Improved model on asynchronous measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with realistic devices

In principle,the asynchronous measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution(AMDI-QKD)can surpass the key rate capacity without phase tracking and phase locking.However,practical imperfections in sources or detections would dramatically depress its performance.Here,we present an improved model on AMDI-QKD to reduce the influence of these imperfections,including intensity fluctuation,the afterpulse effect,and the dead time of detectors.Furthermore,we carry out corresponding numerical simulations.Simulation results show that,by implementing our present work,it can have more than 100 km longer secure transmission distance and one order of magnitude enhancement in the key generation rate after 320 km compared with the standard method.Moreover,our model can still break the Pirandola–Laurenza–Ottaviani–Banchi(PLOB)bound even under realistic experimental conditions.

Anti-Byzantine Attacks Enabled Vehicle Selection for Asynchronous Federated Learning in Vehicular Edge Computing

In vehicle edge computing(VEC),asynchronous federated learning(AFL)is used,where the edge receives a local model and updates the global model,effectively reducing the global aggregation latency.Due to different amounts of local data,computing capabilities and locations of the vehicles,renewing the global model with same weight is inappropriate.The above factors will affect the local calculation time and upload time of the local model,and the vehicle may also be affected by Byzantine attacks,leading to the deterioration of the vehicle data.However,based on deep reinforcement learning(DRL),we can consider these factors comprehensively to eliminate vehicles with poor performance as much as possible and exclude vehicles that have suffered Byzantine attacks before AFL.At the same time,when aggregating AFL,we can focus on those vehicles with better performance to improve the accuracy and safety of the system.In this paper,we proposed a vehicle selection scheme based on DRL in VEC.In this scheme,vehicle’s mobility,channel conditions with temporal variations,computational resources with temporal variations,different data amount,transmission channel status of vehicles as well as Byzantine attacks were taken into account.Simulation results show that the proposed scheme effectively improves the safety and accuracy of the global model.

A Joint Activity and Data Detection Scheme for Asynchronous Grant-Free Rateless Multiple Access

This paper considers the frameasynchronous grant-free rateless multiple access(FAGF-RMA)scenario,where users can initiate access at any symbol time,using shared channel resources to transmit data to the base station.Rateless coding is introduced to enhance the reliability of the system.Previous literature has shown that FA-GFRMA can achieve lower access delay than framesynchronous grant-free rateless multiple access(FSGF-RMA),with extreme reliability enabled by rateless coding.To support FA-GF-RMA in more practical scenarios,a joint activity and data detection(JADD)scheme is proposed.Exploiting the feature of sporadic traffic,approximate message passing(AMP)is exploited for transmission signal matrix estimation.Then,to determine the packet start points,a maximum posterior probability(MAP)estimation problem is solved based on the recovered transmitted signals,leveraging the intrinsic power pattern in the codeword.An iterative power-pattern-aided AMP algorithm is devised to enhance the estimation performance of AMP.Simulation results verify that the proposed solution achieves a delay performance that is comparable to the performance limit of FA-GF-RMA.

Interpolated Bumpless Transfer Control for Asynchronously Switched Linear Systems

This paper revisits the problem of bumpless transfer control(BTC) for discrete-time nondeterministic switched linear systems. The general case of asynchronous switching is considered for the first time in the field of BTC for switched systems. A new approach called interpolated bumpless transfer control(IBTC) is proposed, where the bumpless transfer controllers are formulated with the combination of the two adjacent modedependent controller gains, and are interpolated for finite steps once the switching is detected. In contrast with the existing approaches, IBTC does not necessarily run through the full interval of subsystems, as well as possesses the time-varying controller gains(with more flexibility and less conservatism) achieved from a control synthesis allowing for the stability and other performance of the whole switched system. Sufficient conditions ensuring stability and H_(∞) performance of the underlying system by IBTC are developed, and numerical examples verify the theoretical findings.

