A new parallel algorithm for vertex priorities of data flow acyclic digraphs

Data flow acyclic directed graphs (digraph) are widely used to describe the data dependency of mesh-based scientific computing. The parallel execution of such digraphs can approximately depict the flowchart of parallel computing. During the period of parallel execution, vertex priorities are key performance factors. This paper firstly takes the distributed digraph and its resource-constrained parallel scheduling as the vertex priorities model, and then presents a new parallel algorithm for the solution of vertex priorities using the well-known technique of forward–backward iterations. Especially, in each iteration, a more efficient vertex ranking strategy is proposed. In the case of simple digraphs, both theoretical analysis and benchmarks show that the vertex priorities produced by such an algorithm will make the digraph scheduling time converge non-increasingly with the number of iterations. In other cases of non-simple digraphs, benchmarks also show that the new algorithm is superior to many traditional approaches. Embedding the new algorithm into the heuristic framework for the parallel sweeping solution of neutron transport applications, the new vertex priorities improve the performance by 20 % or so while the number of processors scales up from 32 to 2048.     

A power spectrum optimization algorithm inspired by magnetotactic bacteria

Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are one kind of bacteria with magnetic particles called magnetosomes in their bodies. These particles often connect together like a chain. The MTB move toward the ideal living conditions under the interaction between magnetic field produced by the magnetic particles chain and that of the earth. In the paper, a new magnetic bacteria algorithm based on power spectrum (PSMBA) for optimization is proposed. The candidate solutions are decided by power spectrum in the algorithm. It mainly includes four steps: power spectrum calculation, bacteria swimming, bacteria rotation and bacteria replacement. The effect of swimming schemes and parameter settings on the performance of PSMBA is studied. And it is compared with GA, PSO and its variants and some other optimization algorithms on 25 benchmark functions including CEC2005. The simulation results show that PSMBA has better performance on most of the problems than most of the compared algorithms.     

工艺因素对低压化学气相沉积氮化硅薄膜的影响

以硅烷和氨气分别做为硅源和氮源,以高纯氮气为载气,采用热壁式管式反应炉,通过低压化学气相沉积(low pressure chemical vapor deposition,LPCVD)技术制备了氮化硅薄膜(SiN_x)。借助椭圆偏振仪研究了SiN_x薄膜的生长动力学,通过Fourier红外光谱和X光电子能谱表征了SiN_x薄膜的性质,并利用原子力显微镜观察了SiN_x薄膜的微观形貌。在其它工艺条件相同的情况下,SiN_x薄膜的生长速率随着工作压力的增大单调增加,原料气中氨气与硅烷的流量之比(R)对薄膜的生长速率有相反的影响。随着反应温度的升高,沉积速率逐渐增加,在840℃附近达到最大,随后迅速降低。当R<2时获得富Si的SiN_x薄膜(x<1.33);当R>4时获得近化学计量(z≈1.33)的SiN_x薄膜。     

熔加色素法搪瓷色釉结构的研究

用ＳＥＭ、ＷＤＳ、ＩＲＲＳ、ＸＰＳ和ＡＳＳ对搪瓷色釉结构进行了研究熔加法的搪瓷色釉具有均匀分布的小尺寸、数量小的气孔。分析了搪瓷色釉的Ｏ１ｓ谱，并分解了成桥氧、非桥氧、及自由氧。熔加法的桥氧浓度远大于磨加法，而熔加法的非桥氧的浓度远低于磨加法，这表明熔加法的搪瓷色釉的结构强度高于磨加法。     

远距离移动负载高压电源的设计

为对远距离的直流移动负载进行供电,须考虑损耗、体积、指标等一系列的问题。要解决远距离损耗大的问题,则须采用在始端升压、负载端降压的措施;要使负载端的变换器体积小,则须提高系统频率,在变换器中采用高频变压器;要满足整个系统的指标,则须完成从部分到整体的设计过程。在此基础上,此供电电源采用AC/DC/DC变换的过程,始端变换器中采用三相PWM斩波稳压与12脉波整流相结合输出高压直流,然后经过远距离的电缆,负载端DC/DC变换器采用半桥三电平结构进行直流降压后为移动负载供电。文中分别对两个部分的拓扑以及工作原理进行了理论分析与仿真,仿真结果表明,供电电源采用这样的拓扑结构能够得到稳定的直流电压,并且不会影响始端的交流指标。     

