Synchronous Full-Scan for Asynchronous Handshake Circuits

Handshake circuits form a special class of asynchronous circuits that has enabled the industrial exploitation of the asynchronous potential such as low power, low electromagnetic emission, and increased cryptographic security. In this paper we present a test solution for handshake circuits that brings synchronous test-quality to asynchronous circuits. We add a synchronous mode of operation to handshake circuits that allows full controllability and observability during test. This technique is demonstrated on some industrial examples and gives over 99% stuck-at fault coverage, using test-pattern generators developed for synchronous circuits. The paper describes how such a full-scan mode can be achieved, including an approach to minimize the number of dummy latches in case latches are used in the data path of the handshake circuit.     

Ionothermal synthesis of a three-dimensional zinc phosphate with DFT topology using unstable deep-eutectic solvent as template-delivery agent

A three-dimensional zinc phosphate compound with DFT topology, designated as ZnPO₄-EU1, has been synthesized by an ionothermal approach from the system HF-ZnO–P₂O₅-choline chloride-imidazolidone. Ethylenediamine, derived from decomposition of the imidazolidone component of the deep-eutectic solvent (DES) itself, is delivered to the synthesis and serves as an appropriate template for ZnPO₄-EU1. Experiments in which the synthesis conditions were varied showed that ZnPO₄-EU1 may be prepared over a wide molar ratio of P/Zn = 0.55–13.0. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns have been obtained at intervals to track the crystallization process of this material. The experimental data show that Zn₃(PO₄)₂ · 4H₂O (a dense phase) was first isolated from the DES after reaction for 1 h. Subsequently, the pure phase of ZnPO₄-EU1 was obtained with increasing crystallization time from 12 h to 72 h. The experimental results show that the nucleation and crystallization take place with relatively low levels of solvent degradation, demonstrating that zinc phosphate with a three-dimensional framework can be synthesized by in situ generation of an appropriate template using an unstable DES at high temperatures (150–200 °C).     

基于DFT插值的宽带波束形成器设计

本文提出一种基于DFT插值的宽带波束形成器设计方法。首先推导了具有频率不变波束图的连续线阵的灵敏度函数与离散线列阵加权系数之间的关系；接着给出了基于DFT插值的宽带波束形成器设计的两个步骤：（1）使用窄带波束形成器的设计方法计算在参考频率下基阵的加权系数；（2）根据参考频率下基阵的权系数与其它子带权系数之间的关系，利用DFT插值的方法求出其它子带的加权系数。最后，给出了一个设计实例说明本文方法的有效性。     

MC^2电缆介质结构及阻抗分析

本文将用数学和实验两种方法证实MC～2电缆不仅能保证特性阻抗变化不超出电缆技术规范。而且能保证在设计频率范围内电缆结构反射损耗最小。     

Increasing testing productivity and software quality: A comparison of software testing methodologies within NASA

Pressure to compress the development life cycle and reduce the duration and resources committed to testing lead to experimentation in testing at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centerís Software Engineering Laboratory. This study investigates the trend to reduce developer testing and increasingly rely upon inspection techniques and independent functional testing to shorten the development life cycle, improve testing productivity, and improve software quality.An approach is developed to conduct this comparison. In particular, the problem faced by software researchers, having a comprehensive characterization of software projects so similar types may be identified for comparative studies, is addressed using expert opinion.     

一种新的码片内多径时延估计方法

根据信道冲激响应的稀疏特性,提出了一种频域的时延估计压缩感知模型,将时延估计问题转化为基于欠采样数据的稀疏向量估计问题.利用离散傅里叶变换(Discrete Fourier transform,DFT)矩阵的子矩阵所满足的受限等距性(Restricted isometry property,RIP)以及信道冲激响应的稀疏特性充分降低了时延估计所需数据量的要求.分析了本文模型具有码片内多径分辨能力以及良好抗噪性能的原因,并与多信号分类(Multiple signal classification,MUSIC)和旋转不变技术的信号参数估计(Estimation of signal parameters via rotational invariance technique,ESPRIT)算法的时延估计性能进行仿真比较.仿真结果表明,本文提出的方法不需要预知多径的条数,对码片内多径时延具有较高的估计精度,其时延估计性能在特定条件下优于MUSIC和ESPRIT算法.     

考虑多样化需求的诊疗设备维护和患者调度联合优化研究

针对诊疗设备维护和住院患者候诊难以有效协调的问题,建立了联合优化模型。首先,假设设备具有离散的劣化状态,将设备的劣化过程建模为连续时间马尔可夫链;其次,考虑到患者对诊疗设备的不同功能频率需求,以及不同劣化状态对患者治疗时间、费用的影响,以患者就诊顺序、检查策略、修复策略为决策变量建立了设备维护和患者调度模型;最后,采用改进后的非支配排序遗传算法对多目标问题进行了求解。实验结果验证了设备维护与患者调度联合优化模型的有效性。改进后的算法提高了整体和局部的搜索能力,且具有鲁棒性。     

信息融合技术在变压器油气识别故障诊断中的研究

变压器故障分为放电性故障和过热性故障两大类别,它们均会在变压器油中有所反映。本文通过对变压器油中主要气体的分析,判断变压器的故障类型。具体方法是:利用改进算法的BP网络和信息融合技术,以变压器油中五种主要特征气体作为神经网络的输入,以六种变压器状态作为相应的输出,通过加入动量因子,可以提高学习率系数,充分发挥改进算法的BP网络具有自适应学习能力的优势。仿真测试结果表明,本方法能够在较大范围内准确有效地进行变压器的故障诊断。     

基于改进下垂控制的多微网并联运行控制策略研究

多微网并联的电网系统结构复杂、连接方式多样,在并网、解列的过程中由于子微网之间的频率和电压偏差,会在平衡点产生较大的电动力,对系统产生冲击,影响系统的动态稳定。本文针对多微网并网、解列过程中控制精度和动态稳定的问题,基于长距离线路电压降落和电压相角偏移,提出了一种改进的下垂控制方法,减少了系统的电压震荡和频率波动。最后基于Matlab/Simulink建立仿真模型,仿真结果验证了改进控制策略的合理性和有效性。     

Accurate Receptor-Ligand Binding Free Energies from Fast QM Conformational Chemical Space Sampling

Small molecule receptor-binding is dominated by weak, non-covalent interactions such as van-der-Waals hydrogen bonding or electrostatics. Calculating these non-covalent ligand-receptor interactions is a challenge to computational means in terms of accuracy and efficacy since the ligand may bind in a number of thermally accessible conformations. The conformational rotamer ensemble sampling tool (CREST) uses an iterative scheme to efficiently sample the conformational space and calculates energies using the semi-empirical ‘Geometry, Frequency, Noncovalent, eXtended Tight Binding’ (GFN2-xTB) method. This combined approach is applied to blind predictions of the modes and free energies of binding for a set of 10 drug molecule ligands to the cucurbit[n]urils CB[8] receptor from the recent ‘Statistical Assessment of the Modeling of Proteins and Ligands’ (SAMPL) challenge including morphine, hydromorphine, cocaine, fentanyl, and ketamine. For each system, the conformational space was sufficiently sampled for the free ligand and the ligand-receptor complexes using the quantum chemical Hamiltonian. A multitude of structures makes up the final conformer-rotamer ensemble, for which then free energies of binding are calculated. For those large and complex molecules, the results are in good agreement with experimental values with a mean error of 3 kcal/mol. The GFN2-xTB energies of binding are validated by advanced density functional theory calculations and found to be in good agreement. The efficacy of the automated QM sampling workflow allows the extension towards other complex molecular interaction scenarios.