Fire truck relocation during major incidents

The effectiveness of a fire department is largely determined by its ability to respond to incidents in a timely manner. To do so, fire departments typically have fire stations spread evenly across the region, and dispatch the closest truck(s) whenever a new incident occurs. However, large gaps in coverage may arise in the case of a major incident that requires many nearby fire trucks over a long period of time, substantially increasing response times for emergencies that occur subsequently. We propose a heuristic for relocating idle trucks during a major incident in order to retain good coverage. This is done by solving a mathematical program that takes into account the location of the available fire trucks and the historic spatial distribution of incidents. This heuristic allows the user to balance the coverage and the number of truck movements. Using extensive simulation experiments we test the heuristic for the operations of the Fire Department of Amsterdam‐Amstelland, and compare it against three other benchmark strategies in a simulation fitted using 10 years of historical data. We demonstrate substantial improvement over the current relocation policy, and show that not relocating during major incidents may lead to a significant decrease in performance.     

Great-power Responsibility,Side-effect Harms and American Drone Strikes in Pakistan

In International Relations (IR), the actions of great powers are usually assessed through their direct effects. Great powers are generally considered to be responsible for the consequences of their actions if they intentionally caused them. Although there is discussion on “double-effects” and “side-effect harms” in the realms of philosophy and political sociology, these largely remain absent from the field of IR. This article bridges that gap by clarifying a set of yardsticks through which side-effect harms of great powers’ actions can be evaluated, including “capacity”, “historical precedent”, “voluntarism” and “unintentional causality”. These yardsticks are deduced through the Theory of Special Responsibilities, which combines elements of Constructivism and the English School. The theoretical framework presented is then applied to the case of American drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. A number of terrorists in FATA have relocated elsewhere within Pakistan to escape these strikes, subsequently harming individuals in new locations. The article asks: who bears responsibility for the harm brought to civilians by these dislocated terrorists? Analysis from the perspective of the theoretical framework, constructed and applied here, suggests that even if the US may claim not to have directly intended such an outcome, it still shares some responsibility for the harm to innocent civilians.     

圆柱形容器爆炸焊接数值模拟与实验

针对深空探测采样容器的特殊要求,进行爆炸焊接严实密封技术研究。利用非线性动力学软件进行铝质柱形容器爆炸焊接数值模拟,得到各种焊接初始参数的影响规律,确定较佳焊接初始参数及容器结构尺寸,并进行实验验证。实验结果表明:外盖角度为7°时,1mm壁厚外盖配4mm壁厚内圆柱或2mm壁厚外盖配6mm壁厚内圆柱,配以较合适炸药厚度,密实焊接效果较理想。研究结果为深空探测采样容器结构设计提供了较好的参考。     

适用于共架武器的通用筒弹模拟系统应用研究

针对通用发控单元的维护需求和共架武器系统的训练需求,设计了通用筒弹模拟系统.该系统通过1553B总线与通用发控单元通信,实现了筒弹功能模拟和筒弹故障模拟.经测试,该系统运行稳定可靠,各项功能满足设计指标.     

液压水锤效应引起液体喷溅特性及其影响因素试验研究

为研究液压水锤效应引起的液体喷溅特性及其影响因素,进行了高速破片撞击充液容器的试验,测试了液体内的空腔振荡特性、压力分布特性和容器外的液体喷溅特性。试验结果表明:液压水锤效应引起的液体喷溅有两个不同的阶段。第一个阶段发生在空腔生长到最大体积后的400~700 μs内,喷溅液体的头部呈箭状;在第二个阶段出现多次形状相似的脉动喷溅,且单次脉动均发生在每次空腔溃灭之后,喷溅液体具有伞状头部与线状尾部。液体内的压力和侵彻孔的形态共同影响液体的喷溅速度,相对喷溅速度与破片的撞击速度成反比。喷溅液体在运动过程中存在速度波动,且随着喷溅次数的增加,液体喷溅速度逐渐下降,速度拐点出现的位置逐渐接近侵彻孔。     

MPP数据并行FORTRAN汇编代码模拟环境的设计与实现

本文阐述了一种在单机上模拟ＭＰＰ机执行并行汇编代码的方法。这种并行汇编代码由ＭＰＰＦＯＲＴＲＡＮ编译器生成。由于在一个大型工程中，编译生成的目标代码运行环境不一定能及时具备，所以，研制汇编代码模拟环境ＤＰＦＡＳ有助于及早验证编译目标代码的正确性和完备性。本文通过共享进程组在ＳＧＩ工作站上实现多机环境模拟和远程地址访问模拟。此模拟环境的实现对ＭＰＰ数据并行ＦＯＲＴＲＡＮ编译器的正确性验证和效率评估有一定的帮助。     

面向大规模容器集群的网络控制技术

针对容器技术在网络层面缺乏控制的问题,设计一套面向大规模容器集群的网络控制架构,分别从容器集群网络的灵活组网、智能适配以及安全隔离三个方向进行研究,主要解决大规模容器集群部署中的网络适配和隔离控制等关键问题。实验结果表明,设计的网络控制架构可以根据网络特点有针对性地实现虚拟局域网的快速划分、网络节点的稳定迁移和节点通信的精确隔离控制。     

海港口岸犯罪分子利用集装箱偷渡的预防与控制

随着我国集装箱进出口贸易的迅猛增长和各地对偷渡活动严厉打击,不法分子开始尝试利用集装箱组织大规模偷渡,并渐呈上升和蔓延趋势,严重干扰了口岸正常的出入境秩序。从集装箱运输流程主要环节（装货、施封、存放、运输、装船）入手,通过分析当前海港口岸集装箱偷渡活动的特点及在集装箱管理过程中存在的问题,提出预防与控制集装箱偷渡的对策。     

Using container inspection history to improve interdiction logistics for illicit nuclear materials

Strengthening the United States' ability to prevent adversaries from smuggling nuclear materials into the country is a vital and ongoing issue. The prospect of additional countries, such as Iran, obtaining the know‐how and equipment to produce these special nuclear materials in the near future underscores the need for efficient and effective inspection policies at ports and border crossings. In addition, the reduction of defense and homeland security budgets in recent years has made it increasingly important to accomplish the interdiction mission with fewer funds. Addressing these complications, in this article, we present a novel two‐port interdiction model. We propose using prior inspection data as a low‐cost way of increasing overall interdiction performance. We provide insights into two primary questions: first, how should a decision maker at a domestic port use detection data from the foreign port to improve the overall detection capability? Second, what are potential limitations to the usefulness of prior inspection data—is it possible that using prior data actually harms decision making at the domestic port? We find that a boundary curve policy (BCP) that takes into account both foreign and domestic inspection data can provide a significant improvement in detection probability. This BCP also proves to be surprisingly robust, even if adversaries are able to infiltrate shipments during transit. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 60: 433‐448, 2013