Traffic channeling under uncertain conversion rates on e-commerce platforms

Traffic is the lifeblood of every e-commerce platform. The question of how to channel traffic to merchants operating on a platform lies at the heart of platform management. We consider a platform on which two independent merchants sell their products. Merchants compete on inventory in the sense that some of the unmet demand at one merchant will spill over to the other. The platform channels traffic based on products' conversion rates to maximize the total sale on the platform. We show that traffic channeling plays three roles. First, it allows more efficient allocation of traffic; that is, the merchant with a high conversion rate is given a higher priority in receiving traffic. Second, it allows the platform to control demand spillover between the merchants to maximize total sales. The platform either facilitates or prevents demand spillover, depending on product substitutability. Third, traffic channeling intensifies competition between the merchants and hence increases the total inventory. More efficient allocation of traffic and the increase in inventory increase sales inequality between the merchants. In contrast, demand spillover decreases sales inequality. While the platform always benefits from traffic channeling, the merchants do not benefit when their products are moderately substitutable. Interestingly, when the two products are owned and sold by the same merchant, the opposite happens–traffic channeling always benefits the merchant but may hurt the platform. Our study provides a basis for informed discussions on how platforms should channel traffic in response to conversion rates, and how traffic channeling affects the welfare of merchants and platforms.     

一种实时路况下的车牌照识别系统

该系统采用高清工业相机，以千兆以太网作为数据传输通道，克服了传统传输方式速度较慢，抗干扰能力差的缺点。在识别方面，提出了自适应模板宽度算法，有效克服了光照对车牌定位的影响。该算法还采用投影分割法精确分割车牌字符，对汉字采用Gabor算子提取特征，然后利用SVM进行识别，有效解决了汉字识别问题。     

MEMS惯性测量组合在无人机飞行参数测量中的应用

介绍了在无人机飞行试验中应用MEMS微惯性测量组合来解算飞行姿态、速度位置等参数的某个实例.试验结果表明,由此系统所得到的数据及曲线能够很好地描述实际飞行过程.试验数据为进一步地相关分析提供了有利的依据.     

基于MATLAB的FIR数字滤波器典型设计

就MATLAB在数字信号处理方面的应用作了一些研究,主要研究在MATLAB环境下FIR数字滤波器的典型设计方法:窗口法.列举具体实例比较了 Hanning窗、Hamming窗、Blackman窗、Kaiser窗各自的频率响应曲线.应用MATLAB信号处理工具箱及其扩展函数,使得如何在数字信号处理过程中较复杂的数字滤波器设计问题得以解决,用MATLAB进行仿真设计,已成为实现FIR数字滤波器设计必不可少的实用技术.     

4电平S类数字功放的电平合成策略

通过增加量化电平,Delta-Sigma调制器输出序列能够获得更好的调制性能。但在S类数字功放中,受限于开关功放的实现结构,多电平Delta-Sigma调制器输出脉冲序列无法直接驱动开关功放,需采用由多个开关功放单元构成的多电平开关功放。针对2比特Delta-Sigma调制器输出序列,分析了电平合成策略对4电平S类数字功放性能的影响,提出了两种优化的电平合成策略。理论分析和仿真结果表明,采用合适的电平合成策略,4电平S类数字功放可以获得更优的输出性能,尤其在输出功率回退状态下,电平合成策略对功放性能的影响更为显著。     

基于电磁能的生命探测技术研究(英文)

根据人体在电磁场中的感应特性以及电磁波的能量转换规律,提出了基于电磁能的生命探测器设计方案.首先探讨该探测器的理论原理,它是利用电磁波发送和接收的能量转换规律及人体在磁场中的感应特性,研究了人体对电磁场中能量转化的影响;接着利用该原理研制开发了生命探测器,并进行实验验证.实验结果表明,当人体进入该探测器产生的静电场时,探测器能够正确检测到人的存在.     

软件无线电数字信号处理器体系结构研究

软件无线电因被认为是无线通信技术未来的发展趋势而受到广泛关注.目前数字信号处理器是软件无线电发展的瓶颈.通过分析、比较目前几种较为典型的软件无线电数字信号处理器结构,归纳总结各种结构各自设计出发点和优缺点,并对软件无线电数字信号处理器的发展趋势做了展望.     

PWM调制方式对六相无刷直流电动机转矩脉动的影响分析

建立了六相无刷直流电动机(BLDC)的相绕组数学模型,在此基础上分析了该电机在 PWM 调制方式下的非换相期间关断相电流的产生过程.分析结果表明,在采用PWM_ON_PWM调制方式时,可以消除多相 BLDC 的非换相期间关断相电流,因此可以降低转矩脉动.此外,还分析了该电机在换相期间的转矩脉动情况,得到了由换相引起的转矩脉动解析表达式,并给出了消除转矩脉动应该满足的 PWM 占空比控制条件.     

基于免疫粒子群文化算法的数字电路故障诊断

为改善粒子群算法摆脱局部极值点的能力,提升种群进化的多样性,将免疫算法中免疫机制引入到粒子群算法中形成免疫粒子群算法;为有效提高故障覆盖率和缩短测试生成时间,将免疫粒子群算法引入文化算法框架中形成免疫粒子群的文化算法。将其应用于数字电路故障模型仿真实验并与其他测试生成算法进行对比,结果表明该算法能够有效提高故障覆盖率,缩短测试生成时间,在大规模电路测试生成与故障诊断中更具优势。     

Investigation on the spatial distribution characteristics of behind-armor debris formed by the perforation of EFP through steel target

The behind-armor debris (BAD) formed by the perforation of an EFP is the main damage factor for the secondary destruction to the behind-armor components. Aiming at investigating the BAD caused by EFP, flash X-ray radiography combined with an experimental witness plate test method was used, and the FEM-SPH adaptive conversion algorithm in LS-DYNA software was employed to model the perforation process. The simulation results of the debris cloud shape and number of debris were in good agreement with the flash X-ray radiographs and perforated holes on the witness plate, respectively. Three-dimensional numerical simulations of EFP's penetration under various impact conditions were conducted. The results show that, an ellipsoidal debris cloud, with the major-to-minor axis radio (a/b) smaller than that caused by shaped charge jets, was formed behind the target. With the increase of target thickness (h) and decrease of impact velocity (v₀) and obliquity (θ), the value of a/b decreases. The number of debris ejected from target is significantly higher than that from EFP. Based on the statistical analysis of the spatial distribution of the BAD, An engineering calculation model was established considering the influence of h, v₀ and θ. The model can with reasonable accuracy predict the quantity and velocity distribution characteristics of BAD formed by EFP.