Interaction Dynamics in AEC Global Teamwork

Architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) global project teamwork is communication intensive and relies heavily on synchronous and asynchronous information and collaboration technologies (ICT). We explore in this paper how an asynchronous ICT, called ThinkTank, reshaped the work practice of design-construction global teams, and how the interaction with this ICT reshaped the purpose and benefits of its use. ThinkTank is a web-based asynchronous collaboration and discussion forum. We introduce the influence diffusion model (IDM) that formalizes the process of identifying the influence of people, messages, and terms mathematically. Discovering who the influence leaders in project teams are can be beneficial and critical from a corporate management perspective, since they can guide or motivate the team towards successful actions and outcomes. We present the ThinkTank-IDM integrated system and its validation with a testbed of 53 AEC global team project archived in ThinkTank over 8 years.     

Ideals and monisms: recent criticisms of the Strong Programme in the sociology of knowledge

I offer a reply to criticisms of the Strong Programme presented by Stephen Kemp who develops some new lines of argument that focus on the ‘monism’ of the programme. He says the programme should be rejected for three reasons. First, because it embodies ‘weak idealism’, that is, its supporters effectively sever the link between language and the world. Second, it challenges the reasons that scientists offer in explanation of their own beliefs. Third, it destroys the distinction between successful and unsuccessful instrumental action. Kemp is careful to produce quotations from the supporters of the programme as evidence to support his case. All three points deserve and are given a detailed response and the interpretation of the quoted material plays a significant role in the discussion. My hope is that careful exegesis will offset the numerous misinterpretations that are current in the philosophical literature. Particular attention is paid to what is said about the normative standards involved in the application of empirical concepts. The operation of these standards in the face of the negotiability of all concepts is explored and misapprehensions on the topic are corrected. The work of Wittgenstein, Popper, Kuhn and Hesse is used to illustrate these themes.     

多维函数全局寻优的团队进步算法

通过模仿团队进步需要的学习、探索行为和成员更新规则,提出了一种新颖的双群体演化算法,称为团队进步算法(TPA).算法将一个团队的成员分为精英和普通组,建立了两组的学习样板,定义了学习和探索运算,并合理设定了成员更新规则.两组成员在搜索过程中出现了明显分工,使算法兼备了全局搜索、局部搜索和定向搜索的能力.数值试验结果验证了新算法具有实现简单、全局寻优成功率高、收敛快、计算量少、坚韧性强和参数选择相对容易等特性,对解决优化应用问题具有较大的价值.     

略谈全球变化教学中多媒体的运用

文章对全球变化教学中使用多媒体教学手段总结了技能技巧和经验;提出了出现问题的处理方法。在全球变化教学中使用多媒体教学手段,能够形象、生动和真实地展示全球各种参数的变化特征。     

非线性系统两变量控制下的分枝特性

采用分枝理论推导非线性系统两变量P和PI控制下的分枝特性,所导得的几个定理阐明了简单分枝点和Hopf分枝点的位置和性质。一个简化精馏塔模型用于演示这一过程,展示出精馏塔系统在闭环时,可能出现多态和极限环。     

非线性生育率阶段结构的收获模型

建立并分析了一类非线性生育率阶段结构的单种群的收获模型，得到了正平衡点全局稳定的条件，给出了最优收获策略．     

互补问题中Gauss-Newton方法全局收敛性的推广(英文)

研究了由Subramamian为求解互补问题提出的阻尼Gauss-Newton方法的收敛性质，在较弱的条件下，给出了一个全局收敛效果，这个结果是Subramanian PK (1993)和（1997）中相应结果的一个推广。     

Saving the Strong Programme? A critique of David Bloor’s recent work

This article critically appraises David Bloor’s recent attempts to refute criticisms levelled at the Strong Programme’s social constructionist approach to scientific knowledge. Bloor has tried to argue, contrary to some critics, that the Strong Programme is not idealist in character, and it does not involve a challenge to the credibility of scientific knowledge. I argue that Bloor’s attempt to deflect the charge of idealism, which calls on the self-referential theory of social institutions, is partially successful. However, I suggest that although the Strong Programme should not be accused of ‘strong idealism’, it is still vulnerable to the criticism that it entails a form of ‘weak idealism’. The article moves on to argue that, contrary to Bloor, constructionist approaches do challenge the credibility of the scientific knowledge that they analyse. I conclude the article by arguing that sociological analyses of scientific knowledge can be conducted without the weak idealism and the credibility-challenging assumptions of the Strong Programme approach.     

Construction of Realistic Scene in Virtual Turning Based on Global Illumination Model and Chip Simulation

With the rapid development of manufacturing technology, the traditional simulation of machining can not meet the people‘s need. Research on virtual machining environment is one of the key parts of virtual manufacturing technology. According to the features of virtual turning, this paper proposes a simplified Whitted lighting model based on analysis of Phong and other local illumination model. This model takes the material and roughness of workpiece into account to calculate the roughness coefficient D, geom...