1. Dislocation detection in field environments: A belief functions contribution
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Carl T. Haas, Saiedeh Razavi, Emmanuel Duflos, Philippe Vanheeghe, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering [Waterloo], University of Waterloo [Waterloo], Sequential Learning (SEQUEL), Laboratoire d'Informatique Fondamentale de Lille (LIFL), Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lille, Sciences Humaines et Sociales-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lille, Sciences Humaines et Sociales-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et Signal (LAGIS), Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Centrale Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Inria Lille - Nord Europe, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria), LAGIS-SI, Laboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et Signal (LAGIS), Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Centrale Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Centrale Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The research work was sponsored by a CNRS International Scientific Collaboration Program (PICS)., This paper results from the collaboration between the Laboratoire d'Automatique Génie Informatique et Signal (UMR CNRS 8219, Lille, France) and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Waterloo (Canada)., Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lille, Sciences Humaines et Sociales-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lille, Sciences Humaines et Sociales-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Inria Lille - Nord Europe, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Laboratoire d'Automatique, Génie Informatique et Signal (LAGIS), and Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Centrale Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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GPS ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Construction materials ,02 engineering and technology ,Machine learning ,computer.software_genre ,Field (computer science) ,Dislocation detection ,[INFO.INFO-TS]Computer Science [cs]/Signal and Image Processing ,Artificial Intelligence ,Position (vector) ,021105 building & construction ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Radio-frequency identification ,Mathematics ,RFID ,business.industry ,Frame (networking) ,General Engineering ,Function (mathematics) ,belief functions ,Sensors network ,Computer Science Applications ,Discrete time and continuous time ,Global Positioning System ,020201 artificial intelligence & image processing ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,Focus (optics) ,Algorithm ,computer ,[SPI.SIGNAL]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Signal and Image processing - Abstract
Highlights? The greedy acceptance criterion for the glowworms updating positions is proposed. ? The new formulas for the glowworms movement are proposed. ? Uniform design experiments were investigated the effect of parameters. ? The proposed improvement algorithms were effective than the classical algorithm. Dislocation is defined as the change between discrete sequential locations of critical items in field environments such as large construction projects. Dislocations on large sites of materials and critical items for which discrete time position estimates are available represent critical state changes. The ability to detect dislocations automatically for tens of thousands of items can ultimately improve project performance significantly. Detecting these dislocations in a noisy information environment where low cost radio frequency identification tags are attached to each piece of material, and the material is moved sometimes only a few meters, is the main focus of this study. We propose in this paper a method developed in the frame of belief functions to detect dislocations. The belief function framework is well-suited for such a problem where both uncertainty and imprecision are inherent to the problem. We also show how to deal with the calculations. This method has been implemented in a controlled experimental setting. The results of these experiments show the ability of the proposed method to detect materials dislocation over the site reliably. Broader application of this approach to both animate and inanimate objects is possible.
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- 2012