Group consensus for multiple networked Euler-Lagrange systems with parametric uncertainties

In this paper,a group consensus problem is investigated for multiple networked agents with parametric uncertainties where all the agents are governed by the Euler-Lagrange system with uncertain parameters.In the group consensus problem,the agents asymptotically reach several different states rather than one consistent state.A novel group consensus protocol and a time-varying estimator of the uncertain parameters are proposed for each agent in order to solve the couple-group consensus problem.It is shown that the group consensus is reachable even when the system contains the uncertain parameters.Furthermore,the multi-group consensus is discussed as an extension of the couple-group consensus,and then the group consensus with switching topology is considered.Simulation results are finally provided to validate the effectiveness of the theoretical analysis.     

Maximum likelihood estimator of the parameter for a continuous one-parameter exponential family under the optimal ranked set sampling

This paper studies a maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) of the parameter for a continuous one-parameter exponential family under ranked set sampling (RSS). The authors first find the optimal RSS according to the character of the family, viz, arrange the RSS based on quasi complete and sufficient statistic of independent and identically distributed (iid) samples. Then under this RSS, some sufficient conditions for the existence and uniqueness of the MLE, which are easily used in practice, are obtained. Using these conditions, the existence and uniqueness of the MLEs of the parameters for some usual distributions in this family are proved. Numerical simulations for these distributions fully support the result from the above two step optimizations of the sampling and the estimation method.     

Reservation-based feedback scheduling of MPC tasks

A reservation-based feedback scheduling (FS-CBS) of a set of model predictive control (MPC) tasks is presented to optimize the global control performance subject to limited computational resource. Implemented as anytime algorithm, MPC task allows computation time to be traded for control performance. Each MPC task is assigned with a constant bandwidth server (CBS), whose reserved processor time is adjusted dynamically. The FS-CBS is shown robust against the varying of execution time of MPC tasks at runtime. Simulation results illustrate its effectiveness.     

PEAK COVARIANCE STABILITY OF A RANDOM RICCATI EQUATION ARISING FROM KALMAN FILTERING WITH OBSERVATION LOSSES

We consider the stability of a random Riccati equation with a Markovian binary jump coefficient. More specifically, we are concerned with the boundedness of the solution of a random Riccati difference equation arising from Kalman filtering with measurement losses. A sufficient condition for the peak covariance stability is obtained which has a simpler form and is shown to be less conservative in some cases than a very recent result in existing literature. Furthermore, we show that a known sufficient condition is also necessary when the observability index equals one.     

嫦娥二号平动点间转移轨道方案研究

针对我国嫦娥二号卫星拓展任务需求,研究了卫星由日地L2点向L1点的转移轨道方案。基于卫星真实星历,考虑各种摄动因素,借助不变流形理论和微分修正方法,设计了嫦娥二号在日地平动点L1和L2之间的转移轨道,提出了便于理解和工程应用的平动点间直接转移方式,研究了真实力模型下平动点Lissajous轨道的不变流形转移方式,对比了两种转移方式的出发速度增量、转移时间与出发时刻的关系。研究表明,嫦娥二号可以通过直接转移方式或者借助不变流形进入日地L1点Lissajous轨道,直接转移方式下有42天出发机会,基于不变流形方式下最短转移时间为210天,对应速度增量5.776 m/s,最小速度增量可达0.024 m/s。研究结果可直接应用于我国嫦娥二号拓展任务的轨道设计与控制,并为我国后续平动点等深空探测任务提供有益借鉴.     

量子通信实用化现状分析与探讨

量子密钥分发和量子隐形传态不断取得的新突破,使量子通信实用化问题日益成为关注的焦点。本文简析了量子通信研究的发展历程,并对量子通信的实用化现状进行了概括：实用化量子密钥分发技术已近在眼前,但量子隐形传态的实用化仍尚需时日。针对认识和理解量子通信时的典型误区,本文做了简要澄清。根据量子通信实用化发展态势,为我国量子通信的发展提出了4点对策和建议     

Control of a key transition from prostrate to erect growth in rice domestication

The transition from the prostrate growth of ancestral wild rice (O. rufipogon Griff.) to the erect growth of Oryza sativa cultivars was one of the most critical events in rice domestication. This evolutionary step importantly improved plant architecture and increased grain yield. Here we find that prostrate growth of wild rice from Yuanjiang County in China is controlled by a semi-dominant gene, PROG1 (PROSTRATE GROWTH 1), on chromosome 7 that encodes a single Cys(2)-His(2) zinc-finger protein. prog1 variants identified in O. sativa disrupt the prog1 function and inactivate prog1 expression, leading to erect growth, greater grain number and higher grain yield in cultivated rice. Sequence comparison shows that 182 varieties of cultivated rice, including 87 indica and 95 japonica cultivars from 17 countries, carry identical mutations in the prog1 coding region that may have become fixed during rice domestication.