离散事件系统的混合可靠分散监控

在研究基于混合信息的分散监控时,由于部分监控器与部分控制器发生失败,故提出了一种新型的混合可靠分散监控问题.通过修改局部可控事件集与不可控事件集,提出新的可控语言与可靠联合可观察语言定义,进而得到混合可靠分散监控器存在的充分必要条件就是整体约束语言是可靠联合可观察,可控闭的.之后,又通过研究整体约束与混合子约束之间的关系,给出了判别混合可靠分散监控器存在的一个充分条件,即混合子约束分别满足基于谓词的可观察,可控性与基于语言的联合可观察,可控封闭性.     

事件反馈与状态反馈的混合模监控

在监控理论中 ,处理状态膨胀的标准方法之一是基于语言或谓词的模监控 .但文献中没有涉及同时基于语言与谓词的混合模监控 .本文研究混合模监控综合及其性质 .通过提出状态反馈与某一事件反馈的等价关系 ,给出了两者相连接的定义 ,进而得到了混合模监控器等价于子监控器与子控制器的连接 .并讨论了混合模监控器具有非阻塞性与无死锁性所满足的条件 ,即基于语言的闭环系统行为的封闭性与谓词的Σu-不变性 ,而其是无死锁的充要条件是子监控器与子控制器必须均是无死锁的并满足d-不变关系     

实时离散事件系统的动态反馈控制

本文研究了一类含确定性状态时间的实时离散事件系统的动态反馈控制问题.基于一定语言的实时可控性的概念,证明了对给定实时离散事件系统G,存在完备监控器φ使L(φ/Gr)=K的充分必要条件是K是闭及实时可控的,并得到了有关实时监控问题解存在的充要条件.     

Petri网上的禁止状态监控器综合

给出了Petri网上广义互斥约束的最大允许监控器综合方法,其中该监控问题满足两个条件：正权值禁止库所的影响子网是状态机;负权值禁止库所的输入和输出变迁均只有一个输入库所.首先得到了监控器存在的充分和必要条件;其次构造了约束等价转换的方法,该方法可将存在不可控变迁的监控问题简化为相当于变迁全部可控的监控问题.最后通过一个例子说明了该方法的可行性.     

基于马氏决策过程的概率离散事件系统最优控制

使用马氏决策过程研究了概率离散事件系统的最优控制问题.首先,通过引入费用函数、目标函数以及最优函数的定义,建立了可以确定最优监控器的最优方程.之后,又通过此最优方程获得了给定语言的极大可控、∈-包含闭语言.最后给出了获得最优费用与最优监控器的算法.     

含不可控变迁的Petri网监控器设计

在基于Petri网建模的含不可控事件的离散事件系统监控器设计中,当给定的控制目标为Parikh矢量约束时,提出通过转换矩阵R将不可控变迁导致的非法不等式约束变换为允许约束,并求得相应监控器.构造矩阵方程求解R,通过矩阵方程的相容性判断R的存在性,并给出利用广义逆矩阵求解R的算法,得到对应的允许约束和监控器.同时提出代价函数,用于寻找控制观测代价最小的监控器.最后通过实例验证了该算法的正确性和有效性.     

连续计时离散事件系统监控及其可观性

本文提出了一种带有连续时间变量的离散事件系统(称为计时离散事件系统)结构模型.通过讨论计时语言的性质,如封闭性、可控性以及可观性,研究了计时离散事件系统的监控综合问题,并基于这些性质,分别提出了计时离散事件系统在完全可观与部分可观条件下监控器存在的充要条件.     

PSC2GS:一个基于属性序列图的监控器生成工具

在开放和动态环境下,系统或环境的不安全的运行时变化可能为整个系统的正确执行埋下隐患,可能最终导致软件失效。基于监控器的软件运行时验证技术已经成为开放环境下侦测软件失效行为的基本方法,该工具采用了一种基于博弈论的从Property Sequence Charts(属性序列图)中自动生成监控器的方法。监控器被赋予多值语义:满足、无限可控、系统有限可控、系统紧急可控、环境有限可控、环境紧急可控以及违例。监控器可以提供足够的信息用来预测系统失效。正文中将描述一个名为"PSC2GS"的工具,该工具具有设计属性序列图、基于属性序列图生成博弈结构、基于博弈结构生成Aspect Oriented Programming(面向方面编程)代码(监控器)等一系列功能。PSC2GS提供的完全图形化的前端接口使软件设计者可以不用处理任何特殊的文本或者逻辑公式。     

离散事件系统最优监督控制算法

离散事件系统的监控器可以通过禁止可控事件来使系统满足安全性和活性规范。然而，监控器并不对允许发生的可控事件主动进行选择，所以存在同时允许多个可控事件发生的情况。但在实际应用中，如交通调度、机器人路径规划中，要求系统在每个状态下最多只允许一个可控事件的发生。针对上述问题，引入一种最优机制来量化控制成本，并提出一种离散事件系统最优监督控制算法，以确保系统的安全性和活性，并使事件执行累计的成本最小。首先，给定受控系统和行为约束的自动机模型，并基于Ramadge和Wonham的监督控制理论求解出无阻塞和行为最大许可的监控器；其次，通过定义的成本函数为监控器中每个事件的执行赋予相应成本；最后，利用动态规划思想迭代计算求解出最优定向监控器，从而实现每个状态下最多发生一个可控事件和事件执行累计的成本最小的目标。使用单向列车导轨案例和多轨道列车控制案例来验证所提算法的有效性和正确性。对于上述两个案例，所提算法求解的定向监控器到达目标状态所需的事件执行累计的成本分别为26.0和14.0，低于贪心算法的27.5和16.0，以及Q-learning算法的26.5和14.0。     

