Robust Chattering-Free Finite Time Attitude Tracking Control with Input Saturation

This paper addresses the attitude tracking control problem of a rigid spacecraft in the presence of the modeling uncertainty, external disturbance, and saturated control input by designing two robust attitude tracking controllers. The basic controller is formulated using an integral sliding mode surface which is continuous and provides an asymptotic convergence rate for the closed-loop system. In this case, only the external disturbance with the prior information is considered. Then, to provide a finite time convergence rate and further improve the robustness of the control system under the unknown system uncertainty containing both the modeling uncertainty and external disturbance,a novel integral terminal sliding mode surface(ITSMS) is designed and associated with the continuous adaptive control method. Besides, a command filter is utilized to deal with the immeasurability problem within the proposed ITSMS and an auxiliary system to counteract the input saturation problem. Digital simulations are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed controllers.     

基于无人机实时数据多波次任务规划模型分析

针对导弹部队多波次作战任务规划问题,依据无人机的实时数据,构建了基于路径的多层规划模型,并设计了模型的算法求解流程.使用遗传算法与禁忌搜索混合算法,得出了任务规划中的最优路径规划,并在此基础上进行了冲突的消除.通过仿真案例表明,用无人机协同配合导弹部队作战,实时传输作战数据,能够解决战场信息模糊不确定的问题;使用多层规...     

基于物体关系描述的单目语义SLAM方法

外界环境的语义感知和自身位置的准确估计是移动机器人自主导航和作业的关键。提出了一种基于单目相机的语义SLAM(simultaneous localization and mapping)方法,在轨迹估计的同时完成三维目标检测。提取物体自身语义、尺寸、颜色分布及其邻域拓扑结构等多元信息作为描述子,实现帧间物体的准确关联。在后端对相机位姿、地图点和物体路标进行联合优化,并自适应调整代价函数中各误差项的权重系数,以提高各状态变量的估计精度和鲁棒性。实验结果表明,所提出的算法在地图构建方面具有较高的精度。     

基于X语言的起飞场景民机协同设计与仿真一体化方法

针对大型复杂产品,传统基于模型的系统工程(model-based system engineering, MBSE)方法存在系统设计和仿真验证的多语言、多平台集成实现,难以保证高效、准确地反馈系统设计的缺陷,无法达到快速优化设计目的等问题,提出采用基于面向复杂系统支持MBSE的新一代一体化建模仿真语言—X语言实现面向起飞场景的民机跨域子系统的一体化建模仿真。从民机起飞过程需求分析出发,建立了起飞场景的系统级模型和物理级模型,并在X语言的建模仿真软件—XLab进行统一的建模仿真验证,给出了基于X语言面向复杂产品协同设计与仿真一体化方法,为不同领域的设计人员实现复杂产品设计的协同与优化提供了全新的理论与方法参考。     

The current structural and functional understanding of APOBEC deaminases

The apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide (APOBEC) family of cytidine deaminases has emerged as an intensively studied field as a result of their important biological functions. These enzymes are involved in lipid metabolism, antibody diversification, and the inhibition of retrotransposons, retroviruses, and some DNA viruses. The APOBEC proteins function in these roles by deaminating single-stranded (ss) DNA or RNA. There are two high-resolution crystal structures available for the APOBEC family, Apo2 and the C-terminal catalytic domain (CD2) of Apo3G or Apo3G-CD2 [Holden et al. (Nature 456:121–124, 2008); Prochnow et al. (Nature 445:447–451, 2007)]. Additionally, the structure of Apo3G-CD2 has also been determined using NMR [Chen et al. (Nature 452:116–119, 2008); Furukawa et al. (EMBO J 28:440–451, 2009); Harjes et al. (J Mol Biol, 2009)]. A detailed structural analysis of the APOBEC proteins and a comparison to other zinc-coordinating deaminases can facilitate our understanding of how APOBEC proteins bind nucleic acids, recognize substrates, and form oligomers. Here, we review the recent development of structural and functional studies that apply to Apo3G as well as the APOBEC deaminase family.     

多维度深海鱼类识别算法

针对深海光线分布不均匀导致鱼类识别检测困难的问题,提出了符合视觉认知的多维度深海鱼类识别算法.该方法从时间维度优化传统的高斯混合模型(GMM)初步确定变化区域,从空间维度构建目标特征,完整提取运动目标,从时空关联维度建立深度学习的鱼类识别框架,试验结果表明:本算法可在多种复杂条件下准确提取运动目标,面积交迭度(AOM)...     

Blockage of the NLRP3 inflammasome by MCC950 improves anti-tumor immune responses in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

The NLRP3 inflammasome is a critical innate immune pathway responsible for producing active interleukin (IL)-1β, which is associated with tumor development and immunity. However, the mechanisms regulating the inflammatory microenvironment, tumorigenesis and tumor immunity are unclear. Herein, we show that the NLRP3 inflammasome was over-expressed in human HNSCC tissues and that the IL-1β concentration was increased in the peripheral blood of HNSCC patients. Additionally, elevated NLRP3 inflammasome levels were detected in tumor tissues of Tgfbr1/Pten 2cKO HNSCC mice, and elevated IL-1β levels were detected in the peripheral blood serum, spleen, draining lymph nodes and tumor tissues. Blocking NLRP3 inflammasome activation using MCC950 remarkably reduced IL-1β production in an HNSCC mouse model and reduced the numbers of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), regulatory T cells (Tregs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Moreover, inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation increased the numbers of CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells in HNSCC mice. Notably, the numbers of exhausted PD-1⁺ and Tim3⁺ T cells were significantly reduced. A human HNSCC tissue microarray showed that NLRP3 inflammasome expression was correlated with the expression of CD8 and CD4, the Treg marker Foxp3, the MDSC markers CD11b and CD33, and the TAM markers CD68 and CD163, PD-1 and Tim3. Overall, our results demonstrate that the NLRP3 inflammasome/IL-1β pathway promotes tumorigenesis in HNSCC and inactivation of this pathway delays tumor growth, accompanied by decreased immunosuppressive cell accumulation and an increased number of effector T cells. Thus, inhibition of the tumor microenvironment through the NLRP3 inflammasome/IL-1β pathway may provide a novel approach for HNSCC therapy.     

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified multiple loci at which common variants modestly but reproducibly influence risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Established associations to common and rare variants explain only a small proportion of the heritability of T2D. As previously published analyses had limited power to identify variants with modest effects, we carried out meta-analysis of three T2D GWA scans comprising 10,128 individuals of European descent and approximately 2.2 million SNPs (directly genotyped and imputed), followed by replication testing in an independent sample with an effective sample size of up to 53,975. We detected at least six previously unknown loci with robust evidence for association, including the JAZF1 (P = 5.0 x 10(-14)), CDC123-CAMK1D (P = 1.2 x 10(-10)), TSPAN8-LGR5 (P = 1.1 x 10(-9)), THADA (P = 1.1 x 10(-9)), ADAMTS9 (P = 1.2 x 10(-8)) and NOTCH2 (P = 4.1 x 10(-8)) gene regions. Our results illustrate the value of large discovery and follow-up samples for gaining further insights into the inherited basis of T2D.     

一种基于重复博弈的频谱分配策略

针对动态频谱接入,提出了一种基于重复博弈的频谱共享分配策略。通过基于惩罚的防欺骗策略,参与用户将约束自己的行为以合作方式共享频谱、实现频谱分配,保证合作竞争的诚实性。仿真结果显示,该合作规则方法能够很好地降低用户间的干扰,防欺骗方式也能很好地约束参与人保持合作。