The theory instrument of grey relational analysis is grey relational grade between the sequences. The grey relational grade is a measure of the degree of association between two factors, or between two systems. It describes the relative changes among the various factors in the development process of the system. In turn, we can calculate the grey relational grade, compare and judge the grey rela...

Visual cryptography, first introduced by Naor and Shamir, allows a secret (black and white) image to be encoded and distributed to a set of participants such that certain predefined sets of participants may reconstruct the image without any computation. In 2000, Blundo, De Santis, and Naor introduced a model for grey-level visual cryptography which is a generalization of visual cryptography for...

The main research intent of this paper is to introduce the use of fault tree analysis (FTA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) in conjunction to analyse the risk and reliability of a complex mechatronic system in both qualitative and quantitative manner. The major focus is on handling imprecise and vague information with the help of fuzzy synthesis of information. A complex mechatroni...

Material management is an important task in building construction. They account for a substantial proportion of investment capital and construction volume. However, as material prices are often affected by the market, choosing right supplier not easy decision contractors, especially those materials required during finishing phase As one these paint, identifying core criteria evaluating selectin...

The advantages and disadvantages of BP neural network and grey Verhulst model for time series prediction are analyzed respectively, this article proposes a new time series forecasting model for the time series growth in S-type or growth being saturated. From the data fitting's viewpoint, the new model named grey Verhulst neural network is established based on grey Verhulst model and BP neural n...