Specialization in defence forces

The choice between balanced and specialized defence forces depends on the technology of defence output (e.g. whether a force scope multiplier is present), the existence of scope and scale economies, the platform customization costs and, of course, the level of defence budgets. Minimum force element levels (thresholds), and scale economies facilitate specialization as opposed to scope economies (e.g. platform‐sharing), scale diseconomies and the force scope multiplier (e.g. defence weakest‐link technology). When a balanced force is not optimal, the option value of a non‐optimally maintained force element must also include the opportunity cost arising from suboptimal force elements. Shrinking defence budgets may produce two surprising phenomena. If some force elements are shut down as a result of thresholds, the surviving ones may increase in platform numbers as well as enjoying closer‐to‐most‐desirable platforms. Furthermore, if heritage force elements are shut down within the budget contraction environment, overall defence capability might rise.     

改进的笛卡尔遗传编程组合电路演化设计

利用笛卡尔遗传编程进行电路演化时,存在收敛速度慢、收敛时间波动较大等问题．对笛卡尔遗传编程中的可编程单元模型进行改进,增加与目标函数相关的逻辑运算,去除无关的逻辑运算,从而提高演化算法命中目标的概率．利用改进的笛卡尔遗传编程方法分别对电机换相电路和乘法器等组合电路进行演化设计．结果表明,改进后的方法明显缩短了电路演化生成的时间,且收敛时间波动较小．     

罐顶板声发射检测及其稳定最不利点有限元分析

罐顶板的缺陷检测对于评估立式拱顶罐的使用状况有着重要的意义,它的应用有助于更好地掌握立式拱顶罐的安全状况与可靠程度。将声发射法应用于罐顶板材料的检测,并对相关的设备仪器及操作流程进行介绍。为了给检测结果提供对照和参考,利用有限元分析法对拱顶瓜皮板的稳定最不利点进行了初步分析和定位。分析结果表明：顶板中上部肋板围成的区域可能会产生稳定最不利点,该部位应作为检测时重点关注的区域。     

长方体类光学元件形位误差高精度测量方法

如何实现长方体元件光学面形位误差的高精度测量以及怎样利用测量数据对这些误差进行修正加工是制造过程中的主要问题。提出一种基于波面干涉的长方体类光学元件形位误差测量方法,借助大口径干涉仪和高精度端齿盘搭建测量系统,实现了长方体类光学元件1μm/400mm精度的平行度和垂直度测量,获得了高精度的形位误差综合分布数据,并利用磁流变、小磨头数控抛光等现代光学加工手段实现了此类光学元件的高精度加工。     

A bayesian optimisation methodology for the inverse derivation of viscoplasticity model constants in high strain-rate simulations

We present an inverse methodology for deriving viscoplasticity constitutive model parameters for use in explicit finite element simulations of dynamic processes using functional experiments, i.e., those which provide value beyond that of constitutive model development. The developed methodology utilises Bayesian optimisation to minimise the error between experimental measurements and numerical simulations performed in LS-DYNA. We demonstrate the optimisation methodology using high hardness armour steels across three types of experiments that induce a wide range of loading conditions: ballistic penetration, rod-on-anvil, and near-field blast deformation. By utilising such a broad range of conditions for the optimisation, the resulting constitutive model parameters are generalised, i.e., applicable across the range of loading conditions encompassed the by those experiments (e.g., stress states, plastic strain magnitudes, strain rates, etc.). Model constants identified using this methodology are demonstrated to provide a generalisable model with superior predictive accuracy than those derived from conventional mechanical characterisation experiments or optimised from a single experimental condition.     

Data-driven prediction of plate velocities and plate deformation of explosive reactive armor

Explosive reactive armor (ERA) is currently being actively developed as a protective system for mobile devices against ballistic threats such as kinetic energy penetrators and shaped-charge jets. Considering mobility, the aim is to design a protection system with a minimal amount of required mass. The efficiency of an ERA is sensitive to the impact position and the timing of the detonation. Therefore, different designs have to be tested for several impact scenarios to identify the best design. Since analytical models are not predicting the behavior of the ERA accurately enough and experiments, as well as numerical simulations, are too time-consuming, a data-driven model to estimate the displacements and deformation of plates of an ERA system is proposed here. The ground truth for the artificial neural network (ANN) is numerical simulation results that are validated with experiments. The ANN approximates the plate positions for different materials, plate sizes, and detonation point positions with sufficient accuracy in real-time. In a future investigation, the results from the model can be used to estimate the interaction of the ERA with a given threat. Then, a measure for the effectiveness of an ERA can be calculated. Finally, an optimal ERA can be designed and analyzed for any possible impact scenario in negligible time.     

驱动线圈极性排列方式对多级同步感应线圈发射器加速性能的影响

为提高多级同步感应线圈发射器的加速性能,以5级同步感应线圈发射器为例,在定义驱动线圈极性相对排列方式的基础上,基于场-路耦合的时步有限元分析方法,研究了驱动线圈极性排列方式对其加速性能的影响,结果表明:驱动线圈同极性相对排列方式更有助于提高发射效率。通过分析内部磁场的分布规律,探讨了驱动线圈同极性相对排列方式改善加速性能的原因,最后通过比较电枢内的感应电流密度的方法验证了分析的正确性。     

倾斜微型桩桩身参数敏感性有限元分析

基于有限元强度折减法,结合工程实例,利用软件ANSYS对不同倾角微型桩加固边坡以及倾斜微型桩的设桩位置、锚固深度和桩排距等桩身参数对边坡稳定性的影响进行了数值模拟分析。结果表明:微型桩加固边坡较优的倾斜角度为60°;随着设桩位置离坡顶距离的增加,边坡的稳定系数先增大后减小,当设桩位置距坡顶的相对位置为0.58~0.66,边坡的稳定系数较高;当桩排距为9倍桩径,边坡的稳定系数较高。研究结果为倾斜微型桩的设计与工程应用提供了理论依据,具有一定的普遍意义。     

基于多 Agent 系统的分队对抗建模仿真

使用基于多Agent系统的建模方法对分队对抗进行了“自底向上”地建模;建立了战场的模型,并从属性、行为、规则三方面建立了智能兵力Agent模型;基于多Agent仿真平台——NetLogo,构建了仿真系统,通过对Agent“微观”行为的仿真,获得了群体的“宏观”行为,为战争复杂系统仿真研究提供了参考。     

一种坦克火力单发命中概率的数学计算方法

坦克作为地面陆军装备的主要突击打击力量,精确命中是其发展的首要任务。对于精确命中而言,坦克火力系统衡量的是单发命中概率。从系统工作原理出发,分析影响坦克火力命中概率的误差因素,进而给出一种坦克火力系统命中概率的数学计算方法。