Design of perturbation signals for the estimation of proprioceptive reflexes

This study aimed to identify the functional contribution of reflexes to human motor control during posture maintenance. Continuous random force disturbances were applied at the hand while the subjects were instructed to minimize the deviation resulting from the force disturbances. The results were analyzed in the frequency domain with frequency response functions (FRFs). Two FRFs were evaluated: 1) the mechanical admittance and 2) the reflexive impedance, expressing the dynamic relation between position and muscle activation (assessed via electromyography, EMG). The reflexive impedance is a direct measure of the proprioceptive reflexes. To record all relevant dynamical characteristics of the arm, wide bandwidth signals were used as force disturbance. Distributing the power of the signal over fewer frequencies within the bandwidth improved the signal-to-noise-ratio SNR of the EMG recordings, facilitating reliable estimation of the reflexive impedance. The coherence indicated that the relation between force disturbance and EMG is linear under the given conditions and improved with the SNR. The method of designing disturbance signals and the estimation of the reflexive impedance are useful for studies aiming to quantify proprioceptive reflexes and to investigate its functionality.     

The application of time-frequency methods to the analysis ofpostural sway

We apply time-frequency (TF) spectral analysis techniques, namely evolutionary spectral estimators, to postural sway data gathered during quiet standing and in response to external visual stimuli. These techniques provide insight into the time-varying properties of the human balance control systems during standing. We demonstrate by means of individual and group examples that the results of the TF methods can be used to characterize the behavior of the balance system for groups of patients and controls. Specifically we show that, for healthy control subjects, sway at a visual stimulus frequency toward and away from the subject shows an amplitude which decays in time. On the other hand, patients display a response whose amplitude at the stimulus frequency increases with time. Thus TF analysis yields insights into the time-varying nature of the postural control system     

基于精细化频带的脑磁信号跨频耦合特征分析

脑信号跨频耦合现象与人的意识活动密切相关。本文将精细化的频带划分方法和多种跨频耦合的度量方法相结合,研究不同类型手腕运动的脑磁信号跨频耦合特征。首先对四类手运动脑磁信号进行精细化的频带分解,采用了三种具有主次关系的耦合度量方法（相干、虚部相干、调制指数）,在高频耦合低频、低频耦合高频两种耦合形式下对某一运动方向类型信号显著区别于其它运动方向类型信号的频带数、通道对、频带对进行了统计分析,可以区分出不同方向手腕运动的MEG信号;进一步利用通道间的频带耦合关系以及源频带及其激励通道与响应通道等概念,采用相干耦合度量方法对上述两种耦合形式下的统计结果进行分析,获得相应的源频带、激励通道、响应通道,从而可以更加有效地区分不同方向手腕运动的MEG信号。      

Quantifying proprioceptive reflexes during position control of the human arm

This study aimed to analyse the dynamic properties of the muscle spindle feedback system of shoulder muscles during a posture task. External continuous force disturbances were applied at the hand while subjects had to minimize their hand displacements. The results were analysed using two frequency response functions (FRFs) from which the model parameters were derived, being 1) the mechanical admittance and 2) the reflexive impedance. These FRFs were analysed by a neuromusculoskeletal model that implicitly separates the reflexive feedback properties (position, velocity and acceleration feedback gains) from intrinsic muscle visco-elasticity. The results show substantial changes in estimated reflex gains under conditions of variable bandwidth of the applied force disturbance or variable degrees of external damping. Position and velocity feedback gains were relatively larger when the force disturbance contained only low frequencies. With increasing damping of the environment, acceleration feedback gain decreased, velocity feedback gain remained almost constant and position feedback gain increased. It is concluded that under the aforementioned circumstances, the reflex system increases its gains to maximize the mechanical resistance to external force disturbances while preserving sufficient stability.     

