The Predetermined Failure of Murphy＇s Quest for Freedom in Closed Systems--Narritivity Temporality in Murphy

This essay aims at an analysis of Murphy's failure of his quest for freedom from the aspect of narrative temporality whichwill focus on order, duration and frequency. From the perspective of temporal order, the essay will endeavor to probe into the pro-lepsis in the novel to analyse predetermined narrative and its function. Considering with temporal duration, this essay will penetratethe deceleration of narrative—scene and pause in Murphy to explore its thematic meaning. To investigate the temporal frequency,iterative narrative within text will be exemplified to discuss closed systems in the novel. Based on the analysis of the narrativity tem-porality in Murphy, the essay will focuses on that how its narrative strategy well embodies its theme—the predetermined failure ofMurphy's quest for freedom in closed systems.

Modified Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Internal Model Control for Non-Square Systems with Multiple Time Delays

A modified two-degrees-of-freedom( M-TDOF) internal model control( IMC) method is proposed for non-square systems with multiple time delays and right-half-plane( RHP) zeros. In this method,pseudo-inverse is introduced to design the internal model controller,and a desired closed-loop transfer function is designed to eliminate the unrealizable factors of the derived controller. In addition,set-point tracking and load-disturbance rejection of each process are separately controlled by two controllers. The simulation results show that in addition to high decoupling performance and robustness,the proposed control method also effectively improves loaddisturbance rejection and simultaneously optimizes the input tracking performance and disturbance rejection performance by selecting the parameters of controllers. Furthermore,the higher tolerance of model mismatch is achieved in this paper.

Modal identification of multi-degree-of-freedom structures based on intrinsic chirp component decomposition method

Modal parameter identification is a mature technology.However,there are some challenges in its practical applications such as the identification of vibration systems involving closely spaced modes and intensive noise contamination.This paper proposes a new time-frequency method based on intrinsic chirp component decomposition(ICCD)to address these issues.In this method,a redundant Fourier model is used to ameliorate border distortions and improve the accuracy of signal reconstruction.The effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method are illustrated using three examples:a cantilever beam structure with intensive noise contamination or environmental interference,a four-degree-of-freedom structure with two closely spaced modes,and an impact test on a cantilever rectangular plate.By comparison with the identification method based on the empirical wavelet transform(EWT),it is shown that the presented method is effective,even in a high-noise environment,and the dynamic characteristics of closely spaced modes are accurately determined.

ON THE HOMOCLINIC ORBITS IN A CLASS OF TWO-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEMS UNDER THE RESONANCE CONDITIONS

A class of two-degree-of-freedom systems in resonance with an external, parametric excitation is investigated, the existence of the periodic solutions locked to Omega is proved by the use of the method of multiple scales. This systems can be transformed into the systems of Wiggins under some conditions. A calculating formula which determines the existence of homoclinic orbits of the systems is given.

Hierarchical Self-organization of Complex Systems

Researches on organization and structure in complex systems are academic and industrial fronts in modern sciences. Though many theories are tentatively proposed to analyze complex systems, we still lack a rigorous theory on them. Complex systems possess various degrees of freedom, which means that they should exhibit all kinds of structures. However, complex systems often show similar patterns and structures. Then the question arises why such similar structures appear in all kinds of complex systems. The paper outlines a theory on freedom degree compression and the existence of hierarchical self-organization for all complex systems is found. It is freedom degree compression and hierarchical self-organization that are responsible for the existence of these similar patterns or structures observed in the complex systems.

