A new method of nanocontact fabrication for Adreev reflection measurement based on the nanopore method using a SiN membrane with focused ion beam technique is presented. With this method, controllable, clean,tensionle...A new method of nanocontact fabrication for Adreev reflection measurement based on the nanopore method using a SiN membrane with focused ion beam technique is presented. With this method, controllable, clean,tensionless nano-contacts for spin polarization probing can be obtained. Measurements of the fabricated samples show complicated spectral structures with a zero bias anomaly and dip structures from quasipartical interactions. A control sample of Co40Fe40B20 is measured with Nb tip method. None of the measured spectra can be explained satisfactorily by present theory. Further analysis of the contact interface and a more complete theory are needed to extract a reliable spin polarization message with the point contact Andreev reflection method.展开更多
A novel wide-range CMOS variable gain amplifier (VGA) topology is presented. The proposed VGA is composed of a variable transconductor and a novel variable output resistor and can offer a high gain variation range o...A novel wide-range CMOS variable gain amplifier (VGA) topology is presented. The proposed VGA is composed of a variable transconductor and a novel variable output resistor and can offer a high gain variation range of 80dB while using a single variable-gain stage. Temperature-compensation and decibel-linear gain characteristic are achieved by using a control circuit that provides a gain error lower than ±1.5dB over the full temperature and gain ranges. Realized in 0.25μm CMOS technology, a prototype of the proposed VGA provides a total gain range of 64.5dB with 55.6dB-linear range,a P-1dB varying from - 17.5 to 11.5dBm,and a 3dB-bandwith varying from 65 to 860MHz while dissipating 16.5mW from a 2.5V supply voltage.展开更多
This paper discusses the concept of controllable subspace for open quantum dynamical systems. It is constructively demonstrated that combining structural features of decoherence-free subspaces with the ability to perf...This paper discusses the concept of controllable subspace for open quantum dynamical systems. It is constructively demonstrated that combining structural features of decoherence-free subspaces with the ability to perform open-loop coherent control on open quantum systems will allow decoherence-free subspaces to be controllable. This is in contrast to the observation that open quantum dynamical systems are not open-loop controllable. To a certain extent, this paper gives an alternative control theoretical interpretation on why decoherence-free subspaces can be useful for quantum computation.展开更多
Nickel oxide(NiO)hollow microspheres with hierarchical structure were fabricated through a process consisting of a self-assembling,hydrothermal reaction and calcination.The prepared NiO hollow microspheres composed of...Nickel oxide(NiO)hollow microspheres with hierarchical structure were fabricated through a process consisting of a self-assembling,hydrothermal reaction and calcination.The prepared NiO hollow microspheres composed of many nanoflakes,are about 2-3μm in diameter.The length of the NiO flakes,having clear edges,is about 500-700 nm,while the thickness is only about 40-50 nm.This indicates that the NiO microspheres possess a hierarchical structure that can provide porous channels to facilitate the transmission of both electrons and electrolyte ions.NiO microspheres exhibit a high specific capacitance of about 1340 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g and high capacitance retention about 96.5%after 1000 cycles.What’s more,the conductive mechanism of nickel oxide for electrochemical capacitor electrodes was also studied.展开更多
Polymer dispersants are widely used as grinding aids to reduce the viscosity of mineral particle suspensions and to improve energy efficiency during fine grinding. The authors studied here the effects of polymer dispe...Polymer dispersants are widely used as grinding aids to reduce the viscosity of mineral particle suspensions and to improve energy efficiency during fine grinding. The authors studied here the effects of polymer dispersants of different molecular structure on limestone suspension properties in wet stirred media milling. The polymers differed in their molecular weight and PDI (polydispersity index). Two traditionally fractionated polymer dispersants having a high PDI (over 2) and one made by controlled radical polymerization having a low PDI (1.2) were tested. It was noticed that these dispersants worked as electrosteric stabilizers and prevented the agglomeration of ground limestone particles. Their addition allowed increased solids concentrations to be used in the grinding experiments and at the same time lowered the particle size and specific energy consumption. The particle sizes obtained were about 1 μm regardless of the dispersant or its dose. The dispersant with a low PDI reduced the viscosity more than did the high PDI dispersants. The results indicate that higher solids concentrations can be used at the same dispersant dose when a low PDI dispersant is used, leading to energy savings via increased throughput. Alternatively, a lower dose of low PDI polymer dispersant than of a high PDI polymer dispersant can be used at the same solids concentration.展开更多
