Long-term information collection with energy harvesting wireless sensors: a multi-armed bandit based approach

This paper reports on the development of a multi-agent approach to long-term information collection in networks of energy harvesting wireless sensors. In particular, we focus on developing energy management and data routing policies that adapt their behaviour according to the energy that is harvested, in order to maximise the amount of information collected given the available energy budget. In so doing, we introduce a new energy management technique, based on multi-armed bandit learning, that allows each agent to adaptively allocate its energy budget across the tasks of data sampling, receiving and transmitting. By using this approach, each agent can learn the optimal energy budget settings that give it efficient information collection in the long run. Then, we propose two novel decentralised multi-hop algorithms for data routing. The first proveably maximises the information throughput in the network, but can sometimes involve high communication cost. The second algorithm provides near-optimal performance, but with reduced computational and communication costs. Finally, we demonstrate that, by using our approaches for energy management and routing, we can achieve a 120% improvement in long-term information collection against state-of-the-art benchmarks.     

Topology optimization of free vibrating continuum structures based on the element free Galerkin method

In this paper, the topology optimization design of the free vibrating continuum structures is formulated based on the element free Galerkin (EFG) method. Considering the relative density of nodes as design variable, and the maximization of the fundamental eigenvalue as an objective function, the mathematical formulation of the topology optimization model is developed using the solid isotropic microstructures with penalization (SIMP) interpolation scheme. The topology optimization problem is solved by the optimality criteria method. Finally, the feasibility and efficiency of the proposed method are illustrated with several 2D examples that are widely used in the topology optimization design.     

自行火炮扭力轴强化疲劳寿命计算及分析

开展自行火炮强化试验研究,关键问题是如何计算强化路面下自行火炮扭力轴疲劳寿命.首先,基于虚拟样机技术,建立了某型自行火炮的虚拟样机,结合强化路面数字化模型,开展自行火炮行驶强化试验仿真,获得自行火炮悬挂装置关键件扭力轴的载荷时间历程.然后,利用有限元分析软件MSC.Nastran与疲劳分析软件MSC.Fatigue计算其疲劳寿命.最后,针对自行火炮在部分强化路面上行驶时,随着车速的提高,出现了扭力轴疲劳寿命不降反升的现象,利用振动学的相关理论,从路面、车速对载荷的影响规律入手,对这种现象的原因进行了分析,为自行火炮实车强化行驶试验方案的制订提供了数据参考.     

传感器网络启动式自组织方法

无线传感器网络如何形成一个有序的自组织网络结构是一项重要研究内容,针对按地理区域交替性工作的动态监测网络,提出了相应的网络自组织方法,该方法以启动式方式运行网络,通过单播信令的方式分配MAC地址,标记相邻节点。在数据转发过程中以局部最小代价函数为准则转发数据。仿真实验表明,该自组织方法具有较短的MAC地址,适宜相应的网络环境。     

Synergistic effects of organically modified montmorillonite in combination with metal oxides on the fire safety enhancement of intumescent flame-retarded epoxy resins

Synergistic effects of organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) in combination with different metal oxides (Bi₂O₃, Sb₂O₃, and MoO₃) on the fire safety enhancement of the intumescent flame-retarded epoxy resins (EPs) were systematically evaluated. The results from X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses show that the OMMT and metal oxides acquire a uniform distribution in the EP matrix, and OMMT platelets exhibit a fully exfoliated state. The flammability and thermogravimetry (TG) tests show that the intumescent flame retardant (IFR)-OMMT-metal oxide ternary system can endow EPs with the higher synergistic efficiencies on the enhancement of flame retardancy, smoke suppression properties, and charring ability compared to those of IFR or IFR-OMMT system, and the synergistic efficiency is the following order: IFR/OMMT/Sb₂O₃ > IFR/OMMT/MoO₃ > IFR/OMMT/Bi₂O₃. In particular, the sample, filled with 1.5 wt% OMMT, 1.5 wt% Sb₂O₃, and 27 wt% IFR, passes the UL94 V-0 rating and acquires the highest limiting oxygen index value of 28.5% among the samples. The IFR-OMMT-metal oxide ternary system exerts a better synergistic effect on the generation of crosslinking and aromatic structures that supply the excellent charring effect and barrier effect for the EPs, and the synergistic efficiency of IFR-OMMT-metal oxide ternary system is varied with the types of metal oxides.     

PSO-IIIA(3)亚砜萃取Pt(IV)的机理

研究表明,在酸性介质中,亚砜萃取Pt(Ⅳ)的主要机理为酸性缔合,其萃合物组成为H_2PtCl_6·6H_2O·2PSO。并计算了亚砜萃取Pt(Ⅳ)的萃取平衡常数。     

THE MIGRATION OF IMPURITY ATOMS AND HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT CRACKING

<正> 一般认为裂纹材料的氢脆开裂是一个和氢原子扩散有关的过程。在负载条件下,氢原子将从四周扩散到裂纹尖端高应力区,当局部浓度达到临界值即起始开裂。开裂的每一步只能跃进一定距离,当裂纹扩展到氢含量很低的区域便暂时停止,然后,氢原子又再扩散聚集,如此往复,裂纹以不连续开裂方式向前扩展。     

TA15合金的热变形行为及加工图

研究了TA15合金的热模拟压缩实验。结果表明：变形温度的升高和应变速率的减小使峰值应力和稳态应力显著降低，变形温度会影响进入稳态流动所需变形量。以热模拟压缩实验为基础，建立的加工图表明：TA15合金高温变形时存在2个非稳定区域，一个是变形温度1300K以上和应变速率10．0s^-1以上的区域，另一个是变形温度1200K以下和应变速率0．006s^-1～1．995s^-1之间的区域。同时，建立的TA15合金高温变形时的流动应力模型表征了变形温度、应变速率和变形程度对流动应力的影响，模型的计算精度较高。     

熔剂净化对Al－4．5wt％Cu合金过冷及组织的影响

采用盐类熔剂对大体积Ａｌ－４．５ｗｔ％Ｃｕ合金进行净化处理，研究了熔剂净化对Ａｌ－４．５ｗｔ％Ｃｕ合金过冷及组织的影响。通过大量的实验研究证明：粘性熔剂更能有效地去除合金中的异质核心，使合金获得较大的过冷度；随着过冷度的增大，合金的宏观组织由细小的等轴晶逐渐过渡到粗大的柱状晶，其临界转变过冷度为４０℃；二次枝晶间距随过冷度的增大而增大，其转变过冷度为５０℃。