Spectra of seismic force reduction factors of MDOF systems normalized by two characteristic periods

Seismic force reduction factor(SFRF) spectra of shear-type multi-degree-of-freedom(MDOF) structures are investigated. The modified Clough model, capable of considering the strength-degradation/hardening and stiffnessdegradation, is adopted. The SFRF mean spectra using 102 earthquake records on a typical site soil type(type C) are constructed with the period abscissa being divided into three period ranges to maintain the peak features at the two sitespecific characteristic periods. Based on a large number of results, it is found that the peak value of SFRF spectra may also exist for MDOF, induced by large high-mode contributions to elastic base shear, besides the mentioned two peak values. The variations of the stiffness ratio λk and the strength ratio λF of the top to bottom story are both considered. It is found that the SFRFs for λF ≤λk are smaller than those for λF > λk. A SFRF modification factor for MDOF systems is proposed with respect to SDOF. It is found that this factor is significantly affected by the story number and ductility. With a specific λF(= λk0.75), SFRF mean spectra are constructed and simple solutions are presented for MDOF systems. For frames satisfying the strong column/weak beam requirement, an approximate treatment in the MDOF shear-beam model is to assign a post-limit stiffness 15%-35% of the initial stiffness to the hysteretic curve. SFRF spectra for MDOF systems with 0.2 and 0.3 times the post-limit stiffness are remarkably larger than those without post-limit stiffness. Thus, the findings that frames with beam hinges have smaller ductility demand are explained through the large post-limit stiffness.

System Identification Modeling of Ship Manoeuvring Motion in 4 Degrees of Freedom Based on Support Vector Machines

Based on support vector machines, three modeling methods, i.e., white-box modeling, grey-box modeling and black-box modeling of ship manoeuvring motion in 4 degrees of freedom are investigated. With the whole-ship mathematical model for ship manoeuvring motion, in which the hydrodynamic coefficients are obtained from roll planar motion mechanism test, some zigzag tests and turning circle manoeuvres are simulated. In the white-box modeling and grey-box modeling, the training data taken every 5 s from the simulated 20°/20° zigzag test are used, while in the black-box modeling, the training data taken every 5 s from the simulated 15°/15°, 20°/20° zigzag tests and 15°, 25° turning manoeuvres are used; and the trained support vector machines are used to predict the whole 20°/20° zigzag test. Comparisons between the simulated and predicted 20°/20° zigzag tests show good predictive ability of the proposed methods. Besides, all mathematical models obtained by the proposed modeling methods are used to predict the 10°/10° zigzag test and 35° turning circle manoeuvre, and the predicted results are compared with those of simulation tests to demonstrate the good generalization performance of the mathematical models. Finally, the proposed modeling methods are analyzed and compared with each other in aspects of application conditions, prediction accuracy and computation speed. The appropriate modeling method can be chosen according to the intended use of the mathematical models and the available data needed for system identification.

Design and Optimization for the Occupant Restraint System of Vehicle Based on a Single Freedom Model

Throughout the vehicle crash event, the interactions between vehicle, occupant, restraint system (VOR) are complicated and highly non-linear. CAE and physical tests are the most widely used in vehicle passive safety development, but they can only be done with the detailed 3D model or physical samples. Often some design errors and imperfections are difficult to correct at that time, and a large amount of time will be needed. A restraint system concept design approach which based on single-degree-of-freedom occupant-vehicle model (SDOF) is proposed in this paper. The interactions between the restraint system parameters and the occupant responses in a crash are studied from the view of mechanics and energy. The discrete input and the iterative algorithm method are applied to the SDOF model to get the occupant responses quickly for arbitrary excitations (impact pulse) by MATLAB. By studying the relationships between the ridedown efficiency, the restraint stiffness, and the occupant response, the design principle of the restraint stiffness aiming to reduce occupant injury level during conceptual design is represented. Higher ridedown efficiency means more occupant energy absorbed by the vehicle, but the research result shows that higher ridedown efficiency does not mean lower occupant injury level. A proper restraint system design principle depends on two aspects. On one hand,the restraint system should lead to as high ridedown efficiency as possible, and at the same time, the restraint system should maximize use of the survival space to reduce the occupant deceleration level. As an example, an optimization of a passenger vehicle restraint system is designed by the concept design method above, and the final results are validated by MADYMO, which is the most widely used software in restraint system design, and the sled test. Consequently, a guideline and method for the occupant restraint system concept design is established in this paper.

