Fractal characteristics and the fractal dimension are widely used in the description and characterization of rock fracture networks. They are important tools for coal mining, oil and gas transportation, and other engineering problems. However, due to the complexity of rock fracture networks and the difficulty in directly applying the limit definition of the fractal dimension, the definition and application of the fractal dimension have become hot topics in related projects. In this paper, the traditional fractal calculation methods were reviewed. Using the traditional fractal theory and the head/tail breaks method, a new fractal dimension quantization model was established as a simple method of fractal calculation. This simple method of fractal calculation was used to calculate the fractal dimensions of three rock fracture networks. Through comparison with the box-counting dimension calculation results, it was verified that the model could calculate the fractal dimension of the fracture length of rock fracture networks, as well as quantify it accurately and effectively. In addition, we found a number of similarities between rock fracture networks and urban road traffic networks in GIS. The application of the space syntax metric to rock fracture networks prevents controversy with respect to the definition of the axis and it showed a good effect. Using the space syntax metric as a parameter can better reflect the space relationship of rock fractures than length. Through the calculation of the fractal dimension of the connection value and control value, it was found that the trend of the length fractal dimension was the same as that of the control value, whereas the fractal dimension of the connection value was the opposite. This further verifies the applicability of the space syntax metric in rock fracture networks.
Aimed at the problem of large localization error based on indoor received signal strength indication (RSSI), a RBF neural network (RBFNN) localization algorithm is proposed optimized by improved particle swarm optimization (PSO). Combined with resource allocation network (RAN), the number of nodes in hidden layer increase dynamically to determine the center of RBFNN, the number of nodes in hidden layer and spread constant. The inertia weight of PSO is improved to advance the global search ability of PSO and optimize the output weight of RBFNN. Finally, the optimized RBFNN is used for indoor RSSI positioning. Simulation and experimental results show that the improved localization algorithm has higher positioning accuracy.
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