Efficient object detection based on selective attention

In this paper, we make use of biologically inspired selective attention to improve the efficiency and performance of object detection under clutter. At first, we propose a novel bottom-up attention model. We argue that heuristic feature selection based on bottom-up attention can stably select out invariant and discriminative features. With these selected features, performance of object detection can be improved apparently and stably. Then we propose a novel concept of saccade map based on bottom-up attention to simulate the saccade (eye movements) in vision. Sliding within saccade map to detect object can significantly reduce computational complexity and apparently improve performance because of the effective filtering for distracting information. With these ideas, we present a general framework for object detection through integrating bottom-up attention. Through evaluating on UIUC cars and Weizmann–Shotton horses we show state-of-the-art performance of our object detection model.     

Binary blends of nylons with ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers: Morphological,thermal, rheological,and mechanical behavior

Binary blends of ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymers, containing 62 (EVOH-62) and 71 (EVOH-71) mole percent vinyl alcohols, with nylons (nylon-6, nylon-6/12, and nylon-12) have been prepared from melt mixing in a twin screw compounding machine. Morphological, thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties were determined. EVOH-62/nylon-6 and EVOH-71/nylon-6 blends showed homogeneous phase morphologies in the nylon-6-rich region, and fine phase separations (c.a. 2 × 10^?7 m) in the EVOH-rich region. Melting point depression, positive deviations in viscosity and flexural modulus, and negative deviation in impact strength from the simple additive rule were generally observed. And the results were possibly interpreted in terms of compatibility and increased nylon/EVOH interactions over the nylon/nylon interactions. On the contrary, clean phase separations in large domains were observed from EVOH-71/nylon-6/12 and EVOH-71 /nylon-12 blends. Fibrillation was also obtained from EVOH rich blends. Probably due to the incompatible nature of these blends, yield at low rate of shear and a mechanical property drop were also observed.     

Three schemes of remote information concentration based on ancilla-free phase-covariant telecloning

In this paper, remote information concentration is investigated which is the reverse process of the $1\rightarrow 3$ optimal asymmetric economical phase-covariant telecloning (OAEPCT). The OAEPCT is different from the reverse process of optimal universal telecloning. It is shown that the quantum information via $1\rightarrow 3$ OAEPCT procedure can be remotely concentrated back to a single qubit with a certain probability via several quantum channels. In these schemes, we adopt Bell measurement to measure the joint systems and use projected measurement and positive operator-valued measure to recover the original quantum state. The results shows non-maximally entangled quantum resource can be applied to information concentration.     

粉煤灰填充PVC树脂的研究

采用ＷＡＸＤ、ＳＥＭ和力学测试等方法对不同粒度和不同含量的粉煤灰（ＰＦＡ）与聚氯乙烯（ＰＶＣ）共混物的结构形态、力学性能进行了测定。结果表明，ＰＦＡ粒度对ＰＶＣ／ＰＦＡ共混物的性能具有明显影响，当ＰＦＡ粒度尺寸达到一定程度时，再降低ＰＦＡ粒度尺寸对共混物的性能影响不大。随着ＰＶＣ／ＰＦＡ共混物中ＰＦＡ含量的增加，拉伸强度和拉伸模量增大，但伸长率降低。     

模糊逻辑在模拟演练系统智能体设计中的应用

根据模拟演练系统对智能体智能程度的要求为模拟演练系统添加模糊推理机,以增加演练系统的逼真程度及适应性. 本文以模糊逻辑理论为基础,以模拟演练系统为背景,对一个具体的应用实例进行数学建模,阐述了如何运用模糊逻辑来解决问题,并设计了模糊逻辑模块,通过应用实例演示验证了设计的可行性.