Based on analyzing the overlap appearance of random winding, basic principles of ribbon-free random winding and parametric selections for anti-overlap are discussed. The ribbon-free random winding control system and i...Based on analyzing the overlap appearance of random winding, basic principles of ribbon-free random winding and parametric selections for anti-overlap are discussed. The ribbon-free random winding control system and its related hardware construction as well as its software design are introduced by applying PCC technology to high speed spinning machine of synthetic filament.展开更多
Differential evolution(DE) demonstrates good convergence performance,but it is difficult to choose trial vector generation strategies and associated control parameter values.An improved method,self-adapting scalable D...Differential evolution(DE) demonstrates good convergence performance,but it is difficult to choose trial vector generation strategies and associated control parameter values.An improved method,self-adapting scalable DE(SSDE) algorithm,is proposed.Trial vector generation strategies and crossover probability are respectively self-adapted by two operators in this algorithm.Meanwhile,to enhance the convergence rate,vectors selected randomly with the optimal fitness values are introduced to guide searching direction.Benchmark problems are used to verify this algorithm.Compared with other well-known DE algorithms,experiment results indicate that this algorithm is better than other DE algorithms in terms of convergence rate and quality of optimization.展开更多
The use of digitally activated, variable transmittance materials and artificial intelligence methods to building control will enhance the performance of buildings, and programmable components will change the tradition...The use of digitally activated, variable transmittance materials and artificial intelligence methods to building control will enhance the performance of buildings, and programmable components will change the traditional modes of architectural design, manufacturing and construction. In the presented key study, the architectural form and functionality of windows are revisited with a view to integrate current advances in material science, control systems engineering and human-computer interaction. The features of a building facade, involving a matrix of programmable windows that enables precise control of daylight, view and privacy in the interior of a house are discussed. Managing the variable transmittance materials of the facade by an autonomous high-level control system allows the optimization of the house performance based on real time data and the schedule of the inhabitants. Using constraint violations as a measure of success, the autonomous control of the house outperforms any existing deterministic control models.展开更多
The existence of linear quadratic optimal control of ship automatic steering instruments is studied. Firstly, the sufficient conditions for the quadratic integrability of the solutions of linear second order time-vari...The existence of linear quadratic optimal control of ship automatic steering instruments is studied. Firstly, the sufficient conditions for the quadratic integrability of the solutions of linear second order time-variant differential equations are developed. Secondly, the optimal control form of the ship automatic steering instrument is obtained by using the dynamic programming method, which guarantees a minimal ship sway range, during long-distance navigation, by using as little energy as possible. Finally, based on the above mentioned sufficient conditions, the conditions for the realization of optimal control are obtained, which provides a foundation for choosing the weighted coefficients for optimal control in engineering.展开更多
