An implicit enthalpy scheme for one-phase Stefan problems

A compact finite-difference scheme to solve one-phase Stefan problems in one dimension is described. Numerical experiments indicate that the moving interface is obtained withO(t) accuracy when 3–4 iterations per time step are used to solve the nonlinear implicit scheme. The scheme can be adapted to ADI methods in higher dimensions.     

A novel data-driven approach to support decision-making during production scale-up of assembly systems

In today's manufacturing settings, a sudden increase in the customer demand may enforce manufacturers to alter their manufacturing systems either by adding new resources or changing the layout within a restricted time frame. Without an appropriate strategy to handle this transition to higher volume, manufacturers risk losing their market competitiveness. The subjective experience-based ad-hoc procedures existing in the industrial domain are insufficient to support the transition to a higher volume, thereby necessitating a new approach where the scale-up can be realised in a timely, systematic manner. This research study aims to fulfill this gap by proposing a novel Data-Driven Scale-up Model, known as DDSM, that builds upon kinematic and Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) models. These models are further enhanced by historical production data and knowledge representation techniques. The DDSM approach identifies the near-optimal production system configurations that meet the new customer demand using an iterative design process across two distinct levels, namely the workstation and system levels. At the workstation level, a set of potential workstation configurations are identified by utilising the knowledge mapping between product, process, resource and resource attribute domains. Workstation design data of selected configurations are streamlined into a common data model that is accessed at the system level where DES software and a multi-objective Genetic Algorithm (GA) are used to support decision-making activities by identifying potential system configurations that provide optimum scale-up Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). For the optimisation study, two conflicting objectives: scale-up cost and production throughput are considered. The approach is employed in a battery module assembly pilot line that requires structural modifications to meet the surge in the demand of electric vehicle powertrains. The pilot line is located at the Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, where the production data is captured to initiate and validate the workstation models. Conclusively, it is ascertained by experts that the approach is found useful to support the selection of suitable system configuration and design with significant savings in time, cost and effort.     

A robot hand-eye calibration method of line laser sensor based on 3D reconstruction

In the robotic eye-in-hand measurement system, a hand-eye calibration method is essential. From the perspective of 3D reconstruction, this paper first analyzes the influence of the line laser sensor hand-eye calibration error on the 3D reconstructed point clouds error. Based on this, considering the influence of line laser sensor measurement errors and the need for high efficiency and convenience in robotic manufacturing systems, this paper proposes a 3D reconstruction-based robot line laser hand-eye calibration method. In this method, combined with the point cloud registration technique, the newly defined error-index more intuitively reflects the calibration result than traditional methods. To raise the performance of the calibration algorithm, a Particle Swarm Optimization - Gaussian Process (PSO-GP) method is adopted to improve the efficiency of the calibration. The experiments show that the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of the reconstructed point cloud can reach 0.1256 mm when using the proposed method, and the reprojection error is superior to those using traditional hand-eye calibration methods.     

一种自适应运动目标检测算法及其应用

针对ViBe算法在动态背景下存在鬼影消除时间长、算法适应性差、前景检测噪声多的问题,本文提出一种基于ViBe算法框架的改进算法.该算法采用鬼影检测法标记第1帧中的鬼影区域,并向位于鬼影区域的背景模型中强制引入背景样本,从而快速抑制鬼影;在像素分类过程中,引入自适应分类阈值,解决全局阈值易受动态噪声干扰的问题;在背景模型更新中,根据像素分类的匹配值来动态决定更新因子,提高算法适应场景变化的能力.定性与定量的对比实验结果表明,本文算法相较于ViBe算法能够有效地检测动态背景下的运动目标,应用于河流漂浮物检测场景中也有较好的效果.     

某商品大集人员疏散的仿真模拟研究

目前,在各地均有商贸活动开展,且参与人员众多,如果公安机关事先未做好预案,一旦发生突发性事件,人员疏散不到位,极易造成群死群伤事件。文章以商品大集为例,构建参与人员的流动模型,利用计算机技术实现流量和流动状况的模拟仿真,获得接近实际的流动的时间和动态过程．利于事先对类似活动拥堵情况进行准确评估。     

避雷器接地电阻的测量与预测方法

介绍了避雷器三极法测量接地电阻的接线、测量原理及测量电压的选取,根据测得的历史数据建立了基于回归分析的接地电阻变化趋势预测模型,并通过标准离差检验证明了该预测模型可用于实际接地电阻的预测。实践表明,该测量与预测方法切实可行,能在一定程度上避免因接地电阻超标而引发的雷击事故。     

一种测量工业环境感应传导干扰的方法

针对采用干扰测量仪或频谱分析仪只能测量工业环境中干扰源的辐射干扰强度的问题,提出了一种测量工业环境感应传导干扰的方法。该方法采用HBYV非双绞2芯线作为干扰接收体,采用数字示波器记录干扰波形的最大幅值和单个脉冲的最大强度,通过与标准干扰发生器感应到HBYV非双绞2芯线上的干扰信号大小进行比较,确定干扰强度。以瞬变脉冲群干扰强度和浪涌干扰强度的测量为例,详细介绍了该方法的具体实现。     

基于星敏感器的姿态优化估计算法

对于采用星敏感器的航天器姿态确定问题,提出了一种快速的姿态优化估计方法;首先,根据Rodrigues参数和观测向量之间的线性关系,引入四元数,构造了不同的非奇异的优化准则;其次,借助四元数,求解了基于该准则的姿态优化算法;误差协方差分析和数值仿真结果表明,该算法与著名的QUaternion ESTmation(QUEST)算法相比,在相同的操作系统环境下,具有相同的姿态估计精度,但计算速度更快,对两种算法选取间隔为2000次的仿真步长,统计数据长度为100个采样点,最后对结果加权求平均值,统计结果显示仅为QUEST的三分之一;这种姿态优化估计方法具有一定的工程应用价值。     

Beller-Yacobi协议的研究与模拟实现

本文着重分析了Beller-Yacobi协议及以其中用到的RSA加解密及签名算法,并以RSA加解密算法为例在.NET环境下使用C#语言模拟实现了其详细过程,最终实现了整个Beller-Yacobi密钥传输协议的过程。     

Discretized LKF method for stability of coupled differential‐difference equations with multiple discrete and distributed delays

Time‐delay systems described by coupled differential‐functional equations include as special cases many types of time‐delay systems and coupled differential‐difference systems with time delays. This article discusses the discretized Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional (LKF) method for the stability problem of coupled differential‐difference equations with multiple discrete and distributed delays. Through independently dividing every delay region that the plane regions consists in two delays to discretize LKF, the exponential stability conditions for coupled systems with multiple discrete and distributed delays are established based on a linear matrix inequality (LMI). The numerical examples show that the analysis limit of delay bound in which the systems are stable may be approached by our result. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.