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Research ArticleColor Image Evaluation for Small Space Based on FA and GEP
Li Deng12 Sui-Huai Yu1 Wen-Jun Wang1 Jun-Xuan Chen1 and Guo-Chang Liu1
1 Institute of Industrial Design Northwestern Polytechnical University Xirsquoan 710072 China2 School of Mechatronic Engineering Southwest Petroleum University Chengdu 610500 China
Correspondence should be addressed to Li Deng dengliswpueducn
Received 4 November 2013 Revised 11 January 2014 Accepted 12 January 2014 Published 26 February 2014
Academic Editor Wang Xing-Yuan
Copyright copy 2014 Li Deng et al This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License whichpermits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited
Aiming at the problem that color image is difficult to quantify this paper proposes an evaluation method of color image forsmall space based on factor analysis (FA) and gene expression programming (GEP) and constructs a correlation model betweencolor image factors and comprehensive color image The basic color samples of small space and color images are evaluated bysemantic differential method (SDmethod) color image factors are selected via dimension reduction in FA factor score function isestablished and by combining the entropy weight method to determine each factor weights then the comprehensive color imagescore is calculated finallyThe best fitting function between color image factors and comprehensive color image is obtained by GEPalgorithm which can predict the usersrsquo color image values A color image evaluation system for small space is developed based onthismodelThe color evaluation of a control roomonAC frequency conversion rig is taken as an example verifying the effectivenessof the proposed method It also can assist the designers in other color designs and provide a fast evaluation tool for testing usersrsquocolor image
1 Introduction
Rerferring to the topic of color image color image processinghas to be reviewed It has become an important research fieldin computer graphics and image processing For instanceWang et al proposed an effective color image retrievalmethod based on texture [1] and later presented a novelmethod for image retrieval based on structure elementsrsquodescriptor [2] The method of image authentication [3] andrestoration [4] was also been put forward The results areplentiful and of guiding significance However in this papercolor image would be discussed from another perspective ofKansei engineering Known from color ergonomics researchcolor affects peoplersquos emotions feelings thoughts and behav-ior unconsciously either direct visual stimulation or indirectassociation As a kind of important visual language differentcolor produces different stimulus to peoplersquos physical andmental moreover psychological effect of color affects personrsquosmood and behavior [5] In traditional color design usuallyaccording to the designersrsquo subjective experience and a lot oftrials and errors to make a decision now the color designtends to satisfy usersrsquo preferences emphasizing feeling and
experience of users Color image is a kind of color charac-teristics that consider color property and color psychologytogether In color design designers must study the emotionalreactions such as the feeling associated with emotional cog-nitive in usersrsquo heart and find out tacit knowledge of users [6]
As one kind of association produced by usersrsquo sensecolor image relates to factors such as usersrsquo vision experienceof life and cultural background belongs to the categoryof mental activity and can be quantitatively studied Atpresent many methods that such as grey theory fuzzytheory [7] neural network [8] genetic algorithm [9 10] andKansei engineering [11 12] have been applied to productrsquosform and color design They attempted to quantify peoplersquospsychological feelings of color [13] and acquired consumersrsquocolor image finally Hsiao and Tasi [14] used grey theory andback-propagation nerve network for children walkerrsquos colorquantitative evaluation research Hsiao et al [15] put forwarda kind of computer aided color selection system based on thecolor harmony fuzzy set theory and so on which could assistconsumer to choose the suitable clothing color matchingaccording to skin color and image preferences Tsai et al [16]proposed a kind of fast concept design method to predict
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Usersrsquo tacitknowledge
Subimages
Image 1 Factor 1
Factor 2Image 2
FactorsOverallfactors
Color 2
Color p
Color 1
ExtractDimensionreduction
Image nm lt n
Usersrsquo perceptual image space
Factor m
F1
F2
FP
Map
Color space
R1 R2 Rn
G1 G2 Gn
B1 B2 Bn
Figure 1 The mapping of usersrsquo perceptual cognitive
image evaluation based on fuzzy neural network and greytheory and applied it in electronic lock design Tsai and Chou[17] applied grey theory and genetic algorithm to constructan automatic design support system which could generatecolor matching scheme of two colors according to the imageor evaluate color scheme automatically and it was used toevaluate the color image of kettle Ma et al [18] constructeda design decision-making support model for custom colorcombinations which would be applied to the sofa colordesign
The above research provides an efficient image evaluationcriterion and auxiliary support for product color designHowever these studies mainly focus on product color designalthough there are a few studies about color image andpreferences of interior space [19] that hardly consider colorimage problem of small space Color image is a compre-hensive psychological reaction for color that is producedby a variety of sensory organs The color of small space isdifferent from general product appearance Suppose a personis surrounded by environmental color the color of smallspace will have strong influence on peoplersquos perception Howto validate the fact that the color image designed by designersmatched with usersrsquo expectations Users have numerouscolor images and the image is fuzzy and uncertain howto quickly and accurately reflect the nonlinear relationshipbetween images How to change the perceptual color designto rational calculation and then return to the understandingof perceptual once again after design However very fewstudies have discussed these issues
Therefore the study aims to quantitatively study thepsychological attribute and emotional characteristics of colorand solve the problem that usersrsquo color image perceptionis fuzzy From the perspective of cognitive psychology [20]the methods such as Kansei engineering are used to makethe usersrsquo implicit color preference image externalizationAiming at the complicated nonlinear relation between thecomprehensive color image and color factors meanwhileand considering their intrinsic relevance excellent GEPalgorithm [21] was applied to construct the relationshipmodel between color image and color scheme and a coloroptimization designmethod for small space was built Finallycolor image evaluation system for small space was developedbased on the model and assisted designers to conduct colorevaluation and optimization by usersrsquo preference
2 Problem Description and Outlineof the Method
21 Problem Description Working space [22] refers to theneeded activity space when people are operating machineplus the total space which is occupied by machinery equip-ment appliances tools processing objects and so forthCombining with the definition of working space the conceptof small space is defined It is a closed or semiclosed spacethe range of activity for person is narrow and easily leads tooppression and other uncomfortable feelings Such as aircraftcockpit manned submersibles engineering machinery cabnuclear power plant control room oil rig driller control roomand family car cab in which the persons operate in sitting orstanding posture The space is restricted by various factorsbesides the space of machinery and equipment layout theactivity space for person is very limited The appropriatecolor design for small space will be able to adjust the spaceenvironmentrsquos atmosphere color temperature space size andso on Under the background of customization designersneed to conduct special custom to satisfy the demands ofusers
Color is a sense of perception formed by the brainrsquos visualcortex transmitted from nerve impulse generated by lightstimulate eye The formation of usersrsquo perceptual image is aprocess from the divergent thinking to convergent thinking[23] Color information seen directly and color aestheticpsychology are comprehensively processed by users themostsimilar images close to the space color are searched in thememory and users will combine several subimages to forman overall image On the contrary the deconstruction of theusersrsquo perceptual image is the inverse process In order to getthe usersrsquo overall image we need to decompose and knowits subimages Because of the usersrsquo different life backgroundexperience culture preferences age gender and so on per-ceptual images produced by different users will form a largenumber of subimage sets And the formation of perceptionsoften accompanied by complicated mental process leads tothe fact that the subjective information of images is fuzzyand uncertain So in order to build the mapping relationshipbetween the perceptual information and the color designof small space according to the usersrsquo perceptual cognitivestructure of thinking (shown in Figure 1) via FA to reducedimensionality and form the usersrsquo perceptual image spacethis paper extracted usersrsquo implicit knowledge explored the
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Generation +1
Basic color samples Open-ended questionnaire
Small space samples
Representative colorsamples of small space
The collection of color images
Qualitative analysisand selecting images
Quantitative analysis
The evaluation of SD method
Factor sets of color images
Entropy weight method todetermine the objective weights
Factor score of basic color sample of small spaceand score of comprehensive perceptual image
The prediction model ofcolor image based on GEP
Start End
Coding
Create chromossomesof initial population
Evaluate fitness
Iterate or terminate
Iterate
Terminate
Keep the best individual
Selection
Replication
Mutation
ISRISgene transposition
1-point2-pointgene recombination
New population
Evaluation system
Designers Input color variablesInput image factor score
Color image prediction interface
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
FA
Prediction result of color image
Figure 2 The color image evaluation method for small space
relationship between the color factors and the overall imageand thus mastered usersrsquo color psychology
22 Outline of the Method As shown in Figure 2 the imple-mentation procedures of evaluationmethodmainly comprisethe following steps
Step 1 (choose the basic color samples of small space and colorimages) The test color samples were created by regularlyadjusting the RGB parameters with constant units within therange of 0ndash255 Human material and financial resourceswere comprehensively considered finally the simulationexperiment method of drawing space in plane was adoptedThe extensive color images were acquired by open-endedquestionnaire
Step 2 (analyze the color images qualitatively and quanti-tatively) The color images were qualitatively analyzed bydesigners and the representative adjectives were selectedThen the perceptual image evaluation experiment was car-ried on by SDmethod [24]Through FA to reduce dimension-ality of subimage sets factor score function was establishedand the weight of each factor was determined by the entropyweight method finally the comprehensive perceptual imagescore was calculated
Step 3 (establish the prediction model of color image basedon GEP) By GEP algorithmrsquos strong ability of functionfinding the best fitting function between the color factors andcomprehensive perceptual image was obtained The functioncould predict the usersrsquo color image value and grasp the usersrsquopsychology
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Step 4 (construct the color image evaluation system for smallspace) Based on above-mentioned model the color imageevaluation system for small space was developed assisteddesigners to design the color and provided effective tools totest usersrsquo color image
3 Prediction Model of Color Image for SmallSpace Based on FA and GEP
31 Theoretical Background
311 FA FA [25] is a method of multivariate statistical anal-ysis which studies how to make numerous original variablescondense into a few factors with the least amount of infor-mation loss and how to make the factors have certain namedexplanatory Suppose that there are 119899 original variables1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 after standardized treatment variables are
expressed by 119898 factors (119898 lt 119899) by means of linearcombination of 119891
1 1198912 1198913 119891
119898
1199091= 11988611
1198911+ 11988612
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
1119898119891119898
+ 1205761
1199092= 11988621
1198911+ 11988622
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
2119898119891119898
+ 1205762
119909119899
= 1198861198991
1198911+ 1198861198992
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
119899119898119891119898
+ 120576119899
(1)
where 119886119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119899 119895 = 1 2 119898) represents factorloading and 120576
119894(119894 = 1 2 119899) represents special factor
The factor loading is deduced with the method of princi-pal component analysis (PCA) Bymeans of coordinate trans-formation after standardization the original relevant vari-ables 119909
1 1199092 1199093 119909
119899were linearly combined converted
into another set of uncorrelated variables 119910119894
1199101= 12058311
1199091+ 12058312
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
1119899119909119899
1199102= 12058321
1199091+ 12058322
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
2119899119909119899
119910119899
= 1205831198991
1199091+ 1205831198992
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
119899119899119909119899
(2)
where 1199101 1199102 119910
119899 respectively represent the first sec-
ond 119899th principal component of the original variables1199101has the largest proportion in total variance so it has
the strongest ability to synthesize the information of orig-inal variables The rest of principal componentsrsquo ability tosynthesize information declines in turn FA can reduce thevariable dimension and eliminate the correlation betweenthe variables so as to reduce the input of GEP independentvariable in the late
312 Entropy Weight Method German physicist R Clausiusput forward entropy and applied it in thermodynamics C EShannon introduced the concept of entropy in informationtheory later as a measurement of uncertainty or informationof random events [26] In information theory entropy is used
tomeasure the disorder degree of systemWhen the system ismore orderly the information entropy is smaller oppositelythe information entropy is larger The system has a variety ofdifferent state and the probability of each state to appear withthe 119875119894(119894 = 1 2 119898) and then the entropy of the system is
defined as
119890 = minus
119898
sum
119894=1
119875119894sdot ln119875119894 (3)
When 119875119894
= 1119898 (119894 = 1 2 119898) that is to saythe presence of the probability to each state is equal themaximum entropy is 119890max = ln119898
This paper introduced the information entropy to deter-mine the weights in the color image evaluation for smallspace If there are 119898 color samples of small space and 119899 colorfactors the data matrix of original evaluation 119877 = (119903
119894119895)119898times119899
isas follows
119877 =
[
[
[
[
11990311
11990312
sdot sdot sdot 1199031119899
11990321
11990322
sdot sdot sdot 1199032119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot
1199031198981
1199031198982
sdot sdot sdot 1199031198984
]
]
]
]119898times119899
(4)
A color factor 119903119895has information entropy 119890
119895= minussum
119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot
ln119875119894119895and 119875
119894119895= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119898 119895 = 1 2 119899)Calculation steps of entropy weights are as follows
Step 1 Calculate the 119895th color factor of the 119894th color sampleof small spacersquos index weight 119875
119894119895 119875119894119895
= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
Step 2 Calculate the entropy of the 119895th color factor 119890119895 119890119895=
minus119896sum119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot ln119875119894119895 and 119896 = 1 ln119898
Step 3 Calculate the deviation degree of the 119895th color factor(difference coefficient) 119892
119895 119892119895= 1 minus 119890
119895
Step 4 Calculate the entropy of 119895th factor 119908119895
119908119895
= 119892119895
sum119899
119895=1119892119895
313 GEP Algorithm GEP is a new random search and opti-mization algorithm invented and put forward by the Por-tuguese scientist Ferreira [27] GEP combines the advantagesof genetic algorithm and genetic programming algorithm Itis a new kind of efficient and ideal data mining techniquetaking the biotic genetic gene expression patterns as refer-ence Using adaptive random search method and withoutrelying on any prior knowledge GEP can discover formulawhich can describe data inherent law from the data andshows strong universality and accuracy In GEP a computerprogram is coded into fixed length of linear symbol strings(chromosome) while in the individual fitness calculation itwill be expressed to different shapes and sizes of expressiontrees so as to solve the problem As shown in Figure 2 themain steps of using GEP for function mining are as follows[28]
Step 1 Code the individual and create the initial populationPopulation contains a number of individuals (chromosomes)
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Chromosome is comprised of more than one gene andthe genes are connected through linking function Gene iscomprised of head and tail Head consists of function set orterminal set and end consists of terminal set
Step 2 Calculate the fitness The fitness of each individual iscalculated through fitness function Fitness reflects the extentof excellence of individual to achieve the optimal solutionin the course of evolution If the optimal individual satisfiesend condition it will be transferred to the output If nottransferred to genetic operation steps and then producesoffspring with new characteristics
Step 3 Do a series of genetic operation to produce a newgeneration of population using principle of survival of thefittest to guide the evolution including (1) keep the bestindividual (2) selection (3) replication (4) mutation (5)transposition and (6) recombination
32 PredictionModel of Color Image for Small Space Thecoretechnology of GEP is that the mutation process is completelyseparated from the evaluation process Fixed linear stringis used in mutation process and expression tree is used inevaluation process
First of all determine the symbols representing chro-mosome namely select function set and terminal set whichsuited the solution GEP = (119865 119879) Suppose function set119865 = + minus lowast sin cos and common function includearithmetic operators elementary mathematics functionBoolean operator and relational operators terminal set 119879 =
1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899represents color image
factor setSecondly determine the genetic structure and the length
of gene head According to the complexity of the problem todefine the length of gene head ℎ the length of tail 119905 and thelength of head ℎ satisfy the relationship that 119905 = ℎ(119899minus1)+1 Inthe formula 119899 represents the maximum number of operationnumbers in function set namely the number involved inthe operation variable It can guarantee that the genes arelegitimate in this way Suppose that a gene is composed of theelements in + minus lowast sin cos 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 so 119899 = 2
If ℎ = 6 then 119905 = 6(2 minus 1) + 1 = 7 Randomly generate alegitimate GEP gene as follows
sinminus1199095
lowastlowast+ 1199094119909111990921199093119909611990931199095 (5)
The italicized part represents the tail The correspondingexpression tree is shown in Figure 3
The length of each gene is fixed in GEP coding Gene ismade up of two parts the front effective K-expression and theback of filler components From top to bottom left to rightsequence the expression trees in Figure 3 are traversed andthe K-expression of expression trees is obtainedThe effectivelength of the gene has 10 characters sinminus119909
