Poor heat/flame-resistance of polyolefin(e.g.,polyethylene and polypropylene)separators and high flammability of organic electrolytes used in today’s lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)may trigger rare yet potentially catast...Poor heat/flame-resistance of polyolefin(e.g.,polyethylene and polypropylene)separators and high flammability of organic electrolytes used in today’s lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)may trigger rare yet potentially catastrophic safety issues.Here,we mitigate this challenge by developing a heat-resistant and flame-retardant porous composite membrane composed of polyetherimide(PEI)and Al_(2)O_(3) nanowires(NWs).The membranes are fabricated based on an industrially scalable non-solvent-induced phase separation process,which results in an intimately interconnected porous network of Al_(2)O_(3) NWs and PEI.The produced composite membranes exhibit excellent flexibility,thermal stability,and flame-retardancy.Importantly,the composite membranes exhibit minimal thermal shrinkage and superior tensile strength(16 MPa)at temperatures as high as 200℃,significantly exceeding the performance of conventional polyolefin separators.Compared with commercial separators,their superior wettability and higher ionic conductivity(by up to 2.4 times)when filled with the same electrolyte,larger electrolyte uptake(-190 wt.%),as well as improved cycle and rate performance demonstrated in LiNiMnCoO_(2)(NCM)-based LIBs make them attractive choices for a variety of electrochemical energy storage devices.展开更多
Passive dynamics is always one of research emphases of the legged robots. Studies have proved that cheetah robot could achieve stably passive bounding motion under proper initial conditions in the ideal case. However,...Passive dynamics is always one of research emphases of the legged robots. Studies have proved that cheetah robot could achieve stably passive bounding motion under proper initial conditions in the ideal case. However, the actual robot must have energy dissipation because of friction and collision compared with the theoretical model. This paper aims to propose a control method that can drive the cheetah robot running in passive bounding gait. First, a sagittal-plane model with a rigid torso and two compliant legs is introduced to capture the dynamics of robot bounding. Numerical return map studies of the bounding model reveal that there exists a large variety of passively cyclic bounding motions （fixed points）. Based on the distribution law of fixed points, an open-loop control method including touchdown angle control strategy and leg length control strategy is put forward. At last, prototype of the cheetah robot is designed and manufactured, and locomotion experiment are carried out. The experiment results show that the cheetah robot can achieve a stable bounding motion at different speeds with the proposed control method.展开更多
In situ ultrafine TiC dispersion reinforced Inconel 718 alloy with enhanced mechanical properties was fabricated by the technique of reactive hot-press sintering Ti2AlC and In718 powders.The effect of Ti2AlC precursor...In situ ultrafine TiC dispersion reinforced Inconel 718 alloy with enhanced mechanical properties was fabricated by the technique of reactive hot-press sintering Ti2AlC and In718 powders.The effect of Ti2AlC precursor additions(5 vol.%,10 vol.%,15 vol.%)on microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC/In718 composites were investigated.A relationship of microstructural characteristics,room and elevated temperature mechanical performance,and underlying strengthening mechanisms were analyzed.The results show that initial Ti2AlC precursor transformed completely into ultrafine TiC particulate(~230 nm)and distributed uniformly in the matrix after sintering 5 and 10 vol.%Ti2AlC/In718.However,TiC particulates tended to aggregate to stripes with the addition of Ti2AlC up to 15 vol.%,which,in adverse,weaken the properties of In718.The 5 vol.%Ti2AlC/In718 sample showed a higher tensile strength of 1404±13 MPa with a noticeable elongation of 9.8%at room temperature compared to the pure In718(ultimate tensile strength(UTS)=1310 MPa,elongation=21.5%).At 600℃,700℃,800℃and 900℃,tensile strength of the as-sintered 5 vol.%Ti2AlC/In718 composite was determined to be 1333±13 MPa,1010±10 MPa,685±25 MPa and 276±3 MPa,increased by 9.2%,14.6%,14.2%and 55%,respectively,compared with that of monolithic In718 alloy.The excellent tensile properties of TiC/In718 composite can be ascribed to the combined mechanisms in term of increased dislocation density,dispersive Orowan and load transfer mechanisms.展开更多
Resource planning is becoming an increasingly important and timely problem for cloud users.As more Web services are moved to the cloud,minimizing network usage is often a key driver of cost control.Most existing appro...Resource planning is becoming an increasingly important and timely problem for cloud users.As more Web services are moved to the cloud,minimizing network usage is often a key driver of cost control.Most existing approaches focus on resources such as CPU,memory,and disk I/O.In particular,CPU receives the most attention from researchers,but the bandwidth is somehow neglected.It is challenging to predict the network throughput of modem Web services,due to the factors of diverse and complex response,evolving Web services,and complex network transportation.In this paper,we propose a methodology of what-if analysis,named Log2Sim,to plan the bandwidth resource of Web services.Log2Sim uses a lightweight workload model to describe user behavior,an automated mining approach to obtain characteristics of workloads and responses from massive Web logs,and traffic-aware simulations to predict the impact on the bandwidth consumption and the response time in changing contexts.We use a real-life Web system and a classic benchmark to evaluate Log2Sim in multiple scenarios.The evaluation result shows that Log2Sim has good performance in the prediction of bandwidth consumption.The average relative error is 2%for the benchmark and 8% for the real-life system.As for the response time,Log2Sim cannot produce accurate predictions for every single service request,but the simulation results always show similar trends on average response time with the increase of workloads in different changing contexts.It can provide sufficient information for the system administrator in proactive bandwidth planning.展开更多
基金financially supported by Sila Nanotechnologies,Inc.(Sila)additional fellowship support of China Scholarship Councilsupported by the National Science Foundation(No.ECCS-2025462).
