Vibrational resonance in globally coupled bistable systems under the noise background

Effects of system size,coupling strength,and noise on vibrational resonance(VR)of globally coupled bistable systems are investigated.The power spectral amplifications obtained by the three methods all show that the VR exists over a wide range of parameter values.The increase in system size induces and enhances the VR,while the increase in noise intensity suppresses and eventually eliminates the VR.Both the stochastic resonance and the system size resonance can coexist with the VR in different parameter regions.This research has potential applications to the weak signal detection process in stochastic multi-body systems.

Polysilicon Emitter Double Mesa Microwave P ower SiGe HBT

A new 125mm UHV/CVD SiGe/Si epitaxy equipment SGE500 capable of commercialization is constructed and device-level SiGe HBT material is grown.A polysilicon emitter (PolyE) double mesa microwave power SiGe HBT showing excellent low current DC characteristics with β=60@V CE/I C=9.0V/300μA,β=100@5V/50mA,BV CBO=22V,f t/f max=5.4GHz/7.7GHz@3V/10mA is demonstrated.The PolyE SiGe HBT needs only 6 lithographical steps and cancels the growth of the thick emitter epitaxy layer,both of which show great potential for volume production.A 60-finger class-A SiGe linear power amplifer (PA) w ith 22dBm of 1dB compress point output power (P 1dB),11dB of power gain (G p) and 26.1% of power added efficiency (PAE) @900MHz,3.5V/0.2A is demonstrated.Another 120-finger class-A SiGe PA with 33.3dBm (2.1W) of P out,10.3dB of G p and 33.9% of PAE @900MHz,11V/0.52A is also demonstrated.

Stochastic Resonance in a Bistable System Subject to Dichotomous Noise

The stochastic resonance phenomenon in a bistable system subject to Markov dichotomous noise （DN） is investigated. Based on the adiabatic elimination and the two-state theories, the explicit expressions for the signal-tonoise ratio （SNR） and the spectral power amplification （SPA） have been obtained. It is shown that two peaks can occur on the curve of SNR versus the intensity of the DN. Moreover, the SNR is a non-monotonic function of the correlation time of the DN. The SPA varies non-monotonously with the strength of the DN. The dependence of the SNR on the frequency and the amplitude of the external periodic signal are discussed. The effect of the external frequency and the correlation time of the DN on the SPA are analyzed.

Design of remote ultrasonic signal generating system based on Kinetis60 and AD9951

A kind of remote ultrasonic generating system is designed in this paper.Microcontroller unit(MCU)Kinetis60and direct digital synthesizer(DDS)AD9951constitute the core section of this ultrasonic generating terminal in this system.A friendly and easy-operating host computer software is contrived to control the terminal to generate sinusoidal,rectangular and triangular waveform with variable frequency,amplitude and phase through ZigBee wireless transmission protocol.In order to enhance the practical driving ability,this system also includes power amplifier circuit and transformer matching design,which enable the ultrasonic generating terminal to output enough power for applying to different types of ultrasonic energy convertors.Through experimental verification,the host computer can precisely and swiftly control the ultrasonic generating terminal to generate the above three waveforms with variable wave elements.Oscilloscope is used to verify the terminal output performance of this remote system.

Mantis Shrimp-Inspired Underwater Striking Device Generates Cavitation

Different from direct impact damage exerted by limbs of most organisms,mantis shrimps’appendages can carry out ultra-fast,powerful underwater strikes with cavitation superimposed damage to harvest hard-shelled prey.The power amplification systems and cavitation generation of mantis shrimp have attracted vast attention of researchers.Much effort has been paid to developing mantis shrimp-inspired striking robots;however,none of them are capable of generating cavitation during impacting hard objects yet.In this paper,an underwater striking robot named Shrimpbot was developed to reproduce the cavitation phenomenon when striking hard objects.Shrimpbot incorporates a Latch-Mediated Spring Actuation(LaMSA)to slowly store energy and release it instantaneously.A Diamond-Shaped Four-bar Linkage(DSFL)stretches springs to more effectively store elastic energy by reducing the maximum torque requirement of the motor.This design promised an average power amplification of over 30 times of the motor.Shape optimization and hydrophobic coating on the hammerhead and hand of Shrimpbot helped to reduce the water drag.The accomplished Shrimpbot reached an impact speed of over 12 m/s,at an acceleration of 2×10^(3) m/s^(2),an impact force of more than 1200 N in water,very close to the performance of mantis shrimp.More importantly,cavitation bubbles accompanied with the impacts were observed for the first time in mantis shrimp-inspired robots.Shrimpbot ingeniously employs only one motor to accomplish the striking automatically and repeatedly for practical purposes.Shrimpbot mimics the cavitation generation skills of mantis shrimp,which could facilitate the understanding of its mechanical principles and fluid dynamics of ultra-fast power-amplified systems of mantis shrimp and even those energy storage mechanisms of jumping robots or exoskeleton robots.