5
lowastlowast+1199094119909111990921199093 So
the mathematical expression is as follows
sin (1199095minus 11990941199091(1199092+ 1199093)) (6)
Again determine the number of genes in each chromo-some and the linking function to connect the genes
Sin
X5
X4 X3X1 X2
lowast
lowast
minus
+
Figure 3 Gene expression tree
Fourth select the fitness functionThere are three kinds ofclassical fitness function in GEP algorithm According to thecharacteristics of the problem and reference [29] the fitnessfunction is defined as follows
119891119894=
1000
119864119894+ 1
(7)
In (7) 119864119894
= (1119898)sum119898
119895=1(119862119894119895
minus 119879119895)2 is the mean square
error (MSE) of experimental samples m is the total numberof training set samples 119862
119894119895is the output value of the 119895th
sample of the 119894th individual calculated by the mathematicalexpressions acquired by GEP algorithm modeling 119879
119895is the
target value of the 119895th sampleFinally determine the genetic control parameters before
the algorithm running including the size of the populationevolution generation limit and the probability of each geneticoperators
4 Implementation Procedures
The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method aredemonstrated by taking the case of color image evaluation of acontrol room on AC frequency conversion rig for illustrationpurposes The steps involved in implementing the evaluationsystem are described in the following sections
41 Basic Color Samples of Small Space411 Basic Color Samples The amount of basic color samplesshould not only reduce the workload of experiment butalso not affect the measure conditions to express imageAccording to [17] to set color intervals RGB parameterschange with 64 units within the range of 0ndash255 Each primaryaxis gets 5 intervals eventually 5
3= 125 sets of basic color
samples are obtained (shown in Figure 4) defined as 119862 =
1198621 1198622 119862
119899
412 Small Space Samples In order to avoid the mutualinfluence of multivariable this paper only discusses the maincolor of small space and does not consider the impact offactors such as material and form for the moment As shownin Figure 5 the space sample with transparent background
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Table 1 Color images obtained from questionnaire
(1) Modern (6) Gorgeous (11) Elegant (16) Quiet (21) Warm (26) Lively(2) Dynamic (7) Noble (12) Graceful (17) Solemn (22) Soft (27) Lightful(3) Simple (8) Male (13) Fresh (18) Classical (23) Joyful (28) Bright(4) Technological (9) Handsome (14) Cool (19) Plain (24) Romantic (29) Roomy(5) Fashionable (10) Female (15) Steady (20) Cozy (25) Popular
000
6400
12800
19200
25500
0640
64640
128640
192640
255640
01280
641280
1281280
1921280
2551280
01920
641920
1281920
1921920
2551920
02550
642550
1282550
1922550
2552550
0064
64064
128064
1920
64255064
00128
640128
1280128
1920128
2550128
00192
640192
1280192
1920192
2550192
00255
640255
1280255
1920255
2550255
06464
646464
1286464
1926464
2556464
064128
6464128
12864128
19264128
25564128
064192
6464192
12864192
19264192
25564192
064255
6464255
12864255
19264255
25564255
012864
6412864
12812864
19212864
25512864
0128128
64128128
128128128
192128128
255128128
0128192
64128192
128128192
192128192
255128192
0128255
64128255
128128255
192128255
255128255
019264
6419264
12819264
19219264
25519264
0192128
64192128
128192128
192192128
255192128
0192192
64192192
128192192
192192192
255192192
0192255
64192255
128192255
192192255
255192255
025564
6425564
12825564
19225564
25525564
0255128
64255128
128255128
192255128
255255128
0255192
64255192
128255192
192255192
255255192
0255255
64255255
128255255
192255255
255255255
Figure 4 RGB values of 125 basic color samples
Figure 5 Master page of the space sample
is made as a master page In test process the randomsuperposition of the 125 color samples which can formthe color samples of small space to meet the experimentaldemand is shown in Figure 6
42 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Color Image
421 Qualitative Analysis Through open-ended question-naire [30] to acquire extensive color images they were qual-itatively analyzed by designers according to their practicalwork experience The repeated meaning words were deletedand the similar meaning words were merged Ultimatelythe selected representative adjectives covered color semanticcognitive space as much as possible 29 color images arepreliminary selected (shown in Table 1)
422 Quantitative Analysis 40 subjects (half male and halffemale) are invited to take part in the experiment All of them
are students aged between 20 and 28 years old and both eye-sight and color vision are normal As shown in Figures 7 and 5points psychology scale is used to represent the differentdimensions of psychological variation The evaluation valueof color image for small space is set between 0 and 1 the largervalue represents the more close to the feeling of color image
The color samples of small space randomly are displayedon the computer screen and the subjects evaluate themaccording to the 29 color images respectively The experi-mental results are analyzed with SPSS Statistics190 softwarefor FA First by calculating the correlation coefficient matrixanti-image correlationmatrix Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity andKaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test the relationship betweenvariables is tested The statistics observed value is 5456468in Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity since the corresponding prob-ability of 119875 value is close to 0 less than the significancelevel of 120572 (120572 equal to 005) it can be regarded as that thereis significant difference between the correlation coefficientmatrix and unitmatrixThe value of KMO is 0886 accordingto the KMOmetrics provided by Kaiser the original variablesare suitable to conduct FA
According to the principle [25] that ldquousually select thenumber of eigenvalues as factor number when cumulativevariance contribution rate is greater than 085rdquo the factorsare extracted by the method of PCA Six factors of colorimage are extracted the corresponding cumulative variancecontribution rate reaches 87289 (shown in Table 2) andmeets the above principle
In Table 3 the data shown in bold in each columnrepresent the color images as having high loading on the6 factors respectively For example the fifth factor mainlyexplains four color images the lightful bright lively androomy Therefore we can summarize some conclusions thatthe first factor mainly explains the feeling of being modernand fashionable the second factormainly explains the feelingof being relaxed and calm the third factormainly explains thefeeling of being sweet and elegant the fourth factor mainly
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Table 2 Total variance explained
Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation sums of Squared loadingsTotal of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative
1 13085 45119 45119 13085 45119 45119 5757 19851 198512 4529 15618 60737 4529 15618 60737 5129 17687 375383 3611 12450 73187 3611 12450 73187 4404 15185 527234 2196 7573 80761 2196 7573 80761 3643 12562 652855 1036 3574 84335 1036 3574 84335 3347 11541 768266 0857 2954 87289 0857 2954 87289 3034 10463 872897 0650 2242 895318 0565 1949 91480
28 0018 0062 9995929 0012 0041 100000
Figure 6 An example of the color sample of small space
No Somewhat Neutral Very Extremely
0 025 05 075 1
Figure 7 The image scale of color evaluation words
explains the feeling of personality and being solemn thefifth factor main explains the feeling of being bright androomy and the sixth factor main explains the feeling of beinggorgeous and noble In this way the dimension of 29 variablesis reduced to 6 factors and can reflect most of the informationof the original variables
Regression method is used to estimate the factor scorecoefficient Component sore coefficient matrix is calculatedand the function of factor score is expressed as follows
1198651198941
= 0327 lowast image 1 + 0104 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot minus 0028 lowast image 28 + 0037 lowast image 29
1198651198942
= minus 0147 lowast image 1 minus 0017 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0008 lowast image 28 + 0008 lowast image 29
1198651198943
= 0019 lowast image 1 minus 0208 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0046 lowast image 28 + 0068 lowast image 29
1198651198944
= minus 0112 lowast image 1 minus 0260 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0083 lowast image 28 + 0065 lowast image 29
1198651198945
= minus 0080 lowast image 1 + 0162 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0285 lowast image 28 + 0184 lowast image 29
1198651198946
= minus 0048 lowast image 1 + 0216 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0030 lowast image 28 minus 0006 lowast image 29
(8)
The factor score of each color sample of small space can becalculated by (8) then the method of calculating total scoreby factor weight is adopted and the overall image is assessedcomprehensively Determining the weight of the factors isthe key Based on the principle of information entropy andthe original evaluation data information this paper used thedifferences between the values which reflected ldquoinformation
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Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
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2 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Usersrsquo tacitknowledge
Subimages
Image 1 Factor 1
Factor 2Image 2
FactorsOverallfactors
Color 2
Color p
Color 1
ExtractDimensionreduction
Image nm lt n
Usersrsquo perceptual image space
Factor m
F1
F2
FP
Map
Color space
R1 R2 Rn
G1 G2 Gn
B1 B2 Bn
Figure 1 The mapping of usersrsquo perceptual cognitive
image evaluation based on fuzzy neural network and greytheory and applied it in electronic lock design Tsai and Chou[17] applied grey theory and genetic algorithm to constructan automatic design support system which could generatecolor matching scheme of two colors according to the imageor evaluate color scheme automatically and it was used toevaluate the color image of kettle Ma et al [18] constructeda design decision-making support model for custom colorcombinations which would be applied to the sofa colordesign
The above research provides an efficient image evaluationcriterion and auxiliary support for product color designHowever these studies mainly focus on product color designalthough there are a few studies about color image andpreferences of interior space [19] that hardly consider colorimage problem of small space Color image is a compre-hensive psychological reaction for color that is producedby a variety of sensory organs The color of small space isdifferent from general product appearance Suppose a personis surrounded by environmental color the color of smallspace will have strong influence on peoplersquos perception Howto validate the fact that the color image designed by designersmatched with usersrsquo expectations Users have numerouscolor images and the image is fuzzy and uncertain howto quickly and accurately reflect the nonlinear relationshipbetween images How to change the perceptual color designto rational calculation and then return to the understandingof perceptual once again after design However very fewstudies have discussed these issues
Therefore the study aims to quantitatively study thepsychological attribute and emotional characteristics of colorand solve the problem that usersrsquo color image perceptionis fuzzy From the perspective of cognitive psychology [20]the methods such as Kansei engineering are used to makethe usersrsquo implicit color preference image externalizationAiming at the complicated nonlinear relation between thecomprehensive color image and color factors meanwhileand considering their intrinsic relevance excellent GEPalgorithm [21] was applied to construct the relationshipmodel between color image and color scheme and a coloroptimization designmethod for small space was built Finallycolor image evaluation system for small space was developedbased on the model and assisted designers to conduct colorevaluation and optimization by usersrsquo preference
2 Problem Description and Outlineof the Method
21 Problem Description Working space [22] refers to theneeded activity space when people are operating machineplus the total space which is occupied by machinery equip-ment appliances tools processing objects and so forthCombining with the definition of working space the conceptof small space is defined It is a closed or semiclosed spacethe range of activity for person is narrow and easily leads tooppression and other uncomfortable feelings Such as aircraftcockpit manned submersibles engineering machinery cabnuclear power plant control room oil rig driller control roomand family car cab in which the persons operate in sitting orstanding posture The space is restricted by various factorsbesides the space of machinery and equipment layout theactivity space for person is very limited The appropriatecolor design for small space will be able to adjust the spaceenvironmentrsquos atmosphere color temperature space size andso on Under the background of customization designersneed to conduct special custom to satisfy the demands ofusers
Color is a sense of perception formed by the brainrsquos visualcortex transmitted from nerve impulse generated by lightstimulate eye The formation of usersrsquo perceptual image is aprocess from the divergent thinking to convergent thinking[23] Color information seen directly and color aestheticpsychology are comprehensively processed by users themostsimilar images close to the space color are searched in thememory and users will combine several subimages to forman overall image On the contrary the deconstruction of theusersrsquo perceptual image is the inverse process In order to getthe usersrsquo overall image we need to decompose and knowits subimages Because of the usersrsquo different life backgroundexperience culture preferences age gender and so on per-ceptual images produced by different users will form a largenumber of subimage sets And the formation of perceptionsoften accompanied by complicated mental process leads tothe fact that the subjective information of images is fuzzyand uncertain So in order to build the mapping relationshipbetween the perceptual information and the color designof small space according to the usersrsquo perceptual cognitivestructure of thinking (shown in Figure 1) via FA to reducedimensionality and form the usersrsquo perceptual image spacethis paper extracted usersrsquo implicit knowledge explored the
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 3
Generation +1
Basic color samples Open-ended questionnaire
Small space samples
Representative colorsamples of small space
The collection of color images
Qualitative analysisand selecting images
Quantitative analysis
The evaluation of SD method
Factor sets of color images
Entropy weight method todetermine the objective weights
Factor score of basic color sample of small spaceand score of comprehensive perceptual image
The prediction model ofcolor image based on GEP
Start End
Coding
Create chromossomesof initial population
Evaluate fitness
Iterate or terminate
Iterate
Terminate
Keep the best individual
Selection
Replication
Mutation
ISRISgene transposition
1-point2-pointgene recombination
New population
Evaluation system
Designers Input color variablesInput image factor score
Color image prediction interface
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
FA
Prediction result of color image
Figure 2 The color image evaluation method for small space
relationship between the color factors and the overall imageand thus mastered usersrsquo color psychology
22 Outline of the Method As shown in Figure 2 the imple-mentation procedures of evaluationmethodmainly comprisethe following steps
Step 1 (choose the basic color samples of small space and colorimages) The test color samples were created by regularlyadjusting the RGB parameters with constant units within therange of 0ndash255 Human material and financial resourceswere comprehensively considered finally the simulationexperiment method of drawing space in plane was adoptedThe extensive color images were acquired by open-endedquestionnaire
Step 2 (analyze the color images qualitatively and quanti-tatively) The color images were qualitatively analyzed bydesigners and the representative adjectives were selectedThen the perceptual image evaluation experiment was car-ried on by SDmethod [24]Through FA to reduce dimension-ality of subimage sets factor score function was establishedand the weight of each factor was determined by the entropyweight method finally the comprehensive perceptual imagescore was calculated
Step 3 (establish the prediction model of color image basedon GEP) By GEP algorithmrsquos strong ability of functionfinding the best fitting function between the color factors andcomprehensive perceptual image was obtained The functioncould predict the usersrsquo color image value and grasp the usersrsquopsychology
4 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Step 4 (construct the color image evaluation system for smallspace) Based on above-mentioned model the color imageevaluation system for small space was developed assisteddesigners to design the color and provided effective tools totest usersrsquo color image
3 Prediction Model of Color Image for SmallSpace Based on FA and GEP
31 Theoretical Background
311 FA FA [25] is a method of multivariate statistical anal-ysis which studies how to make numerous original variablescondense into a few factors with the least amount of infor-mation loss and how to make the factors have certain namedexplanatory Suppose that there are 119899 original variables1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 after standardized treatment variables are
expressed by 119898 factors (119898 lt 119899) by means of linearcombination of 119891
1 1198912 1198913 119891
119898
1199091= 11988611
1198911+ 11988612
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
1119898119891119898
+ 1205761
1199092= 11988621
1198911+ 11988622
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
2119898119891119898
+ 1205762
119909119899
= 1198861198991
1198911+ 1198861198992
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
119899119898119891119898
+ 120576119899
(1)
where 119886119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119899 119895 = 1 2 119898) represents factorloading and 120576
119894(119894 = 1 2 119899) represents special factor
The factor loading is deduced with the method of princi-pal component analysis (PCA) Bymeans of coordinate trans-formation after standardization the original relevant vari-ables 119909
1 1199092 1199093 119909
119899were linearly combined converted
into another set of uncorrelated variables 119910119894
1199101= 12058311
1199091+ 12058312
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
1119899119909119899
1199102= 12058321
1199091+ 12058322
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
2119899119909119899
119910119899
= 1205831198991
1199091+ 1205831198992
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
119899119899119909119899
(2)
where 1199101 1199102 119910
119899 respectively represent the first sec-
ond 119899th principal component of the original variables1199101has the largest proportion in total variance so it has
the strongest ability to synthesize the information of orig-inal variables The rest of principal componentsrsquo ability tosynthesize information declines in turn FA can reduce thevariable dimension and eliminate the correlation betweenthe variables so as to reduce the input of GEP independentvariable in the late
312 Entropy Weight Method German physicist R Clausiusput forward entropy and applied it in thermodynamics C EShannon introduced the concept of entropy in informationtheory later as a measurement of uncertainty or informationof random events [26] In information theory entropy is used
tomeasure the disorder degree of systemWhen the system ismore orderly the information entropy is smaller oppositelythe information entropy is larger The system has a variety ofdifferent state and the probability of each state to appear withthe 119875119894(119894 = 1 2 119898) and then the entropy of the system is
defined as
119890 = minus
119898
sum
119894=1
119875119894sdot ln119875119894 (3)
When 119875119894
