非晶金属丝的电磁性能及其在传感技术中的应用

非晶金属丝具有高的机械强度和优异的电磁特性。利用这些性能，可以用它制作各种传感器件。尤其，Ｆｅ基非晶丝存在大的巴克豪森和迈悌欧斯效应，是无颤动尖锐脉冲电动势发生器件材料。Ｃｏ－Ｆｅ基非晶丝具有零磁致伸缩效应。两类非晶金属丝主要被应用到制作传感器方面。非晶金属丝以它的圆截面形状，可高度集成的优点正在引进电子仪表进行的兴趣。     

基于Wiener结构的软测量模型及辨识算法

Wiener模型结构能有效地表征系统的动态和静态特性, 因此这里首先基于这一结构建立软测量模型, 利用动态与静态子模型分别建立辅助变量与主导变量间的动态与静态关系, 并说明该软测量模型的可行性, 给出模型具体表达式. 其次, 针对所提模型, 提出分步辨识方式获得最优模型参数, 说明其可行性. 再次, 为了减少计算和实现模型在线更新, 这里提出参数辨识递推算法, 并给出软测量模型参数的收敛性结论. 通过实例仿真, 可以看出本文提出模型的可行性, 以及分步辨识方式与递推算法的有效性.     

Detecting stable locality-aware predicates

In a large-scale locality-driven network such as in modular robotics and wireless sensor networks, knowing the state of a local area is sometimes necessary due to either interactions being local and driven by neighborhood proximity or the users being interested in the state of a certain region. We define locality-aware predicates (LAP) that aim at detecting a predicate within a specified area. We model the area of interest as the set of processes that are within a breadth-first search tree (BFST) of height k$k$ rooted at the initiator process. Although a locality-aware predicate specifies a predicate only within a local area, observing the area consistently requires considering the entire system in a consistent manner. This raises the challenge of making the complexities of the corresponding predicate detection algorithms scale-free, i.e., independent of the size of the system. Since all existing algorithms for getting a consistent view of the system require either a global snapshot of the entire system or vector clocks of the size of the system, a new solution is needed. We focus on stable LAP, which are those LAP that remain true once they become true. We propose a scale-free algorithm to detect stable LAP within a k$k$-height BFST. Our algorithm can detect both stable conjunctive LAP and stable relational LAP. In the process of designing our algorithm, we also propose the first distributed algorithm for building a BFST within an area of interest in a graph, and the first distributed algorithm for recording a consistent sub-cut within the area of interest. This paper demonstrates that LAPs are a natural fit for detecting distributed properties in large-scale distributed systems, and stable LAPs can be practically detected at low cost.     

A parallel algorithm with enhancements via partial objective value cuts for cluster-based wireless sensor network design

In this paper, we develop a parallel algorithm for the solution of an integrated topology control and routing problem in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). After presenting a mixed-integer linear optimization formulation for the problem, for its solution, we develop an effective parallel algorithm in a Master–Worker model that incorporates three parallelization strategies, namely low-level parallelism, domain decomposition, and multiple search (both cooperative and independent) in a single Master–Worker framework.     

Time-optimized contextual information forwarding in mobile sensor networks

We study on the forwarding of quality contextual information in mobile sensor networks (MSNs). Mobile nodes form ad-hoc distributed processing networks that produce accessible and quality-stamped information about the surrounding environment. Due to the dynamic network topology of such networks the context quality indicators seen by the nodes vary over time. A node delays the context forwarding decision until context of better quality is attained. Moreover, nodes have limited resources, thus, they have to balance between energy conservation and quality of context. We propose a time-optimized, distributed decision making model for forwarding context in a MSN based on the theory of optimal stopping. We compare our findings with certain context forwarding schemes found in the literature and pinpoint the advantages of the proposed model.     

A virtual actuator and sensor approach for fault tolerant control of LPV systems

In this paper, a fault tolerant control (FTC) strategy using virtual actuators and sensors for linear parameter varying (LPV) systems is proposed. The main idea of this FTC method, initially developed for LTI systems, is to reconfigure the control loop such that the nominal controller could still be used without need of retuning it. The plant with the faulty actuator/sensor is modified adding the virtual actuator/sensor block that masks the actuator/sensor fault. The suggested technique is an active FTC strategy that reconfigures the virtual actuator/sensor on-line taking into account faults and operating point changes. The stability of the reconfigured control loop is guaranteed if the faulty plant is stabilizable/detectable. The LPV virtual actuator/sensor is designed using polytopic LPV techniques and linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). A two-tank system simulator is used to assess the performance of the proposed method. In particular, it is shown that the application of the proposed technique results in an improvement, in terms of performance, with respect to the LTI counterpart.