68 results about "Impact evaluation" patented technology

A disaster assessment system is presented. The disaster assessment system generates one or more impact reports detailing the nature of how a disaster has impacted a building site based on sensor data associated with the building site that is collected after the disaster. According to one aspect of the inventive subject matter, the disaster assessment system includes a sensor platform, a pre-disaster database, a historic disaster database, and an impact assessment engine. The sensor platform obtains sensor data reflecting a building site before, during, and / or after an event. The impact assessment engine derives a pre-event 3D model based on sensor data collected by the sensor platform before the event, and derives a post-event 3D model based on sensor data collected by the sensor platform after the event. The impact assessment engine then generates the impact reports based on a difference between the pre-event 3D model and the post-event 3D model.

An impact assessment system and method for determining emerging criticality in a complex system is provided. The impact assessment system includes a component dependency model and an emergent criticality analyzer. The component dependency model describes the relationships between components in the system and their underlying dependency and criticality relationships. The impact assessment system receives component failure data from the complex system and uses the component dependency model and emergent criticality analyzer to determine the impact of the component failure on the criticality of remaining components in the system. The impact assessment system is thus able to determine how component failures in the complex system can impact the criticality of remaining components in the complex system and thus can assist in determining how those components may or may not be safely used in further operational activities.

A processor receives a submission to post to a social media platform, wherein the submission includes content. The processor analyzes the content of the submission. The processor determines an impact of the content of the submission. The processor determines one or more objectives of an impact assessment, wherein each of the one or more objectives is associated with a potential impact. The processor compares the impact of the submission to the one or more objectives, based on the content of the submission which is analyzed. The processor determines an impact assessment, wherein the impact assessment is based on whether the impact meets the one or more objectives, and the processor performs an action based on the impact assessment.

The invention discloses a user distribution based base station electromagnetic radiation prediction method, which comprises the steps of propagating a path loss model through wireless communication signals, and calculating the instantaneous transmitting power required by communication of a base station according to the distance between a mobile terminal and a base station antenna; calculating the average transmitting power of the base station by combining the instantaneous transmitting power required by communication of the base station and a probability density function of user distribution of a coverage area of the base station; and predicting the average electromagnetic radiation intensity of a certain point location around the base station according to the acquired average transmitting power of the base station. According to the invention, modeling is performed on prediction for electromagnetic radiation around the base station through considering multiple factors such as distribution of users in the coverage area, the path loss and communication features of the users, and the average electromagnetic radiation intensity of a certain point location of the base station can be accurately calculated according to a built model. The method disclosed by the invention has great reference values for base station construction, electromagnetic radiation environmental impact evaluation and environmental protection, and has certain social benefits.

A method for automated real-time impact assessment is disclosed. The method uses real-time events and alerts from monitored systems and environments such as computer networks, telecommunications networks, transportation systems, buildings, military units, emergency response teams, air traffic, medical facilities and services, chemical process plants, manufacturing assembly lines, power plants, farms, supply-chain management, businesses with workflow-based business processes, and other real-time applications which maintain situational models to depict, determine, and analyze the historical, current, and potential state of a complex set of interacting things, entities, and agents. The method shows first a means to acquire and update the relationships between entities represented in the situational view and entities such as business process, tasks, assets, and missions which are the subject of the impact assessment. The method shows second a means to automatically determine and maintain, from the situational view and other information, an evaluation of the impact on the subjects of the assessment, such entities including business processes, tasks, assets, and missions. The method shows third a means to determine impact assessment from potential and actual situations in the situational view.

Systems and devices for assessment of an impact by an event on an environment are disclosed. Processes for automated impact assessment are also disclosed. An impact assessment can be performed in computer-generated environments which include data regarding the environment impacted and data regarding the event impacting the environment. Environment data may be represented as a geospatial layer.

The invention relates to a method for evaluating electronic impacts or shots of fired shots in a shooting range for sportsmen and for hunter training. The target to be shot at is provided as a light spot and is projected onto a target wall (1) via a light source in such a way that said target can move in all directions. An infrared camera (7) records the shooting image on the target wall (1) for evaluating the impact. The aim of the invention is to increase accuracy and reduce the evaluation time. Target co-ordinates arm detected while the target is being provided. Said target coordinates arm compared to the impact co-ordinates obtained by means of the impact evaluation. An impact is signalled when an impact falls short of a given divergence.

