Influence of Node Dynamics on Cluster Global Time Continuity

The cluster global time can change in wireless sensor networks due to leader re-elections and node disabilities between two successive synchronizations,which will affect temporal relationships.This paper analyzes cluster global time continuity,using global time change models for the node dynamics.The results prove that defining the global time using the cluster average time(AGT) is more stable than defining it using a single node’s local time(SGT).With normally distributed clock-parameter assumptions,the AGT change bounds are at most 70.7% of those for the SGT’s.The impacts of the initial phase and frequency skew distributions on the global time continuity are also investigated to show that the initial phase variations may strongly influence the continuity.Simulations show that the AGT is more stable with less disabled nodes or larger clusters.The appropriate cluster size is 20-40 when there are less than 15 disabled nodes.     

Coverability of Wireless Sensor Networks

The coverability of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) is essentially a Quality of Service (QoS) problem that measures how well the monitored area is covered by one or more sensor nodes.The coverability of WSNs was examined by combining existing computational geometry techniques such as the Voronoi diagram and Delaunay triangulation with graph theoretical algorithmic techniques.Three new evaluation algorithms,known as CRM (Comprehensive Risk Minimization),TWS (Threshold Weight Shortest path),and CSM (Comprehen...     

Distributed Dynamic Navigation for Sensor Networks

Navigation with sensor networks has shown many advantages and great potential in many scenarios.Previous works have mainly focused on selecting the shortest path to navigate an internal user out of an emergency field.However,they did not consider variations of the dangerous areas which usually occur in practical applications.This paper presents an efficient dynamic routing algorithm to successfully guide users to the destination exit.The navigation goal is looking for a safe and short path to enable the user to escape from a dangerous area as fast as possible.Without knowing the locations of the nodes,the user is guided by a sequence of sensor nodes to pass through the dangerous areas.The algorithm ensures the navigation path security by predicting the dynamic changes affecting the navigation path.The performance of this approach is evaluated using extensive simulations to validate its effectiveness.Simulations show that the approach is scalable and performs well in various settings.     

Some It Formulas with Respect to Mixed Fractional Brownian Motion and Brownian Motion

Some It formulas with respect to mixed Fractional Brownian motion and Brownian motion were given in this paper.These extended the It formula for the fractional Wick It Skorohod integral with respect to Fractional Brownian motion,meanwhile extended the It formula for It Skorohod integral with respect to Brownian motion.Taylor's formula is applied to prove our conclusion in this article.     

Understanding of the influence of process parameters on the heat transfer behavior at the metal/die interface in high pressure die casting process

The current paper focuses on the influence of the process parameters on the peak values of the interfacial heat transfer coefficient(IHTC)at metal/die interface during high pressure die casting(HPDC)process.A"step shape"casting and AM50 alloy were used during the experiment.The IHTC was determined by solving the inverse thermal problem based on the measured temperature inside the die.Results show that the initial die surface temperature(IDST,TDI)has a dominant influence while the casting pressure and fast shot velocity have a secondary influence on the IHTC peak values.By curve fitting,it was found that the IHTC peak value(hmax)changes as a function of the IDST in a manner of hmax=e αTγ DI .Such relationship between the IHTC peak value and the IDST can also be found when the casting alloy is ADC12,indicating that this phenomenon is a common characteristic in the HPDC process.     

Measurement of creep of optical fiber by a low coherent white light double interferometer system

The creep properties of optical fiber used in fiber optical sensors were studied in this paper.A low coherent white light double interferometer system was designed and calibrated and the creep deformations of optical fibers under static and cyclic loadings were measured with this device.The research results showed that polymer coated optical fibers crept at the beginning when they were under static or cyclic load.As the number of the cyclic loading or the static loading times increased the creep tended to s...     

Global view of Hopf bifurcations of a van der Pol oscillator with delayed state feedback

This paper presents both analytical and numerical studies on the global view of Hopf bifurcations of a van der Pol oscillator with delayed state feedback. Based on a detailed analysis of the stability switches of the trivial equilibrium of the system, the stability charts are given in a parameter space consisting of the time delay and the feedback gains. The center manifold reduction and the normal form method are used to study Hopf bifurcations with respect to the time delay. To gain an insight into the pe...     

Magnetocaloric effect in Er-Al-Co bulk metallic glasses

A series of Er-Al-Co bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have been prepared by the copper mold casting method. The glass forming ability and magnetocaloric effect (MCE) for these alloys have been investigated. The second-order magnetic transition from para-magnetic to ferromagnetic states takes place at about 9 K. These BMGs exhibit excellent MCE because of their large effective magneton number; Er56Al24Co20 BMG has a maximum entropy change and refrigeration capacity of 16.06 J kg-1 K-1 and 546 J kg-1,respectively...     

SP 3D在硫磺回收项目中的定制与开发应用

采用三维工厂设计系统SP 3D对某硫磺回收装置项目开展布置设计的过程中,通过定制、扩展和二次开发等工作,达到完善设计标准数据库和更加智能化工作的目的。举例介绍了管架数据库扩展、图面定制二次开发和地下管线交叉点报告等工作,展示了专业知识与专业软件的深入结合,可以提升设计效率和降低设计错误,从而提高了工程设计质量。     

External synchronization of two dynamical systems with uncertain parameters

External synchronization is addressed as two or more dynamical systems with synchronous motions, which is also regarded as master-slave system. In this paper, two dynamical systems, one employs a hysteretic term to model the friction phenomenon, the other involves a hardening stiffness component with the third order of displacement due to flexible deformation, are controlled to converge to the same trajectory. The control strategy is extended from feedback control for all parameters known to adaptive contro...