Quantifying the performance effects of idle time utilization in multiserver systems

In many practical multiserver queueing systems, servers not only serve randomly arriving customers but also work on the secondary jobs with infinite backlog during their idle time. In this paper, we propose a c‐server model with a two‐threshold policy, denoted by (e d), to evaluate the performance of this class of systems. With such a policy, when the number of idle servers has reached d (<c), then e (<d) idle agents will process secondary jobs. These e servers keep working on the secondary jobs until they find waiting customers exist in the system at a secondary job completion instant. Using the matrix analytic method, we obtain the stationary performance measures for evaluating different (e, d) policies. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2007.     

一种不需要特征值分解的MUSIC方法

MUSIC方法是空间谱估计中经典的子空间方法。提出了一种构造参考信号的预处理模型,提出了一种适合于MUSIC方法的多级维纳滤波结构。新方法避免了采样数据二阶统计的特征值分解,降低了运算量。仿真结果证明了方法的有效性。     

相控阵天线关键技术发展趋势

相控阵天线必然朝着降低成本和提高性能的趋势发展,因此从以下几个方面分析其关键技术的发展方向:增加带宽,提高T/R组件的附加功率效率,移相器技术,数字化电路,以及引入稀布阵技术等。对相控阵技术的需求也是对这些相关技术发展的一种重要的推动力。     

解析美国大学TESL硕士培养的主要课程与设置理据——以曼卡托明尼苏达州立大学为例

把英语作为第二语言的教学是20世纪60年代在美国兴起并逐步走向独立的科目,它在综合相关专业的同时正在朝专业化方向发展。近年来其硕士层面的教育为全球培养了大量合格的中小学英语教师,取得了较好的成绩。本文以曼卡托明尼苏达州立大学英语系为例,并结合笔者在该系攻读TESL硕士学位时的经历,解析其主要课程及设置理据。     

周期运动声源的双阵列定位

针对常用的运动声源定位方法存在计算量较大或测试难度大的问题,提出一种基于阵列信号短时处理的运动声源定位方法。分析单、双五元十字阵列的定位性能,并基于单阵列的高精度定向能力,借鉴波束形成中帧处理思想,使用双阵列方位交叉的方法实现声源运动定位。使用自行火炮的发动机周期噪声作为模拟声源,进行外场定位实验,对参与短时相关数据的截取原则和传播路径补偿进行研究。实验结果表明,该方法能够有效实现周期声源的运动定位,最大相对误差保持在5%的水平。     

(修，2撤3)关键几何参数对超声速膨胀器流场和性能影响的数值研究

为了揭示关键几何参数对超声速膨胀器流动特性影响的规律,对3种隔板安装角和5种出进口面积比超声速膨胀器设计工况下的流场进行了数值研究。结果表明：随隔板安装角增加,斜激波向出口迁移,斜激波强度略有降低,超声速膨胀器膨胀比减小,效率提高;随出进口面积比增加,流道内高速区显著扩大并逐渐靠近压力面,斜激波增强,出口流动损失增加,超声速膨胀器膨胀比增大,效率降低。为获得综合性能较优超声速膨胀器结构,需在较小出进口面积比和较大隔板安装角之间做折衷选择。     

应用于卫星导航功率倒置阵的改进LMS算法*

采用功率倒置准则的自适应天线阵特别适合于弱信号、强干扰的场合,因而在卫星导航系统中得到了广泛的应用。针对基于最小均方误差(LMS)算法实现的卫星导航功率倒置阵在干扰数目或干扰功率突然减少时,算法收敛慢、影响信号接收性能的问题,分析了这一现象的产生机理,并提出了相应的改进算法。改进算法通过功率监测来检测干扰数目或干扰功率的突变,然后对LMS算法进行复位处理重置权值来达到迅速收敛的目的。仿真结果表明,与原算法相比,改进算法可显著提高功率倒置阵的收敛速度。     

Interstate border disputes in Africa: Their resolution and implications for human rights and peace

Many researchers have focused on the role colonialism has played in causing interstate border disputes in Africa. Besides the colonial issue, this paper seeks to investigate what other factors fuel interstate border disputes in Africa and determine how effectively the disputes can be resolved. In recent decades, Africa has been tormented by and is still experiencing numerous interstate border disputes which have serious implications for the disputing states. Some of the disputes are resolved, but violations of human rights and instability still occur in these regions. By analysing the content of some relevant documents and with the use of interviews, this paper reveals that most disputing African states rely heavily on foreign intervention (especially by their erstwhile colonial masters) in the resolution of their disputes. It is argued that African leaders need to be more committed and exhibit better leadership in resolving their border disputes, and that they should always seek the expertise of African forums such as the African Union (AU) before calling for foreign intervention. It is suggested that African leaders and the AU understand the problems of Africans better than anyone else, and they are also the ones mostly greatly affected by these disputes. Thus, there needs to be more of a focus on addressing the root causes of disputes in order to avoid them resurfacing, rather than seeking to merely halt them.     

声矢量阵降维平行因子模型及方位估计方法

针对原有的声矢量阵三阶PARAFAC(平行因子)模型维数高、参数求解过程运算量大的缺点,建立了一种降维的PARAFAC模型。将声矢量阵看作空间共点的声压传感器子阵和振速传感器子阵,计算各子阵输出数据的自协方差,并构造了三阶张量,最后证明该张量满足三阶PARAFAC模型并利用交替迭代算法估计声源参数。仿真和实测数据表明:该方法可以用于多目标方位估计且估计精度优于超分辨率的ESPRIT算法。