Estimating the Interrelation between the Rate of Atomic Layer Deposition of Thin Platinum-Group Metal Films and the Molecular Mass of Reactant Precursors

Russian Microelectronics - The published data on the atomic layer deposition of thin platinum-group metal (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt) films with the use of different reactant precursors and second...     

Carrier Lifetime in Semiconductors with Band-Gap Widths Close to the Spin-Orbit Splitting Energies

Semiconductors - Expressions for the Auger- and radiative-recombination rates are derived in terms of Kane’s model for materials with a band-gap width close to the spin-orbit splitting...     

High-Temperature Ion Nitriding Carbide Disposable Inserts of T15K6 Brand

Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals - High-temperature (t = 800°С) ion nitriding of carbide disposable inserts of the T15K6 brand is performed taking into account the formation of...     

Sensitivity of Viscosity on Molten Ti Infusion into a B4C-Packed Bed at the Microscale

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - The effect of the surface tension–viscosity dissipation driving liquid Ti flow into a B4C packed bed was analyzed at 1941 K and 2573 K. The model...     

Thermal Behavior During the Selective Laser Melting Process of Ti-6Al-4V Powder in the Point Exposure Scan Pattern

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - Currently, there are two main scan patterns, including the continuous exposure scan pattern and the point exposure scan pattern, during the selective...     

Liquid Inclusion Distortion by Lens Shape Effect: In Situ Observation and Quantification on LCAK Steels Using HT-CSLM

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - Because of interfacial and surface tension, micron-sized liquid oxide droplets are expected to change from spherical (when fully immersed in liquid...     

Multiscreen Social TV System: A Mixed Method Understanding of Users’ Attitudes and Adoption Intention

Past social TV (STV) system user studies usually tested a small number of trialists in lab settings in Western countries. This Asian research took a mix method approach (interview, observation, and web survey) to examine the attitudes of 76 young adults’ experiences of using a multiscreen STV system. The results show that the majority of participants preferred shifting and complementary patterns when using STV. Their favorite feature was multiscreen video teleportation via QR codes. Nearly half of participants agreed that sociability features of the STV system could facilitate their perceived social presence and sense of community, which increased adoption intention. Additionally, text messaging was selected as the preferred mode for social interactions during video viewing. Although most participants liked the user-friendly design to upload and share videos conveniently, age has a negative association with users’ receptiveness of the user generated video channel creation and aggregation feature.     

Differential graphical games for H∞ control of linear heterogeneous multiagent systems

Differential graphical games have been introduced in the literature to solve state synchronization problem for linear homogeneous agents. When the agents are heterogeneous, the previous notion of graphical games cannot be used anymore and a new definition is required. In this paper, we define a novel concept of differential graphical games for linear heterogeneous agents subject to external unmodeled disturbances, which contain the previously introduced graphical game for homogeneous agents as a special case. Using our new formulation, we can solve both the output regulation and H_∞ output regulation problems. Our graphical game framework yields coupled Hamilton‐Jacobi‐Bellman equations, which are, in general, impossible to solve analytically. Therefore, we propose a new actor‐critic algorithm to solve these coupled equations numerically in real time. Moreover, we find an explicit upper bound for the overall ‐gain of the output synchronization error with respect to disturbance. We demonstrate our developments by a simulation example.     

The Analysis of the Loss of the Traction Effect during an Intensive Start of a Vehicle

Journal of Computer and Systems Sciences International - The effect of a significant and sudden loss of the greatest possible average traction during a vehicle’s intense acceleration is found...