A comparative study between PVO-based framework and multi-predictor mechanism in reversible data hiding

Sorting-based reversible data hiding (RDH) methods like pixel-value-ordering (PVO) can predict pixel values accurately and achieve an extremely low distortion on the embedded image. However, the excellent performance of these methods was not well explained in previous works, and there are unexploited common points among them. In this paper, we propose a general multi-predictor (GMP) framework to summarize PVO-based RDH methods and explain their high prediction accuracy. Moreover, by utilizing the proposed GMP framework, a more efficient sorting-based RDH method is given as an example to show the generality and applicability of our framework. Comparing with other PVO-based methods, the proposed example method can achieve significant improvement in embedding performance. It is hopeful that more efficient sorting-based RDH algorithms can be designed according to our proposed framework by designing better predictors and their combination methods.     

Life Tests Under Dependent Competing Causes of Failure

In a life testing situation the failure of an individual, either a living organism or an inanimate object, may be classified into one of k(< 1) mutually exclusive classes, usually causes of failure. One often has dependent causes of failure in actual physical situations, i.e., the theoretical lifetime of an individual failing from one cause may be correlated with the theoretical lifetime of the same individual failing from a different cause. This paper i) discusses some properties of a bivariate Weibull distribution and ii) is concerned with estimating, by the method of maximum likelihood, the unknown parameters of life distributions belonging to two particular parametric families, viz., bivariate normal and bivariate Weibull, when the causes of failure are dependent. An example involving the failure of small electrical appliances is analyzed and compared with an analysis which assumes the causes of failure to be independent.     

以城市设计成果法定化为重点,探索上海控制性详细规划附加图则管理的思路和方法

从上海市控制性详细规划附加图则成果规范编制的背景出发,对附加图则的概念予以解析,并详细阐述了附加图则成果规范的工作思路和主要研究内容,对国内控制性详细规划阶段的城市设计如何实现法定化的探索和研究工作具有积极意义。     

东营凹陷沙河街组层序地层对成岩的控制作用

东营凹陷发育了沙四段底界面(T 7)、沙四段与沙三段分界面(T′6)及沙二下亚段顶界面(T′2)等3个二级层序界面。根据对储集层成岩作用的深入研究发现,原有的埋藏成岩作用序列不仅受深度的影响,而且受此层序地层所控制,在层序界面附近和层序体内部存在一定的规律性。据此确定了层序界面附近发育的淋滤、溶解成岩相带和层序体内部发育的黏土矿物转换和化学胶结成岩相带。认识到层序界面通常是流体运移的通道,影响界面上下低水位体系域和高水位体系域内储集层的成岩相展布,对改善储集层储集性能有利;层序体内部储集层成岩差异性明显,储集性往往受到制约。     

基于附加信号回波抵消的FPGA实现

针对基于附加信号回波抵消在硬件设计中出现的迭代误差累积导致信道估计不准确和耗费大量FPGA资源的问题,对算法进行了改进。从主径开始估计回波信道的方法,提高了信道估计精度和减少了FPGA资源消耗。然后,在FPGA平台上用硬件语言Verilog HDL对此回波抵消系统加以实现。仿真结果表明此设计在回波抵消方面具有良好的效果。     

Extending donor size in D-A-π-A organic dye for dye sensitized solar cells: Anti-aggregation and improving electron injection

We have theoretically designed two D-A-π-A dyes 3 and 4 based on the efficient references 1 and 2 by introducing an extra electron donor unit (D2). Via calculating the electronic structures of isolated dyes, we obtain that dyes 3 and 4 possess stronger light-harvesting efficiency imparted by the fluorescence energy transfer of D2 part, maintain comparable lifetime of excited states, and shorten the electron injection time significantly with regard to 1 and 2. Meanwhile, dye 3 positively shifts the edge of virtual states of TiO₂ in a larger extent compared to its counterparts. Then after considering the alignment morphology of multiple dyes adsorbed on TiO₂ surface, we find that dyes 3 and 4 manifest the capability of anti-aggregation obviously, which is evidenced by the smaller quantity of intermolecular electronic coupling compared to that of dyes 1 and 2, definitively illustrating the prominent performance of novel dyes with the bulky D2 moiety. Finally, dye 3 is screened out as the potential candidate for future application.     

State and input observability recovering by additional sensor implementation: A graph-theoretic approach

This paper deals with the problem of additional sensor location in order to recover the state and input observability for structured linear systems. The proposed method is based on a graph-theoretic approach and assumes only the knowledge of the system’s structure. It allows one to provide the minimal number of the required sensors and either their pertinent location or a necessary and sufficient condition which allows one to check if a sensor location is adequate or not. We obtain a sensor placement procedure based on classical and well-known graph theory algorithms, which have polynomial complexity orders.     

座面可调电动轮椅的机构运动仿真

通过运动仿真,对座面可调的多功能轮椅进行机构设计。基于人机工程学及位姿分析,设计各构件尺寸。在MATLAB中建立轮椅运动学模型,通过仿真分析得到了各刚体关键铰接点的位移、速度、加速度等参数。将得到的运动学参数与轮椅的功能要求进行比较,对轮椅整车机构进行修正。所设计的轮椅能辅助残障者实现坐立、站立、平躺等多种姿态间的转变,也便于轮椅与其它康复设备的安全对接。多刚体运动学仿真方法能更直观进行机构功能分析,从而缩短设计周期。     

Exponential Basis Functions in solution of laminated structures

In this paper a new method for solution of static two-dimensional laminates has been proposed. A series of Exponential Basis Functions (EBFs) have been used to satisfy the governing equations within each layer. Compatibility and equilibrium conditions at the interfaces of the layers, with isotropic or orthotropic properties, are rigorously satisfied through defining a characteristic problem. The solution of such a characteristic problem yields to a set of spectral basis functions through which one may obtain a clear insight to the modes governing the displacement field. For further use, we present simplified relations for single-layer and two-layer laminates. The boundary conditions at the ends of the laminate are satisfied by a suitable discrete transformation in a collocation style. With such an approach one can solve problems with variety of end conditions. Excellent agreement is observed between the results of this work and some benchmark problems. Some more problems are solved as new benchmarks for further studies.