Bandwidth allocation algorithms for weighted maximum rate constrained link sharing policy

This paper addresses the problem of bandwidth allocation under the weighted maximum rate constrained link sharing policy and proves a key theory in the condition of allocation termination. We propose several algorithms with various worst-case and average-case time complexities, and evaluate their computation elapse times.     

改性乳化沥青技术标准和检验方法

针对我国JTG F40-2004《公路沥青路面施工技术规范》和“美国不同地区微表处用改性乳化沥青技术标准”等，详细介绍了中外改性乳化沥青的技术标准。简要介绍了暂时未列入我国改性乳化沥青的几种检验方法，并对我国改性乳化沥青标准提出逐步列入粘韧性和韧性、60C动力粘度、弹性恢复等检验项目的建议。     

Kernel-based least squares policy iteration for reinforcement learning.

In this paper, we present a kernel-based least squares policy iteration (KLSPI) algorithm for reinforcement learning (RL) in large or continuous state spaces, which can be used to realize adaptive feedback control of uncertain dynamic systems. By using KLSPI, near-optimal control policies can be obtained without much a priori knowledge on dynamic models of control plants. In KLSPI, Mercer kernels are used in the policy evaluation of a policy iteration process, where a new kernel-based least squares temporal-difference algorithm called KLSTD-Q is proposed for efficient policy evaluation. To keep the sparsity and improve the generalization ability of KLSTD-Q solutions, a kernel sparsification procedure based on approximate linear dependency (ALD) is performed. Compared to the previous works on approximate RL methods, KLSPI makes two progresses to eliminate the main difficulties of existing results. One is the better convergence and (near) optimality guarantee by using the KLSTD-Q algorithm for policy evaluation with high precision. The other is the automatic feature selection using the ALD-based kernel sparsification. Therefore, the KLSPI algorithm provides a general RL method with generalization performance and convergence guarantee for large-scale Markov decision problems (MDPs). Experimental results on a typical RL task for a stochastic chain problem demonstrate that KLSPI can consistently achieve better learning efficiency and policy quality than the previous least squares policy iteration (LSPI) algorithm. Furthermore, the KLSPI method was also evaluated on two nonlinear feedback control problems, including a ship heading control problem and the swing up control of a double-link underactuated pendulum called acrobot. Simulation results illustrate that the proposed method can optimize controller performance using little a priori information of uncertain dynamic systems. It is also demonstrated that KLSPI can be applied to online learning control by incorporating an initial controller to ensure online performance.     

BOOM BOX与GM338接口电路的改进

本文针对BOOM BOX系统在使用中存在的一些问题，对BOOMBOX与GM338电台接口电路进行了分析，找出了存在的问题，并对其接口进行了改进和优化。     

Influence of Threshold Stress on the Estimation of the Weibull Statistics

The influence of threshold stress on the estimation of the Weibull statistics is discussed in terms of the Akaike information criterion. Numerical simulations show that, if sample data are limited in number and threshold stress is not too large, the two-parameter Weibull distribution is still a preferred choice. For example, the fit of strength data of glass and ceramics to the two- and three-parameter Weibull distributions is compared.     

Determination of glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid in traditional Chinese medicinal preparations by capillary electrophoresis

A simple, rapid, accurate and reproducible capillary electrophoretic method was developed for the assay of glycyrrhizin and glycyrrhetinic acid in traditional Chinese medicinal preparations. The buffer solution used in this method was acetonitrile and 0.02 M sodium dihydrogen-phosphate solution adjusted to pH 7.5 with 0.05 M sodium hydroxide. The linear calibration range was 0.04-2.00 mg/ml (r = 0.9988) for glycyrrhizin and 0.007-0.35 mg/ml (r = 0.9985) for glycyrrhetinic acid and recoveries were 98.1-101.3% for glycyrrhizin and 98.5-101.4% for glycyrrhetinic acid. The relative standard deviations were 1.02% (n = 6) for glycyrrhizin and 0.91% (n = 6) for glycyrrhetinic acid. The content of these two acids in Glycyrrhizae Radix and Glycyrrhizae Radix-containing Chinese medicinal preparations was successfully determined within 10 min.     

On the Hertzian fatigue cone crack propagation in ceramics

The Hertzian cone crack initiation and propagation in ceramics under cyclic fatigue loading with a spherical indenter is studied. Unlike the so-called quasi-static Hertzian cone crack, the fatigue Hertzian cone crack propagation eliminates the dynamic effect on unstable crack propagation. As such, the crack is found to propagate following the path of pure mode I type. We use an elasticity approach, a finite element analysis, and an empirical analysis to investigate the Hertzian cone crack in three stages: crack initiation, crack propagation, and crack kinking. The mechanism of the multiple concentric cone cracks is also explained. The purpose is to understand and predict the behavior of the formation of the Hertzian fatigue cone crack using available modeling tools.Zheng Chen is currently with Space Power Institute, Auburn University.     

容错磁盘阵列的性能模型

本文以排队论为工具，建立了容错磁盘阵列的Ｍ／Ｇ／１排队模型，并在此基础上分析了ＲＡＩＤ的平均响应时间，稳定数据传输率等重要性能指标；比较了同步和异步ＲＡＩＤ的性能差异，最后提出了以吞吐率作为衡量ＲＡＩＤ性能的综合指标，并给出了确定最大吞吐率的定量。     

C－BN衬底上金刚石的异质外延生长研究

用热灯丝ＣＶＤ方法在Ｃ－ＢＮ单晶衬底上制备出金刚石膜，并且在Ｃ－ＢＮ（１００）面上观察到金刚石的异质外延。     

Crack Branching in All-Oxide Ceramic Composites

The existence of oxidation embrittlement in previously developed ceramic-matrix composite (CMC) systems at intermediate temperatures (500–900°C) has motivated the development of all-oxide CMCs. Studies of the damage tolerance of an all-oxide CMC suggest that it relies on distributing fiber bundles heterogeneously in a porous matrix with a thin matrix-only region surrounding each bundle. For such composites, loading in the direction of the fibers causes cracks to first commence in the fiber bundles, breaching both the matrix and fibers within each bundle. These fiber-bundle cracks then branch in the matrix-rich region, parallel to the load, forming stable H-shaped cracks. The mechanics behind one mechanism controlling the competition between branching and continued extension of a preexistent fiber-bundle crack in a unidirectional all-oxide CMC are provided in this paper. Both plane-strain and axisymmetric cases are studied using an integral equation method as well as a numerical method based on finite elements. With no elastic mismatch assumed between the fiber and matrix, a single nondimensional combination, E Ω/σ_∞, emerges as the key parameter that governs the tendency of the crack to branch (where E is Young's modulus, Ω is the thermal misfit strain between the fiber bundle and matrix, and σ_∞ is the stress applied parallel to the fiber axis). Quantitative estimates of the conditions under which the branching of the bundle crack is favored are presented.