Environment as a first class abstraction in multiagent systems

The current practice in multiagent systems typically associates the environment with resources that are external to agents and their communication infrastructure. Advanced uses of the environment include infrastructures for indirect coordination, such as digital pheromones, or support for governed interaction in electronic institutions. Yet, in general, the notion of environment is not well defined. Functionalities of the environment are often dealt with implicitly or in an ad hoc manner. This is not only poor engineering practice, it also hinders engineers to exploit the full potential of the environment in multiagent systems. In this paper, we put forward the environment as an explicit part of multiagent systems.We give a definition stating that the environment in a multiagent system is a first-class abstraction with dual roles: (1) the environment provides the surrounding conditions for agents to exist, which implies that the environment is an essential part of every multiagent system, and (2) the environment provides an exploitable design abstraction for building multiagent system applications. We discuss the responsibilities of such an environment in multiagent systems and we present a reference model for the environment that can serve as a basis for environment engineering. To illustrate the power of the environment as a design abstraction, we show how the environment is successfully exploited in a real world application. Considering the environment as a first-class abstraction in multiagent systems opens up new horizons for research and development in multiagent systems.     

Adaptive control in a heating vessel: A comparative study

This paper presents experimental results obtained in temperature adaptive control of a heating vessel. A non-linear model of the process showed that the feed flow rate causes severe variations in time constant and process gain. An extended horizon self-tuning controller and two different model reference adaptive controllers were tested. The influence of design parameters on control performance for each algorithm was assessed. The control system was disturbed with load and setpoint changes.     

ZT3钛合金标准物质均匀性的检验

本文采用方差分析法和平均值一致性检验法来检验钛合金标准物质的均匀性,通过铝和硅两个元素的计算,证明该标准物质均匀度良好,数理统计在分析化学中逐步在应用,这将为今后标准物质的研制开辟新的途径。     

制导航弹飞行力学中的坐标系研究

参考坐标系是导弹飞行力学研究的基础.本文针对某型制导航弹的特点建立了斜置坐标系,并且给出了斜置坐标系之间以及斜置坐标系与常规坐标系之间的转化关系.对于在斜置坐标系中建立的制导航弹的运动方程组的研究结果表明了该坐标系在导弹飞行力学研究中的突出优点.     

Monitoring non-carbonated (‘still’) mineral waters for aerobic colonization

Fifty samples each of two leading brands of French, non-carbonated (‘still’) mineral waters, packed in plastic bottles, were stored in the dark for one month at approximately 20°C to allow marked proliferation of their autotrophic microbial flora. Upon completion of this challenge test 1250 ml per bottle were filtered through five membranes, which were subsequently cultured on 1/10 strength nutrient agar for 48 h at a temperature favouring the growth of thermotrophic organisms only, i.e. 42 ± 0.5°C. The numbers of colonies per one litre were below 10³ in all samples and did not exceed 200 in 56–80%, depending on the brand. Identification of the isolates demonstrated strong inhibition of the psychrotrophic. Gram-negative types, predominating in the association flora of stored still waters and preponderance of Gram-positive, catalase-positive, facultatively anaerobic cocci. Consequently, a Reference Value for the thermotrophic autotrophic colony count per 1 ml in still, commercial mineral waters of the order m = 1 and M = 5 seems justified. It is emphasized that, besides examining for these trivial organism, the usual tests for marker bacteria (Escherichia coli and Lancefield group D streptococci) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa should always be carried out.     

计算机网络互连模式及实现技术

本文讨论了计算机网络互连的体系结构模式及实现技术。文中先论述了ＩＳＯ、ＤＯＤ和Ｐｕｐ网际互连参考模式，然后讨论了网络互连的主要实现技术：互连层，网际寻址，网际路由选择，信包分拆与重装，网际流控与拥挤控制，网际保安与差错控制，网际信关与桥以及协议转换等技术。     

Protein modelling using a chimera reference protein derived from exons

Bovine pancreatic /S-trypsin (PDB ID-code: 1TPO) which is registeredin the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank (PDB) consists of four exons.The results of homology searches for each exon in the PDB showedthat homologous proteins were tonin (PDB ID-code: 1TON), ratmast cell protease (PDB ID-code: 3RP2_A), kaffikrein A (PDBID-code: 2PKA_B) and kallikrein A (2PKA_B) respectively. Thus,for the three-dimensional structure prediction of 1TPO, a chimeraprotein was constructed from the three proteins mentioned aboveand the 3-D structure prediction was performed using this chimerareference protein. The modelled structure of 1TPO was energeticallyoptimized by molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics simulationand was compared with its X-ray crystal structure registeredin the PDB. The root mean square deviations (r.m.s.d.) of mainchain atoms and the neighbouring active site (5 sphere fromHis57, AsplO2 and Serl95) between the modelled structure andthe X-ray structure were 1.66 and 0.94 respectively. Porcinepancreatic elastase (PDB ID-code: 3EST) which is registeredin the PDB was used as the reference protein and the modelledstructure from 3EST was also compared with the X-ray data. Ther.m.s.d. of main chain atoms and that of the active site were2.14 and 1.18 respectively. These results dearly support thepropriety of this method using the chimera reference protein.     

带曲率补偿的带隙基准电流源的设计

简单介绍了带隙基准源的基本原理,给出了一款基于Widlar结构的带曲率补偿的带隙基准电压电流源的设计方法,通过采用TSMC₀.5μm工艺库对电路进行仿真,在-40～150℃的温度范围内,其带隙基准的输出具有12ppm/℃的温度系数,电流基准的输出具有42ppm/℃。此外,文中还对曲率补偿电路的工作原理进行了分析,并且通过仿真波形对曲率补偿的工作机制进行了讨论。     

多站虚拟量测变换均值无源定位算法

在多站无源均值定位算法中,为了解决部分传感器间夹角过大或过小所导致的定位精度下降问题,提出一种基于虚拟量测变换的多传感器管理无源定位算法.首先在全局坐标系下分析了传感器间夹角对误差几何稀释度(GDOP)的影响,进而得到双站获得较好定位精度的夹角约束关系;其次针对不满足该约束关系的传感器组合提出一种虚拟量测变换定位算法,通过空间管理的方法达到对传感器的优化布站,并结合算法的实施步骤对其原理及特点进行了理论分析,尤其对变换前后的交点精度进行了比较.仿真结果表明虚拟量测算法的定位精度要明显优于均值算法,进而说明该算法的有效性及传感器管理在多站无源定位中的重要作用.     

新的e修正鲁棒自适应控制方法在航空发动机上的应用

针对航空发动机模型的结构和参数的不确定性,提出一种基于非李亚普诺夫方程(NQLF)的e修正鲁棒模型参考自适应控制法。该方法无需知道发动机精确数学模型,抗干扰能力强,在输出误差信号的作用下具有比普通方法更快的收敛性,振荡性能够得到很好的控制。从仿真结果可见控制器能使系统比较好地跟踪参考模型的输出,对发动机模型参数和结构的变化有一定的适应能力,鲁棒性较好。