STABILITY CRITERIA FOR A CLASS OF UNCERTAINSYSTEMS WITH TIME—DELAY

Some stability criteria are obtained for a class of uncertain systems with time-delay usingLyapunov functional and analytic techniques. It is easy to check the criteria by making use of theboundedness of the uncertainties.     

Technical Notes ：STUDIES ON THE VALUE OF SECONDARY MARKET TO THE SUPPLY CHAIN

This paper investigates the impact of a secondary market, where retailers can buy and sell excessinventories, on the supply chain. We develop a two-period model with a single manufacturer and tworetailers. At the beginning of the first period the retailers order and receive products from themanufacturer, but at the beginning of the second period, they can trade surplus products betweenthemselves in the secondary market. We investigate the impact of the correlated dependence ofretailers' demand on both the quantity effect and the allocation effect under the secondary market.Lastly,we study potential strategies for the manufacturer to increase sales with the existence of thesecondary market.     

Dynamic Characteristics of Inter-Satellite Links in LEO Networks

To establish an efficient inter-satellite link (ISL) in an LEO network, the effect of geometric characteristics of ISL on the ISLs and the devices on the LEO satellite should be examined. Because of the continuous movement of the LEO satellite, the time-varying behaviours of the ISL's geometric charactersistics continuously change with the changes of the satellite's position on the orbit. These dynamic geometric characteristics of the ISLs are important for ISL's performance analyzing and the design of the devices on the LEO satellite. This paper describes dynamic geometric characteristics of ISL, analyzes the impact of these regulations on the tracking system of the satellite's antenna and the power adjusting system of the satellite's transmitter, with the Iridium system as an example.     

FROM MANUFACTURING SCHEDULING TO SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION：THE CONTROL OF COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY

With time-based competition and rapid technology advancements, effective manufacturingscheduling and supply chain coordination are critical to quickly respond to changing marketconditions. These problems, however, are difficult in view of inherent complexity and variousuncertainties involved. Based on a series of results by the authors, decomposition and coordination byusing Lagrangian relaxation is identified in this paper as an effective way to control complexity anduncertainty.A manufacturing scheduling problem is first formulated within the job shop context withuncertain order arrivals, processing times, due dates, and part priorities as a separable optimizationproblem. A solution methodology that combines Lagrangian relaxation, stochastic dynamicprogramming, and heuristics is developed. Method improvements to effectively solve large problemsare also highlighted. To extend manufacturing scheduling within a factory to coordinate autonomicmembers across chains of suppliers, a decentralized supply chai     

Finesse 全瓷冠适合性的体外实验研究

目的 :测量Finesse全瓷冠的边缘浮出量及粘固剂的厚度 ,并与金属全冠及金瓷全冠相比较 ,为Finesse全瓷冠的临床应用提供适合性方面的理论依据。方法 :用片切法测量 3组全冠粘固前、后边缘浮出量及粘固剂的厚度。结果 :Finesse全瓷冠粘固前、后的边缘浮出量分别为 (37 6 1± 9 13) μm、(6 5 85± 15 11) μm ,粘固剂厚度为 (40 84± 9 73) μm ,与金属全冠及金瓷全冠相比较 ,均无显著性差异 ;3组全冠粘固前和粘固后的边缘浮出量有显著性差异。结论 :Finesse全瓷冠适合性良好 ,完全可为临床应用 ;粘接对全冠修复体的边缘浮出量有影响。     

从著作权角度剖析逢甲大学校园数位内容经营服务管理计画

在数位化与网路化的学术典藏传播大趋势下 ,建构一个完整、方便、迅速与合理使用的校园数位内容经营服务体系 ,是兼具教育与研究两大使命的大学机构必须进行的工作 ,特别是对身负知识典藏与传播责任的图书馆来说 ,更是刻不容缓的任务 .本文介绍逢甲大学图书馆所规划推动的校园数位内容经营服务管理计画 ,探讨其征集服务范围以及提交、互评、加值典藏、传播与版权管理等作业流程 ,并说明所需要的支援团队和人力配置、所产出的产品形式和应用方式 .最后从著作权的角度分析校园数位内容经营服务所涉及的合理使用、著作财产权和著作授权使用问题     

设备无关显示软件的开发

介绍了用Visual C 6．0开发能够实现设备无关显示的软件。通过获取窗口到视口的映射比例系数，使得无论采用多大的显示器、无论将显示区域的纵横比调为多大、无论采用多高的显示分辨率，都能够按照对象的物理尺寸进行真实大小的显示，使应用程序用户界面更加友好。     

PDE-Based Medial Axis Extraction and Shape Manipulation of Arbitrary Meshes

Shape skeletonization （i.e., medial axis extraction） is powerful in many visual computing applications, such as pattern recognition, object segmentation, registration, and animation. In this paper, the authors expand the use of diffusion equations combined with distance field information to approximate medial axes of arbitrary 3D differential properties. It offers an alternative solids represented by polygonal meshes based on their but natural way for medial axis extraction for commonly used 3D polygonal models. By solving the PDE along time axis, this system can not only quickly extract diffusion-based medial axes of input meshes, but also allow users to visualize the extraction process at each time step. In addition, the proposed model provides users a set of manipulation toolkits to sculpt extracted medial axes, then use diffusion-based techniques to recover corresponding deformed shapes according to the original input datasets. This skeleton-based shape manipulation offers a fast and easy way for animation and deformation of complicated mesh objects.     

Systemic Intervention in a University Department: Reflections on Arrested Action Research

This paper reflects on my experience as an insider researcher attempting to use critical systems ideas and practices to promote quality improvement in a university engineering department. Reflection is a key part of learning. This paper is intended to contribute to critically, self-reflective learning for the community of systems practitioners. These reflections on my questions about participation, ethics, politics of process, and the choices and actions resulting from them may help others to formulate their own. The complexity of systems practice places substantial demands on the researcher, particularly in the case of insider, practitioner research. Nevertheless, the exploration of critical systems approaches to critique boundaries and structure ‘problems’ in the core aspects of higher education in locally meaningful ways should continue. While demanding, it still can work to promote learning about authentic quality.     

基于决策树方法的银行客户信用评估

分析了传统银行客户信用评估方法存在的问题,针对ID3算法存在的不足,提出了一种改进的ID3算法.实验结果表明,改进后的ID3算法分类正确率有所提高,所生成的决策树较为健壮、简洁,可以减少计算代价,提高计算效率.