{"title":"FREGNet: Ship Recognition Based on Feature Representation Enhancement and GCN Combiner in Complex Environment","authors":"Yang Tian;Hao Meng;Fei Yuan","doi":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3454016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3454016","url":null,"abstract":"Harsh sea conditions, uneven illumination, and the variable spatial positions of ships result in ship images captured by imaging systems that contain not only the ship targets but also complex environmental information. This environmental complexity, intertwined with the ship targets, significantly undermines the accuracy of ship target recognition. However, existing methods for recognizing ships are mainly designed to identify large targets in clear weather with uniform illumination. They rarely account for the aforementioned complex environmental information, leading to the loss of critical detailed features in the ship’s target area, particularly in adverse weather and uneven illumination scenarios. To address these challenges, we propose a novel method for recognizing ship targets in complex environments: the Feature Representation Enhancement and Graph Convolutional Combiner Network (FREGNet). We introduce a Feature Representation Enhancement (FRE) module to the backbone of the feature extraction network to enhance the capture of detailed features in the ship’s target area, particularly under illumination noise and cloud-covered conditions. Furthermore, we design a GCN Combiner module based on a Graph Convolutional Network to dynamically combine global feature key points and local detailed feature key points output by the FRE, thereby increasing the quantity of detailed feature information in the ship’s target area. This approach facilitates the accurate classification of ship categories. Experiments were conducted using the CIB-ships, MAR-ships, and Game-of-ships datasets. Compared to suboptimal transformer-based ship target recognition methods, FREGNet improves ship target recognition accuracy by 2.8%, 0.99%, and 1.38%, respectively. The FREGNet method achieves high recognition accuracy at a faster rate.","PeriodicalId":13416,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems","volume":"25 11","pages":"15641-15653"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Syed Muhammad Awais, Wu Yucheng, Khalid Mahmood, Mohammed J. F. Alenazi, Ali Kashif Bashir, Ashok Kumar Das, Pascal Lorenz
{"title":"Provably Secure and Lightweight Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for Fog-Based Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks","authors":"Syed Muhammad Awais, Wu Yucheng, Khalid Mahmood, Mohammed J. F. Alenazi, Ali Kashif Bashir, Ashok Kumar Das, Pascal Lorenz","doi":"10.1109/tits.2024.3452928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tits.2024.3452928","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13416,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenfeng Li;Zhengchao Xie;Pak Kin Wong;Xiang Zhang;Jian Zhao;Jing Zhao
{"title":"Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Path Tracking Control for Autonomous Ground Vehicles Under Switched Triggered and Sensor Attacks","authors":"Wenfeng Li;Zhengchao Xie;Pak Kin Wong;Xiang Zhang;Jian Zhao;Jing Zhao","doi":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3450182","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3450182","url":null,"abstract":"This article focuses on the path tracking control problem for autonomous ground vehicles under switched triggered and sensor attacks. Firstly, an interval type-2 Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy model is established to effectively approximate the tire dynamic nonlinearities and varying velocity in the path tracking control system, in which the random deception attack encountered in the sensor is considered. Secondly, a novel switched triggered communication mechanism is presented to decrease the frequency of signal transmission and save the network resources. The switched triggered mechanism includes both the time-triggered mode and event-triggered mode, which obey a Bernoulli distribution. Then, based on a positive Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and matrix inequalities, a set of conditions are developed for the path tracking controller design to achieve the asymptotic stability and performance requirements. Finally, experimental results are presented to evaluate and validate the performance of the proposed path tracking control method.","PeriodicalId":13416,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems","volume":"25 11","pages":"16024-16035"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Traffic Load Simulation for Long-Span Bridges Using a Transformer Model Incorporating In-Lane Transverse Vehicle Movements","authors":"Yiqing Dong;Yue Pan;Dalei Wang;Airong Chen","doi":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3452106","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3452106","url":null,"abstract":"Traffic load simulation (TLS) is critical for the design and assessment of long-span bridges. Traditional methods, such as Monte-Carlo sampling and Cellular Automaton, rely on actual traffic data for load generation and evolution. However, they often overlook in-lane transverse movements, which are vital for precise bridge component assessment. This paper presents a TLS framework that incorporates in-lane transverse movements for long-span bridges. We select eight parameters as input features for a Transformer-based deep learning model, designed to predict both longitudinal and transverse vehicle speeds. The TLS process begins with spatial-temporal traffic load monitoring on the target bridge. Monte-Carlo sampling generates vehicle data, and the trained Transformer model simulates traffic evolution. A case study on a 1490-meter main-span suspension bridge illustrates the proposed