What you should know about simulation and derivatives

Derivatives (or gradients) are important for both sensitivity analysis and optimization, and in simulation models, these can often be estimated efficiently using various methods other than brute‐force finite differences. This article briefly summarizes the main approaches and discusses areas in which the approaches can most fruitfully be applied: queueing, inventory, and finance. In finance, the focus is on derivatives of another sort. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

球齿轮传动的齿面接触分析和应力分析

球齿轮是一种新型的二维齿轮传动机构.在建立了球齿轮数学模型的基础上,得到了球齿轮传动的啮合模型,并进行了齿面接触特性分析,通过解非线性方程组,可得到接触点在齿面的位置.分析了球齿轮齿面的结构特征,针对球齿轮传动的接触形式表现为轮齿凸面与马鞍面之间的点接触,对啮合齿面的接触椭圆进行了分析计算,总结出了球齿轮在任一偏摆平面内啮合传动时接触椭圆的变化规律:在轮齿根部和顶部啮合时,接触椭圆较小,因而接触应力较大;而在轮齿中部啮合时,接触椭圆较大,所以接触应力较小.采用有限元的方法对球齿轮轮齿进行了弯曲应力和接触应力分析,分析结果进一步验证了接触椭圆变化规律的正确性.以上结论对进一步研究球齿轮的传动理论与实际应用具有重要的指导意义.     

Network reliability assessment in a random environment

In this paper we consider networks that consist of components operating under a randomly changing common environment. Our work is motivated by power system networks that are subject to fluctuating weather conditions over time that affect the performance of the network. We develop a general setup for any network that is subject to such environment and present results for network reliability assessment under two repair scenarios. We also present Bayesian analysis of network failure data and illustrate how reliability predictions can be obtained for the network. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 50: 574–591, 2003     

The stochastic single resource service‐provision problem

The service‐provision problem described in this paper comes from an application of distributed processing in telecommunications networks. The objective is to maximize a service provider's profit from offering computational‐based services to customers. The service provider has limited capacity and must choose which of a set of software applications he would like to offer. This can be done dynamically, taking into consideration that demand for the different services is uncertain. The problem is examined in the framework of stochastic integer programming. Approximations and complexity are examined for the case when demand is described by a discrete probability distribution. For the deterministic counterpart, a fully polynomial approximation scheme is known 2 . We show that introduction of stochasticity makes the problem strongly NP‐hard, implying that the existence of such a scheme for the stochastic problem is highly unlikely. For the general case a heuristic with a worst‐case performance ratio that increases in the number of scenarios is presented. Restricting the class of problem instances in a way that many reasonable practical problem instances satisfy allows for the derivation of a heuristic with a constant worst‐case performance ratio. Worst‐case performance analysis of approximation algorithms is classical in the field of combinatorial optimization, but in stochastic programming the authors are not aware of any previous results in this direction. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2003     

被掩护地面固定目标不受空中打击分析

重点分析了被掩护地面固定目标不受空中打击的相关因素,并定量地分析了敌空袭兵器攻击地面被掩护目标时所需的数量,从而为地面防空建立最佳的防空部署提供依据。因为防空兵群对空袭兵器的射击次数与防空兵群的杀伤区面积成线性关系,所以在探讨如何部署防空兵力时,以防空兵群的杀伤区面积为准则来建立线性规划模型。     

导弹制导控制与目标杀伤

采用协方差分析描述函数技术 (CADFT)对寻的导弹的制导精度进行了研究 ,提出了空气动力控制、直接侧向力控制的寻的导弹飞行末端的制导精度的一种新的解析模型 ,并研究了导弹直接碰撞杀伤目标的必要条件 ,该理论研究成果具有简单、实用、精度高的特点 ,为寻的导弹制导控制特性研究和揭示寻的理论普遍规律提供了一种新途径     

GPS双星航姿测量研究

提出用两部测量型GPS接收机 ,实时观测两颗以上GPS卫星在站心坐标系下的高度角、方位角和载波相位 ,来推算基线 (船体 )的航向和姿态 ,初步解决了整周模糊度的解算问题 .文中对影响航向和姿态准确解算的因素进行了分析 ,并提出了改进的办法 .     

燃气轮机实际简单循环熵产分析

针对燃气轮机实际简单循环,应用熵产分析,对循环各部件不可逆损失分配情况进行分析,并给出实例计算.结果表明,燃烧室不可逆损失最大,其次是排气过程.     

数字式相位差测量方法及精度分析

相位差变化率是最近提出的用于快速无源定位的观测量。该文研究相位差的高精度测量方法 ,提出了一种正交双通道数字式的相位差测量方法。通过对信号频谱的分析 ,计算了测量系统输出的信噪比 ,从而得出了相位差测量的理论精度 ,随后进行仿真分析验证了理论精度。理论分析和仿真实验证明 ,论文提出的方法可以实现高精度的相位差测量     

基于改进AHP与集对分析法的防空兵群阵地选择

防空兵群阵地选择是防空兵力部署的前提条件,阵地选择与配置的正确与否是防空兵部队能否有效进行抗击敌空袭兵器的一个重要因素.在分析以往防空阵地优选方法不足的基础上,提出了基于改进的层次分析与集对分析的多因素优选方法,建立了防空兵群配置地域方案优选的模型.通过实例分析了影响防空兵群阵地选择的相关因素,确定了配置地域优选的指标体系,用三标度法确定指标因素的权重,以相对贴近度的大小对待选阵地进行优选和排序.该方法能够定性与定量相结合,模型简单规范,为防空兵群阵地优选提供了一种有效的方法和途径.