Micro-Sized Pinhole Inspection with Segmented Time Reversal and High-Order Modes Cluster Lamb Waves Based on EMATs

Pinhole corrosion is difficult to discover through conventional ultrasonic guided waves inspection,particularly for micro-sized pinholes less than 1 mm in diameter.This study proposes a new micro-sized pinhole inspection method based on segmented time reversal(STR)and high-order modes cluster(HOMC)Lamb waves.First,the principle of defect echo enhancement using STR is introduced.Conventional and STR inspection experiments were conducted on aluminum plates with a thickness of 3 mm and defects with different diameters and depths.The parameters of the segment window are discussed in detail.The results indicate that the proposed method had an amplitude four times larger than of conventional ultrasonic guided waves inspection method for pinhole defect detection and could detect micro-sized pinhole defects as small as 0.5 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm in depth.Moreover,the segment window location and width(5-10 times width of the conventional excitation signal)did not affect the detection sensitivity.The combination of low-power and STR is more conducive to detection in different environments,indicating the robustness of the proposed method.Compared with conventional ultrasonic guided wave inspection methods,the proposed method can detect much smaller defect echoes usually obscured by noise that are difficult to detect with a lower excitation power and thus this study would be a good reference for pinhole defect detection.

Retrieval of Electron Return Time from High-order Harmonics Generated in a Mixture of He and Ne Gases

In terms of single-atom induced dipole moment by Lewenstein model, we present the macroscopic high-order harmonic generation from mixed He and Ne gases with different mixture ratios by solving three-dimensional Maxwell＇s equation of harmonic field. And then we show the validity of mixture formulation by Wagner et al. [Phys. Rev. A 76 （2007） 061403（R）] in macroscopic response level. Finally, using/east squares fitting we retrieve the electron return time of short trajectory by formulation in Kanai et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 （2007） 153904] when the gas jet is put after the laser focus.

Multi-factor high-order intuitionistic fuzzy timeseries forecasting model

Fuzzy sets theory cannot describe the neutrality degreeof data, which has largely limited the objectivity of fuzzy time seriesin uncertain data forecasting. With this regard, a multi-factor highorderintuitionistic fuzzy time series forecasting model is built. Inthe new model, a fuzzy clustering algorithm is used to get unequalintervals, and a more objective technique for ascertaining membershipand non-membership functions of the intuitionistic fuzzy setis proposed. On these bases, forecast rules based on multidimensionalintuitionistic fuzzy modus ponens inference are established.Finally, contrast experiments on the daily mean temperature ofBeijing are carried out, which show that the novel model has aclear advantage of improving the forecast accuracy.

High-Order Leap-Frog Based Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the Time-Domain Maxwell Equations on Non-Conforming Simplicial Meshes

A high-order leap-frog based non-dissipative discontinuous Galerkin time- domain method for solving Maxwell＇s equations is introduced and analyzed. The pro- posed method combines a centered approximation for the evaluation of fluxes at the in- terface between neighboring elements, with a Nth-order leap-frog time scheme. More- over, the interpolation degree is defined at the element level and the mesh is refined locally in a non-conforming way resulting in arbitrary level hanging nodes. The method is proved to be stable under some CFL-like condition on the time step. The convergence of the semi-discrete approximation to Maxwelrs equations is established rigorously and bounds on the global divergence error are provided. Numerical experiments with high- order elements show the potential of the method.

Stability Analysis for Stochastic Delayed High-order Neural Networks

In this paper, the global asymptotic stability analysis problem is considered for a class of stochastic high-order neural networks with tin.delays. Based on a Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and the stochastic stability analysis theory, several sufficient conditions are derived in order to guarantee the global asymptotic convergence of the equilibtium paint in the mean square. Investigation shows that the addressed stochastic highorder delayed neural networks are globally asymptotically stable in the mean square if there are solutions to some linear matrix inequalities （LMIs）. Hence, the global asymptotic stability of the studied stochastic high-order delayed neural networks can be easily checked by the Matlab LMI toolbox. A numerical example is given to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed global stability criteria.

Fixed-Time Stabilization of High-Order Uncertain Nonlinear Systems:Output Feedback Control Design and Settling Time Analysis

This paper is devoted to stabilizing the high-order uncertain nonlinear system in a fixed time by output feedback control.First,a novel settling time solution method is proposed by establishing an indirect double system and using the comparison principle.Then a fixed-time observer and a neural networked based adaptive law are constructed to estimate the state and the unknown disturbance for the high-order uncertain nonlinear system.Furthermore,a fixed-time output feedback controller is proposed via the homogeneity technique.The upper bound of the settling time is analyzed for the closed-loop system under the proposed output feedback control.Finally,simulation examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.