Observer design for matrix second-order linear systems: a parametric approach

The issue of designing a type of generalized Luenberger observers for matrix second-order linear (MSOL) systems was addressed in the matrix second-order framework. By introducing the concept of stable matrix pair for MSOL systems, sufficient and necessary conditions for the design of the type of generalized Luenberger observers were given under the assumption of controllability and observability of the MSOL system. Based on the proposed conditions and the right coprime factorization of the system, a parametric approach to the design of such type of observers was presented. The proposed approach provides all the degrees of design freedom, which can be further utilized to achieve additional system specifications. A spring-mass system was utilized to show the effect of the proposed method.

Algorithm of the Simulation Type Expert System for Accelerator Single-Freedom Nonlinear Components

For accelerator single-freedom nonlinear components,a general mathematicalmodel with its solution algorithm is developed,based on which a simulation type expertsystem can be built on IBM PC,automatically yielding any order approximate analyti-cal solutions.

Set-point Filter Design for a Two-degree-of-freedom Fractional Control System

This paper focuses on a new approach to design(possibly fractional) set-point filters for fractional control systems.After designing a smooth and monotonic desired output signal,the necessary command signal is obtained via fractional input-output inversion.Then,a set-point filter is determined based on the synthesized command signal.The filter is computed by minimizing the 2-norm of the difference between the command signal and the filter step response.The proposed methodology allows the designer to synthesize both integer and fractional setpoint filters.The pros and cons of both solutions are discussed in details.This approach is suitable for the design of two degreeof-freedom controllers capable to make the set-point tracking performance almost independent from the feedback part of the controller.Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed methodology.

Subharmonic response of single-degree-of-freedom linear vibroimpact system to narrow-band random excitation

The subharmonic response of a single-degree-of-freedom linear vibroimpact oscillator with a one-sided barrier to the narrow-band random excitation is investigated.The analysis is based on a special Zhuravlev transformation,which reduces the system to the one without impacts or velocity jumps,and thereby permits the applications of asymptotic averaging over the period for slowly varying the inphase and quadrature responses.The averaged stochastic equations are exactly solved by the method of moments for the mean square response amplitude for the case of zero offset.A perturbation-based moment closure scheme is proposed for the case of nonzero offset.The effects of damping,detuning,and bandwidth and magnitudes of the random excitations are analyzed.The theoretical analyses are verified by the numerical results.The theoretical analyses and numerical simulations show that the peak amplitudes can be strongly reduced at the large detunings.

Expert System for the Transport Operator of Accelerator Single-Freedom Nonlinear Components

An expert system by Arity Prolog is developed for the transport operator of accelera-tor single-freedom nonlinear components. It automatically yields any order transport operatorand its inverse transport operator for various accelerator single-freedom nonlinear components.As an example, the fifth order inverse transport operator derived by the expert system is given.

Expert System for Accelerator Single-Freedom Nonlinear Components

An expert system by Arity Prolog is developed for accelerator single-freedomnonlinear components.It automatically yields any order approximate analytical solu-tions for various accelerator single-freedom nonlinear components.As an example,theeighth order approximate analytical solution is derived by this expert system for a gen-eral accelerator single-freedom nonlinear component,showing that the design of the ex-pert system is successful.

Earthquake Barcode from a Single-Degree-of-Freedom System

Earthquake is a violent and irregular ground motion that can severely damage structures. In this paper we subject a single-degree-of-freedom system, consisting of spring and damper, to an earthquake excitation, and meanwhile investigate the response behavior from a novel theory about the dynamical system, by viewing the time-varying signum function of It can reflect the characteristic property of each earthquake through and the second component of f, where is a time-sampling record of the acceleration of a ground motion. The barcode is formed by plotting with respect to time. We analyze the complex jumping behavior in a barcode and an essential property of a high percentage occupation of the first set of dis-connectivity in the barcode from four strong earthquake records: 1940 El Centro earthquake, 1989 Loma earthquake, and two records of 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake. Through the comparisons of four earthquakes, we can observe that strong earthquake leads to large percentage of the first set of dis-connectivity.