Mixed-weight least-squares (MWLS) predictive control algorithm, compared with quadratic programming (QP) method, has the advantages of reducing the computer burden, quick calculation speed and dealing with the case in...Mixed-weight least-squares (MWLS) predictive control algorithm, compared with quadratic programming (QP) method, has the advantages of reducing the computer burden, quick calculation speed and dealing with the case in which the optimization is infeasible. But it can only deal with soft constraints. In order to deal with hard constraints and guarantee feasibility, an improved algorithm is proposed by recalculating the setpoint according to the hard constraints before calculating the manipulated variable and MWLS algorithm is used to satisfy the requirement of soft constraints for the system with the input constraints and output constraints. The algorithm can not only guarantee stability of the system and zero steady state error, but also satisfy the hard constraints of input and output variables. The simulation results show the improved algorithm is feasible and effective.展开更多
UV wavelength auto-tuned tuned output system is realized by the difference method. Controlled by the microprocessor, output wavelength auto- tracking is achieved.Besides, equipment self-checking auto-positioning and t...UV wavelength auto-tuned tuned output system is realized by the difference method. Controlled by the microprocessor, output wavelength auto- tracking is achieved.Besides, equipment self-checking auto-positioning and temperature correct are realized,The wavelength tuned output efficiency in the experiment is better than 97 %.展开更多
The increasing pollution in the atmospheric layer has meant world-wide temperature variations, causing the melting of icecaps and floods, among other environmental factors. This change in temperature has been mainly c...The increasing pollution in the atmospheric layer has meant world-wide temperature variations, causing the melting of icecaps and floods, among other environmental factors. This change in temperature has been mainly caused by the indiscriminate emission of CO2, especially due to the rising number of vehicles in circulation. Researchers have identified that, among other types of fuel, diesel has the highest level of CO2 emission. Hence the need for the development of biodiesel, produced from oleaginous plants, aimed at reducing the emission of this harmful gas into the atmosphere, besides using renewable resources. However, as in any automation process, it is necessary to have sensors, actuators, and controllers, which together perform the automation and control of the production process. Besides that, there are other process variables to be accounted for, such as temperature, flow, and level. Considering such concept, and within the academic context, the creation process of a mini biodiesel plant will be described.展开更多
Special research attention has been paid to phosphorus-containing materials and their corresponding applications. This mini review considers recent publications devoted to the "living"/controlled radical(co)...Special research attention has been paid to phosphorus-containing materials and their corresponding applications. This mini review considers recent publications devoted to the "living"/controlled radical(co)polymerization of phosphorus-containing monomers. In addition, different properties of the polymers involved in the phosphonate group in various chemical environments are demonstrated, and their potential applications are briefly discussed.展开更多
An effective and more efficient path planning algorithm is developed for a kinematically non-redundant free-floating space robot(FFSR) system by proposing a concept of degree of controllability(DOC) for underactuated ...An effective and more efficient path planning algorithm is developed for a kinematically non-redundant free-floating space robot(FFSR) system by proposing a concept of degree of controllability(DOC) for underactuated systems. The DOC concept is proposed for making full use of the internal couplings and then achieving a better control effect, followed by a certain definition of controllability measurement which measures the DOC, based on obtaining an explicit and finite equivalent affine system and singular value decomposition. A simple method for nilpotent approximation of the Lie algebra generated by the FFSR system is put forward by direct Taylor expansion when obtaining the equivalent system. Afterwards, a large-controlla- bility-measurement(LCM) nominal path is searched by a weighted A* algorithm, and an optimal self-correcting method is designed to track the nominal path approximately, yielding an efficient underactuated path. The proposed strategy successfully avoids the drawback of inefficiency inherent in previous path-planning schemes, which is due to the neglect of internal couplings, and illustrative numerical examples show its efficacy.展开更多
