Single Photon Detection Technology in Underwater Wireless Optical Communication:Modulation Modes and Error Correction Coding Analysis

This study explores the application of single photon detection(SPD)technology in underwater wireless optical communication(UWOC)and analyzes the influence of different modulation modes and error correction coding types on communication performance.The study investigates the impact of on-off keying(OOK)and 2-pulse-position modulation(2-PPM)on the bit error rate(BER)in single-channel intensity and polarization multiplexing.Furthermore,it compares the error correction performance of low-density parity check(LDPC)and Reed-Solomon(RS)codes across different error correction coding types.The effects of unscattered photon ratio and depolarization ratio on BER are also verified.Finally,a UWOC system based on SPD is constructed,achieving 14.58 Mbps with polarization OOK multiplexing modulation and 4.37 Mbps with polarization 2-PPM multiplexing modulation using LDPC code error correction.

Cone beam computed tomography-guided differences among registration methods for lung cancer and the effects of tumor position,treatment model,and tumor size on positioning errors

Objective To explore the differences in three different registration methods of cone beam computed tomography(CBCT)-guided down-regulated intense radiation therapy for lung cancer as well as the effects of tumor location,treatment mode,and tumor size on registration.Methods This retrospective analysis included 80 lung cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy in our hospital from November 2017 to October 2019 and compared automatic bone registration,automatic grayscale(t+r)registration,and automatic grayscale(t)positioning error on the X-,Y-,and Z-axes under three types of registration methods.The patients were also grouped according to tumor position,treatment mode,and tumor size to compare positioning errors.Results On the X-,Y-,and Z-axes,automatic grayscale(t+r)and automatic grayscale(t)registration showed a better trend.Analysis of the different treatment modes showed differences in the three registration methods;however,these were not statistically significant.Analysis according to tumor sizes showed significant differences between the three registration methods(P<0.05).Analysis according to tumor positions showed differences in the X-and Y-axes that were not significant(P>0.05),while the autopsy registration in the Z-axis showed the largest difference in the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes(P<0.05).Conclusion The treatment mode was not the main factor affecting registration error in lung cancer.Three registration methods are available for tumors in the upper and lower lungs measuring<3 cm;among these,automatic gray registration is recommended,while any gray registration method is recommended for tumors located in the mediastinal hilar site measuring<3 cm and in the upper and lower lungs≥3 cm.

An error resilient scheme for H.264 video coding based on distortion estimated mode decision and nearest neighbor error concealment

Although H.264 video coding standard provides several error resilience tools, the damage caused by error propagation may still be tremendous. This work is aimed at developing a robust and standard-compliant error resilient coding scheme for H.264and uses techniques of mode decision, data hiding, and error concealment to reduce the damage from error propagation. This paper proposes a system with two error resilience techniques that can improve the robustness of H.264 in noisy channels. The first technique is Nearest Neighbor motion compensated Error Concealment (NNEC) that chooses the nearest neighbors in the reference frames for error concealment. The second technique is Distortion Estimated Mode Decision (DEMD) that selects an optimal mode based on stochastically distorted frames. Observed simulation results showed that the rate-distortion performances of the proposed algorithms are better than those of the compared algorithms.

Effect of Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis on Reducing Error Risk of Neonatal Parenteral Nutrition Solution Dispensing

[Objectives]To investigate the effect of healthcare failure mode and effect analysis(HFMEA)on reducing error risk of neonatal parenteral nutrition solution dispensing.[Methods]A research team was established to identify the failure mode(FM)in each link of the formulation process of neonatal parenteral nutrition solution by HFMEA,quantify the severity(S),occurrence(O)and detection(D)of FM,and evaluate FM by risk priority number(RPN).For FM with the values of RPN>16,failure cause analysis was conducted,and corresponding improvement measures were formulated.The weight coefficient and random consistency ratio(CR)of deployment process were calculated in Matlab R2018a by compiling the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP)program.Six months after the implementation of improvement measures,the implementation effect was evaluated by comparing the changes of the values of RPN which was evaluated comprehensively and the rate of dispensing errors before and after the implementation of HFMEA.[Results]In the preparation process of neonatal parenteral nutrition solution,a total of 13 FMs with medium and above risk were found,the weight coefficient of medical order review,dosing and mixing was 0.2703,the weight coefficient of drug dispensing check and review was 0.1432,the weight coefficient of print label was 0.1015,the weight coefficient of distribution was 0.0716,and CR=0.0491<0.1.After six months of intervention,the total RPN value decreased by 64.81%from 127.8 to 45.0.The deployment error rates were significantly lower after the implementation,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).[Conclusions]HFMEA can effectively reduce the error risk in preparation of neonatal parenteral nutrition solution,improve the quality of dispensing and promote the safety of neonatal medication.

