Event-triggered fuzzy filtering in networked control system for a class of non-linear system with time delays

This paper focuses on the design of H _∞ filter and event-triggered scheme for a class of continuous non-linear networked control systems (NCSs) based on fuzzy system appeared with time delays. First, we consider the discrete event-triggered (ET) scheme to make efficient utilisation of bandwidth. Under this ET-scheme, sensor releases the data only when our sampled-data plant violates the specific event-triggered condition. Second, the T-S fuzzy system is used to model the non-linear NCSs. Another purpose of this paper is to design filters involving delays. Such filters have a more general form than the delay-free filters that have been mostly considered in the traditional studies. By using the time-delay system, co-design of event-triggered scheme and H _∞ filter for the delayed NCSs is presented in a unified frame work. To choose the latest data packet and discard the dis-ordered packet logic, zero-order hold is inserted between the fuzzy filter and event generator. Then, by using the novel fuzzy Lyapunov–Krasovskii function approach with free-weighting matrix technique, H _∞ filter design of event-triggered delay NCSs is proposed. Finally, to show the effective result of our co-design method, a tunnel-diode example is given.     

Noise distribution of Mueller matrices retrieved with active rotating polarimeters

Two methods used to retrieve Mueller matrices from intensity measurements are revisited. It is shown that with symmetry or orthogonality considerations, numerical inversions of polarimetric equations can be avoided. With the obtained analytical formulas, noise propagation can be analyzed. If the intensity noise is a Gaussian white noise, the noise of Mueller matrices features remarkable properties. Mueller components are mutually correlated according to a scheme that involves decomposition into four blocks of 2x2 matrices. Variances are unequally distributed: the middle 2x2 block has the highest variance, the element on the bottom right has the lowest. These characteristics have been validated on experimental Mueller images of the free space.     

Evidence for the Coexistence of Tetragonal and Cubic Phases in n-BaTiO3 under Electric Field

Application of an appropriate electric field on donor-doped polycrystalline BaTiO₃ (tetragonal) leads to the formation of the cubic phase in the specimen because of Joule heating. Coexistence of the tetragonal and cubic phases depends on the magnitude of the applied field and on ambient and ceramic-body temperature, and it is a prerequisite for the current-limiting action of these ceramics. The contributions from the tetragonal and cubic phases for the charge transport is evidenced from a capacitance-voltage measurement.     

The effect of SiO2 dielectric layer on ultraviolet detecting properties of pentacene thin film transistor

The pentacene thin film transistor was fabricated on a SiO₂/Si substrate by thermal evaporated method at room temperature. Electrical characteristics of the pentacene transistor subjected to a UV light excitation at a wavelength of 365 nm were analyzed. A significant increase in the drain current of the pentacene thin film transistor under a UV excitation of 365 nm is observed with a maximum photosensitivity of 4.51 in the depletion regime. It is concluded that the pentacene thin film transistor can be used in UV photo-detecting devices.     

ZnO nanocoral reef grown on porous silicon substrates without catalyst

Porous silicon (PS) technology is utilized to grow coral reef-like ZnO nanostructures on the surface of Si substrates with rough morphology. Flower-like aligned ZnO nanorods are also fabricated directly onto the silicon substrates through zinc powder evaporation using a simple thermal evaporation method without a catalyst for comparison. The characteristics of these nanostructures are investigated using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, grazing-angle X-ray diffraction (XRD), and photoluminescence (PL) measurements of structures grown on both Si and porous Si substrates. The texture coefficient obtained from the XRD spectra indicates that the coral reef-like nanostructures are highly oriented on the porous silicon substrate with decreasing nanorods length and diameter from 800-900 nm to 3.5-5.5 μm and from 217-229 nm to 0.6-0.7 μm, respectively. The PL spectra show that for ZnO nanocoral reefs the UV emission shifts slightly towards lower frequency and the intensity increase with the improvement of ZnO crystallization. This non-catalyst growth technique on the rough surface of substrates may have potential applications in the fabrication of nanoelectronic and nanooptical devices.     

Controlled Synthesis and Stability of Co@SiO2 Aqueous Colloids

Magnetic nanoparticles have emerged as an important class of functional nanostructures with potential applications of magnetic resonance imaging, drug targeting, and bio-conjugation. We have developed a modified sol–gel approach to synthesize stable and well-dispersed magnetic Co@SiO₂ nanoparticles with improved control over shell thickness and larger core diameters. These well-defined Co@SiO₂ core–shell nanoparticles exhibit useful magnetic properties, and the protective silica shell allows them to be surface modified for bioconjugation for various biomedical applications. The core–shell nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, elemental mapping, and the line compositional analyses to demonstrate that uniform individually isolated core–shell nanoparticles are obtained through the improved synthetic route.     

Repetitive acceptance sampling plans for burr type XII percentiles

Under truncated life tests, two types of repetitive acceptance sampling plans are proposed to ensure the quality of products in terms of percentile lifetime when the lifetime follows the Burr type XII distribution. The proposed acceptance sampling plans, including the ordinary repetitive acceptance sampling plan and the repetitive version of a group acceptance sampling plan, are developed to meet producer’s and consumer’s risks at two specified lifetime percentiles, simultaneously. Useful tables have been established for a wide range of Burr type XII distributions which include the log–logistic distribution for practical utilization. Finally, some examples are provided for illustration.     

Comparison of PF4/heparin ELISA assay with the 14C-serotonin release assay in the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

The diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) may be affirmed by demonstrating heparin-dependent anti-platelet antibodies using the 14C-serotonin release assay (SRA). In this study, results of the SRA was compared with the recently described platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Compared with the SRA, the sensitivity and specificity of a PF4/heparin ELISA was 87% and 92%, respectively, using an assay developed in our laboratory; and 90% and 98%, respectively, using a commercially developed kit (Diagnostica Stago, Asnieres, France). However, antibodies to PF4/heparin were also detected in up to 8% of patients whose plasma was negative by SRA, and 23% of patients receiving heparin who were not thrombocytopenic. These data indicate that results obtained with the PF4/heparin ELISA and the SRA are generally in accord in patients with a clinical diagnosis of HIT. However, discrepant results occur in approximately 20% of cases because of the greater sensitivity of ELISA and the possible involvement of other heparin-binding proteins. The fact that each assay contributes independent information in some cases must be considered in the sequence of test performance and in providing consultation to the practicing hematologist.