In this paper, the variable universe adaptive fuzzy controller based on variable gain Ha regulator (VGH∞R) is designed to stabilize a quadruple inverted pendulum. The VGH∞R is a novel robust gain-scheduling approa...In this paper, the variable universe adaptive fuzzy controller based on variable gain Ha regulator (VGH∞R) is designed to stabilize a quadruple inverted pendulum. The VGH∞R is a novel robust gain-scheduling approach. By utilizing VGH∞R technique, a more precise real-time feedback gain matrix, which is changing with states, is obtained, Via the variable gain matrix 10 state variables of quadruple inverted pendulum are transformed into a kind of synthesis error (E) and synthesis rate of change of error (EC) at sampling time. Therefore, the dimension of the multivariable system is reduced and the variable universe adaptive fuzzy controller is built. Experiments illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.展开更多
In this work, we selected a magnetic-semiconductor as an interlayer and investigated the electronic transport properties in the ferromagnetic/ferromagnetic-semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/FS/FM) trilayers. The results...In this work, we selected a magnetic-semiconductor as an interlayer and investigated the electronic transport properties in the ferromagnetic/ferromagnetic-semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/FS/FM) trilayers. The results indicate that the large TMR comparable to that in ferromagnetic/metal oxide/ferromagnetic sandwich can be obtained in the FM/FS/FM multilayers with considering the spin filter effect in the magnetic semiconductor layer. Moreover, the transmission coefficient and TMR can be tuned through thickness, Rashba spin-orbit coupling strength and molecular field of the magnetic semiconductor. Our calculations could provide a way to design the semiconductor spintronic devices with excellent and controllable properties.展开更多
文摘A new method of nanocontact fabrication for Adreev reflection measurement based on the nanopore method using a SiN membrane with focused ion beam technique is presented. With this method, controllable, clean,tensionless nano-contacts for spin polarization probing can be obtained. Measurements of the fabricated samples show complicated spectral structures with a zero bias anomaly and dip structures from quasipartical interactions. A control sample of Co40Fe40B20 is measured with Nb tip method. None of the measured spectra can be explained satisfactorily by present theory. Further analysis of the contact interface and a more complete theory are needed to extract a reliable spin polarization message with the point contact Andreev reflection method.
文摘A novel wide-range CMOS variable gain amplifier (VGA) topology is presented. The proposed VGA is composed of a variable transconductor and a novel variable output resistor and can offer a high gain variation range of 80dB while using a single variable-gain stage. Temperature-compensation and decibel-linear gain characteristic are achieved by using a control circuit that provides a gain error lower than ±1.5dB over the full temperature and gain ranges. Realized in 0.25μm CMOS technology, a prototype of the proposed VGA provides a total gain range of 64.5dB with 55.6dB-linear range,a P-1dB varying from - 17.5 to 11.5dBm,and a 3dB-bandwith varying from 65 to 860MHz while dissipating 16.5mW from a 2.5V supply voltage.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.60674040National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars under Grant No.60225015
文摘This paper discusses the concept of controllable subspace for open quantum dynamical systems. It is constructively demonstrated that combining structural features of decoherence-free subspaces with the ability to perform open-loop coherent control on open quantum systems will allow decoherence-free subspaces to be controllable. This is in contrast to the observation that open quantum dynamical systems are not open-loop controllable. To a certain extent, this paper gives an alternative control theoretical interpretation on why decoherence-free subspaces can be useful for quantum computation.
基金Project(51274248)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201FA31440)supported by the International S&T Cooperation Program of China
文摘Nickel oxide(NiO)hollow microspheres with hierarchical structure were fabricated through a process consisting of a self-assembling,hydrothermal reaction and calcination.The prepared NiO hollow microspheres composed of many nanoflakes,are about 2-3μm in diameter.The length of the NiO flakes,having clear edges,is about 500-700 nm,while the thickness is only about 40-50 nm.This indicates that the NiO microspheres possess a hierarchical structure that can provide porous channels to facilitate the transmission of both electrons and electrolyte ions.NiO microspheres exhibit a high specific capacitance of about 1340 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g and high capacitance retention about 96.5%after 1000 cycles.What’s more,the conductive mechanism of nickel oxide for electrochemical capacitor electrodes was also studied.