method. Traffic trajectories were captured using a multi-vision system and reconstructed to minimize errors. The Transformer model was trained with optimized hyperparameters, enabling the completion of TLS on the entire bridge deck. We also compare the performance of other deep learning models, evaluate the accuracy of transverse distribution in TLS, and discuss its potential applications in future bridge assessments. The proposed TLS method enhances current practices by accurately simulating transverse vehicle positions on bridge decks, thereby improving the fidelity of microscopic traffic simulations and enabling more precise fatigue damage assessments of bridge components.","PeriodicalId":13416,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems","volume":"25 11","pages":"15600-15613"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142227382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimizing Time-Dependent Network Flows With Environmental Objectives: A Path Controlling Approach Enabled by Automated Vehicles","authors":"Fang Zhang;Jian Lu;Xiaojian Hu","doi":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3452068","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3452068","url":null,"abstract":"The autonomy and controllability of automated vehicles (AVs) present new opportunities for regulating the traffic toward system-wide goals. This paper focuses on one aspect that has received increasing attentions in recent years, namely a path control scheme. This study contributes to the ongoing research by extending the path control scheme to a within-day dynamic context, with both system efficiency and environmental objectives taken into consideration. Moreover, it also contributes to the domain of operations research by developing a unified optimization framework to determine the best control strategy. Specifically, we assume that AVs on the roads originally follow the dynamic user equilibrium (DUE) principle and can be controlled as either dynamic system optimum (DSO) users to minimize the total system travel time, or dynamic eco-system optimum (DESO) users to minimize the total emission by the central agent when they depart from origins. We formulate the optimal time-dependent control problem as a single-level optimization program, with the dynamic equilibrium conditions integrated as a gap function-based constraint. A method for evaluating the path marginals is also presented, based on which a Lagrangian relaxation-based heuristic algorithm is proposed to solve the problem. A robust optimization technique is also developed to tackle the non-unique equilibrium flow patterns of the multiclass dynamic traffic assignment problem. Based on the numerical results, it is found that some O-D pairs enjoy higher control priority than others, and theoretically a satisfactory system performance can be achieved by controlling a small fraction of the traffic.","PeriodicalId":13416,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems","volume":"25 11","pages":"15654-15672"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Resource-Efficient Model-Free Adaptive Platooning Control for Vehicles With Encrypted Information","authors":"Huarong Zhao, Qiuju Zhang, Li Peng, Hongnian Yu","doi":"10.1109/tits.2024.3454428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/tits.2024.3454428","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13416,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Social Welfare Theory-Inspired Lexicographic Optimal Charging Scheduling Framework for Modular EV Fast Charging Stations","authors":"Can Berk Saner;Jaydeep Saha;Dipti Srinivasan","doi":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3451498","DOIUrl":"10.1109/TITS.2024.3451498","url":null,"abstract":"Fast charging technology is crucial for widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption. To enhance efficiency and scalability, charging equipment manufacturers are shifting towards a modular architecture in fast charging stations (FCSs). This architecture features multiple converter modules and charging ports, allowing flexible power allocation through module-to-port assignment. However, it introduces challenges, particularly when ports operate with fewer modules, necessitating EV charging scheduling schemes to allocate limited FCS capacity while maintaining high quality-of-service (QoS). Traditional scheduling methods are ill-suited for modular FCS settings due to unique characteristics such as discrete module-to-port allocation, state-of-charge-dependent charge curves, and power ramp rate limits. This work proposes a social welfare-inspired EV scheduling framework for modular FCSs, using lexicographic optimization and receding horizon control. The framework includes a computationally efficient charge curve model based on sliding convex hulls and a mathematical model tailored for modular FCSs. The three-stage lexicographic model, derived from Rawlsian and Benthamite social welfare theories, accommodates customer preferences and EV characteristics for high QoS provision. A welfare score metric, adapted from social welfare theories, is also introduced for multi-faceted QoS assessment. Across ceteris paribus experiments, the proposed framework consistently outperforms three benchmark methods, with a margin of up to 34% in welfare scores over the second-best method. In a diverse set of randomized EV arrival scenarios, the framework enables a median welfare around 85%, outperforming the benchmarks by at least 7.8%, with statistical tests confirming its significance. Moreover, ramp rate violations are kept at a minimum, while the computational efficiency and scalability are verified.","PeriodicalId":13416,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems","volume":"25 11","pages":"18648-18660"},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142227378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}