A review of robust design methods for multiple responses

Problems in engineering design often involve determining design variable settings to optimize individual product performance for multiple criteria, which are often in conflict. We review mathematically rigorous techniques from the statistical literature for finding a vector x of design variable settings, which produces an optimal compromise solution among a group of prioritized response variables. The best compromise solution is typically gained by optimizing an objective function, which incorporates the prioritized demands of multiple responses. Since most multi-response objective functions are constructed by combining the functions used to optimize univariate responses, a review of the prominent univariate approaches is presented first. A multivariate approach from the engineering literature called the compromise Decision Support Problem is also reviewed. Finally a table comparing the relative merits of the different multivariate approaches summarizes the article in a concise and user-friendly fashion.     

Recursive calculation of ladder circuit frequency functions

It is shown how the transfer function as well as the input impedance and admittance of any linear time-invariant ladder circuit can be determined in closed form as frequency functions dependent upon the network element parameters. All elements of the ladder circuit must be explicitly specified by their frequency characteristics. The results are achieved with the aid of recursive algorithms. The outcome is demonstrated by means of an example.     

A scheme to randomly generate surface dust points for the 3D complex variable boundary element method (CVBEM)

A scheme to randomly generate dust points on the surface of a three-dimensional (3D) object is proposed. This scheme will potentially eliminate the bias of a density of points which are approximately equally spaced on the surface, as well as eliminate possible weighting requirements for areas of higher density. This method has the potential to reduce computational effort, as fewer points might be required to define the surface area. The global trial function vector can be assigned to these dust points and then entered into the complex variable boundary element method (CVBEM) commercial code. This scheme can be applied to each piece of a system that is comprised of a connected multiple geometry. A noticeable benefit of this approach is that the same problem can be studied several times, using a new random distribution of surface points each time. The smallest error can then be determined and that run selected. The Mathematica code used to generate the scheme is attached as an appendix.     

山东改造工程旧房质量检测

结合某成品仓库改作商业用房的工程实例,对该建筑进行了详细的检测与分析,并根据结果提出了针对性的加固方案,并对加固效果进行了探讨,为工程改造提供了依据,可供类似工程借鉴。     

H9000 V4.0计算机监控系统技术特点概要

为了满足三峡右岸电站的应用需要,在H9000 V3.0计算机监控系统的基础上研制开发了H9000 V4.0系统,改进和完善了原系统已有功能,开发了新功能,进一步提高了系统的性能指标和可靠性指标。文中主要介绍H9000 V4.0系统的设计原则,以及数据采集、人机联系、报表定制、Web信息发布、历史数据管理等主要新功能。     

复合功能原理方案特征建模及其求解过程研究

研制了驱动、传动和分离等典型功能原理方案解的知识库，建立了复合功能产品原理解的特征模型，提出了复合功能原理求解的通用进`生平注解和接口匹配并行的策略，进而提出原理解接口特征的嵌套结构及其匹配进程，开发了一个复合功能产品原理方案求解的计算机支持平台，进行了实例验证。     

Electro‐optical transfer function preferences for LCD TVs: The effect of display brightness and surround illumination on preferred gamma

Abstract— Recent commercial liquid‐crystal‐display (LCD) televisions are larger and brighter than traditional televisions, thus impacting the viewing conditions in which they are viewed. These changes in viewing conditions may require different electro‐optical transfer functions (EOTFs) for LCD TVs than those for conventional TVs. Here, the way various EOTFs affect the preferred image quality of test images with changes in brightness and surround illumination conditions are examined. The first method used a gain, offset, and gamma (GOG) function with a range of gamma values, and the second method altered the intrinsic EOTFs. Image preference for the simulated EOTFs was determined using a paired‐comparison experiment for ten images. The first experiment took place in a darkened room at two display luminance levels. The results indicated that a gamma of 1.6 was most preferred overall although more so at a lower screen luminance level. In a second experiment, the procedure was repeated with a dim surround of 10% of the display's white point. With this surround, preference for a gamma value of around 1.6 at both screen luminance levels was more enhanced. These results indicated that image preference for different EOTFs is dependent on display luminance and that this dependence is maintained with a dim surround.     

Study on axiomatic rules for building up relationships between requirement and source programs

The purpose of our study is to build up relationships between requirement and source programs with our originally thought-out rules. When other rules to be derived from these original rules are applied to software development, even a single instruction in a programming language could be determined, and the program would satisfy the requirement. More specifically speaking, these rules will turn into a formula or a prototype of software programs. Hence, when the variables in the requirement are placed in the formula, we can get a required program in an automatic way.     

Necessary optimality conditions in a nonsmooth control problem with variable structure

An optimal control problem with nonsmooth performance criterion described by a system of ordinary differential equations is considered. Necessary first-order optimality conditions are obtained.