Asynchronous Learning-Based Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control for Semi-Markov Jump Systems: A Descriptor Approach

This paper presents an asynchronous output-feed-back control strategy of semi-Markovian systems via sliding mode-based learning technique.Compared with most literature results that require exact prior knowledge of system state and mode information,an asynchronous output-feedback sliding sur-face is adopted in the case of incompletely available state and non-synchronization phenomenon.The holonomic dynamics of the sliding mode are characterized by a descriptor system in which the switching surface is regarded as the fast subsystem and the system dynamics are viewed as the slow subsystem.Based upon the co-occurrence of two subsystems,the sufficient stochastic admissibility criterion of the holonomic dynamics is derived by utilizing the characteristics of cumulative distribution functions.Furthermore,a recursive learning controller is formulated to guarantee the reachability of the sliding manifold and realize the chattering reduction of the asynchronous switching and sliding motion.Finally,the proposed theoretical method is substantia-ted through two numerical simulations with the practical contin-uous stirred tank reactor and F-404 aircraft engine model,respectively.

Harmonics in the Squirrel Cage Induction Motor Analytic Calculation-Part Ⅰ: Differential Leakage, Attenuation, Asynchronous Parasitic Torques

The magnetic field generated in the air gap of the cage asynchronous machine and the harmonics of the magnetomotive forces creating that magnetic field, as well as the related differential leakage, attenuation, asynchronous parasitic torques have been discussed in great detail in the literature, but always separately, for a long time. However, systematization of the phenomenon still awaits. Therefore, it is worth summarizing the completeness of the phenomena in a single study – with a new approach at the same time-in order to reveal the relationships between them. The role of rotor slot number is emphasized much more than before. An existing, commonly used, but still impractical basic figure has been modified to more clearly demonstrate the response of the rotor for the harmonics of the stator. The need to treat differential leakage, asynchronous parasitic torques and attenuation together will be demonstrated: new formula for asynchronous parasitic torque is derived;the long-used characteristic curves for differential leakage and attenuation used separately so far was merged into one, correct curve in order to provide a correct design guide for the engineers.

Review on the Usage of Synchronous and Asynchronous FIFOs in Digital Systems Design

First-Input-First-Output (FIFO) buffers are extensively used in contemporary digital processors and System-on-Chips (SoC). There are synchronous FIFOs and asycnrhonous FIFOs. And different sized FIFOs should be implemented in different ways. FIFOs are used not only for the pipeline design within a processor, for the inter-processor communication networks, for example Network-on-Chips (NoCs), but also for the peripherals and the clock domain crossing at the whole SoC level. In this paper, we review the interface, the circuit implementation, and the various usages of FIFOs in various levels of the digital design. We can find that the usage of FIFOs could greatly facilitate the signal storage, signal decoupling, signal transfer, power domain separation and power domain crossing in digital systems. We hope that more attentions are paid to the usages of synchronous and asynchronous FIFOs and more sophististicated usages are discovered by the digital design communities.

A Secure and Effective Energy-Aware Fixed-Point Quantization Scheme for Asynchronous Federated Learning

Asynchronous federated learning(AsynFL)can effectivelymitigate the impact of heterogeneity of edge nodes on joint training while satisfying participant user privacy protection and data security.However,the frequent exchange of massive data can lead to excess communication overhead between edge and central nodes regardless of whether the federated learning(FL)algorithm uses synchronous or asynchronous aggregation.Therefore,there is an urgent need for a method that can simultaneously take into account device heterogeneity and edge node energy consumption reduction.This paper proposes a novel Fixed-point Asynchronous Federated Learning(FixedAsynFL)algorithm,which could mitigate the resource consumption caused by frequent data communication while alleviating the effect of device heterogeneity.FixedAsynFL uses fixed-point quantization to compress the local and global models in AsynFL.In order to balance energy consumption and learning accuracy,this paper proposed a quantization scale selection mechanism.This paper examines the mathematical relationship between the quantization scale and energy consumption of the computation/communication process in the FixedAsynFL.Based on considering the upper bound of quantization noise,this paper optimizes the quantization scale by minimizing communication and computation consumption.This paper performs pertinent experiments on the MNIST dataset with several edge nodes of different computing efficiency.The results show that the FixedAsynFL algorithm with an 8-bit quantization can significantly reduce the communication data size by 81.3%and save the computation energy in the training phase by 74.9%without significant loss of accuracy.According to the experimental results,we can see that the proposed AsynFixedFL algorithm can effectively solve the problem of device heterogeneity and energy consumption limitation of edge nodes.

