Assigning Real-Time Tasks in Environmentally Powered Distributed Systems

Harvesting energy for execution from the environment (e.g., solar, wind energy) has recently emerged as a feasible solution for low-cost and low-power distributed systems. When real-time responsiveness of a given application has to be guaranteed, the recharge rate of obtaining energy inevitably affects the task scheduling. This paper extends our previous works in?[1] [2] to explore the real-time task assignment problem on an energy-harvesting distributed system. The solution using Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) and several significant improvements are presented. Simulations compare the performance of the approaches, which demonstrate the solutions effectiveness and efficiency.

Heuristics Scheduling Algorithm on the Links Scheduling of Satellite-Ground Clock Synchronization and Ephemeris Uploading in COMPASS System

The execution process of satellite-ground clock synchronization and ephemeris uploading in the system is analyzed,as well as their characterized operation and their relationship.Based on the analysis of the scheduling goal and constraint character,a heuristics rule-based multi-stage link scheduling algorithm was put forward.The algorithm distinguishes the on-off-frontier satellites from the others and schedules them by turns.The paper presented the main flow as well as the detailed design of the rule.Finally based on the current COMPASS global system,some typical resources and constraints are selected to generate an instance.Then the comparison analysis between the heuristics scheduling algorithm and three other traditional scheduling strategies are carried out.The result shows the validity and reasonability of the multi-stage strategy.

Clock synchronization design and evaluation for trigger-less data acquisition system

For modern particle physics experiments,trigger-less data acquisition(DAQ) system has been put into practice because of the need of reaction multiplicity and trigger flexibility.In such new DAQ systems,global synchronized clock plays an important role because it affects the granularity of time slice and precision of reference clock.In this paper,a novel synchronized clock distribution method is proposed.With the help of modulation technique,master clock module distributes system clock to each slave module.To synchronize slave clocks,the propagation delay is adjusted and the clock phase is aligned by an FPGA chip automatically.Furthermore,an ADCbased method is proposed to evaluate the performance of multi-module clock synchronization simultaneously.The experiments of a prototype system show that slave clocks can be synchronized less than 100 ps over 150 m range.The proposed method is simple and flexible,and it can be used in trigger-less DAQ system and other applications of clock distribution preciously.

Scheduling transactions in mobile distributed real-time database systems

A DMVOCC-MVDA （distributed multiversion optimistic concurrency control with multiversion dynamic adjustment） protocol was presented to process mobile distributed real-time transaction in mobile broadcast environments. At the mobile hosts, all transactions perform local pre-validation. The local pre-validation process is carried out against the committed transactions at the server in the last broadcast cycle. Transactions that survive in local pre-validation must be submitted to the server for local final validation. The new protocol eliminates conflicts between mobile read-only and mobile update transactions, and resolves data conflicts flexibly by using multiversion dynamic adjustment of serialization order to avoid unnecessary restarts of transactions. Mobile read-only transactions can be committed with no-blocking, and respond time of mobile read-only transactions is greatly shortened. The tolerance of mobile transactions of disconnections from the broadcast channel is increased. In global validation mobile distributed transactions have to do check to ensure distributed serializability in all participants. The simulation results show that the new concurrency control protocol proposed offers better performance than other protocols in terms of miss rate, restart rate, commit rate. Under high work load （think time is ls） the miss rate of DMVOCC-MVDA is only 14.6%, is significantly lower than that of other protocols. The restart rate of DMVOCC-MVDA is only 32.3%, showing that DMVOCC-MVDA can effectively reduce the restart rate of mobile transactions. And the commit rate of DMVOCC-MVDA is up to 61.2%, which is obviously higher than that of other protocols.

Distributed dynamic event-based finite-time dissipative synchronization control for semi-Markov switched fuzzy cyber-physical systems against random packet losses

This paper is concerned with the finite-time dissipative synchronization control problem of semi-Markov switched cyber-physical systems in the presence of packet losses, which is constructed by the Takagi–Sugeno fuzzy model. To save the network communication burden, a distributed dynamic event-triggered mechanism is developed to restrain the information update. Besides, random packet dropouts following the Bernoulli distribution are assumed to occur in sensor to controller channels, where the triggered control input is analyzed via an equivalent method containing a new stochastic variable. By establishing the mode-dependent Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional with augmented terms, the finite-time boundness of the error system limited to strict dissipativity is studied. As a result of the help of an extended reciprocally convex matrix inequality technique, less conservative criteria in terms of linear matrix inequalities are deduced to calculate the desired control gains. Finally, two examples in regard to practical systems are provided to display the effectiveness of the proposed theory.

