The frequent missing values in radar-derived time-series tracks of aerial targets(RTT-AT)lead to significant challenges in subsequent data-driven tasks.However,the majority of imputation research focuses on random mis...The frequent missing values in radar-derived time-series tracks of aerial targets(RTT-AT)lead to significant challenges in subsequent data-driven tasks.However,the majority of imputation research focuses on random missing(RM)that differs significantly from common missing patterns of RTT-AT.The method for solving the RM may experience performance degradation or failure when applied to RTT-AT imputation.Conventional autoregressive deep learning methods are prone to error accumulation and long-term dependency loss.In this paper,a non-autoregressive imputation model that addresses the issue of missing value imputation for two common missing patterns in RTT-AT is proposed.Our model consists of two probabilistic sparse diagonal masking self-attention(PSDMSA)units and a weight fusion unit.It learns missing values by combining the representations outputted by the two units,aiming to minimize the difference between the missing values and their actual values.The PSDMSA units effectively capture temporal dependencies and attribute correlations between time steps,improving imputation quality.The weight fusion unit automatically updates the weights of the output representations from the two units to obtain a more accurate final representation.The experimental results indicate that,despite varying missing rates in the two missing patterns,our model consistently outperforms other methods in imputation performance and exhibits a low frequency of deviations in estimates for specific missing entries.Compared to the state-of-the-art autoregressive deep learning imputation model Bidirectional Recurrent Imputation for Time Series(BRITS),our proposed model reduces mean absolute error(MAE)by 31%~50%.Additionally,the model attains a training speed that is 4 to 8 times faster when compared to both BRITS and a standard Transformer model when trained on the same dataset.Finally,the findings from the ablation experiments demonstrate that the PSDMSA,the weight fusion unit,cascade network design,and imputation loss enhance imputation performa展开更多
The mapping from the belief to the probability domain is a controversial issue, whose original purpose is to make (hard) decision, but for contrariwise to erroneous widespread idea/claim, this is not the only intere...The mapping from the belief to the probability domain is a controversial issue, whose original purpose is to make (hard) decision, but for contrariwise to erroneous widespread idea/claim, this is not the only interest for using such mappings nowadays. Actually the probabilistic transformations of belief mass assignments are very useful in modern multitarget multisensor tracking systems where one deals with soft decisions, especially when precise belief structures are not always available due to the existence of uncertainty in human being’s subjective judgments. Therefore, a new probabilistic transformation of interval-valued belief structure is put forward in the generalized power space, in order to build a subjective probability measure from any basic belief assignment defined on any model of the frame of discernment. Several examples are given to show how the new transformation works and we compare it to the main existing transformations proposed in the literature so far. Results are provided to illustrate the rationality and efficiency of this new proposed method making the decision problem simpler.展开更多
The virtual test platform is a vital tool for ship simulation and testing.However,the numerical pool ship virtual test platform is a complex system that comprises multiple heterogeneous data types,such as relational d...The virtual test platform is a vital tool for ship simulation and testing.However,the numerical pool ship virtual test platform is a complex system that comprises multiple heterogeneous data types,such as relational data,files,text,images,and animations.The analysis,evaluation,and decision-making processes heavily depend on data,which continue to increase in size and complexity.As a result,there is an increasing need for a distributed database system to manage these data.In this paper,we propose a Key-Value database based on a distributed system that can operate on any type of data,regardless of its size or type.This database architecture supports class column storage and load balancing and optimizes the efficiency of I/O bandwidth and CPU resource utilization.Moreover,it is specif-ically designed to handle the storage and access of largefiles.Additionally,we propose a multimodal data fusion mechanism that can connect various descrip-tions of the same substance,enabling the fusion and retrieval of heterogeneous multimodal data to facilitate data analysis.Our approach focuses on indexing and storage,and we compare our solution with Redis,MongoDB,and MySQL through experiments.We demonstrate the performance,scalability,and reliability of our proposed database system while also analysing its architecture’s defects and providing optimization solutions and future research directions.In conclu-sion,our database system provides an efficient and reliable solution for the data management of the virtual test platform of numerical pool ships.展开更多
基金supported by Graduate Funded Project(No.JY2022A017).
