The Obama administration's phased-adaptive architecture: technological,operational and political issues

In 2009, the Obama administration announced a new missile defense strategy, termed a phased-adaptive architecture (PAA) focused primarily on countering the growing threat from theater ballistic missiles. The success of this strategy is predicated on the rapid development and fielding of successive increments of defensive capability in a manner adapted to the specific requirements for missile defenses in different regions of the world. The administration is committed to building a European regional missile defense system, the European PAA or EPAA between now and 2020. The first elements of the EPAA were deployed in late 2011. However, much progress is still required in order to reach the goals set for the PAA. This article addresses the technological, operational and political issues confronting the Obama administration in its efforts to make the PAA a reality.     

The Chinese and Asian impact on Russian nuclear policy

Asia, where nuclear powers already interact (including North Korea), exerts a growing influence on the thinking and policy underlying Russia's current and future nuclear (and overall defense) posture. China's rise is forcing Russia into a greater reliance on strategic offensive weapons and tactical nuclear weapons. These in turn will reinforce its opposition to US missile defenses, not only in Europe but also in Asia. Russia must now entertain the possibility of nuclear use in regional conflicts that would otherwise remain purely conventional. It cannot be postulated blindly that nuclear weapons serve no discernible purpose other than to deter nuclear attacks by other nuclear powers. The strategic equation in Asia and in the Russian Far East convincingly demonstrates the falsity of this approach. Nuclear weapons will be the essential component of Russia's regional defense policy if not of its overall policies – and this also includes contingencies in Europe.     

Into the black box? Technology sharing in major arms transfers and beyond

From the recipients’ perspective, arms transfers have, through the use of offsets, technology transfers, and industrial participation, become an opportunity to receive not only advanced weapons, but also technologies not otherwise available. How important are friendly relations for securing a military export order? To what extent do buyers demand advanced military or commercial technology and how are these demands accepted by the supplier? How does this influence smaller producers in relation to major producers? These questions are addressed by studying (a) the Joint Strike Fighter/F-35 by Lockheed Martin, USA, and the JAS-39 Gripen aircraft by Saab, Sweden, (b) the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition in India for 126 combat aircraft, and (c) the Indian offset policy. In the final section, some long-term consequences are discussed.     

车辆馈能悬挂技术综述

被动悬挂的系统参数不能随路面状况变化而改变,故减振性能有限,且振动能量被减振器以热量的形式耗散,造成了能量的浪费。馈能悬挂能够提高悬挂性能并降低能耗,正受到广泛关注。对车辆悬挂的能量耗散和馈能潜力进行了探讨,回顾了馈能悬挂的研究和发展状况,总结了馈能悬挂的结构方案和优缺点。最后,分析了已有馈能悬挂存在的问题和应用受限的根本原因,并指出能够兼顾振动控制效果与能量回收效率的馈能悬挂将会有良好的发展前景。     

隧道出入口照明智能控制研究

针对隧道出入口段照明能耗大、行车舒适性差的缺点,依据隧道外亮度传感器采集的数据,通过单片机分组控制出入口段照明灯具,满足车辆出入隧道时驾驶员的明适应和暗适应需要。该法不但提高了驾驶舒适性,而且减少了能耗,降低了运营费用。     

一个新混沌系统的混沌控制与同步

针对一个新的三维自治混沌系统,研究了该系统的控制与同步现象。根据李雅普诺夫稳定性理论,运用自适应控制方法对该系统进行了混沌控制,设计了实现其同步的一个非线性控制器,运用Matlab数值仿真验证了设计的有效性。     

舰炮武器系统人机界面发展综述

探讨了舰炮武器系统人机界面发展历程,详述舰炮武器系统人机界面经历了初创期、奠基期和发展期三个阶段的情况与特点。最后对新型舰炮武器系统人机界面设计与研究将向开放式、智能化、虚拟现实和科学评估方向发展作了展望。     

电传动车辆牵引电机弱磁控制与半实物仿真

为使车用牵引电机在弱磁控制模式下的输出转矩跟随电机最大输出能力,在采用基于磁链的定子电流控制方法的基础上,提出一种最优转矩控制算法,实现时间最优控制,提高系统响应的快速性。基于dSPACE构建了快速控制原型半实物仿真系统,对控制算法进行了多种工况下的仿真试验验证。试验结果表明：该控制系统能够快速、无差地跟踪速度给定信号,实现弱磁区转矩优化控制。     

基于构件的装备管理综合信息系统软件开发

针对陆军部队装备管理综合信息系统软件开发的需要,采用基于构件的软件开发方法,建立了系统软件开发模型,分析了系统软件需求,分解了系统软件功能,设计了基于构件的系统软件多层体系结构,提出了业务构件开发和系统软件集成方法。     

车辆综合电子系统光纤通道统一网络体系结构研究

在分析新型车辆综合电子系统体系结构特征的基础上,采用光纤通道（Fibre Channel,FC）技术,引入功能区和统一网络的概念,提出一种新型车辆综合电子系统FC统一网络体系结构。在此基础上,设计了一种新型车辆综合电子系统FC统一网络拓扑结构初步方案,该方案能够实现系统性能和成本的有效统一,为新型车辆综合电子系统体系结构设计提供了有益参考。