Assessment of working conditions in two different semiconductor manufacturing lines: Effective ergonomics interventions

This article examines two manufacturing lines producing semiconductors using different technology concepts, namely Conventional Line (CL) and Lean Production Line (LPL). Both lines manufacturing the same products were compared using various factors, including working conditions, task risks and dangers of the job, and physical body stress. Ergonomic approaches were adopted in the investigation of the two lines. Survey questionnaires were administered to 30% of the workers, and multiple statistical tests were used to determine crucial predictors and to investigate the interactions between the factors. This research has shown that improved ergonomics factors will lead to better working conditions and thus increased job satisfaction. The observed ergonomic differences of these two production lines are compared, and appropriate managerial remedial action is recommended. The interventions to both the lines should reduce accident rates, minimize waste of resources, improve work effectiveness, and provide a better working environment that enhances employees' morale and maximizes productivity and profits. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

煤矿井下中央变电所内电磁干扰测试及分析

通过对煤矿井下中央变电所电磁环境进行测试分析,得出如下结论:(1)中央变电所设备正常运行时,高压开关附近存在低频干扰;(2)中央变电所变压器正常运行时,干扰主要在500 MHz以下,在100 MHz附近产生较大干扰,产生的最大干扰比背景噪声高出40 dB.μV/m左右;(3)中央变电所内开关闭合瞬间会产生较大的电磁干扰,干扰主要在1.5 GHz以下,低频干扰较大,最大值达到193 dB.μV/m;(4)中央变电所设备正常工作时,辐射电磁场达到一级标准(1 V/m);但在开关闭合瞬间,在1 MHz以下电磁干扰较大,超过GB9175—88环境电磁波卫生标准中规定的二级标准。     

无锡惠山泥人的造型特征研究

无锡惠山泥人历史悠久,造型优美传神,是我国民间工艺的精粹。论文通过对无锡惠山泥人的造型特征进行分析,总结出其造型、色彩、及构图上的规律,以此为实例分析推动传统工艺文化的保护和发展。     

媒体舆论引导仿真

使用multi-Agent的建模思想,以现实为基础建立了一个舆论涌现的仿真模型.该模型主要由个体和媒体以及它们之间的规则组成.个体的属性包括了个体之间的信任度、个体观点的可信度和个体的从众性;媒体的属性包括媒体的影响范围和权威度.规则包括个体交互规则和个体与媒体的交互规则.通过仿真证明了模型是合理的,并且用该模型来仿真媒体对舆论演化的引导作用,从媒体的数量和报道频率2个方面研究媒体在舆论形成过程中的引导作用,结果发现积极媒体的数量越多对舆论的引导作用越强,媒体的报道频率增加会对舆论的形成产生积极效果,但是超过一定次数时对舆论的影响作用有限.最后通过对模拟结果的分析,提出了通过媒体来引导舆论的方式.     

Partner selection in a virtual enterprise under uncertain information about candidates

Partner selection is a major issue in the formation of a virtual enterprise. In practice, in the partner selection process, the information about the candidates and their performances are incomplete and uncertain. Vague sets theory is one of the methods used to deal with uncertain information. In this paper, a new method based on vague sets is proposed to deal with the partner selection problem in the formation of a virtual enterprise while the factors of satisfaction degree, due date, cost and the precedence of tasks are taken into account. On the basis of the agreement index of satisfaction degree, the formulated partner selection problems are interpreted so as to maximize the minimum agreement index. To solve the problem, an improved particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is proposed. Finally, the simulation of a numerical example demonstrates that the method is effective.     

A belief-rule-based inventory control method under nonstationary and uncertain demand

This paper is devoted to investigating inventory control problems under nonstationary and uncertain demand. A belief-rule-based inventory control (BRB-IC) method is developed, which can be applied in situations where demand and demand-forecast-error (DFE) do not follow certain stochastic distribution and forecasting demand is given in single-point or interval styles. The method can assist decision-making through a belief-rule structure that can be constructed, initialized and adjusted using both manager’s knowledge and operational data. An extended optimal base stock (EOBS) policy is proved for initializing the belief-rule-base (BRB), and a BRB-IC inference approach with interval inputs is proposed. A numerical example and a case study are examined to demonstrate potential applications of the BRB-IC method. These studies show that the belief-rule-based expert system is flexible and valid for inventory control. The case study also shows that the BRB-IC method can compensate DFE by training BRB using historical demand data for generating reliable ordering policy.     

动态相位调整技术在FPGA中的设计与实现

提出一种基于FPGA的动态相位调整实现方案。在高速数据传输接口中,由于数据窗缩小以及传输路径不一致,造成数据和时钟信号在FPGA的接收端发生位偏移和字偏移。动态相位调整技术根据当前各数据线物理状态,对各信号线动态进行去偏移操作,克服了静态相位调整中参数不可再调的缺点,使接口不断适应外部环境的变化,从而保证数据的可靠传输。     

Explicit synchronisation of heterogeneous dynamics networks via three-layer communication framework

This paper addresses the explicit synchronisation of heterogeneous dynamics networks via three-layer communication framework. The main contribution is to propose an explicit synchronisation algorithm, in which the synchronisation errors of all the agents are decoupled. By constructing a three-layer node model, the proposed algorithm removes the assumptions that the topology is fixed and the synchronisation process is coupled. By introducing appropriate assumptions, the algorithm leads to a class of explicit synchronisation protocols based on the states of agents in different layers. It is proved in the sense of Lyapunov that, if the dwell time is larger than a threshold, the explicit synchronisation can be achieved for closed-loop heterogeneous dynamics networks under switching topologies. The results are further extended to the cases in which the switching topologies are only frequently but not always connected. Simulation results are presented with four single-link manipulators to verify the theoretical analysis.     

Reversible data hiding in encrypted images based on multi-level encryption and block histogram modification

Multimedia Tools and Applications - In recent years there has been significant interest in reversible data hiding, and also in particular, reversible data hiding in encrypted images (RDH-EI). This...     

Minimal explanations of missing values by chasing acquisitional data

Acquisitional issues widely exist in GPS and sensor networks. They pertain to where, when, and how often data is physically acquired (sampled) and delivered to some query processing systems. Due to the dynamic environment that the data is acquired with the change of monitoring time, acquisitional data are typically a time-stamped stream where a time-stamped value could either contain noises or be missing. Aiming to improve the quality of data acquisition, we focus on the explanations of missing values in this paper. Several techniques have been developed to provide the explanation on relational data, however, they cannot be directly applied in acquisitional stream data due to its dynamic feature, such as the “change” of acquisitional stream data between two adjacent monitoring time is often constrained by some rules. We show that an explanation could be incorrect or unreasonable if those constraints are not taken into account. We propose one novel chasing technique by considering both spatial and temporal correlations to explain missing values and guarantee a minimal explanation. Experimental results show that our approach can efficiently return high-quality and minimal explanations of missing values.