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Hybrid combiner design for downlink massive MIMO systems

  • Seo, Bangwon
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.333-340
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    • 2020
  • We consider a hybrid combiner design for downlink massive multiple-input multiple-output systems when there is residual inter-user interference and each user is equipped with a limited number of radio frequency (RF) chains (less than the number of receive antennas). We propose a hybrid combiner that minimizes the mean-squared error (MSE) between the information symbols and the ones estimated with a constant amplitude constraint on the RF combiner. In the proposed scheme, an iterative alternating optimization method is utilized. At each iteration, one of the analog RF and digital baseband combining matrices is updated to minimize the MSE by fixing the other matrix without considering the constant amplitude constraint. Then, the other matrix is updated by changing the roles of the two matrices. Each element in the RF combining matrix is obtained from the phase component of the solution matrix of the optimization problem for the RF combining matrix. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme performs better than conventional matrix-decomposition schemes.

New criteria to fix number of hidden neurons in multilayer perceptron networks for wind speed prediction

  • Sheela, K. Gnana;Deepa, S.N.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.619-631
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    • 2014
  • This paper proposes new criteria to fix hidden neuron in Multilayer Perceptron Networks for wind speed prediction in renewable energy systems. To fix hidden neurons, 101 various criteria are examined based on the estimated mean squared error. The results show that proposed approach performs better in terms of testing mean squared errors. The convergence analysis is performed for the various proposed criteria. Mean squared error is used as an indicator for fixing neuron in hidden layer. The proposed criteria find solution to fix hidden neuron in neural networks. This approach is effective, accurate with minimal error than other approaches. The significance of increasing the number of hidden neurons in multilayer perceptron network is also analyzed using these criteria. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, simulations were conducted on real time wind data. Simulations infer that with minimum mean squared error the proposed approach can be used for wind speed prediction in renewable energy systems.

Bayesian Variable Selection in the Proportional Hazard Model with Application to Microarray Data

  • Lee, Kyeong-Eun;Mallick, Bani K.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Statistical Society Conference
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 2005
  • In this paper we consider the well-known semiparametric proportional hazards models for survival analysis. These models are usually used with few covariates and many observations (subjects). But, for a typical setting of gene expression data from DNA microarray, we need to consider the case where the number of covariates p exceeds the number of samples n. For a given vector of response values which are times to event (death or censored times) and p gene expressions(covariates), we address the issue of how to reduce the dimension by selecting the significant genes. This approach enables us to estimate the survival curve when n ${\ll}$p. In our approach, rather than fixing the number of selected genes, we will assign a prior distribution to this number. The approach creates additional flexibility by allowing the imposition of constraints, such as bounding the dimension via a prior, which in effect works as a penalty To implement our methodology, we use a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. We demonstrate the use of the methodology to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) complementary DNA (cDNA) data and Breast Carcinomas data.

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Evaluating the pull-out load capacity of steel bolt using Schmidt hammer and ultrasonic pulse velocity test

  • Saleem, Muhammad
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.65 no.5
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    • pp.601-609
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    • 2018
  • Steel bolts are used in the construction industry for a large variety of applications that range from fixing permanent installations to temporary fixtures. In the past much research has been focused on developing destructive testing techniques to estimate their pull-out load carrying capacity with very little attention to develop non-destructive techniques. In this regards the presented research work details the combined use of ultrasonic pulse velocity and Schmidt hammer tests to identify anchor bolts with faculty installation and to estimate their pull-out strength by relating it to the Schmidt hammer rebound value. From experimentation, it was observed that the load capacity of bolt depends on its embedment length, diameter, bond quality/concrete strength and alignment. Ultrasonic pulse velocity test is used to judge the quality of bond of embedded anchor bolt by relating the increase in ultrasonic pulse transit time to the presence of internal pours and cracks in the vicinity of steel bolt and the surrounding concrete. This information combined with the Schmidt hammer rebound number, R, can be used to accurately identify defective bolts which resulted in lower pull-out strength. 12 mm diameter bolts with embedment length of 70 mm and 50 mm were investigated using constant strength concrete. Pull-out load capacity versus the Schmidt hammer rebound number for each embedment length is presented.

