Thermal asperity suppression based on least-squares fitting in perpendicular magnetic recording systems

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (7) ◽  
pp. 07C114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piya Kovintavewat ◽  
Santi Koonkarnkhai
Author(s):  
Craig M. Shakarji ◽  
Vijay Srinivasan

We present elegant algorithms for fitting a plane, two parallel planes (corresponding to a slot or a slab) or many parallel planes in a total (orthogonal) least-squares sense to coordinate data that is weighted. Each of these problems is reduced to a simple 3×3 matrix eigenvalue/eigenvector problem or an equivalent singular value decomposition problem, which can be solved using reliable and readily available commercial software. These methods were numerically verified by comparing them with brute-force minimization searches. We demonstrate the need for such weighted total least-squares fitting in coordinate metrology to support new and emerging tolerancing standards, for instance, ISO 14405-1:2010. The widespread practice of unweighted fitting works well enough when point sampling is controlled and can be made uniform (e.g., using a discrete point contact Coordinate Measuring Machine). However, we demonstrate that nonuniformly sampled points (arising from many new measurement technologies) coupled with unweighted least-squares fitting can lead to erroneous results. When needed, the algorithms presented also solve the unweighted cases simply by assigning the value one to each weight. We additionally prove convergence from the discrete to continuous cases of least-squares fitting as the point sampling becomes dense.


Author(s):  
Vijay Srinivasan ◽  
Craig M. Shakarji ◽  
Edward P. Morse

The vast majority of points collected with coordinate measuring machines are not used in isolation; rather, collections of these points are associated with geometric features through fitting routines. In manufacturing applications, there are two fundamental questions that persist about the efficacy of this fitting—first, do the points collected adequately represent the surface under inspection; and second, does the association of substitute (fitted) geometry with the points meet criteria consistent with the standardized geometric specification of the product. This paper addresses the second question for least-squares fitting both as a historical survey of past and current practices, and as a harbinger of the influence of new specification criteria under consideration for international standardization. It also touches upon a set of new issues posed by the international standardization on the first question as related to sampling and least-squares fitting.


2010 ◽  
Vol 433 (7) ◽  
pp. 1254-1264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Marco ◽  
José-Javier Martı´nez

Author(s):  
Julia Shen

AbstractPrediction on the peak time of COVID-19 virus spread is crucial to decision making on lockdown or closure of cities and states. In this paper we design a recursive bifurcation model for analyzing COVID-19 virus spread in different countries. The bifurcation facilitates a recursive processing of infected population through linear least-squares fitting. In addition, a nonlinear least-squares fitting is utilized to predict the future values of infected populations. Numerical results on the data from three countries (South Korea, United States and Germany) indicate the effectiveness of our approach.


Geophysics ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 534-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred K. Boadu

The inversion of fracture density from field measured P- and S-wave seismic velocities is performed using a neural network trained with an output from the modified displacement discontinuity fracture model. The basic idea is to use input‐output pairs generated by the fracture model to train the neural network. Once the neural network is trained, inversion of fracture density from field‐measured seismic velocities is performed very quickly. The overall performance of the neural network in the inversion process is assessed by means of a loss function. The results indicate that both sources of field information (P- and S-wave velocities) predict the field fracture density with reasonable accuracy. The performance of the neural network was compared to the prediction from least‐squares fitting. It is shown that the neural network out performs the least‐squares fitting in predicting the field‐fracture density values.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Shen

AbstractEarly forecasting of COVID-19 virus spread is crucial to decision making on lockdown or closure of cities, states or countries. In this paper we design a recursive bifurcation model for analyzing COVID-19 virus spread in different countries. The bifurcation facilitates recursive processing of infected population through linear least-squares fitting. In addition, a nonlinear least-squares fitting procedure is utilized to predict the future values of infected populations. Numerical results on the data from two countries (South Korea and Germany) indicate the effectiveness of our approach, compared to a logistic growth model and a Richards model in the context of early forecast. The limitation of our approach and future research are also mentioned at the end of this paper.


Author(s):  
Craig M. Shakarji ◽  
Vijay Srinivasan

We present the theory and algorithms for fitting a line, a plane, two parallel planes (corresponding to a slot or a slab), or many parallel planes in a total (orthogonal) least-squares sense to coordinate data that is weighted. Each of these problems is reduced to a simple 3 × 3 matrix eigenvalue/eigenvector problem or an equivalent singular value decomposition problem, which can be solved using reliable and readily available commercial software. These methods were numerically verified by comparing them with brute-force minimization searches. We demonstrate the need for such weighted total least-squares fitting in coordinate metrology to support new and emerging tolerancing standards, for instance, ISO 14405-1:2010. The widespread practice of unweighted fitting works well enough when point sampling is controlled and can be made uniform (e.g., using a discrete point contact coordinate measuring machine). However, we show by example that nonuniformly sampled points (arising from many new measurement technologies) coupled with unweighted least-squares fitting can lead to erroneous results. When needed, the algorithms presented also solve the unweighted cases simply by assigning the value one to each weight. We additionally prove convergence from the discrete to continuous cases of least-squares fitting as the point sampling becomes dense.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 5345-5351 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. S. Remya Devi ◽  
A. C. Trupti ◽  
A. Nicy ◽  
A. A. Dalvi ◽  
K. K. Swain ◽  
...  

Uncertainty, the most important characteristic of an analytical result, has been evaluated using a bottom-up approach during EDXRF determination of Pt in alumina. The calibration function of the EDXRF spectrometer was derived through bivariate least squares fitting, in combination with weighted regression of the residuals.


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