A robust SVD-based image watermarking using a multi-objective particle swarm optimization

The major objective in developing a robust digital watermarking algorithm is to obtain the highest possible robustness without losing the visual imperceptibility. To achieve this objective, we proposed in this paper an optimal image watermarking scheme using multi-objective particle swarm optimization (MOPSO) and singular value decomposition (SVD) in wavelet domain. Having decomposed the original image into ten sub-bands, singular value decomposition is applied to a chosen detail sub-band. Then, the singular values of the chosen sub-band are modified by multiple scaling factors (MSF) to embed the singular values of watermark image. Various combinations of multiple scaling factors are possible, and it is difficult to obtain optimal solutions. Thus, in order to achieve the highest possible robustness and imperceptibility, multi-objective optimization of the multiple scaling factors is necessary. This work employs particle swarm optimization to obtain optimum multiple scaling factors. Experimental results of the proposed approach show both the significant improvement in term of imperceptibility and robustness under various attacks.     

Designing optimal long-period fiber gratings with the overlapped Gaussian-apodization method for flattening EDFA gain spectra

A new and effective optimization approach to the inverse design problems of complex long-period fiber grating (LPG) filters was developed in the present study. The proposed synthesis method was based on the overlapped Gaussian-apodization method and the evolutionary optimization algorithm which can efficiently search for optimal solutions and simultaneously take into account various experimental requirements for the fabrication of the designed filters. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, a LPG filter for flattening EDFA gain spectra was designed. Compared to the existing results from discrete layer-peeling (DLP) inverse scattering algorithms, an LPG filter with adaptive grating lengths and much simpler, smoother, and less complicated coupling coefficient profiles for taking the practical fabrication conditions for gain flattening into account, was used in the proposed method. Simulation results confirm that optimal solutions of an LPG filter design are suitable for practical fabrication.     

Frequency-invariant robust adaptive beamforming based on interference covariance matrix reconstruction

Consider the problems of frequency-invariant beampattern optimization and robustness in broadband beamforming.Firstly,a global optimization algorithm,which is based on phase compensation of the array manifolds,is used to construct the frequency-invariant beampattern.Compared with some methods presented recently,the proposed algorithm is not only available to get the global optimal solution,but also simple for physical realization.Meanwhile,a robust adaptive broadband beamforming algorithm is also derived by reconstructing the covariance matrix.The essence of the proposed algorithm is to estimate the space-frequency spectrum using Capon estimator firstly,then integrate over a region separated from the desired signal direction to reconstruct the interference-plus-noise covariance matrix,and finally caleulate the adaptive beamformer weights with the reconstructed matrix.The design of beamformer is formulated as a convex optimization problem to be solved.Simulation results show that the performance of the proposed algorithm is almost always close to the optimal value across a wide range of signal to noise ratios.     

基于半定规划和秩-1分解的稳健波束形成

针对标准Capon波束形成器在存在导向矢量失配时性能急剧下降问题, 提出了一种基于半定规划和秩-1分解的稳健波束形成算法. 该方法通过对实际导向矢量的估计提高自适应波束形成算法稳健性. 首先分别从干扰抑制和噪声抑制两个方面推导了新导向矢量应满足的约束条件, 并证明了利用矩阵滤波器构造约束条件的合理性; 构造了估计最优导向矢量的优化问题并将其转化为易于求解的松弛半定规划问题, 同时引入秩-1分解理论用于优化问题的求解. 仿真分析表明, 与目前较为常见的算法相比, 本文算法只需利用期望信号可能入射区间这一先验信息, 能获得更高输出信干噪比和功率估计精度. 关键词： 稳健自适应波束形成 半定规划 秩-1分解 导向矢量估计     

基于粒子群优化算法的膜系设计方法

粒子群优化算法是一种新的演化计算技术,与遗传算法相比,粒子群优化算法具有易于实现,控制参量少等优点,且在大多数的情况下,可快速收敛于最优解.为了获得更优的膜系结构,本文提出了一种利用粒子群优化算法进行膜系设计的方法,并以增透膜、高反膜及分光膜为优化设计实例验证该方法的可行性.在这些实例中,以理论反射率和实际反射率的误差平方和为评价函数.结果表明,将粒子群优化算法用于膜系设计是有效的,在相同设计条件下,应用粒子群优化算法可以得到比遗传算法更优的膜系结构.     

