Virtual life: self and identity redefined in the new media age

In this article, the author discusses her virtual reality installation The Parallel Dimension and goes on to explore the conflicts of identity experienced when a person is confronted with VR as a total immersion. She suggests that the various questions arising through this experience may lead us to a more ambivalent concept of the self.     

基于计算缓存方法的分子动力学程序性能优化

分子动力学数值模拟程序在现代高性能计算机上的计算效率往往很低,只能发挥系统峰值性能的几个百分点。本文对并行分子动力学程序PMD3D在联想深腾6800超级计算机上进行性能优化。通过性能分析,我们发现粒子相互作用力计算中相互关联的浮点运算严重影响了处理器的指令级并行效率,为此我们应用计算缓存的方法,将大量不规则的浮点计算进行缓存,达到一定规模后再进行向量化计算。这样使得单机性能在优化后提升4倍多,达到处理器峰值性能5.2GFlops的32.3%。最后,在深腾6800的64个节点的256个CPU上进行了并行性能测试,达到峰值运算性能1.3万亿次的27%。     

高性能计算中处理器功耗特征的评测与分析

高性能计算系统的系统结构和应用模式与单机系统或商用机群服务器系统都有很大的不同,掌握功耗特征是提高能效的前提。本文将支撑功耗管理的低功耗技术分为动态资源休眠和动态速率调节两类,并就处理器的这两类机制在高性能计算中的应用进行评测,验证了功耗管理在高性能计算中的有效性,量化分析了处理器功耗特征,指出了当前管理方案的不足及改进设想,对进一步能耗优化有重要的指导意义。     

基于积分二次约束时滞不确定系统的H∞可靠性控制

把基于积分二次约束H∞可靠性控制方法引入状态与时滞不确定系统。通过LMI方法导出无扰动时滞系统具有二次约束H∞可靠性控制的时滞依赖标准,降低有关判定系统鲁棒稳定性条件的保守性。通过推导获得参数与时滞不确定系统的时滞依赖标准。通过数例说明所得结论。     

一类不确定采样系统的鲁棒D控制研究

本文对一类范数有界不确定线性采样系统,提出了存在状态反馈控制律,使得闭环系统的所有极点均位于一给定的圆盘中且具有最优鲁棒H∞性能的一个充分条件。结合控制律反馈增益参数极小化的要求,建立一个具有线性矩阵不等式约束的凸优化问题,通过该问题的解决,可以构造一个具有较小反馈增益参数和给定要求的控制律,算例结果进一步表明,该控制器具有更好的扰动抑制性能。     

新型增益调度变结构控制器的性能比较研究

为了提高变结构控制系统的控制效率,从节省控制能耗、消除颤振、快速进入滑动模态、获取稳定滑动模态等基本要求出发,将变结构控制器设计成具有增益调度控制器参数的增益调度变结构控制器,并提出了增益调度变结构控制器的设计方法.通过选择不同的调度变量、调度变量函数以及调度变量的变化范围,给出6种不同的增益调度变结构控制器,并进行了仿真研究,以比较其控制性能.     

GUI在含典型非线性系统分析中的应用

非线性系统的分析远比线性系统为复杂,缺乏能统一处理的有效数学工具。在许多工程应用中,由于难以求解出系统的精确输出过程。应用Matlab的GUI开发的典型非线性对系统性能分析仿真软件所设计的程序具有良好的用户界面。用此软件可使典型非线性对系统性能的仿真分析变得非常快捷、方便,是工程分析和教学中的一个有效的辅助工具。     

Controller design for flexible structure vibration suppression with robustness to contacts

Model-based feedback control of vibration in flexible structures can be complicated by the possibility that interaction with an external body occurs. If not accounted for, instability or poor performance may result. In this paper, a method is proposed for achieving robust vibration control of flexible structures under contact. The method uses robust linear state feedback, coupled with a state estimation scheme utilizing contact force measurement. Uncertain contact characteristics are modelled by a sector-bounded non-linear function, such that state feedback gains can be synthesized using a matrix inequality formulation of the Popov stability criterion. A separation theorem is used to establish a robust H₂ cost bound for the closed loop system. Experimental results from a multi-mode flexible structure testbed confirm that vibration attenuation and stability can be maintained over a broad range of contact characteristics, in terms of compliance and clearance.     

Finite-time optimal tracking control for a class of nonlinear systems with prescribed performance

In this paper, a finite-time optimal tracking control scheme based on integral reinforcement learning is developed for partially unknown nonlinear systems. In order to realize the prescribed performance, the original system is transformed into an equivalent unconstrained system so as to a composite system is constructed. Subsequently, a modified nonlinear quadratic performance function containing the auxiliary tracking error is designed. Furthermore, the technique of experience replay is used to update the critic neural network, which eliminates the persistent of excitation condition in traditional optimal methods. By combining the prescribed performance control with the finite-time optimization control technique, the tracking error is driven to a desired performance in finite time. Consequently, it has been shown that all signals in the partially unknown nonlinear system are semiglobally practical finite-time stable by stability analysis. Finally, the provided comparative simulation results verify the effectiveness of the developed control scheme.     

Characterization and evaluating the mechanical performance of halloysite nanotubes reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene/polycarbonate composites exposed to aggressive environmental conditions

Developing light weight polymer based composites dispersed with novel reinforcements which can function well in the presence of aggressive environments is an active research field in the materials engineering. Hence, in the current work, halloysite nanotubes (1 %, 2 %, 4 %, 6 %, 8 % and 10 % by weight) were reinforced into acrylonitrile butadiene styrene/polycarbonate blend and the role of reinforcing phases on the mechanical performance under aggressive environmental conditions has been evaluated. Hardness was measured as gradually increased in the composites with the increased content of the reinforcements. Impact strength of the composites was observed as increased in the composites up to 4 % reinforcement and further decreased. Increased strength was measured for the composite up to 2 % reinforcement. Ductility of the composites was decreased as reflected form the decreased % of elongation with the higher fraction of reinforcements due to induced brittleness. The composites were exposed to diluted sulfuric acid for 3 h and 6 h at 60 °C and then subjected to tensile loading. With the increased time of exposure, composites with 1 % and 2 % reinforcement exhibited relatively better performance.