基于改进DQN算法的应召搜潜无人水面艇路径规划方法

针对应召反潜中无人水面艇航向和航速机动的情形,提出一种基于改进深度Q学习(Deep Q-learning,DQN)算法的无人艇路径规划方法。结合应召搜潜模型,引入改进的深度强化学习(Improved-DQN,I-DQN)算法,通过联合调整无人水面艇(Unmanned Surface Vessel,USV)的动作空间、动作选择策略和奖励等,获取一条最优路径。算法采用时变动态贪婪策略,根据环境和神经网络的学习效果自适应调整USV动作选择,提高全局搜索能力并避免陷入局部最优解;结合USV所处的障碍物环境和当前位置设置分段非线性奖惩函数,保证不避碰的同时提升算法收敛速度;增加贝塞尔算法对路径平滑处理。仿真结果表明,在相同环境下新方法规划效果优于DQN算法、A^(*)算法和人工势场算法,具有更好的稳定性、收敛性和安全性。

认知诊断评估中Q矩阵理论及应用

Q矩阵是认知心理学与心理计量学结合的重要载体,Q矩阵在认知诊断中发挥着十分重要的作用。Q矩阵理论和应用研究近年来取得了重要进展。众多研究者从结构化到非结构化、属性二值到多值、简单到复杂模型、独立到一般结构、0-1到多级评分方面不断深入和拓展Q矩阵理论。Q矩阵理论也广泛应用于测验构念效度评价、计算机化自适应测验选题策略设计、Q矩阵学习和标定、认知诊断测验组卷等。与模型无关的Q矩阵理论和适合特定认知诊断模型下Q矩阵理论,以及最新Q矩阵理论的应用都值得深入研究。

一种基于DQN的去中心化优先级卸载策略

边缘计算(EC)可在网络边缘为用户提供低延迟、高响应的服务。因此,资源利用率高、时延低的任务卸载策略成为研究的热门方向。但大部分现有的任务卸载研究是基于中心化的架构,通过中心化设施制定卸载策略并进行资源调度,容易受到单点故障的影响,且会产生较多的能耗和较高的时延。针对以上问题,提出一种基于深度Q网络(DQN)的去中心化优先级(DP-DQN)卸载策略。首先,设置通信矩阵模拟现实中边缘服务器有限的通信状态;其次,通过对任务设定优先级,使任务可以在不同边缘服务器之间跳转,保证各边缘服务器均可以自主制定卸载策略,完成任务卸载的去中心化;最后,根据任务的跳转次数为任务分配更多的计算资源,提高资源利用效率和优化效果。为了验证所提策略的有效性,针对不同DQN下参数的收敛性能进行了研究对比,实验结果表明,在不同测试情景下,DP-DQN的性能均优于本地算法、完全贪婪算法和多目标任务卸载算法,性能可提升约11%~19%。

La-Ce稀土对Q345D钢夹杂物和冲击性能的影响

通过现场试验,分析了La-Ce稀土处理对Q345D结构钢夹杂物、连铸可浇性和钢种性能的影响。结果表明,RE在Q345D结构钢中的合金收得率为21.5%;与未添加RE的炉次相比,脱硫率提高了37.5%,单位夹杂物密度从80.16个/mm^(2),降低至60.78个/mm^(2);La-Ce稀土处理前钢液中夹杂物主要是MgO-Al_(2)O_(3)-CaO复合夹杂,La-Ce稀土处理对小尺寸(D≤5μm)夹杂物的改性作用较为明显,小尺寸夹杂物改性为(La-Ce-S)和(La-Ce-Al-S-O)稀土类夹杂物;La-Ce稀土处理可以明显降低钢中MnS类夹杂物的纵横比,使MnS类夹杂物在轧制后的形貌更接近椭圆形,而没有长线形,这是Q345D结构钢横向冲击功提高20%的主要原因。

