Localization Algorithm of Indoor Wi-Fi Access Points Based on Signal Strength Relative Relationship and Region Division

Precise localization techniques for indoor Wi-Fi access points(APs)have important application in the security inspection.However,due to the interference of environment factors such as multipath propagation and NLOS(Non-Line-of-Sight),the existing methods for localization indoor Wi-Fi access points based on RSS ranging tend to have lower accuracy as the RSS(Received Signal Strength)is difficult to accurately measure.Therefore,the localization algorithm of indoor Wi-Fi access points based on the signal strength relative relationship and region division is proposed in this paper.The algorithm hierarchically divide the room where the target Wi-Fi AP is located,on the region division line,a modified signal collection device is used to measure RSS in two directions of each reference point.All RSS values are compared and the region where the RSS value has the relative largest signal strength is located as next candidate region.The location coordinate of the target Wi-Fi AP is obtained when the localization region of the target Wi-Fi AP is successively approximated until the candidate region is smaller than the accuracy threshold.There are 360 experiments carried out in this paper with 8 types of Wi-Fi APs including fixed APs and portable APs.The experimental results show that the average localization error of the proposed localization algorithm is 0.30 meters,and the minimum localization error is 0.16 meters,which is significantly higher than the localization accuracy of the existing typical indoor Wi-Fi access point localization methods.

Relation between Modulus of Elasticity and Compressive Strength of Ultrahigh-Strength Mortar with Mixed Silicon Carbide as Fine Aggregate

Ultrahigh-strength mortar mixed surface-oxidized silicon carbide as a fine aggregate was prepared by means of press-casting followed by curing in an autoclave. The relation between modulus of elssticity up to 111 GPa and compressive strength up to 360 MPa of mortar mixed silicon carbide was discussed and it was revealed that the contributions of the aggregate hardness and of the interfacial strength between the aggregate and the cement paste on the elasticity of mortar were imporant.

Effects of Frost-damage on Mechanical Performance of Concrete

The aim of this study is to provide the quantificational change laws of strength,stiffness,and deformation capacity of frost-damaged concrete relating to a united index,the data were obtained by different researchers.Then the index of relative compressive strength（RCS） was introduced as the indicator of frost damage and a large number of mechanical performance testing data of frost-damaged concrete were collected and analyzed.By curve fitting,the correlations between RCS and the initial elastic modulus,the strain at peak compressive stress,and biaxial compressive strength,and tensile strength,and the strain at peak tensile stress were established.Thereafter,the analytical stress-strain response of frost-damaged concrete under monotonic loading was presented using RCS and compared with that of the experimental data.Moreover,an isotropic elastoplastic damage model of frost-damaged concrete subjected to repeated loading was established.Finally,we can systematically estimate the effects of frost-damage on the mechanical performance of concrete,which can be provided for the numerical simulation of frost-damaged concrete structures.

Barrier or easy-flow channel: The role of grain boundary acting on vortex motion in type-Ⅱ superconductors

Grain boundaries(GBs),as extremely anisotropic pinning defects,have a strong impact on vortex motion in type-Ⅱsuperconductors,and further on the macro level dominates the superconductivity for example the critical current density.Many previous studies indicated that mostly GB plays the role of a strong barrier for vortex motion,while an easy-flow channel just under some certain conditions.In order to thoroughly make clear of the questions of what is exactly the role of GB on vortex motion and how it works,in this article we developed a large scale molecular dynamic model and revealed the action of GB on vortex motion in type-Ⅱsuperconductors.The most significant finding is that the role of GB on vortex motion can be changeable from a barrier to an easy-flow channel,and which is intrinsically determined by the competition effect correlated with its action on vortex between in the GB and no-GB regions.Such the competition effect essentially depends on the attributes of both the GB(described by the GB strength and angleθ)and no-GB pining regions(by the relative disorder strengthα_(p)/α_(v)).Specifically,for a YBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7-x)(YBCO)sample,to obtain a clear knowledge of vortex motion in GB region,we visualized the three typical trajectories of vortices during the three vortex movement stages.Further,in order to understand how GB results in the macro current-carrying property,corresponding to the current-voltage relation of the YBCO conductor,we obtained the average velocity v_(y) of vortices varying with their driving force,which is nearly identical with the previous observations.

