Deep learning applications with practical measured results in electronics industries

Abstract

This editorial introduces the Special Issue, entitled “Deep Learning Applications with Practical Measured Results in Electronics Industries”, of Electronics. Topics covered in this issue include four main parts: (I) environmental information analyses and predictions, (II) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and object tracking applications, (III) measurement and denoising techniques, and (IV) recommendation systems and education systems. Four papers on environmental information analyses and predictions are as follows: (1) “A Data-Driven Short-Term Forecasting Model for Offshore Wind Speed Prediction Based on Computational Intelligence” by Panapakidis et al.; (2) “Multivariate Temporal Convolutional Network: A Deep Neural Networks Approach for Multivariate Time Series Forecasting” by Wan et al.; (3) “Modeling and Analysis of Adaptive Temperature Compensation for Humidity Sensors” by Xu et al.; (4) “An Image Compression Method for Video Surveillance System in Underground Mines Based on Residual Networks and Discrete Wavelet Transform” by Zhang et al. Three papers on UAV and object tracking applications are as follows: (1) “Trajectory Planning Algorithm of UAV Based on System Positioning Accuracy Constraints” by Zhou et al.; (2) “OTL-Classifier: Towards Imaging Processing for Future Unmanned Overhead Transmission Line Maintenance” by Zhang et al.; (3) “Model Update Strategies about Object Tracking: A State of the Art Review” by Wang et al. Five papers on measurement and denoising techniques are as follows: (1) “Characterization and Correction of the Geometric Errors in Using Confocal Microscope for Extended Topography Measurement. Part I: Models, Algorithms Development and Validation” by Wang et al.; (2) “Characterization and Correction of the Geometric Errors Using a Confocal Microscope for Extended Topography Measurement, Part II: Experimental Study and Uncertainty Evaluation” by Wang et al.; (3) “Deep Transfer HSI Classification Method Based on Information Measure and Optimal Neighborhood Noise Reduction” by Lin et al.; (4) “Quality Assessment of Tire Shearography Images via Ensemble Hybrid Faster Region-Based ConvNets” by Chang et al.; (5) “High-Resolution Image Inpainting Based on Multi-Scale Neural Network” by Sun et al. Two papers on recommendation systems and education systems are as follows: (1) “Deep Learning-Enhanced Framework for Performance Evaluation of a Recommending Interface with Varied Recommendation Position and Intensity Based on Eye-Tracking Equipment Data Processing” by Sulikowski et al. and (2) “Generative Adversarial Network Based Neural Audio Caption Model for Oral Evaluation” by Zhang et al.