Information theory for ranking and selection

We study the classical ranking and selection problem, where the ultimate goal is to find the unknown best alternative in terms of the probability of correct selection or expected opportunity cost. However, this paper adopts an alternative sampling approach to achieve this goal, where sampling decisions are made with the objective of maximizing information about the unknown best alternative, or equivalently, minimizing its Shannon entropy. This adaptive learning is formulated via a Bayesian stochastic dynamic programming problem, by which several properties of the learning problem are presented, including the monotonicity of the optimal value function in an information-seeking setting. Since the state space of the stochastic dynamic program is unbounded in the Gaussian setting, a one-step look-ahead approach is used to develop a policy. The proposed policy seeks to maximize the one-step information gain about the unknown best alternative, and therefore, it is called information gradient (IG). It is also proved that the IG policy is consistent, that is, as the sampling budget grows to infinity, the IG policy finds the true best alternative almost surely. Later, a computationally efficient estimate of the proposed policy, called approximated information gradient (AIG), is introduced and in the numerical experiments its performance is tested against recent benchmarks alongside several sensitivity analyses. Results show that AIG performs competitively against other algorithms from the literature.     

基于模糊聚类方法的机场目标选择模型

在现代战争中,机场作为一个战略级别的目标,要发挥其整体的作用需要目标群中的每个子目标都能最大限度地相互配合,使其本身的价值充分地体现出来.针对当前在目标选择上片面的问题,根据模糊聚类方法的基本原理,结合机场本身的特征进行改进,构建了机场目标选择模型,通过计算,证明可以克服以往目标打击方案界定的不明确性,避免了选择目标的单一化.     

一种新型的P2P Tracker实现方法

流媒体数据已经在互联网流量中占据极高的比例,P2P是目前支撑互联网流媒体数据分发的重要手段。本文提出一种新型的P2P Tracker实现方法——eTracker。该方法通过网络边缘的eTracker分布实现peer列表的保存,不但消除传统集中式Tracker的性能瓶颈,而且通过eTracker对本地peer的识别,优化了P2P系统的peer选择。     

物元理论在优选对地打击目标中的应用

优选对地打击目标是现代信息化战争条件下联合作战对地火力协调中心在计划火力时的首要任务。旨在从目标的重要性、可靠性、射击紧迫性及对其射击时自身被发现的机会四个因素入手,举例证明如何构造物元模型,做到定性与定量相结合,对于编制炮兵C4I系统计划火力软件具有一定的参考价值。     

Discriminating between the Weibull and log‐normal distributions

Log‐normal and Weibull distributions are the most popular distributions for modeling skewed data. In this paper, we consider the ratio of the maximized likelihood in choosing between the two distributions. The asymptotic distribution of the logarithm of the maximized likelihood ratio has been obtained. It is observed that the asymptotic distribution is independent of the unknown parameters. The asymptotic distribution has been used to determine the minimum sample size required to discriminate between two families of distributions for a user specified probability of correct selection. We perform some numerical experiments to observe how the asymptotic methods work for different sample sizes. It is observed that the asymptotic results work quite well even for small samples also. Two real data sets have been analyzed. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2004     

也谈期刊编辑选题策划

期刊编辑选题策划是编辑在信息传播过程中所从事的决策与设计性工作 ,它具有显著的特征 ,应遵循内在的原则。     

非线性系统参数识别的傅里叶级数展开法

采用电液伺服材料试验机加载方式,通过位移控制和傅里叶级数展开技巧,将含有滞迟环节系统的非线性参数识别问题转化为扩充参数的线性识别问题,为钢丝绳、金属橡胶构成的隔振系统的模型识别奠定了重要的理论基础。     

开展军事理论课程教学的思考

军事理论课程教学,在武警部队“合训”院校课程设置中所处的位置越来越重要。如何在由培养工程技术类干部向指挥类干部“学历教育合训”为主的转变过程中,提高军事理论课程讲授的效益和质量,关键在于军事理论课程教学方法的选择与应用。     

图象跟踪算法分析

对自适应分析质心跟踪算法、相关跟踪算法和倒谱法等几种典型的跟踪算法作了介绍,提出了计算量较少、精度较高的相移算法。最后,对这些算法作了分析比较。     

目标选择优化模型及算法

提出了可用于大威力武器火力分配的目标选择优化模型及算法。内容包括：问题的数学描述、问题的等价变换与分解、问题求解的动态规划算法和不同算法的计算次数比较。