LQR-based control strategy for improving human–robot companionship and natural obstacle avoidance by Zefan Su, Hanchen Yao, Jianwei Peng, Zhelin Liao, Zengwei Wang, Hui Yu, Houde Dai, Tim C. Lueth

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Improved Cd Detection in Rice Grain Using LIBS with Husk-Based XGBoost Transfer Learning by Weiping Xie, Jiang Xu, Lin Huang, Yuan Xu, Qi Wan, Yangfan Chen, Mingyin Yao

“…For brown rice, the XGBoost base model achieved <i>R_C²</i> of 0.9852 and <i>R_P²</i> of 0.8778, which were improved to 0.9885 and 0.9743, respectively, with the XGBoost-based transfer learning model. …”
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Improved Phase Diversity Wavefront Sensing with a Deep Learning-Driven Hybrid Optimization Approach by Yangchen Wang, Ming Wen, Hongcai Ma

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes a hybrid PDWS method that integrates deep learning with nonlinear optimization to improve efficiency and accuracy. The deep learning model provides an initial estimate of wavefront aberrations, which is further refined by the L-BFGS optimization algorithm to achieve high-precision reconstruction. …”
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Precise motion control for a space mining robot based on improved African vultures optimization by Baiyi Wang, Xinhua Liu, Marek Rydel, Dezheng Hua, Rafal Stanislawski, Hui Wang, Ke Feng, Zhixiong Li

“…Then, the optimal PID motion controller is developed based on the improved African vultures optimization algorithm (IAVOA). …”
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Reliability evaluation of dynamic face recognition systems based on improved Fuzzy Dynamic Bayesian Network by Zhiqiang Liu, Wenbo Zhu, Hongzhou Zhang, Shengjin Wang, Lu Fang, Weijun Hong, Hua Shao, Guopeng Wang

“…Subsequently, we infer to solve the fuzzy reliability state probabilities of the six systems with Netica and get two most important factors with the improved fuzzy C-means algorithm. We verify the model by comparing the evaluation results with actual achievements of these systems. …”
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EER-DETR: An Improved Method for Detecting Defects on the Surface of Solar Panels Based on RT-DETR by Jiajun Dun, Hai Yang, Shixin Yuan, Ying Tang

“…Experimental verification shows that the improved algorithm increased the average precision (mAP@0.5) on the panel dataset by 1.9%, and its comprehensive performance also exceeded RT-DETR. …”
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An Improved PSO-Based DC Discharge Heating Strategy for Lithium-Ion Batteries at Low Temperatures by Shaojian Han, Chengwei Li, Jifeng Ding, Xinhua Gao, Xiaojie Li, Zhiwen Zhang

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Steering-Angle Prediction and Controller Design Based on Improved YOLOv5 for Steering-by-Wire System by Cunliang Ye, Yunlong Wang, Yongfu Wang, Yan Liu

“…The YOLOv5Ms model achieves a 30.34% reduction in weight storage space while simultaneously improving accuracy by 7.38% compared to the YOLOv5s model. …”
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An Improved YOLOP Lane-Line Detection Utilizing Feature Shift Aggregation for Intelligent Agricultural Machinery by Cundeng Wang, Xiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Jiao, Shuang Song, Zhen Ma

“…Surprisingly, we also obtained a significant improvement in the model’s processing speed. Furthermore, we conducted ablation experiments to assess the effectiveness of our improvements in lane-line detection, all of which outperformed the original detection model.…”
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An improved hybrid approach involving deep learning for urban greening tree species classification with Pléiades Neo 4 imagery—A case study from Nanjing, Eastern China by Min Sun, Stephane G.P. Debulois, Zhengnan Zhang, Xiaolei Cui, Zhili Chen, Mingshi Li

“…Future work will integrate multi-source data, multi-seasonal observations, and adaptive algorithms to further enhance classification performance and improve model robustness across diverse urban environments.…”
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AC Optimal Power Flow Problem Considering Wind Energy by an Improved Particle Swarm Optimization by Mohammad Reza Ansari, Hossein Ramzaninezhad

“…The IPSO algorithm in this work includes velocity mirror effect that causes improvement in the quality of the results. …”
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Illustration image style transfer method design based on improved cyclic consistent adversarial network. by Xiaojun Wang, Jing Jiang

“…The model comprehensively utilizes the image restoration and style transfer capabilities of the attention mechanism and the cycle consistency adversarial network, and introduces an improved attention module, which can adaptively highlight the key visual elements in the illustration, thereby maintaining artistic integrity during the style transfer process. …”
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Prediction for Coastal Wind Speed Based on Improved Variational Mode Decomposition and Recurrent Neural Network by Muyuan Du, Zhimeng Zhang, Chunning Ji

“…This study proposes a systematic framework, termed VMD-RUN-Seq2Seq-Attention, for noise reduction, outlier detection, and wind speed prediction by integrating Variational Mode Decomposition (VMD), the Runge–Kutta optimization algorithm (RUN), and a Sequence-to-Sequence model with an Attention mechanism (Seq2Seq-Attention). …”
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Fault diagnosis of ZDJ7 railway point machine based on improved DCNN and SVDD classification by Zengshu Shi, Yiman Du, Xinwen Yao

“…Aiming at the unbalanced features of the railway point machine sample, an improved quantity learning algorithm for hypersphere coordinate mapping based on SVDD is proposed. …”
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Change Detection Based on Image Standardization and Improved Residual Network for Single-Polarization SAR Images by Mengmeng Wang, Jixian Zhang, Guoman Huang, Lijun Lu, Fenfen Hua

“…The noncoherent change acquisition part of the strategy involves an image standardization algorithm, which is derived from the Gaussian speckle model and is especially effective for images with different statistical characteristics. …”
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Improved sliding mode observer PMSM speed sensorless control based on two-stage filter by LIU Hongli, HUANG Xu, ZHU Qixin, ZHU Yonghong

“…Firstly, according to the mathematical model of PMSM, the estimation algorithm of stator current and back electromotive force using traditional sliding mode observer was designed. …”
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An improved preconditioned conjugate gradient method for unconstrained optimization problem with application in Robot arm control by Lawal Muhammad, Mohammad Y. Waziri, Ibrahim Mohammed Sulaiman, Issam A.R. Moghrabi, Aceng Sambas

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Study on the fusion of improved YOLOv8 and depth camera for bunch tomato stem picking point recognition and localization by Guozhu Song, Jian Wang, Rongting Ma, Yan Shi, Yaqi Wang

“…Compared with the YOLOv8 model, the accuracy is improved by 2.8%, and the error of the depth value of the picking points is only ±2.5 mm. …”
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Image harmonization improves consistency of intra-rater delineations of MS lesions in heterogeneous MRI by Aaron Carass, Danielle Greenman, Blake E. Dewey, Peter A. Calabresi, Jerry L. Prince, Dzung L. Pham

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Smart UAV-assisted rose growth monitoring with improved YOLOv10 and Mamba restoration techniques by Fan Zhao, Zhiyan Ren, Jiaqi Wang, Qingyang Wu, Dianhan Xi, Xinlei Shao, Yongying Liu, Yijia Chen, Katsunori Mizuno

“…We also developed ROSE-YOLO, an improved object detection model tailored for rose identification, achieving 95.3 % mean average precision (mAP) on high-resolution images. …”
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