= 1119898 (119894 = 1 2 119898) that is to saythe presence of the probability to each state is equal themaximum entropy is 119890max = ln119898
This paper introduced the information entropy to deter-mine the weights in the color image evaluation for smallspace If there are 119898 color samples of small space and 119899 colorfactors the data matrix of original evaluation 119877 = (119903
119894119895)119898times119899
isas follows
119877 =
[
[
[
[
11990311
11990312
sdot sdot sdot 1199031119899
11990321
11990322
sdot sdot sdot 1199032119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot
1199031198981
1199031198982
sdot sdot sdot 1199031198984
]
]
]
]119898times119899
(4)
A color factor 119903119895has information entropy 119890
119895= minussum
119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot
ln119875119894119895and 119875
119894119895= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119898 119895 = 1 2 119899)Calculation steps of entropy weights are as follows
Step 1 Calculate the 119895th color factor of the 119894th color sampleof small spacersquos index weight 119875
119894119895 119875119894119895
= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
Step 2 Calculate the entropy of the 119895th color factor 119890119895 119890119895=
minus119896sum119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot ln119875119894119895 and 119896 = 1 ln119898
Step 3 Calculate the deviation degree of the 119895th color factor(difference coefficient) 119892
119895 119892119895= 1 minus 119890
119895
Step 4 Calculate the entropy of 119895th factor 119908119895
119908119895
= 119892119895
sum119899
119895=1119892119895
313 GEP Algorithm GEP is a new random search and opti-mization algorithm invented and put forward by the Por-tuguese scientist Ferreira [27] GEP combines the advantagesof genetic algorithm and genetic programming algorithm Itis a new kind of efficient and ideal data mining techniquetaking the biotic genetic gene expression patterns as refer-ence Using adaptive random search method and withoutrelying on any prior knowledge GEP can discover formulawhich can describe data inherent law from the data andshows strong universality and accuracy In GEP a computerprogram is coded into fixed length of linear symbol strings(chromosome) while in the individual fitness calculation itwill be expressed to different shapes and sizes of expressiontrees so as to solve the problem As shown in Figure 2 themain steps of using GEP for function mining are as follows[28]
Step 1 Code the individual and create the initial populationPopulation contains a number of individuals (chromosomes)
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 5
Chromosome is comprised of more than one gene andthe genes are connected through linking function Gene iscomprised of head and tail Head consists of function set orterminal set and end consists of terminal set
Step 2 Calculate the fitness The fitness of each individual iscalculated through fitness function Fitness reflects the extentof excellence of individual to achieve the optimal solutionin the course of evolution If the optimal individual satisfiesend condition it will be transferred to the output If nottransferred to genetic operation steps and then producesoffspring with new characteristics
Step 3 Do a series of genetic operation to produce a newgeneration of population using principle of survival of thefittest to guide the evolution including (1) keep the bestindividual (2) selection (3) replication (4) mutation (5)transposition and (6) recombination
32 PredictionModel of Color Image for Small Space Thecoretechnology of GEP is that the mutation process is completelyseparated from the evaluation process Fixed linear stringis used in mutation process and expression tree is used inevaluation process
First of all determine the symbols representing chro-mosome namely select function set and terminal set whichsuited the solution GEP = (119865 119879) Suppose function set119865 = + minus lowast sin cos and common function includearithmetic operators elementary mathematics functionBoolean operator and relational operators terminal set 119879 =
1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899represents color image
factor setSecondly determine the genetic structure and the length
of gene head According to the complexity of the problem todefine the length of gene head ℎ the length of tail 119905 and thelength of head ℎ satisfy the relationship that 119905 = ℎ(119899minus1)+1 Inthe formula 119899 represents the maximum number of operationnumbers in function set namely the number involved inthe operation variable It can guarantee that the genes arelegitimate in this way Suppose that a gene is composed of theelements in + minus lowast sin cos 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 so 119899 = 2
If ℎ = 6 then 119905 = 6(2 minus 1) + 1 = 7 Randomly generate alegitimate GEP gene as follows
sinminus1199095
lowastlowast+ 1199094119909111990921199093119909611990931199095 (5)
The italicized part represents the tail The correspondingexpression tree is shown in Figure 3
The length of each gene is fixed in GEP coding Gene ismade up of two parts the front effective K-expression and theback of filler components From top to bottom left to rightsequence the expression trees in Figure 3 are traversed andthe K-expression of expression trees is obtainedThe effectivelength of the gene has 10 characters sinminus119909
5
lowastlowast+1199094119909111990921199093 So
the mathematical expression is as follows
sin (1199095minus 11990941199091(1199092+ 1199093)) (6)
Again determine the number of genes in each chromo-some and the linking function to connect the genes
Sin
X5
X4 X3X1 X2
lowast
lowast
minus
+
Figure 3 Gene expression tree
Fourth select the fitness functionThere are three kinds ofclassical fitness function in GEP algorithm According to thecharacteristics of the problem and reference [29] the fitnessfunction is defined as follows
119891119894=
1000
119864119894+ 1
(7)
In (7) 119864119894
= (1119898)sum119898
119895=1(119862119894119895
minus 119879119895)2 is the mean square
error (MSE) of experimental samples m is the total numberof training set samples 119862
119894119895is the output value of the 119895th
sample of the 119894th individual calculated by the mathematicalexpressions acquired by GEP algorithm modeling 119879
119895is the
target value of the 119895th sampleFinally determine the genetic control parameters before
the algorithm running including the size of the populationevolution generation limit and the probability of each geneticoperators
4 Implementation Procedures
The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method aredemonstrated by taking the case of color image evaluation of acontrol room on AC frequency conversion rig for illustrationpurposes The steps involved in implementing the evaluationsystem are described in the following sections
41 Basic Color Samples of Small Space411 Basic Color Samples The amount of basic color samplesshould not only reduce the workload of experiment butalso not affect the measure conditions to express imageAccording to [17] to set color intervals RGB parameterschange with 64 units within the range of 0ndash255 Each primaryaxis gets 5 intervals eventually 5
3= 125 sets of basic color
samples are obtained (shown in Figure 4) defined as 119862 =
1198621 1198622 119862
119899
412 Small Space Samples In order to avoid the mutualinfluence of multivariable this paper only discusses the maincolor of small space and does not consider the impact offactors such as material and form for the moment As shownin Figure 5 the space sample with transparent background
6 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 1 Color images obtained from questionnaire
(1) Modern (6) Gorgeous (11) Elegant (16) Quiet (21) Warm (26) Lively(2) Dynamic (7) Noble (12) Graceful (17) Solemn (22) Soft (27) Lightful(3) Simple (8) Male (13) Fresh (18) Classical (23) Joyful (28) Bright(4) Technological (9) Handsome (14) Cool (19) Plain (24) Romantic (29) Roomy(5) Fashionable (10) Female (15) Steady (20) Cozy (25) Popular
000
6400
12800
19200
25500
0640
64640
128640
192640
255640
01280
641280
1281280
1921280
2551280
01920
641920
1281920
1921920
2551920
02550
642550
1282550
1922550
2552550
0064
64064
128064
1920
64255064
00128
640128
1280128
1920128
2550128
00192
640192
1280192
1920192
2550192
00255
640255
1280255
1920255
2550255
06464
646464
1286464
1926464
2556464
064128
6464128
12864128
19264128
25564128
064192
6464192
12864192
19264192
25564192
064255
6464255
12864255
19264255
25564255
012864
6412864
12812864
19212864
25512864
0128128
64128128
128128128
192128128
255128128
0128192
64128192
128128192
192128192
255128192
0128255
64128255
128128255
192128255
255128255
019264
6419264
12819264
19219264
25519264
0192128
64192128
128192128
192192128
255192128
0192192
64192192
128192192
192192192
255192192
0192255
64192255
128192255
192192255
255192255
025564
6425564
12825564
19225564
25525564
0255128
64255128
128255128
192255128
255255128
0255192
64255192
128255192
192255192
255255192
0255255
64255255
128255255
192255255
255255255
Figure 4 RGB values of 125 basic color samples
Figure 5 Master page of the space sample
is made as a master page In test process the randomsuperposition of the 125 color samples which can formthe color samples of small space to meet the experimentaldemand is shown in Figure 6
42 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Color Image
421 Qualitative Analysis Through open-ended question-naire [30] to acquire extensive color images they were qual-itatively analyzed by designers according to their practicalwork experience The repeated meaning words were deletedand the similar meaning words were merged Ultimatelythe selected representative adjectives covered color semanticcognitive space as much as possible 29 color images arepreliminary selected (shown in Table 1)
422 Quantitative Analysis 40 subjects (half male and halffemale) are invited to take part in the experiment All of them
are students aged between 20 and 28 years old and both eye-sight and color vision are normal As shown in Figures 7 and 5points psychology scale is used to represent the differentdimensions of psychological variation The evaluation valueof color image for small space is set between 0 and 1 the largervalue represents the more close to the feeling of color image
The color samples of small space randomly are displayedon the computer screen and the subjects evaluate themaccording to the 29 color images respectively The experi-mental results are analyzed with SPSS Statistics190 softwarefor FA First by calculating the correlation coefficient matrixanti-image correlationmatrix Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity andKaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test the relationship betweenvariables is tested The statistics observed value is 5456468in Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity since the corresponding prob-ability of 119875 value is close to 0 less than the significancelevel of 120572 (120572 equal to 005) it can be regarded as that thereis significant difference between the correlation coefficientmatrix and unitmatrixThe value of KMO is 0886 accordingto the KMOmetrics provided by Kaiser the original variablesare suitable to conduct FA
According to the principle [25] that ldquousually select thenumber of eigenvalues as factor number when cumulativevariance contribution rate is greater than 085rdquo the factorsare extracted by the method of PCA Six factors of colorimage are extracted the corresponding cumulative variancecontribution rate reaches 87289 (shown in Table 2) andmeets the above principle
In Table 3 the data shown in bold in each columnrepresent the color images as having high loading on the6 factors respectively For example the fifth factor mainlyexplains four color images the lightful bright lively androomy Therefore we can summarize some conclusions thatthe first factor mainly explains the feeling of being modernand fashionable the second factormainly explains the feelingof being relaxed and calm the third factormainly explains thefeeling of being sweet and elegant the fourth factor mainly
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 7
Table 2 Total variance explained
Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation sums of Squared loadingsTotal of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative
1 13085 45119 45119 13085 45119 45119 5757 19851 198512 4529 15618 60737 4529 15618 60737 5129 17687 375383 3611 12450 73187 3611 12450 73187 4404 15185 527234 2196 7573 80761 2196 7573 80761 3643 12562 652855 1036 3574 84335 1036 3574 84335 3347 11541 768266 0857 2954 87289 0857 2954 87289 3034 10463 872897 0650 2242 895318 0565 1949 91480
28 0018 0062 9995929 0012 0041 100000
Figure 6 An example of the color sample of small space
No Somewhat Neutral Very Extremely
0 025 05 075 1
Figure 7 The image scale of color evaluation words
explains the feeling of personality and being solemn thefifth factor main explains the feeling of being bright androomy and the sixth factor main explains the feeling of beinggorgeous and noble In this way the dimension of 29 variablesis reduced to 6 factors and can reflect most of the informationof the original variables
Regression method is used to estimate the factor scorecoefficient Component sore coefficient matrix is calculatedand the function of factor score is expressed as follows
1198651198941
= 0327 lowast image 1 + 0104 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot minus 0028 lowast image 28 + 0037 lowast image 29
1198651198942
= minus 0147 lowast image 1 minus 0017 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0008 lowast image 28 + 0008 lowast image 29
1198651198943
= 0019 lowast image 1 minus 0208 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0046 lowast image 28 + 0068 lowast image 29
1198651198944
= minus 0112 lowast image 1 minus 0260 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0083 lowast image 28 + 0065 lowast image 29
1198651198945
= minus 0080 lowast image 1 + 0162 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0285 lowast image 28 + 0184 lowast image 29
1198651198946
= minus 0048 lowast image 1 + 0216 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0030 lowast image 28 minus 0006 lowast image 29
(8)
The factor score of each color sample of small space can becalculated by (8) then the method of calculating total scoreby factor weight is adopted and the overall image is assessedcomprehensively Determining the weight of the factors isthe key Based on the principle of information entropy andthe original evaluation data information this paper used thedifferences between the values which reflected ldquoinformation
8 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
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Generation +1
Basic color samples Open-ended questionnaire
Small space samples
Representative colorsamples of small space
The collection of color images
Qualitative analysisand selecting images
Quantitative analysis
The evaluation of SD method
Factor sets of color images
Entropy weight method todetermine the objective weights
Factor score of basic color sample of small spaceand score of comprehensive perceptual image
The prediction model ofcolor image based on GEP
Start End
Coding
Create chromossomesof initial population
Evaluate fitness
Iterate or terminate
Iterate
Terminate
Keep the best individual
Selection
Replication
Mutation
ISRISgene transposition
1-point2-pointgene recombination
New population
Evaluation system
Designers Input color variablesInput image factor score
Color image prediction interface
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
FA
Prediction result of color image
Figure 2 The color image evaluation method for small space
relationship between the color factors and the overall imageand thus mastered usersrsquo color psychology
22 Outline of the Method As shown in Figure 2 the imple-mentation procedures of evaluationmethodmainly comprisethe following steps
Step 1 (choose the basic color samples of small space and colorimages) The test color samples were created by regularlyadjusting the RGB parameters with constant units within therange of 0ndash255 Human material and financial resourceswere comprehensively considered finally the simulationexperiment method of drawing space in plane was adoptedThe extensive color images were acquired by open-endedquestionnaire
Step 2 (analyze the color images qualitatively and quanti-tatively) The color images were qualitatively analyzed bydesigners and the representative adjectives were selectedThen the perceptual image evaluation experiment was car-ried on by SDmethod [24]Through FA to reduce dimension-ality of subimage sets factor score function was establishedand the weight of each factor was determined by the entropyweight method finally the comprehensive perceptual imagescore was calculated
Step 3 (establish the prediction model of color image basedon GEP) By GEP algorithmrsquos strong ability of functionfinding the best fitting function between the color factors andcomprehensive perceptual image was obtained The functioncould predict the usersrsquo color image value and grasp the usersrsquopsychology
4 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Step 4 (construct the color image evaluation system for smallspace) Based on above-mentioned model the color imageevaluation system for small space was developed assisteddesigners to design the color and provided effective tools totest usersrsquo color image
3 Prediction Model of Color Image for SmallSpace Based on FA and GEP
31 Theoretical Background
311 FA FA [25] is a method of multivariate statistical anal-ysis which studies how to make numerous original variablescondense into a few factors with the least amount of infor-mation loss and how to make the factors have certain namedexplanatory Suppose that there are 119899 original variables1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 after standardized treatment variables are
expressed by 119898 factors (119898 lt 119899) by means of linearcombination of 119891
1 1198912 1198913 119891
119898
1199091= 11988611
1198911+ 11988612
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
1119898119891119898
+ 1205761
1199092= 11988621
1198911+ 11988622
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
2119898119891119898
+ 1205762
119909119899
= 1198861198991
1198911+ 1198861198992
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
119899119898119891119898
+ 120576119899
(1)
where 119886119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119899 119895 = 1 2 119898) represents factorloading and 120576
119894(119894 = 1 2 119899) represents special factor
The factor loading is deduced with the method of princi-pal component analysis (PCA) Bymeans of coordinate trans-formation after standardization the original relevant vari-ables 119909
1 1199092 1199093 119909
119899were linearly combined converted
into another set of uncorrelated variables 119910119894
1199101= 12058311
1199091+ 12058312
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
1119899119909119899
1199102= 12058321
1199091+ 12058322
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
2119899119909119899
119910119899
= 1205831198991
1199091+ 1205831198992
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
119899119899119909119899
(2)
where 1199101 1199102 119910
119899 respectively represent the first sec-
ond 119899th principal component of the original variables1199101has the largest proportion in total variance so it has
the strongest ability to synthesize the information of orig-inal variables The rest of principal componentsrsquo ability tosynthesize information declines in turn FA can reduce thevariable dimension and eliminate the correlation betweenthe variables so as to reduce the input of GEP independentvariable in the late
312 Entropy Weight Method German physicist R Clausiusput forward entropy and applied it in thermodynamics C EShannon introduced the concept of entropy in informationtheory later as a measurement of uncertainty or informationof random events [26] In information theory entropy is used
tomeasure the disorder degree of systemWhen the system ismore orderly the information entropy is smaller oppositelythe information entropy is larger The system has a variety ofdifferent state and the probability of each state to appear withthe 119875119894(119894 = 1 2 119898) and then the entropy of the system is
defined as
119890 = minus
119898
sum
119894=1
119875119894sdot ln119875119894 (3)
When 119875119894
= 1119898 (119894 = 1 2 119898) that is to saythe presence of the probability to each state is equal themaximum entropy is 119890max = ln119898
