Real-Time Recognition of Series Seven New Zealand Banknotes

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yueqiu Ren ◽  
Minh Nguyen ◽  
Wei Qi Yan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Back Propagation ◽  
Back Propagation Neural Network ◽  
Paper Currency ◽  
Composite Feature ◽  
Real Time Applications ◽  
Banknote Recognition

This article proposes an effective method for real-time banknote recognition, using digital image processing. The new Series 7 New Zealand banknotes are considered, as a case study, for intelligent real-time recognition. The composite feature of a banknote containing the elements of color and texture is extracted, and a three-layer back-propagation neural network is trained for classification. The proposed method has demonstrated excellent recognition results in an indoor environment and is comparatively less time-consuming that makes it suitable for real-time applications. This article fills in the vacancy of real-time recognition of the newly released paper currency. Practically, our proposed approach can be served as the uppermost for the future development of the prototype assisting the blind or the visually impaired in recognizing the new series of New Zealand banknotes.

scholarly journals Understanding the Usage Patterns of Bicycle-Sharing Systems to Predict Users’ Demand: A Case Study in Wenzhou, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Xu ◽  
Zhirui Ye ◽  
Jin Li ◽  
Mingtao Xu
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Back Propagation ◽  
Back Propagation Neural Network ◽  
Demand Prediction ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Accuracy Of Prediction

Bicycle-sharing systems (BSSs) have become a prominent feature of the transportation network in many cities. Along with the boom of BSSs, cities face the challenge of bicycle unavailability and dock shortages. It is essential to conduct rebalancing operations, the success of which largely depend on users’ demand prediction. The objective of this study is to develop users’ demand prediction models based on the rental data, which will serve rebalancing operations. First, methods to collect and process the relevant data are presented. Bicycle usage patterns are then examined from both trip-based aspect and station-based aspect to provide some guidance for users’ demand prediction. After that, the methodology combining cluster analysis, a back-propagation neural network (BPNN), and comparative analysis is proposed to predict users’ demand. Cluster analysis is used to identify different service types of stations, the BPNN method is utilized to establish the demand prediction models for different service types of stations, and comparative analysis is employed to determine if the accuracy of the prediction models is improved by making a distinction among stations and working/nonworking days. Finally, a case study is conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed methodology. Results indicate that making a distinction among stations and working/nonworking days when predicting users’ demand can improve the accuracy of prediction models.

scholarly journals Real-Time Stripe Width Computation Using Back Propagation Neural Network for Adaptive Control of Line Structured Light Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingbo Zhou ◽  
Laisheng Pan ◽  
Yuehua Li ◽  
Peng Liu ◽  
Lijian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Adaptive Control ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Exposure Time ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Structured Light ◽  
Back Propagation ◽  
Back Propagation Neural Network ◽  
Stripe Width ◽  
Accuracy Result

A line structured light sensor (LSLS) is generally constituted of a laser line projector and a camera. With the advantages of simple construction, non-contact, and high measuring speed, it is of great perspective in 3D measurement. For traditional LSLSs, the camera exposure time is usually fixed while the surface properties can be varied for different measurement tasks. This would lead to under/over exposure of the stripe images or even failure of the measurement. To avoid these undesired situations, an adaptive control method was proposed to modulate the average stripe width (ASW) within a favorite range. The ASW is first computed based on the back propagation neural network (BPNN), which can reach a high accuracy result and reduce the runtime dramatically. Then, the approximate linear relationship between the ASW and the exposure time was demonstrated via a series of experiments. Thus, a linear iteration procedure was proposed to compute the optimal camera exposure time. When the optimized exposure time is real-time adjusted, stripe images with the favorite ASW can be obtained during the whole scanning process. The smoothness of the stripe center lines and the surface integrity can be improved. A small proportion of the invalid stripe images further proves the effectiveness of the control method.

Position and pose measurement of 3-PRS ankle rehabilitation robot based on deep learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoqiang Chen ◽  
Hongpeng Zhou ◽  
Junjie Huang ◽  
Mengchao Liu ◽  
Bingxin Bai
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Back Propagation ◽  
Back Propagation Neural Network ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Rehabilitation Robot ◽  
Ankle Rehabilitation ◽  
Robot Position

Introduction: The position and pose measurement of the rehabilitation robot plays a very important role in patient rehabilitation movement, and the non-contact real-time robot position and pose measurement is of great significance. Rehabilitation training is a relatively complicated process, so it is very important to detect the training process of the rehabilitation robot in real time and accuracy. The method of the deep learning has a very good effect on monitoring the rehabilitation robot state. Methods: The structure sketch and the 3D model of the 3-PRS ankle rehabilitation robot are established, and the mechanism kinematics is analyzed to obtain the relationship between the driving input - the three slider heights - and the position and pose parameters. The whole network of the position and pose measurement is composed of two stages: (1) measuring the slider heights using the CNN based on the robot image and (2) calculating the position and pose parameter using the BPNN based on the measured slider heights from the CNN. According to the characteristics of continuous variation of the slider heights, a regression CNN is proposed and established to measure the robot slider height. Based on the data calculated by using the inverse kinematics of the 3-PRS ankle rehabilitation robot, a BPNN is established to solve the forward kinematics for the position and pose. Results: The experimental results show that the regression CNN outputs the slider height and then the BPNN accurately outputs the corresponding position and pose. Eventually, the position and pose parameters are obtained from the robot image. Compared with the traditional robot position and pose measurement method, the proposed method has significant advantages. Conclusion: The proposed 3-PRS ankle rehabilitation position and pose method can not only shorten the experiment period and cost, but also get excellent timeliness and precision. The proposed approach can help the medical staff to monitor the status of the rehabilitation robot and help the patient rehabilitation in training. Discussion: The goal of the work is to construct a new position and pose detection network based on the combination of the regression convolutional neural network (CNN) and the back propagation neural network (BPNN). The main contribution is to measure the position and pose of the 3-PRS ankle rehabilitation robot in real time, which improves the measurement accuracy and the efficiency of the medical staff work.

Real-Time Reliability Assessment of Wind Turbine Components Using a Back-Propagation Neural Network and SCADA Data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenglei Du ◽  
Jingmei Guo ◽  
Lin Yi ◽  
Chen Zhang ◽  
Shi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Back Propagation ◽  
Reliability Assessment ◽  
Back Propagation Neural Network ◽  
Condition Assessment ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Research Trend

Abstract The high cost of operation and maintenance (O&M) management has become an important factor hindering the sustainable development of the wind power industry. Performing accurate condition assessment of wind turbine components to optimize the structural design and O&M strategy has become a research trend. However, the random and varying operating conditions of wind turbines make this problem difficult and challenging. A Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system collects signals that contain a large amount of raw and useful information from critical wind turbine sub-assemblies. Extracting key information from the SCADA data is an economical and effective way for condition assessment. A real-time reliability assessment method of wind turbine components using a Back-Propagation Neural Network (BPNN) and SCADA data is presented in this paper. The normal behavior models are established with the processed SCADA data, and the real-time reliability of wind turbine components are assessed based on the prediction result. For verification, the BPNN-based reliability assessment method is applied to a gearbox with real SCADA data of a 1.5MW onshore wind turbine located along the southeast coast of China. The results show the capability of the proposed model in assessing the reliability of wind turbine components continuously and in real time.

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