Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-150).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: J.K. Aggarwal. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 171-179).

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-03T11:52:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-11-25Bitstream added on 2015-03-03T12:06:59Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000806273.pdf: 2878729 bytes, checksum: 780266454638376c226351f3401f09f2 (MD5) / O objetivo deste trabalho foi a criação de uma modelagem estatística, capaz de substituir o processo utilizado para a preparação de fornos de têmpera e revenimento, que tradicionalmente é realizada por meio de ajustes feitos a partir de resultados de propriedades mecânicas, ensaiadas em laboratório e exigidas em especificações de clientes. Buscou-se compreender a influência das variáveis de entrada (fatores) nas propriedades mecânicas limite de resistência à tração, dureza e estricção, em arames de aço SAE 9254, para os diâmetros 2,00mm e 6,50mm, utilizados na fabricação de molas de válvula e de embreagem para o seguimento automobilístico. Foram investigadas as principais variáveis de entrada do processo diâmetro, velocidade, temperatura de revenimento e a concentração do meio de têmpera polímero, para isso, utilizou-se as metodologias de Planejamento de Experimentos com Análise em Blocos, Regressão Múltipla e Quadrática, Análise de Variância (ANOVA), Análise de Componentes Principais (Estatística Multivariada), Metodologia de Superfícies de Resposta (RSM) e Controle Estatístico de Processo para a análise residual dos modelos estatísticos. Para otimização dos modelos estatísticos foram utilizados os métodos Desirability, Gradiente Reduzido Generalizado (GRG), Algoritmo Genético (AG) e a Meta-heurística Recozimento Simulado. Os resultados revelaram que todas as variáveis consideradas têm influência significativa e os modelos obtidos foram validados utilizando-se métodos estatísticos adequados. Essa modelagem e sua otimização, se implementada e aplicada corretamente, poderá ocasionar avanços científicos que proporcionariam a automatização deste processo, e consequentemente provocaria impacto significativo no aumento de produtividade e qualidade do produto / The purpose of this work was the creation of a statistical modeling able to replace the process used to setup of the ovens of the quench hardening and tempering, that is traditionally accomplished through adjustments made based on the results of mechanical properties as tested in laboratory and required in customer specifications. We sought to understand the influence of the input variables (factors) on the mechanical properties tensile strength, yield point and hardness, in SAE 9254 draw steel wires, with diameters 2.00 mm and 6.50 mm, used in the manufacture of valve springs and clutch for automobile tracking. Were investigated the input variables of the process wire diameter, processing speed, tempering temperature and concentration of polymer. We used the methodologies Design of experiments with analysis in blocks, Multiple regression and quadratic regression, Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Principal Components Analysis (multivariate statistical), Response surface methodology and Statistical Process Control for residual analysis of statistical models. For optimization were used Desirability method, Generalized Reduced Gradient (GRG), Genetic Algorithm (AG) and Simulated Annealing. The results revealed that all variables considered have significant influence and models obtained were validated using appropriate statistical methods. This new modeling and its optimization, if properly implemented and enforced, could lead scientific advances which would provide the automation of this process, and consequently cause great impact on increasing productivity and product quality

Orientador: Messias Borges Silva / Coorientador: Valério Antônio Pamplona Salomon / Banca: Aneirson Francisco da Silva / Banca: Fernando Augusto Silva Marins / Banca: Rosinei Batista Ribeiro / Banca: Jorge LUiz Rosa / Resumo : O objetivo deste trabalho foi a criação de uma modelagem estatística, capaz de substituir o processo utilizado para a preparação de fornos de têmpera e revenimento, que tradicionalmente é realizada por meio de ajustes feitos a partir de resultados de propriedades mecânicas, ensaiadas em laboratório e exigidas em especificações de clientes. Buscou-se compreender a influência das variáveis de entrada (fatores) nas propriedades mecânicas limite de resistência à tração, dureza e estricção, em arames de aço SAE 9254, para os diâmetros 2,00mm e 6,50mm, utilizados na fabricação de molas de válvula e de embreagem para o seguimento automobilístico. Foram investigadas as principais variáveis de entrada do processo diâmetro, velocidade, temperatura de revenimento e a concentração do meio de têmpera polímero, para isso, utilizou-se as metodologias de Planejamento de Experimentos com Análise em Blocos, Regressão Múltipla e Quadrática, Análise de Variância (ANOVA), Análise de Componentes Principais (Estatística Multivariada), Metodologia de Superfícies de Resposta (RSM) e Controle Estatístico de Processo para a análise residual dos modelos estatísticos. Para otimização dos modelos estatísticos foram utilizados os métodos Desirability, Gradiente Reduzido Generalizado (GRG), Algoritmo Genético (AG) e a Meta-heurística Recozimento Simulado. Os resultados revelaram que todas as variáveis consideradas têm influência significativa e os modelos obtidos foram validados utilizando-se métodos estatísticos adequados. Essa modelagem e sua otimização, se implementada e aplicada corretamente, poderá ocasionar avanços científicos que proporcionariam a automatização deste processo, e consequentemente provocaria impacto significativo no aumento de produtividade e qualidade do produto / Abstract: The purpose of this work was the creation of a statistical modeling able to replace the process used to setup of the ovens of the quench hardening and tempering, that is traditionally accomplished through adjustments made based on the results of mechanical properties as tested in laboratory and required in customer specifications. We sought to understand the influence of the input variables (factors) on the mechanical properties tensile strength, yield point and hardness, in SAE 9254 draw steel wires, with diameters 2.00 mm and 6.50 mm, used in the manufacture of valve springs and clutch for automobile tracking. Were investigated the input variables of the process wire diameter, processing speed, tempering temperature and concentration of polymer. We used the methodologies Design of experiments with analysis in blocks, Multiple regression and quadratic regression, Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Principal Components Analysis (multivariate statistical), Response surface methodology and Statistical Process Control for residual analysis of statistical models. For optimization were used Desirability method, Generalized Reduced Gradient (GRG), Genetic Algorithm (AG) and Simulated Annealing. The results revealed that all variables considered have significant influence and models obtained were validated using appropriate statistical methods. This new modeling and its optimization, if properly implemented and enforced, could lead scientific advances which would provide the automation of this process, and consequently cause great impact on increasing productivity and product quality / Doutor