This paper introduced the information entropy to deter-mine the weights in the color image evaluation for smallspace If there are 119898 color samples of small space and 119899 colorfactors the data matrix of original evaluation 119877 = (119903
119894119895)119898times119899
isas follows
119877 =
[
[
[
[
11990311
11990312
sdot sdot sdot 1199031119899
11990321
11990322
sdot sdot sdot 1199032119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot
1199031198981
1199031198982
sdot sdot sdot 1199031198984
]
]
]
]119898times119899
(4)
A color factor 119903119895has information entropy 119890
119895= minussum
119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot
ln119875119894119895and 119875
119894119895= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119898 119895 = 1 2 119899)Calculation steps of entropy weights are as follows
Step 1 Calculate the 119895th color factor of the 119894th color sampleof small spacersquos index weight 119875
119894119895 119875119894119895
= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
Step 2 Calculate the entropy of the 119895th color factor 119890119895 119890119895=
minus119896sum119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot ln119875119894119895 and 119896 = 1 ln119898
Step 3 Calculate the deviation degree of the 119895th color factor(difference coefficient) 119892
119895 119892119895= 1 minus 119890
119895
Step 4 Calculate the entropy of 119895th factor 119908119895
119908119895
= 119892119895
sum119899
119895=1119892119895
313 GEP Algorithm GEP is a new random search and opti-mization algorithm invented and put forward by the Por-tuguese scientist Ferreira [27] GEP combines the advantagesof genetic algorithm and genetic programming algorithm Itis a new kind of efficient and ideal data mining techniquetaking the biotic genetic gene expression patterns as refer-ence Using adaptive random search method and withoutrelying on any prior knowledge GEP can discover formulawhich can describe data inherent law from the data andshows strong universality and accuracy In GEP a computerprogram is coded into fixed length of linear symbol strings(chromosome) while in the individual fitness calculation itwill be expressed to different shapes and sizes of expressiontrees so as to solve the problem As shown in Figure 2 themain steps of using GEP for function mining are as follows[28]
Step 1 Code the individual and create the initial populationPopulation contains a number of individuals (chromosomes)
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 5
Chromosome is comprised of more than one gene andthe genes are connected through linking function Gene iscomprised of head and tail Head consists of function set orterminal set and end consists of terminal set
Step 2 Calculate the fitness The fitness of each individual iscalculated through fitness function Fitness reflects the extentof excellence of individual to achieve the optimal solutionin the course of evolution If the optimal individual satisfiesend condition it will be transferred to the output If nottransferred to genetic operation steps and then producesoffspring with new characteristics
Step 3 Do a series of genetic operation to produce a newgeneration of population using principle of survival of thefittest to guide the evolution including (1) keep the bestindividual (2) selection (3) replication (4) mutation (5)transposition and (6) recombination
32 PredictionModel of Color Image for Small Space Thecoretechnology of GEP is that the mutation process is completelyseparated from the evaluation process Fixed linear stringis used in mutation process and expression tree is used inevaluation process
First of all determine the symbols representing chro-mosome namely select function set and terminal set whichsuited the solution GEP = (119865 119879) Suppose function set119865 = + minus lowast sin cos and common function includearithmetic operators elementary mathematics functionBoolean operator and relational operators terminal set 119879 =
1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899represents color image
factor setSecondly determine the genetic structure and the length
of gene head According to the complexity of the problem todefine the length of gene head ℎ the length of tail 119905 and thelength of head ℎ satisfy the relationship that 119905 = ℎ(119899minus1)+1 Inthe formula 119899 represents the maximum number of operationnumbers in function set namely the number involved inthe operation variable It can guarantee that the genes arelegitimate in this way Suppose that a gene is composed of theelements in + minus lowast sin cos 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 so 119899 = 2
If ℎ = 6 then 119905 = 6(2 minus 1) + 1 = 7 Randomly generate alegitimate GEP gene as follows
sinminus1199095
lowastlowast+ 1199094119909111990921199093119909611990931199095 (5)
The italicized part represents the tail The correspondingexpression tree is shown in Figure 3
The length of each gene is fixed in GEP coding Gene ismade up of two parts the front effective K-expression and theback of filler components From top to bottom left to rightsequence the expression trees in Figure 3 are traversed andthe K-expression of expression trees is obtainedThe effectivelength of the gene has 10 characters sinminus119909
5
lowastlowast+1199094119909111990921199093 So
the mathematical expression is as follows
sin (1199095minus 11990941199091(1199092+ 1199093)) (6)
Again determine the number of genes in each chromo-some and the linking function to connect the genes
Sin
X5
X4 X3X1 X2
lowast
lowast
minus
+
Figure 3 Gene expression tree
Fourth select the fitness functionThere are three kinds ofclassical fitness function in GEP algorithm According to thecharacteristics of the problem and reference [29] the fitnessfunction is defined as follows
119891119894=
1000
119864119894+ 1
(7)
In (7) 119864119894
= (1119898)sum119898
119895=1(119862119894119895
minus 119879119895)2 is the mean square
error (MSE) of experimental samples m is the total numberof training set samples 119862
119894119895is the output value of the 119895th
sample of the 119894th individual calculated by the mathematicalexpressions acquired by GEP algorithm modeling 119879
119895is the
target value of the 119895th sampleFinally determine the genetic control parameters before
the algorithm running including the size of the populationevolution generation limit and the probability of each geneticoperators
4 Implementation Procedures
The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method aredemonstrated by taking the case of color image evaluation of acontrol room on AC frequency conversion rig for illustrationpurposes The steps involved in implementing the evaluationsystem are described in the following sections
41 Basic Color Samples of Small Space411 Basic Color Samples The amount of basic color samplesshould not only reduce the workload of experiment butalso not affect the measure conditions to express imageAccording to [17] to set color intervals RGB parameterschange with 64 units within the range of 0ndash255 Each primaryaxis gets 5 intervals eventually 5
3= 125 sets of basic color
samples are obtained (shown in Figure 4) defined as 119862 =
1198621 1198622 119862
119899
412 Small Space Samples In order to avoid the mutualinfluence of multivariable this paper only discusses the maincolor of small space and does not consider the impact offactors such as material and form for the moment As shownin Figure 5 the space sample with transparent background
6 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 1 Color images obtained from questionnaire
(1) Modern (6) Gorgeous (11) Elegant (16) Quiet (21) Warm (26) Lively(2) Dynamic (7) Noble (12) Graceful (17) Solemn (22) Soft (27) Lightful(3) Simple (8) Male (13) Fresh (18) Classical (23) Joyful (28) Bright(4) Technological (9) Handsome (14) Cool (19) Plain (24) Romantic (29) Roomy(5) Fashionable (10) Female (15) Steady (20) Cozy (25) Popular
000
6400
12800
19200
25500
0640
64640
128640
192640
255640
01280
641280
1281280
1921280
2551280
01920
641920
1281920
1921920
2551920
02550
642550
1282550
1922550
2552550
0064
64064
128064
1920
64255064
00128
640128
1280128
1920128
2550128
00192
640192
1280192
1920192
2550192
00255
640255
1280255
1920255
2550255
06464
646464
1286464
1926464
2556464
064128
6464128
12864128
19264128
25564128
064192
6464192
12864192
19264192
25564192
064255
6464255
12864255
19264255
25564255
012864
6412864
12812864
19212864
25512864
0128128
64128128
128128128
192128128
255128128
0128192
64128192
128128192
192128192
255128192
0128255
64128255
128128255
192128255
255128255
019264
6419264
12819264
19219264
25519264
0192128
64192128
128192128
192192128
255192128
0192192
64192192
128192192
192192192
255192192
0192255
64192255
128192255
192192255
255192255
025564
6425564
12825564
19225564
25525564
0255128
64255128
128255128
192255128
255255128
0255192
64255192
128255192
192255192
255255192
0255255
64255255
128255255
192255255
255255255
Figure 4 RGB values of 125 basic color samples
Figure 5 Master page of the space sample
is made as a master page In test process the randomsuperposition of the 125 color samples which can formthe color samples of small space to meet the experimentaldemand is shown in Figure 6
42 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Color Image
421 Qualitative Analysis Through open-ended question-naire [30] to acquire extensive color images they were qual-itatively analyzed by designers according to their practicalwork experience The repeated meaning words were deletedand the similar meaning words were merged Ultimatelythe selected representative adjectives covered color semanticcognitive space as much as possible 29 color images arepreliminary selected (shown in Table 1)
422 Quantitative Analysis 40 subjects (half male and halffemale) are invited to take part in the experiment All of them
are students aged between 20 and 28 years old and both eye-sight and color vision are normal As shown in Figures 7 and 5points psychology scale is used to represent the differentdimensions of psychological variation The evaluation valueof color image for small space is set between 0 and 1 the largervalue represents the more close to the feeling of color image
The color samples of small space randomly are displayedon the computer screen and the subjects evaluate themaccording to the 29 color images respectively The experi-mental results are analyzed with SPSS Statistics190 softwarefor FA First by calculating the correlation coefficient matrixanti-image correlationmatrix Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity andKaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test the relationship betweenvariables is tested The statistics observed value is 5456468in Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity since the corresponding prob-ability of 119875 value is close to 0 less than the significancelevel of 120572 (120572 equal to 005) it can be regarded as that thereis significant difference between the correlation coefficientmatrix and unitmatrixThe value of KMO is 0886 accordingto the KMOmetrics provided by Kaiser the original variablesare suitable to conduct FA
According to the principle [25] that ldquousually select thenumber of eigenvalues as factor number when cumulativevariance contribution rate is greater than 085rdquo the factorsare extracted by the method of PCA Six factors of colorimage are extracted the corresponding cumulative variancecontribution rate reaches 87289 (shown in Table 2) andmeets the above principle
In Table 3 the data shown in bold in each columnrepresent the color images as having high loading on the6 factors respectively For example the fifth factor mainlyexplains four color images the lightful bright lively androomy Therefore we can summarize some conclusions thatthe first factor mainly explains the feeling of being modernand fashionable the second factormainly explains the feelingof being relaxed and calm the third factormainly explains thefeeling of being sweet and elegant the fourth factor mainly
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 7
Table 2 Total variance explained
Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation sums of Squared loadingsTotal of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative
1 13085 45119 45119 13085 45119 45119 5757 19851 198512 4529 15618 60737 4529 15618 60737 5129 17687 375383 3611 12450 73187 3611 12450 73187 4404 15185 527234 2196 7573 80761 2196 7573 80761 3643 12562 652855 1036 3574 84335 1036 3574 84335 3347 11541 768266 0857 2954 87289 0857 2954 87289 3034 10463 872897 0650 2242 895318 0565 1949 91480
28 0018 0062 9995929 0012 0041 100000
Figure 6 An example of the color sample of small space
No Somewhat Neutral Very Extremely
0 025 05 075 1
Figure 7 The image scale of color evaluation words
explains the feeling of personality and being solemn thefifth factor main explains the feeling of being bright androomy and the sixth factor main explains the feeling of beinggorgeous and noble In this way the dimension of 29 variablesis reduced to 6 factors and can reflect most of the informationof the original variables
Regression method is used to estimate the factor scorecoefficient Component sore coefficient matrix is calculatedand the function of factor score is expressed as follows
1198651198941
= 0327 lowast image 1 + 0104 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot minus 0028 lowast image 28 + 0037 lowast image 29
1198651198942
= minus 0147 lowast image 1 minus 0017 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0008 lowast image 28 + 0008 lowast image 29
1198651198943
= 0019 lowast image 1 minus 0208 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0046 lowast image 28 + 0068 lowast image 29
1198651198944
= minus 0112 lowast image 1 minus 0260 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0083 lowast image 28 + 0065 lowast image 29
1198651198945
= minus 0080 lowast image 1 + 0162 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0285 lowast image 28 + 0184 lowast image 29
1198651198946
= minus 0048 lowast image 1 + 0216 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0030 lowast image 28 minus 0006 lowast image 29
(8)
The factor score of each color sample of small space can becalculated by (8) then the method of calculating total scoreby factor weight is adopted and the overall image is assessedcomprehensively Determining the weight of the factors isthe key Based on the principle of information entropy andthe original evaluation data information this paper used thedifferences between the values which reflected ldquoinformation
8 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
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4 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Step 4 (construct the color image evaluation system for smallspace) Based on above-mentioned model the color imageevaluation system for small space was developed assisteddesigners to design the color and provided effective tools totest usersrsquo color image
3 Prediction Model of Color Image for SmallSpace Based on FA and GEP
31 Theoretical Background
311 FA FA [25] is a method of multivariate statistical anal-ysis which studies how to make numerous original variablescondense into a few factors with the least amount of infor-mation loss and how to make the factors have certain namedexplanatory Suppose that there are 119899 original variables1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 after standardized treatment variables are
expressed by 119898 factors (119898 lt 119899) by means of linearcombination of 119891
1 1198912 1198913 119891
119898
1199091= 11988611
1198911+ 11988612
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
1119898119891119898
+ 1205761
1199092= 11988621
1198911+ 11988622
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
2119898119891119898
+ 1205762
119909119899
= 1198861198991
1198911+ 1198861198992
1198912+ sdot sdot sdot + 119886
119899119898119891119898
+ 120576119899
(1)
where 119886119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119899 119895 = 1 2 119898) represents factorloading and 120576
119894(119894 = 1 2 119899) represents special factor
The factor loading is deduced with the method of princi-pal component analysis (PCA) Bymeans of coordinate trans-formation after standardization the original relevant vari-ables 119909
1 1199092 1199093 119909
119899were linearly combined converted
into another set of uncorrelated variables 119910119894
1199101= 12058311
1199091+ 12058312
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
1119899119909119899
1199102= 12058321
1199091+ 12058322
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
2119899119909119899
119910119899
= 1205831198991
1199091+ 1205831198992
1199092+ sdot sdot sdot + 120583
119899119899119909119899
(2)
where 1199101 1199102 119910
119899 respectively represent the first sec-
ond 119899th principal component of the original variables1199101has the largest proportion in total variance so it has
the strongest ability to synthesize the information of orig-inal variables The rest of principal componentsrsquo ability tosynthesize information declines in turn FA can reduce thevariable dimension and eliminate the correlation betweenthe variables so as to reduce the input of GEP independentvariable in the late
312 Entropy Weight Method German physicist R Clausiusput forward entropy and applied it in thermodynamics C EShannon introduced the concept of entropy in informationtheory later as a measurement of uncertainty or informationof random events [26] In information theory entropy is used
tomeasure the disorder degree of systemWhen the system ismore orderly the information entropy is smaller oppositelythe information entropy is larger The system has a variety ofdifferent state and the probability of each state to appear withthe 119875119894(119894 = 1 2 119898) and then the entropy of the system is
defined as
119890 = minus
119898
sum
119894=1
119875119894sdot ln119875119894 (3)
When 119875119894
= 1119898 (119894 = 1 2 119898) that is to saythe presence of the probability to each state is equal themaximum entropy is 119890max = ln119898
This paper introduced the information entropy to deter-mine the weights in the color image evaluation for smallspace If there are 119898 color samples of small space and 119899 colorfactors the data matrix of original evaluation 119877 = (119903
119894119895)119898times119899
isas follows
119877 =
[
[
[
[
11990311
11990312
sdot sdot sdot 1199031119899
11990321
11990322
sdot sdot sdot 1199032119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot
1199031198981
1199031198982
sdot sdot sdot 1199031198984
]
]
]
]119898times119899
(4)
A color factor 119903119895has information entropy 119890
119895= minussum
119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot
ln119875119894119895and 119875
119894119895= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
(119894 = 1 2 119898 119895 = 1 2 119899)Calculation steps of entropy weights are as follows
Step 1 Calculate the 119895th color factor of the 119894th color sampleof small spacersquos index weight 119875
119894119895 119875119894119895
= 119903119894119895sum119898
119894=1119903119894119895
Step 2 Calculate the entropy of the 119895th color factor 119890119895 119890119895=
minus119896sum119898
119894=1119875119894119895
sdot ln119875119894119895 and 119896 = 1 ln119898
Step 3 Calculate the deviation degree of the 119895th color factor(difference coefficient) 119892
119895 119892119895= 1 minus 119890
119895
Step 4 Calculate the entropy of 119895th factor 119908119895
119908119895
= 119892119895
sum119899
119895=1119892119895
313 GEP Algorithm GEP is a new random search and opti-mization algorithm invented and put forward by the Por-tuguese scientist Ferreira [27] GEP combines the advantagesof genetic algorithm and genetic programming algorithm Itis a new kind of efficient and ideal data mining techniquetaking the biotic genetic gene expression patterns as refer-ence Using adaptive random search method and withoutrelying on any prior knowledge GEP can discover formulawhich can describe data inherent law from the data andshows strong universality and accuracy In GEP a computerprogram is coded into fixed length of linear symbol strings(chromosome) while in the individual fitness calculation itwill be expressed to different shapes and sizes of expressiontrees so as to solve the problem As shown in Figure 2 themain steps of using GEP for function mining are as follows[28]
Step 1 Code the individual and create the initial populationPopulation contains a number of individuals (chromosomes)
