Node trust evaluation in mobile ad hoc networks based on multi-dimensional fuzzy and Markov SCGM(1, 1) model

Due to the nature of distribution and self-organization, mobile ad hoc networks rely on cooperation between nodes to transfer information. One of the key factors to ensure high communication quality is an efficient assessment scheme for risks and trust of choosing next potential cooperative nodes. Trust model, an abstract psychological cognitive process, is one of the most complex concepts in social relationships, involving factors such as assumptions, expectations and behaviors. All of the above make it difficult to quantify and forecast trust accurately. In this paper, based on the theories of fuzzy recognition with feedback, SCGM(1, 1) model and Markov chain, we present a pattern of prediction making. The analysis and experimental computation show that this scheme is efficient in trust prediction for ad hoc networks.     

Counting clicks and beeps: Exploring numerosity based haptic and audio PIN entry

Haptic and audio cues now appear commonly in computer interfaces, partially due to inherent advantages such as their support for eyes-free interaction. Their invisible, unobservable nature also makes them ideal candidates for security interfaces in which users have to enter secret information such as passwords. In particular, researchers have explored this idea through the design of PIN entry authentication systems based on multi-modal combinations of visual and non-visual content or on the recognition of small sets of unimodal haptic or audio stimuli. This paper highlights the benefits and performance limitations of these approaches and introduces an alternative based on unimodal audio or haptic temporal numerosity – the ability to accurately and rapidly determine the number of cues presented in rapid temporal succession. In essence, in a numerosity interface, rather than recognizing distinct cues, users must count the number of times that a single cue occurs. In an iterative process of design and evaluation, three prototypes implementing this concept are presented and studies of their use reported. The results show the fastest PIN entry times and lowest error rates to be 8 s and 2%, figures that improve substantially on previous research. These results are attained while maintaining low levels of workload and substantial resistance to observation attack (as determined via camera attack security studies). In sum, this paper argues that unimodal audio and haptic numerosity is a valuable and relatively unexplored metaphor for non-visual input and demonstrates the validity of this claim in the demanding task of unobservable authentication systems.     

从结构到解构的符号——论罗兰·巴特《符号帝国》中的“空”与“无”

《符号帝国》是罗兰·巴特在解构主义时期用符号学的视点完成的一本关于日本社会文化生活的著作.在对日本社会文化符号的考察中,巴特跨越了早期受索绪尔影响而形成的“科学化”、“体系化”的结构主义符号学观点,感受到了符号的一种“空”和“无”的特点.符号的能指和所指断裂,能指不再对应单一或终极的所指,符号的意义也被无限的推延.在这种对符号新的思考和认识中,巴特也最终完成了向解构主义的转向.     

Accurate mirror-based camera pose estimation with explicit geometric meanings

An accurate closed form solution is proposed to estimate camera pose by several mirrored reference object images acquired via a planar mirror under different unknown poses. Compared with state-of-the-art methods, our method is more accurate when there are more than three images and has explicit geometric meanings. This method also properly handles cases in which some of the mirror poses are parallel. The central idea is to minimize an error metric based on all reflections of rotation, which enables the camera rotation to be estimated directly by SVD of sum of mirrored camera rotations. After that, the camera translation is computed by solving a large system of linear equations to minimize object space collinearity error. Both synthesized data and real data experiments show the advantages of our approach.     

移动无线传感网络节点协同避障的改进方法

传统蜂拥控制模型在协同避障跟踪方面,目前有Reynolds和Tanner的蜂拥模型。笔者曾对其做出了改进,提出了与Steer to Avoid法则相结合的避障模型,该模型在跟踪过程中对凸形障碍有较高的避障效率。由于在Steer to Avoid的方向判断中,目标对节点具有引力,使节点群陷入凹形区域无法绕出。将协同避障模型引入凹形障碍环境中,对模型进一步改进,在Steer to Avoid转向判断时暂时取消目标对节点群的引力,让节点群在进入凹形后自行做出环境的判断并沿着障碍边缘不断搜索路径,最终绕出障碍到达目标。仿真实验结果表明：与传统两个模型相比,该模型在避障的平均速率和时间效率上有显著提高,适用于避开未知的凹形障碍。     

Room temperature oxidation of lead-indium alloy films

The kinetics of growth of thin (14 to 40Å) oxide layers on lead-indium alloys was investigated ellipsometrically, using: 3000Å thick films at 23°C; and oxygen exposures at 760 torr for times ranging from five minutes to five days. Assuming that the oxide layer is comprised of a two-phase mixture of PbO and In₂O₃ having a negligible extinction coefficient made it possible to estimate the oxide composition from the ellipsometrically-obtained oxide refractive index. Under these oxidizing conditions, the volume fraction of PbO in the oxide mixture decreases from a value of unity for pure lead to zero for alloys containing more than 30 at. percent In, in agreement with the Auger Electron Spectroscopy results of Chou and coworkers. The oxidation rate equals a exp (X₁/X), where α and X₁ will be seen to vary complexly with alloy composition. A theoretical explanation of these results is also presented.     

The formation of ilmenite FeTiO3 powders by a novel liquid mix and H2/H2O reduction process

FeTiO₃ powder was prepared via a liquid mix and H₂/H₂O reduction process. First, an intermediate compound was synthesized by a liquid mix process. This precursor compound to FeTiO₃ was characterized by thermal analysis (TG/DTA) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Second, the precursor was annealed in the air, H₂/H₂O(g) mixing gas stream, respectively. The obtained powder was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray analysis spectroscopy (EDAX) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). It was showed that pure and homogenous FeTiO₃ was successfully obtained below 600 °C.     

习俗·象征与地位:静升住宅装饰的文化内涵

传统村落中的住宅装饰不仅在于美观,还象征着不同人群的社会地位。趋吉避凶的心理更使村民对特定构件进行重点修饰,从而显示出他们的习俗。在不同的历史时期,住宅装饰的变化往往体现出崭新的价值观和对“现代化”生活的向往。本文通过研究和比较静升村内的各类装饰题材和装饰手段,分析了文化变迁对住宅装饰的影响。     

路灯监控终端开关灯控制转换原理

通过分析QHO电路原理，来阐述路灯监控终端进行开关控制转换的原理。