Effectiveness and failure modes of error correcting code in industrial 65 nm CMOS SRAMs exposed to heavy ions

Single event upsets(SEUs) induced by heavy ions were observed in 65 nm SRAMs to quantitatively evaluate the applicability and effectiveness of single-bit error correcting code(ECC) utilizing Hamming Code.The results show that the ECC did improve the performance dramatically,with the SEU cross sections of SRAMs with ECC being at the order of 10^(-11) cm^2/bit,two orders of magnitude higher than that without ECC(at the order of 10^(-9) cm^2/bit).Also,ineffectiveness of ECC module,including 1-,2- and 3-bits errors in single word(not Multiple Bit Upsets),was detected.The ECC modules in SRAMs utilizing(12,8) Hamming code would lose work when 2-bits upset accumulates in one codeword.Finally,the probabilities of failure modes involving 1-,2- and 3-bits errors,were calcaulated at 39.39%,37.88%and 22.73%,respectively,which agree well with the experimental results.

西方体制Mark XIIA的Mode5数据格式分析

Mark XIIA是北约盟军统一研制的新型敌我识别系统,该系统的核心是Mode 5敌我识别。该文概述了Mark XIIA敌我识别系统的发展和系统组成,总结了Mode 5的4级工作模式,表明Mode 5不仅能完成基本的敌我识别功能,并具有态势感知、数据传输等功能;其次从安全性、数据容量、系统可靠性3个方面详细分析了Mode 5 Level 1和Level 2的数据格式特征,指出了Mode 5 Level 1和Level 2询问应答数据中的加解密数据段;最后,总结了Mode 5 IFF系统的特点。

Mark XIIA Mode5中RS编译码器设计及性能分析

新型Mark XIIA Mode 5敌我识别系统由美军及北约共同研制,用以提高战场态势感知能力。为提高系统数据传输的抗干扰能力,Mode 5采用了RS(11,9)编译码。文章首先分析了RS码本原多项式及生成多项式,并构建了RS(11,9)伽罗华域,然后给出RS(11,9)编/译码算法。最后利用Simulink仿真平台对RS(11,9)的编/译码过程进行仿真和抗干扰性能分析。

An adaptive backstepping sliding mode method for flight attitude of quadrotor UAVs

To overcome nonlinear and 6-DOF(degrees of freedom)under-actuated problems for the attitude and position of quadrotor UAVs,an adaptive backstepping sliding mode method for flight attitude of quadrotor UAVs is proposed,in which an adaptive law is designed to online estimate the parameter variations and the upper bound of external disturbances and the assessments is utilized to compensate the backstepping sliding mode control.In addition,the tracking error of the design method is shown to asymptotically converge to zero by using Lyapunov theory.Finally,based on the numerical simulation of quadrotor UAVs using the setting parameters,the results show that the proposed control approach can stabilize the attitude and has hover flight capabilities under the parameter perturbations and external disturbances.

High-speed polarization mode dispersion compensation in a 43-Gb/s RZ-DQPSK transmission system over 1200 km of standard single-mode fibre

This paper reports that the designed optical polarization mode dispersion compensator shows a good performance under the real-time variation of differential group delay, state of polarization and principal state of polarization in a （40×43）-Gb/s dense-wavelength-multiplexing, 1200-km enhanced return-to-zero differential-quadrature-phase-shift- keying （RZ-DQPSK） system. The polarization mode dispersion tolerance of the system is improved by 26 ps using the optical polarization mode dispersion compensator. The short and long time stabilities are tested with the bit error ratio recorded.

