Influence of Continuous Wave Interference on the Efficiency of the Non-Threshold Search Procedure for a Noise-Like Signal by Delay Time with Transition to the Frequency Domain

Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics - A statistical study of the effectiveness of the non-threshold search procedure for a noise-like phase-shift keyed signal by the delay time is...     

Analysis of the interference immunity during reception of ultrawideband chaotic signals in an indoor multipath propagation environment

The models of indoor multipath propagation of wideband and ultrawideband (UWB) signals are considered. Application of these models is recommended by an IEEE working group. In the framework of one of the models corresponding to the line-of-sight conditions, the algorithms for reception of UWB chaotic signals in the presence of reflection from multiple surfaces (echo signals) are proposed and analyzed. The efficiency of reception techniques is estimated from the viewpoint of the error probabilities. Limitations caused by the specific properties of echo signals are revealed, and the methods for improvement of reception quality are discussed.     

Effect of the Geometric Parameters of a Layered Powder Composite on Its Magnetic Properties

The effect of thickness of magnetic conductor and number of electrically insulating layers on the magnetic properties in an alternating field of a layered powder-metallurgy soft-magnetic material based on iron was investigated. It was determined that increasing the thickness of the magnetic conductor and frequency of the alternating current deteriorated the magnetic properties of the material. Creation of a layered structure in which ferromagnetic layers alternate with electrically insulating layers decreased specific magnetic losses.     

The giant dispersion of critical currents in a superconductor with fractal clusters of a normal phase

The influence of fractal clusters of a normal phase on the dynamics of a magnetic flux trapped in a percolation superconductor is considered. The critical depinning current distribution and the current-voltage characteristics of fractal superconducting structures in the resistive state are determined for an arbitrary fractal dimension of the cluster boundaries. The interval of fractal dimensions is found in which the dispersion of critical currents exhibits unlimited growth. It is established that the fractality of clusters favors a decrease of the electric field arising during the magnetic flux motion, thus increasing the critical current value. The region featuring the giant dispersion of critical currents can be expected to provide for the maximum current-carrying capacity of a superconductor.     

Beam test of the CsI(Tl) calorimeter for the BELLE detector at the KEK-B factory

We studied the performance of a prototype electromagnetic calorimeter for the BELLE detector at the KEK proton synchrotron for an energy range of 0.25–3.5 GeV. The prototype consisted of an array of 6 × 5 CsI(Tl) crystals with 30 cm length (16.2 radiation lengths) and about 6 cm × 6 cm cross section. The scintillation light of each CsI(Tl) crystal was read out by two large-area PIN photodiodes and charge-sensitive preamplifiers attached at the rear face of the crystal. We measured the energy and position resolution for electrons and the e/π separation for two sets of matrix configurations: one corresponded to the center and the other to the edge of the barrel calorimeter. The overall performance measured by the test proves that the prototype calorimeter is satisfactory for the use in the BELLE detector.     

Taking into account the radiation pattern of a practical feed for a Luneberg lens

A method of taking into account the real feed radiation pattern for a Luneberg lens is proposed. According to this, the field of a feed with the given radiation pattern is expanded into series in spherical harmonics. Using this approach, it is possible to introduce the radiation patterns of real feeds into strict electrodynamic solution for a Luneberg lens, thus significantly refining a mathematical model of the antenna.     

SOME NEW ASPECT OF LYAPUNOV TYPE THEOREMS FOR STOCHASTIC DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS WITH CONTINUOUS TIME

Some new Lyapunov type theorems for stochastic difference equations with continuous time are proven. It is shown that these theorems simplify an application of Lyapunov functionals construction method.     

IR spectroscopic study of Pt/Kl zeolites using adsorption of CO as a molecular probe

FTIR spectra of CO adsorbed on Pt/KL catalysts show that the relative band intensities and the total dispersion markedly depend on the catalyst preparation method (ion exchange, incipient wetness impregnation or co-impregnation with KCl). The CO stretching frequency of the dominant band for linear CO is shifted to higher wavenumbers, parallel with the proton concentration in the reduced catalyst, which is derived independently from the intensity of the IR bands of the OH groups. The results are in accordance with the model that electron-deficient platinum particles are platinum-proton adducts.On leave from: N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR.     

On stability of second-order quasi-polynomials with a single delay

In this note the stability of a second-order quasi-polynomial with a single delay is studied. Although there is a vast literature on this problem, most available solutions are limited to some particular cases. Moreover, some published results on this subject appear to contain imprecise, or even wrong, conditions. The purpose of this note is to show that by accurate application of known theories, a complete explicit characterization of stability regions can be derived in a most general case. As a byproduct of the proposed analysis, we show that in the high-order case the quasi-polynomial is delay-independent unstable whenever its delay-free version has an odd number of unstable roots (or, equivalently, a negative static gain).     

Human attributes from 3D pose tracking

It is well known that biological motion conveys a wealth of socially meaningful information. From even a brief exposure, biological motion cues enable the recognition of familiar people, and the inference of attributes such as gender, age, mental state, actions and intentions. In this paper we show that from the output of a video-based 3D human tracking algorithm we can infer physical attributes (e.g., gender and weight) and aspects of mental state (e.g., happiness or sadness). In particular, with 3D articulated tracking we avoid the need for view-based models, specific camera viewpoints, and constrained domains. The task is useful for man–machine communication, and it provides a natural benchmark for evaluating the performance of 3D pose tracking methods (vs. conventional Euclidean joint error metrics). We show results on a large corpus of motion capture data and on the output of a simple 3D pose tracker applied to videos of people walking.