Design of complex FIR filters with arbitrary magnitude and group delay responses

To design approximately linear-phase complex coefficient finite impulse response (FIR) digital filters with arbitrary magnitude and group delay responses, a novel neural network approach is studied. The approach is based on a batch back-propagation neural network algorithm by directly minimizing the real magnitude error and phase error from the linear-phase to obtain the filter’s coefficients. The approach can deal with both the real and complex coefficient FIR digital filters design problems. The main advantage of the proposed design method is the significant reduction in the group delay error. The effectiveness of the proposed method is illustrated with two optimal design examples.     

Robust fault detection and diagnosis for uncertain nonlinear systems

This paper considers robust fault detection and diagnosis for input uncertain nonlinear systems. It proposes a multi-objective fault detection criterion so that the fault residual is sensitive to the fault but insensitive to the uncertainty as much as possible. Then the paper solves the proposed criterion by maximizing the smallest singular value of the transformation from faults to fault detection residuals while minimizing the largest singular value of the transformation from input uncertainty to the fault detection residuals. This method is applied to an aircraft which has a fault in the left elevator or rudder. The simulation results show the proposed method can detect the control surface failures rapidly and efficiently.     

基于双向投影法的概率语言多属性群决策

针对概率语言信息下的多属性群决策问题,首先基于概率语言术语集(probabilistic linguistic term sets, PLTS)的调整规则和语言尺度函数,定义了PLTS的新运算,并证明其满足代数运算的基本性质。然后,为解决现有向量模公式在下标对称语言下计算结果与实际不符的问题,提出一种改进的概率语言信息下的向量模公式。在此基础上定义方案与正、负理想解形成的向量表示式,并建立针对概率语言信息的双向投影法,由此提出新的贴近度公式。最后,通过应用算例的对比分析验证了本文所提方法的有效性和可行性。该方法充分考虑了PLTS的数据特征,在简化计算的同时避免了信息损失,为解决概率语言信息中数值差异较小的问题提供了新的方法和思路。     

可重构视频阵列处理器测试平台设计与实现

针对可重构视频阵列处理器的设计要求及传统测试方法测试视频编解码系统时速度慢、精度低和可观测性不强的问题。开发了基于Qt的用户界面,设计实现了以现场可编程门阵列(Field programmable gate-array,FPGA)为核心的软硬件协同测试平台。在PC端实现以软件仿真为基础的数据传输与图像重现,在FPGA端实现以可重构视频阵列处理器为基础的视频编解码算法并行映射。实验结果表明,在工作频率为100 MHz时,FPGA与PC之间可正确传输数据并满足算法测试时不同测试用例的更换需求,具有较好的可观测性。     

基于Unity3D的水下机器人半实物仿真系统

基于Unity3D研制了一种由地面控制终端、机器人本体和三维仿真系统3部分组成的水下机器人半实物仿真系统,为水下机器人开发过程中的性能测试、控制算法分析和人员操作培训提供了仿真和测试平台。该系统采用同一地面控制终端作为三维仿真系统和机器人控制系统的统一指令输入源,以实现虚拟对象和机器人本体的同步工作,可对系统进行实时监测、调参。采用多目视觉技术对机器人位置采集,对传感器数据进行卡尔曼滤波处理。机器人运动仿真试验结果表明,机器人实际运动路径和仿真规划路径基本相同,该系统动态响应性和控制系统同步性较好。     

基于模型的多目标优化问题方法研究

基于模型的多目标优化方法目的是创新一种通过黑箱评估的多目标函数优化算法,该算法从解空间上的混合分布中迭代生成候选解,并根据采样解的控制数来更新混合分布,求解过程的搜索偏向于Pareto最优解的集合。算法在解空间上寻找混合分布,使得混合分布的每个分量都是以帕累托最优解为中心的简并分布,并且每个预计的Pareto最优解都通过一个阈值距离均匀地分布在Pareto最优解集上,实验通过几个基准函数和方法证明了该算法的性能。     

GROUP SIZE AND PARALLELISM EFFECTS IN TASKS WITHHETEROGENEOUS LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY：A STOCHASTIC ORDER APPROACH

We consider tasks where in order to perform them it is sufficient that one member of a group will know how to do it. We are interested in the effect of task difficulty, and variability of that difficulty, on group performance, and in particular on the marginal contribution of an additional number to the performance of groups of different size. We explore the implications of various stochastic orders over task difficulty and variability. Some intuitive conjectures are shown to be false.     

The Vision Conference: Facilitating Creative Processes

This paper presents the principles behind the design and management of the Vision Conference: a one-day workshop in which a large group of participants meet to create ideas, projects, and visions for the future activities of a local community or an organization. A case study from a local community in Denmark is also presented to illustrate the organization, planning, and management of a Vision Conference. The paper focuses on the three central social processes of the conference: group work, problem solving, and facilitation. The paper ends with a discussion of creativity and creativity techniques suitable for Vision Conferences.     

Novel reference range selection method in InlSAR imaging

Aiming at the reference range selection for different antennas in interferometric inverse synthetic aperture radar (InISAR) systems, this paper proposes a respective focusing (RF) method. The reference ranges for echoes of different antennas are selected respectively for RF, which is different from the traditional uniform focusing (UF) with the same reference range applied to all the antennas. First, a comparison between UF and RF for InISAR signal model considering the ranging error is given. Compared with RF, UF has an advantage in overcoming the ranging error differences between different antennas. Then the influence of ranging error upon the interferometric imaging with RF is investigated particularly, and it is found that the ranging error differences between different antennas are far smaller than the wavelength, which is advantageous to imaging. By comparing the capabilities of interferometric imaging between RF and UF, it is concluded that RF is a better choice in conquering problems such as image mismatching and phase ambiguity even with ranging errors. Simulations demonstrate the validity of the proposed method.     

Constrained cooperative control design for distributed morphing wing systems

An efficient design method is proposed for the cooperative control problem of morphing wing systems with distributed structures and bounded control inputs. The multi-agent model of the distributed morphing wing system is established. The cooperative controllers with saturation constraints are presented. By introducing the concepts in consensus algorithms, the cooperative information links in the controllers are described by graphs, and the corresponding Laplacian matrix is defined. The design conditions of the cooperative controllers are proposed, in the form of linear matrix inequalities. For the case of undirected information links, the controller design conditions are simplified as algebraic inequalities, which highly reduce the computation cost. The designed controllers are implemented on a distributed morphing wing platform, and experiments are carried out. Simulation and experiment results show that the controllers can make all the actuating units in the morphing wing system cooperatively achieve the desired positions, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed theory.