EMMD-Prony approach for dynamic validation of simulation models

Model validation and updating is critical to model credibility growth. In order to assess model credibility quantitatively and locate model error precisely, a new dynamic validation method based on extremum field mean mode decomposition（EMMD） and the Prony method is proposed in this paper. Firstly, complex dynamic responses from models and real systems are processed into stationary components by EMMD. These components always have definite physical meanings which can be the evidence about rough model error location. Secondly, the Prony method is applied to identify the features of each EMMD component. Amplitude similarity, frequency similarity, damping similarity and phase similarity are defined to describe the similarity of dynamic responses.Then quantitative validation metrics are obtained based on the improved entropy weight and energy proportion. Precise model error location is realized based on the physical meanings of these features. The application of this method in aircraft controller design provides evidence about its feasibility and usability.

Mode Selection for CoMP Transmission with Nonideal Synchronization

This paper proposes a mode selection scheme to improve the spectral efficiency for coordinated multi-point(CoMP) transmission with phase synchronization errors(PSE). Upper bounds of average achievable rate for different CoMP transmission modes, such as coordinated beamforming(CB) and joint processing(JP), are derived by random matrix theory and asymptotic mathematical approximation. According to these upper bounds, the proposed scheme switches CoMP transmission mode between CB and JP adaptively to enhance the average achievable rate. Simulation results show that these upper bounds agree well with the average achievable rates for both JP and CB, and the proposed scheme outperforms traditional single mode CoMP transmission when PSE exist.

New Channel-Aware Modes for VoIP in 3GPP EVS Codec

Aiming at improving rate flexibility of the enhanced voice services (EVS) channel-aware mode for various VoIP applications, two new bit-rate channel-aware modes are proposed in this paper in addition to the existing 13.2 kbit/s mode. Channel-aware mode uses forward error correction by transmitting re-encoded information redundantly for use when the original information is lost or discarded due to late arrival to the receiver. The primary frame bit rate is reduced for the redundant accommodation. A modified quantization scheme is proposed for core encoding regarding the quality degradation. Partial redundant coding is a simplification of that in the existing 13.2 kbit/s channel-aware mode due to the bit constraint. The objective evaluation results of PESQ show that the additional channel-aware modes achieve similar performance in improving the error robustness against missing packets as that of the existing 13.2 kbit/s mode. Multiple bit-rate modes can be dynamically selected in the communication system for more voice services in different bandwidths. On the other hand, optimal allocation based on real-time feedback can adapt to the rapidly-changing network environment as well as possible.

On the Transition Regime of Nonlinear Error Field Penetration in Toroidal Plasmas

The error field penetration is numerically studied in the frame of the visco-resistive magnetohydrodynamics（MHD） model.A transition scaling is obtained to link the Rutherford and Waelbroeck regimes in the nonlinear phase of error field penetration process.Furthermore,a transition density scaling of[br/BT]critne1/2 obtained in accord with recent experimental observations in the J-TEXT tokamak.

THE REALIZATION OF THE PPP AUTOFOCUS METHOD IN PFA FOR SPOTLIGHT MODE SAR IMAGING

This paper first studies the phase errors for fine-resolution spotlight mode SAR imaging and decomposes the phase errors into two kinds, one is caused by translation and the other by rotation. Mathematical analysis and computer simulations show the above mentioned motion kinds and their corresponding damages on spotlight mode SAR imaging. Based on this analysis, a single PPP is introduced for spotlight mode SAR imaging with the PFA on the assumption that relative rotation between APC and imaged scene is uniform. The selected single point is used first to correct the quadratic and higher order phase errors and then to adjust the linear errors. After this compensation, the space-invariant phase errors caused by translation are almost corrected. Finally results are presented with the simulated data.

