NodeWiz: Fault-tolerant grid information service

Large scale grid computing systems may provide multitudinous services, from different providers, whose quality of service will vary. Moreover, services are deployed and undeployed in the grid with no central coordination. Thus, to find out the most suitable service to fulfill their needs, or to find the most suitable set of resources on which to deploy their services, grid users must resort to a Grid Information Service (GIS). This service allows users to submit rich queries that are normally composed of multiple attributes and range operations. The ability to efficiently execute complex searches in a scalable and reliable way is a key challenge for current GIS designs. Scalability issues are normally dealt with by using peer-to-peer technologies. However, the more reliable peer-to-peer approaches do not cater for rich queries in a natural way. On the other hand, approaches that can easily support these rich queries are less robust in the presence of failures. In this paper we present the design of NodeWiz, a GIS that allows multi-attribute range queries to be performed efficiently in a distributed manner, while maintaining load balance and resilience to failures.     

Fabrication of patterned single-walled carbon nanotube films using electrophoretic deposition

Thin films of chemically functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were fabricated by using a direct current (dc) electrophoretic deposition method. SWNTs were shortened and then functionalized with acid chloride group to combine with the amine group-terminated gold substrate. Silica nanospheres with a diameter of about 190nm were arrayed on gold substrate to pattern a thin SWNT film. Periodically patterned SWNT film was eventually produced and would be used in potential applications like electron emitters and large surface area electrodes.     

Observed finger behaviour during computer mouse use

Two-button computer mouse users may exhibit sustained, static finger lifting behaviours to prevent inadvertent activations by avoiding finger pressure on the buttons, which leads to prolonged, static finger extensor muscle loading. One hundred graduate students were observed during normal computer work in a university computer facility to qualify and quantify the prevalence of lifted finger behaviours and extended finger postures, as well as wrist/forearm and grip behaviour, during specific mouse activities. The highest prevalences observed were 48% of the students lifted their middle finger during mouse drag activities, and 23% extended their middle finger while moving the mouse. In addition, 98% of the students rested their wrist and forearm (77%) or wrist only (21%) on the workstation surface, and 97% had an extended wrist posture (15 degrees -30 degrees ) when using the mouse. Potential applications of these findings include future computer input device designs to reduce finger lifting behaviour and exposures to risk factors of hand/forearm musculoskeletal pain.     

Pinning adaptive synchronization of a general complex dynamical network

There are two challenging fundamental questions in pinning control of complex networks: (i) How many nodes should a network with fixed network structure and coupling strength be pinned to reach network synchronization? (ii) How much coupling strength should a network with fixed network structure and pinning nodes be applied to realize network synchronization? To fix these two questions, we propose a general complex dynamical network model and then further investigate its pinning adaptive synchronization. Based on this model, we attain several novel adaptive synchronization criteria which indeed give the positive answers to these two questions. That is, we provide a simply approximate formula for estimating the detailed number of pinning nodes and the magnitude of the coupling strength for a given general complex dynamical network. Here, the coupling-configuration matrix and the inner-coupling matrix are not necessarily symmetric. Moreover, our pinning adaptive controllers are rather simple compared with some traditional controllers. A Barabási-Albert network example is finally given to show the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization criteria.     

A -based layout design for gratings allocation

In the design process of gratings, the grating layout design is the most important activity influencing manufacturing cost. In the grating layout design, the key to saving manufacturing cost is to find a design with a minimal number of cutting operations. This paper presents an application of the A^* algorithm in grating layout design. The design problem is represented as the space search problem of design alternatives. A^* explores the feasible alternatives within the space, until an optimal solution is obtained.     

现代温室温度系统在线建模

在分析温室温度系统机理模型的基础上,分别采用ARMAX 模型和ARIMAX 模型描述温度系统． 选择温室外温度、相对湿度、太阳辐射强度和风速作为系统扰动输入变量,选择温室内温度作为系统输出变 量．采用统计假设检验和模型拟合度分析相结合的方法确定模型结构,采用渐消记忆递推增广最小二乘法在 线辨识模型参数,并构造智能监督级监控在线建模过程．最后对4 输入或3 输入（忽略风速）的ARMAX 模型 或ARIMAX 模型相互组合,总计4 种模型的在线建模及仿真结果进行了对比分析．仿真试验结果表明,带智 能监督级的渐消记忆递推增广最小二乘在线建模能够较好地描述现代温室温度系统的动力学特性．     

基于Toy模型蛋白质折叠预测的多种群微粒群优化算法研究

基于Toy模型的蛋白质折叠结构预测问题是一个典型的NP问题.提出了多种群微粒群优化算法用于计算蛋白质能量最小值.该算法采用了一种新的算法结构,在该结构中,每一代的种群被分为精英子种群、开采子种群和勘探子种群三部分,通过改善种群的局部开采能力和全局勘探能力来提高算法的性能.分别采用Fibonacci蛋白质测试序列和真实蛋白质序列进行了折叠结构预测的仿真实验.实验结果表明该算法能够更精确地进行蛋白质折叠结构预测,为生物科学研究提供了一条有效途径.     

MVL条件下k—out—of-n：S系统的研究

复杂网络环境下的系统组件往往处于多种不同状态,二值逻辑(BL)在描述多种组件状态时显得无能为力.本文提出了采用多值逻辑(MVL)分析组件状态,重点描述k-out-of-n:S系统模型,并采用Minkowski距离和定义可生存性函数描述系统状态和可生存性.实验表明,MVL条件下的k-out-of-n:S模型很好地描述了系统的状态扣可生存性.     

基于相似性叙词表的模糊集合模型

传统的模糊集合模型基于词词关联矩阵来实现模糊检索,词词关联矩阵只考虑语词在文献内部的同时出现.本文提出了一个基于相似性叙词表的模糊集合模型,考虑语词与查询之间的相似性,并将查询扩展包含在此模型中,从而在一定程度上提高了检索性能.     

振动式微机械陀螺驱动环路数字AGC研究

对微机械陀螺系统的自激驱动环路进行了分析,并对数字处理电路中自动增益控制（AGC）模块进行了深入研究,给出了一种高控制精度的定点数字AGC算法。通过理论分析和模型仿真,结果表明AGC控制精度得到很大的提高,对陀螺驱动输出信号的幅度具有很好的控制效果,从而可以大大减小陀螺温漂及其他一些因素引起的不稳定性。最后给出了算法的直线逼近近似实现方法,能在的定点DSP当中很方便的实现。