Probability inequalities via negative dependence for random variables conditioned on order statistics

Distributions are studied which arise by considering independent and identically distributed random variables conditioned on events involving order statistics. It is shown that these distributions are negatively dependent in a very strong sense. Furthermore, bounds are found on the distribution functions. The conditioning events considered occur naturally in reliability theory as the time to system failure for k-out-of-n systems. An application to systems formed with “second-hand” components is given.     

Heuristics for minimizing mean tardiness for m parallel machines

The concept of parallel operations has been widely used in manufacturing and data processing. However, not many efficient methods have been proposed to reduce job tardiness. This article proposes an efficient heuristic to minimize the mean tardiness of a set of tasks with known processing times and due dates for single and m parallel machines. For the single-machine case, the proposed heuristic is compared with the well-known Wilkerson and Irwin algorithm; for the m parallel machine case, it is compared with an extension of the Wilkerson-Irwin algorithm. We also introduce a simple dispatching rule, and it is compared with some existing dispatching rules. The comprehensive simulation results show that the proposed heuristic performs better than the Wilkerson-Irwin algorithm at a significantly reduced computational time.     

基于AUML的装备维修保障系统建模

AUML(Agent Unified Modeling Language)是一种基于扩展UML的多Agent系统建模方法。针对当前基于Agent的装备维修保障系统建模存在的不足,尝试采用AUML技术来实现对装备维修保障系统的建模。通过组织目标分析,建立了系统的角色模型,采用Agent类图和扩展的UML顺序图分别建立了装备维修保障系统的静态模型和动态模型,较好地描述了系统中各Agent的结构及其交互关系。     

三轴稳定拦截器常值推力姿态控制系统优化设计

针对大气层外拦截器常值姿态控制问题,设计了一种"数字变推力"姿态控制系统。通过对拦截器动力学环节合理简化,应用线性二次型最优控制理论(LQR),设计出连续型角度最优控制律,并依据廉价控制、昂贵控制等原则,选择合适的加权矩阵推导出控制量的解析表达式;根据PWPF((Pulse Width Pulse Frequency)调制原理,将用连续推力设计最优控制律用于常值推力发动机,实现了"数字变推力"姿态控制系统设计;考虑燃料消耗及PWPF线性工作区要求等应用PSO(Particle Swarm Optimization)优化算法对PWPF调制器参数进行了优化设计和仿真。仿真结果表明了该设计方法的有效性及工程应用价值。     

基于预测的战场态势感知信息分发机制

针对目前战术互联网传输能力无法满足态势感知信息传输要求的现状和态势感知信息存在大量冗余的特点,提出了一种基于预测的战场态势感知信息分发机制。通过Qualnet软件对这种方式进行了仿真验证,结果表明在可用带宽紧张时,预测方式相对于原有的周期分发方式,降低了数据的发送量,并能提供更高精度和时效性的态势感知信息。     

基于IP网的地空电台语音网关设计与实现

根据战场环境下地空不间断话音指挥的应用需求,提出了基于IP网的话音电台组网方案,设计并实现了基于M PC 860T嵌入式处理器和V xW orks实时操作系统的语音网关设备。介绍了该语音网关的硬件设计和软件设计,详述了分组话音协议模块的功能实现。     

基于遗传算法的MIL-STD-188-220c标准最佳转发树的构造

针对MIL-STD-188-220C标准的路由协议多目的地址最佳转发树问题,提出一种基于遗传算法的优化算法,仿真结果表明,该算法具有收敛快,寻路成功率高的优点。     

Optimizing the US Navy's combat logistics force

We study how changes to the composition and employment of the US Navy combat logistic force (CLF) influence our ability to supply our navy worldwide. The CLF consists of about 30 special transport ships that carry ship and aircraft fuel, ordnance, dry stores, and food, and deliver these to client combatant ships underway, making it possible for our naval forces to operate at sea for extended periods. We have modeled CLF operations to evaluate a number of transforming initiatives that simplify its operation while supporting an even larger number of client ships for a greater variety of missions. Our input is an employment schedule for navy battle groups of ships operating worldwide, extending over a planning horizon of 90–180 days. We show how we use optimization to advise how to sustain these ships. We have used this model to evaluate new CLF ship designs, advise what number of ships in a new ship class would be needed, test concepts for forward at‐sea logistics bases in lieu of conventional ports, demonstrate the effects of changes to operating policy, and generally try to show whether and how the CLF can support planned naval operations. Published 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 2008     

Building Legitimacy: Interactional Dynamics and the Popular Evaluation of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey

Abstract

Previous research has identified a variety of general mechanisms to explain how insurgents build legitimacy. Yet, there is often a gap between these mechanisms and the interactional dynamics of insurgencies. This article attempts to bridge this gap through a theoretically informed analysis of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) insurgency in Turkey. I show how the PKK’s efforts to cultivate legitimacy, Turkey’s counterinsurgency strategies, and civilian perceptions of the PKK, all mutually influenced one another. Based on this analysis, I argue that the mechanisms that produce popular legitimacy coevolve with insurgents’ behaviors, states’ interventions, and civilians’ perceptions.