New Robust Stability Criteria for Lur’e Systems with Time-varying Delays and Sector-bounded Nonlinearities

This paper deals with a robust stability problem for uncertain Lur’e systems with time-varying delays and sector-bounded nonlinearities. An improved delay-dependent robust stability criterion is proposed via a modified Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional (LKF) approach. Firstly, a modified LKF consisting of delay-dependent matrices and double-integral items under two delay subintervals is constructed, thereby making full use of the delay and its derivative information. Secondly, the stability criteria can be expressed as convex linear matrix inequality (LMI) via the properties of quadratic function application. Thirdly, to further reduce the conservatism of stability criteria, the quadratic generalized free-weighting matrix inequality (QGFMI) is used. Finally, some numerical examples, including the Lur’e system and the general linear time-delayed system, are presented to show the improvement of the proposed approach.

     

Indoor and outdoor particle concentration distributions of a typical meeting room during haze and clear-sky days

Air quality has increasingly been a great concern all over the world, and the good command of indoor and outdoor air qualities is of benefit to the air pollution alleviation by various measures. In this work, the indoor and outdoor particle concentration distributions of a typical meeting room during the haze and clear-sky days were measured. The results show that the mass concentrations of the indoor and outdoor PM₁, PM_2.5, PM10 in heavy haze days are 114±1.8, 135.5±3.2, 161.7±12.8 μg/m³ and 146.4±8.4, 192.3±10.2, 431.4±34.8 μg/m³ respectively, corresponding to 39.3±1.5, 58.5±2.5, 127.9±10.5 μg/m³ and 54.5±4.0, 77.8±6.0, 173.4±21.6 μg/m³ in clear-sky days. Both in the haze and clear-sky days, the number distribution of particles reaches its peak value at the diameter of 0.25 μm, but the particle number concentration in the haze day is two times greater than the clear-sky day. The indoor particle concentration is not uniform with the peak value at the corner, which can be effectively alleviated by the air cleaner. The in-situ measurements of particle concentrations in a meeting room are helpful for the indoor air quality control.     

Efficient coordinated control of regenerative braking with pneumatic anti-lock braking for hybrid electric vehicle

Urban bus has to start and stop frequently due to typical urban traffic conditions, which, however, can be put to good use by regenerative braking. Regenerative braking is a key technology which not only improves vehicle’s fuel economy in mild braking, but also ensures vehicle safety in emergency braking conditions. Because of the inherent limitations of traditional braking system in recycling energy, it is necessary to change its structure to decouple the brake pressure and the brake pedal force. To solve this problem, a compromise design combining traditional pneumatic braking system with brake-by-wire (BBW) system is adopted in this paper on parallel hybrid electric bus. With the transformed braking system, an efficient coordinated control strategy is proposed to solve the problem caused by the different response speeds of pneumatic braking and regenerative braking. The proposed control strategy is carried out, where the road condition varies and different control methods are adopted. Results show that the adopted braking system and the proposed coordinated control strategy are suitable for different roads, and effective in recovering energy and ensuring vehicle safety. At the same time, shorter braking distance and better control of slip ratio verify the performance of MPC compared with a logical threshold-based control. Therefore, this study may offer a useful theoretical reference to the choice of braking system and braking control strategy design in hybrid electric vehicle (HEV).     

A neglected GABAergic astrocyte: Calcium dynamics and involvement in seizure activity

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) contributes substantially to neurocognitive function as an important inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human cerebral cortex. However, the pathophysiology of disorders such as epilepsy are not well understood, since GABA agonists are not quite effective in treating epilepsy. Knowledge of the mechanism of action of GABA would contribute to review previously proposed anti-epileptic processes by GABA agonists. In this study based on recent experiments on GABAergic astrocytes, we developed a modified GABAergic astrocyte model, and successfully simulated a long-lasting Ca²⁺ oscillation in astrocytes after 0.5-s stimulation of GABAergic transmission. We then incorporated this GABAergic astrocyte model into a classical Ullah-Schiff seizure model and surprisingly found that this GABAergic astrocyte model functions to hinder the anti-epileptic action of GABA agonists, thereby explaining their low efficiency in previous experiments. These results also update our knowledge of the mechanism of action of GABA and the effects of astrocytes on physiological and pathological functions of the brain.     

Unified analytical solution for deep circular tunnel with consideration of seepage pressure,grouting and lining

Journal of Central South University - A new unified analytical solution is presented for predicting the range of plastic zone and stress distributions around a deep circular tunnel in a homogeneous...     

Improved Computational Model of Grid Cells Based on Column Structure

To simulate the firing pattern of biological grid cells, this paper presents an improved computational model of grid cells based on column structure. In this model, the displacement along different directions is processed by modulus operation, and the obtained remainder is associated with firing rate of grid cell. Compared with the original model, the improved parts include that: the base of modulus operation is changed, and the firing rate in firing field is encoded by Gaussian-like function. Simulation validates that the firing pattern generated by the improved computational model is more consistent with biological characteristic than original model. Besides, the firing pattern is badly influenced by the cumulative positioning error, but the computational model can also generate the regularly hexagonal firing pattern when the real-time positioning results are modified.     

出版业上市公司治理结构与经营业绩关联性研究

选取国内12家出版业上市公司为对象,运用多元线性回归方法构建公司治理结构评价模型,基于2011-2014年的横截面和时间序列数据实证研究了公司治理结构对经营业绩的影响。结果发现,我国出版业上市公司治理结构不完善,治理水平较低,未能完全建立现代企业治理体制,整体绩效表现不理想,财务杠杆过低,可持续增长能力缺乏。在深入剖析出版业上市公司治理中存在的问题和薄弱环节的基础上,从规范公司制度、构建职业经理人市场、优化股权结构、构建科学的股权激励机制、提升财务杠杆作用和产业升级等方面提出了促进出版业上市公司发展的政策建议。     

基于云存储的网络文档共享系统

针对非结构化的海量文档获取困难的问题,设计和开发了基于云存储的网络文档共享系统。该系统采用了Hadoop和Lucene以及Mahout来实现对文档存储、全文检索和推荐。通过测试证明,网络文档共享系统可以使用户更快速高效地获取文档。     

刚性连体位置对非对称双塔连体结构动力可靠度的影响

考虑地震动的非平稳性,变化连体位置,对非对称双塔连体结构运用虚拟激励法进行非平稳随机激励下的动力可靠度研究。采用刚度退化的Bouc-Wen模型模拟塔楼各楼层的滞变特性,建立非线性化动力方程。运用混合精细积分法对每一时刻的响应进行求解,得到连体位置变化时非对称连体结构在非平稳随机激励下的时变方差。基于首次超越破坏准则与Markov假定,研究非平稳随机地震激励下连体结构的动力可靠度。运用上述理论,在8度罕遇地震作用下对某非对称双塔连体结构进行随机地震响应与动力可靠度分析。研究结果表明,地震作用下结构的层间位移响应呈现强烈的非平稳性,变化连体位置对连体结构的随机地震响应与动力可靠度将产生显著影响。     

参数自整定模糊PID控制方法及其在漆包机中的应用

漆包机烘炉系统复杂,传统控制方法效果不佳,在常规PID（proportion-integral-derivative）控制器的基础上,利用模糊控制理论结合PID算法实现参数自整定,解决了常规PID参数设定的不确定性.应用齐格勒-尼克尔斯方法确定了PID控制器参数的初值,再运用模糊控制理论实现对PID控制参数的修正,从而得到满足要求的PID控制器参数.在Matlab环境下对设计控制器进行了仿真研究,结果表明,参数自整定模糊PID控制比常规PID更具良好的控制效果.