Linear offset-free Model Predictive Control

This work addresses the problem of offset-free Model Predictive Control (MPC) when tracking an asymptotically constant reference. In the first part, compact and intuitive conditions for offset-free MPC control are introduced by using the arguments of the internal model principle. In the second part, we study the case where the number of measured variables is larger than the number of tracked variables. The plant model is augmented only by as many states as there are tracked variables, and an algorithm which guarantees offset-free tracking is presented. In the last part, offset-free tracking properties for special implementations of MPC schemes are briefly discussed.     

A study on the effects of using short utterance length development data in the design of GPLDA speaker verification systems

This paper studies the performance degradation of Gaussian probabilistic linear discriminant analysis (GPLDA) speaker verification system, when only short-utterance data is used for speaker verification system development. Subsequently, a number of techniques, including utterance partitioning and source-normalised weighted linear discriminant analysis (SN-WLDA) projections are introduced to improve the speaker verification performance in such conditions. Experimental studies have found that when short utterance data is available for speaker verification development, GPLDA system overall achieves best performance with a lower number of universal background model (UBM) components. As a lower number of UBM components significantly reduces the computational complexity of speaker verification system, that is a useful observation. In limited session data conditions, we propose a simple utterance-partitioning technique, which when applied to the LDA-projected GPLDA system shows over 8% relative improvement on EER values over baseline system on NIST 2008 truncated 10–10 s conditions. We conjecture that this improvement arises from the apparent increase in the number of sessions arising from our partitioning technique and this helps to better model the GPLDA parameters. Further, partitioning SN-WLDA-projected GPLDA shows over 16% and 6% relative improvement on EER values over LDA-projected GPLDA systems respectively on NIST 2008 truncated 10–10 s interview-interview, and NIST 2010 truncated 10–10 s interview-interview and telephone-telephone conditions.     

Bayesian sample-size determination for two independent Poisson rates

Because of the high cost and time constraints for clinical trials, researchers often need to determine the smallest sample size that provides accurate inferences for a parameter of interest. Although most experimenters have employed frequentist sample-size determination methods, the Bayesian paradigm offers a wide variety of sample-size determination methodologies. Bayesian sample-size determination methods are becoming increasingly more popular in clinical trials because of their flexibility and easy interpretation inferences. Recently, Bayesian approaches have been used to determine the sample size of a single Poisson rate parameter in a clinical trial setting. In this paper, we extend these results to the comparison of two Poisson rates and develop methods for sample-size determination for hypothesis testing in a Bayesian context. We have created functions in R to determine the parameters for the conjugate gamma prior and calculate the sample size for the average length criterion and average power methods. We also provide two examples that implement our sample-size determination methods using clinical data.     

Invariant and dual subtraction games resolving the Duchêne–Rigo conjecture

We prove a recent conjecture of Duchêne and Rigo, stating that every complementary pair of homogeneous Beatty sequences represents the solution to an invariant impartial game. Here invariance means that each available move in a game can be played anywhere inside the game board. In fact, we establish such a result for a wider class of pairs of complementary sequences, and in the process generalize the notion of a subtraction game. Given a pair of complementary sequences $\left(a_n\right)$ and $\left(b_n\right)$ of positive integers, we define a game $G$ by setting $\left\{\{a_n,b_n\}\right\}$ as invariant moves. We then introduce the invariant game $G^{?}$, whose moves are all non-zero $P$-positions of $G$. Provided the set of non-zero $P$-positions of $G^{?}$ equals $\left\{\{a_n,b_n\}\right\}$, this is the desired invariant game. We give sufficient conditions on the initial pair of sequences for this ‘duality’ to hold.     

红河油田水平井梯级筛管完井优化设计研究

基于红河油田底水油藏渗流与井筒管流耦合模型和基管上泄流孔孔眼摩阻计算模型,建立梯级筛管完井的油藏-井筒-孔眼耦合数学模型。可行性实例研究显示,使用梯级筛管后,孔眼入流的限制使得产液剖面得到改善。     

B4C/Ni多孔复合材料的制备及性能

采用粉末冶金法制备了B4C/Ni多孔复合材料。对制得的试样进行了扫描电镜（SEM）观察和抗压强度的测试，并摘要计算得出了试样的孔隙度。分析结果表明，复合材料的孔隙度随烧结温度的升高而下降；抗压强度随孔隙度的下降而增大；并且复合材料中镍含量越高材料抗压强度越大。根据后续浸渗金属液体的要求，此多孔复合材料要达到高孔隙度、较高强度和较高硼含量等指标。所以综合分析结果和后续要求最终确定了最佳体积百分含量为碳化硼15%、镍55%、造孔剂碳酸钠30%和最佳烧结温度800℃。     

运用坐标转换法推导土钉拉力的计算公式

依据折线型破坏滑移面假定，分析土钉支护墙的内部稳定，运用坐标转换的方法，由力的权限平衡条件，推导出土钉拉力T＝∑Ti的计算公式。便于运用计算机编程，计算出土钉拉力。