车联网中整合移动边缘计算与内容分发网络的移动性管理策略

由于车载应用的普及和车辆数量的增加,路边基础设施的物理资源有限,当大量车辆接入车联网时能耗与时延同时增加,通过整合内容分发网络(CDN)和移动边缘计算(MEC)的框架可以降低时延与能耗。在车联网中,车辆移动性对云服务的连续性提出了重大挑战。因此,该文提出了移动性管理(MM)来处理该问题。采用开销选择的动态信道分配(ODCA)算法避免乒乓效应且减少车辆在小区间的切换时间。采用基于路边单元(RSU)调度的合作博弈算法进行虚拟机迁移并开发基于学习的价格控制机制,以有效地处理MEC的计算资源。仿真结果表明,所提算法相比于现有的算法能够提高资源利用率且减少开销。

     

基于keystone变换的微弱目标检测

提高雷达对微弱目标探测能力的主要方法是增加积累时间.根据传统PD雷达的设计原则,在相参积累时间内,目标的距离走动不能超过半个距离单元,也就是说相参积累时间受限于目标运动.对于高距离分辨雷达或观测高速目标的雷达系统,这种限制是很难满足的.本文提出一种基于keystone变换的运动补偿方案,可以在没有目标运动速度信息条件下校正距离走动,从而使积累时间不再受目标运动的限制.     

Photomultiplication-Type Organic Photodetectors with High EQE-Bandwidth Product by Introducing a Perovskite Quantum Dot Interlayer

A photomultiplication (PM)-type organic photodetector (OPD) that exploits the ionic motion in CsPbI₃ perovskite quantum dots (QDs) is demonstrated. The device uses a QD monolayer as a PM-inducing interlayer and a donor–acceptor bulk heterojunction (BHJ) layer as a photoactive layer. When the device is illuminated, negative ions in the CsPbI₃ QD migrate and accumulate near the interface between the QDs and the electrode; these processes induce hole injection from the electrode and yield the PM phenomenon with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) >2000% at a 3 V applied bias. It is confirmed that the ionic motion of the CsPbI₃ QDs can induce a shift in the work function of the QD/electrode interface and that the dynamics of ionic motion determines the response speed of the device. The PM OPD showed a large EQE-bandwidth product >10⁶ Hz with a −3 dB frequency of 125 kHz at 3 V, which is one of the highest response speeds reported for a PM OPD. The PM-inducing strategy that exploits ionic motion of the interlayer is a potential approach to achieving high-efficiency PM OPDs.     

Atom probe tomography of Ni silicides: First stages of reaction and redistribution of Pt

The silicide formation and the redistribution of Pt after deposition and after a heat treatment at 290 °C of Ni_1−xPt_x films on Si have been analysed by atom probe tomography assisted by femtosecond laser pulses. Two phases with different composition were found to form during deposition at room temperature: a NiSi layer with a relatively constant thickness of approximately 2 nm and a particle of Ni₂Si. The shape of the Ni₂Si particle is in accordance with nucleation followed by lateral growth formation. After heat treatment, two silicide phases Ni₂Si and NiSi were found together with the Ni_1−xPt_x solid solution. The redistribution of Pt at the Ni_1−xPt_x/Ni₂Si interface is a clear illustration of the snowplow effect. A segregation of Pt at the Ni₂Si/NiSi interface has been observed and is attributed to interfacial segregation. The effect of the redistribution of Pt on the silicide formation is discussed.     

Nanotrenches Induced by Catalyst Particles on ZnSe Surfaces

Nanotrenches are induced by thermal annealing Au droplets on ZnSe surfaces. High-resolution scanning electron microscopy studies of the nanotrench structures reveal that the preferred migration directions of the catalyst droplets are along the direction family. On a ZnSe(111)B surface, each of the trenches is along one of the six directions while on a nonvicinal ZnSe(100) surface, the trenches are along a pair of antiparallel directions. Based on the results obtained from atomic force microscopy surface profiling and electron energy-loss spectroscopy chemical analysis techniques, a model is proposed to describe the possible formation mechanisms of the␣observed nanotrenches. The highly parallel nanotrenches induced on the Au/ZnSe(100) structure as revealed in this study are potentially useful as a template for in situ fabrication of ordered one-dimensional nanostructures (such as nanowires) of many materials.     

