Prescribed performance adaptive DSC for a class of time-delayed switched nonlinear systems in nonstrict-feedback form: Application to a two-stage chemical reactor

This study deals with the tracking problem for a class of nonstrict-feedback switched nonlinear systems (SNSs) with unknown time-delay and unknown functions under arbitrary switching. To achieve this goal, an adaptive neural network-based dynamic surface control (DSC) based on backstepping approach is proposed. A neural network (NN) approximator based on radial basis functions (RBFs) is utilized to approximate unknown functions. Considering properties of Gaussian basis function in RBFNNs, an adaptive neural network DSC for nonstrict-feedback structure has been developed. A Lyapunov-krasovskii functional is applied to compensate the effect of unknown delay terms. Furthermore, a prescribed performance bound (PPB) control strategy is utilized to retain the tracking error within a predefined bound. Finally, a practical example is provided to prove the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

均衡单进化布谷鸟算法

针对布谷鸟算法采用整体评价策略处理多维度自变量相关优化问题时,维度耦合现象会恶化算法的搜索速度和收敛精度,提出均衡单进化的布谷鸟算法（ESCES）.该算法给出一种新型的均衡单进化函数评价策略,即每一代进化只随机更新目标函数的单个维度,并且随机更新的维度服从均匀分布,避免多维度之间互相干扰.同时,提出两种新型随机游动步长更新学习律,提高了优化算法的全局搜索速度和收敛精度.实验测试结果和显著性统计结果表明,ESCES算法与5个改进CS算法及7个其它最新智能优化算法相比,在全局寻优性能、搜索速度和收敛精度上均获得较大的改进.     

基于事件触发的三阶离散多智能体系统一致性分析

研究了基于事件触发控制的三阶离散多智能体系统的一致性问题.首先,基于位置、速度和加速度三者的测量误差,设计了一个新颖的事件触发控制机制.然后,利用不等式技巧,得到了使离散多智能体系统达到一致的充分条件.所得到的条件揭示了系统的通信拓扑的Laplacian矩阵特征值和耦合强度对于系统一致性的影响.此外,还给出了事件触发控制器排除类Zeno行为的确定条件,这意味着事件触发控制器不会每个迭代时刻都更新.最后,通过仿真实验验证了所获得理论结果的正确性和可用性     

Effect of Ni substitution on the microwave dielectric properties of cordierite

Cordierite (Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈) is one of the silicates with low dielectric constant (ɛ_r), which are expected for good candidate of millimeter wave dielectrics. Microwave dielectric properties of Ni substituted cordierite solid solutions; (Mg_1−xNi_x)₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈ have been investigated. (Mg_1−xNi_x)₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈ with no secondary phase was obtained in the compositions x range from 0 to 0.1. It was found that a very small amount of Ni substitution was effectively increased of the quality factor (Qf) value and the highest Qf value of 99,110 GHz was obtained in the composition x = 0.1. No remarkable composition dependence of the temperature coefficient of resonance frequency (τ_f) was observed in the range from x = 0.05 to 0.2, On the other hand, τ_f abruptly shifted toward negative value with increasing x from 0.3 to 0.5. The correlation between the crystal structure of cordierite and the microwave dielectric properties, particularly Qf is discussed.     

A two-stage scheduling method for hot rolling and its application

Hot rolling scheduling is a difficult problem in the steel processing industry. It involves many objectives and constraints in both technical and practical respects. A two-stage scheduling method is proposed in this paper. Batch planning of staple material is formulated as a VRPTW, which is solved with a modified PGA. Then, batches of the established units are optimized by adjusting rolling sequences using intelligent search algorithms to reach higher hot charge ratios. This method has been applied to a hot strip mill belonging to Baosteel in China. Our results demonstrate that the proposed technique can improve production efficiency and offer significant economic benefits.     