Quasi Serializable Concurrency Control in Distributed Real-Time Database Systems

This paper formally defines and analyses the new notion of correctness called quasi serializability, and then outlines corresponding concurrency control protocol QDHP for distributed real-time databases. Finally, through a series of simulation studies, it shows that using the new concurrency control protocol the performance of distributed real-time databases can be much improved.

An Automatic Synchronization Method for Distributed Power Electronics System

Currently, the high-speed serial fiber-optic ring net communication is a main method for performing the distributed control network topology and control mode. Because of a network transmission delay inherent in the topology, synchronization between nodes has become a critical issue which needs to be studied. The existing synchronization methods largely depend on the complex communication protocol. Therefore, this paper has proposed a method of automatic measurement and compensation of synchronization delay, and analyzed its operating principle and implementation procedure in detail. The results obtained from the experiments prove the proposed method to be correct, effective and practicable.

A Control Scheme Based on Online Delay Evaluation for a Class of Networked Control Systems

A control scheme that integrates control technology with communication technology to solve the delay problem is introduced for a class of networked control systems: Networked Half-Link Systems (NHLS). Concretely, we use the master-slave clock synchronization technology to evaluate the delays online, and then the LQ optimal control based on delays is adopted to stabilize the controlled plant. During the clock synchronization process, the error of evaluated delays is inevitably induced from the clock synchronization error, which will deteriorate the system performances, and even make system unstable in certain cases. Hence, the discussions about the clock error, and the related control analysis and design are also developed. Specifically, we present the sufficient conditions of controller parameters that guarantee the system stability, and a controller design method based on the error of delays is addressed thereafter. The experiments based on a CANbus platform are fulfilled, and the experimental results verify the previous analytic results finally.

Distributed Synchronization of Stochastic Complex Networks with Time-Varying Delays via Randomly Occurring Control

This paper studies the distributed synchronization control problem of a class of stochastic dynamical systems with time-varying delays and random noise via randomly occurring control. The activation of the distributed adaptive controller and the update of the control gain designed in this paper all happen randomly. Based on the Lyapunov stability theory, LaSalle invariance principle, combined with the use of the properties of the matrix Kronecker product, stochastic differential equation theory and other related tools, by constructing the appropriate Lyapunov functional, the criterion for the distributed synchronization of this type of stochastic complex networks in mean square is obtained.

Research on Time-Synchronization-Based Test and Control System of Aeroengine

This paper presents a method of NTP-based time synchronization and a strategy of master-slave server structured time synchronization to ensure the test and control system of aeroengine to be time-synchronized. Based on time synchronization, the hierarchy and the integration of the measurement and control system of aeroengine are investigated. In result, our method is successfully applied for multiple front-end tests in a simulative altitude test facility of aeroengine.

Research and Application of an Electro-hydraulic Synchronous Control System for Bridge Lifting

With the increase of bridge reconstruction schemes, synchronous lifting of a bridge is more and more widely used. In order to solve the problems associated with the synchronoas lifting of a bridge, a multi-cylinder synchronous lifting power and monitoring system has been developed. This is a distributed control system, which is com- posed of an industrial computer workstation, a programmable logical controller and a hydraulic control system. The system can achieve distributed control and centralized operation of actuators, and centralized management of infor- mation. It not only can implement multi-cylinder synchronous lifting with an unbalanced load, but also can moni- tor the pressure, displacement and stress at each lifting point. The performance of the multi-cylinder synchronous system is verified through its application to several bridge lifting engineering projects. The details of such a project are given.

Clock distribution and local oscillator of a digital low-level radio-frequency board for SSRF

In the storage ring RF system of Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility,the clock distribution and the local oscillator are two parts of the digital low level radio frequency hardware board.In this paper,we designed and produced the clock distribution and the local oscillator board using the AD9858 and AD9510 chips.The results show that the phase noise of the local oscillator signal is lower than 100dBc/Hz with 50 kHz offset.