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 5
Chromosome is comprised of more than one gene andthe genes are connected through linking function Gene iscomprised of head and tail Head consists of function set orterminal set and end consists of terminal set
Step 2 Calculate the fitness The fitness of each individual iscalculated through fitness function Fitness reflects the extentof excellence of individual to achieve the optimal solutionin the course of evolution If the optimal individual satisfiesend condition it will be transferred to the output If nottransferred to genetic operation steps and then producesoffspring with new characteristics
Step 3 Do a series of genetic operation to produce a newgeneration of population using principle of survival of thefittest to guide the evolution including (1) keep the bestindividual (2) selection (3) replication (4) mutation (5)transposition and (6) recombination
32 PredictionModel of Color Image for Small Space Thecoretechnology of GEP is that the mutation process is completelyseparated from the evaluation process Fixed linear stringis used in mutation process and expression tree is used inevaluation process
First of all determine the symbols representing chro-mosome namely select function set and terminal set whichsuited the solution GEP = (119865 119879) Suppose function set119865 = + minus lowast sin cos and common function includearithmetic operators elementary mathematics functionBoolean operator and relational operators terminal set 119879 =
1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899represents color image
factor setSecondly determine the genetic structure and the length
of gene head According to the complexity of the problem todefine the length of gene head ℎ the length of tail 119905 and thelength of head ℎ satisfy the relationship that 119905 = ℎ(119899minus1)+1 Inthe formula 119899 represents the maximum number of operationnumbers in function set namely the number involved inthe operation variable It can guarantee that the genes arelegitimate in this way Suppose that a gene is composed of theelements in + minus lowast sin cos 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 so 119899 = 2
If ℎ = 6 then 119905 = 6(2 minus 1) + 1 = 7 Randomly generate alegitimate GEP gene as follows
sinminus1199095
lowastlowast+ 1199094119909111990921199093119909611990931199095 (5)
The italicized part represents the tail The correspondingexpression tree is shown in Figure 3
The length of each gene is fixed in GEP coding Gene ismade up of two parts the front effective K-expression and theback of filler components From top to bottom left to rightsequence the expression trees in Figure 3 are traversed andthe K-expression of expression trees is obtainedThe effectivelength of the gene has 10 characters sinminus119909
5
lowastlowast+1199094119909111990921199093 So
the mathematical expression is as follows
sin (1199095minus 11990941199091(1199092+ 1199093)) (6)
Again determine the number of genes in each chromo-some and the linking function to connect the genes
Sin
X5
X4 X3X1 X2
lowast
lowast
minus
+
Figure 3 Gene expression tree
Fourth select the fitness functionThere are three kinds ofclassical fitness function in GEP algorithm According to thecharacteristics of the problem and reference [29] the fitnessfunction is defined as follows
119891119894=
1000
119864119894+ 1
(7)
In (7) 119864119894
= (1119898)sum119898
119895=1(119862119894119895
minus 119879119895)2 is the mean square
error (MSE) of experimental samples m is the total numberof training set samples 119862
119894119895is the output value of the 119895th
sample of the 119894th individual calculated by the mathematicalexpressions acquired by GEP algorithm modeling 119879
119895is the
target value of the 119895th sampleFinally determine the genetic control parameters before
the algorithm running including the size of the populationevolution generation limit and the probability of each geneticoperators
4 Implementation Procedures
The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method aredemonstrated by taking the case of color image evaluation of acontrol room on AC frequency conversion rig for illustrationpurposes The steps involved in implementing the evaluationsystem are described in the following sections
41 Basic Color Samples of Small Space411 Basic Color Samples The amount of basic color samplesshould not only reduce the workload of experiment butalso not affect the measure conditions to express imageAccording to [17] to set color intervals RGB parameterschange with 64 units within the range of 0ndash255 Each primaryaxis gets 5 intervals eventually 5
3= 125 sets of basic color
samples are obtained (shown in Figure 4) defined as 119862 =
1198621 1198622 119862
119899
412 Small Space Samples In order to avoid the mutualinfluence of multivariable this paper only discusses the maincolor of small space and does not consider the impact offactors such as material and form for the moment As shownin Figure 5 the space sample with transparent background
6 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 1 Color images obtained from questionnaire
(1) Modern (6) Gorgeous (11) Elegant (16) Quiet (21) Warm (26) Lively(2) Dynamic (7) Noble (12) Graceful (17) Solemn (22) Soft (27) Lightful(3) Simple (8) Male (13) Fresh (18) Classical (23) Joyful (28) Bright(4) Technological (9) Handsome (14) Cool (19) Plain (24) Romantic (29) Roomy(5) Fashionable (10) Female (15) Steady (20) Cozy (25) Popular
000
6400
12800
19200
25500
0640
64640
128640
192640
255640
01280
641280
1281280
1921280
2551280
01920
641920
1281920
1921920
2551920
02550
642550
1282550
1922550
2552550
0064
64064
128064
1920
64255064
00128
640128
1280128
1920128
2550128
00192
640192
1280192
1920192
2550192
00255
640255
1280255
1920255
2550255
06464
646464
1286464
1926464
2556464
064128
6464128
12864128
19264128
25564128
064192
6464192
12864192
19264192
25564192
064255
6464255
12864255
19264255
25564255
012864
6412864
12812864
19212864
25512864
0128128
64128128
128128128
192128128
255128128
0128192
64128192
128128192
192128192
255128192
0128255
64128255
128128255
192128255
255128255
019264
6419264
12819264
19219264
25519264
0192128
64192128
128192128
192192128
255192128
0192192
64192192
128192192
192192192
255192192
0192255
64192255
128192255
192192255
255192255
025564
6425564
12825564
19225564
25525564
0255128
64255128
128255128
192255128
255255128
0255192
64255192
128255192
192255192
255255192
0255255
64255255
128255255
192255255
255255255
Figure 4 RGB values of 125 basic color samples
Figure 5 Master page of the space sample
is made as a master page In test process the randomsuperposition of the 125 color samples which can formthe color samples of small space to meet the experimentaldemand is shown in Figure 6
42 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Color Image
421 Qualitative Analysis Through open-ended question-naire [30] to acquire extensive color images they were qual-itatively analyzed by designers according to their practicalwork experience The repeated meaning words were deletedand the similar meaning words were merged Ultimatelythe selected representative adjectives covered color semanticcognitive space as much as possible 29 color images arepreliminary selected (shown in Table 1)
422 Quantitative Analysis 40 subjects (half male and halffemale) are invited to take part in the experiment All of them
are students aged between 20 and 28 years old and both eye-sight and color vision are normal As shown in Figures 7 and 5points psychology scale is used to represent the differentdimensions of psychological variation The evaluation valueof color image for small space is set between 0 and 1 the largervalue represents the more close to the feeling of color image
The color samples of small space randomly are displayedon the computer screen and the subjects evaluate themaccording to the 29 color images respectively The experi-mental results are analyzed with SPSS Statistics190 softwarefor FA First by calculating the correlation coefficient matrixanti-image correlationmatrix Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity andKaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test the relationship betweenvariables is tested The statistics observed value is 5456468in Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity since the corresponding prob-ability of 119875 value is close to 0 less than the significancelevel of 120572 (120572 equal to 005) it can be regarded as that thereis significant difference between the correlation coefficientmatrix and unitmatrixThe value of KMO is 0886 accordingto the KMOmetrics provided by Kaiser the original variablesare suitable to conduct FA
According to the principle [25] that ldquousually select thenumber of eigenvalues as factor number when cumulativevariance contribution rate is greater than 085rdquo the factorsare extracted by the method of PCA Six factors of colorimage are extracted the corresponding cumulative variancecontribution rate reaches 87289 (shown in Table 2) andmeets the above principle
In Table 3 the data shown in bold in each columnrepresent the color images as having high loading on the6 factors respectively For example the fifth factor mainlyexplains four color images the lightful bright lively androomy Therefore we can summarize some conclusions thatthe first factor mainly explains the feeling of being modernand fashionable the second factormainly explains the feelingof being relaxed and calm the third factormainly explains thefeeling of being sweet and elegant the fourth factor mainly
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 7
Table 2 Total variance explained
Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation sums of Squared loadingsTotal of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative
1 13085 45119 45119 13085 45119 45119 5757 19851 198512 4529 15618 60737 4529 15618 60737 5129 17687 375383 3611 12450 73187 3611 12450 73187 4404 15185 527234 2196 7573 80761 2196 7573 80761 3643 12562 652855 1036 3574 84335 1036 3574 84335 3347 11541 768266 0857 2954 87289 0857 2954 87289 3034 10463 872897 0650 2242 895318 0565 1949 91480
28 0018 0062 9995929 0012 0041 100000
Figure 6 An example of the color sample of small space
No Somewhat Neutral Very Extremely
0 025 05 075 1
Figure 7 The image scale of color evaluation words
explains the feeling of personality and being solemn thefifth factor main explains the feeling of being bright androomy and the sixth factor main explains the feeling of beinggorgeous and noble In this way the dimension of 29 variablesis reduced to 6 factors and can reflect most of the informationof the original variables
Regression method is used to estimate the factor scorecoefficient Component sore coefficient matrix is calculatedand the function of factor score is expressed as follows
1198651198941
= 0327 lowast image 1 + 0104 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot minus 0028 lowast image 28 + 0037 lowast image 29
1198651198942
= minus 0147 lowast image 1 minus 0017 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0008 lowast image 28 + 0008 lowast image 29
1198651198943
= 0019 lowast image 1 minus 0208 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0046 lowast image 28 + 0068 lowast image 29
1198651198944
= minus 0112 lowast image 1 minus 0260 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0083 lowast image 28 + 0065 lowast image 29
1198651198945
= minus 0080 lowast image 1 + 0162 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0285 lowast image 28 + 0184 lowast image 29
1198651198946
= minus 0048 lowast image 1 + 0216 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0030 lowast image 28 minus 0006 lowast image 29
(8)
The factor score of each color sample of small space can becalculated by (8) then the method of calculating total scoreby factor weight is adopted and the overall image is assessedcomprehensively Determining the weight of the factors isthe key Based on the principle of information entropy andthe original evaluation data information this paper used thedifferences between the values which reflected ldquoinformation
8 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
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Chromosome is comprised of more than one gene andthe genes are connected through linking function Gene iscomprised of head and tail Head consists of function set orterminal set and end consists of terminal set
Step 2 Calculate the fitness The fitness of each individual iscalculated through fitness function Fitness reflects the extentof excellence of individual to achieve the optimal solutionin the course of evolution If the optimal individual satisfiesend condition it will be transferred to the output If nottransferred to genetic operation steps and then producesoffspring with new characteristics
Step 3 Do a series of genetic operation to produce a newgeneration of population using principle of survival of thefittest to guide the evolution including (1) keep the bestindividual (2) selection (3) replication (4) mutation (5)transposition and (6) recombination
32 PredictionModel of Color Image for Small Space Thecoretechnology of GEP is that the mutation process is completelyseparated from the evaluation process Fixed linear stringis used in mutation process and expression tree is used inevaluation process
First of all determine the symbols representing chro-mosome namely select function set and terminal set whichsuited the solution GEP = (119865 119879) Suppose function set119865 = + minus lowast sin cos and common function includearithmetic operators elementary mathematics functionBoolean operator and relational operators terminal set 119879 =
1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899 1199091 1199092 1199093 119909
119899represents color image
factor setSecondly determine the genetic structure and the length
of gene head According to the complexity of the problem todefine the length of gene head ℎ the length of tail 119905 and thelength of head ℎ satisfy the relationship that 119905 = ℎ(119899minus1)+1 Inthe formula 119899 represents the maximum number of operationnumbers in function set namely the number involved inthe operation variable It can guarantee that the genes arelegitimate in this way Suppose that a gene is composed of theelements in + minus lowast sin cos 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 so 119899 = 2
If ℎ = 6 then 119905 = 6(2 minus 1) + 1 = 7 Randomly generate alegitimate GEP gene as follows
sinminus1199095
lowastlowast+ 1199094119909111990921199093119909611990931199095 (5)
The italicized part represents the tail The correspondingexpression tree is shown in Figure 3
The length of each gene is fixed in GEP coding Gene ismade up of two parts the front effective K-expression and theback of filler components From top to bottom left to rightsequence the expression trees in Figure 3 are traversed andthe K-expression of expression trees is obtainedThe effectivelength of the gene has 10 characters sinminus119909
5
lowastlowast+1199094119909111990921199093 So
the mathematical expression is as follows
sin (1199095minus 11990941199091(1199092+ 1199093)) (6)
Again determine the number of genes in each chromo-some and the linking function to connect the genes
Sin
X5
X4 X3X1 X2
lowast
lowast
minus
+
Figure 3 Gene expression tree
Fourth select the fitness functionThere are three kinds ofclassical fitness function in GEP algorithm According to thecharacteristics of the problem and reference [29] the fitnessfunction is defined as follows
119891119894=
1000
119864119894+ 1
(7)
In (7) 119864119894
= (1119898)sum119898
119895=1(119862119894119895
minus 119879119895)2 is the mean square
error (MSE) of experimental samples m is the total numberof training set samples 119862
119894119895is the output value of the 119895th
sample of the 119894th individual calculated by the mathematicalexpressions acquired by GEP algorithm modeling 119879
119895is the
target value of the 119895th sampleFinally determine the genetic control parameters before
the algorithm running including the size of the populationevolution generation limit and the probability of each geneticoperators
4 Implementation Procedures
The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method aredemonstrated by taking the case of color image evaluation of acontrol room on AC frequency conversion rig for illustrationpurposes The steps involved in implementing the evaluationsystem are described in the following sections
41 Basic Color Samples of Small Space411 Basic Color Samples The amount of basic color samplesshould not only reduce the workload of experiment butalso not affect the measure conditions to express imageAccording to [17] to set color intervals RGB parameterschange with 64 units within the range of 0ndash255 Each primaryaxis gets 5 intervals eventually 5
3= 125 sets of basic color
samples are obtained (shown in Figure 4) defined as 119862 =
1198621 1198622 119862
119899
412 Small Space Samples In order to avoid the mutualinfluence of multivariable this paper only discusses the maincolor of small space and does not consider the impact offactors such as material and form for the moment As shownin Figure 5 the space sample with transparent background
6 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 1 Color images obtained from questionnaire
(1) Modern (6) Gorgeous (11) Elegant (16) Quiet (21) Warm (26) Lively(2) Dynamic (7) Noble (12) Graceful (17) Solemn (22) Soft (27) Lightful(3) Simple (8) Male (13) Fresh (18) Classical (23) Joyful (28) Bright(4) Technological (9) Handsome (14) Cool (19) Plain (24) Romantic (29) Roomy(5) Fashionable (10) Female (15) Steady (20) Cozy (25) Popular
000
6400
12800
19200
25500
0640
64640
128640
192640
255640
01280
641280
1281280
1921280
2551280
01920
641920
1281920
1921920
2551920
02550
642550
1282550
1922550
2552550
0064
64064
128064
1920
64255064
00128
640128
1280128
1920128
2550128
00192
640192
1280192
1920192
2550192
00255
640255
1280255
1920255
2550255
06464
646464
1286464
1926464
2556464
064128
6464128
12864128
19264128
25564128
064192
6464192
12864192
19264192
25564192
064255
6464255
12864255
19264255
25564255
012864
6412864
12812864
19212864
25512864
0128128
64128128
128128128
192128128
255128128
0128192
64128192
128128192
192128192
255128192
0128255
64128255
128128255
192128255
255128255
019264
6419264
12819264
19219264
25519264
0192128
64192128
128192128
192192128
255192128
0192192
64192192
128192192
192192192
255192192
0192255
64192255
128192255
192192255
255192255
025564
6425564
12825564
19225564
25525564
0255128
64255128
128255128
192255128
255255128
0255192
64255192
128255192
192255192
255255192
0255255
64255255
128255255
192255255
255255255
Figure 4 RGB values of 125 basic color samples
Figure 5 Master page of the space sample
is made as a master page In test process the randomsuperposition of the 125 color samples which can formthe color samples of small space to meet the experimentaldemand is shown in Figure 6
42 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Color Image
421 Qualitative Analysis Through open-ended question-naire [30] to acquire extensive color images they were qual-itatively analyzed by designers according to their practicalwork experience The repeated meaning words were deletedand the similar meaning words were merged Ultimatelythe selected representative adjectives covered color semanticcognitive space as much as possible 29 color images arepreliminary selected (shown in Table 1)
422 Quantitative Analysis 40 subjects (half male and halffemale) are invited to take part in the experiment All of them
are students aged between 20 and 28 years old and both eye-sight and color vision are normal As shown in Figures 7 and 5points psychology scale is used to represent the differentdimensions of psychological variation The evaluation valueof color image for small space is set between 0 and 1 the largervalue represents the more close to the feeling of color image
The color samples of small space randomly are displayedon the computer screen and the subjects evaluate themaccording to the 29 color images respectively The experi-mental results are analyzed with SPSS Statistics190 softwarefor FA First by calculating the correlation coefficient matrixanti-image correlationmatrix Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity andKaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test the relationship betweenvariables is tested The statistics observed value is 5456468in Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity since the corresponding prob-ability of 119875 value is close to 0 less than the significancelevel of 120572 (120572 equal to 005) it can be regarded as that thereis significant difference between the correlation coefficientmatrix and unitmatrixThe value of KMO is 0886 accordingto the KMOmetrics provided by Kaiser the original variablesare suitable to conduct FA
