Stein–Chen approximation and error bounds for order fill rates in assemble‐to‐order systems

Assemble‐to‐order (ATO) is an important operational strategy for manufacturing firms to achieve quick response to customer orders while keeping low finished good inventories. This strategy has been successfully used not only by manufacturers (e.g., Dell, IBM) but also by retailers (e.g., Amazon.com). The evaluation of order‐based performance is known to be an important but difficult task, and the existing literature has been mainly focused on stochastic comparison to obtain performance bounds. In this article, we develop an extremely simple Stein–Chen approximation as well as its error‐bound for order‐based fill rate for a multiproduct multicomponent ATO system with random leadtimes to replenish components. This approximation gives an expression for order‐based fill rate in terms of component‐based fill rates. The approximation has the property that the higher the component replenishment leadtime variability, the smaller the error bound. The result allows an operations manager to analyze the improvement in order‐based fill rates when the base‐stock level for any component changes. Numerical studies demonstrate that the approximation performs well, especially when the demand processes of different components are highly correlated; when the components have high base‐stock levels; or when the component replenishment leadtimes have high variability. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2012     

非高斯背景噪声下的微弱磁异常信号检测算法

针对传统的OBF分解算法在非高斯噪声下检测性能较差的问题,提出了一种带通滤波结合OBF分解的磁异常信号检测算法.首先,根据磁异常信号的频域特征,设计了Parks-McClellan最优FIR滤波器.通过对舍噪信号的带通滤波,实现对非高斯噪声的近似高斯化,同时最大程度地保留磁异常信号的信息.然后,对滤波后的信号进行OBF...     

基于小波包分解和样本熵的电磁干扰分析方法

为了定量分析不同状态下电磁环境的变化,并有效提取电磁环境变化的干扰特征,提出了基于小波包分解和样本熵的电磁干扰分析方法.首先,时电磁环境的样本信号进行小波包分解,然后分别计算分解后备频带信号的能量谱系数和样本熵,通过能量谱系数和样本熵这两个指标的对比,综合判断电磁环境是否发生变化.仿真分析表明:样本熵可以弥补能量谱系数...     

采用包络检波去除SISAR直达波干扰的新方法

为了去除直达波干扰,从强的直达波干扰背景中有效提取SISAR侧影成像的目标全息信号,提出了对接收的含有目标全息信号和强直达波的混合信号直接进行包络检波,然后通过对检波后的输出进行时域的正交分解,恢复目标的全息信号的新方法.仿真结果验证了理论分析的正确性.     

Multiple subset sum with inclusive assignment set restrictions

In a traditional multiple subset sum problem (MSSP), there is a given set of items and a given set of bins (or knapsacks) with identical capacities. The objective is to select a subset of the items and pack them into the bins such that the total weight of the selected items is maximized. However, in many applications of the MSSP, the bins have assignment restrictions. In this article, we study the subset sum problem with inclusive assignment set restrictions, in which the assignment set of one item (i.e., the set of bins that the item may be assigned to) must be either a subset or a superset of the assignment set of another item. We develop an efficient 0.6492‐approximation algorithm and test its effectiveness via computational experiments. We also develop a polynomial time approximation scheme for this problem. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2011     

子空间分解与淘汰优化方法

提出一种新的多学科设计优化方法,即子空间分解与淘汰优化方法.该方法通过子空间的分解和淘汰,提高剩余子空间的近似模型精度,基于子空间近似模型优化获取最优解.首先,基于设计空间近似模型获取最优解,如果近似模型达到满意精度,则终止优化;否则将设计空间分解为多个子空间.然后,各子空间基于近似模型优化,如果子空间没有可能获得优于...     

NORX算法中非线性组件的移位参数选取准则研究

NORX算法是进入凯撒竞赛第三轮的15个认证加密候选算法之一,该算法的唯一非线性组件由异或、与和移位操作组成。从非线性逼近和循环分析两个密码学性质研究移位参数的选取准则,证明了可变移位函数的非线性逼近概率为三值函数,并得到了移位参数取1时具有最佳的非线性逼近性质;给出了可变移位函数的循环概率表达式,并证明了对于任意非零的移位参数其最大循环概率均相同。由上述分析结果可知,NORX算法中非线性组件的移位参数取1时达到了最佳的非线性逼近和循环性质。该结果可应用于NORX算法的安全性分析中,同时也能为设计类似算法提供理论指导。     

Recent advances in catalytic combustion of AP-based composite solid propellants

Composite solid propellants (CSPs) have widely been used as main energy source for propelling the rockets in both space and military applications. Internal ballistic parameters of rockets like characteristic exhaust velocity, specific impulse, thrust, burning rate etc., are measured to assess and control the performance of rocket motors. The burn rate of solid propellants has been considered as most vital parameter for design of solid rocket motors to meet specific mission requirements. The burning rate of solid propellants can be tailored by using different constituents, extent of oxidizer loading and its particle size and more commonly by incorporating suitable combustion catalysts. Various metal oxides (MOs), complexes, metal powders and metal alloys have shown positive catalytic behaviour during the com-bustion of CSPs. These are usually solid-state catalysts that play multiple roles in combustion of CSPs such as reduction in activation energy, enhancement of rate of reaction, modification of sequences in reaction-phase, influence on condensed-phase combustion and participation in combustion process in gas-phase reactions. The application of nanoscale catalysts in CSPs has increased considerably in recent past due to their superior catalytic properties as compared to their bulk-sized counterparts. A large surface-to-volume ratio and quantum size effect of nanocatalysts are considered to be plausible reasons for improving the combustion characteristics of propellants. Several efforts have been made to produce nanoscale combustion catalysts for advanced propellant formulations to improve their energetics. The work done so far is largely scattered. In this review, an effort has been made to introduce various combustion catalysts having at least a metallic entity. Recent developments of nanoscale combustion catalysts with their specific merits are discussed. The combustion chemistry of a typical CSP is briefly discussed for providing a better understanding on role of combustion catalysts in burning rate enhancement. Available information on different types of combustion nanocatalysts is also presented with critical comments.     

神经网络的函数逼近理论

分析了将函数逼近理论与方法引入神经网络研究的必要性；从经典函数逼近与统计分析两方面详细地讨论了多层前馈网（ＭＬＰ）逼近能力分析的基本方法及结论；分析了正则理论观点下的径向基函数网络（ＲＢＦ）的逼近能力；讨论了ＲＢＦ网与多层前馈网在最佳逼近特性上的差异。文末指出了神经网络函数逼近的发展方向。