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.     

基于扩展Petri网的动态服务聚合流程描述模型及其BPEL4WS表示方法

针对现有服务聚合流程建模方法的不足,基于扩展Petri网提出了一种新的服务聚合流程/资源描述模型WSCP/R-net,有效解决了动态服务聚合流程模型中不确定路径选择和服务的动态变化性问题。给出了WSCP/R-net模型向BPEL4WS的转换算法,并以城市应急处理为例说明了转换算法的有效性。     

基于轮廓特征的空间目标识别算法

高分辨力单脉冲雷达通过对三个通道回波成像可以获取各个散射中心的方位角和俯仰角,结合距离信息就可以得到各个散射中心在垂直于雷达天线轴的平面上的投影,形成方位-俯仰二维像.由于卫星的尺寸通常大于碎片的尺寸,因此卫星的方位-俯仰二维像的轮廓面积较大.提出了基于轮廓特征的空间目标识别算法,首先通过高分辨力单脉冲雷达对目标进行方位-俯仰二维像成像,然后从方位-俯仰二维像中提取目标轮廓,最后根据轮廓面积特征对卫星和碎片进行识别.经过计算机仿真实验,该算法取得了比较好的识别效果.     

装备表面超润滑设计及高温摩擦学性能研究

运用多功能SRV试验机考察了MoS2的高温减摩抗磨性能.结果表明在点接触条件下,MoS2在200 ～400 ℃时显示出非常低的摩擦因数,其摩擦因数大约为0.06;MoS2在不同试验温度下的抗磨性能都比菜籽油的抗磨性能好,特别是在200～400 ℃时,MoS2的抗磨性能显示出特殊的优越性,其主要原因是MoS2主要以吸附形式存在于摩擦表面.因此,MoS2可以作为摩擦表面超润滑设计的润滑剂.     

利用火箭深弹系统拦截鱼雷的技术改进方法探析

多功能、多用途是火箭深弹系统的主要发展方向之一。根据水面舰艇武器装备的实际,仅从拦截潜艇发射的鱼雷角度出发,对舰载火箭深弹系统拦截来袭鱼雷的可行性进行了分析。在此基础上,探讨了利用火箭深弹系统拦截鱼雷的系统选择、深弹战斗部的开发、引信选型、发射管安装及配置、火控系统的改进等关键问题,并提出了一些具体的改进方法。     

OQAM/OFDM系统中基于压缩感知的离散导频信道估计方法

针对多径信道条件下,偏移正交幅度调制的正交频分复用(OQAM/OFDM)系统中采用导频序列方式进行信道估计时导频开销较大的问题,提出一种基于压缩感知的离散导频信道估计方法。该方法利用无线信道的稀疏特性,建立基于压缩感知的OQAM/OFDM系统信道估计模型,对离散导频结构进行了优化设计,使较少的导频符号随机分布在子载波上,在接收端利用信号恢复算法实现信道估计。该方法能够显著减少导频数量,并实现高精度信道估计性能,通过实验仿真对比验证了所提方法在慢时变和快时变的无线信道条件下的有效性。     

坦克直瞄/间瞄射击一体化火控技术

直瞄射击方式是目前坦克采用的主要射击方式。直瞄射击方式受战场通视度及瞄准装置视距的影响,最大射击距离一般在5 km左右。间瞄射击方式不需要直接瞄准目标,不受战场通视度的影响,最大射击距离主要取决于火炮及弹药的性能,一般在10 km以上。未来坦克应具备直瞄射击与间瞄射击一体化能力。通过直瞄/间瞄射击火控技术的对比与分析,提出坦克直瞄/间瞄射击一体化火控方案。一体化火控具有新的技术特色,具有更强的综合作战能力,是未来坦克火控技术发展的一种趋势。     

The rhetoric and practice of the international responsibility to prevent mass atrocities: Reflections on South Africa’s peacebuilding role in South Sudan (2005–2013)

While global consensus on the meaning and application of the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle remains tenuous, there is little contention among major actors that the development of the norm should prioritise the prevention of mass atrocities. In particular, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) – which have a role to play that is vital to the future development of R2P as a global norm but which continue to express reservations about the intent and application of the doctrine – have been strong advocates of the preventive aspects of the principle. This rhetorical consensus, however, belies the conceptual and practical challenges that are associated with the prevention of mass atrocities. In this paper, the example of South Africa’s post-conflict reconstruction and development (PCRD) interventions in South Sudan from 2005 to 2013 is used to reflect on the role of external actors in supporting conflict-affected states to implement the preventive aspects of R2P. It is argued that while South Africa, like other BRICS countries, has used the rhetoric that atrocity prevention should be at the core of R2P to legitimise its opposition to military intervention for humanitarian purposes, it has struggled to back this rhetoric with coherent strategies and concrete actions to prevent mass atrocity crimes within its sphere of influence. The gap between rhetoric and practice in the preventive aspects of R2P is not unique to South Africa, but highlights fundamental difficulties inherent to global efforts to prevent mass atrocities.     

United Nations rapid reaction mechanisms: Toward a global force on standby?

This article analyses the main challenges and future prospects of creating United Nations (UN) rapid reaction mechanisms, particularly in the light of past attempts and current discussions about a “UN Vanguard Force” in the wake of the High-Level Panel on Peace Operations report. The article reviews major initiatives (in particular lessons from the Standby High Readiness Brigade for UN Operations) and assesses the main achievements, failures, and challenges related to past UN-led rapid reaction mechanisms. In line with the overall aim of this special forum, the article highlights the future potentials and institutional, operational, financial, and political challenges that need to be overcome in order to design and create a pragmatic and effective rapid reaction tool at the disposal of the UN.     

面向任务的有人机/无人机协同对地攻击概率模型

有人机/无人机协同对地攻击是未来空对地打击的主要作战样式,如何评估其协同作战的效能是军地双方共同面对的重要课题。首先根据完成对地攻击任务的4个环节建立了对地攻击的总概率模型;然后基于桥联模型建立了各个环节的概率模型;最后给出了一架有人机协同两架无人机对地攻击的算例,并对模型反算、协同与非协同对比以及多波次攻击等问题进行了讨论和分析,验证了模型良好可用性和广泛适用性。