文摘Polymer dispersants are widely used as grinding aids to reduce the viscosity of mineral particle suspensions and to improve energy efficiency during fine grinding. The authors studied here the effects of polymer dispersants of different molecular structure on limestone suspension properties in wet stirred media milling. The polymers differed in their molecular weight and PDI (polydispersity index). Two traditionally fractionated polymer dispersants having a high PDI (over 2) and one made by controlled radical polymerization having a low PDI (1.2) were tested. It was noticed that these dispersants worked as electrosteric stabilizers and prevented the agglomeration of ground limestone particles. Their addition allowed increased solids concentrations to be used in the grinding experiments and at the same time lowered the particle size and specific energy consumption. The particle sizes obtained were about 1 μm regardless of the dispersant or its dose. The dispersant with a low PDI reduced the viscosity more than did the high PDI dispersants. The results indicate that higher solids concentrations can be used at the same dispersant dose when a low PDI dispersant is used, leading to energy savings via increased throughput. Alternatively, a lower dose of low PDI polymer dispersant than of a high PDI polymer dispersant can be used at the same solids concentration.
文摘Based on analyzing the overlap appearance of random winding, basic principles of ribbon-free random winding and parametric selections for anti-overlap are discussed. The ribbon-free random winding control system and its related hardware construction as well as its software design are introduced by applying PCC technology to high speed spinning machine of synthetic filament.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 70971020)
文摘Differential evolution(DE) demonstrates good convergence performance,but it is difficult to choose trial vector generation strategies and associated control parameter values.An improved method,self-adapting scalable DE(SSDE) algorithm,is proposed.Trial vector generation strategies and crossover probability are respectively self-adapted by two operators in this algorithm.Meanwhile,to enhance the convergence rate,vectors selected randomly with the optimal fitness values are introduced to guide searching direction.Benchmark problems are used to verify this algorithm.Compared with other well-known DE algorithms,experiment results indicate that this algorithm is better than other DE algorithms in terms of convergence rate and quality of optimization.
文摘The use of digitally activated, variable transmittance materials and artificial intelligence methods to building control will enhance the performance of buildings, and programmable components will change the traditional modes of architectural design, manufacturing and construction. In the presented key study, the architectural form and functionality of windows are revisited with a view to integrate current advances in material science, control systems engineering and human-computer interaction. The features of a building facade, involving a matrix of programmable windows that enables precise control of daylight, view and privacy in the interior of a house are discussed. Managing the variable transmittance materials of the facade by an autonomous high-level control system allows the optimization of the house performance based on real time data and the schedule of the inhabitants. Using constraint violations as a measure of success, the autonomous control of the house outperforms any existing deterministic control models.
基金supported by National Nature Science Foundation of P.R.China(No.69974032).
文摘The existence of linear quadratic optimal control of ship automatic steering instruments is studied. Firstly, the sufficient conditions for the quadratic integrability of the solutions of linear second order time-variant differential equations are developed. Secondly, the optimal control form of the ship automatic steering instrument is obtained by using the dynamic programming method, which guarantees a minimal ship sway range, during long-distance navigation, by using as little energy as possible. Finally, based on the above mentioned sufficient conditions, the conditions for the realization of optimal control are obtained, which provides a foundation for choosing the weighted coefficients for optimal control in engineering.
基金National Key Basic Research and Development(No.2002CB312200)
文摘Mixed-weight least-squares (MWLS) predictive control algorithm, compared with quadratic programming (QP) method, has the advantages of reducing the computer burden, quick calculation speed and dealing with the case in which the optimization is infeasible. But it can only deal with soft constraints. In order to deal with hard constraints and guarantee feasibility, an improved algorithm is proposed by recalculating the setpoint according to the hard constraints before calculating the manipulated variable and MWLS algorithm is used to satisfy the requirement of soft constraints for the system with the input constraints and output constraints. The algorithm can not only guarantee stability of the system and zero steady state error, but also satisfy the hard constraints of input and output variables. The simulation results show the improved algorithm is feasible and effective.
文摘UV wavelength auto-tuned tuned output system is realized by the difference method. Controlled by the microprocessor, output wavelength auto- tracking is achieved.Besides, equipment self-checking auto-positioning and temperature correct are realized,The wavelength tuned output efficiency in the experiment is better than 97 %.