According to the principle [25] that ldquousually select thenumber of eigenvalues as factor number when cumulativevariance contribution rate is greater than 085rdquo the factorsare extracted by the method of PCA Six factors of colorimage are extracted the corresponding cumulative variancecontribution rate reaches 87289 (shown in Table 2) andmeets the above principle
In Table 3 the data shown in bold in each columnrepresent the color images as having high loading on the6 factors respectively For example the fifth factor mainlyexplains four color images the lightful bright lively androomy Therefore we can summarize some conclusions thatthe first factor mainly explains the feeling of being modernand fashionable the second factormainly explains the feelingof being relaxed and calm the third factormainly explains thefeeling of being sweet and elegant the fourth factor mainly
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 7
Table 2 Total variance explained
Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation sums of Squared loadingsTotal of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative
1 13085 45119 45119 13085 45119 45119 5757 19851 198512 4529 15618 60737 4529 15618 60737 5129 17687 375383 3611 12450 73187 3611 12450 73187 4404 15185 527234 2196 7573 80761 2196 7573 80761 3643 12562 652855 1036 3574 84335 1036 3574 84335 3347 11541 768266 0857 2954 87289 0857 2954 87289 3034 10463 872897 0650 2242 895318 0565 1949 91480
28 0018 0062 9995929 0012 0041 100000
Figure 6 An example of the color sample of small space
No Somewhat Neutral Very Extremely
0 025 05 075 1
Figure 7 The image scale of color evaluation words
explains the feeling of personality and being solemn thefifth factor main explains the feeling of being bright androomy and the sixth factor main explains the feeling of beinggorgeous and noble In this way the dimension of 29 variablesis reduced to 6 factors and can reflect most of the informationof the original variables
Regression method is used to estimate the factor scorecoefficient Component sore coefficient matrix is calculatedand the function of factor score is expressed as follows
1198651198941
= 0327 lowast image 1 + 0104 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot minus 0028 lowast image 28 + 0037 lowast image 29
1198651198942
= minus 0147 lowast image 1 minus 0017 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0008 lowast image 28 + 0008 lowast image 29
1198651198943
= 0019 lowast image 1 minus 0208 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0046 lowast image 28 + 0068 lowast image 29
1198651198944
= minus 0112 lowast image 1 minus 0260 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0083 lowast image 28 + 0065 lowast image 29
1198651198945
= minus 0080 lowast image 1 + 0162 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0285 lowast image 28 + 0184 lowast image 29
1198651198946
= minus 0048 lowast image 1 + 0216 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0030 lowast image 28 minus 0006 lowast image 29
(8)
The factor score of each color sample of small space can becalculated by (8) then the method of calculating total scoreby factor weight is adopted and the overall image is assessedcomprehensively Determining the weight of the factors isthe key Based on the principle of information entropy andthe original evaluation data information this paper used thedifferences between the values which reflected ldquoinformation
8 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
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[2] X Y Wang and Z Y Wang ldquoA novel method for imageretrieval based on structure elementsrsquo descriptorrdquo Journal ofVisual Communication and Image Representation vol 24 no 1pp 63ndash74 2013
[3] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoAuthentication andrecovery of images using standard deviationrdquo Journal of Elec-tronic Imaging vol 22 no 3 Article ID 033012 2013
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Table 1 Color images obtained from questionnaire
(1) Modern (6) Gorgeous (11) Elegant (16) Quiet (21) Warm (26) Lively(2) Dynamic (7) Noble (12) Graceful (17) Solemn (22) Soft (27) Lightful(3) Simple (8) Male (13) Fresh (18) Classical (23) Joyful (28) Bright(4) Technological (9) Handsome (14) Cool (19) Plain (24) Romantic (29) Roomy(5) Fashionable (10) Female (15) Steady (20) Cozy (25) Popular
000
6400
12800
19200
25500
0640
64640
128640
192640
255640
01280
641280
1281280
1921280
2551280
01920
641920
1281920
1921920
2551920
02550
642550
1282550
1922550
2552550
0064
64064
128064
1920
64255064
00128
640128
1280128
1920128
2550128
00192
640192
1280192
1920192
2550192
00255
640255
1280255
1920255
2550255
06464
646464
1286464
1926464
2556464
064128
6464128
12864128
19264128
25564128
064192
6464192
12864192
19264192
25564192
064255
6464255
12864255
19264255
25564255
012864
6412864
12812864
19212864
25512864
0128128
64128128
128128128
192128128
255128128
0128192
64128192
128128192
192128192
255128192
0128255
64128255
128128255
192128255
255128255
019264
6419264
12819264
19219264
25519264
0192128
64192128
128192128
192192128
255192128
0192192
64192192
128192192
192192192
255192192
0192255
64192255
128192255
192192255
255192255
025564
6425564
12825564
19225564
25525564
0255128
64255128
128255128
192255128
255255128
0255192
64255192
128255192
192255192
255255192
0255255
64255255
128255255
192255255
255255255
Figure 4 RGB values of 125 basic color samples
Figure 5 Master page of the space sample
is made as a master page In test process the randomsuperposition of the 125 color samples which can formthe color samples of small space to meet the experimentaldemand is shown in Figure 6
42 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Color Image
421 Qualitative Analysis Through open-ended question-naire [30] to acquire extensive color images they were qual-itatively analyzed by designers according to their practicalwork experience The repeated meaning words were deletedand the similar meaning words were merged Ultimatelythe selected representative adjectives covered color semanticcognitive space as much as possible 29 color images arepreliminary selected (shown in Table 1)
422 Quantitative Analysis 40 subjects (half male and halffemale) are invited to take part in the experiment All of them
are students aged between 20 and 28 years old and both eye-sight and color vision are normal As shown in Figures 7 and 5points psychology scale is used to represent the differentdimensions of psychological variation The evaluation valueof color image for small space is set between 0 and 1 the largervalue represents the more close to the feeling of color image
The color samples of small space randomly are displayedon the computer screen and the subjects evaluate themaccording to the 29 color images respectively The experi-mental results are analyzed with SPSS Statistics190 softwarefor FA First by calculating the correlation coefficient matrixanti-image correlationmatrix Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity andKaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test the relationship betweenvariables is tested The statistics observed value is 5456468in Bartlettrsquos test of sphericity since the corresponding prob-ability of 119875 value is close to 0 less than the significancelevel of 120572 (120572 equal to 005) it can be regarded as that thereis significant difference between the correlation coefficientmatrix and unitmatrixThe value of KMO is 0886 accordingto the KMOmetrics provided by Kaiser the original variablesare suitable to conduct FA
According to the principle [25] that ldquousually select thenumber of eigenvalues as factor number when cumulativevariance contribution rate is greater than 085rdquo the factorsare extracted by the method of PCA Six factors of colorimage are extracted the corresponding cumulative variancecontribution rate reaches 87289 (shown in Table 2) andmeets the above principle
In Table 3 the data shown in bold in each columnrepresent the color images as having high loading on the6 factors respectively For example the fifth factor mainlyexplains four color images the lightful bright lively androomy Therefore we can summarize some conclusions thatthe first factor mainly explains the feeling of being modernand fashionable the second factormainly explains the feelingof being relaxed and calm the third factormainly explains thefeeling of being sweet and elegant the fourth factor mainly
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 7
Table 2 Total variance explained
Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation sums of Squared loadingsTotal of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative
1 13085 45119 45119 13085 45119 45119 5757 19851 198512 4529 15618 60737 4529 15618 60737 5129 17687 375383 3611 12450 73187 3611 12450 73187 4404 15185 527234 2196 7573 80761 2196 7573 80761 3643 12562 652855 1036 3574 84335 1036 3574 84335 3347 11541 768266 0857 2954 87289 0857 2954 87289 3034 10463 872897 0650 2242 895318 0565 1949 91480
28 0018 0062 9995929 0012 0041 100000
Figure 6 An example of the color sample of small space
No Somewhat Neutral Very Extremely
0 025 05 075 1
Figure 7 The image scale of color evaluation words
explains the feeling of personality and being solemn thefifth factor main explains the feeling of being bright androomy and the sixth factor main explains the feeling of beinggorgeous and noble In this way the dimension of 29 variablesis reduced to 6 factors and can reflect most of the informationof the original variables
Regression method is used to estimate the factor scorecoefficient Component sore coefficient matrix is calculatedand the function of factor score is expressed as follows
1198651198941
= 0327 lowast image 1 + 0104 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot minus 0028 lowast image 28 + 0037 lowast image 29
1198651198942
= minus 0147 lowast image 1 minus 0017 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0008 lowast image 28 + 0008 lowast image 29
1198651198943
= 0019 lowast image 1 minus 0208 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0046 lowast image 28 + 0068 lowast image 29
1198651198944
= minus 0112 lowast image 1 minus 0260 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0083 lowast image 28 + 0065 lowast image 29
1198651198945
= minus 0080 lowast image 1 + 0162 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0285 lowast image 28 + 0184 lowast image 29
1198651198946
= minus 0048 lowast image 1 + 0216 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0030 lowast image 28 minus 0006 lowast image 29
(8)
The factor score of each color sample of small space can becalculated by (8) then the method of calculating total scoreby factor weight is adopted and the overall image is assessedcomprehensively Determining the weight of the factors isthe key Based on the principle of information entropy andthe original evaluation data information this paper used thedifferences between the values which reflected ldquoinformation
8 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
References
[1] X-Y Wang Z-F Chen and J-J Yun ldquoAn effective method forcolor image retrieval based on texturerdquo Computer Standards ampInterfaces vol 34 no 1 pp 31ndash35 2012
[2] X Y Wang and Z Y Wang ldquoA novel method for imageretrieval based on structure elementsrsquo descriptorrdquo Journal ofVisual Communication and Image Representation vol 24 no 1pp 63ndash74 2013
[3] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoAuthentication andrecovery of images using standard deviationrdquo Journal of Elec-tronic Imaging vol 22 no 3 Article ID 033012 2013
[4] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoA novel image recoverymethod based on discrete cosine transform and matchedblocksrdquoNonlinear Dynamics vol 73 no 3 pp 1945ndash1954 2013
[5] S E Palmer and K B Schloss ldquoAn ecological valence theory ofhuman color preferencerdquo Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences of the United States of America vol 107 no 19 pp8877ndash8882 2010
[6] S-J Luo S-S Zhu F-T Ying and J-S Zhang ldquoStatues andprogress of research on usersrsquo tacit knowledge in productdesignrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol 16 no4 pp 673ndash688 2010
[7] S-W Hsiao ldquoFuzzy set theory on car-color designrdquo ColorResearch amp Application vol 19 no 3 pp 202ndash213 1994
[8] S J Cai A Study on Building the Color Combination SystemUsing Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm National ChengKung University Taiwan China 2003
[9] S-WHsiao C-FHsu andK-WTang ldquoA consultation and sim-ulation system for product color planning based on interactivegenetic algorithmsrdquoColor Research amp Application vol 38 no 5pp 375ndash390 2013
[10] Y Sun W-L Wang Y-W Zhao and X-J Liu ldquoUser image ori-ented interactive genetic algorithm evaluationmode in productdevelopmentrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol18 no 2 pp 276ndash281 2012
[11] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering as a powerful consumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Applied Ergo-nomics vol 33 no 3 pp 289ndash294 2002
[12] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering a new ergonomic con-sumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Interna-tional Journal of Industrial Ergonomics vol 15 no 1 pp 3ndash111995
[13] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and C S Chen ldquoApplying aestheticsmeasurement to product designrdquo International Journal of Indus-trial Ergonomics vol 38 no 11-12 pp 910ndash920 2008
[14] S-W Hsiao and H-C Tsai ldquoUse of gray system theory in prod-uct-color planningrdquo Color Research amp Application vol 29 no3 pp 222ndash231 2004
[15] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and H-Y Hsu ldquoA computer-assistedcolour selection system based on aesthetic measure for colourharmony and fuzzy logic theoryrdquo Color Research amp Applicationvol 33 no 5 pp 411ndash423 2008
[16] H-C Tsai S-W Hsiao and F-K Hung ldquoAn image evaluationapproach for parameter-based product form and color designrdquoComputer-Aided Design vol 38 no 2 pp 157ndash171 2006
[17] H-C Tsai and J-R Chou ldquoAutomatic design support and imageevaluation of two-coloured products using colour associationand colour harmony scales and genetic algorithmrdquo Computer-Aided Design vol 39 no 9 pp 818ndash828 2007
[18] M-YMa C-Y Chen and F-GWu ldquoA design decision-makingsupport model for customized product color combinationrdquoComputers in Industry vol 58 no 6 pp 504ndash518 2007
[19] J Y Lin A Study of Spatial Color Image for Living Space AnInvestigation of Living Space for Demostic Units in Taipei MingChuan University Taiwan China 2005
[20] Y L Qin CognItive Psychology and Itrsquos Implications Posts ampTelecom Press Beijing China 2012
[21] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming in problem solv-ingrdquo in Soft Computing and Industry pp 635ndash653 SpringerLondon UK 2002
[22] C R LiuTheApplication of Ergonomics Shanghai Peoplersquos FineArts Publishing House Shanghai China 2nd edition 2009
[23] Y Zhang Y Yang S J Luo and Y H Pan ldquoMental constructionof user perception image in product designrdquo Journal of Mechan-ical Engineering vol 46 no 2 pp 178ndash184 2010
[24] C E Osgood The Measurement of Meaning University ofIllinois Press Urbana Ill USA 1957
[25] WXue Statistical Analysis and SPSSApplication ChinaRenminUniversity Press Beijing China 3rd edition 2011
[26] J G Zhang and P S Vijay Information EntropymdashTheory andApplication China WaterPower Press Beijing China 2012
[27] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming a new adaptivealgorithm for solving problemsrdquo Complex Systems vol 13 no2 pp 87ndash129 2001
[28] J Zuo Core Technology Research on Gene Expression Program-ming Sichuan University Chengdu China 2004
[29] X Li C Zhou P C Nelson and T M Tirpak ldquoInvestigation ofconstant creation techniques in the context of gene expressionprogrammingrdquo in Proceedings of the Genetic and EvolutionaryComputation Conference Seattle Wash USA June 2004
[30] J N Su and H Q Li ldquoMethod of product form design based onperceptual imagerdquo Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineeringvol 40 no 4 pp 164ndash167 2004
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Stochastic AnalysisInternational Journal of
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 7
Table 2 Total variance explained
Component Initial eigenvalues Extraction sums of squared loadings Rotation sums of Squared loadingsTotal of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative Total of variance Cumulative
1 13085 45119 45119 13085 45119 45119 5757 19851 198512 4529 15618 60737 4529 15618 60737 5129 17687 375383 3611 12450 73187 3611 12450 73187 4404 15185 527234 2196 7573 80761 2196 7573 80761 3643 12562 652855 1036 3574 84335 1036 3574 84335 3347 11541 768266 0857 2954 87289 0857 2954 87289 3034 10463 872897 0650 2242 895318 0565 1949 91480
28 0018 0062 9995929 0012 0041 100000
Figure 6 An example of the color sample of small space
No Somewhat Neutral Very Extremely
0 025 05 075 1
Figure 7 The image scale of color evaluation words
explains the feeling of personality and being solemn thefifth factor main explains the feeling of being bright androomy and the sixth factor main explains the feeling of beinggorgeous and noble In this way the dimension of 29 variablesis reduced to 6 factors and can reflect most of the informationof the original variables
Regression method is used to estimate the factor scorecoefficient Component sore coefficient matrix is calculatedand the function of factor score is expressed as follows
1198651198941
= 0327 lowast image 1 + 0104 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot minus 0028 lowast image 28 + 0037 lowast image 29
1198651198942
= minus 0147 lowast image 1 minus 0017 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0008 lowast image 28 + 0008 lowast image 29
1198651198943
= 0019 lowast image 1 minus 0208 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0046 lowast image 28 + 0068 lowast image 29
1198651198944
= minus 0112 lowast image 1 minus 0260 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0083 lowast image 28 + 0065 lowast image 29
1198651198945
= minus 0080 lowast image 1 + 0162 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0285 lowast image 28 + 0184 lowast image 29
1198651198946
= minus 0048 lowast image 1 + 0216 lowast image 2
+ sdot sdot sdot + 0030 lowast image 28 minus 0006 lowast image 29
(8)
The factor score of each color sample of small space can becalculated by (8) then the method of calculating total scoreby factor weight is adopted and the overall image is assessedcomprehensively Determining the weight of the factors isthe key Based on the principle of information entropy andthe original evaluation data information this paper used thedifferences between the values which reflected ldquoinformation
8 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
References
[1] X-Y Wang Z-F Chen and J-J Yun ldquoAn effective method forcolor image retrieval based on texturerdquo Computer Standards ampInterfaces vol 34 no 1 pp 31ndash35 2012
[2] X Y Wang and Z Y Wang ldquoA novel method for imageretrieval based on structure elementsrsquo descriptorrdquo Journal ofVisual Communication and Image Representation vol 24 no 1pp 63ndash74 2013
[3] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoAuthentication andrecovery of images using standard deviationrdquo Journal of Elec-tronic Imaging vol 22 no 3 Article ID 033012 2013
[4] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoA novel image recoverymethod based on discrete cosine transform and matchedblocksrdquoNonlinear Dynamics vol 73 no 3 pp 1945ndash1954 2013
[5] S E Palmer and K B Schloss ldquoAn ecological valence theory ofhuman color preferencerdquo Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences of the United States of America vol 107 no 19 pp8877ndash8882 2010
[6] S-J Luo S-S Zhu F-T Ying and J-S Zhang ldquoStatues andprogress of research on usersrsquo tacit knowledge in productdesignrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol 16 no4 pp 673ndash688 2010
[7] S-W Hsiao ldquoFuzzy set theory on car-color designrdquo ColorResearch amp Application vol 19 no 3 pp 202ndash213 1994