A Study on Measurement and Automation Method of Cylinder Head Swirl (실린더 헤드 스월 측정 및 자동화 방법에 관한 연구)

  • Lee Choong-Hoon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.92-99
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    • 2006
  • The swirl ratio of a charge in the cylinder was estimated by calculating the ratio of the rotary speed of charge which could be simulated from the rotary speed of paddle in the swirl measurement apparatus, to the engine speed which could be calculated by measuring intake air flow rate. The automation of the swirl ratio measurement for cylinder head was achieved by controling both valve lift in cylinder head and a suction pressure of surge tank using two step-motors. The number of measurement position for calculating mean swirl ratio was varied by adjusting the interval of valve lift. The mean swirl ratio with varying the number of measurement position showed nearly constant value. Two measurement methods for measuring the swirl ratio were compared, one was to control the suction pressure of the surge tank with PID (proportional, integral, differential) mode with by-pass valve controlled by the step motor and the other did not control the surge tank pressure by fixing the by-pass valve. The difference of the mean swirl ratio between the two measurement methods showed nearly constant value with varying the number of measurement position. This means that the w/o PID control method could be preferred to the PID control method which has been used, due to the simpleness of the swirl measurement.

A Study on Weight Estimation Model of Floating Offshore Structures using Enhanced Genetic Programming Method (개선된 유전적 프로그래밍 방법을 이용한 부유식 해양 구조물의 중량 추정 모델 연구)

  • Um, Tae-Sub;Roh, Myung-Il;Shin, Hyunkyoung
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.52 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2015
  • The weight estimation of floating offshore structures such as FPSO, TLP, semi-Submersibles, Floating Offshore Wind Turbines etc. in the preliminary design, is one of direct measures of both construction cost and basic performance. Through both literature investigation and internet search, the weight data of floating offshore structures such as FPSO and TLP was collected. In this study, the weight estimation model with the genetic programming was suggested for FPSO. The weight estimation model using genetic programming was established by fixing the independent variables based on this data. In addition, the correlation analysis was performed to make up for the weak points of genetic programming; it is apt to induce over-fitting when the number of data is relatively smaller than that of independent variables. That is, by reducing the number of variables through the analysis of the correlation between the independent variables, the increasing effect in the number of weight data can be expected. The reliability of the developed weight estimation model was within 2% of error rate.

Effects of inoculation with selected Rhizobium japonicum on the yield, nodule formation and nitrogen fixing activity of soybean(Glycine max) (선발대두근류균(選拔大豆根瘤菌)의 접종(接種)의 대두근류형성(大豆根瘤形成) 질소고정호성(窒素固定浩性) 및 수량(收量)에 미치는 영향(影響))

  • Yoo, Ick-Dong;Kim, Chang-Jin;Rhee, Yoon;Kim, Seok-Dong;Hong, Eun-Hi
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.55-60
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    • 1988
  • To develop soybean inoculant the effects of inoculation with selected Rhizobium japonicum strains were tested in the field, and the results were as following. 1. With the inoculation of selected strains, increase of nodule number, nodule weight and nitrogen fixing activity were observed with or without applying N-fertilizer. 2. Chlorophyll contents was increased and senescence of plant was delayed with the inoculation of selected strains in case without applying N-fertilizer. But there was little difference of chlorophyll contents in case with applying N-fertilizer. 3. There were little differences of plant height and number of nodes, and some increase of plant stem dry matter and number of pods with inoculation of selected strains. 4. The mean yield of inoculation group (363-374kg/10a) was increased by 8-11% comparing to the uninoculated group (337kg/10a) in case without applyiag N-fertilizer. The mean yield of inoculated group (368-384kg/10a) was increased by 9-14% also in case with applying N-fertilizer.