A method for measuring the static quality of FPGA software disclosed by the present invention aims to provide a method that can effectively reduce the number of verification tests and quantify the static test quality of software codes. The present invention is realized through the following technical solutions, including VHDL and Verilog In the FPGA software in different languages, the metric elements that reflect the value of software quality are screened out, and the FPGA software metric elements are classified and weighted; the evaluation rule sets that reflect a wide coverage and high degree of influence are selected, and the relevant weighting coefficients of the metric elements are extracted. Determine the severity of the impact, determine the number of evaluation metrics, and establish the analysis metrics and FPGA software quality evaluation model and rule set classification appendix table; according to the fault statistics of the reference standard GJB 2423A, calculate the total number of metrics A and the metrics and The specified metric element score is used to calculate the total number of metric element defects and the evaluation rules to give the metric evaluation result.

The invention discloses an FPGA single-particle soft error impact evaluation method. According to the FPGA single-particle soft error impact evaluation method, for the specific configuration of an SRAM type FPGA without protective measures, the design structure and the resource occupation amount of the SRAM type FPGA are comprehensively considered, the transmission probability of single-particle soft error faults of an internal unit of the FPGA can be obtained, and the overall impact of the single-particle soft errors on the SRAM type FPGA is obtained through analysis so that satellite electronic product designers can master the overall impact of the single-particle soft errors on the SRAM type FPGA, and the single-particle soft error resisting design of the SRAM type FPGA can be easily guided.

The invention relates to a multi-domain collaborative distributed type fault diagnosis method and a system. Each domain of the system comprises a domain manager which can be communicated with other domain managers and assigns cross-domain warning / symptoms to the domain that is most probable to result in the cross-domain symptoms; and the domain managers is responsible for the fault diagnosis of the domains at which the domain managers are located. When the symptoms are exchanged, the current domain can only be communicated with partial other domains which may result in the symptoms so as to becapable of reducing communication overhead. The multi-domain collaborative distributed type fault diagnosis method and the system adopt the symptoms in the domains to carry out preliminary diagnosis,and then estimate the possibility for resulting in each cross-domain warning according to the preliminary fault assumption, improve the estimation accuracy, consider the possibility of wrongly distributed symptoms, calculate one fault symptom probability for each distributed symptom, and therefore can reduce the influence of wrong distribution on the diagnosis.

The present invention provides a method for assessing risk within an organization comprising: defining one or more areas (2), each of which comprises an environment; identifying one or more assets of the organization ( 4), each of said assets is located in a respective one of said regions; performing a respective impact assessment (6) for each of said assets, each assessment comprising assessing the impact of the loss of the respective asset; for said regions performing a separate area risk assessment (8a) for each of the respective areas, including assessing the level of risk associated with placing each asset in each corresponding area; and performing a separate asset risk assessment (8b) for each asset, including assessing a level of risk associated with each asset depending on the respective region of each asset; and assessing risk based on at least an impact assessment, an area risk assessment, and an asset risk assessment. The present invention also provides a risk management method comprising assessing risk and managing said risk according to the method described above.

Vehicle ownership impact evaluations are implemented by a host system having logic executable thereon. The logic calculates mileage indicative of a roundtrip for a commute received from a user. The logic also acquires terrain data for the commute from a database containing topological information. The logic uses the routing information, in conjunction with a timestamp associated with input from the user, to access a database containing climate information for a geography identified from the routing information, and determines an estimated climate for a time of year via the timestamp. The logic receives an identifier for a vehicle from the user, and retrieves specification data for the vehicle via the identifier. The logic further applies the specification data to the mileage, the estimated climate, the terrain data, and a base energy price, and calculates estimated costs for the commute in terms of energy consumed for the round trip by the vehicle.

