分布式道德责任(distributed moral responsibility,DMR)的概念由来已久。如果将分布式道德责任的诠释彻底还原为(某些)人、个体和负道德责任的行为(morally loaded actions)总和时,那么DMR的分配,无论是赞赏和奖励或谴责和惩罚,从概念...分布式道德责任(distributed moral responsibility,DMR)的概念由来已久。如果将分布式道德责任的诠释彻底还原为(某些)人、个体和负道德责任的行为(morally loaded actions)总和时,那么DMR的分配,无论是赞赏和奖励或谴责和惩罚,从概念的角度而言是没有问题的,但从实际操作上则是非常困难的。然而,在分布式的环境中,代理网络、某些人类、人工体(譬如程序)和混合体(譬如基于一个软件平台在一起工作的一群人)都可能带来分布式道德行为(distributed moral actions,DMAs)。DMAs是有善恶之分(即,负载道德的)的行为,它们是由一些其自身既非善也非恶(道德中立的)的局部交互所导致的。在本文中,我将分析由DMAs而引发的DMRs,并为完全道德责任(无过失责任)默认地分配给网络中所有节点/代理提供辩护,这些节点/代理对于所探讨的DMA在因果上相关,但与其意向性无关。所提出的机制受如下三个概念的启发,并从中汲取了相关内容:网络理论中的反向传播(back propagation from network theory)、法理学中的严格责任原则(strict liability from jurisprudence)和认识论逻辑中的常识(common knowledge from epistemic logic)。展开更多
The formation maintenance of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)based on proximity behavior is explored in this study.Individual decision-making is conducted according to the expected UAV formation structure and t...The formation maintenance of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)based on proximity behavior is explored in this study.Individual decision-making is conducted according to the expected UAV formation structure and the position,velocity,and attitude information of other UAVs in the azimuth area.This resolves problems wherein nodes are necessarily strongly connected and communication is strictly consistent under the traditional distributed formation control method.An adaptive distributed formation flight strategy is established for multiple UAVs by exploiting proximity behavior observations,which remedies the poor flexibility in distributed formation.This technique ensures consistent position and attitude among UAVs.In the proposed method,the azimuth area relative to the UAV itself is established to capture the state information of proximal UAVs.The dependency degree factor is introduced to state update equation based on proximity behavior.Finally,the formation position,speed,and attitude errors are used to form an adaptive dynamic adjustment strategy.Simulations are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the theoretical results,thus validating the effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
Aiming at the group of autonomous agents consisting of multiple leader agents and multiple follower ones,a flocking behavior method with multiple leaders and a global trajectory was proposed.In this flocking method,th...Aiming at the group of autonomous agents consisting of multiple leader agents and multiple follower ones,a flocking behavior method with multiple leaders and a global trajectory was proposed.In this flocking method,the group leaders can attain the information of the global trajectory,while each follower can communicate with its neighbors and corresponding leader but does not have global knowledge.Being to a distributed control method,the proposed method firstly sets a movable imaginary point on the global trajectory to ensure that the center and average velocity of the leader agents satisfy the constraints of the global trajectory.Secondly,a two-stage strategy was proposed to make the whole group satisfy the constraints of the global trajectory.Moreover,the distance between the center of the group and the desired trajectory was analyzed in detail according to the number ratio of the followers to the leaders.In this way,on one hand,the agents of the group emerge a basic flocking behavior; on the other hand,the center of the group satisfies the constraints of global trajectory.Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
This paper aims to provide a design about a kind of low-cost "sub-mother" UAV small formation by using the low-cost micro-UAV as the platform. Combined with the current international situation in the UAV formation r...This paper aims to provide a design about a kind of low-cost "sub-mother" UAV small formation by using the low-cost micro-UAV as the platform. Combined with the current international situation in the UAV formation research, the modeling is based on the distributed control method and the behavior-based strategy. In this paper, some research to a few key issues has been carried out.展开更多
A comprehensive study on the role of the phase errors distribution on the performances of the phased array systems has been led using a complete and behavioral model for radiation-pattern characteristics. The used mod...A comprehensive study on the role of the phase errors distribution on the performances of the phased array systems has been led using a complete and behavioral model for radiation-pattern characteristics. The used model has many input parameters and it has a lot of features, such as parameters simulations with results analysis, unconventional two-dimensional color graph representation capability in order to show more clearly the results. The results of the study have been discussed and reported. The main achievement of this work is the demonstration that the RMS phase error is a valuable figure of merit of phased array systems but it is not sufficient to completely describe the behavior of a real system. Indeed, this work has shown how the phase errors distribution actually affects the performances of the phased arrays antennas.展开更多