Voltage and Current Mode Vector Analyses of Correction Procedure Application to Clarke’s Matrix—Symmetrical Three-Phase Cases

Clarke’s matrix has been applied as a phase-mode transformation matrix to three-phase transmission lines substituting the eigenvector matrices. Considering symmetrical untransposed three-phase lines, an actual symmetrical three-phase line on untransposed conditions is associated with Clarke’s matrix for error and frequency scan analyses in this paper. Error analyses are calculated for the eigenvalue diagonal elements obtained from Clarke’s matrix. The eigenvalue off-diagonal elements from the Clarke’s matrix application are compared to the correspondent exact eigenvalues. Based on the characteristic impedance and propagation function values, the frequency scan analyses show that there are great differences between the Clarke’s matrix results and the exact ones, considering frequency values from 10 kHz to 1 MHz. A correction procedure is applied obtaining two new transformation matrices. These matrices lead to good approximated results when compared to the exact ones. With the correction procedure applied to Clarke’s matrix, the relative values of the eigenvalue matrix off-diagonal element obtained from Clarke’s matrix are decreased while the frequency scan results are improved. The steps of correction procedure application are detailed, investigating the influence of each step on the obtained two new phase-mode transformation matrices.

Data-processing induced GPS-positioning error

Global Positioning System data processing is affected by many non-tectonic factors, including the common-mode errors （CME） in station-position time series. The characteristics and origins of CME are still not clear, due to uneven distribution of global GPS networks and the lack of reliable data of the position time series. In this work, data from 241 continuous GPS stations were reprocessed in a consistent way and the results were compared with those generated at Jet Propulsion Laboratory （JPL）. Improvements of residual positions were obtained for many low-quality stations, especially those located in Asia and Australia.

Correlation evaluation of tested and calculated modes of a launch vehicle equipment cabin

First, discusses some conventional modal correlation evaluation methods. And then, introduces the concepts of global modes and local modes to solve difficulties in analyzing large and complex structures with dense modes like the equipment cabin, establishes a criterion with the ratio of modal strain energy to conveniently distinguish these modes. Finally, investigates the methods of modal vector reduction, error localization and model updating used to achieve a high correlation between the tested and calculated modes of the cabin, and verifies the finite element model of the equipment cabin as a foundation for further design and analysis.

PRECISELY COMPENSATED EFFICIENT COMPONENT MODE SYNTHESIS METHOD

Based on the improved mode superposition method proposed by Z. D. Ma and I.Hagiwara, a precisely compensated efficient mode synthesis method is developed. The calculationprocedure is discussed in detail and the truncation error is also analyzed. By comparison, it isshown that this method has a higher accuracy and a less calculation time than the general used ones.

The Sensitivity of Model Results to Specification of Network-Based Level of Service Attributes: An Application of a Mixed Logit Model to Trave Mode Choice

The need for travel demand models is growing worldwide. Obtaining reasonably accurate level of service (LOS) attributes of different travel modes such as travel time and cost representing the performance of transportation system is not a trivial task, especially in growing cities of developing countries. This study investigates the sensitivity of results of a travel mode choice model to different specifications of network-based LOS attributes using a mixed logit model. The study also looks at the possibilities of correcting some of the inaccuracies in network-based LOS attributes. Further, the study also explores the effects of different specifications of LOS data on implied values of time and aggregation forecasting. The findings indicate that the implied values of time are very sensitive to specification of data and model implying that utmost care must be taken if the purpose of the model is to estimate values of time. Models estimated on all specifications of LOS-data perform well in prediction, likely suggesting that the extra expense on developing a more detailed and accurate network models so as to derive more precise LOS attributes is unnecessary for impact analyses of some policies.

“虚拟仿真+试误教学法”实验教学模式的探索与实践

以虚拟仿真结合“试误”教学法,建立混合式实验教学模式用于药学专业高危类化学实验教学。以氧化石墨烯的制备为例,采用3D MAX、IdeaVR等软件对实验场景、仪器设备等进行高度仿真。在线教学模式便于学生随时随地沉浸式学习,凸显“以学生为本”的教育理念;增加“试误”选项,让学生体验错误操作会导致爆炸等危险后果,强化关键知识点。基于“试误”教学法的虚拟仿真实验模式,不仅解决了传统实验教学中安全隐患大、污染严重等问题,能够以虚补实,而且为学生创造了自主性高、探索式学习环境,同时,该教学模式为危险系数高的化学类实验课程的开设提供了教学示范。