文摘The increasing pollution in the atmospheric layer has meant world-wide temperature variations, causing the melting of icecaps and floods, among other environmental factors. This change in temperature has been mainly caused by the indiscriminate emission of CO2, especially due to the rising number of vehicles in circulation. Researchers have identified that, among other types of fuel, diesel has the highest level of CO2 emission. Hence the need for the development of biodiesel, produced from oleaginous plants, aimed at reducing the emission of this harmful gas into the atmosphere, besides using renewable resources. However, as in any automation process, it is necessary to have sensors, actuators, and controllers, which together perform the automation and control of the production process. Besides that, there are other process variables to be accounted for, such as temperature, flow, and level. Considering such concept, and within the academic context, the creation process of a mini biodiesel plant will be described.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21174096,21274100,21234005)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(20123201130001)+2 种基金the Project of Science and Technology Development Planning of Suzhou(ZXG201413,SYG201430)the Project of Science and Technology Development Planning of Jiangsu Province(BK20141192)the Project Fund of the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)
文摘Special research attention has been paid to phosphorus-containing materials and their corresponding applications. This mini review considers recent publications devoted to the "living"/controlled radical(co)polymerization of phosphorus-containing monomers. In addition, different properties of the polymers involved in the phosphonate group in various chemical environments are demonstrated, and their potential applications are briefly discussed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11272027)
文摘An effective and more efficient path planning algorithm is developed for a kinematically non-redundant free-floating space robot(FFSR) system by proposing a concept of degree of controllability(DOC) for underactuated systems. The DOC concept is proposed for making full use of the internal couplings and then achieving a better control effect, followed by a certain definition of controllability measurement which measures the DOC, based on obtaining an explicit and finite equivalent affine system and singular value decomposition. A simple method for nilpotent approximation of the Lie algebra generated by the FFSR system is put forward by direct Taylor expansion when obtaining the equivalent system. Afterwards, a large-controlla- bility-measurement(LCM) nominal path is searched by a weighted A* algorithm, and an optimal self-correcting method is designed to track the nominal path approximately, yielding an efficient underactuated path. The proposed strategy successfully avoids the drawback of inefficiency inherent in previous path-planning schemes, which is due to the neglect of internal couplings, and illustrative numerical examples show its efficacy.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61074044, 61104038,and 60834004Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No.20090041110003the National 973 Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos. 2009CB320602 and 2002CB312200
文摘In this paper, the variable universe adaptive fuzzy controller based on variable gain Ha regulator (VGH∞R) is designed to stabilize a quadruple inverted pendulum. The VGH∞R is a novel robust gain-scheduling approach. By utilizing VGH∞R technique, a more precise real-time feedback gain matrix, which is changing with states, is obtained, Via the variable gain matrix 10 state variables of quadruple inverted pendulum are transformed into a kind of synthesis error (E) and synthesis rate of change of error (EC) at sampling time. Therefore, the dimension of the multivariable system is reduced and the variable universe adaptive fuzzy controller is built. Experiments illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.
基金Sichuan Province Academic and Technical Leader Training Foundation (Grant No. 25727501)the Subject Construction Foundations of Southwest University for Nationalities (Grant No.2012XWD-S0805)
文摘In this work, we selected a magnetic-semiconductor as an interlayer and investigated the electronic transport properties in the ferromagnetic/ferromagnetic-semiconductor/ferromagnetic (FM/FS/FM) trilayers. The results indicate that the large TMR comparable to that in ferromagnetic/metal oxide/ferromagnetic sandwich can be obtained in the FM/FS/FM multilayers with considering the spin filter effect in the magnetic semiconductor layer. Moreover, the transmission coefficient and TMR can be tuned through thickness, Rashba spin-orbit coupling strength and molecular field of the magnetic semiconductor. Our calculations could provide a way to design the semiconductor spintronic devices with excellent and controllable properties.