Scheduling with variable time slot costs

In this article, we study a class of new scheduling models where time slot costs have to be taken into consideration. In such models, processing a job will incur certain cost which is determined by the time slots occupied by the job in a schedule. The models apply when operational costs vary over time. The objective of the scheduling models is to minimize the total time slot costs plus a traditional scheduling performance measure. We consider the following performance measures: total completion time, maximum lateness/tardiness, total weighted number of tardy jobs, and total tardiness. We prove the intractability of the models under general parameters and provide polynomial‐time algorithms for special cases with non‐increasing time slot costs.© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2010     

Dynamic evacuation routes for personnel on a naval ship

We propose a dynamic escape route system for emergency evacuation of a naval ship. The system employs signals that adapt to the causative contingency and the crew's physical distribution about the ship. A mixed‐integer nonlinear programming model, with underlying network structure, optimizes the evacuation process. The network's nodes represent compartments, closures (e.g., doors and hatches) and intersections, while arcs represent various types of passageways. The objective function integrates two potentially conflicting factors: average evacuation time and the watertight and airtight integrity of the ship after evacuation. A heuristic solves the model approximately using a sequence of mixed‐integer linear approximating problems. Using data for a Spanish frigate, with standard static routes specified by the ship's designers, computational tests show that the dynamic system can reduce average evacuation times, nearly 23%, and can improve a combined measure of ship integrity by up to 50%. In addition, plausible design changes to the frigate yield further, substantial improvements. Published 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 2008     

Does military spending stimulate growth? An empirical investigation in Italy

This paper investigates the effect of military burden on economic growth and extends previous works on the optimal size of government expenditure by exploring how external threat affects the preferences of the households and, in turn, economic growth. Post World War II Italian data are used to estimate nonlinear growth models using time-series semi-parametric methods. The estimates show that total government and civilian burdens are productive, whereas, military burden has significant effects on economic growth through the expenditure for peacekeeping missions, which reduces the insecurity in the home country. This may justify economically the current not negligible budget devoted to peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.     

金属弹簧脱碳层厚度与受热温度和时间的关系

应用给定温度下保温和模拟典型火灾温度曲线两种受热方式 ,对成品 6 5Mn弹簧进行受热处理 ,测定在不同受热温度与时间下弹簧的脱碳层厚度 ,发现在受热温度超过 6 0 0℃以后 ,随着受热时间和温度的增加 ,脱碳层厚度也随之增加。认为运用被火灾作用的弹簧钢脱碳层厚度可以鉴定火场中不同部位的受热温度和时间。     

谐波平衡法数值模拟周期性非定常流动

谐波平衡法是目前非定常流动数值研究中颇受关注的频域计算方法,该方法计算效率高,特别是对于周期性非定常流动问题具有明显的计算优势。采用谐波平衡法数值模拟高超声速导弹标模模型在不同参数下的强迫俯仰振动,重建气动力/力矩系数迟滞曲线,将计算结果与时域方法相比较,详细考察谐波平衡法的计算精度、效率和内存需求,分析不同参数对谐波平衡法计算的影响。计算结果表明,谐波平衡法适用于中小振幅下的非定常流动计算,且计算时间基本不受减缩频率的影响,对于长周期低频问题,较时域方法有明显计算优势。     

基于累积前景理论的时间矩阵多属性综合评判模型

针对动态多属性方案排序优选决策问题,提出了一种基于累积前景理论的时间矩阵序列动态多属性综合评判系统模型。依据累积前景理论,将时间矩阵序列动态多属性决策转化为关于属性期望的益损时间矩阵序列动态决策,综合考虑各属性权重、各时间点的权重,计算各方案的最终综合前景值,并依据其大小对方案进行综合评判排序。最后给出了一个决策实例。     

基于边界相切拟合的轴对称工件缺陷重构方法

针对轴对称工件超声检测缺陷重构问题,通过分析传统基于传播时间反演方法的不足和误差产生的原因,提出了一种基于边界相切拟合的缺陷重构方法,并针对实际检测缺陷的类型,采用圆和椭圆作为模型对缺陷进行重构。从重构结果上看,当检测实心体工件时,圆形缺陷的圆拟合重构误差不大于0.1 mm,圆形缺陷的椭圆拟合重构误差小于0.4 mm,椭圆形缺陷的椭圆拟合重构误差小于0.3 mm,空心体工件由于检测方式不同,误差会比实心体大一些。     

基于自适应二阶终端滑模的航天器有限时间姿态机动算法

针对航天器有限时间姿态机动问题,提出一种自适应二阶终端滑模控制算法。设计一种终端滑模面,保证系统状态能够在有限时间内沿滑模面收敛到系统原点;为克服系统抖振,设计了二阶终端滑模控制器,并采用参数自适应估计项补偿系统中的外部干扰力矩。基于Lyapunov函数法证明了二阶自适应终端滑模控制器能够保证闭环系统实际有限时间稳定。仿真结果表明,提出的姿态机动算法响应速度快、精度高,能够有效实现对系统抖振和外部干扰的抑制,具有重要的科学意义和工程应用价值。     

金属射流欧姆加热效应的影响因素分析

为探究影响金属射流欧姆加热效应的因素,在被动电磁装甲系统等效电路模型的基础上,根据虚拟源点理论建立金属射流的作用时间模型,进一步明确金属射流在侵彻被动电磁装甲过程中每部分射流微元的作用时间;结合金属射流的比作用量模型,利用Matlab软件对金属射流的电流和比作用量波形随被动电磁装甲系统的电感、电容、电阻和充电电压的变化规律进行数值分析．仿真结果表明：随着系统电感的减小、电阻的减小、电容的增大和充电电压的增大,金属射流比作用量的峰值增大,有利于射流发生电爆炸．     

基于占有率的信号相位交通状态实时判别模型

在国内交通检测手段的现实背景下,各种道路交通状态判别模型的可靠性和实用性一直不足。因此基于车道战略检测器和战术检测器的时间占有率提出了一种新的实用的相位交通状态判别模型,其中包括检测器的布设,占有率阈值的确定,相位交通状态的判别方法。通过VISSIM4.2仿真实验证明,该模型可以准确地判定符合人们主观判断的相位交通状态,并且可以很好地应用目前普遍采用的检测手段,实用性强。