Suggested by the structure of the visual nervous system, a new algorithm is proposed for pattern recognition. This algorithm can be realized with a multilayered network consisting of neuron-like cells. The network, “neocognitron”, is self-organized by unsupervised learning, and acquires the ability to recognize stimulus patterns according to the differences in their shapes: Any patterns which we human beings judge to be alike are also judged to be of the same category by the neocognitron. The neocognitron recognizes stimulus patterns correctly without being affected by shifts in position or even by considerable distortions in shape of the stimulus patterns.

Neocognitron--A New Algorithm for Pattern Recognition Tolerant of Deformations and Shifts in Position

Our understanding of how catastrophe propagates in multi-layered networks relies on theories that apply only to infinite systems. Reducing the interconnected networks to a set of decoupled graphs provides a route to probing finite sizes.

Percolation in real interdependent networks

Complex networks have been studied intensively for a decade, but research still focuses on the limited case of a single, non-interacting network. Modern systems are coupled together and therefore should be modelled as interdependent networks. A fundamental property of interdependent networks is that failure of nodes in one network may lead to failure of dependent nodes in other networks. This may happen recursively and can lead to a cascade of failures. In fact, a failure of a very small fraction of nodes in one network may lead to the complete fragmentation of a system of several interdependent networks. A dramatic real-world example of a cascade of failures (‘concurrent malfunction’) is the electrical blackout that affected much of Italy on 28 September 2003: the shutdown of power stations directly led to the failure of nodes in the Internet communication network, which in turn caused further breakdown of power stations. Here we develop a framework for understanding the robustness of interacting networks subject to such cascading failures. We present exact analytical solutions for the critical fraction of nodes that, on removal, will lead to a failure cascade and to a complete fragmentation of two interdependent networks. Surprisingly, a broader degree distribution increases the vulnerability of interdependent networks to random failure, which is opposite to how a single network behaves. Our findings highlight the need to consider interdependent network properties in designing robust networks.

http://absimage.aps.org/image/MAR10/MWS_MAR10-2009-001087.pdf

Catastrophic cascade of failures in interdependent networks

A scientometric analysis and critical review of computer vision applications for construction

Equipment and workers are two important resources in the construction industry. Performance monitoring of these resources would help project managers improve the productivity rates of const...

Automated Methods for Activity Recognition of Construction Workers and Equipment: State-of-the-Art Review

Construction sites are dynamic and complicated systems. The movement and interaction of people, goods and energy make construction safety management extremely difficult. Due to the ever-increasing amount of information, traditional construction safety management has operated under difficult circumstances. As an effective way to collect, identify and process information, sensor-based technology is deemed to provide new generation of methods for advancing construction safety management. It makes the real-time construction safety management with high efficiency and accuracy a reality and provides a solid foundation for facilitating its modernization, and informatization. Nowadays, various sensor-based technologies have been adopted for construction safety management, including locating sensor-based technology, vision-based sensing and wireless sensor networks. This paper provides a systematic and comprehensive review of previous studies in this field to acknowledge useful findings, identify the research gaps and point out future research directions.

Applying Sensor-Based Technology to Improve Construction Safety Management.

Construction jobs are more labor intensive than other industrial jobs. Safety problems caused by overworked bodies are common, and the supervision of construction workers is always flawed. ...

Assessment of Construction Workers’ Labor Intensity Based on Wearable Smartphone System

Tower cranes are the most commonly used large-scale equipment on construction site. Because workers can’t always pay attention to the environment at the top of the head, it is often difficult to avoid accidents when heavy objects fall. Therefore, safety construction accidents such as struck-by often occurs. In order to address crane issue, this research recorded video data by a tower crane camera, labeled the pictures, and operated image recognition with the MASK R-CNN method. Furthermore, The RGB color extraction was performed on the identified mask layer to obtain the pixel coordinates of workers and dangerous zone. At last, we used the pixel and actual distance conversion method to measure the safety distance. The contribution of this research to safety problem area is twofold: On one hand, without affecting the normal behavior of workers, an automatic collection, analysis, and early-warning system was established. On the other hand, the proposed automatic inspection system can help improve the safety operation of tower crane drivers.

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/12/2789/pdf

Safety Distance Identification for Crane Drivers Based on Mask R-CNN

Forecasting short-term load is a basic but indispensable problem for power system operations. This paper treats the forecasting problem as a multivariate time series forecasting problem. The electricity load and the corresponding temperature data are analyzed as correlative time series, and are reconstructed to the multivariate phase space. A neural network with random weights and kernels, which combines the advantages of the neural network and support vector machine including simple training and good generalization performance, is used as the forecasting model. Then, in order to further improve the forecasting performance, different weights are applied to the input data in the phase space according to the predictive value, and the resulting model is called weighted neural network with random weights and kernels. Simulation results based on the real world data set from the EUNITE competition show the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Short-term load forecasting based on multivariate time series prediction and weighted neural network with random weights and kernels

The action analysis and semantic interpretation of images have recently attracted increased attention in the field of computer vision. However, it is difficult for an intelligent monitoring...

Mingyuan Zhang

Papers

Applying Sensor-Based Technology to Improve Construction Safety Management.

Assessment of Construction Workers’ Labor Intensity Based on Wearable Smartphone System

Safety Distance Identification for Crane Drivers Based on Mask R-CNN

Short-term load forecasting based on multivariate time series prediction and weighted neural network with random weights and kernels

Recognition of High-Risk Scenarios in Building Construction Based on Image Semantics