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Accuracies of the Position Fixes by the Differential GPS measured in Pusan (부산에서의 Diferential GPS의 측위정도)

  • 이희상;신형일;김기윤;이대재
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Navigation
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.49-55
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    • 1993
  • This study describes the accuracies of position fixes observed by the DGPS systems for the purpose of obtaining the utility basic data in the fishery and oceanography observation field. The circling sail experiments around a reterence point using the DGPS were made in water level point of National Fisheries University of Pusan and on the sea in Yongho day located on the southeast of that university. The main results are as follows ; 1) The number of the usable satellites in position fixing were all eighteen, SV 2, 3, 11-21, 23-26 and SV 28 etc. Each satellites could be observed for average seven hours a day, and position fixing was found to be always possible except about thirty minutes a day. 2) In the standard fixed position, the radius of 95% probability circle and the shifted distance between the position fixes by the DGPS and true position were respectively 5.7m, 0.9m. In the above case those of ordinary GPS was respectively 48.8, 54.2m. Therefore, the accuracy of the position fixes by DGPS was shown much higher the ordinary GPS. 3) At land, the shifted distance between the center of traces in the circling sail experiment of 15m ra-dius by DGPS and the reference position amounted to 5.5m and observed radius of circling traces was 17.5m. other than 15m. At sea, that distance the center of traces in circling experiment of 20m radius by the DGPS and the reference position amounted to 3.6m and observed radius of circling traces was 19.7m, other than 20m. Therefore, the utility of the circling experiment to obtain the accurate position fixes by the DGPS was found to be very high.

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Fixing Security Flaws of URSA Ad hoc Signature Scheme (URSA 애드혹 서명 알고리즘의 오류 수정)

  • Yi, Jeong-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.131-136
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    • 2007
  • Ad hoc networks enable efficient resource aggregation in decentralized manner, and are inherently scalable and fault-tolerant since they do not depend on any centralized authority. However, lack of a centralized authority prompts many security-related challenges. Moreover, the dynamic topology change in which network nodes frequently join and leave adds a further complication in designing effective and efficient security mechanism. Security services for ad hoc networks need to be provided in a scalable and fault-tolerant manner while allowing for membership change of network nodes. In this paper, we investigate distributed certification mechanisms using a threshold cryptography in a way that the functions of a CA(Certification Authority) are distributed into the network nodes themselves and certain number of nodes jointly issue public key certificates to future joining nodes. In the process, we summarize one interesting report [5] in which the recently proposed RSA-based ad hoc signature scheme, called URSA, contains unfortunate yet serious security flaws. We then propose new scheme by fixing their security flaws.

STUDIES ON BIOLOGIAL NITROGEN FIXATION -I. Study on symbiotic nitrogen-fixing activities of wild nodule bacteria (생물학적(生物學的) 질소고정(窒素固定)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) -제(第)1보(報) 야생두과식물근류(野生豆科植物根瘤) 질소고정(窒素固定)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Lee, Sang Kyu;Ryu, Jin Chang
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 1978
  • Laboratory and pot experiment were carried out to find the symbiotic nitrogen fixing activities and the yield of dry matter on the several selected wild soybean plant. 1. Very high acetylene reducing(nitrogen fixing)activities were observed in isolated strains of Rhinchosis volubilies Lour. (924 nmole), Desmodium oldhami Oliver (844 nmole) and Glycine soja s. et z. (271 nmole/test tube/hr) while Rhizobium japonicum was only 0.6 nmole/test tube/hr. 2. On the serological reaction, eight isolated Rhizobium strains were sufficiently different to distinguish from the Rhizobium japonicum. 3. On the pot experiment with Glycine soja s. et z., A. Number of total nodules were higher in NPK+rice straw+Ca+Mo than in NoPK. However, little differences were observed in mumber of effective nodules. B. Yield of dry matter was increased with increasing of nitrogen content in plants. C. Estimated amount of fixed nitrogen in plant by an individual nodule was higher in NoPK than in NPK+rice straw+Ca+Mo.

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