Today's Internet architecture provides only "best effort" services,thus it cannot guarantee quality of service(QoS) for applications.Software Defined Network(SDN)is a new approach to computer networking ...Today's Internet architecture provides only "best effort" services,thus it cannot guarantee quality of service(QoS) for applications.Software Defined Network(SDN)is a new approach to computer networking that separates control plane and forwarding planes,and has the advantage of centralized control and programmability.In this paper,we propose HiQoS that provides QoS guarantees using SDN.Moreover,HiQoS makes use of multiple paths between source and destination and queuing mechanisms to guarantee QoS for different types of traffic.Experimental results show that our HiQoS scheme can reduce delay and increase throughput to guarantee QoS.Very importantly,HiQoS recovers from link failure very quickly by rerouting traffic from failed path to other available path.展开更多
Field studies were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of fluridone (PestanalR) for Phelipanche aegyptiaca control and the tolerance of potato cultivar to single or repeated foliar application of fluridone during 201...Field studies were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of fluridone (PestanalR) for Phelipanche aegyptiaca control and the tolerance of potato cultivar to single or repeated foliar application of fluridone during 2012 and 2013 growing seasons. Fluridone was sprayed on potato leaves at rates of l, 5, 10, 20 and 30 μM/ha. Each rate was tested for single and sequential application at 20 d and 35 d after potato emergence. Results indicated that fluridone at all the tested rates (single or sequential applications) significantly reduced Phelipanche infestation and shoot number compared to the control. Fluridone at 10 μM/ha reduced Phelipanche infestation by 99% when applied twice (20 d and 35 d after potato emergence). All tested rates except for fluridone at 30μM/ha (single or two applications) were selective in potato and had no negative effect on potato growth and yield as compared to the control.展开更多
Recently, artificial intelligence technique is increasingly receiving attention in solving complex and practical problem and they are widely applying in electrical machine domain. The authors consider also the direct ...Recently, artificial intelligence technique is increasingly receiving attention in solving complex and practical problem and they are widely applying in electrical machine domain. The authors consider also the direct torque control (DTC) as an alternative to conventional methods of control by pulse width modulation (PWM) and by Field oriented control (FOC), so the application of the DTC based on artificial intelligence can show more advantages and simplified control algorithms with high performance. For this reason, the objectives of this paper can be divided into two parts, the first part is to apply neural networks and fuzzy logic techniques to the DTC control in the presence of a loop speed control comparing to the conventional regulators (as PI) to show the feasibility of these approaches, the second part is to further improve the performance of the neural network by using a neural-fuzzy regulator which combine the advantages of two techniques. Simulation results confirm the validity of the proposed techniques.展开更多
The paper proposes a conference control model between a web server and a telecom application server,referred to as the Conference Directed Graph(CDG) ,and describes an asynchronous communication mechanism between them...The paper proposes a conference control model between a web server and a telecom application server,referred to as the Conference Directed Graph(CDG) ,and describes an asynchronous communication mechanism between them. The Corba Interface Definition Language(IDL) interfaces are defined,and a message sequence chart is illustrated. This web conference control model provides conference users with a new approach to manage and control a conference and the participants. The performance of the system prototype is analyzed and verified in the 863 project named "The Multi-media and Mobile Services Enabled Soft-switch System".展开更多
This work presents the design and control of the DAB (dual active bridge) converter employing gyrator's theory. A brief summary of the theory is introduced, and its application for the DAB converter is verified wit...This work presents the design and control of the DAB (dual active bridge) converter employing gyrator's theory. A brief summary of the theory is introduced, and its application for the DAB converter is verified with a design example. After that, it develops the control and show results of simulations and experiment. Though the commutation not is studied, the advantage of method is the easy way for project and control of the DAB converter.展开更多
