Research in the Development of Finite Element Software for Creep Damage Analysis

This paper reports the development of finite element software for creep damage analysis. Creep damage deformation and failure of high temperature structure is a serious problem for power generation and it is even more technically demanding under the current increasing demand of power and economic and sustainability pressure. This paper primarily consists of three parts： （1） the need and the justification of the development of in-house software; （2） the techniques in developing such software for creep damage analysis; （3） the validation of the finite element software conducted under plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric, and 3 dimensional cases. This paper contributes to the computational creep damage mechanics in general.     

Augmented Panoramic Video

Many video sequences consist of a locally dynamic background containing moving foreground subjects. In this paper we propose a novel way of re‐displaying these sequences, by giving the user control over a virtual camera frame. Based on video mosaicing, we first compute a static high quality background panorama. After segmenting and removing the foreground subjects from the original video, the remaining elements are merged into a dynamic background panorama, which seamlessly extends the original video footage. We then re‐display this augmented video by warping and cropping the panorama. The virtual camera can have an enlarged field‐of‐view and a controlled camera motion. Our technique is able to process videos with complex camera motions, reconstructing high quality panoramas without parallax artefacts, visible seams or blurring, while retaining repetitive dynamic elements.     

Robust Kalman filtering for uncertain discrete-time systems with probabilistic parameters bounded within a polytope

We consider the problem of finite horizon discrete-time Kalman filtering for systems with parametric uncertainties. Specifically, we consider unknown but deterministic uncertainties where the uncertain parameters are assumed to lie in a convex polyhedron with uniform probability density. The condition and a procedure for the construction of a suboptimal filter that minimizes an expected error covariance over-bound are derived.     

潜艇战场损伤评估仿真中的关键技术研究

研究了潜艇战场损伤仿真评估中的两个关键问题,在综合分析潜艇战场损伤因素的基础上,提出了基于历史数据的损伤日志知识库,并结合专家意见和损伤分析技术,定义了新的仿真数据的综合获取技术,定义和构建了仿真体系中各Agent的体系结构以及协作执行单元。仿真结果证明了数据综合获取技术和结构体定义的有效性。     

僵尸网络BotNet探讨

僵尸网络Botnet是一种攻击者利用互联网秘密建立的可以集中控制的计算机群,由于数量巨大,成为目前威胁互联网安全的一个重要因素。该文从僵尸网络的定义出发,探讨了僵尸网络的组成、分类和典型代表,分析了僵尸网络的工作过程,以及可能产生的危害,并提出相关问题的解决方法思路。     

一种过程支持向量机及其在动态模式分类中的应用

针对一般SVM在机制上难以直接对动态模式进行分类的问题,提出了一种基于函数正交基展开的过程支持向量机.该模型的输入为时变函数,输出为模式类别.在输入函数空间中选择一组适当的正交函数基,将输入函数在该组函数基下进行有限项展开,把展开式系数作为核函数的输入.由于时变函数在基函数映射下与展开式系数一一对应,从而可利用SVM的变换机制实现动态模式分类.给出了基于SMO的求解算法,实验结果验证了模型和算法的有效性.     

Solving the Beck and Wieland model with optimal experimentation in DualPC

Currently, there is a renewed interest in the use of optimal experimentation (adaptive control) in economics. Example are found in [Amman and Kendrick, 1999], [Amman and Kendrick, 2003], [Cosimano, in?press], [Cosimano and Gapen, 2005b], [Cosimano and Gapen, 2005a], [Cosimano and Gapen, 2006], [Tesfaselassie et?al., 2007], [Tucci, 1997], [Wieland, 2000a] and [Wieland, 2000b]. In this paper we present the Beck & Wieland model [Beck, G., & Wieland, V. (2002). Learning and control in a changing economic environment. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 26, 1359-1378] and the methodology to solve this model with time-varying parameters using the various control methods described in [Kendrick, 1981] and [Kendrick, 2002]. Furthermore, we also provide numerical results using the DualPC software [Amman, H. M., & Kendrick, D. A. (1999). The DualI/DualPC software for optimal control models: User’s guide. Working paper, Austin, TX 78712, USA: Center for Applied Research in Economics, University of Texas] and show first evidence that optimal experimentation or Dual Control may produce better results than Expected Optimal Feedback.     

Consensus protocols for discrete-time multi-agent systems with time-varying delays

This paper addresses consensus problems for discrete-time multi-agent systems with time-varying delays and switching interaction topologies and provides a class of effective consensus protocols that are built on repeatedly using the same state information at two time-steps. We show that those protocols can solve consensus problems under milder conditions than the popular consensus algorithm proposed by Jadbabaie et al., specifically, the presented protocols allow for the case that agents can only use delayed information of themselves, whereas the popular one is invalid. It is proved that if the union of the interaction topologies across the time interval with some given length always has a spanning tree, then in the presence of bounded time-varying delays, those protocols solve consensus problems.     

CMOS图像传感器辐照损伤效应仿真模拟研究进展

CMOS图像传感器(CIS)工作在空间辐射或核辐射环境中遭受的辐照损伤问题备受关注。对CIS辐照损伤效应进行仿真模拟研究有助于深入揭示辐照损伤机理,进而开展抗辐射加固设计,有效提升CIS抗辐照能力。文章通过梳理国内外开展CIS辐照损伤效应仿真模拟研究方面的进展情况,结合课题组已开展的电子元器件辐照效应仿真模拟和实验研究基础,从CIS器件建模、时序驱动电路建模、辐照损伤效应建模、仿真模拟结果校验等方面探讨了CIS辐照损伤效应的仿真模拟方法,分析总结了当前CIS辐照效应仿真模拟研究中亟待解决的关键技术问题。     

Evaluation of pore structure and its influence on permeability and moisture damage in asphalt concrete

This study evaluates the pore structure of asphalt concrete (AC) samples by measuring the different components of pore space and their contributions to permeability and moisture damage. Three components of the total pore space namely permeable, dead-end and isolated pores are quantified using tracer test, which is a combination of permeameter and salt concentration measuring meter. Permeable pores become impermeable if an AC sample is compacted below 5% air voids. Permeable pores increase with an increase in sample radius. It is observed from this study that the permeable pore has a good correlation with permeability, whereas total pore shows a poor correlation with permeability. The effects of permeable and dead-end pores on moisture damage of asphalt concrete are evaluated using a moisture induced sensitivity testing device and the AASHTO T 283 method. It is observed that permeable and dead-end pores do not contribute to moisture damage of AC samples.