LTCC system with new high-ɛr and high-Q material co-fired with conventional low-ɛr base material for wireless communications

The authors have developed a new LTCC material with characteristics of high dielectric constant (ɛ_r), high quality factor (Q) and low temperature coefficient of capacitance (TCC). This material can be co-fired with a conventional base LTCC material and buried resistors with low temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR). The base material which consists of Al₂O₃ filler and glass, has low ɛ_r of 8.7 at 3 GHz. The newly developed LTCC material, which consists of Ba–(Re)–Ti–O filler, Al₂O₃ filler, and glass, has the following characteristics of ɛ_r of 15.1, Q of 900 at 3 GHz, and TCC of −10 ppm/K. The buried resistors consist of RuO₂ and glass. Two different LTCC materials, a resistor material and a silver electrode paste can be co-fired as multi-layer substrates and are regarded as a new LTCC system.Constrained sintering could be applied to this LTCC system and the dimensions of substrates could be controlled with quite high accuracy. This LTCC system is expected to contribute to further miniaturization of RF circuits and the reduction of electrical loss.     

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MODELS FOR FAULT DETECTION AND ISOLATION

This paper develops a unified view of model-based approaches for fault detection and isolation (FDI), taking as a guideline the different levels of the knowledge available about the monitored system. Two functions of the FDI process are distinguished, namely alarm generation and alarm interpretation. The numerical and the qualitative model-based approaches are discussed with respect to these two functions.     

Preparation and properties of silica filled PTFE flexible laminates for microwave circuit applications

Micron and nano size silica fillers are incorporated in the PTFE matrix to prepare flexible composite substrates. A proprietary process comprising of sigma mixing, extrusion, calendering followed by hot pressing (SMECH process) has been employed to obtain nearly isotropic and dimensionally stable filled PTFE substrates. Theoretical modeling has been employed to predict the effective dielectric constant of the composite system and validated the results with experimental data. The distribution of particulate filler in the PTFE matrix has been studied using scanning electron microscopy. The linear coefficient of thermal expansion and ultimate tensile strength of the composite systems with respect to filler loading have been found out. Dielectric properties of the composite substrates at X-band frequency (8.2–12.4 GHz) are measured using waveguide cavity perturbation technique. Moisture absorption of fused silica filled substrates is found out conforming to IPC-TM-650 2.6.2.     

膜/块体结构氧化物复合磁电材料研究进展

由铁氧体(如: CoFe₂O₄, NiFe₂O₄)和铁电相(如: BaTiO₃, Pb(Zr_xTi_1-x)O₃)组成的复合材料是经典的复合磁电材料, 也是最早在室温下观察到大磁电耦合效应的复合材料。这类复合材料的制备通常是在高于1200℃的高温条件下将铁氧体相和铁电相两相共烧而成。然而, 在高温过程中不可避免的存在原子互扩散及两相界面反应, 甚至出现微裂纹。本文综合介绍了几种通过直接在一种铁性氧化物块体上生长另一种铁性陶瓷膜的方法, 从而实现铁电、铁磁两相之间的低温复合(一般不高于800℃), 避免了高温共烧过程中的固有问题, 并展示了此类膜/块体复合体系的磁电耦合性能常用的表征方法。     

二阶Volterra变记忆长度LMP算法

针对实际应用中非线性系统记忆长度未知致使Volterra自适应滤波器可能无法达到最优性能的问题,提出一种二阶Volterra变记忆长度LMP算法。利用Volterra滤波器二阶权系数矩阵的对称性和对称矩阵可对角化分解性质,推导得到了一阶权系数与二阶权系数个数相同的信号矢量与权系数矢量内积的二阶Volterra滤波器输出信号表达式;提出了基于DCT的二阶Volterra自适应滤波器（CSVF）及其LMP算法（CSVLMP）;采用FIR抽头长度的自适应调整思想,提出了基于DCT的二阶Volterra变记忆长度LMP算法（CSVMLMP）。记忆长度未知的非线性系统辨识的仿真结果表明,在[α]稳定分布噪声背景下,该算法在收敛速度、稳态性能和计算复杂度之间达到了较好的折中。