Stage life testing

In progressive censoring, items are removed at certain times during the life test. Commonly, it is assumed that the removed items are used for further testing. In order to take into account information about these additional testing in inferential procedures, we propose a two‐step model of stage life testing with one fixed stage‐change time which incorporates information about both the removed items (further tested under different conditions) and those remaining in the current life test. We show that some marginal distributions in our model correspond either to progressive censoring with a fixed censoring time or to a simple‐step stress model. Furthermore, assuming a cumulative exposure model, we establish exact inferential results for the distribution parameters when the lifetimes are exponentially distributed. An extension to Weibull distributed lifetimes is also discussed.     

基于截断函数的有限时间滑模控制方法

针对一类二阶不确定非线性系统的鲁棒控制问题,提出一种基于截断函数的有限时间滑模控制算法。该算法具有以下特点:系统状态可在期望的有限时刻收敛为零;受控系统对外部扰动和参数不确定性具有全局鲁棒特性;系统状态的动态响应可解析预测;通过选择不同的截断函数可以实现对控制器性能的调节。仿真结果验证了所提算法的有效性。     

电磁轨道发射中内弹道动力响应特性分析

将轨道简化为移动载荷作用下固定在弹性支撑上的Bernoulli-Euler梁,通过静态电磁-结构耦合有限元模型求得外围封装的等效刚度,计算得到发射器的临界速度。另外,利用混合有限元/边界元法建立电磁-结构-运动多物理场耦合的动力学模型,求得枢轨动态接触压力和轨道的应力应变分布特性。通过在轨道背面布置光纤光栅应变传感器,利用测量数据验证了动力响应特性,并分析了弹丸在内弹道的稳定性。针对典型30 mm × 30 mm矩形口径发射器,分析及试验结果表明：C型电枢对轨道的电磁挤压力在平顶沿起始时刻达到最大值,之后随着时间推移逐渐减小;电枢通过引起的应力波在高速段容易与轨道中反射应力波发生共振,并且轨道在电枢运动的中间高速段区域受力最为集中,应力集中水平约是起始低速段区域的2.44倍;电枢运动高速段会出现晃动现象,进而引起上下轨道受力的不对称性。分析及试验结果对研究电磁轨道发射器内弹道动力响应特性和发射器结构设计具有重要指导意义。     

相似分布特性准则下的高斯混合项聚类-合并算法

针对高斯混合模型估计非高斯系统时高斯混合项呈指数级增长问题,提出一种基于相似分布特性准则的聚类-合并方法。通过分析高斯混合项的分布特性,基于扩展积分均方误差代价函数搜索最优置信范围,并对混合项进行高斯聚类,进而获得具有不同分布特性的高斯簇。为防止高斯簇间对高斯子项的重复利用,引入局部最近邻思想对交叉高斯项进行重新分配。采用并行多元素合并方法对高斯簇中的混合项进行合并,在保证无偏性基础上减少下一时刻混合项数量。仿真结果表明,改进算法在保证跟踪精度的同时还可有效提高算法效率。     

拟声修辞对英语语言音、意、形的辅助作用

拟声作为一种修辞格,主要有基本拟声和次要拟声两种形式,它常用于文学创作中,创造出所需要的音响效果,使人有身临其境之感,在语言的音韵,意像,形式上发挥着重要的修辞作用。     

Ambulance location for maximum survival

This article proposes new location models for emergency medical service stations. The models are generated by incorporating a survival function into existing covering models. A survival function is a monotonically decreasing function of the response time of an emergency medical service (EMS) vehicle to a patient that returns the probability of survival for the patient. The survival function allows for the calculation of tangible outcome measures—the expected number of survivors in case of cardiac arrests. The survival‐maximizing location models are better suited for EMS location than the covering models which do not adequately differentiate between consequences of different response times. We demonstrate empirically the superiority of the survival‐maximizing models using data from the Edmonton EMS system. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

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     

分段计算方法在模拟爆炸应力波传播中的运用

针对爆炸加载下岩石响应的不同特点以及动力有限元和传统地震波模拟方法的局限性,提出了一种分段计算的数值模拟方法.该方法在空间上将所模拟的区域划分为非弹性段和弹性段,非弹性段内采用动力有限元计算方法,弹性段内采用传统的地震波方法,不同段之间以节点位移为边界条件.不同算法的数值模拟结果验证了分段计算方法用于模拟爆炸荷载产生地震波的有效性和正确性.     

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.     

Threshold optimization for weighted voting classifiers

Weighted voting classifiers considered in this paper consist of N units each providing individual classification decisions. The entire system output is based on tallying the weighted votes for each decision and choosing the one which has total support weight exceeding a certain threshold. Each individual unit may abstain from voting. The entire system may also abstain from voting if no decision support weight exceeds the threshold. Existing methods of evaluating the reliability of weighted voting systems can be applied to limited special cases of these systems and impose some restrictions on their parameters. In this paper a universal generating function method is suggested which allows the reliability of weighted voting classifiers to be exactly evaluated without imposing constraints on unit weights. Based on this method, the classifier reliability is determined as a function of a threshold factor, and a procedure is suggested for finding the threshold which minimizes the cost of damage caused by classifier failures (misclassification and abstention may have different price.) Dynamic and static threshold voting rules are considered and compared. A method of analyzing the influence of units' availability on the entire classifier reliability is suggested, and illustrative examples are presented. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 50: 322–344, 2003.