The African Standby Force: The African Union’s tool for the maintenance of peace and security

Declared operationally ready in 2016, the African Standby Force (ASF) has not been deployed in its originally designed form. This is not for the lack of opportunities but rather a demonstration of the power of the Regional Economic Communities/Regional Mechanisms (RECs/RMs) – Africa’s sub-regional security structures – over matters of peace and security. Experience gathered from its short existence suggests that the ASF may never be deployed in its current form. It may instead evolve into a robust framework, adaptable mainly by the RECs/RMs, for addressing varied security challenges. Four things are critical to enhancing the utility of the ASF: the political willingness of the RECs/RMs, the strategic interest of the member states, predictable and sustainable financing, and clarity on the role of the African Capability for Immediate Response to Crisis, the temporary battlegroup that was created to provide the African Union with a rapid response capability, pending the ASF’s operationalization.     

EU Battlegroups: High costs,no benefits

This article reviews the gloomy saga of the EU Battlegroups, focusing on four questions: Where do they come from? What do they look like? What have they been hindered by? And where do they go from here? It builds upon earlier findings in the literature and adds novel insights based on original data. In doing so, the article pays particular attention to the standby nations’ constant calculation of political and financial costs. It argues that recognizing these cost–benefit calculations allows for identifying the most crucial areas to be tackled to make the EU Battlegroups functional. In addition, the article stresses that these considerations play out in a setting wherein the Battlegroups are just one among many policy instruments available for rapid response.     

设计坦克水平向稳定器的最优传递函数法

介绍了如何用最优传递函数设计坦克水平向稳定器 ,并运用 Matlab仿真模块 Simulink分别对当系统的指令信号为单位阶跃信号和斜坡信号时进行了仿真 ,仿真结果表明设计的稳定器性能优于传统设计且结构简单。短调节时间使得火炮在行径间有很好的稳定状态 ,对提高命中率、打击目标有很好的效果 ,是稳定器设计的一种有效方法。     

高等数学中典型错误剖析及对策

在教学中 ,教师若能预先估量学生的错误 ,有针对性的教学 ,就一定能取得满意的教学效果。本文对高等数学中学生所犯典型错误作归因化剖析并给出相应的对策     

多窗口谱图分析的低截获概率雷达信号识别

在当前复杂的战场环境中,低截获概率雷达信号因其具有大时宽带宽积、强干扰性能、高分辨率和低截获性特点得到了广泛应用,传统的雷达侦察手段很难对其进行有效识别.在低截获概率雷达典型调制分析的基础之上,研究基于人工智能的雷达信号分类识别方法.从低截获概率雷达信号时频特征入手,提出基于多窗口时频谱图分析方法.该算法采用Hermi...     

基于非局部理论的黏弹性基体中压电纳米梁热-机电振动特性

基于非局部Euler梁理论和Hamilton原理建立黏弹性基体中压电纳米梁的热-机电振动特性分析模型。综合考虑非局部效应、压电效应、温度场、电场等复杂因素影响,推导出黏弹性基体中压电纳米梁振动特性分析的振动控制方程,并利用分布参数传递函数方法求解出一般边界条件下压电纳米梁的固有频率及相应振型。以锆钛酸铅压电陶瓷-4材料制成的某压电纳米梁为例,给出了四种典型边界条件下该压电纳米梁的前四阶固有频率,并系统分析了非局部效应、外部电压、温度载荷、黏弹性基体等因素对压电纳米梁热-机电振动特性的影响规律。分析结果表明:所建立的振动特性分析模型及其求解方法在分析黏弹性基体中压电纳米梁的热-机电振动特性问题中准确有效。     

Initial alignment of compass based on genetic algorithm-particle swarm optimization

The rapidity and accuracy of the initial alignment influence the performance of the strapdown inertial navigation system (SINS), compass alignment is one of the most important methods for initial alignment. The selection of the parameters of the compass alignment loop directly affects the result of alignment. Nevertheless, the optimal parameters of the compass loop of different SINS are also different. Traditionally, the alignment parameters are determined by experience and trial-and-error, thus it cannot ensure that the parameters are optimal. In this paper, the Genetic Algorithm-Particle Swarm Optimization (GA-PSO) algorithm is proposed to optimize the compass alignment parameters so as to improve the performance of the initial alignment of strapdown gyrocompass. The experiment results showed that the GA-PSO algorithm can find out the optimal parameters of the compass alignment circuit quickly and accurately and proved the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

几何非线性机械臂有限段传递矩阵法

提出了几何非线性柔性机械臂动力学有限段传递矩阵建模方法,该方法既保留了有限段法自动计及几何非线性和动力刚化的优势,又保留了传递矩阵法建模的方便灵活.算例表明,计算时间与自由度成正比,在已知运动规律的情况下,可直接求得所需的驱动力矩,反之亦然.该方法无需建立系统总体动力学方程,易于工程技术人员掌握,具有一定实用价值.     

分段轴压阶梯梁自由振动及稳定性分析的传递函数方法

采用分布传递函数方法,分析任意多段分段常轴压阶梯梁的自由振动和稳定问题,得到形式统一的封闭解析解。根据梁横截面几何尺寸、梁材料和轴压沿梁轴线的变化,将梁分成多段子梁,对每一子梁采用传递函数方法得到其解析解,通过各子梁间的位移连续和力平衡条件,得到分段常轴压阶梯梁的各阶自由振动频率和失稳载荷及其相应的模态形状。通过三阶梯梁的算例验证本文方法的正确性,并以四阶梯梁为例,计算分段轴压多阶梯梁自由振动的固有频率。     

计算潜艇空调热负荷的传递函数法

通过对圆筒壁的导热微分方程进行拉氏变换 ,提出以传递函数为基础的空调动态负荷计算方法 ,推导出圆筒壁热力系统的动态数学模型 .根据此模型得出的潜艇空调热负荷动态计算结果比采用静态负荷计算法更准确 .