Specification methods for material-handling control algorithms in flexible manufacturing systems

Good methods are needed to specify, test, and debug material-handling control logic. This article surveys a number of representative methods for defining and describing control algorithms for programmable material-handling equipment used in flexible manufacturing systems. The methods are evaluated with regard to their suitability for communication between people and as bases for interfaces to automatic program generators. It is concluded that no single method is entirely satisfactory. Three methods (position diagrams, function block diagrams, and operation networks) have potential to be combined into an effective hybrid approach that minimizes the need for the user to switch between various conceptual models.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(siloxane-urethane)s

A series of polyurethane block copolymers based on hydroxy-terminated polydimethylsiloxane and poly(propylene glycol) soft segments of molecular weights 1818 and 2000, respectively, were synthesized. The hard segments consisted of 4,4′-diphenylnethane diisocyanate and 1,4-butanediol as the chain extender. Samples with different molar ratios were prepared. We tried to synthesize polydimethylsiloxane-based polyurethanes (PDMS-PU) containing a hard block as major fraction and a soft block as minor fraction for preparing toughened rigid systems. After a study of the pure polydimethylsiloxane-based polyurethane and poly(propylene glycol)-based polyurethane (PPG-PU), (mixed polyol)-based block copolymers and blends of PDMS-PU and PPG-PU were synthesized, and characterized by means of differential scanning calorimetry, tensile testing and scanning electron microscopy. In (mixed polyol)-based copolymers and lower hard-segment content blends, macro-phase separation occurred, but blends with higher hard-segment contents showed significant reduction in amounts of phase separation.     

Construction of a control system for disturbance rejection using a dual observer

A well‐known control system which can reduce the adverse effects of disturbances is a disturbance observer. However, in many cases of mechanical systems, system disturbances which do not satisfy the matching condition may be imposed. Therefore, it may be difficult to reduce the adverse effects of the disturbances by the traditional disturbance observer. In this paper, a method of control system synthesis for disturbance rejection using a dual observer is proposed. This method is based on the zeroing induced by the disturbance localization problem. This problem may be solved by dividing the state space into observable subspace and unobservable subspace. As compared with an H_∞ controller based on perfect observation, the usefulness of the proposed control system for disturbance rejection is demonstrated by numerical simulations for a two‐mass spring system. © 2002 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 138(4): 50–60, 2002; DOI 10.1002/eej.1138     

3^n阶矩阵乘法的分块算法

针对３＾ｎ阶矩阵的乘法运行，给出了一种分块算法，其乘法运行量比常规的矩阵乘法计算方法和补零的基－２算法都有所减少。     

混凝土小砌块与普通砖混住宅楼造价分析

指出混凝土小型空心砌块是一种节能型的新型墙体材料。本文从经济角度对该种材料和粘土砖材料进行了实例分析、比较,得出了这种新型材料值得推广使用的结论。     

Small sample improvements in the threshold cointegration test using residual-based moving block bootstrap

A residual-based moving block bootstrap procedure for testing the null hypothesis of linear cointegration versus cointegration with threshold effects is proposed. When the regressors and errors of the models are serially and contemporaneously correlated, our test compares favourably with the Sup LM test proposed by Gonzalo and Pitarakis. Indeed, shortcomings of the former motivated the development of our test. The small sample performance of the bootstrap test is investigated by Monte Carlo simulations, and the results show that the test performs better than the Sup LM test.     

舒曼钢琴音乐的双重性格特征

德国作曲家罗伯特·舒曼是十九世纪上半叶欧洲音乐文化史上最突出的人物之一。在他的钢琴音乐创作中,深刻地反映出浪漫主义音乐的特点。舒曼设计了一个想象中的“大卫同盟”,其中有两名核心盟员,一个叫弗洛列斯坦,另一个叫埃塞比乌斯。前者性格热情奔放,锋芒毕露;后者则文雅娴静,富于幻想,实际上这就是舒曼本人性格中的两个侧面。这种双重性格特征在舒曼的钢琴音乐中得到充分展示,并成为舒曼钢琴音乐的艺术特征之一。     

DCT- and DST-based splitting methods for Toeplitz systems

New splitting iterative methods for Toeplitz systems are proposed by means of recently developed matrix splittings based on discrete sine and cosine transforms due to Kailath and Olshevsky [Displacement structure approach to discrete-trigonometric transform-based preconditioners of G. Strang type and of T. Chan type, SIAM J. Matrix Anal. Appl. 26 (2005), pp. 706–734]. Theoretical analysis shows that new splitting iterative methods converge to the unique solution of a symmetric Toeplitz linear system. Moreover, an upper bound of the contraction factor of our new splitting iterations is derived. Numerical examples are reported to illustrate the effectiveness of new splitting iterative methods.