The authors study the generation of matrices with complex entries belonging to some matrix groups, mainly those that are defined by a scalar product space. These matrices have useful applications in quantum mechanical...The authors study the generation of matrices with complex entries belonging to some matrix groups, mainly those that are defined by a scalar product space. These matrices have useful applications in quantum mechanical problems and complex control problems. In this work, the authors try to generate matrices such that: (1) the condition number of these types of matrices is controlled and (2) The algorithm used to generate these matrices preserves their structure.展开更多
The paper describes the application of a static var compensator to improve the electrical system of the ACN (Cravo Norte Association) oil field in Colombia. The paper summarizes the application, including system asp...The paper describes the application of a static var compensator to improve the electrical system of the ACN (Cravo Norte Association) oil field in Colombia. The paper summarizes the application, including system aspects that require special control functions in the SVC (static var compensator) regulator. Several important benefits for the system operation are demonstrated, such as increased power transmission import over an existing 230 kV network, dynamic bus voltage stabilization for various load conditions, including system outages and load rejection, and reduction of variable speed drive shutdowns by up to 95%. Some relevant design features of the SVC are treated, as well.展开更多
The UPS (uninterruptible power supplies) are essential power infrastructure components of systems designed for critical application, including data centers. High availability achievement is a very important factor r...The UPS (uninterruptible power supplies) are essential power infrastructure components of systems designed for critical application, including data centers. High availability achievement is a very important factor related to UPS performance, consequently to proper critical application functionality. Generally, UPS have a limited input voltage window, referring to the nominal input voltage value. Goal of this paper is to prove larger voltage window, without affecting normal UPS operation. Larger window will result on less commutation, backup and normal mode reduction, and consequently duty time of batteries reduction, too. Thus, under these conditions, it is to be expected availability improvement. The stabilizing node model, applied at UPS's control part through this paper is presented. UPS's behavior with an implemented stabilizing node is observed at few sites. In order to analyze and conclude about UPS's performance under these technical conditions, simulation results are further presented.展开更多
This paper introduces a powerful design and analysis tool named SIMCAT, that is developed to support applications to license a CANDU nuclear reactor, refurbish projects, and support the existing CANDU stations. It con...This paper introduces a powerful design and analysis tool named SIMCAT, that is developed to support applications to license a CANDU nuclear reactor, refurbish projects, and support the existing CANDU stations. It consists of the CATHENA (Canadian Algorithm for Thermo-Hydraulic Network Analysis), the control logics from C6SIM (CANDU 6 Analytical Simulator), and a communication protocol, PVM (parallel virtual machine). This is the first time that CATHENA has been successfully coupled directly with a program written in another language. The independence of CATHENA and the C6SIM controllers allows the development of both CATHENA and C6SIM controller to proceed independently.展开更多
Location aware management and location based automation are fast upcoming technologies which are facilitated by availability of reliable, accurate, and cheap global positioning systems and location based services. Thi...Location aware management and location based automation are fast upcoming technologies which are facilitated by availability of reliable, accurate, and cheap global positioning systems and location based services. This paper discusses the development of C++ classes, which may be used for development of software for location aware management and control, specifically in merchant shipping, so as to provide improved safety, increased automation, prevention of pollution and reducing the work burden of the crew. The GPS is used in conjunction with the regionally accessible nested global shorelines (RANGS) dataset for this purpose. The design of two main C++ classes named CShorelines and CGPSInput have been discussed. A control system mandatory on all oil-tankers above 150 GRT (and few other vessels) called ODMCS has been made location aware using the novel software developed and the results obtained have been critically examined and presented.展开更多
