An application of yield management for Internet Service Providers

In this paper we study strategies for better utilizing the network capacity of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) when they are faced with stochastic and dynamic arrivals and departures of customers attempting to log‐on or log‐off, respectively. We propose a method in which, depending on the number of modems available, and the arrival and departure rates of different classes of customers, a decision is made whether to accept or reject a log‐on request. The problem is formulated as a continuous time Markov Decision Process for which optimal policies can be readily derived using techniques such as value iteration. This decision maximizes the discounted value to ISPs while improving service levels for higher class customers. The methodology is similar to yield management techniques successfully used in airlines, hotels, etc. However, there are sufficient differences, such as no predefined time horizon or reservations, that make this model interesting to pursue and challenging. This work was completed in collaboration with one of the largest ISPs in Connecticut. The problem is topical, and approaches such as those proposed here are sought by users. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Naval Research Logistics 48:348–362, 2001     

A Squared-Chebyshev wavelet thresholding based 1D signal compression

In this paper a square wavelet thresholding method is proposed and evaluated as compared to the other classical wavelet thresholding methods (like soft and hard). The main advantage of this work is to design and implement a new wavelet thresholding method and evaluate it against other classical wavelet thresholding methods and hence search for the optimal wavelet mother function among the wide families with a suitable level of decomposition and followed by a novel thresholding method among the existing methods. This optimized method will be used to shrink the wavelet coefficients and yield an adequate compressed pressure signal prior to transmit it. While a comparison evaluation analysis is established, A new proposed procedure is used to compress a synthetic signal and obtain the optimal results through minimization the signal memory size and its transmission bandwidth. There are different performance indices to establish the comparison and evaluation process for signal compression; but the most well-known measuring scores are: NMSE, ESNR, and PDR. The obtained results showed the dominant of the square wavelet thresholding method against other methods using different measuring scores and hence the conclusion by the way for adopting this proposed novel wavelet thresholding method for 1D signal compression in future researches.     

Adaptive random search for continuous simulation optimization

We present, analyze, and compare three random search methods for solving stochastic optimization problems with uncountable feasible regions. Our adaptive search with resampling (ASR) approach is a framework for designing provably convergent algorithms that are adaptive and may consequently involve local search. The deterministic and stochastic shrinking ball (DSB and SSB) approaches are also convergent, but they are based on pure random search with the only difference being the estimator of the optimal solution [the DSB method was originally proposed and analyzed by Baumert and Smith]. The three methods use different techniques to reduce the effects of noise in the estimated objective function values. Our ASR method achieves this goal through resampling of already sampled points, whereas the DSB and SSB approaches address it by averaging observations in balls that shrink with time. We present conditions under which the three methods are convergent, both in probability and almost surely, and provide a limited computational study aimed at comparing the methods. Although further investigation is needed, our numerical results suggest that the ASR approach is promising, especially for difficult problems where the probability of identifying good solutions using pure random search is small. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2010     

基于机场跑道方向特征的快速识别方法

在分析航拍和遥感机场跑道结构特征的基础上,提出了一种结合跑道方向特性的快速识别方法。具体介绍了方向小波变换检测边缘的算法和基于方向特性的改进Hough变换提取直线的方法。前者增加了检测结果的有效性和可靠性,后者加快了跑道识别速度,并能详细描述跑道。实验结果表明本算法是准确、快速、稳健的。     

强背景噪声下电晕放电辐射信号小波阈值去噪和分析

分析电晕放电信号小波阈值去噪中小波基函数的最优选取、分解层数及阈值的确定,并对实测电晕放电信号进行小波阈值去噪。结果表明,选取db8小波作为最优小波基函数,选取双变量阈值函数作为小波阈值函数对电晕放电信号进行小波阈值去噪,放电辐射信号与背景噪声可以得到有效分离,具有很好的去噪效果。     

一种基于双重数字水印和数字签名的文档防篡改算法

提出了一种新的文档防篡改算法,将文档和数字图章的签名信息进行不同处理后,利用小波变换的多分辨率特性,在小波变换的中频部分嵌入鲁棒性水印,而在容易遭受攻击破坏的高频部分嵌入脆弱水印。对文档的各种篡改仿真实验表明,该算法对保证文档的安全性和完整性有很好的效果。     

基于非采样Contourlet变换的高光谱图像融合算法

高光谱图像数据具有大量波段,波段之间的相关性较高,可以利用数据融合技术来降低其分析难度.提出了一种新颖的基于非采样Contourlet变换的高光谱图像融合算法.首先对高光谱数据进行特征图像提取;再将提取出的多幅特征图像分别进行非采样Contourlet变换,并按区域能量进行加权融合;最后对融合系数进行非采样Contourlet重构.实际的OMIS高光谱遥感图像融合的实验结果表明,所提基于非采样Contourlet变换的加权融合算法能够很好地保持图像的空间特性和光谱特性,且效果明显好于典型的小波变换和Contourlet变换的融合方法.     

一种新的超分辨率图像重建算法

首先将低分辨率及相应高分辨率图像进行非下采样Contourlet变换得到细节图像对,然后通过多任务学习估计细节图像之间的映射参数对低分辨率图像进行重建.实验结果表明,该方法能够取得比传统线性插值、双三次方法更好的效果.     

Ka波段VCO控制信号发生器设计及调制域测试方法

采用DSP的SPORT端口控制16位高速串行DAC,设计了任意电压信号发生器,用于控制Ka波段连续波雷达压控振荡器产生频率可任意调制的发射信号。利用该信号发生器与调制域分析仪,测试了压控振荡器的调制特性和阶跃响应。     

汉语语音识别中的一种音节分割方法

汉语语音识别研究中,识别单元的选取是很重要的。随着大词汇量连续语音识别研究的发展,越来越多汉语语音识别研究中选取次音节单位作为识别单元。结合汉语发音声学特性,提出了音节的重叠音素分割策略,并利用小波方法实现了音节的分割,实验证明该方法分割准确可靠。