Optimal two-layer directive microphone array with application in near-field acoustical holography

Conventional near-field acoustical holography (NAH) is generally based on the free-field assumption, which can cause errors when interfering sources are present in practical environments. To cope with this problem, previous research suggested a combined pressure-velocity approach for NAH that provides certain advantages to rejection of interferences. This paper revisits this idea in a broader context of optimal array design and examines the feasibility of using unidirectional microphones in each channel of the array such that the robustness of inverse reconstruction is enhanced against interfering sources. As indicated in the simulation, the numerical noise in finite difference estimation of particle velocity can nullify the advantage of the well-conditioned velocity-based reconstruction. In the proposed approach, the characteristics of each array channel consisting of two microphones are tailored by taking into account not only the directivity, but also the robustness against self-noise. An objective function based on directivity index and white noise gain is exploited in a linear quadratic optimization of a two-element end-fire array. The proposed optimal array is validated in conjunction with the equivalent source model (ESM) -based NAH through numerical simulations, with an interfering source positioned behind the array. The results have shown the directive optimal array has yielded improved quality of images in comparison with conventional approaches in the presence of an interfering source and sensor noise.     

一种新的稳健波束形成算法及其一维搜索策略

存在条件失配时自适应波束形成器的性能急剧下降,凸优化技术的引入使稳健波束形成器的设计更加灵活,但同时带来了计算复杂度的增加和工程实现上的困难.针对上述问题,提出了一种基于最小二乘估计的稳健波束形成算法,并推导得到一种基于一维搜索的求解方法.首先利用广义旁瓣对消器的结构将标准Capon波束形成器转化为稳健最小二乘问题,并将该问题转化为二阶锥规划的形式.为了减少计算量,利用二阶锥规划问题的原始问题和对偶问题的关系,将求解过程转化为一维搜索,并利用牛顿迭代法获得最优解,从而获得与标准Capon波束形成相近的计算复杂度.仿真分析表明,该算法具有良好的抗导向矢量失配和快拍数不足的稳健性.     

Hybrid-Flash Butterfly Optimization Algorithm with Logistic Mapping for Solving the Engineering Constrained Optimization Problems

Only the smell perception rule is considered in the butterfly optimization algorithm (BOA), which is prone to falling into a local optimum. Compared with the original BOA, an extra operator, i.e., color perception rule, is incorporated into the proposed hybrid-flash butterfly optimization algorithm (HFBOA), which makes it more in line with the actual foraging characteristics of butterflies in nature. Besides, updating the strategy of the control parameters by the logistic mapping is used in the HFBOA for enhancing the global optimal ability. The performance of the proposed method was verified by twelve benchmark functions, where the comparison experiment results show that the HFBOA converges quicker and has better stability for numerical optimization problems, which are compared with six state-of-the-art optimization methods. Additionally, the proposed HFBOA is successfully applied to six engineering constrained optimization problems (i.e., tubular column design, tension/compression spring design, cantilever beam design, etc.). The simulation results reveal that the proposed approach demonstrates superior performance in solving complex real-world engineering constrained tasks.     

圆环形传感器阵列超指向性频率不变响应波束优化方法

提出了一种适用于圆环形传感器阵列的超指向性频率不变响应波束优化方法。首先,基于前期在最小均方误差准则下得到的不同频率处权值向量与期望波束权值向量的解析函数关系,将指向性因子、误差敏感度函数和最小均方误差进一步表达成了期望波束权值向量的函数;然后,构建了一个多约束优化问题,获得了满足指向性、稳健性、频率不变性等约束条件的最优期望波束,由此合成得到了最优宽带频率不变响应超指向性波束,并给出了相应的仿真和实验结果。      

基于干扰协方差矩阵重构的恒定束宽鲁棒自适应波束形成

针对宽带波束形成中的恒定束宽波束响应优化设计问题与鲁棒性问题展开研究。首先,提出一种基于相位补偿的恒定束宽全局优化设计方法,通过对阵列流形向量进行相位补偿来设计恒定束宽波束,与现有的一些方法相比,该方法不仅能获得全局最优解,而且物理实现简单。同时,还提出一种基于协方差矩阵重构的鲁棒自适应宽带波束形成算法。该算法采用Capon估计器估计样本数据的空间一频率谱密度函数,然后对期望信号波达方向之外的角度区间进行积分来重构干扰加噪声协方差矩阵,最后利用重构的协方差矩阵设计自适应波束形成器权系数。该波束形成器设计问题被表述成凸优化问题求解。仿真结果表明,在整个输入信噪比范围内,该算法几乎都能获得接近理想值的输出信干噪比。      