Bemisia tabaci is one of serious insect pests attacking vegetables and has been difficult to control using conventional insecticides. In the past 10 years, new insecticides have been introduced that provide a diversit...Bemisia tabaci is one of serious insect pests attacking vegetables and has been difficult to control using conventional insecticides. In the past 10 years, new insecticides have been introduced that provide a diversity of novel modes of action and routes of activity to effectively control whitefly. Consequently, intensive used of insecticides in vegetable cultivation has resulted in reduced susceptibility and develops resistance in agriculture industry. In controlling B. tabaci population, insecticides are the common method used by farmers. This study aimed to determine the most effective insecticide against B tabaci by using LC5o value. This study was conducted at the Crop Protection Laboratory, Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia with the controlled room temperature of 24.33 ± 0.14℃ with dark and light ratio of 1:1 (12 hours: 12 hours) is an ideal condition for rearing the insect. The hypothesis of the study is to test if insecticides can control the nymph of whitefly. A total of 50 two-day-old nymphs were treated with insecticides using leaf-dip bioassay procedure. This experiment was replicated three times. The survival rates of the nymphs were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Data on toxicity was analyzed by a special Probit Programme-Single Line Analysis based on Finney (1971). There was a significant difference (df = 8, F = 85.84, P = 0.000) in survival rate of nymph ofB. tabaci to eight insecticides tested. Among the insecticides tested, dimethoate, chlorpyrifos + cypermethrin and diafenthiuron showed significantly higher survival rate of nymph compared to other treatments. When LC50 values were compared for diafenthiuron which is less potent (LCs0 ---- 2.44), abamectin was found to be 3.44 times more potent than diafenthiuron, followed by esfenvalerate,acetamiprid, profenofos, chlorpyrifos + cypermethrin and dimethoate, and the least potent was deltamethrin. The toxicity of eight insecticides tested against nymphs was in the following orders: abamectin = esfenvalerate = acetamiprid = profenofos =- chlorpyrifos + cypermethrin ≥ dimethoate ≥ deltamethrin 〉 diafenthiuron respectively. This study implies that a proper application of the insecticide is a key component to a successful control programme of insect oests.展开更多
This paper considers the optimal control problem for a general stochastic system with general terminal state constraint. Both the drift and the diffusion coefficients can contain the control variable and the state con...This paper considers the optimal control problem for a general stochastic system with general terminal state constraint. Both the drift and the diffusion coefficients can contain the control variable and the state constraint here is of non-functional type. The author puts forward two ways to understand the target set and the variation set. Then under two kinds of finite-codimensional conditions, the stochastic maximum principles are established, respectively. The main results are proved in two different ways. For the former, separating hyperplane method is used; for the latter, Ekeland's variational principle is applied. At last, the author takes the mean-variance portfolio selection with the box-constraint on strategies as an example to show the application in finance.展开更多
A different set of governing equations on the large deflection of plates are derived by the principle of virtual work(PVW), which also leads to a different set of boundary conditions. Boundary conditions play an impor...A different set of governing equations on the large deflection of plates are derived by the principle of virtual work(PVW), which also leads to a different set of boundary conditions. Boundary conditions play an important role in determining the computation accuracy of the large deflection of plates. Our boundary conditions are shown to be more appropriate by analyzing their difference with the previous ones. The accuracy of approximate analytical solutions is important to the bulge/blister tests and the application of various sensors with the plate structure. Different approximate analytical solutions are presented and their accuracies are evaluated by comparing them with the numerical results. The error sources are also analyzed. A new approximate analytical solution is proposed and shown to have a better approximation. The approximate analytical solution offers a much simpler and more direct framework to study the plate-membrane transition behavior of deflection as compared with the previous approaches of complex numerical integration.展开更多
A class of networked control systems is investigated whose communication network is shared with other applications. The design objective for such a system setting is not only the optimization of the control performanc...A class of networked control systems is investigated whose communication network is shared with other applications. The design objective for such a system setting is not only the optimization of the control performance but also the efficient utilization of the communication resources. We observe that at a large time scale the data packet delay in the communication network is roughly varying piecewise constant, which is typically true for data networks like the Internet. Based on this observation, a dynamic data packing scheme is proposed within the recently developed packet-based control framework for networked control systems. As expected this proposed approach achieves a fine balance between the control performance and the communication utilization: the similar control performance can be obtained at dramatically reduced cost of the communication resources. Simulations illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.展开更多
