On efficient algorithms for finding efficient salvo policies

We consider the salvo policy problem, in which there are k moments, called salvos, at which we can fire multiple missiles simultaneously at an incoming object. Each salvo is characterized by a probability p_i: the hit probability of a single missile. After each salvo, we can assess whether the incoming object is still active. If it is, we fire the missiles assigned to the next salvo. In the salvo policy problem, the goal is to assign at most n missiles to salvos in order to minimize the expected number of missiles used. We consider three problem versions. In Gould's version, we have to assign all n missiles to salvos. In the Big Bomb version, a cost of B is incurred when all salvo's are unsuccessful. Finally, we consider the Quota version in which the kill probability should exceed some quota Q. We discuss the computational complexity and the approximability of these problem versions. In particular, we show that Gould's version and the Big Bomb version admit pseudopolynomial time exact algorithms and fully polynomial time approximation schemes. We also present an iterative approximation algorithm for the Quota version, and show that a related problem is NP-complete.     

Butterworth低通滤波器的舰载RLG PINS初始对准精度分析

系泊状态下,用Butterworth低通滤波器解决舰载RLG PINS初始对准中杆臂效应问题时,对准的精度受安装误差、杆臂长度和舰船摇摆等因素的影响。通过仿真分析,认为Butterworth低通滤波器适于解决风浪干扰下的舰载平台系统初始对准中的杆臂效应问题,且安装误差、安装位置是影响对准精度的主要因素,提高系统标定精度,并尽量使系统安装在船体对称面内,可以提高对准精度。     

高超声速飞行器低可探测性滑翔弹道优化方法

为进一步提高高超声速飞行器的突防性能,提出高超声速飞行器低可探测性滑翔弹道优化方法。考虑飞行器180°×360°方向的雷达散射截面,针对原数据尖峰多、收敛难的难题,运用高斯滤波法对其进行预处理,既不改变原数据趋势又加以平滑,提高优化问题收敛性能。为使计算所用雷达散射截面数据具备较强的保真性,采用三次样条插值方法调用离散数据计算实时雷达散射截面。完成了高超声速飞行器低可探测性滑翔弹道优化问题的建模,以探测概率为目标函数,运用hp自适应Radau伪谱法优化求解,采用逐步计算策略进一步提高优化效率和收敛性能。与传统最短飞行时间弹道对比表明,该方法有效降低了飞行器被雷达发现的概率。     

基于自适应累量算法的舰船轴频电场信号检测方法

提出一种新的舰船轴频电场信号检测方法.该方法利用高阶累量对高斯噪声的抑制作用,首先使用基于自适应累量算法的FIR滤波器对接收信号进行滤波消噪处理,以提高信噪比;然后再对滤波输出信号进行滑动功率谱检测.实测数据处理结果表明了该方法的稳健性和有效性.     

Scheduling a production–distribution system to optimize the tradeoff between delivery tardiness and distribution cost

We consider a make‐to‐order production–distribution system with one supplier and one or more customers. A set of orders with due dates needs to be processed by the supplier and delivered to the customers upon completion. The supplier can process one order at a time without preemption. Each customer is at a distinct location and only orders from the same customer can be batched together for delivery. Each delivery shipment has a capacity limit and incurs a distribution cost. The problem is to find a joint schedule of order processing at the supplier and order delivery from the supplier to the customers that optimizes an objective function involving the maximum delivery tardiness and the total distribution cost. We first study the solvability of various cases of the problem by either providing an efficient algorithm or proving the intractability of the problem. We then develop a fast heuristic for the general problem. We show that the heuristic is asymptotically optimal as the number of orders goes to infinity. We also evaluate the performance of the heuristic computationally by using lower bounds obtained by a column generation approach. Our results indicate that the heuristic is capable of generating near optimal solutions quickly. Finally, we study the value of production–distribution integration by comparing our integrated approach with two sequential approaches where scheduling decisions for order processing are made first, followed by order delivery decisions, with no or only partial integration of the two decisions. We show that in many cases, the integrated approach performs significantly better than the sequential approaches. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2005     

BSC信道下线性分组码的差错概率下界分析

针对BSC信道,提出了一种线性分组码的最大似然译码差错概率下界的计算方法.根据最大似然译码算法原理,首先将译码差错概率转化为差错事件的联合概率,基于改进的Dawson-Sankoff界的优化准则,推导出BSC信道下线性分组码差错冗余事件的判决准则,最后得到差错概率下界的计算表达式.该下界只依赖于码字的Hamming重量...     

低频UWBSAR辐射校准模型

低频超宽带合成孔径雷达(Ultra Wide Band Synthetic Aperture Radar,UWBSAR)的辐射校准是系统研制和应用过程中必须面对的课题。低频UWBSAR的特点使得常规SAR辐射校准技术不再适用。充分考虑校准参数随频率和方位角的变化,给出适合该系统的辐射校准方法,得到低频UWBSAR图像辐射校准模型。利用该模型,对系统辐射校准误差进行了分析。     

舰艇协同作战导弹防御模型研究

舰艇协同作战是未来战争的主要作战形式,导弹防御是其主要的作战职责.运用信息论的方法对舰艇协同作战中敌方导弹发射策略的不确定性进行建模,运用可靠性理论对协作效果进行建模,并引进知识的概念作为其度量,同时用边的函数对网络复杂性进行建模,综合这两种因素在以最大化防御时间为总的决策目标,以己方导弹储备和敌方来袭速率为决策因素对导弹防御作出辅助决策.     

基于MSP430单片机的海浪水压场自动测量系统

提出了基于MSP430单片机的水压场自动测量系统的设计方案和实现方法并进行了实际测量.解决了自动测量系统中的低噪声、低功耗、高分辨率、大容量存储等关键技术.实验结果表明:该系统具有自动运行、电池供电、记录时间长等特点.适于高海况条件下的海浪水压场的测量.     

GENDER AWARENESS IN RESEARCH AND POLICY MAKING

Abstract

There is an assumption that we can enhance peacebuilding by improving the tools that we use for assessments, planning and evaluation. However, the focus on tools creates the impression that peacebuilding challenges are technical. Improving tools is not meaningless, but our preoccupation with tools has a negative effect when it becomes a front for avoiding dealing with the deeper inherent contradictions in peacebuilding. There are limits to our knowledge and our ability to engineer specific outcomes in complex systems. There are unrealistically high expectations of coherence, unity of purpose and cooperation among peacebuilding actors. Peacebuilding agents are interconnected, but that does not imply that they have the same objectives, mandates, principles and values. Interconnected problems call for interconnected responses, not for one coherent response. Coherence should not be about negotiating a common position, and then promoting it regardless of changing dynamics. Coherence should be about continuously managing competing interests and interdependencies. The interaction between dissention, competition for resources, and the tension between different approaches and policy choices is not only normal but necessary to ensure the optimal functioning of the system.