一种强噪声背景下微弱超声信号提取方法研究

为解决在强噪声背景下获取超声信号的难题,基于粒子群优化算法和稀疏分解理论提出一种强噪声背景下微弱超声信号提取方法.该方法将降噪问题转换为在无穷大参数集上对函数进行优化的问题,首先以稀疏分解理论和超声信号的结构特点为依据构建了粒子群优化算法运行所需要的目标函数及去噪后信号的重构函数,从而将粒子群优化算法和超声信号降噪联系在一起;然后根据粒子群优化算法可以在连续参数空间寻优的特点建立了用于匹配超声信号的连续超完备字典,并采用改进的自适应粒子群优化算法在该字典中对目标函数进行优化;最后根据对目标函数在字典上的优化结果确定最优原子,并利用最优原子按照重构函数重构出降噪后的超声信号.通过对仿真超声信号和实测超声信号的处理,结果表明本文提出的方法可以有效提取信噪比低至-4 dB的强噪声背景下的微弱超声信号,且和基于自适应阈值的小波方法相比本文方法表现出更好的降噪性能.     

Piezoelectric transducer design via multiobjective optimization

The design of piezoelectric transducers is usually based on single-objective optimization only. In most practical applications of piezoelectric transducers, however, there exist multiple design objectives that often are contradictory to each other by their very nature. It is impossible to find a solution at which each objective function gets its optimal value simultaneously. Our design approach is to first find a set of Pareto-optimal solutions, which can be considered to be best compromises among multiple design objectives. Among these Pareto-optimal solutions, the designer can then select the one solution which he considers to be the best one. In this paper we investigate the optimal design of a Langevin transducer. The design problem is formulated mathematically as a constrained multiobjective optimization problem. The maximum vibration amplitude and the minimum electrical input power are considered as optimization objectives. Design variables involve continuous variables (dimensions of the transducer) and discrete variables (the number of piezoelectric rings and material types). In order to formulate the optimization problem, the behavior of piezoelectric transducers is modeled using the transfer matrix method based on analytical models. Multiobjective evolutionary algorithms are applied in the optimization process and a set of Pareto-optimal designs is calculated. The optimized results are analyzed and the preferred design is determined.     

基于粒子群优化算法的膜系设计方法

粒子群优化算法是一种新的演化计算技术,与遗传算法相比,粒子群优化算法具有易于实现,控制参量少等优点,且在大多数的情况下,可快速收敛于最优解.为了获得更优的膜系结构,本文提出了一种利用粒子群优化算法进行膜系设计的方法,并以增透膜、高反膜及分光膜为优化设计实例验证该方法的可行性.在这些实例中,以理论反射率和实际反射率的误差平方和为评价函数.结果表明,将粒子群优化算法用于膜系设计是有效的,在相同设计条件下,应用粒子群优化算法可以得到比遗传算法更优的膜系结构.     

Optimized dithering technique in frequency domain for high-quality three-dimensional depth data acquisition

On the basis of the objective functions, dithering optimization techniques can be divided into the intensity-based optimization technique and the phase-based optimization technique. However, both types of techniques are spatial-domain optimization techniques, while their measurement performances are essentially determined by the harmonic components in the frequency domain. In this paper, a novel genetic optimization technique in the frequency domain is proposed for highquality fringe generation. In addition, to handle the time-consuming difficulty of genetic algorithm(GA), we first optimize a binary patch, then join the optimal binary patches together according to periodicity and symmetry so as to generate a full-size pattern. It is verified that the proposed technique can significantly enhance the measured performance and ensure the robustness to various amounts of defocusing.     