The invention belongs to the technical field of energy-saving and environmental protection, in particular to a comprehensive environmental impact assessment method of green building based on the lifecycle theory, which mainly comprises the following steps of: 1) establishing a life cycle model; 2) acquiring data; 3) model result and analysis; 4) establishing an evaluation system. The invention provides an environmental impact assessment method of green building, which synthesizes a large number of research green building assessment standards at home and abroad, and utilizes life cycle assessment and life cycle cost theory to carry out a relatively comprehensive assessment method for the comprehensive environmental impact of green building. As one of the longest-serving economic products,buildings will consume a lot of resources and have a tremendous impact on the environment. If we can fully analyze what factors and activities will have an impact on the environment throughout the life cycle of the building, and evaluate its comprehensive impact on the comprehensive cost. On this basis, with the corresponding effective improvement, the sustainable development of the construction industry can be realized.

The invention relates to a traffic impact evaluation system and method. The system comprises a traffic planning unit, a data acquisition unit, a static planning model establishment unit, a check unit, and a dynamic simulation unit. The traffic planning unit is used for carrying out traffic zone division, road network and management and control setting, and demanded matrix analyses for a construction project. The data acquisition unit is used for collecting data needed by traffic impact evaluation. The static planning model establishment unit is used for establishing a static planning model based on the collected traffic evaluation data. The check unit is used for traffic distribution initialization on the static planning model and determining whether the distribution result and an observed flow are in an error range; and if hot, the static planning model is checked. The dynamic simulation unit is used for carrying out dynamic simulation on the checked static planning model. With the system and method, a way that modeling and check need to be carried out respectively and separately for traditional evaluation indexes is changed and integrated checking is realized, so that the efficiency and precision are improved. In addition, fleet simulation is used for replacing individual vehicles, so that the local microcosmic simulation efficiency is effectively improved.

A system and method for detecting, monitoring and ranking incidents from social media streams comprises detecting incidents from social media streams and continuously monitoring the incidents, calculating a current-score for each of the incidents, determining a projected-score indicating an expected evolution for each of the incidents, ranking the incidents based on the current-scores of the incidents, predicting ranking of the incidents based on the projected-score of the incidents, and updating the predicted ranking responsive to new input detected about the incidents from the social media streams. In one aspect, the current-score is computed in accordance with characteristics of the incident comprising one or more of social impact assessment, dynamic location of users, human perception, and social network features. In one aspect, the current-score is calculated using one or more diffusion models based on one of a type of the incident, and similar incidents for which their evolution is known.

The invention belongs to the field of ocean engineering, and particularly relates to a macroscopic elasticity evaluation method and system for offshore oil well control equipment. The macroscopic elasticity evaluation method for the offshore oil well control equipment comprises the six steps of determining the type and strength of external impact, calculating the failure rate of an assembly, calculating the recovery rate of the assembly, modeling a Bayesian network in the degradation process, modeling a Bayesian network in the maintenance process and calculating the elasticity of the offshoreoil well control equipment. The macroscopic elasticity evaluation system of the offshore oil well control equipment comprises an external impact evaluation module, a component failure rate calculationsubsystem, a reliability degradation process simulation module, a fault recognition module, a component recovery rate calculation module, a reliability recovery process simulation module, a reliability change curve exporting unit and an elasticity calculation unit. The elasticity assessment method belongs to macroscopic significance, is not limited by external impact types, solves the problem oferrors caused by failure rate values in the elasticity assessment process, and improves the elasticity value of the system.

The invention provides a tropical cyclone potential impact evaluation method based on a comprehensive intensity index. The method comprises the following steps: (1) dividing plane space into latitude-longitude grids of which the sizes are 2 degrees * 2 degrees, and carrying out statistics of the inter-decade path orientation time level of a tropical cyclone path passing each grid according to an inter-decade scale; (2) calculating the energy dissipation exponential value of a tropical cyclone in each time level in each grid, and accumulating the energy dissipation exponential values of the tropical cyclone in all time levels in the grid to obtain the grid inter-decade energy dissipation exponential value of the grid, wherein the grid inter-decade energy dissipation exponential value serves as an index reflecting the comprehensive intensity of the tropical cyclone; (3) acquiring a grid inter-decade path comparison orientation time level corresponding to each level of tropical cyclones at each magnitude of grid inter-decade energy dissipation exponential values according to the mean wind speed of all levels of tropical cyclones; and (4) building potential impact levels of the tropical cyclones, and evaluating potential impacts of the tropical cyclones on different regions. The tropical cyclone potential impact evaluation method can effectively evaluate the potential impacts of the tropical cyclones, and has important values in defending against tropical cyclone disasters and improving tropical cyclone disaster forecasting level.