Mechanical properties of cement mortar in sodium sulfate and sodium chloride solutions

To investigate the mechanical properties of cement mortar in sodium sulfate and sodium chloride solutions, uniaxial compression test and ultrasonic test were performed. Test results show that the relative dynamic elastic modulus, the mass variation,and the compressive strength of cement mortar increase first, and then decrease with increasing erosion time in sodium sulfate and sodium chloride solutions. The relative dynamic elastic moduli and the compressive strengths of cement mortars with water/cement ratios of 0.55 and 0.65 in sodium sulfate solution are lower than those in sodium chloride solution with the same concentration at the420 th day of immersion. The compressive strength of cement mortar with water/cement ratio of 0.65 is more sensitive to strain rate than that with water/cement ratio of 0.55. In addition, the strain-rate sensitivity of compressive strength of cement mortar will increase under attacks of sodium sulfate or sodium chloride solution.

Strain effects on the polarized optical properties of InGaN with different In compositions

Strain effects on the polarized optical properties of c-plane and m-plane InxGa1-xN were discussed for different In compositions （x = 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15） by analyzing the relative oscillator strength （ROS） and energy level splitting of the three transitions related to the top three valence bands （VBs）. The ROS was calculated by applying the effective-mass Hamiltonian based on k .p perturbation theory. For c-plane InxGa1-xN, it was found that the ROS of 〈X〉 and 〈Y〉-like states were superposed with each other. Especially, under compressive strain, they dominated in the top VB whose energy level also went up with strain, while the ROS of the ｜Z〉-like state decreased in the second band. For m-plane InxGa1-xN under compressive strain, the top three VBs were dominated by 〈X〉, 〈Z〉, and 〈Y〉-like states, respectively, which led to nearly linearly-polarized light emissions. For the top VB, ROS difference between [X） and [Z）-like states became larger with compressive strain. It was also found that such tendencies were more evident in layers with higher In compositions. As a result, there would be more TE modes in total emissions from both c-plane and m-plane InGaN with compressive strain and In content, leading to a larger polarization degree. Experimental results of luminescence from InGaN/GaN quantum wells （QWs） showed good coincidence with our calculations.

A NEW METHOD FOR STABILITY ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND OPENING USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

The stability of underground opening is strongly constrained by a variety of factors. These include initial stress, structure of rock mass, and underground water, etc. A new approach proposed in this paper aims at revealing the degree of significance of them in order to catch the key factors. This new approach utilizes the mapping potentiality of artificial neural network and works out the sophisticated interactions among those factors from sample set. As a demonstration, an example is given for the application of this method to an underground opening. All results of this paper prove the efficiency of artificial neural network in stability analysis of underground opening.

Coupling Relation Strength with Graph Convolutional Networks for Knowledge Graph Completion

In the link prediction task of knowledge graph completion,Graph Neural Network(GNN)-based knowledge graph completion models have been shown by previous studies to produce large improvements in prediction results.However,many of the previous efforts were limited to aggregating the information given by neighboring nodes and did not take advantage of the information provided by the edges represented by relations.To address the problem,Coupling Relation Strength with Graph Convolutional Networks(RS-GCN)is proposed,which is a model with an encoder-decoder framework to realize the embedding of entities and relations in the vector space.On the encoder side,RS-GCN captures graph structure and neighborhood information while aggregating the information given by neighboring nodes.On the decoder side,RotatE is utilized to model and infer various relational patterns.The models are evaluated on standard FB15k,WN18,FB15k-237 and WN18RR datasets,and the experiments show that RS-GCN achieves better results than the current state-of-the-art classical models on the above knowledge graph datasets.

THE RELATION BETWEEN INCIPIENT CAVITATION AND TENSILE STRENGTH OF A LIQUID

Since the first report on scale effect of cavitation inception with consideration of tensile strength of water was published in 1983 [1], a new technique for measuring tensile strength of liquid named by Dr. A. Keller, as 'Vortex-nozzle Cavitation Susceptibility Meter (CSM)' has been improved and developed through these years of usage. Some interesting concepts and techinque will be discussed in this paper. For example, how to calibrate the 'CSM', how to determine the 'Zero Tensile Strength of a Liquid' and how to determine the incipient cavitation number with consideration of the liquid's tensile strength.