Vector Fields: an Interactive Tool for Animation, Modeling and Simulation with Physically Based 3D Particle Systems and Soft Objects

Vectorfields have traditionally been used in computer graphics as a means of visualizing models over time. This paper presents a system which extends the use of vector fields as an interactive tool for physically based three dimensional particle systems and soft objects. The techniques implemented in the system provide the user with new flexibility in animation, modeling and simulation. This paper describes bounded interactive vectorfields and how they can be used to manipulate particle systems and a class of soft objects. Applications to animation, modeling and simulation are also presented.     

Passive Target Tracking in Non-cooperative Radar System Based on Particle Filtering

We propose a target tracking method based on particle filtering（PF） to solve the nonlinear non-Gaussian targettracking problem in the bistatic radar systems using external radiation sources. Traditional nonlinear state estimation method is extended Kalman filtering （EKF）, which is to do the first level Taylor series extension. It will cause an inaccuracy or even a scatter estimation result on condition that there is either a highly nonlinear target or a large noise square-error. Besides, Kalman filtering is the optimal resolution under a Gaussian noise assumption, and is not suitable to the nonGaussian condition. PF is a sort of statistic filtering based on Monte Carlo simulation that is using some random samples （particles） to simulate the posterior probability density of system random variables. This method can be used in any nonlinear random system. It can be concluded through simulation that PF can achieve higher accuracy than the traditional EKF.     

风电并网后电网调峰措施的经济性分析

为接纳大量风电并网运行,电网需采取各种调峰措施并评价措施的经济性。给出了确定用于平衡风电出力波动的电网可调峰容量的方法,阐述了接纳风电所采取的调峰措施,并对各种调峰手段进行经济效益分析。基于系统的安全运行要求、调峰措施、调峰容量、各种发电形式上网电价和化石燃料的消耗量提出了衡量以及评价调峰措施经济性的方法。以区域电网为研究对象,制定了调峰策略,为电网的节能经济调度提供参考依据,并对风电的持续健康发展提出了建议。     

四川电网节能减排发电实时调度优化模型的研究

四川省作为国家第一批实施节能发电调度的试点省份之一,在落实节能减排政策过程中,面临巨大挑战.研究了适用于电网调度员节能减排发电实时调度的优化模型,以指导调度员实时发电调度.该模型依据节能减排发电排序表.结合四川电网发电运行特点,采用小步长最优次序法,以发电能耗最少为目标函数,并以实例计算验证了该模型的正确性.     

基于ATP-ABE的访问控制方案

对访问控制机制中存在的安全性和有效性的问题进行了研究，提出了基于访问树剪枝的属性加密ATP-ABE（Access Tree Pruning Attribute Based Encryption）的访问控制方案。当ATP-ABE算法需要访问它的树型结构访问策略时，通过剪枝处理访问树结构中包含用户ID属性节点的分支，提高了用户所有者DO（Data Owner）管理和控制属性的效率，更加有效地实现了数据共享。还为访问树结构设计了许可访问属性，使DO仍保留共享数据的关键属性，并且能够完全控制它们的共享数据。基于决策双线性密钥交换算法DBDH（Decisional Bilinear Diffie-Hellman）假设分析了ATP-ABE方案的安全性，研究结果表明与两种经典ABE方案比较，ATP-ABE更加有效地减少了算法的系统设置、私钥生成、密文大小、用户属性撤销以及加解密过程中的计算开销，并给出了定量结论。     

Designing like a Pro: The automated composition of workflow activities

To design a workflow process that is efficient, meaningful, and understandable it is important to properly consider how to compose the activities it will consist of. In this paper, guidelines are presented for this exact purpose. These focus on the elementary data-processing steps that are at the core of a workflow process. The guidelines help to determine the relative importance of these data-processing steps as well as their relatedness, such that activities can be composed in a fully automated manner. We implemented this approach in freely available software. A thorough evaluation that incorporates real-life workflow designs indicates that the use of these guidelines leads to activities that closely resemble those designed by experienced modelers. As such, the proposed guidelines provide a proper and automated alternative to what is otherwise a complex and time-consuming task.     

Controllable Image‐Based Transfer of Flow Phenomena

Modelling flow phenomena and their related weathering effects is often cumbersome due their dependence on the environment, materials and geometric properties of objects in the scene. Example‐based modelling provides many advantages for reproducing real textures, but little effort has been devoted to reproducing and transferring complex phenomena. In order to produce realistic flow effects, it is possible to take advantage of the widespread availability of flow images on the Internet, which can be used to gather key information about the flow. In this paper, we present a technique that allows the transfer of flow phenomena between photographs, adapting the flow to the target image and giving the user flexibility and control through specifically tailored parameters. This is done through two types of control curves: a fitted theoretical curve to control the mass of deposited material, and an extended colour map for properly adapting to the target appearance. In addition, our method filters and warps the input flow in order to account for the geometric details of the target surface. This leads to a fast and intuitive approach to easily transfer phenomena between images, providing a set of simple and intuitive parameters to control the process.     

Engineering knowledge formalization and proposition for informatics development towards a CAD-integrated DfX system for product design

Target design methodologies (DfX) were developed to cope with specific engineering design issues such as cost-effectiveness, manufacturability, assemblability, maintainability, among others. However, DfX methodologies are undergoing the lack of real integration with 3D CAD systems. Their principles are currently applied downstream of the 3D modelling by following the well-known rules available from the literature and engineers’ know-how (tacit internal knowledge).This paper provides a method to formalize complex DfX engineering knowledge into explicit knowledge that can be reused for Advanced Engineering Informatics to aid designers and engineers in developing mechanical products. This research work wants to define a general method (ontology) able to couple DfX design guidelines (engineering knowledge) with geometrical product features of a product 3D model (engineering parametric data). A common layer for all DfX methods (horizontal) and dedicated layers for each DfX method (vertical) allow creating the suitable ontology for the systematic collection of the DfX rules considering each target. Moreover, the proposed framework is the first step for developing (future work) a software tool to assist engineers and designers during product development (3D CAD modelling).A design for assembly (DfA) case study shows how to collect assembly rules in the given framework. It demonstrates the applicability of the CAD-integrated DfX system in the mechanical design of a jig-crane. Several benefits are recognized: (i) systematic collection of DfA rules for informatics development, (ii) identification of assembly issues in the product development process, and (iii) reduction of effort and time during the design review.     

Optimal design of a redundantly actuated 4-legged six degree of freedom parallel manipulator using composite design index

This work attempts to develop a procedure for the optimal design of a redundantly actuated six degree of freedom parallel manipulator. A concept of composite design index is developed to deal with multi-criteria based design in a systematic manner, and this index is employed to obtain a set of optimal dimensions for this manipulator. Two different designs are investigated, and they are compared in terms of their local characteristics. Finally, the fault-tolerant capability afforded by redundant actuation is evaluated in terms of partial actuator failures.     

工业以太网技术的介绍和比较

近二十多年由于通信技术、计算机技术、网络技术的迅速发展,工业自动化控制领域也随之得到了迅速的提高和改革。自动化工程师不仅将这种新技术大胆地运用到工业实践,而且对如何将现代通信技术成功地应用到工业自动化控制问题进行了激烈的争论。事实证明现代自动控制的发展是与现代通信技术的发展紧密相关的。无论是现场总线还是工业以太网都对工业控制系统的分散化、数字化、智能化和一体化起了决定性的作用。因此学术上的争论将对我们如何看待工业以太网技术的迅猛发展有很大启示。本文对不同的工业以太网的技术作了简单的介绍,并作相应的比较,从而明确未来工业以太网技术的发展方向。