outlined. The shaping method is evaluated by dynamic simulations and hardware experiments.

International market selection : Measuring actions instead of intentions

Alexander, N.; Rhodes, M.; and Myers, H. (2007). International market selection: measuring actions instead of intentions. Journal of Services Marketing. 21(6), pp.424-434 RAE2008