A construction method of a house cost performance evaluation model comprises the following steps: 1) collecting corresponding index sets of the house cost performance evaluation model, wherein the corresponding index sets comprise a house dwelling effective index set A and a house dwelling cost index set B, and the house dwelling effective index set A comprises a house type performance evaluation index set, a building group performance evaluation index set and a location impact evaluation index set; 2) performing nondimensionalization on the house dwelling effective index set A; respectively performing weight totaling and combining on the house dwelling cost index set B and the house dwelling effective index set A after nondimensionalization to obtain values of the house dwelling cost index set B and the house dwelling effective index set A, which are subjected to weight totaling and combining; 3) constructing the house cost performance evaluation model according to the values of the house dwelling cost index set B and the house dwelling effective index set A, which are subjected to weight totaling and combining. The house cost performance can be evaluated objectively and scientifically.

The invention provides an evaluation method for impact of wind power integration on a power grid transient state as well as medium and long term reliability on the basis of investigating and surveying domestic and overseas power grid reliability evaluation research progress and combining the impact condition of the wind power integration on power grid characteristics, and constructs an impact evaluation algorithm process of the wind power integration on the power grid transient state as well as medium and long term reliability. With the adoption of the evaluation method, the impact of wind power on system safety performance can be visually expressed by quantitative evaluation indexes, wind power source factors influencing the power system safety performance are identified, and scheduling and operatorsing personnel can be guided to formulate corresponding precaution and improvement measures, so that the impact of the wind power integration on the power grid can be reduced.

A method of informing operations management personnel of the impact of an operations management action about to be performed is presented. Responsive to a request for the operations management action to be performed, a logic module ascertains the real world impact the operations management action will have when performed, and an informative message is formulated. In ascertaining the impact the operations management action, the logic module queries at least one managed entity roster tracking currently provisioned services and / or transactions, client lists, policies, etc. The formulated message is displayed to operations management personnel in obtaining confirmation of the request to perform the operations management action. Implementations of the logic module relate to network management systems, system management systems, transaction management system, transaction clearance systems, as well as to service provisioning applications. Advantages are derived from an informed decision making in respect of the real world impact assessment provided in real-time in connection with requesting each operations management action to be performed, and a finer granularity of control over operations management actions to be performed by operations management personnel.

The invention provides a multimedia data unequal error protection method based on a Raptor code. The method includes two application modes of basic unequal error protection and reinforced unequal error protection, and unequal error protection of multimedia data packages is achieved through the steps of distortion impact evaluation, sequencing and classification, Raptor coding and transmitting and the like. The method completely utilizes the good characteristics of the Raptor code under large block length. In addition, the method is easy to use due to the fact that the standard Raptor code is used.

The invention provides a landscape visual impact comprehensive evaluation method based on a GIS. The method includes the following steps of establishing an objective evaluation function, establishing an evaluation object impact factor set, establishing the weights of impact factors, listing an impact factor fuzzy evaluation matrix, achieving landscape visual impact evaluation through the GIS and generating a multi-dimensional display graph. The method that the evaluation object impact factor set and the weights of the impact factors are established, in combination with an analytic hierarchy process and a fuzzy evaluation method, a position variation function and a semi-variogram are adopted for analysis, the landscape visual impact evaluation is achieved through the GIS, and the multi-dimensional display graph is generated is adopted, the landscape visual impact can be comprehensively and objectively evaluated, the evaluation effect is very ideal, all the factors and opinions of all crowds can be comprehensively considered, data are stored and compared through the GIS, the high reliability of landscape visual evaluation is achieved, and the guiding effect on landscape design is achieved.

