Libardo V. Vanegas-Useche^1,4, Magd M. Abdel-Wahab^2,3,*, Graham A. Parker⁵

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.1, pp. 23-47, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.06481

Abstract Road sweeping is an essential service that has to be conducted for public health, as well as aesthetic purposes. In many countries, sweeping vehicles are used for this activity. They usually comprise a gutter brush that sweeps the debris that is located in the road gutter. This work studies the performance of two kinds of gutter brushes: a cutting brush and a flicking (F128) brush. This is carried out by means of a 3-D dynamic, nonlinear Finite Element (FE) brush model developed by the authors. In this model, inertia forces are applied to the bristle,… More >

Yuerong Wang¹, Jianping Jing^1,2,3,*, Changmin Chen¹, Sheng Xiong¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.1, pp. 1-22, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.06158

Abstract Fluidelastic instability is destructive in tube bundles subjected to cross flow. Flow channel model proposed by Leaver and Weaver is well used for modeling this problem. However, as the tube motion is supposed to be harmonic, it may not simulate the general dynamic behaviors of tubes. To improve this, a model with arbitrary tube motion is proposed by Hassan and Hayder. While, due to involving in the time delay term, the stability problem cannot be solved by the eigenvalue scheme, and time domain responses of the tube have to be obtained to assess the instability… More >

Qiuyan Wang^{1, *}, Haibing Dong²

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 101-110, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jai.2019.08170

Abstract It is the development trend of library information management, which applies the mature and cutting-edge information technology to library information retrieval. In order to realize the rapid retrieval of massive book information, this paper proposes a book retrieval method combining QR code with image retrieval technology. This method analyzes the visual features of book images, design a book image retrieval method based on boundary contour and regional pixel distribution features, and realizes the association retrieval of book information combined with the QR code, so as to improve the efficiency of book retrieval. The experimental results More >

Won-Chol Yang^1.*, Son-Hak Chon¹, Chol-Min Choe¹, Un-Ha Kim¹

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 89-99, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jai.2019.07885

Abstract Materials selection is a multiple attribute decision making (MADM) problem. A lot of MADM methods are applicable to materials selection, and it may produce considerable differences between the results of materials selection. But it is unknown which MADM method is better. So it is desirable to decide reasonable final result of materials selection in consideration of the individual results from different MADM methods. In this paper, materials selection method combined with different MADM methods is proposed. The method is based on final ranks of alternative materials, where the final ranks are determined from the ranks More >

Shuai Yuan¹, Guizhi Wang^1,*, Jibo Chen¹, Wei Guo²

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 69-88, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jai.2019.06535

Abstract This paper develops a joint model utilizing the principal component analysis (PCA) and the back propagation (BP) neural network model optimized by the Levenberg Marquardt (LM) algorithm, and as an application of the joint model to investigate the damages caused by typhoons for a coastal province, Fujian Province, China in 2005-2015 (latest). First, the PCA is applied to analyze comprehensively the relationship between hazard factors, hazard bearing factors and disaster factors. Then five integrated indices, overall disaster level, typhoon intensity, damaged condition of houses, medical rescue and self-rescue capability, are extracted through the PCA; Finally,… More >

Tao Li¹, Lingyun Wang¹, Yin Chen^1,*, Yongjun Ren¹, Lei Wang¹, Jinyue Xia²

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.1, No.2, pp. 59-68, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jai.2019.06346

Abstract In order to solve the problem that real-time face recognition is susceptible to illumination changes, this paper proposes a face recognition method that combines Local Binary Patterns (LBP) and Embedded Hidden Markov Model (EHMM). Face recognition method. The method firstly performs LBP preprocessing on the input face image, then extracts the feature vector, and finally sends the extracted feature observation vector to the EHMM for training or recognition. Experiments on multiple face databases show that the proposed algorithm is robust to illumination and improves recognition rate. More >

Cheng Zhang^{1, *}, Mingge Wu¹

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 459-469, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.08477

Abstract A computational study of the stretching mechanism of a liquid bridge and the effect of the liquid properties on the DPN (dip-pen nanolithography) process is presented. The results show that the viscosity and contact angle can have an appreciable influence on these processes. The greater the viscosity, the harder the liquid bridge is to break, which allows more molecular transfer during the DPN spotting process. Besides, when the contact angle between the liquid and substrate is less than 60 degrees, the time required to stretch the bridge and break it grows with the contact More >

Jianjun Liang¹, Zhe Song², Peili Zhang^{1, *}

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 445-458, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.07951

Abstract In order to investigate the burning characteristics of a 0# diesel and 3# jet fuel, a small-scale experimental bench mainly composed of a cone calorimeter was arranged. The heat release and burning rates were investigated changing the external irradiance in order to clarify the triadic relationship among these quantities. The effective heat of combustion of 0# diesel and 3# jet fuel were 38.89 MJ/kg and 43.15 MJ/kg, respectively, with the corresponding combustion efficiencies being 96.78% and 99.60% (the effective peak heat of combustion being 1.665 times the mean value for both types of fuel). According… More >

Mingge Wu¹, Lei Wang¹, Yixiang Wang¹, Cheng Zhang¹, Cheng Qiu^{1, 2, *}

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.4, pp. 431-444, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.08209

Abstract Water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) is a topic of great importance for the optimization of these systems. Effective proton conductivity calls for moderate moisture content in the membrane, while uneven water distribution can lead to instability of the whole flow field, thereby decreasing the performance of the fuel cell. In the present study, a simplified two-tier hybrid structure is used to investigate the impact of the dynamic behavior of liquid water on the current density of the PEMFC. Simulation results show that water droplets attached to wall sides tend to increase More >

N. Kins Burk Sunil^{1, *}, R. Ganesan², B. Sankaragomathi³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.118, No.2, pp. 351-375, 2019, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.04484

Abstract Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a respiratory syndrome that occurs due to insufficient airflow through the respiratory or respiratory arrest while sleeping and sometimes due to the reduced oxygen saturation. The aim of this paper is to analyze the respiratory signal of a person to detect the Normal Breathing Activity and the Sleep Apnea (SA) activity. In the proposed method, the time domain and frequency domain features of respiration signal obtained from the PPG device are extracted. These features are applied to the Classification and Regression Tree (CART)-Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) classifier which classifies the More >