We present a simple implementation of a thermal energy harvesting circuit with the maximum power point tracking(MPPT) control for self-powered miniature-sized sensor nodes. Complex start-up circuitry and direct curr...We present a simple implementation of a thermal energy harvesting circuit with the maximum power point tracking(MPPT) control for self-powered miniature-sized sensor nodes. Complex start-up circuitry and direct current to direct current(DC-DC) boost converters are not required, because the output voltage of targeted thermoelectric generator(TEG) devices is high enough to drive the load applications directly. The circuit operates in the active/asleep mode to overcome the power mismatch between TEG devices and load applications. The proposed circuit was implemented using a 0.35-μm complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS) process. Experimental results confirmed correct circuit operation and demonstrated the performance of the MPPT scheme. The circuit achieved a peak power efficiency of 95.5% and an MPPT accuracy of higher than 99%.展开更多
基金supported partly by NSFC(National Natural Science Foundation of China)under grant No.61371191 and No.61472389
文摘Today's Internet architecture provides only "best effort" services,thus it cannot guarantee quality of service(QoS) for applications.Software Defined Network(SDN)is a new approach to computer networking that separates control plane and forwarding planes,and has the advantage of centralized control and programmability.In this paper,we propose HiQoS that provides QoS guarantees using SDN.Moreover,HiQoS makes use of multiple paths between source and destination and queuing mechanisms to guarantee QoS for different types of traffic.Experimental results show that our HiQoS scheme can reduce delay and increase throughput to guarantee QoS.Very importantly,HiQoS recovers from link failure very quickly by rerouting traffic from failed path to other available path.
文摘Field studies were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of fluridone (PestanalR) for Phelipanche aegyptiaca control and the tolerance of potato cultivar to single or repeated foliar application of fluridone during 2012 and 2013 growing seasons. Fluridone was sprayed on potato leaves at rates of l, 5, 10, 20 and 30 μM/ha. Each rate was tested for single and sequential application at 20 d and 35 d after potato emergence. Results indicated that fluridone at all the tested rates (single or sequential applications) significantly reduced Phelipanche infestation and shoot number compared to the control. Fluridone at 10 μM/ha reduced Phelipanche infestation by 99% when applied twice (20 d and 35 d after potato emergence). All tested rates except for fluridone at 30μM/ha (single or two applications) were selective in potato and had no negative effect on potato growth and yield as compared to the control.
文摘Recently, artificial intelligence technique is increasingly receiving attention in solving complex and practical problem and they are widely applying in electrical machine domain. The authors consider also the direct torque control (DTC) as an alternative to conventional methods of control by pulse width modulation (PWM) and by Field oriented control (FOC), so the application of the DTC based on artificial intelligence can show more advantages and simplified control algorithms with high performance. For this reason, the objectives of this paper can be divided into two parts, the first part is to apply neural networks and fuzzy logic techniques to the DTC control in the presence of a loop speed control comparing to the conventional regulators (as PI) to show the feasibility of these approaches, the second part is to further improve the performance of the neural network by using a neural-fuzzy regulator which combine the advantages of two techniques. Simulation results confirm the validity of the proposed techniques.
基金the National High-Tech Research and De-velopment Plan of China (No.2001AA121021)the Na-tional Research Foundation for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No.20020013004)+2 种基金the Na-tional Grand Fundamental Research 973 Program of China (No.2003CB314806)the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (No.60125101)the Cheung Kong Scholar’s Program and the Promotion Project for Creative Teams of the Ministry of Education (Networking Theory and Tech-nology in Telecommunication) (No.IRT0410).
文摘The paper proposes a conference control model between a web server and a telecom application server,referred to as the Conference Directed Graph(CDG) ,and describes an asynchronous communication mechanism between them. The Corba Interface Definition Language(IDL) interfaces are defined,and a message sequence chart is illustrated. This web conference control model provides conference users with a new approach to manage and control a conference and the participants. The performance of the system prototype is analyzed and verified in the 863 project named "The Multi-media and Mobile Services Enabled Soft-switch System".