基于单纯形优化法的准方波脉冲形成网络设计

脉冲形成网络常用于大功率固态调制器、微波驱动源以及激光激励源中,以便获取宽平顶的高压长脉冲输出。针对常用的雷利网络,根据宽平顶低纹波的应用需求,开展了优化设计技术研究,提出了基于单纯形优化法的设计算法。主要针对两种情形进行了优化设计及计算:一是电容值相等,通过优化电感值以获取最优的输出波形;二是约定电容值(电容值不完全相等),通过优化计算不同电容排列下的输出结果,寻求最优的电容排列组合及相应的优化电感值。上述优化算法结果表明,在两种情形下均可以获得较优的准方波脉冲输出,可以为准方波脉冲形成网络的工程实现提供一种新的方法。理论计算和电路仿真结果表明,所提出的方法合理可行。     

一种基于人工蜂群算法的混沌信号盲分离方法

混沌信号所固有的非周期、宽带频谱和对初值极度敏感等特性使得对这类信号进行盲分离极为困难. 针对这一问题, 提出一种新的盲分离方法, 该方法通过相空间重构来构造代价函数, 将混沌信号的盲分离转化为一个无约束优化问题, 并利用人工蜂群算法进行求解. 不同于现有的独立成分分析方法仅使用混合信号的统计特性来解决分离问题, 该方法能充分利用混合信号内在的动态特性, 因而在处理混沌信号这种确定性信号时能获得更好的分离效果. 此外, 正交矩阵的参数化表示有效地降低了盲分离问题的复杂性, 使优化过程能快速收敛. 实验结果表明, 该方法具有较快的收敛速度和较高的数值精度, 在分离混沌信号时其整体性能优于现有的几种盲分离方法. 同时, 在分离混沌-高斯混合信号的实验中该方法也展现出优异良好的性能, 这表明该文的方法有应用潜力.     

一种基于非基因信息的免疫记忆优化算法

为提高人工免疫优化算法的优化能力, 将非基因信息的记忆机制引入智能算法, 提出了一种基于非基因信息的免疫记忆优化算法. 算法通过对先验知识(非基因信息)的短期记忆并指导后续进化, 降低盲目搜索和重复搜索, 增加了搜索的智能性和有效性. 结合标准测试函数在高维下的仿真实验表明, 与其他智能算法相比, 新算法在收敛速度、收敛精度和全局收敛性方面均优于对比算法. 此外, 在超高维下的仿真结果表明新算法具有在大规模维度解空间中的全局寻优能力.     

Deep learning-based energy-efficient relay precoder design in MIMO-CRNs

This paper investigates the problem of energy efficient relay precoder design in multiple-input multiple-output cognitive relay networks (MIMO-CRNs). This is a non-convex fractional programming problem, which is traditionally solved using computationally expensive optimization methods. In this paper, we propose a deep learning (DL) based approach to compute an approximate solution. Specifically, a deep neural network (DNN) is employed and trained using offline computed optimal solution. The proposed scheme consists of an offline data generation phase, an offline training phase, and an online deployment phase. The numerical results show that the proposed DNN provides comparable performance at significantly lower computational complexity as compared to the conventional optimization-based algorithm that makes the proposed approach suitable for real-time implementation.     

低曝光量下投影算法的稳健性研究

研究了在低曝光量情况下灰度投影算法的稳健性,为提出的稳定成像系统的设计与实现提供可行性论证。通过合成视频实验探讨、实际视频实验论证相结合的研究方法,探讨曝光量不足对灰度投影算法性能的影响。实验结果表明,灰度投影算法在欠曝5档和存在一定随机噪声的情况下,仍能保持良好的运动矢量估计性能,从而说明了投影算法在一定的曝光量范围内仍能准确地得到运动矢量估计,是一种运算量小、实时性好且稳健性较强的电子稳像算法。投影算法在低曝光量情况下良好的稳像稳健特性,使其能在低亮度及高实时性要求等环境下应用于航拍、卫星遥感等稳定成像或高清晰成像场合。     

一种基于多目标约束的互连线宽和线间距优化模型

优化线宽和线间距已经成为改善系统芯片性能的关键技术.本文基于互连线线宽和线间距对互连延时、功耗、面积和带宽的影响,提出了基于多目标优化方法实现优化线宽和线间距的思路,并利用曲线拟合方法得到了多目标约束的解析模型.Hspice验证结果显示,该解析模型精度较高,平均误差不超过5%,算法简单,能有效弥补应用品质因数方法的缺陷,可以应用于纳米级互补金属氧化物半导体系统芯片的计算机辅助设计.