Generalized canonical transformation for second-order Birkhoffian systems on time scales

The theory of time scales,which unifies continuous and discrete analysis,provides a powerful mathematical tool for the study of complex dynamic systems.It enables us to understand more clearly the essential problems of continuous systems and discrete systems as well as other complex systems.In this paper,the theory of generalized canonical transformation for second-order Birkhoffian systems on time scales is proposed and studied,which extends the canonical transformation theory of Hamilton canonical equations.First,the condition of generalized canonical transformation for the second-order Birkhoffian system on time scales is established.Second,based on this condition,six basic forms of generalized canonical transformation for the second-order Birkhoffian system on time scales are given.Also,the relationships between new variables and old variables for each of these cases are derived.In the end,an example is given to show the application of the results.

Mei’s symmetry theorem for time scales nonshifted mechanical systems

We focus on Mei symmetry for time scales nonshifted mechanical systems within Lagrangian framework and its resulting new conserved quantities.Firstly,the dynamic equations of time scales nonshifted holonomic systems and time scales nonshifted nonholonomic systems are derived from the generalized Hamilton’s principle.Secondly,the definitions of Mei symmetry on time scales are given and its criterions are deduced.Finally,Mei’s symmetry theorems for time scales nonshifted holonomic conservative systems,time scales nonshifted holonomic nonconservative systems and time scales nonshifted nonholonomic systems are established and proved,and new conserved quantities of above systems are obtained.Results are illustrated with two examples.

SPLIT-ADC BASED DIGITAL BACKGROUND CALIBRATION FOR TIME-INTERLEAVED ADC

A novel Time-Interleaved Analog-to-Digital Converter (TIADC) digital background calibration for the mismatches of offsets, gain errors, and timing skews based on split-ADC is proposed. Firstly, the split-ADC channels in present TIADC architecture are designed to convert input signal at two different channel sampling rates so that redundant channel to facilitate pair permutation is avoided. Secondly, a high-order compensation scheme for correction of timing skew error is employed for effective calibration to preserve high-resolution when input frequency is high. Numerical simulation performed by MATLAB for a 14-bit TIADC based on 7 split-ADC channels shows that Signal-to-Noise and Distortion Ratio (SNDR) and Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) of the TIADC achieve 86.2 dBc and 106 dBc respectively after calibration with normalized input frequency near Nyquist frequency.

A Novel Staggered Semi-implicit Space-Time Discontinuous Galerkin Method for the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations

A new high-order accurate staggered semi-implicit space-time discontinuous Galerkin(DG)method is presented for the simulation of viscous incompressible flows on unstructured triangular grids in two space dimensions.The staggered DG scheme defines the discrete pressure on the primal triangular mesh,while the discrete velocity is defined on a staggered edge-based dual quadrilateral mesh.In this paper,a new pair of equal-order-interpolation velocity-pressure finite elements is proposed.On the primary triangular mesh(the pressure elements),the basis functions are piecewise polynomials of degree N and are allowed to jump on the boundaries of each triangle.On the dual mesh instead(the velocity elements),the basis functions consist in the union of piecewise polynomials of degree N on the two subtriangles that compose each quadrilateral and are allowed to jump only on the dual element boundaries,while they are continuous inside.In other words,the basis functions on the dual mesh arc built by continuous finite elements on the subtriangles.This choice allows the construction of an efficient,quadrature-free and memory saving algorithm.In our coupled space-time pressure correction formulation for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations,the arbitrary high order of accuracy in time is achieved through tire use of time-dependent test and basis functions,in combination with simple and efficient Picard iterations.Several numerical tests on classical benchmarks confirm that the proposed method outperforms existing staggered semi-implicit space-time DG schemes,not only from a computer memory point of view,but also concerning the computational time.

A Compact Finite Volume Scheme for the Multi-Term Time Fractional Sub-Diffusion Equation

In this paper, we introduce high-order finite volume methods for the multi-term time fractional sub-diffusion equation. The time fractional derivatives are described in Caputo’s sense. By using some operators, we obtain the compact finite volume scheme have high order accuracy. We use a compact operator to deal with spatial direction;then we can get the compact finite volume scheme. It is proved that the finite volume scheme is unconditionally stable and convergent in L∞-norm. The convergence order is O(τ2-α + h4). Finally, two numerical examples are given to confirm the theoretical results. Some tables listed also can explain the stability and convergence of the scheme.

High-Order Interpolation Algorithms for Charge Conservation in Particle-in-Cell Simulations

High-order interpolation algorithms for charge conservation in Particle-inCell(PIC)simulations are presented.The methods are valid for the case that a particle trajectory is a zigzag line.The second-order and third-order algorithms which can be applied to any even-order and odd-order are discussed in this paper,respectively.Several test simulations are performed to demonstrate their validity in two-dimensional PIC code.Compared with the simulation results of one-order,high-order algorithms have advantages in computation precision and enlarging the grid scales which reduces the CPU time.