文摘This work presents the design and control of the DAB (dual active bridge) converter employing gyrator's theory. A brief summary of the theory is introduced, and its application for the DAB converter is verified with a design example. After that, it develops the control and show results of simulations and experiment. Though the commutation not is studied, the advantage of method is the easy way for project and control of the DAB converter.
文摘The authors study the generation of matrices with complex entries belonging to some matrix groups, mainly those that are defined by a scalar product space. These matrices have useful applications in quantum mechanical problems and complex control problems. In this work, the authors try to generate matrices such that: (1) the condition number of these types of matrices is controlled and (2) The algorithm used to generate these matrices preserves their structure.
文摘The paper describes the application of a static var compensator to improve the electrical system of the ACN (Cravo Norte Association) oil field in Colombia. The paper summarizes the application, including system aspects that require special control functions in the SVC (static var compensator) regulator. Several important benefits for the system operation are demonstrated, such as increased power transmission import over an existing 230 kV network, dynamic bus voltage stabilization for various load conditions, including system outages and load rejection, and reduction of variable speed drive shutdowns by up to 95%. Some relevant design features of the SVC are treated, as well.
文摘The UPS (uninterruptible power supplies) are essential power infrastructure components of systems designed for critical application, including data centers. High availability achievement is a very important factor related to UPS performance, consequently to proper critical application functionality. Generally, UPS have a limited input voltage window, referring to the nominal input voltage value. Goal of this paper is to prove larger voltage window, without affecting normal UPS operation. Larger window will result on less commutation, backup and normal mode reduction, and consequently duty time of batteries reduction, too. Thus, under these conditions, it is to be expected availability improvement. The stabilizing node model, applied at UPS's control part through this paper is presented. UPS's behavior with an implemented stabilizing node is observed at few sites. In order to analyze and conclude about UPS's performance under these technical conditions, simulation results are further presented.
文摘This paper introduces a powerful design and analysis tool named SIMCAT, that is developed to support applications to license a CANDU nuclear reactor, refurbish projects, and support the existing CANDU stations. It consists of the CATHENA (Canadian Algorithm for Thermo-Hydraulic Network Analysis), the control logics from C6SIM (CANDU 6 Analytical Simulator), and a communication protocol, PVM (parallel virtual machine). This is the first time that CATHENA has been successfully coupled directly with a program written in another language. The independence of CATHENA and the C6SIM controllers allows the development of both CATHENA and C6SIM controller to proceed independently.
文摘Location aware management and location based automation are fast upcoming technologies which are facilitated by availability of reliable, accurate, and cheap global positioning systems and location based services. This paper discusses the development of C++ classes, which may be used for development of software for location aware management and control, specifically in merchant shipping, so as to provide improved safety, increased automation, prevention of pollution and reducing the work burden of the crew. The GPS is used in conjunction with the regionally accessible nested global shorelines (RANGS) dataset for this purpose. The design of two main C++ classes named CShorelines and CGPSInput have been discussed. A control system mandatory on all oil-tankers above 150 GRT (and few other vessels) called ODMCS has been made location aware using the novel software developed and the results obtained have been critically examined and presented.