朝鲜日据时期的“阿Q”——以金史良的《Q伯爵》为中心

日据时期的朝鲜作家金史良曾受同时代中国作家鲁迅的影响,并由此创作了《Q伯爵》。金史良《Q伯爵》中“Q伯爵”的原型正是源于鲁迅《阿Q正传》中的“阿Q”,这部作品是对《阿Q正传》加以改造与重塑的一部杰作。“Q伯爵”与“阿Q”在时代背景、身份、性格等方面具有高度相似性,同时,在人物形象等方面又存在着一定差异。其原因可以从时代背景、作家对人物赋予的期待以及与其他人物之间的关系等三个方面得到解释。

基于Q学习的高超声速飞行器自抗扰控制研究

为实现高超声速飞行器姿态自抗扰控制的参数整定,提出一种模糊Q学习算法。首先,采用强化学习中的Q学习算法来实现姿态自抗扰控制参数的离线闭环快速自适应整定;然后,根据模糊控制的思路,将控制参数划分为不同区域,通过设定奖励,不断更新Q表;最后,将训练好的Q表用于飞行器的控制。仿真结果表明,相对于传统的线性自抗扰控制(linear active disturbance rejection control,LADRC)和滑模控制,基于Q学习的LADRC省去了人工调试参数的繁琐过程,且仍具有良好的跟踪效果。蒙特卡罗仿真测试结果验证了基于Q学习的LADRC的鲁棒性。

基于分数阶Zener模型的VTI黏弹性介质频变Q效应数值模拟

黏弹性是地球介质的基本属性.地震波在黏弹性介质中传播会发生振幅衰减和速度频散,导致能量和走时出现变化,影响地震资料的准确成像及解释.因此,研究地震波在黏弹性介质中的传播规律具有重要意义.当前,主要利用常Q(不随频率变化)模型(CQM)表征地震波在地球介质中的传播规律,与高温、高压或含流体介质中观测到的Q随频率变化规律不符.基于分数阶Zener模型(FZM),通过改变分数阶大小,本文研究了Q的频变特性随分数阶的变化规律.考虑速度和Q各向异性,推导了VTI介质的FZM黏弹性波方程,提出了VTI介质的频变Q效应数值模拟方法.数值算例表明:当Q随频率变化较小时,FZM与CQM方法的结果相似;当Q随频率变化剧烈时,FZM与CQM方法的模拟结果差异较大.

基于自适应短时傅里叶变换的品质因子Q值估算方法

品质因子Q是描述地下介质对地震波吸收衰减强弱程度的参数,同时也是地层含油气性的重要标志。在地震资料Q估算中,常用的方法是短时傅里叶变换方法,当窗函数被选定以后,其时频分辨率就固定了。针对该问题,提出一种自适应窗短时傅里叶变换的方法,以获得更准确的瞬时中心频率,并利用峰值频移法来估算品质因子Q。首先,利用固定窗长的短时傅里叶变换来提取信号的瞬时中心频率作为初始频率;然后,根据初始频率自适应计算不同频率的窗长,并利用自适应窗长短时傅里叶变换来求取瞬时中心频率;最后,结合峰值频移法得到高分辨率的品质因子Q值。利用合成数据和实际数据进行了测试,结果表明,相比于固定时窗短时傅里叶变换方法,自适应短时傅里叶变换方法具有更好的时间和频率分辨率,可以获得更高分辨率的品质因子Q值。该结果可以为地下介质的研究提供更准确、可靠的工具,有助于更好地了解地下结构和油气资源分布情况。

基于UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap HRMS技术结合化学计量学方法的不同干燥处理杜仲叶成分分析

