Determining patent filing targets based on patent cost retrieval from Patent Examination Data System

I have utilized Patent Examination Data System (PEDS) to propose a patent filing strategy decomposed by sub-divisions within a Research and Development (R&D) department of a large organization. The unique method relies on breaking the patent cost into fixed cost and variable cost. The variable cost is determined by automatically retrieving data from PEDS. The data includes historical average of number of interactions of a patent applicant with the patent office, grouped by technology domains. The variable cost may then be used in a linear programming model to obtain optimal filing targets for each sub-division within the R&D department. The proposed strategy will help an organization to take objective decisions for determining patent filing targets for its sub-divisions, which will eventually help with an efficient patent strategy for the organization.     

矿用电压补偿器的智能控制

针对电压补偿问题,研究以嵌入式微处理器为核心的智能电压补偿器,有效地控制了输出电压,提高了设备的可靠性。文章详细介绍了系统的硬件设计原理以及软件流程。     

智能型低压相敏保护和过载保护

本文阐述了煤矿井下三相短路保护和过载保护的现状，介绍了一种智能型低压相敏保护和过载保护。     

一种新型跳汰机排料装置计算机控制系统的研究

对一种使用可调铲板的新型跳汰机排料装置控制系统做了研究 ,提出基于模糊控制技术的计算机控制方案 ,并对控制系统的软硬件进行设计。实验结果表明 :该控制方案能够提高精煤产品质量和精煤回收率 ,增加经济效益     

Public investment in transportation infrastructures and regional asymmetries in Portugal

The objective of this paper is to investigate the regional incidence of the effects of public investment in transportation infrastructures in Portugal. Our methodological approach consists of estimating vector autoregressive (VAR) models for the national economy as well as for each of the five administrative regions in the country. In the regional models, both public investment in transportation infrastructures in the region and public investment in transportation infrastructures elsewhere are considered, thereby taking into consideration the potential existence of regional spillovers. Empirical results suggest that although public investment in transportation infrastructures has been a powerful instrument to promote long-term growth, it does so in a way that is rather unbalanced across regions. We show that public investment in transportation infrastructures has markedly contributed to the concentration of economic activity in Lisbon, the largest region in the country, and therefore has contributed markedly to the macrocephaly of the country.

Quality of life in the regions: results for German Counties

In order to assess differences in living conditions across German regions we apply the hedonic approach of Rosen (Current issues in urban economics, 1979) and Roback (J Polit Econ 90(6):1257–1278, 1982) to land-price and wage differences across Germany’s counties. Employing a recent survey of more than half a million Germans on a wide range of social and political issues we confirm that differences in amenities give rise to substantial differences in land prices. With regard to wages, however, we find only little effects of amenities. Relying on the land-price effects we assess the quality of life in each of the German counties and provide a comprehensive ranking.     

Automatic Coagulation Control at Water-Treatment Plants in the North-West Region of England

North West Water has evaluated several automatic coagulation control systems covering a range of raw waters and treatment facilities.
The experiences have shown that streaming-current type systems are effective in controlling coagulant dose automatically, provided that appropriate plant conditions exist. In particular, rapid fluctuations in flow or poor mixing of chemicals can lead to unstable signals. Recent investigations indicate that for some waters streaming-current voltage is sensitive to small changes in pH, and precise control of pH is therefore necessary.
The main observed benefits have been treated water of a more consistent high quality, together with improved security of service, as the systems will respond reliably and effectively over long periods. Significant savings in coagulant usage can be obtained in certain cases.     

Simple monopoly price theory in a spatial market

One of main conclusions drawn by prior studies is that in a spatial market, the shape of the demand function can fully determine whether one simple pricing policy is superior to another either on the basis of the firm’s preference or social desirability while there is one assumption that is generally stipulated, namely, that the fixed market area assumption under which the market area is exogenously determined and remains the same under alternative pricing policies. In order to fully understand the impact of a demand function, this paper attempts to reexamine the relative economic advantages between two simple spatial pricing policies in a world with variable market area, that is, the market area is endogenously determined the price charged. We show that the fixed market area assumption is valid only where demand is linear, but no longer holds where demand is nonlinear. Moreover, and more importantly, we show that in a world with variable market area, some conclusions drawn by prior studies on the relative economic benefits of two pricing policies cannot remain valid. The main conclusion of this paper is that even the relative economic benefits of two simple spatial pricing policies is concerned, the impact of economic space is significant.

μC/OS-Ⅲ在STM32F103RC 上的移植

针对在 STM32F103RC 处理器组建的系统上移植μC/OS-Ⅲ时需要一定移植条件的问题,介绍一种移植μC/OS-Ⅲ的方法,Cortex-M3内核处理器为μC/OS-Ⅲ移植带来的便利性以及μC/OS-Ⅲ移植工作中涉及到的3方面内容,重点说明μC/CPU移植文件编写与修改的细节,并详述基于STM32F103RC产品平台下的μC/OS-Ⅲ成功移植案例。实践结果表明：该方法具有可操作性,能够实现μC/OS-Ⅲ在STM32F103RC上的移植。     

基于EtherCAT的控制系统从站设计

对于基于EtherCAT协议的机械臂电机一体化控制系统从站的设计,从工作原理、协议以及其优势三个方面对EtherCAT技术进行了简述,根据分层思想对EtherCAT从站硬件设计和从站软件设计进行了描述,测试平台的测试结果验证了控制系统从站的性能。