文摘Bemisia tabaci is one of serious insect pests attacking vegetables and has been difficult to control using conventional insecticides. In the past 10 years, new insecticides have been introduced that provide a diversity of novel modes of action and routes of activity to effectively control whitefly. Consequently, intensive used of insecticides in vegetable cultivation has resulted in reduced susceptibility and develops resistance in agriculture industry. In controlling B. tabaci population, insecticides are the common method used by farmers. This study aimed to determine the most effective insecticide against B tabaci by using LC5o value. This study was conducted at the Crop Protection Laboratory, Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia with the controlled room temperature of 24.33 ± 0.14℃ with dark and light ratio of 1:1 (12 hours: 12 hours) is an ideal condition for rearing the insect. The hypothesis of the study is to test if insecticides can control the nymph of whitefly. A total of 50 two-day-old nymphs were treated with insecticides using leaf-dip bioassay procedure. This experiment was replicated three times. The survival rates of the nymphs were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Data on toxicity was analyzed by a special Probit Programme-Single Line Analysis based on Finney (1971). There was a significant difference (df = 8, F = 85.84, P = 0.000) in survival rate of nymph ofB. tabaci to eight insecticides tested. Among the insecticides tested, dimethoate, chlorpyrifos + cypermethrin and diafenthiuron showed significantly higher survival rate of nymph compared to other treatments. When LC50 values were compared for diafenthiuron which is less potent (LCs0 ---- 2.44), abamectin was found to be 3.44 times more potent than diafenthiuron, followed by esfenvalerate,acetamiprid, profenofos, chlorpyrifos + cypermethrin and dimethoate, and the least potent was deltamethrin. The toxicity of eight insecticides tested against nymphs was in the following orders: abamectin = esfenvalerate = acetamiprid = profenofos =- chlorpyrifos + cypermethrin ≥ dimethoate ≥ deltamethrin 〉 diafenthiuron respectively. This study implies that a proper application of the insecticide is a key component to a successful control programme of insect oests.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11171076Science and Technology Commission,Shanghai Municipality under Grant No.14XD1400400
文摘This paper considers the optimal control problem for a general stochastic system with general terminal state constraint. Both the drift and the diffusion coefficients can contain the control variable and the state constraint here is of non-functional type. The author puts forward two ways to understand the target set and the variation set. Then under two kinds of finite-codimensional conditions, the stochastic maximum principles are established, respectively. The main results are proved in two different ways. For the former, separating hyperplane method is used; for the latter, Ekeland's variational principle is applied. At last, the author takes the mean-variance portfolio selection with the box-constraint on strategies as an example to show the application in finance.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11372321)
文摘A different set of governing equations on the large deflection of plates are derived by the principle of virtual work(PVW), which also leads to a different set of boundary conditions. Boundary conditions play an important role in determining the computation accuracy of the large deflection of plates. Our boundary conditions are shown to be more appropriate by analyzing their difference with the previous ones. The accuracy of approximate analytical solutions is important to the bulge/blister tests and the application of various sensors with the plate structure. Different approximate analytical solutions are presented and their accuracies are evaluated by comparing them with the numerical results. The error sources are also analyzed. A new approximate analytical solution is proposed and shown to have a better approximation. The approximate analytical solution offers a much simpler and more direct framework to study the plate-membrane transition behavior of deflection as compared with the previous approaches of complex numerical integration.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.6142230761174061&61304048)+4 种基金the Scientific Research Starting Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Education of Chinathe National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China("863"Project)(Grant No.2014AA06A503)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,Chinese Academy of Sciences,in part by the Youth Top-Notch Talent Support Programthe 1000-Talent Youth ProgramZhejiang 1000-Talent Program
文摘A class of networked control systems is investigated whose communication network is shared with other applications. The design objective for such a system setting is not only the optimization of the control performance but also the efficient utilization of the communication resources. We observe that at a large time scale the data packet delay in the communication network is roughly varying piecewise constant, which is typically true for data networks like the Internet. Based on this observation, a dynamic data packing scheme is proposed within the recently developed packet-based control framework for networked control systems. As expected this proposed approach achieves a fine balance between the control performance and the communication utilization: the similar control performance can be obtained at dramatically reduced cost of the communication resources. Simulations illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
基金Project supported by the Incheon National University Research Grant in 2015 and partly supported by IDEC
文摘We present a simple implementation of a thermal energy harvesting circuit with the maximum power point tracking(MPPT) control for self-powered miniature-sized sensor nodes. Complex start-up circuitry and direct current to direct current(DC-DC) boost converters are not required, because the output voltage of targeted thermoelectric generator(TEG) devices is high enough to drive the load applications directly. The circuit operates in the active/asleep mode to overcome the power mismatch between TEG devices and load applications. The proposed circuit was implemented using a 0.35-μm complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS) process. Experimental results confirmed correct circuit operation and demonstrated the performance of the MPPT scheme. The circuit achieved a peak power efficiency of 95.5% and an MPPT accuracy of higher than 99%.