文摘The frequent missing values in radar-derived time-series tracks of aerial targets(RTT-AT)lead to significant challenges in subsequent data-driven tasks.However,the majority of imputation research focuses on random missing(RM)that differs significantly from common missing patterns of RTT-AT.The method for solving the RM may experience performance degradation or failure when applied to RTT-AT imputation.Conventional autoregressive deep learning methods are prone to error accumulation and long-term dependency loss.In this paper,a non-autoregressive imputation model that addresses the issue of missing value imputation for two common missing patterns in RTT-AT is proposed.Our model consists of two probabilistic sparse diagonal masking self-attention(PSDMSA)units and a weight fusion unit.It learns missing values by combining the representations outputted by the two units,aiming to minimize the difference between the missing values and their actual values.The PSDMSA units effectively capture temporal dependencies and attribute correlations between time steps,improving imputation quality.The weight fusion unit automatically updates the weights of the output representations from the two units to obtain a more accurate final representation.The experimental results indicate that,despite varying missing rates in the two missing patterns,our model consistently outperforms other methods in imputation performance and exhibits a low frequency of deviations in estimates for specific missing entries.Compared to the state-of-the-art autoregressive deep learning imputation model Bidirectional Recurrent Imputation for Time Series(BRITS),our proposed model reduces mean absolute error(MAE)by 31%~50%.Additionally,the model attains a training speed that is 4 to 8 times faster when compared to both BRITS and a standard Transformer model when trained on the same dataset.Finally,the findings from the ablation experiments demonstrate that the PSDMSA,the weight fusion unit,cascade network design,and imputation loss enhance imputation performa
基金State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (2007CB311006)National Natural Science Foundation of China (60572161, 60874105, 60904099)Excellent Ph.D. Paper Author Foundation of China (200443)
文摘The mapping from the belief to the probability domain is a controversial issue, whose original purpose is to make (hard) decision, but for contrariwise to erroneous widespread idea/claim, this is not the only interest for using such mappings nowadays. Actually the probabilistic transformations of belief mass assignments are very useful in modern multitarget multisensor tracking systems where one deals with soft decisions, especially when precise belief structures are not always available due to the existence of uncertainty in human being’s subjective judgments. Therefore, a new probabilistic transformation of interval-valued belief structure is put forward in the generalized power space, in order to build a subjective probability measure from any basic belief assignment defined on any model of the frame of discernment. Several examples are given to show how the new transformation works and we compare it to the main existing transformations proposed in the literature so far. Results are provided to illustrate the rationality and efficiency of this new proposed method making the decision problem simpler.
文摘The virtual test platform is a vital tool for ship simulation and testing.However,the numerical pool ship virtual test platform is a complex system that comprises multiple heterogeneous data types,such as relational data,files,text,images,and animations.The analysis,evaluation,and decision-making processes heavily depend on data,which continue to increase in size and complexity.As a result,there is an increasing need for a distributed database system to manage these data.In this paper,we propose a Key-Value database based on a distributed system that can operate on any type of data,regardless of its size or type.This database architecture supports class column storage and load balancing and optimizes the efficiency of I/O bandwidth and CPU resource utilization.Moreover,it is specif-ically designed to handle the storage and access of largefiles.Additionally,we propose a multimodal data fusion mechanism that can connect various descrip-tions of the same substance,enabling the fusion and retrieval of heterogeneous multimodal data to facilitate data analysis.Our approach focuses on indexing and storage,and we compare our solution with Redis,MongoDB,and MySQL through experiments.We demonstrate the performance,scalability,and reliability of our proposed database system while also analysing its architecture’s defects and providing optimization solutions and future research directions.In conclu-sion,our database system provides an efficient and reliable solution for the data management of the virtual test platform of numerical pool ships.