文摘Poor heat/flame-resistance of polyolefin(e.g.,polyethylene and polypropylene)separators and high flammability of organic electrolytes used in today’s lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)may trigger rare yet potentially catastrophic safety issues.Here,we mitigate this challenge by developing a heat-resistant and flame-retardant porous composite membrane composed of polyetherimide(PEI)and Al_(2)O_(3) nanowires(NWs).The membranes are fabricated based on an industrially scalable non-solvent-induced phase separation process,which results in an intimately interconnected porous network of Al_(2)O_(3) NWs and PEI.The produced composite membranes exhibit excellent flexibility,thermal stability,and flame-retardancy.Importantly,the composite membranes exhibit minimal thermal shrinkage and superior tensile strength(16 MPa)at temperatures as high as 200℃,significantly exceeding the performance of conventional polyolefin separators.Compared with commercial separators,their superior wettability and higher ionic conductivity(by up to 2.4 times)when filled with the same electrolyte,larger electrolyte uptake(-190 wt.%),as well as improved cycle and rate performance demonstrated in LiNiMnCoO_(2)(NCM)-based LIBs make them attractive choices for a variety of electrochemical energy storage devices.
基金Acknowledgment This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No： 51205145）, the National Basic Research Program of China （Grant No： 2013CB035805） and Graduates＇ Innovation Fund of Huazhong University of Science ＆ Technology （Grant No： 01-09-070092）.
文摘Passive dynamics is always one of research emphases of the legged robots. Studies have proved that cheetah robot could achieve stably passive bounding motion under proper initial conditions in the ideal case. However, the actual robot must have energy dissipation because of friction and collision compared with the theoretical model. This paper aims to propose a control method that can drive the cheetah robot running in passive bounding gait. First, a sagittal-plane model with a rigid torso and two compliant legs is introduced to capture the dynamics of robot bounding. Numerical return map studies of the bounding model reveal that there exists a large variety of passively cyclic bounding motions （fixed points）. Based on the distribution law of fixed points, an open-loop control method including touchdown angle control strategy and leg length control strategy is put forward. At last, prototype of the cheetah robot is designed and manufactured, and locomotion experiment are carried out. The experiment results show that the cheetah robot can achieve a stable bounding motion at different speeds with the proposed control method.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51871011,51572017 and 51301013)the Beijing Government Funds for the Constructive Project of Central Universitiesthe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2018YJS144)。
文摘In situ ultrafine TiC dispersion reinforced Inconel 718 alloy with enhanced mechanical properties was fabricated by the technique of reactive hot-press sintering Ti2AlC and In718 powders.The effect of Ti2AlC precursor additions(5 vol.%,10 vol.%,15 vol.%)on microstructure and mechanical properties of TiC/In718 composites were investigated.A relationship of microstructural characteristics,room and elevated temperature mechanical performance,and underlying strengthening mechanisms were analyzed.The results show that initial Ti2AlC precursor transformed completely into ultrafine TiC particulate(~230 nm)and distributed uniformly in the matrix after sintering 5 and 10 vol.%Ti2AlC/In718.However,TiC particulates tended to aggregate to stripes with the addition of Ti2AlC up to 15 vol.%,which,in adverse,weaken the properties of In718.The 5 vol.%Ti2AlC/In718 sample showed a higher tensile strength of 1404±13 MPa with a noticeable elongation of 9.8%at room temperature compared to the pure In718(ultimate tensile strength(UTS)=1310 MPa,elongation=21.5%).At 600℃,700℃,800℃and 900℃,tensile strength of the as-sintered 5 vol.%Ti2AlC/In718 composite was determined to be 1333±13 MPa,1010±10 MPa,685±25 MPa and 276±3 MPa,increased by 9.2%,14.6%,14.2%and 55%,respectively,compared with that of monolithic In718 alloy.The excellent tensile properties of TiC/In718 composite can be ascribed to the combined mechanisms in term of increased dislocation density,dispersive Orowan and load transfer mechanisms.
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFB1003302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61472241).
文摘Resource planning is becoming an increasingly important and timely problem for cloud users.As more Web services are moved to the cloud,minimizing network usage is often a key driver of cost control.Most existing approaches focus on resources such as CPU,memory,and disk I/O.In particular,CPU receives the most attention from researchers,but the bandwidth is somehow neglected.It is challenging to predict the network throughput of modem Web services,due to the factors of diverse and complex response,evolving Web services,and complex network transportation.In this paper,we propose a methodology of what-if analysis,named Log2Sim,to plan the bandwidth resource of Web services.Log2Sim uses a lightweight workload model to describe user behavior,an automated mining approach to obtain characteristics of workloads and responses from massive Web logs,and traffic-aware simulations to predict the impact on the bandwidth consumption and the response time in changing contexts.We use a real-life Web system and a classic benchmark to evaluate Log2Sim in multiple scenarios.The evaluation result shows that Log2Sim has good performance in the prediction of bandwidth consumption.The average relative error is 2%for the benchmark and 8% for the real-life system.As for the response time,Log2Sim cannot produce accurate predictions for every single service request,but the simulation results always show similar trends on average response time with the increase of workloads in different changing contexts.It can provide sufficient information for the system administrator in proactive bandwidth planning.
基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities，the National Natural Science Foundation of China，the Beijing Government Funds for the Constructive Project of Central Universities
