面向卷积神经网络的FPGA加速器架构设计

随着人工智能的快速发展,卷积神经网络(CNN)在很多领域发挥着越来越重要的作用。分析研究了现有卷积神经网络模型,设计了一种基于现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)的卷积神经网络加速器。在卷积运算中四个维度方向实现了并行化计算;提出了参数化架构设计,在三种参数条件下,单个时钟周期分别能够完成512、1024、2048次乘累加;设计了片内双缓存结构,减少片外存储访问的同时实现了有效的数据复用;使用流水线实现了完整的神经网络单层运算过程,提升了运算效率。与CPU、GPU以及相关FPGA加速方案进行了对比实验,实验结果表明,所提出的设计的计算速度达到了560.2 GOP/s,为i7-6850K CPU的8.9倍。同时,其计算的性能功耗比达到了NVDIA GTX 1080Ti GPU的3.0倍,与相关研究相比,所设计的加速器在主流CNN网络的计算上实现了较高的性能功耗比,同时不乏通用性。

永磁偏置混合磁悬浮轴承的研究

重点论述永磁混合型磁悬浮轴承的结构原理。讨论了混合磁悬浮轴承结构及参数设计,提出永磁偏置混合磁悬浮轴承的设计方案。有限元分析结果表明,永磁偏置混合磁悬浮轴承的架构方案是可行的,混合磁路的计算是确切的。

Performance-based passive control analysis of adjacent structures:Optimization of Maxwell dampers

The performance-based passive control analysis of the Maxwell dampers between one 10-story and one 6-story adjacent RC frames is conducted in this work.Not only the optimal parameters but also the optimal arrangements of the Maxwell dampers are proposed based on the optimal target of making the total exceeding probability of the adjacent structures to be minimal.The applicability of the analytical expressions of the Maxwell damper damping parameters under different seismic performance targets are firstly examined and then the preferable damping parameters of the Maxwell dampers are proposed through the extensive parametric studies.Furthermore,the optimal arranging positions and optimal arranging numbers of the Maxwell dampers between the adjacent buildings are derived based on a large number of seismic fragility analyses,as well.The general arranging laws of the Maxwell dampers between the adjacent buildings are generated based on the discussion of the theoretical method through the simplified plane model.The optimal parameters and optimal arrangement of the Maxwell dampers presented make both the adjacent structures have preferable controlled effects under each seismic performance target which can satisfy the requirements of multi-performance seismic resistance of the modern seismic codes.

Structural finite element model updating using incomplete ambient vibration modal data

This paper presents an effective approach for updating finite element dynamic model from incomplete modal data identified from ambient vibration measurements.The proposed method is based on the relationship between the perturbation of structural parameters such as stiffness and mass changes and the modal data measurements of the tested structure such as measured mode shape readings.Structural updating parameters including both stiffness and mass parameters are employed to represent the differences in structural parameters between the finite element model and the associated tested structure.These updating parameters are then evaluated by an iterative solution procedure,giving optimised solutions in the least squares sense without requiring an optimisation technique.In order to reduce the influence of modal measurement uncertainty,the truncated singular value decomposition regularization method incorporating the quasi-optimality criterion is employed to produce reliable solutions for the structural updating parameters.Finally,the numerical investigations of a space frame structure and the practical applications to the Canton Tower benchmark problem demonstrate that the proposed method can correctly update the given finite element model using the incomplete modal data identified from the recorded ambient vibration measurements.

Recommendations for construction of a nonlinear international Terrestrial Reference Frame

The problems of ITRF2008,the latest International Terrestrial Reference Frame,are pointed out and analyzed as follows:(1) ITRF is not a mm-level Terrestrial Reference Frame;(2) the origin of ITRF is neither the Earth's center of mass (CM) nor the center of figure (CF);(3) the scale of ITRF is not a uniform system in the sense of the gravitational theory of relativity.These problems result from the linear hypothesis used in the establishment and maintenance of ITRF,which includes the linear hypothesis of the coordinates definition of the ITRF reference stations,and the seven coordinate transformation parameters (three translation parameters,three rotation parameters,and one scale parameter) when the ITRF combine solution is constructed.The linear hypothesis of the ITRF construction leads to the current terrestrial reference frame only at the cm-level,which cannot satisfy the requirements of monitoring mm-level crust movements as well as the global environment.This article points out that the construction of a mm-level Terrestrial Reference Frame is actually a leap from linear to nonlinear.Therefore,according to the main characteristics of nonlinear changes of the crust's deformation,the geocenter motion and the overall height fluctuation of the Earth,the new ITRF station coordinates definition and the new observation equations of combined solutions are constructed for the realization of a mm-level nonlinear ITRF,which can solve the problems of the current ITRF.