基于Petri网结构分析的监控器综合

在基于Petri网建模的离散事件系统中, 提出利用局部关联信息进行约束转换, 并实现Petri网结构监控器综合的方法. 对以Parikh矢量约束形式给出的控制规范, 不可控不可观变迁会导致约束成为非法约束, 分析了不可控变迁的前向关联结构和不可观变迁的后向关联结构, 利用局部关联变迁实现对不可控和不可观变迁的间接控制, 从而将非法矢量约束转换为合法约束, 并保证初始控制规范的实现. 与基于矩阵的监控器综合方法相比, 本文的方法只需利用局部信息, 最后通过实例对该方法进行了说明.     

Only connect: teaching, technology and telesis

Abstract This paper describes an approach to the design of interactive multimedia materials being developed in a European Community project. The developmental process is seen as a dialogue between technologists and teachers. This dialogue is often problematic because of the differences in training, experience and culture between them. Conditions needed for fruitful dialogue are described and the generic model for learning design used in the project is explained.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

Avoiding semantic and temporal gaps in developing software intensive systems

Development of software intensive systems (systems) in practice involves a series of self-contained phases for the lifecycle of a system. Semantic and temporal gaps, which occur among phases and among developer disciplines within and across phases, hinder the ongoing development of a system because of the interdependencies among phases and among disciplines. Such gaps are magnified among systems that are developed at different times by different development teams, which may limit reuse of artifacts of systems development and interoperability among the systems. This article discusses such gaps and a systems development process for avoiding them.     

Designing economic np control charts: A programmed simulation approach

This paper presents control charts models and the necessary simulation software for the location of economic values of the control parameters. The simulation program is written in FORTRAN, requires only 10K of main storage, and can run on most mini and micro computers. Two models are presented - one describes the process when it is operating at full capacity and the other when the process is operating under capacity. The models allow the product quality to deteriorate to a further level before an existing out-of-control state is detected, and they can also be used in situations where no prior knowledge exists of the out-of-control causes and the resulting proportion defectives.     

The development of robot art

Going through a few examples of robot artists who are recognized worldwide, we try to analyze the deepest meaning of what is called “robot art” and the related art field definition. We also try to highlight its well-marked borders, such as kinetic sculptures, kinetic art, cyber art, and cyberpunk. A brief excursion into the importance of the context, the message, and its semiotics is also provided, case by case, together with a few hints on the history of this discipline in the light of an artistic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this article is to try to summarize the main characteristics that might classify robot art as a unique and innovative discipline, and to track down some of the principles by which a robotic artifact can or cannot be considered an art piece in terms of social, cultural, and strictly artistic interest. This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

Three Process Perspectives: Organizations, Teams, and People

This paper provides the author's personal views and perspectives on software process improvement. Starting with his first work on technology assessment in IBM over 20 years ago, Watts Humphrey describes the process improvement work he has been directly involved in. This includes the development of the early process assessment methods, the original design of the CMM, and the introduction of the Personal Software Process (PSP)^SM and Team Software Process (TSP){^SM}. In addition to describing the original motivation for this work, the author also reviews many of the problems he and his associates encountered and why they solved them the way they did. He also comments on the outstanding issues and likely directions for future work. Finally, this work has built on the experiences and contributions of many people. Mr. Humphrey only describes work that he was personally involved in and he names many of the key contributors. However, so many people have been involved in this work that a full list of the important participants would be impractical.     

基于复小波噪声方差显著修正的SAR图像去噪

提出了一种基于复小波域统计建模与噪声方差估计显著性修正相结合的合成孔径雷达(Synthetic Aperture Radar,SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波方法。该方法首先通过对数变换将乘性噪声模型转化为加性噪声模型,然后对变换后的图像进行双树复小波变换(Dualtree Complex Wavelet Transform,DCWT),并对复数小波系数的统计分布进行建模。在此先验分布的基础上,通过运用贝叶斯估计方法从含噪系数中恢复原始系数,达到滤除噪声的目的。实验结果表明该方法在去除噪声的同时保留了图像的细节信息,取得了很好的降噪效果。     

How do children do mathematics with LOGO?

Abstract  This paper considers some results of a study designed to investigate the kinds of mathematical activity undertaken by children (aged between 8 and 11) as they learned to program in LOGO. A model of learning modes is proposed, which attempts to describe the ways in which children used and acquired understanding of the programming/mathematical concepts involved. The remainder of the paper is concerned with discussing the validity and limitations of the model, and its implications for further research and curriculum development.