[8] S J Cai A Study on Building the Color Combination SystemUsing Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm National ChengKung University Taiwan China 2003
[9] S-WHsiao C-FHsu andK-WTang ldquoA consultation and sim-ulation system for product color planning based on interactivegenetic algorithmsrdquoColor Research amp Application vol 38 no 5pp 375ndash390 2013
[10] Y Sun W-L Wang Y-W Zhao and X-J Liu ldquoUser image ori-ented interactive genetic algorithm evaluationmode in productdevelopmentrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol18 no 2 pp 276ndash281 2012
[11] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering as a powerful consumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Applied Ergo-nomics vol 33 no 3 pp 289ndash294 2002
[12] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering a new ergonomic con-sumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Interna-tional Journal of Industrial Ergonomics vol 15 no 1 pp 3ndash111995
[13] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and C S Chen ldquoApplying aestheticsmeasurement to product designrdquo International Journal of Indus-trial Ergonomics vol 38 no 11-12 pp 910ndash920 2008
[14] S-W Hsiao and H-C Tsai ldquoUse of gray system theory in prod-uct-color planningrdquo Color Research amp Application vol 29 no3 pp 222ndash231 2004
[15] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and H-Y Hsu ldquoA computer-assistedcolour selection system based on aesthetic measure for colourharmony and fuzzy logic theoryrdquo Color Research amp Applicationvol 33 no 5 pp 411ndash423 2008
[16] H-C Tsai S-W Hsiao and F-K Hung ldquoAn image evaluationapproach for parameter-based product form and color designrdquoComputer-Aided Design vol 38 no 2 pp 157ndash171 2006
[17] H-C Tsai and J-R Chou ldquoAutomatic design support and imageevaluation of two-coloured products using colour associationand colour harmony scales and genetic algorithmrdquo Computer-Aided Design vol 39 no 9 pp 818ndash828 2007
[18] M-YMa C-Y Chen and F-GWu ldquoA design decision-makingsupport model for customized product color combinationrdquoComputers in Industry vol 58 no 6 pp 504ndash518 2007
[19] J Y Lin A Study of Spatial Color Image for Living Space AnInvestigation of Living Space for Demostic Units in Taipei MingChuan University Taiwan China 2005
[20] Y L Qin CognItive Psychology and Itrsquos Implications Posts ampTelecom Press Beijing China 2012
[21] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming in problem solv-ingrdquo in Soft Computing and Industry pp 635ndash653 SpringerLondon UK 2002
[22] C R LiuTheApplication of Ergonomics Shanghai Peoplersquos FineArts Publishing House Shanghai China 2nd edition 2009
[23] Y Zhang Y Yang S J Luo and Y H Pan ldquoMental constructionof user perception image in product designrdquo Journal of Mechan-ical Engineering vol 46 no 2 pp 178ndash184 2010
[24] C E Osgood The Measurement of Meaning University ofIllinois Press Urbana Ill USA 1957
[25] WXue Statistical Analysis and SPSSApplication ChinaRenminUniversity Press Beijing China 3rd edition 2011
[26] J G Zhang and P S Vijay Information EntropymdashTheory andApplication China WaterPower Press Beijing China 2012
[27] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming a new adaptivealgorithm for solving problemsrdquo Complex Systems vol 13 no2 pp 87ndash129 2001
[28] J Zuo Core Technology Research on Gene Expression Program-ming Sichuan University Chengdu China 2004
[29] X Li C Zhou P C Nelson and T M Tirpak ldquoInvestigation ofconstant creation techniques in the context of gene expressionprogrammingrdquo in Proceedings of the Genetic and EvolutionaryComputation Conference Seattle Wash USA June 2004
[30] J N Su and H Q Li ldquoMethod of product form design based onperceptual imagerdquo Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineeringvol 40 no 4 pp 164ndash167 2004
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Differential EquationsInternational Journal of
Volume 2014
Applied MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Probability and StatisticsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical PhysicsAdvances in
Complex AnalysisJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
OptimizationJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
CombinatoricsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Operations ResearchAdvances in
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Function Spaces
Abstract and Applied AnalysisHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Algebra
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Decision SciencesAdvances in
Discrete MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Volume 2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Stochastic AnalysisInternational Journal of
8 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 3 Rotated component matrix
Component1 2 3 4 5 6
Image 1 0902 0180 minus0120 0210 minus0023 0034Image 5 0856 0141 minus0201 0267 0106 0141Image 3 0814 0332 minus0209 0191 0177 minus0103Image 25 0793 0410 0017 0117 0111 minus0249Image 4 0720 0435 minus0293 0349 0068 minus0051Image 18 0480 0348 minus0049 0439 minus0368 0416Image 19 0458 0174 0054 0429 minus0361 0420Image 13 0311 0908 0045 0051 0132 minus0119Image 14 0337 0864 minus0086 0166 0168 minus0207Image 16 0307 0790 minus0209 0406 0063 minus0148Image 15 0400 0650 minus0191 0540 minus0099 minus0037Image 23 0613 0637 0130 0114 0179 minus0275Image 20 0020 minus0027 0912 minus0115 0027 0150Image 24 minus0115 0085 0835 minus0066 minus0030 0023Image 22 minus0117 minus0218 0803 minus0253 0116 0048Image 11 minus0188 minus0035 0679 minus0060 minus0177 0575Image 21 minus0208 minus0541 0598 minus0358 0073 0208Image 9 0356 0137 minus0328 0821 0041 minus0093Image 8 0440 0329 minus0351 0703 0047 minus0142Image 10 minus0315 minus0181 0546 minus0642 minus0075 0167Image 17 0416 0561 minus0191 0609 minus0146 0031Image 27 0233 0231 0017 0092 0871 minus0165Image 28 0239 0236 minus0001 0033 0853 minus0234Image 26 minus0265 minus0167 0003 minus0166 0777 0006Image 29 0472 0403 0011 0187 0603 minus0220Image 2 0047 minus0397 minus0330 minus0457 0524 0255Image 6 minus0043 minus0231 0120 minus0171 minus0001 0864Image 7 minus0002 minus0315 0227 0005 minus0221 0798Image 12 minus0111 0007 0611 minus0070 minus0265 0631
Table 4 The weight of factors
Weight Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3 Factor 4 Factor 5 Factor 6119908s119894 0199 0177 0152 0126 0115 0105119908o119894 0105 0154 0135 0378 0089 0138119908119894
0148 0193 0146 0338 0073 0103
valuerdquo of factor to determine theweight SDmethod is used toquantify the color image of subjectsrsquo preferences evaluationdata is sorted and described as follows
[
[
[
[
[
[
[
119909119896
11119909119896
12119909119896
13sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
1119899
119909119896
21119909119896
22119909119896
23sdot sdot sdot 119909
119896
2119899
sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119894119895sdot sdot sdot
119909119896
1198981119909119896
1198982119909119896
1198983sdot sdot sdot 119909119896
119898119899
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
(9)
where 119898 represents the number of color samples of smallspace 119899 represents the number of factors 119909119896
119894119895represents the
119896th subjectrsquos preference to the 119895th factor of the 119894th colorsample of small space
According to the above-mentioned calculation steps ofentropy weights the objective weight of each factor can becalculated denoted as 119908
119900119894= (119908
1199001 1199081199002
119908119900119899
) Entropyweight method is a kind of objective method In order toretain experts and policymakersrsquo subjective opinions namelybalance subjective and objective aspect the entropy weight
method is combined with each factor variance contributionrate in the above-mentioned FA Suppose the variance con-tribution rate calculated in FA is subjective weight 119908
119904119894and
entropy 119908119900119894is the objective weight the combination weight
119908119894of the 119894th factor can be calculated as follows
119908119894=
119908119904119894119908119900119894
sum119899
119894=1119908119904119894119908119900119894
(10)
Table 4 shows the calculation results of weights Thecomprehensive color image evaluation of small space is asfollows
119865119894= 11990811198651198941
+ 11990821198651198942
+ 11990831198651198943
+ 11990841198651198944
+ 11990851198651198945
+ 11990861198651198946 (11)
43 Color Image Prediction Based on GEP 84 groups of datawere randomly selected from 125 groups of experimentaldata as the training set and the rest as a validation setTable 5 shows the main operation parameters in GEP modelIn function set Sqrt represents square root 1198832 repre-sents square Avg 2 represents the mean of two variables
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
References
[1] X-Y Wang Z-F Chen and J-J Yun ldquoAn effective method forcolor image retrieval based on texturerdquo Computer Standards ampInterfaces vol 34 no 1 pp 31ndash35 2012
[2] X Y Wang and Z Y Wang ldquoA novel method for imageretrieval based on structure elementsrsquo descriptorrdquo Journal ofVisual Communication and Image Representation vol 24 no 1pp 63ndash74 2013
[3] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoAuthentication andrecovery of images using standard deviationrdquo Journal of Elec-tronic Imaging vol 22 no 3 Article ID 033012 2013
[4] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoA novel image recoverymethod based on discrete cosine transform and matchedblocksrdquoNonlinear Dynamics vol 73 no 3 pp 1945ndash1954 2013
[5] S E Palmer and K B Schloss ldquoAn ecological valence theory ofhuman color preferencerdquo Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences of the United States of America vol 107 no 19 pp8877ndash8882 2010
[6] S-J Luo S-S Zhu F-T Ying and J-S Zhang ldquoStatues andprogress of research on usersrsquo tacit knowledge in productdesignrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol 16 no4 pp 673ndash688 2010
[7] S-W Hsiao ldquoFuzzy set theory on car-color designrdquo ColorResearch amp Application vol 19 no 3 pp 202ndash213 1994
[8] S J Cai A Study on Building the Color Combination SystemUsing Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm National ChengKung University Taiwan China 2003
[9] S-WHsiao C-FHsu andK-WTang ldquoA consultation and sim-ulation system for product color planning based on interactivegenetic algorithmsrdquoColor Research amp Application vol 38 no 5pp 375ndash390 2013
[10] Y Sun W-L Wang Y-W Zhao and X-J Liu ldquoUser image ori-ented interactive genetic algorithm evaluationmode in productdevelopmentrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol18 no 2 pp 276ndash281 2012
[11] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering as a powerful consumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Applied Ergo-nomics vol 33 no 3 pp 289ndash294 2002
[12] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering a new ergonomic con-sumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Interna-tional Journal of Industrial Ergonomics vol 15 no 1 pp 3ndash111995
[13] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and C S Chen ldquoApplying aestheticsmeasurement to product designrdquo International Journal of Indus-trial Ergonomics vol 38 no 11-12 pp 910ndash920 2008
[14] S-W Hsiao and H-C Tsai ldquoUse of gray system theory in prod-uct-color planningrdquo Color Research amp Application vol 29 no3 pp 222ndash231 2004
[15] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and H-Y Hsu ldquoA computer-assistedcolour selection system based on aesthetic measure for colourharmony and fuzzy logic theoryrdquo Color Research amp Applicationvol 33 no 5 pp 411ndash423 2008
[16] H-C Tsai S-W Hsiao and F-K Hung ldquoAn image evaluationapproach for parameter-based product form and color designrdquoComputer-Aided Design vol 38 no 2 pp 157ndash171 2006
[17] H-C Tsai and J-R Chou ldquoAutomatic design support and imageevaluation of two-coloured products using colour associationand colour harmony scales and genetic algorithmrdquo Computer-Aided Design vol 39 no 9 pp 818ndash828 2007
[18] M-YMa C-Y Chen and F-GWu ldquoA design decision-makingsupport model for customized product color combinationrdquoComputers in Industry vol 58 no 6 pp 504ndash518 2007
[19] J Y Lin A Study of Spatial Color Image for Living Space AnInvestigation of Living Space for Demostic Units in Taipei MingChuan University Taiwan China 2005
[20] Y L Qin CognItive Psychology and Itrsquos Implications Posts ampTelecom Press Beijing China 2012
[21] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming in problem solv-ingrdquo in Soft Computing and Industry pp 635ndash653 SpringerLondon UK 2002
[22] C R LiuTheApplication of Ergonomics Shanghai Peoplersquos FineArts Publishing House Shanghai China 2nd edition 2009
[23] Y Zhang Y Yang S J Luo and Y H Pan ldquoMental constructionof user perception image in product designrdquo Journal of Mechan-ical Engineering vol 46 no 2 pp 178ndash184 2010
[24] C E Osgood The Measurement of Meaning University ofIllinois Press Urbana Ill USA 1957
[25] WXue Statistical Analysis and SPSSApplication ChinaRenminUniversity Press Beijing China 3rd edition 2011
[26] J G Zhang and P S Vijay Information EntropymdashTheory andApplication China WaterPower Press Beijing China 2012
[27] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming a new adaptivealgorithm for solving problemsrdquo Complex Systems vol 13 no2 pp 87ndash129 2001
[28] J Zuo Core Technology Research on Gene Expression Program-ming Sichuan University Chengdu China 2004
[29] X Li C Zhou P C Nelson and T M Tirpak ldquoInvestigation ofconstant creation techniques in the context of gene expressionprogrammingrdquo in Proceedings of the Genetic and EvolutionaryComputation Conference Seattle Wash USA June 2004
[30] J N Su and H Q Li ldquoMethod of product form design based onperceptual imagerdquo Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineeringvol 40 no 4 pp 164ndash167 2004
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Differential EquationsInternational Journal of
Volume 2014
Applied MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Probability and StatisticsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical PhysicsAdvances in
Complex AnalysisJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
OptimizationJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
CombinatoricsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Operations ResearchAdvances in
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Function Spaces
Abstract and Applied AnalysisHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Algebra
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Decision SciencesAdvances in
Discrete MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Volume 2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Stochastic AnalysisInternational Journal of
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 9
minusminus
x1 x5
x5
x4 x4
x2
x3 x6
x1
x6
x6
x5
x2
x2
x4
Sub-ET 1 Sub-ET 2 Sub-ET 3
lowast
lowast
lowast
lowast
+
c2
c4
c5
c9
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Avg 2 Avg 2
Avg 2
Figure 8 The sub-ET of optimal individual
Table 5 GEP parameter set
Parameter names Parameter valuesFunction set 119865 = + minus lowast Sqrt 1198832Avg2Neg InvTerminal set 119879 = 119909
1 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096
Generation 1000Number of chromosomes 30Number of genes 3Linking function +Head size 8Mutation rate 0002One-pointTwo-pointgenerecombination rate
0003
ISRISgenetransposition rate 0005
Numerical constant (minus10 10)
Neg represents negative Inv represents inverse In terminalset 1199091 1199092 1199093 1199094 1199095 1199096 respectively represent the 6 factors
obtained from FA The visual basic programming is used toexpress the GEP algorithm and the program runs multipletimes to get the best individual The best individualrsquos expres-sion tree is shown in Figure 8 Each expression tree representsa gene and genes are connected by linking function ldquo+rdquoto form a chromosome The best individual translated intomathematical expression is as follows
119865 (119909) =
1
2
(
1199091+ 1199095
2
+
1199094+ 1199094
2
)
+
1
2
(
1199092minus 1199095+ 1199093
2
sdot
1199095+ 1199096
2
+ (037141199096)2
)
+
minus49771 minus 277111199091
(minus51091 minus 1199096)2
sdot 1199094
(12)
Figure 9 shows the curve fitting of GEP algorithm inthe training set MSE and 119877-square are used to verify thevalidity of the algorithm and the ability of the predictionTheformulas are as follows
MSE =
1
119899
119899
sum
119894=1
(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
119877-square = 1 minus
sum119899
119894=1(1199101015840
119894minus 119910119894)
2
sum119899
119894=1(119910119894minus 119910avg)
2
(13)
0010203040506
0
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
Training set
TargetModel
5 10 20 30 40 5015 25 35 45 6055 7065 80 8575
imag
e val
ue
Figure 9 The fitting curve of training set
0015
02025
03035
04045
05055
06
Validation set
Com
preh
ensiv
e col
or
TargetModel
imag
e val
ue
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42
Figure 10 The fitting curve of validation set
In (13) 1199101015840
119894 119910119894 and 119910avg represent the predicted value
the actual value and the actual average value respectivelyThe range of 119877-square is [0 1] the closer to 1 showing thatthe equationrsquos 6 variables have stronger ability to explainthe comprehensive color image 119865(119909) The calculation resultshows that the MSE and 119877-square of training set are 00006and 09614 respectively In order to verify the validity of theGEP model 41 sets of data are taken into the model and thecurve fitting of validation set is shown in Figure 10 The MSEand 119877-square are 00007 and 09453 respectively achievingthe ideal effect
44 Evaluation System According to the above-mentionedmethod VB is used to develop a color image evaluationsystem for small space The system can assist designers incolor design In the system designers input color value andusersrsquo factor score of color scheme According to the function
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
References
[1] X-Y Wang Z-F Chen and J-J Yun ldquoAn effective method forcolor image retrieval based on texturerdquo Computer Standards ampInterfaces vol 34 no 1 pp 31ndash35 2012
[2] X Y Wang and Z Y Wang ldquoA novel method for imageretrieval based on structure elementsrsquo descriptorrdquo Journal ofVisual Communication and Image Representation vol 24 no 1pp 63ndash74 2013
[3] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoAuthentication andrecovery of images using standard deviationrdquo Journal of Elec-tronic Imaging vol 22 no 3 Article ID 033012 2013
[4] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoA novel image recoverymethod based on discrete cosine transform and matchedblocksrdquoNonlinear Dynamics vol 73 no 3 pp 1945ndash1954 2013
[5] S E Palmer and K B Schloss ldquoAn ecological valence theory ofhuman color preferencerdquo Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences of the United States of America vol 107 no 19 pp8877ndash8882 2010
[6] S-J Luo S-S Zhu F-T Ying and J-S Zhang ldquoStatues andprogress of research on usersrsquo tacit knowledge in productdesignrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol 16 no4 pp 673ndash688 2010
[7] S-W Hsiao ldquoFuzzy set theory on car-color designrdquo ColorResearch amp Application vol 19 no 3 pp 202ndash213 1994
[8] S J Cai A Study on Building the Color Combination SystemUsing Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm National ChengKung University Taiwan China 2003
[9] S-WHsiao C-FHsu andK-WTang ldquoA consultation and sim-ulation system for product color planning based on interactivegenetic algorithmsrdquoColor Research amp Application vol 38 no 5pp 375ndash390 2013
[10] Y Sun W-L Wang Y-W Zhao and X-J Liu ldquoUser image ori-ented interactive genetic algorithm evaluationmode in productdevelopmentrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol18 no 2 pp 276ndash281 2012
[11] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering as a powerful consumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Applied Ergo-nomics vol 33 no 3 pp 289ndash294 2002
[12] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering a new ergonomic con-sumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Interna-tional Journal of Industrial Ergonomics vol 15 no 1 pp 3ndash111995
[13] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and C S Chen ldquoApplying aestheticsmeasurement to product designrdquo International Journal of Indus-trial Ergonomics vol 38 no 11-12 pp 910ndash920 2008