采用基于液质联用的非靶向代谢组学技术结合化学计量学数据自动解析软件AntDAS-LCHRMS分析了4种不同干燥处理(冻干、热泵烘干、电热烘干、晒干)杜仲叶样本中的化合物。杜仲叶样本数据由超高效液相色谱-四极杆-静电场轨道阱高分辨质谱(UHPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap HRMS)分别在正、负离子模式下进行采集,经AntDAS-LCHRMS软件解析,共鉴定出71种差异性化合物,经标准品验证确定40种化合物,包括环烯醚萜类、有机酸类、黄酮类、氨基酸类、核苷类、维生素类等9类物质。其中,正、负离子模式下均可识别并验证的化合物有车叶草苷、绿原酸、芦丁、异槲皮苷、车叶草苷酸、京尼平苷等25种化合物。层次聚类分析(HCA)及主成分分析(PCA)结果均显示,相同处理的杜仲叶样本各自聚成一类,不同处理的杜仲叶样本可明显区分。热图分析进一步揭示了不同干燥处理杜仲叶样本中差异性化合物的含量变化。晒干处理样本中苯丙氨酸及色氨酸等氨基酸类物质的水平较高;冻干及热泵烘干处理样本中有机酸类、环烯醚萜类、糖类等含量较高;电热烘干样本中核苷类、黄酮类物质的含量较高;黄酮类物质在冻干、热泵烘干及晒干样本中差异较小。研究结果为不同干燥处理杜仲叶的成分分析、品质评价及其开发应用提供了科学依据,也可为其他复杂药用植物体系的化学成分分析提供参考。

调Q激光与手术切除治疗口腔黏膜黑斑后的复发率比较:一项回顾性队列研究

目的比较755 nm调Q激光与手术切除治疗口腔黏膜黑斑后的复发率。方法本研究已通过单位伦理委员会审查批准,并获得患者知情同意。采用回顾性队列研究设计,纳入2019年1月—2021年8月在上海交通大学医学院附属第九人民医院口腔黏膜病科门诊接受调Q激光或手术切除治疗的口腔黏膜黑斑患者,收集患者的一般资料、临床特征和随访病史。将治疗后1年复发率作为主要结局指标,长期不良反应发生率作为安全性评价指标,采用Kaplan⁃Meier法分析两组间的1年无复发率。结果本研究共纳入了57例患者,其中16例患者接受了手术切除治疗,41例患者接受了调Q激光治疗,两组人口统计学和临床特征基线无显著差异。手术切除组所有患者均未观察到口腔黏膜黑斑的复发(0%),而调Q激光组有12例(29.27%)患者出现复发,平均复发时间为治疗后6.08个月,复发与吸烟(P=1.000)、胃肠道息肉(P=1.000)、纵型黑甲(P=0.187)、家族史(P=0.552)、治疗次数(P=0.567)或是否多发(P=0.497)均无相关性。与手术切除相比,调Q激光治疗口腔黏膜黑斑1年复发的比值比为4.41,95%置信区间为1.27⁃15.24(P=0.020)。手术切除组中有3例患者(18.75%)报告损害切除处出现凹陷和疤痕,而调Q激光组没有患者报告长期不良反应(0%)(P=0.019)。结论与手术切除相比,调Q激光治疗口腔黏膜黑斑的优势在于长期不良反应率较低,但复发率相对较高,在治疗前需与患者沟通两种方法的优劣,以助临床决策。

基于余弦相似度列置换的Q矩阵修正方法

国内外研究者已开发出多种有效的Q矩阵修正方法,但当Q矩阵错误率较高时,仍存在修正效果不佳的问题.该文将基于塔克一致性系数和余弦相似度的列置换方法融入4种Q矩阵修正方法(GDI、Hull、MLR-B和stepwise)中,并借助Q矩阵向量和元素正确率等指标来评价新方法的修正效果.蒙特卡罗(Monte Carlo)模拟研究结果表明:在各种条件组合下,4种Q矩阵修正方法经过列置换后的修正效果得到明显提升,特别是当Q矩阵错误率较高时效果更加显著.

基于规则与Q学习的作业车间动态调度算法

为了在特定的作业条件下找到最优调度规则,提高调度规则在不确定动态条件下的自适应、自寻优能力,提出一种调度规则与Q学习算法集成的作业车间动态调度算法。考虑车间中作业随机到达的动态情况,以最小化最大延迟时间为调度目标,在Q学习框架下设计了新的状态特征、奖励机制以及以Boltzmann采样函数为主体的搜索策略,提高了算法探索和利用规则的能力;以最短加工时间优先和最早交货期等经典调度规则构成动作集,继承了调度规则的可解释性,使智能体能实时处理随机到达的作业任务,通过持续学习和迭代更新获得不同作业场景下的最优调度规则。仿真研究和对比测试验证了所提算法的优越性。