基于数字电视无线广播信号的定位模型和系统

分析了使用数字电视(DTV)无线广播信号定位系统的必要性与可行性.提出了基于帧同步的DTV定位原理.分析了DTV定位测距特性,即在一个历元异步顺序得到多个测距观测值.推导了相关伪距观测模型和载波多普勒积分模型,在此基础上给出了DTV定位模型,包括观测方程和状态方程.仿真结果表明,DTV定位技术能够显著提高独立定位或组合导航系统定位精度.DTV定位是一种具备亚米级测距误差和米级定位精度,可成为传统卫星定位有益补充或替代的定位技术.     

膜生物反应器净化污水的硝化反硝化性能

比较了膜生物反应器(MBR)和传统活性污泥工艺(CAS)在相同运行条件下处理生活污水的硝化和反硝化性能.结果表明,MBR对NH4 -N和TN的去除率分别比CAS高54.8%和37.3%.2种工艺的亚硝化、反硝化作用均呈零级反应,对应降解速率常数MBR分别约为CAS的2.2倍和2.5倍;CAS中硝化作用为零级反应,而MBR中硝化作用随时间推移趋于平缓.MBR中的细菌总数、硝酸菌、亚硝酸菌和反硝化菌数量分别比CAS工艺中相应菌种高1~2个数量级.通过控制曝气强度或减小回流通道断面限制缺氧区溶解氧质量浓度,可提高MBR中的反硝化效果.     

基于VR运动模拟器的体感模拟算法的研究

针对VR(Virtual Reality)运动模拟器使用的经典体感模拟控制算法存在相位延迟、虚假暗示的缺点导致虚实运动一致性不够,引发VR晕动症的问题,提出了一种改进体感模拟算法。改进体感模拟算法在经典模拟算法的基础上加入了前庭感知系统,对算法的输出误差进行反馈,采用模糊控制算法对输入加速度和角速度进行修正和预测,并且对虚拟现实中地形的起伏变化进行模拟。在MATLAB/Simulink中对改进体感模拟算法进行建模仿真,仿真结果表明改进体感模拟算法降低了相位延迟和虚假暗示,提高了虚实运动的一致性。     

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。     

作战仿真模型组合流程动态可编辑方法研究

针对作战仿真系统灵活性差、交互性低、可操作性难等问题,结合国内外仿真系统设计模式现状,在深入研究作战模型动态组合技术、作战模型动态编辑技术和可视化编程技术的基础上,提出了一种基于脚本语言的支持可视化编程、模型组合可动态修改的作战模型仿真技术,在模型设计上采用面向接口与切面设计方式,从而实现灵活高效作战行为建模与仿真。通过舰艇平台仿真系统开展攻防对抗作战仿真,对方法的可行性与有效性进行了验证。试验结果表明,该方法提高了作战仿真开发效率与灵活性,具有较好的应用前景。     

多精英采样与个体差分学习的分布估计算法

提出了基于多精英采样和差分搜索的分布估计算法EDA-M/D (Estimation distribution algorithm based on multiple elites sampling and individuals differential search)。EDA-M/D利用多精英个体独立采样生成子代来提升算法全局搜索能力,利用精英群体分布的σ²约束采样半径,实现种群从全局搜索逐步过度到局部搜索。当精英群体停滞时,劣势个体借助精英群体的μ和种群历史最优解进行差分搜索,帮助种群跳出局部最优解。通过多精英采样与差分搜索的自适应协同实现种群宏观信息与个体微观信息的有机融合。实验结果表明EDA-M/D在稳定性和搜索能力方面均表现出明显的优势。     

The research of controller area network on hybrid electrical vehicle

It is of increasing importance to design and implement vehicle networks for transferring information between electrical control units on Hybrid Electrical Vehicle （HEV）. This paper presents a scheme of using Controller Area Network （CAN） technology to realize communication and datasharing between the electrical units on the HEV. The principle and communication protocol of Electrical Control Units （ECU） CAN node are introduced. By considering different sensitivity of the devices to the latency of data transportation, a new design procedure is proposed for the purpose of simplifying network codes and wiring harness, reducing assembly space and weight, improving assembly efficiency, and enhancing fault-diagnose in auto networks.     

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.     

Forecasting the duration of short‐term deflation episodes

The paper proposes a simulation‐based approach to multistep probabilistic forecasting, applied for predicting the probability and duration of negative inflation. The essence of this approach is in counting runs simulated from a multivariate distribution representing the probabilistic forecasts, which enters the negative inflation regime. The marginal distributions of forecasts are estimated using the series of past forecast errors, and the joint distribution is obtained by a multivariate copula approach. This technique is applied for estimating the probability of negative inflation in China and its expected duration, with the marginal distributions computed by fitting weighted skew‐normal and two‐piece normal distributions to autoregressive moving average ex post forecast errors and using the multivariate Student t copula.     

Price–Dividend Ratios and Stock Price Predictability

A long‐standing puzzle to financial economists is the difficulty of outperforming the benchmark random walk model in out‐of‐sample contests. Using data from the USA over the period of 1872–2007, this paper re‐examines the out‐of‐sample predictability of real stock prices based on price–dividend (PD) ratios. The current research focuses on the significance of the time‐varying mean and nonlinear dynamics of PD ratios in the empirical analysis. Empirical results support the proposed nonlinear model of the PD ratio and the stationarity of the trend‐adjusted PD ratio. Furthermore, this paper rejects the non‐predictability hypothesis of stock prices statistically based on in‐ and out‐of‐sample tests and economically based on the criteria of expected real return per unit of risk. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.