[14] S-W Hsiao and H-C Tsai ldquoUse of gray system theory in prod-uct-color planningrdquo Color Research amp Application vol 29 no3 pp 222ndash231 2004
[15] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and H-Y Hsu ldquoA computer-assistedcolour selection system based on aesthetic measure for colourharmony and fuzzy logic theoryrdquo Color Research amp Applicationvol 33 no 5 pp 411ndash423 2008
[16] H-C Tsai S-W Hsiao and F-K Hung ldquoAn image evaluationapproach for parameter-based product form and color designrdquoComputer-Aided Design vol 38 no 2 pp 157ndash171 2006
[17] H-C Tsai and J-R Chou ldquoAutomatic design support and imageevaluation of two-coloured products using colour associationand colour harmony scales and genetic algorithmrdquo Computer-Aided Design vol 39 no 9 pp 818ndash828 2007
[18] M-YMa C-Y Chen and F-GWu ldquoA design decision-makingsupport model for customized product color combinationrdquoComputers in Industry vol 58 no 6 pp 504ndash518 2007
[19] J Y Lin A Study of Spatial Color Image for Living Space AnInvestigation of Living Space for Demostic Units in Taipei MingChuan University Taiwan China 2005
[20] Y L Qin CognItive Psychology and Itrsquos Implications Posts ampTelecom Press Beijing China 2012
[21] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming in problem solv-ingrdquo in Soft Computing and Industry pp 635ndash653 SpringerLondon UK 2002
[22] C R LiuTheApplication of Ergonomics Shanghai Peoplersquos FineArts Publishing House Shanghai China 2nd edition 2009
[23] Y Zhang Y Yang S J Luo and Y H Pan ldquoMental constructionof user perception image in product designrdquo Journal of Mechan-ical Engineering vol 46 no 2 pp 178ndash184 2010
[24] C E Osgood The Measurement of Meaning University ofIllinois Press Urbana Ill USA 1957
[25] WXue Statistical Analysis and SPSSApplication ChinaRenminUniversity Press Beijing China 3rd edition 2011
[26] J G Zhang and P S Vijay Information EntropymdashTheory andApplication China WaterPower Press Beijing China 2012
[27] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming a new adaptivealgorithm for solving problemsrdquo Complex Systems vol 13 no2 pp 87ndash129 2001
[28] J Zuo Core Technology Research on Gene Expression Program-ming Sichuan University Chengdu China 2004
[29] X Li C Zhou P C Nelson and T M Tirpak ldquoInvestigation ofconstant creation techniques in the context of gene expressionprogrammingrdquo in Proceedings of the Genetic and EvolutionaryComputation Conference Seattle Wash USA June 2004
[30] J N Su and H Q Li ldquoMethod of product form design based onperceptual imagerdquo Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineeringvol 40 no 4 pp 164ndash167 2004
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Differential EquationsInternational Journal of
Volume 2014
Applied MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Probability and StatisticsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical PhysicsAdvances in
Complex AnalysisJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
OptimizationJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
CombinatoricsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Operations ResearchAdvances in
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Function Spaces
Abstract and Applied AnalysisHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Algebra
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Decision SciencesAdvances in
Discrete MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Volume 2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Stochastic AnalysisInternational Journal of
10 Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Table 6 The comparison of evaluation results
Color scheme Color value (R G and B) The value of questionnaire The value of this method Deviation1 (112 171 244) 07 06824 001762 (229 178 232) 055 05073 004273 (250 10 72) 02 01941 000594 (32 32 242) 055 05447 000535 (123 131 130) 045 04635 001356 (159 248 164) 055 05641 001417 (240 249 88) 025 02703 002038 (112 171 244) 03 02978 000229 (235 235 235) 075 07022 0047810 (209 226 246) 075 07705 00205
Figure 11 The evaluation interface of color image for small space
constructed by GEP algorithm the system automaticallypredicts and outputs comprehensive color image value Asshown in Figure 11 the designer selects color value in thewindow (112 171 and 244) inputs the user rating of the 6factors 088 095 041 058 090 and 042 and then clickon ldquoevaluationrdquo button the comprehensive color image valueof this small space can be calculated that is 06824
In order to verify the color image evaluation methodsof small space 10 unspecified color schemes of small spaceevaluated by system were evaluated by questionnaire again50 subjects (half male and half female) are invited to ratethe color scheme scoring criteria is 0 to 1 The questionnaireresults and the evaluation results using the method proposedin this paper are compared Table 6 shows that the deviationbetween the value of questionnaire and above-mentionedmethod is among 00022sim00478 and the average deviationof 10 color schemes is 0019 Therefore the color imageevaluation method for small space put forward in this papercan accurately predict the usersrsquo image
5 Conclusion
Image perception is fuzzy so the color image of small space isuncertain for usersThe relationship between all color factorsis undefined and there is complex nonlinear relationshipbetween the comprehensive color image value and colorimage factors For the first time this paper is proposed toapply GEP algorithm to the color design of small spaceBased on the research method and framework proposed inthis paper FA was used to preprocess the experimental dataon the premise of reserving the main information data thecorrelation of data was removed and the data dimension wasreduced effectively The training samples were not reducedmoreover the correlation of the GEPrsquos input variable waseliminated Combining the entropy weight method to obtainthe objective weights of color factors 125 groups of evaluationdata were the data base of prediction model The colorimage prediction model for small space realized automaticmodeling of complex function based on GEP algorithm
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
References
[1] X-Y Wang Z-F Chen and J-J Yun ldquoAn effective method forcolor image retrieval based on texturerdquo Computer Standards ampInterfaces vol 34 no 1 pp 31ndash35 2012
[2] X Y Wang and Z Y Wang ldquoA novel method for imageretrieval based on structure elementsrsquo descriptorrdquo Journal ofVisual Communication and Image Representation vol 24 no 1pp 63ndash74 2013
[3] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoAuthentication andrecovery of images using standard deviationrdquo Journal of Elec-tronic Imaging vol 22 no 3 Article ID 033012 2013
[4] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoA novel image recoverymethod based on discrete cosine transform and matchedblocksrdquoNonlinear Dynamics vol 73 no 3 pp 1945ndash1954 2013
[5] S E Palmer and K B Schloss ldquoAn ecological valence theory ofhuman color preferencerdquo Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences of the United States of America vol 107 no 19 pp8877ndash8882 2010
[6] S-J Luo S-S Zhu F-T Ying and J-S Zhang ldquoStatues andprogress of research on usersrsquo tacit knowledge in productdesignrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol 16 no4 pp 673ndash688 2010
[7] S-W Hsiao ldquoFuzzy set theory on car-color designrdquo ColorResearch amp Application vol 19 no 3 pp 202ndash213 1994
[8] S J Cai A Study on Building the Color Combination SystemUsing Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm National ChengKung University Taiwan China 2003
[9] S-WHsiao C-FHsu andK-WTang ldquoA consultation and sim-ulation system for product color planning based on interactivegenetic algorithmsrdquoColor Research amp Application vol 38 no 5pp 375ndash390 2013
[10] Y Sun W-L Wang Y-W Zhao and X-J Liu ldquoUser image ori-ented interactive genetic algorithm evaluationmode in productdevelopmentrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol18 no 2 pp 276ndash281 2012
[11] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering as a powerful consumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Applied Ergo-nomics vol 33 no 3 pp 289ndash294 2002
[12] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering a new ergonomic con-sumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Interna-tional Journal of Industrial Ergonomics vol 15 no 1 pp 3ndash111995
[13] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and C S Chen ldquoApplying aestheticsmeasurement to product designrdquo International Journal of Indus-trial Ergonomics vol 38 no 11-12 pp 910ndash920 2008
[14] S-W Hsiao and H-C Tsai ldquoUse of gray system theory in prod-uct-color planningrdquo Color Research amp Application vol 29 no3 pp 222ndash231 2004
[15] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and H-Y Hsu ldquoA computer-assistedcolour selection system based on aesthetic measure for colourharmony and fuzzy logic theoryrdquo Color Research amp Applicationvol 33 no 5 pp 411ndash423 2008
[16] H-C Tsai S-W Hsiao and F-K Hung ldquoAn image evaluationapproach for parameter-based product form and color designrdquoComputer-Aided Design vol 38 no 2 pp 157ndash171 2006
[17] H-C Tsai and J-R Chou ldquoAutomatic design support and imageevaluation of two-coloured products using colour associationand colour harmony scales and genetic algorithmrdquo Computer-Aided Design vol 39 no 9 pp 818ndash828 2007
[18] M-YMa C-Y Chen and F-GWu ldquoA design decision-makingsupport model for customized product color combinationrdquoComputers in Industry vol 58 no 6 pp 504ndash518 2007
[19] J Y Lin A Study of Spatial Color Image for Living Space AnInvestigation of Living Space for Demostic Units in Taipei MingChuan University Taiwan China 2005
[20] Y L Qin CognItive Psychology and Itrsquos Implications Posts ampTelecom Press Beijing China 2012
[21] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming in problem solv-ingrdquo in Soft Computing and Industry pp 635ndash653 SpringerLondon UK 2002
[22] C R LiuTheApplication of Ergonomics Shanghai Peoplersquos FineArts Publishing House Shanghai China 2nd edition 2009
[23] Y Zhang Y Yang S J Luo and Y H Pan ldquoMental constructionof user perception image in product designrdquo Journal of Mechan-ical Engineering vol 46 no 2 pp 178ndash184 2010
[24] C E Osgood The Measurement of Meaning University ofIllinois Press Urbana Ill USA 1957
[25] WXue Statistical Analysis and SPSSApplication ChinaRenminUniversity Press Beijing China 3rd edition 2011
[26] J G Zhang and P S Vijay Information EntropymdashTheory andApplication China WaterPower Press Beijing China 2012
[27] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming a new adaptivealgorithm for solving problemsrdquo Complex Systems vol 13 no2 pp 87ndash129 2001
[28] J Zuo Core Technology Research on Gene Expression Program-ming Sichuan University Chengdu China 2004
[29] X Li C Zhou P C Nelson and T M Tirpak ldquoInvestigation ofconstant creation techniques in the context of gene expressionprogrammingrdquo in Proceedings of the Genetic and EvolutionaryComputation Conference Seattle Wash USA June 2004
[30] J N Su and H Q Li ldquoMethod of product form design based onperceptual imagerdquo Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineeringvol 40 no 4 pp 164ndash167 2004
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
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Differential EquationsInternational Journal of
Volume 2014
Applied MathematicsJournal of
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Probability and StatisticsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
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Mathematical PhysicsAdvances in
Complex AnalysisJournal of
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OptimizationJournal of
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CombinatoricsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Operations ResearchAdvances in
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Function Spaces
Abstract and Applied AnalysisHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Algebra
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Decision SciencesAdvances in
Discrete MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Volume 2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Stochastic AnalysisInternational Journal of
Mathematical Problems in Engineering 11
The calculation and analysis results of application exampleshowed that the prediction result was close to the targetand it had high prediction accuracy The example of colorimage evaluation of driller control roomproved that GEP hadstrongnonlinear and global search ability to find function andprovided a solution way for rapid evaluation of color imageIn the next step of research work different algorithms will beused to compare the results and analysis At the same timethe color collocation and the coupling relationship betweencolor and shape will be the research content in next step
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interestsregarding the publication of this paper
Acknowledgment
This research was supported by the National Natural ScienceFund Project of China no 51105310 and partly supported bythe 111 Project Grant no B13044
References
[1] X-Y Wang Z-F Chen and J-J Yun ldquoAn effective method forcolor image retrieval based on texturerdquo Computer Standards ampInterfaces vol 34 no 1 pp 31ndash35 2012
[2] X Y Wang and Z Y Wang ldquoA novel method for imageretrieval based on structure elementsrsquo descriptorrdquo Journal ofVisual Communication and Image Representation vol 24 no 1pp 63ndash74 2013
[3] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoAuthentication andrecovery of images using standard deviationrdquo Journal of Elec-tronic Imaging vol 22 no 3 Article ID 033012 2013
[4] X Y Wang D D Zhang and X Guo ldquoA novel image recoverymethod based on discrete cosine transform and matchedblocksrdquoNonlinear Dynamics vol 73 no 3 pp 1945ndash1954 2013
[5] S E Palmer and K B Schloss ldquoAn ecological valence theory ofhuman color preferencerdquo Proceedings of the National Academyof Sciences of the United States of America vol 107 no 19 pp8877ndash8882 2010
[6] S-J Luo S-S Zhu F-T Ying and J-S Zhang ldquoStatues andprogress of research on usersrsquo tacit knowledge in productdesignrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol 16 no4 pp 673ndash688 2010
[7] S-W Hsiao ldquoFuzzy set theory on car-color designrdquo ColorResearch amp Application vol 19 no 3 pp 202ndash213 1994
[8] S J Cai A Study on Building the Color Combination SystemUsing Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm National ChengKung University Taiwan China 2003
[9] S-WHsiao C-FHsu andK-WTang ldquoA consultation and sim-ulation system for product color planning based on interactivegenetic algorithmsrdquoColor Research amp Application vol 38 no 5pp 375ndash390 2013
[10] Y Sun W-L Wang Y-W Zhao and X-J Liu ldquoUser image ori-ented interactive genetic algorithm evaluationmode in productdevelopmentrdquoComputer IntegratedManufacturing Systems vol18 no 2 pp 276ndash281 2012
[11] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering as a powerful consumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Applied Ergo-nomics vol 33 no 3 pp 289ndash294 2002
[12] M Nagamachi ldquoKansei engineering a new ergonomic con-sumer-oriented technology for product developmentrdquo Interna-tional Journal of Industrial Ergonomics vol 15 no 1 pp 3ndash111995
[13] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and C S Chen ldquoApplying aestheticsmeasurement to product designrdquo International Journal of Indus-trial Ergonomics vol 38 no 11-12 pp 910ndash920 2008
[14] S-W Hsiao and H-C Tsai ldquoUse of gray system theory in prod-uct-color planningrdquo Color Research amp Application vol 29 no3 pp 222ndash231 2004
[15] S-W Hsiao F-Y Chiu and H-Y Hsu ldquoA computer-assistedcolour selection system based on aesthetic measure for colourharmony and fuzzy logic theoryrdquo Color Research amp Applicationvol 33 no 5 pp 411ndash423 2008
[16] H-C Tsai S-W Hsiao and F-K Hung ldquoAn image evaluationapproach for parameter-based product form and color designrdquoComputer-Aided Design vol 38 no 2 pp 157ndash171 2006
[17] H-C Tsai and J-R Chou ldquoAutomatic design support and imageevaluation of two-coloured products using colour associationand colour harmony scales and genetic algorithmrdquo Computer-Aided Design vol 39 no 9 pp 818ndash828 2007
[18] M-YMa C-Y Chen and F-GWu ldquoA design decision-makingsupport model for customized product color combinationrdquoComputers in Industry vol 58 no 6 pp 504ndash518 2007
[19] J Y Lin A Study of Spatial Color Image for Living Space AnInvestigation of Living Space for Demostic Units in Taipei MingChuan University Taiwan China 2005
[20] Y L Qin CognItive Psychology and Itrsquos Implications Posts ampTelecom Press Beijing China 2012
[21] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming in problem solv-ingrdquo in Soft Computing and Industry pp 635ndash653 SpringerLondon UK 2002
[22] C R LiuTheApplication of Ergonomics Shanghai Peoplersquos FineArts Publishing House Shanghai China 2nd edition 2009
[23] Y Zhang Y Yang S J Luo and Y H Pan ldquoMental constructionof user perception image in product designrdquo Journal of Mechan-ical Engineering vol 46 no 2 pp 178ndash184 2010
[24] C E Osgood The Measurement of Meaning University ofIllinois Press Urbana Ill USA 1957
[25] WXue Statistical Analysis and SPSSApplication ChinaRenminUniversity Press Beijing China 3rd edition 2011
[26] J G Zhang and P S Vijay Information EntropymdashTheory andApplication China WaterPower Press Beijing China 2012
[27] C Ferreira ldquoGene expression programming a new adaptivealgorithm for solving problemsrdquo Complex Systems vol 13 no2 pp 87ndash129 2001
[28] J Zuo Core Technology Research on Gene Expression Program-ming Sichuan University Chengdu China 2004
[29] X Li C Zhou P C Nelson and T M Tirpak ldquoInvestigation ofconstant creation techniques in the context of gene expressionprogrammingrdquo in Proceedings of the Genetic and EvolutionaryComputation Conference Seattle Wash USA June 2004
[30] J N Su and H Q Li ldquoMethod of product form design based onperceptual imagerdquo Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineeringvol 40 no 4 pp 164ndash167 2004
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Differential EquationsInternational Journal of
Volume 2014
Applied MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Probability and StatisticsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical PhysicsAdvances in
Complex AnalysisJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
OptimizationJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
CombinatoricsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Operations ResearchAdvances in
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Function Spaces
Abstract and Applied AnalysisHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Algebra
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Decision SciencesAdvances in
Discrete MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Volume 2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Stochastic AnalysisInternational Journal of
Submit your manuscripts athttpwwwhindawicom
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Differential EquationsInternational Journal of
Volume 2014
Applied MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Probability and StatisticsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Mathematical PhysicsAdvances in
Complex AnalysisJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
OptimizationJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
CombinatoricsHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Operations ResearchAdvances in
Journal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Function Spaces
Abstract and Applied AnalysisHindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
The Scientific World JournalHindawi Publishing Corporation httpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Algebra
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Decision SciencesAdvances in
Discrete MathematicsJournal of
Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom
Volume 2014 Hindawi Publishing Corporationhttpwwwhindawicom Volume 2014
Stochastic AnalysisInternational Journal of