文摘分布式道德责任(distributed moral responsibility,DMR)的概念由来已久。如果将分布式道德责任的诠释彻底还原为(某些)人、个体和负道德责任的行为(morally loaded actions)总和时,那么DMR的分配,无论是赞赏和奖励或谴责和惩罚,从概念的角度而言是没有问题的,但从实际操作上则是非常困难的。然而,在分布式的环境中,代理网络、某些人类、人工体(譬如程序)和混合体(譬如基于一个软件平台在一起工作的一群人)都可能带来分布式道德行为(distributed moral actions,DMAs)。DMAs是有善恶之分(即,负载道德的)的行为,它们是由一些其自身既非善也非恶(道德中立的)的局部交互所导致的。在本文中,我将分析由DMAs而引发的DMRs,并为完全道德责任(无过失责任)默认地分配给网络中所有节点/代理提供辩护,这些节点/代理对于所探讨的DMA在因果上相关,但与其意向性无关。所提出的机制受如下三个概念的启发,并从中汲取了相关内容:网络理论中的反向传播(back propagation from network theory)、法理学中的严格责任原则(strict liability from jurisprudence)和认识论逻辑中的常识(common knowledge from epistemic logic)。
文摘The formation maintenance of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)based on proximity behavior is explored in this study.Individual decision-making is conducted according to the expected UAV formation structure and the position,velocity,and attitude information of other UAVs in the azimuth area.This resolves problems wherein nodes are necessarily strongly connected and communication is strictly consistent under the traditional distributed formation control method.An adaptive distributed formation flight strategy is established for multiple UAVs by exploiting proximity behavior observations,which remedies the poor flexibility in distributed formation.This technique ensures consistent position and attitude among UAVs.In the proposed method,the azimuth area relative to the UAV itself is established to capture the state information of proximal UAVs.The dependency degree factor is introduced to state update equation based on proximity behavior.Finally,the formation position,speed,and attitude errors are used to form an adaptive dynamic adjustment strategy.Simulations are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness and robustness of the theoretical results,thus validating the effectiveness of the proposed method.
基金Projects(61170160,61202338)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Aiming at the group of autonomous agents consisting of multiple leader agents and multiple follower ones,a flocking behavior method with multiple leaders and a global trajectory was proposed.In this flocking method,the group leaders can attain the information of the global trajectory,while each follower can communicate with its neighbors and corresponding leader but does not have global knowledge.Being to a distributed control method,the proposed method firstly sets a movable imaginary point on the global trajectory to ensure that the center and average velocity of the leader agents satisfy the constraints of the global trajectory.Secondly,a two-stage strategy was proposed to make the whole group satisfy the constraints of the global trajectory.Moreover,the distance between the center of the group and the desired trajectory was analyzed in detail according to the number ratio of the followers to the leaders.In this way,on one hand,the agents of the group emerge a basic flocking behavior; on the other hand,the center of the group satisfies the constraints of global trajectory.Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
文摘This paper aims to provide a design about a kind of low-cost "sub-mother" UAV small formation by using the low-cost micro-UAV as the platform. Combined with the current international situation in the UAV formation research, the modeling is based on the distributed control method and the behavior-based strategy. In this paper, some research to a few key issues has been carried out.
文摘A comprehensive study on the role of the phase errors distribution on the performances of the phased array systems has been led using a complete and behavioral model for radiation-pattern characteristics. The used model has many input parameters and it has a lot of features, such as parameters simulations with results analysis, unconventional two-dimensional color graph representation capability in order to show more clearly the results. The results of the study have been discussed and reported. The main achievement of this work is the demonstration that the RMS phase error is a valuable figure of merit of phased array systems but it is not sufficient to completely describe the behavior of a real system. Indeed, this work has shown how the phase errors distribution actually affects the performances of the phased arrays antennas.