A microprocessor executable impact assessment analyzer is programmed to determine and provide, via digital computer communications, and for an event impacting a selected supply and / or logistics chain, data indicating a significance of an impact of the event on a selected object in the selected supply and / or logistics chain.

A process of data fusion in potential conflict situations that provides, for the first time, a sound basis for Situation and Impact Assessment, leading to the ability to generate actionable plans and decisions. It uses a uniform representation method for relating time varying objects mapped onto a multi-dimensional space, whether these objects' properties can be either wholly determined or determined only in part. The method provides the best prediction of potential conflicts based on the data and background information available. The method is computationally tractable and scalable. The information generated can be re-used with changed assumptions and alternative courses of action.

The invention discloses a road infrastructure construction project impact evaluation decision support system and method. The system includes a feature year OD prediction unit, an entering unit, a traffic impact analysis unit, a traffic data processing unit and a database editing and viewing unit; the feature year OD prediction unit is used for predicting the vehicle traffic travel volume of roadsaccording to a growth rate model and generating an OD file; the entering unit is used for entering a map format file and a feature year OD table which are selected by a user; the traffic impact analysis unit is used for calculating and displaying the operation conditions of the roads of a global road network and the road network of a main affected area; the traffic data processing unit is used forobtaining the travel volume of roads in the map format file and the OD file; and the database editing and viewing unit is used for entering, storing, updating, and viewing the OD file and the map format file. According to the system and method of the invention, an OD backstepping method is adopted, and therefore, the required traffic flow of important road sections can be conveniently obtained, and human and material resources are greatly reduced; an updateable database is built, the larger the updated data amount of the database is, the more a predicted base year OD travel table conforms toactual traffic travel characteristics; and the accuracy of travel distribution prediction can be improved.

The invention discloses a pre-severe precipitation disaster risk prediction method. According to the method, a meteorological data unit used for calculating disaster-inducing factors of disasters, a monitoring data unit used for disaster-inducing factor climate background analysis, disaster process similarity fitting and disaster prediction model computation, and a comparison and analysis unit used for disaster impact assessment and early warning are adopted; the disaster-inducing factors of the disasters which are obtained through analysis on meteorological data can provide a basic monitoring direction for the monitoring data unit; the disaster-inducing factor background, historical similar disasters and disaster prediction information can be calculated through analysis of monitored data; disaster impact assessment information can be obtained through disaster prediction model computation, so that comprehensive contrastive analysis of the disasters can be realized; and accurate severe precipitation disaster early warning information can be obtained. With the pre-severe precipitation disaster risk prediction method adopted, post-disaster loss can reduced.

The invention discloses a dimension optimization method of failure impact evaluation based on discrimination coefficient, according to the corresponding relationship between the aspects involved in the process failure impact and the type of enterprise responsibility, according to the property right boundary theory, perceived risk theory and manufacturing maturity theory , to construct a dimensional system for evaluating the severity of manufacturing process failure with systematic theoretical basis and completeness. Then, create a discriminatory coefficient calculation formula that can be used for fuzzy risk assessment. Finally, with the goal of minimizing the number of dimensions and maximizing the information content of the system, and taking the requirements of the principal component analysis method for the completeness of the system as constraints, a multi-objective mathematical optimization model based on the weight of each dimension and the evaluation data of each dimension is established. Optimize the selection of dimensions to find the best balance between the completeness and simplicity of the dimension system.

A disaster assessment system is presented. The disaster assessment system generates one or more impact reports detailing the nature of how a disaster has impacted a building site based on sensor data associated with the building site that is collected after the disaster. According to one aspect of the inventive subject matter, the disaster assessment system includes a sensor platform, a pre-disaster database, a historic disaster database, and an impact assessment engine. The sensor platform obtains sensor data reflecting a building site before, during, and / or after an event. The impact assessment engine derives a pre-event 3D model based on sensor data collected by the sensor platform before the event, and derives a post-event 3D model based on sensor data collected by the sensor platform after the event. The impact assessment engine then generates the impact reports based on a difference between the pre-event 3D model and the post-event 3D model.