反射镜光电平台视轴稳定技术研究

针对不同类型反射镜平台视轴运动多样性的特点,从基本的反射镜视轴运动学关系出发,采用基于虚拟整体稳定平台的视轴重建方法对反射镜平台视轴惯性角速度进行数学重建。同时,深入分析了常见的典型单反射镜平台、特殊配置单反射镜平台、极坐标多反射镜平台以及直角坐标多反射镜平台的视轴运动学关系和视轴稳定控制技术。基于典型单反射镜平台俯仰轴视轴稳定控制的数值仿真结果表明,采用虚拟整体稳定平台方法的视轴稳定控制技术用于反射镜视轴稳定控制是可行的。     

驻波声光效应对激光相干性的两维调制

给出两维超声驻波调制光学相干度的理论,并作出了相应分析。理论结果表明,当使用具有同频且相位相关的两维超声驻波场时,两超声场间的相位差(即关联因子)对相干度调制有显著影响,而在使用超声行波时这种影响则很小。 用交叉电极和电光晶体声共振效应激励起来的两维超声驻波场进行了实验,结果与理论分析大体相符。     

Coherence Cloning Using Semiconductor Laser Optical Phase-Lock Loops

We demonstrate the concept of coherence cloning where the coherence properties of a high-quality spectrally stabilized fiber laser are transferred to a commercially available high-power DFB semiconductor laser (SCL) using an optical phase-lock loop. The lineshapes and frequency noise spectra of the fiber laser and the free-running and phase-locked SCL are measured and compared. The bandwidth of coherence cloning is limited by physical factors such as the laser frequency modulation response and the loop propagation delay. The effect of this limited bandwidth on the laser field and on self-heterodyne interferometric measurements are analyzed.      

A local approach for the LPV identification of an actuated beam using piezoelectric actuators and sensors

This paper considers the identification of structural dynamics by identifying its frequency response functions (FRFs) – a mathematical representation of the relationship between the vibration response at one location and excitation at the same or another location. The spatially-varying characteristics of the FRFs at various input and output locations are explored, and lead to a spatial linear parameter varying (LPV) representation. A local LPV identification technique for lumped systems is adapted here to spatially-interconnected systems. The identification of a spatial LPV model facilitates the experimental work, and also simplifies the controller synthesis. The proposed approach is applied to identify an actuated beam equipped with an array of collocated piezoelectric actuators and sensors for performance illustration.     

Analysis of the posture control system under fixed andsway-referenced support conditions

To delineate the relative roles of each of the feedback sensors in the posture control system such as the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive sensors, an identification technique was applied to measurements of antero-posterior sway angles of the body and ankle moments under the following conditions: standing on a fixed support with eyes open (ox), standing on a fixed support with eyes closed (cx), standing on a sway-referenced support with eyes open (os), and standing on a sway-referenced support with eyes closed (cs). Frequency response functions from the sway angle to the ankle moment were calculated. Gain and phase characteristics for conditions (os) and (cs) were similar to those of Nashner's (1972) vestibular model in the high-frequency range, which shows that the vestibular system may be dominant. The gain was higher under condition (cx) than under (ox). Judging from the phase characteristics, this was probably due to increased weighting of the proprioceptive sensor over the vestibular sensor. There was a tendency for gain to increase as balance tasks became more demanding     

A Mathematical Model of the Vagus-Heart Period System in the Cat

The dynamic relation between changes in heart period and changes in the frequency of stimulation applied to the nerves involved in slowing the heart (vagus nerves) in chloralosed vagotomized cats pretreated with propranolol was investigated in ten cats using time-domain techniques. The strength of the stimuli was such that a sinus rhythm was always maintained. The typical response of heart period to step changes in the frequency of stimulation (range 4-50 Hz) was found to be an increase in heart period to a steady value preceded by an overshoot, and followed, after the stimulus was removed, by an undershoot (postvagal tachycardia). The observed response was accurately described by a dynamic model consisting of a third-order nonlinear system with time delay. The postvagal tachycardia was accounted for by including in the model a negative feedback loop; a portion of the overshoot was accounted for by the feedback loop and the remainder by including in the model a negative coefficient that varied as a negative exponential function of frequency. For small variations in the frequency of stimulation, it was shown in agreement with previous results, that the model could be approximated by a first-order system with time delay. In addition, it was found that provided a sinus rhythm was maintained, the steady-state value of heart period during vagal stimulation was neither a hyperbolic nor a logarithmic function of frequency of stimulation as suggested by previous investigators, but rather exhibited a maximum in the neighborhood of the middle of the frequency range studied.     

