Design of Scannable Non‐uniform Planar Array Structure for Maximum Side‐Lobe Reduction

In this letter, we propose a novel design scheme for an optimal non‐uniform planar array geometry in view of maximum side‐lobe reduction. This is implemented by a thinned array using a genetic algorithm. We show that the proposed method can maintain a low side‐lobe level without pattern distortion during beam steering.     

Hippocampal Function and Spatial Memory: Evidence From Functional Neuroimaging in Healthy Participants and Performance of Patients With Medial Temporal Lobe Resections.

Several strategies can be used to find a destination in the environment. Using a virtual environment, the authors identified 2 strategies dependent on 2 different memory systems. A spatial strategy involved the use of multiple landmarks available in the environment, and a response strategy involved right and left turns from a given start position. Although a probe trial provided an objective measure of the strategy used, classification that was based on verbal reports was used in small groups to avoid risks of misclassification. The authors first demonstrated that the spatial strategy led to a significant activity of the hippocampus, whereas the response strategy led to a sustained activity in the caudate nucleus. Then, the authors administered the task to 15 patients with lesions to the medial temporal lobe, showing an impaired ability using the spatial strategy. Imaging and neuropsychological results are discussed to shed light on the human navigation system. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

直接还原铁回转窑密封装置改造及其国产化

天津钢管还原铁厂的回转窑密封原设计为气动甘油摩擦密封，其密封效果差，操作和维护费用高，增加了生产成本，采用美国Svedala公司的技术对两条回转窑和冷却筒的密封方式进行了改造，实践证明，效果很好。     

Positive mood and executive function: Evidence from Stroop and fluency tasks.

Contrasting predictions have been made about the effects of positive mood states on the performance of frontal lobe tests that tap executive functions such as inhibition, switching, and strategy use. It has been argued that positive mood is likely to improve some cognitive processes, particularly those dependent on the frontal cortex and anterior cingulate of the brain. However, there is some evidence that happy mood may impair executive functioning. The current experiments investigated the effects of positive mood on Stroop and fluency tests, which are frequently used to assess executive function. Positive mood impaired performance on a switching condition of the Stroop test, but improved performance on a creative uses test of fluency. The effect of positive mood on an executive task may therefore depend on whether a task is inherently motivating or is impaired by diffuse semantic activation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Midlife aging, open-ended planning, and laboratory measures of executive function.

The frontal lobes show early signs of structural and functional change in the course of adult aging. The 1st study of the current article examined whether midlife aging influences open-ended planning, a skill that is particularly sensitive to frontal lobe damage. There were no midlife declines in the ability to carry out variants of the T. Shallice and P. Burgess (1991) Six Elements and Multiple Errands Tests. Younger adults were more likely to break individual task rules. In a 2nd experiment, middle-aged adults performed worse than young adults did on laboratory executive tests sensitive to frontal lobe damage—Self-Ordered Pointing and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (N. M. Fristoe, T. A. Salthouse, & J. L. Woodard, 1997). In spite of changes in novel executive test performance, real-world executive skills appear to be spared in midlife aging. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

四参数宽带B样条子波

本文基于地震尖脉冲的小波分解及其重构原理,提出一种基于部分尺度下信号重构理论的宽带子波构成方法,利用此方法可以形成一系列各具特色的地震子波。基于复B样条小波,具体讨论四参数宽带B样条地震子波的构成,推导出四参数宽带B样条子波的时间域和频率域的解析表达式。四参数宽带B样条地震子波不仅具有可直接调节旁瓣衰减的参数,而且还可以直接调节相位的个数,与相同主瓣等效频率的雷克子波和俞氏子波相比,四参数宽带B样条子波旁瓣小,非零时间点的延续时间短。楔形模型制作的合成地震记录表明,四参数宽带B样条子波的分辨率更高且参数选择更为灵活,可为地震资料处理提供一个更方便、更灵活的地震理论子波。     

一种新型声表面波振荡器系统的设计研究

针对振荡器中声表面波器件存在的体声波干扰、电极反射及旁瓣过大问题,提出了一种新型声表面波振荡器系统的设计方案。该方案将多条耦合器用于分离体声波,分裂电极用于减弱电极反射问题,并采用了输入、输出换能器双加权的措施来降低旁瓣信号。通过对一个中心频率为50.8MHz声表面波振荡器的实现和测试,得到该新型声表面波振荡器系统的振荡频率为50.613 MHz,与系统的设计值误差仅为3.6‰,并且具有良好的周期性和稳定性。     

数字端射阵列栅瓣抑制研究

通过拉大端射天线阵元间距到1．5λ,可以获得组阵高增益,但是引入了栅瓣问题。提出了一种基于最小二乘估计的虚拟内插阵元算法来实现栅瓣抑制。虚拟端射阵列的阵元间距减小到（或者小于）0．5λ,这样栅瓣得到抑制。最后进行试验验证算法的可行性和正确性。试验结果表明：随着虚拟内插端射天线阵元个数的增加,栅瓣明显被抑制,峰值副瓣电平降低。在相邻两个实阵元间内插3个虚拟阵元,虚拟端射阵列保持了实端射阵列高增益,而实阵列峰值副瓣电平为-8．35dB,下降到虚拟阵列峰值副瓣电平为-18．25dB,栅瓣得到有效抑制。试验结果验证了基于最小二乘估计的虚拟内插阵元算法的可行性和正确性。     

Synthesis of satellite footprint patterns from rectangular planar array antenna by using swarm‐based optimization algorithms

A pattern synthesis method based on Firefly Algorithm (FA) and Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) optimization has been presented to generate satellite footprint patterns from a rectangular planar array of isotropic antennas by modifying the amplitude, phase, and the state of the array elements. Three cases comprising three different footprints of rectangular, square, and circular boundary are generated from the same array by using two different swarm‐based optimization algorithms FA and ABC. Both the algorithms, following the proposed procedures are able to generate the three different footprint patterns while maintaining a satisfactory lower peak side lobe level and ripple. A comparative analysis has been carried out between FA, ABC, and Genetic Algorithm (GA) for the presented problem in terms of fitness value for the three different cases. The superiority of FA and ABC over GA has been established in terms of finding better solutions for all the three cases of the proposed problem. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

偏焦偏置抛物面天线的辐射特性

以馈源横向偏焦量Δy作为变化因素分析了偏焦偏置抛物面天线的远场辐射特性.在采用坐标转换、相位计算的基础上运用口径场法推导了远区电场的近似表达式,并对不同偏焦量Δy下的天线方向图进行了计算和比较分析.结果表明,随着偏焦量Δy的增大,天线主波瓣偏离抛物面的焦轴线角度越大,天线增益越小;而且主波瓣宽度越宽,旁瓣的不对称性越明显,第一旁瓣的相对强度也越大.