宪法视野下的婚检制度变革与完善——基于《民法典》第1053条告知义务的履行

《民法典》第1053条对禁婚疾病传统作出重大调整,成为新时代背景下婚检制度设计的重要法律依据。在婚姻宪法保护框架下,“婚姻自由—私人告知—自愿婚检”的传统思路忽略了比“婚姻自由保护”更为根本的“婚姻传统功能保护”。婚姻的公共性及解决相关司法实践难题的客观需要,使得婚检融入履行环节成为可能。从《宪法》到《民法典》再到《婚姻登记条例》,民法典时代婚检制度设计应沿循“婚姻保护—法定告知—弱强制婚检”设计思路,采取“程序强制+形式审查”模式,即当事人于婚前相互告知专业健康检查结论,婚姻登记机关仅要求当事人填写知晓声明并进行必要口头提示而不对告知内容及其真实性进行实质审查。

结构动力学应用中若干基本概念的研究

结构动力特性被广泛应用于结构振动控制、结构可靠性设计和健康监测,由此涉及到一些动力学基本概念的理解问题尚待深入探讨。采用一简支梁横向振动算例以及分别通过模态位移法和模态加速度法对多自由度系统的响应振幅进行分析计算,探讨结构位移响应与第一阶固有频率的关系、结构各阶位移模态的贡献与模态应变能的关系。基于模态正交性,通过分析多自由度振动系统的位移响应,论述了系统共振的必要条件,即在保证系统振动频率(某阶固有频率)等于激励频率的同时,其位移响应还应呈现出相应模态的形态;实现多自由度系统纯模态共振,可用于精确识别结构的模态参数。

基于LMI的二自由度飞行器多变量控制

针对二自由度飞行器存在非线性特性、强耦合性以及易受外界干扰等问题,提出了基于LMI的二自由度飞行器多变量控制方法。首先,根据二自由度飞行器系统的输入和输出变量,结合空间动力学方程建立了系统的状态空间模型;其次,设计满足静态输出反馈稳定的多变量控制律;然后,通过李亚普托夫稳定性定理与极点配置法,将控制系统稳定性问题转化为优化问题,利用线性矩阵不等式(LMI)求解满足最优性能指标的多变量控制器参数;最后,通过对比仿真分析与单变量PID,表明该方法能有效提升二自由度飞行器的轨迹跟踪精度。

基于压电能量收集技术的自供电系统设计

为了降低对传统电池的依赖,同时收集和利用汽车发动机的振动能量,设计了一种二自由度压电能量收集器和基于压电能量收集技术的自供电系统。系统主要由压电能量收集器、电源管理模块和加速度传感器组成。对压电能量收集器进行了建模、仿真和测试,得到了压电能量收集器的谐振频率和输出电压,测试结果表明该压电能量收集器前两阶谐振频率分别为105.5和124.6 Hz,并且在95~128 Hz频率范围内输出电压均在2.7 V以上,频率带宽为33 Hz。测试系统的整体功能,测试结果表明电源管理模块LTC3588-1输出3.34 V的直流电压,加速度传感器ADXL335能够正常工作。实验验证了压电能量收集技术在汽车电子领域中的潜力和可行性,为汽车电子设备提供可持续的自供电解决方案。

基于弹性网络回归的地震动参数排序与比选

为合理选取地震动参数以有效减小结构损伤预测的不确定性,基于弹性网络回归技术对多个地震动参数进行了比选。基于多种地震动参数以及大量单自由度(SDOF)模型的增量动力分析结果建立弹性网络回归模型,定义回归模型中回归系数值以及回归系数值为非零值的个数分别为地震动参数的敏感性系数和频数。基于地震动参数敏感性和频数分析结果对多种地震动参数进行排序,研究结构恢复力模型、地震动集和结构极限状态对地震动参数排序结果的影响。基于一座8层钢框架结构分析结果验证了基于弹性网络回归的地震动参数比选方法的有效性。结果表明:选取代表性的地震动参数加入最小二乘回归模型时,不同结构极限状态下回归分析中残差标准差显著减小。基于大量SDOF体系的地震动参数排序结果比选出了受地震动集、结构恢复力模型和结构极限状态影响较小的地震动参数。结果可为结构抗震能力预测用地震动参数的比选提供理论基础。