Fractional order nonsingular terminal sliding mode control for flexible spacecraft attitude tracking

This paper investigates a fractional terminal sliding mode control for flexible spacecraft attitude tracking in the presence of inertia uncertainties and external disturbances. The controller is based on the fractional calculus and nonsingular terminal sliding mode control technique,and it guarantees the convergence of attitude tracking error in finite time rather than in the asymptotic sense. With respect to the controller,a fractional order sliding surface is given,the corresponding control scheme is proposed based on Lyapunov stability theory to guarantee the sliding condition,and the finite time stability of the whole close loop system is also proven. Finally,numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the performance of the proposed scheme.

Orientation dependence in high harmonics of ZnO with polarization corrections to counteract the birefringent effect

We investigate the influence of the birefringence on the high-order harmonics in an a-cut Zn O crystal with midinfrared laser pulses.The high harmonics exhibit strong dependence on the alignment of the crystal with respect to the laser polarization.We introduce the Jones calculus to counteract the birefringent effect and obtain the harmonics with polarization corrections in Zn O.We show that the birefringent effect plays an important role in the orientation dependence of HHG.

Stabilized seventh-order dissipative compact scheme using simultaneous approximation terms

To ensure time stability of a seventh-order dissipative compact finite difference scheme, fourth-order boundary closures are used near domain boundaries previously. However, this would reduce the global convergence rate to fifth-order only. In this paper, we elevate the boundary closures to sixth-order to achieve seventh-order global accuracy. To keep the improved scheme time stable, the simultaneous approximation terms (SATs) are used to impose boundary conditions weakly. Eigenvalue analysis shows that the improved scheme is time stable. Numerical experiments for linear advection equations and one-dimensional Euler equations are implemented to validate the new scheme.

Optimization of a global seventh-order dissipative compact finite-difference scheme by a genetic algorithm

A global seventh-order dissipative compact finite-difference scheme is optimized in terms of time stability. The dissipative parameters appearing in the boundary closures are assumed to be different, resulting in an optimization problem with several parameters determined by applying a generic algorithm. The optimized schemes are analyzed carefully from the aspects of the eigenvalue distribution, the ε-pseudospectra, the short time behavior, and the Fourier analysis. Numerical experiments for the Euler equations are used to show the effectiveness of the final recommended scheme.

Impulsive Predator-Prey Dynamic Systems with Beddington-DeAngelis Type Functional Response on the Unification of Discrete and Continuous Systems

In this study, the impulsive predator-prey dynamic systems on time scales calculus are studied. When the system has periodic solution is investigated, and three different conditions have been found, which are necessary for the periodic solution of the predator-prey dynamic systems with Beddington-DeAngelis type functional response. For this study the main tools are time scales calculus and coincidence degree theory. Also the findings are beneficial for continuous case, discrete case and the unification of both these cases. Additionally, unification of continuous and discrete case is a good example for the modeling of the life cycle of insects.

The Differential Transform

One of the methods of mathematical analysis in many cases makes it possible to reduce the study of differential operators, pseudo-differential operators and certain types of integral operators and the solution of equations containing them, to an examination of simpler algebraic problems. The development and systematic use of operational calculus began with the work of O. Heaviside (1892), who proposed formal rules for dealing with the differentiation operator d/dt and solved a number of applied problems. However, he did not give operational calculus a mathematical basis;this was done with the aid of the Laplace transform;J. Mikusiński (1953) put operational calculus into algebraic form, using the concept of a function ring [1]. Thereupon I’m suggesting here the use of the integration operator dt to make an extension for the systematic use of operational calculus. Throughout designing and analyzing a control system, we need to treat the functionality of the system with respect to time. The reaction of the system instructs us how to stable it by amplifiers and feedbacks [2], thereafter the Differential Transform is a good tool for doing this, and it’s a technique to frustrate difficulties we may bump into, also it has the methods to find the immediate reaction of the system with respect to infinitesimal (tiny) time which spares us from the hard work in finding the time dependent function, this could be done by producing finite series.

Jacobi Elliptic Numerical Solutions for the Time Fractional Variant Boussinesq Equations

The fractional derivatives in the sense of Caputo, and the homotopy perturbation method are used to construct the approximate solutions for nonlinear variant Boussinesq equations with respect to time fractional derivative. This method is efficient and powerful in solving wide classes of nonlinear evolution fractional order equations.

Solution of the time-fractional generalized Burger-Fisher equation using the fractional re duce d differential transform method

“The time-fractional generalized Burger-Fisher equation(TF-GBFE)”is used in various applied sciences and physical applications,including simulation of gas dynamics,financial mathematics,fluid mechan-ics,and ocean engineering.This equation represents a concept for the coordination of reaction systems,as well as advection,and conveys the understanding of dissipation.The Fractional Reduced Differential Transform Method(FRDTM)is used to evaluate“the time-fractional generalized Burger-Fisher equation(TF-GBFE).”Todeterminethemethod’s validity,whenthesolutionsareobtained,theyarecorrelatedto exact solutions ofα=1 order,and even for various values ofα.Three-dimensional graphs are used to depict the solutions.Additionally,the analysis of exact and FRDTM solutions indicates that the proposed approach is very accurate.