Thesis: Ph. D., Joint Program in Applied Ocean Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2016. / This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. / Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-225). / Identifying and tracking an unknown linear system from observations of its inputs and outputs is a problem at the heart of many different applications. Due to the complexity and rapid variability of modern systems, there is extensive interest in solving the problem with as little data and computation as possible. This thesis introduces the novel approach of reducing problem dimension by exploiting statistical structure on the input. By modeling the input to the system of interest as a graph-structured random process, it is shown that a large parameter identification problem can be reduced into several smaller pieces, making the overall problem considerably simpler. Algorithms that can leverage this property in order to either improve the performance or reduce the computational complexity of the estimation problem are developed. The first of these, termed the graphical expectation-maximization least squares (GEM-LS) algorithm, can utilize the reduced dimensional problems induced by the structure to improve the accuracy of the system identification problem in the low sample regime over conventional methods for linear learning with limited data, including regularized least squares methods. Next, a relaxation of the GEM-LS algorithm termed the relaxed approximate graph structured least squares (RAGS-LS) algorithm is obtained that exploits structure to perform highly efficient estimation. The RAGS-LS algorithm is then recast into a recursive framework termed the relaxed approximate graph structured recursive least squares (RAGS-RLS) algorithm, which can be used to track time-varying linear systems with low complexity while achieving tracking performance comparable to much more computationally intensive methods. The performance of the algorithms developed in the thesis in applications such as channel identification, echo cancellation and adaptive equalization demonstrate that the gains admitted by the graph framework are realizable in practice. The methods have wide applicability, and in particular show promise as the estimation and adaptation algorithms for a new breed of fast, accurate underwater acoustic modems. The contributions of the thesis illustrate the power of graphical model structure in simplifying difficult learning problems, even when the target system is not directly structured. / by Atulya Yellepeddi. / Ph. D.

Graphical models use Markov properties to establish associations among dependent variables. To estimate spatial correlation and other parameters in graphical models, the conditional independences and joint probability distribution of the graph need to be specified. We can rely on Gaussian multivariate models to derive the joint distribution when all the nodes of the graph are assumed to be normally distributed. However, when some of the nodes are discrete, the Gaussian model no longer affords an appropriate joint distribution function. We develop methods specifying the joint distribution of a chain graph with both discrete and continuous components, with spatial dependencies assumed among all variables on the graph. We propose a new group of chain graphs known as the generalized tree networks. Constructing the chain graph as a generalized tree network, we partition its joint distributions according to the maximal cliques. Copula models help us to model correlation among discrete variables in the cliques. We examine the method by analyzing datasets with simulated Gaussian and Bernoulli Markov random fields, as well as with a real dataset involving household income and election results. Estimates from the graphical models are compared with those from spatial random effects models and multivariate regression models. / Graduation date: 2013

Networks of distributed, remote sensors are providing ecological scientists with a view of our environment that is unprecedented in detail. However, these networks are subject to harsh conditions, which lead to malfunctions in individual sensors and failures in network communications. This behavior manifests as corrupt or missing measurements in the data. Consequently, before the data can be used in ecological models, future experiments, or even policy decisions, it must be quality controlled (QC'd) to flag affected measurements and impute corrected values. This dissertation describes a probabilistic modeling approach for real-time automated QC that exploits the spatial and temporal correlations in the data to distinguish sensor failures from valid observations. The model adapts to a site by learning a Bayesian network structure that captures spatial relationships among sensors, and then extends this structure to a dynamic Bayesian network to incorporate temporal correlations. The final QC model contains both discrete and continuous variables, which makes inference intractable for large sensor networks. Consequently, we examine the performance of three approximate methods for inference in this probabilistic framework. Two of these algorithms represent contemporary approaches to inference in hybrid models, while the third is a greedy search-based method of our own design. We demonstrate the results of these algorithms on synthetic datasets and real environmental sensor data gathered from an ecological sensor network located in western Oregon. Our results suggest that we can improve performance over networks with less sensors that use exhaustive asynchronic inference by including additional sensors and applying approximate algorithms. / Graduation date: 2013