Seismic wavelet estimation: a frequency domain solution to ageophysical noisy input-output problem

In seismic reflection prospecting for oil and gas a key step is the ability to estimate the seismic wavelet (impulse response) traveling through the Earth. Such estimation enables filters to be designed to deblur the recorded seismic time series and allows the integration of “downhole” and surface seismic data for seismic interpretation purposes. An appropriate model for the seismic time series is a noisy-input/noisy-output linear model. The authors tackle the estimation of the impulse response in the frequency domain by estimating its frequency response function. They use a novel approach where multiple coherence analysis is applied to the replicated observed output series to estimate the output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at each frequency. This, combined with an estimate of the ordinary coherence between observed input and observed output, and with the spectrum of the observed input and cross-spectrum of the observed input and output, enables estimation of the frequency response function. The methodology is seen to work well on real and synthetic data     

采用信道估计法的基站VSWR实时检测

为解决无线基站宽带工作频带内电压驻波比(Voltage Standing Wave Ratio,VSWR)的实时测量，提出了一种采用信道估计法的测量方案。该方案实现简单，在基带处理单元高速率位置发送数据，依次抓取射频通道反馈和反射数据，分别求取信道响应序列，结合工厂装备测试数据，计算驻波反射系数和反射点位置。发送信号采用宽带正交频分复用信号，能检测到工作频段内任何频点处的驻波异常。有用信号前加循环前缀，并引入峰值抵消核，能正确检测到多个反射点驻波。仿真结果表明，该方案驻波测量精度和单回波点位置精度达到预期，多回波点测量能抓准外部主要故障点，在基站VSWR实时测量中具有良好的应用前景。     

Unitary matrix modulation with splitting over the coherence bandwidth for OFDM in a single antenna system

Recently, unitary matrix modulation (UMM) has been investigated in multiple antenna systems which is called unitary space‐time modulation (USTM). In an OFDM, different channel delay profiles and path strengths bring different frequency selective patterns. Therefore, OFDM system can potentially provide a diversity at the frequency selective fading due to the different channel delay profiles. When we consider only the diagonal components of UMM with splitting over the coherence bandwidth, the system can obtain a frequency diversity in a single antenna, since the channel response of the diagonal components of UMM that split over the coherence bandwidth shows to be totally different. In this paper, we propose the diagonal components of UMM/OFDM with splitting over the coherence bandwidth (UMM‐S/OFDM) in a single antenna. The proposed system can obtain the frequency diversity with splitting the diagonal components of UMM/OFDM over the coherence bandwidth. Therefore, the proposed system with a single antenna can obtain good BER performance like the USTM/OFDM with two antennas. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Postural control adaptation during galvanic vestibular and vibratory proprioceptive stimulation

The objective for this study was to investigate whether the adaptation of postural control was similar during galvanic vestibular stimulation and during vibratory proprioceptive stimulation of the calf muscles. Healthy subjects were tested during erect stance with eyes open or closed. An analysis method designed to consider the adaptive adjustments was used to evaluate the motion dynamics and the evoked changes of posture and stimulation response. Galvanic vestibular stimulation induced primarily lateral body movements and vibratory proprioceptive stimulation induced anteroposterior movements. The lateral body sway generated by the galvanic stimulation was proportionally smaller and contained more high-frequency movements (> 0.1 Hz) than the anteroposterior body sway induced by the vibratory stimulation. The adaptive adjustments of the body sway to the stimulation had similar time course and magnitude during galvanic and vibratory stimulation. The perturbations induced by stimulation were gradually reduced within the same time range (15-20 s) and both kinds of stimulation induced a body leaning whose direction was dependent on stimulus. The similarities in the adjustment patterns suggest that postural control operates in the same way independent of the receptor systems affected by the disturbance and irrespective of whether the motion responses were induced in a lateral or anteroposterior direction.     

