Adaptive fuzzy dynamic surface control for a class of perturbed nonlinear time-varying delay systems with unknown dead-zone

In this paper,adaptive dynamic surface control(DSC) is developed for a class of nonlinear systems with unknown discrete and distributed time-varying delays and unknown dead-zone.Fuzzy logic systems are used to approximate the unknown nonlinear functions.Then,by combining the backstepping technique and the appropriate Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals with the dynamic surface control approach,the adaptive fuzzy tracking controller is designed.Our development is able to eliminate the problem of "explosion of complexity" inherent in the existing backstepping-based methods.The main advantages of our approach include:1) for the n-th-order nonlinear systems,only one parameter needs to be adjusted online in the controller design procedure,which reduces the computation burden greatly.Moreover,the input of the dead-zone with only one adjusted parameter is much simpler than the ones in the existing results;2) the proposed control scheme does not need to know the time delays and their upper bounds.It is proven that the proposed design method is able to guarantee that all the signals in the closed-loop system are bounded and the tracking error is smaller than a prescribed error bound,Finally,simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.     

Nondestructive characterization of the mechanical strength of diffusion bonds. II. Application of a quasi-static spring model

It has been shown that the acoustic response of imperfect interfaces may be described by a quasi-static spring model. In the present paper, experimental data on the geometry of the contacts between two diffusion-bonded blocks have been used to determine the spring stiffness of such interfaces which have been correlated with experimentally determined ultrasonic reflection coefficients. The correlation between the theoretical reflection coefficient and the spring stiffness was found to be in excellent agreement with experimentally-observed values, if the disbonds are of infinitesimally small thickness. For disbonds of finite thickness, the agreement is less satisfactory. Reasons for the discrepancy in the latter case are unknown at the present time.     

基于被动测量的高速网络管理系统

文章介绍了,面向大规模宽带IP网络的运维和管理需求,以大规模网络流量测量和知识挖掘为基础,研究基于分布式流量测量的新一代宽带网络管理架构,采用网络被动模式测量和主动采集技术手段,实现对高速网络的性能、状态和行为的管理,并对网络测量技术的发展及现状、系统的架构、关键技术和应用情况作了详细阐述,明确下一步研究工作的目标。     

分布式计算环境中的协同分配任务调度仿真系统

协同分配是在分布式计算环境中进行资源分配的一种重要技术,用于把一个应用程序分解为多个子作业,然后将其分配到多个资源上同时处理来满足特定的性能要求。本文提出了一个离散事件驱动的网格资源协同分配仿真系统,实现了对用户、调度器、协同分配器、协同预留器等协同分配相关实体的仿真,实现了FCFS、FPFS、Backfill等主要的协同分配调度算法和策略,可用于资源协同分配相关的分布式计算环境的资源管理和调度算法的仿真和研究。     

车载自组网中一种支持群签名认证的分布式密钥管理方案

群签名具备良好的匿名认证特性,满足车载自组网信息安全和隐私保护需求。但是,其作废开销较大,不适于在大规模网络环境中应用。为此,本文提出了一种支持群签名认证的分布式密钥管理方案DKM,将车载自组网的覆盖区域划分为若干子区域,车辆周期性地从所在子区域的群管理机构更新群密钥。这样,作废某个成员只需要在其拥有合法密钥的子区域内通告,而不是整个网络,有利于降低作废开销。同时,DKM中的密钥更新机制能够保证车辆的群密钥的私密性,从而避免了车辆与区域群管理机构的授权争议,保持了数字签名的不可否认性。性能分析表明DKM能够显著缩短作废列表长度,同时没有增加认证开销。     

Squaring down of general MIMO systems to invertible uniform rank systems via pre- and/or post-compensators

Pre- and/or post-compensators are designed to square down a general MIMO system to a uniform rank system, the structure of which is almost similar to a SISO system. The method of squaring down either does not change the finite zero structure of the given MIMO system or simply adds additional finite zeros in the left half s-plane. The significance of such a squaring down lies in the simplicity of the structure of a uniform rank system lending itself for easy analysis and control design.     

Managing knowledge on communication and information flow in global software projects

Communication is a key success factor of distributed software projects. Poor communication has been identified as a main obstacle to successful collaboration. Global projects are especially endangered by information gaps between collaborating sites. Different communication styles, technical equipment, and missing awareness of each other can cause severe problems. Knowledge about actual and desired channels, paths, and modes of communication is required for improving communication in a globally distributed project. However, many project participants know little about communication and information flow in their projects. In this contribution, we focus on knowledge about communication and information flow. It is acquired by modelling on‐going and desired flows of information, including documented and non‐documented channels of information flow. We analyzed a distributed software project from the information flow perspective. Based on the findings, we developed specific techniques to improve information flow in distributed software development according to the FLOW Method. In a second distributed project, we evaluated one of the techniques. We found the FLOW mapping technique to be suitable for effectively spreading knowledge about communication and information flow in global software projects.     

On the filtered Smith predictor for MIMO processes with multiple time delays

This paper discusses about a unified implementation structure of the filtered Smith predictor (FSP) for MIMO processes with multiple time delays. Two kinds of dead-time free models are analyzed in order to extend the original properties of the SISO Smith predictor to MIMO processes with multiple time delays. It is demonstrated that FSP strategy can be applied to control open-loop unstable processes with multiple time delays by considering a model without any input, output or internal coupling delays. Moreover, for open-loop stable processes, it is shown that the FSP scheme can be used to speed-up disturbance rejection of processes with multiple time delays by using a nominal model without delay. Different simulation examples are used to illustrate the proposed strategy properties and advantages over other MIMO time-delay compensators. The results may be considered to control either square or non-square processes.     

L2 disturbance attenuation for highly dissipative nonlinear spatially distributed processes via HJI approach

For many practical industrial spatially distributed processes (SDPs), their dynamics are usually described by highly dissipative nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). In this paper, we address the L₂ disturbance attenuation problem of nonlinear SDPs using the Hamilton–Jacobi–Isaacs (HJI) approach. Firstly, by collecting an ensemble of PDE states, Karhunen–Loève decomposition (KLD) is employed to compute empirical eigenfunctions (EEFs) of the SDP based on the method of snapshots. Subsequently, these EEFs together with singular perturbation (SP) technique are used to obtain a finite-dimensional slow subsystem of ordinary differential equation (ODE) that accurately describes the dominant dynamics of the PDE system. Secondly, based on the slow subsystem, the L₂ disturbance attenuation problem is reformulated and a finite-dimensional H_∞ controller is synthesized in terms of the HJI equation. Moreover, the stability and L₂-gain performance of the closed-loop PDE system are analyzed. Thirdly, since the HJI equation is a nonlinear PDE that has proven to be impossible to solve analytically, we combine the method of weighted residuals (MWR) and simultaneous policy update algorithm (SPUA) to obtain its approximate solution. Finally, the simulation studies are conducted on a nonlinear diffusion-reaction process and a temperature cooling fin of high-speed aerospace vehicle, and the achieved results demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed control method.     

ACE中设计模式在分布式网络服务中的应用研究

以网关应用服务的构建为例,详细探讨如何利用Acceptor-Connector模式来构建分布式网络服务的过程。通过分析其构造过程可知,利用Acceptor-Connector模式可提高程序的灵活性、可扩展性,减少重复开发代码工作量。