基于快速Radon-Fourier变换的雷达高速目标检测

Radon-Fourier变换(RFT)是一种根据目标的运动参数对位于距离-慢时间平面中的目标轨迹进行积分来积累雷达目标能量的方法。该文针对RFT算法的运算量大和未插值时由量化误差引起能量积累损失这两个问题,提出一种基于Chirp-Z变换(CZT)的快速RFT算法,该算法在频域实现,并将其实现过程和CZT算法结合在一起,成功的解决了以上问题。另外,在不增加运算量的前提下,该方法还能通过补偿目标的多普勒频率来消除匹配滤波损失。实验结果表明在理想情况下该方法的目标能量积累性能接近理论最优值。     

An exploratory study for investigating the critical success factors for cloud migration in the Saudi Arabian higher education context

Saudi universities have at their disposal a huge number of low cost IT resources to aid in teaching, research and learning. By migrating to cloud services, Saudi universities will be moving data and programs from local servers to the internet, thereby providing users with the ability to access and share information at any time from multiple devices. The migration to cloud-based IT resources is not yet widespread in Saudi universities due to several challenges including security, legal policies and implementation. At present, there is lack of research and guidance for Saudi universities on how to overcome these challenges and how contextual factors can influence the successful migration to the educational clouds.This research presents a framework for the successful migration to cloud technology in the Saudi Arabian universities. In this research, a set of key critical success factors (CSFs) were identified by synthesizing components from studies concerned with the migration of cloud for higher education and factors identified from the successful implementation of WBL (Web Based Learning) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) on higher education in Saudi Arabia. Based on this knowledge, the proposed framework was evaluated via expert review and a survey by IT specialists from the Saudi universities. The initial CSFs were updated based on the expert reviews and the results were analysed. Based on the findings at this stage, additional CSFs were added to the framework as suggested by the experts. Subsequently, in order to confirm the reviewed CSFs, additional investigation via a structured online questionnaire was conducted and the outcome was analysed via one-sample t-test with the data integrity analysed via Cronbach’s alpha. The outcome indicated the majority of CSFs to be statistically significant except the Physical Location CSF. Potential future study and contributions are discussed.     

Ferroic Halide Perovskite Optoelectronics

Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) as one of the most active materials gained tremendous attention in the past decade because of their outstanding performance in optoelectronics. Owing to their perovskite structure, ferroelectricity is anticipated in this class of materials. However, whether MHPs are ferroelectric or not remains elusive. Recently, discussion regarding ferroelasticity in MHPs has been also raised. In addition, ionic motion and structural dynamics are well known in MHPs. The interplay of these phenomena including electric polarization, strain, ionic motion, and structural dynamics can have a significant impact on optoelectronics. Therefore, understanding the mechanism behind these phenomena and their interactions is critical in addressing the controversy about ferroicity of MHPs and developing functional devices. Here, the current findings about MHP's ferroicity are summarized and evaluated and a perspective for the future is provided. It is suggested that ionic motion and associated phenomena, coupled with ferroic behavior, are the main drivers behind MHPs functionality. The challenges are also discussed in probing MHPs’ ferroicity and what new measurement modalities are needed to fully understand and characterize MHP behavior. Finally, it is discussed how ferroic and strain can affect the optoelectronic performance of MHPs and how they can be used for engineering of higher performance devices.     

Keystone变换实现方法研究

在传统PD雷达中,当相干积累时间较长或信号带宽很大,目标运动速度很高时,回波会出现越距离单元走动,从而影响雷达探测目标的性能。Keystone变换是校正脉冲回波距离走动的常用方法。在此研究了Keystone变换的3种常用实现方法,通过仿真分析验证了算法的有效性,找出了低复杂度算法,对工程实现具有一定的参考意义。     

Gas sensing of colloidal polyaniline in a chemoresistor consisting of nanometer electrodes

The high conductivity of colloid-conducting polymers is explained by the networking structures and the hopping mechanisms of the metallic particles [1], [2] and [4]. To observe how the metallic region and the networking structures differ in sensing NH₃ gas, E-beam lithography and electromigration were used to make chemoresistors with nanometer-gap electrodes. Colloid Pani was coated on a nanometer gap as a reaction matrix for the gas. The I-V curves were measured in a vacuum and the NH₃ gas was nonlinear. In sensors with a gap of less than 10 nm, there was a two- or threefold increase in the conductivity, and the work function decreased from 600 meV in a vacuum to 250 meV in NH₃ gas. In contrast, the conductivity of sensors with gaps of 200 and 500 nm decreased to 1/1000 in the NH₃ gas environment. The decrease of the conductivity can be explained by electron-hole annihilation, which appears to occur on the surface of the secondary particles. With comb-type electrodes, the operating voltage can be decreased by three orders of magnitude. In electrodes with 200 and 500 nm gaps, the I-V has a step-type response to NH₃ gas.