Spectral Analysis of Auditory Evoked Potentials with Pseudorandom Noise Excitation

Pseudorandom noise (PRN) of various bandwidths was used in testing both normal and hearing impaired subjects by means of auditory-evoked potentials (AEP's). The AEP's were studied in the frequency domain via spectral analysis rather than in the time domain as is often done. Spectral analysis provides such system features as power spectral densities (PSD's) and transfer and coherence functions. The results show that these AEP's are similar to the frequency following responses obtained with pure tones. The PSD's of the evoked responses tend to correlate slightly with those of the PRN simuli, as verified by the presence of coherence between the stimulus and the response. The average coherence over the bandwidth of the stimulus decreases with increased sensory-neural hearing loss and also as the stimulus bandwidth is increased. No unique transfer functions, with respect to the subjects or the intensities of stimuli, could be obtained. However, an attempt has been made to correlate subjects' audiograms with the spectral analysis results.     

Temporal coherence properties of picosecond pulses generated by GaAlAs semiconductor lasers for directly modulated and frequency stabilized optical communication systems

The temporal coherence properties of picosecond pulses from GaAlAs semiconductor lasers have been studied by measuring first- and second-order autocorrelation functions with a Michelson interferometer. The time-bandwidth product and chirp have been evaluated for several different laser structures and frequency stabilization schemes. Time-bandwidth products from 1.2 for a CSP laser to 3.6 for a TJS laser were obtained with operating conditions representative of high-speed communication systems. Computer simulations based on the rate equations have been used to model the temporal coherence during the pulse and they show good agreement with our measurements. The results show that it is important to select the appropriate laser structure and stabilization scheme in applications where the temporal coherence is significant for system performance.     

双窗口电磁诱导透明的相干瞬态研究

通过求解准A-型四能级系统的含时密度矩阵方程,研究了系统从单窗口电磁诱导透明(EIT)向双窗口EIT转换的相干瞬态过程.该过程表现为一种量子拍频形式,并利用缀饰态理论很好地解释了量子拍频的规律,指出这种量子拍频效应源于射频驱动场所引起劈裂能级间的量子相干.结果表明:当探测场与相应的裸态跃迁能级共振作用时,拍频频率等于射频驱动场Rabi频率的二分之一;当探测场与强射频驱动场和原子系统相互作用所产生的缀饰态跃迁能级共振时,拍频频率等于射频驱动场的Rabi频率.     

Quasi-periodic Faraday-rotation fluctuations of the polarization plane during radio sounding of the circumsolar plasma

The statistical characteristics of Faraday-rotation fluctuations (FRFs) of a radio-wave polarization plane are analyzed when the circumsolar plasma is sounded by the signals of a Helios 1 space probe. The time spectra and auto- and crosscorrelation functions of FRFs, which are measured simultaneously at two ground stations separated by large distances, have been determined. The wavelet spectra of FRFs are presented, and the opportunities of the wavelet transform and other techniques used to reveal quasi-periodic FRFs with different periods are investigated. It is demonstrated that the quasi-periodic magnetic field oscillations, which are excited by the trains of Alfvén waves propagating through the solar supercorona (their period varies between 2 and 160 min), are observed at the heliocentric distances of 3–12 solar radii.     

一种自稳频大功率单频He-Ne激光器的功率估算

介绍了一种大功率单频、自稳频、高输出功率He-Ne激光器功率估算方法的改进。用这种方法的估算值与实际输出功率值符合得较好。