针对星钟跳变的北斗三号卫星自主时间同步算法

针对星钟异常跳变引起的星上时间与整网星座时间偏离的问题,设计了一种针对星钟跳变的北斗三号卫星自主时间同步算法。通过引入抗差最小二乘估计,对分布式星座时间同步算法进行改进,使其具有快速检测钟差异常跳变并具有自主时间同步的能力。采用与北斗三号卫星一致的仿真环境,并引入实际在轨测试数据,对算法进行了准确评估。结果表明在60 d内,星座各星时间同步误差不超过3.68 ns,且当卫星产生跳变异常后,该算法可在1h内恢复时间同步,提高了算法在钟跳下的可靠性。

智能技术试验船电力系统设计研究

电站功率在10 MW以上的大型电推船舶,配电系统和发电系统的选型是电力系统设计的核心之一,会影响船舶的安全性、经济性、冗余性等方面。本文以某智能船为例,介绍了配电系统和发电系统的设计选型方法和考虑因素,涉及交流和直流配电系统的选型、变速和定速发电机的选型、同步和异步发电机的选型等。

Distributed attitude synchronization using backstepping and sliding mode control

We consider the problem of attitude synchronization for systems of rigid body agents with directed topologies. Two different scenarios for the rotation matrices of the agents are considered. In the first scenario, the rotations are contained in a convex subset of SO（3）, which is a ball of radius less than π/2, whereas in the second scenario the agents are contained in a subset of SO（3）, which is a ball of radius less than ~. Using a control law based on backstepping and sliding mode control, we provide distributed, semi-global, torque control laws for the agents so that the rotations asymptotically synchronize. The control laws for the agents in the first scenario only depend on the relative rotations between neighboring agents, whereas the control laws in the second scenario depend on rotations defined in a global coordinate frame, lllustrative examples are provided where the synchronization is shown for both scenarios.

Distributed High-Gain Attitude Synchronization Using Rotation Vectors

This paper addresses attitude synchronization problems for systems of multiple rigid-body agents with directed interconnection topologies.Two scenarios which differ in available information are considered.In the first scenario the agents can obtain their rotations and angular velocities relative to an inertial reference frame and transmit these information to their neighbors,while in the second scenario the agents can only obtain their own angular velocities and measure the relative rotations and relative angular velocities of their neighbors.By using rotation vectors and the high gain control,the authors provide torque control laws asymptotically synchronizing the rotations of the system almost globally for the first scenario and with initial rotations of the agents contained in a convex ball of SO(3)for the second scenario.An illustrative example is provided to show the synchronization results for both scenarios.

Modeling Distributed Multimedia Synchronization with DSPN

Multimedia synchronization is the essential technology for the integration of multimedia in distributed multimedia systems. The multimedia synchronization model has been recognized by many researchers as a premise of the implementation of multimedia synchronization. In distributed multimedia systems, the characteristic of multimedia synchronization is dynamic, and the key medium has the priority in multimedia synchronization. The previously proposed multimedia synchronization models cannot meet these requirements. So a new multimedia dynamic synchronization model-DSPN,based on the timed4etri-net has been designed in this paper. This model can not only let the distributed multimedia system keep multimedia synchronization in a more precise and effective manner according to the runtime situation of the system, but also allow the. user to interact with the presentation of multimedia.

TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT IN DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEM C-POREL

This paper covers the transaction management of C-POREL, i. e. the distributed rela-tional data base management system on a microcomputer network. Presented in the pa-per are the concurrency control strategy of transactions in C-POREL, the mechanism ofthe local and global recovery, the reliable state control protocol RSC for getting the ro-bustness of the network and the protocol for processing distributed multisite transactions,and the outline of the architecture of the transaction manager TM of C-POREL.

Reclosing scheme using synchronism checking for utilization of BESS in distribution system

This paper proposes a reclosing scheme using synchronism checking for utilization of battery energy storage system(BESS) in a distribution system. The algorithm disconnects the faulty phase and keeps the power supply from the BESS to the healthy phase. Synchronism checking between the main source side and the load side is applied to minimize the transients at the reclosing instant.The BESS at the faulty phase is reconnected after checking the successful reclosing. The distribution system including BESS and proposed reclosing scheme are modeled by the electromagnetic transients program(EMTP)/ATPDraw.The various simulations by varing the fault clearing time are conducted and the simulation results are discussed.Also, the relation between proposed reclosing scheme and reliability is discussed.

基于最大似然估计的低轨通信星座分布式时间同步方法研究

随着低轨巨型星座的快速部署和卫星互联网的快速发展,由大规模低地球轨道卫星组成的分布式卫星系统是空天地一体化的重要特点。在卫星网络中,低成本、高精度的时间同步技术是其中的核心技术之一。针对低轨卫星高动态、拓扑结构时变特性因素影响下的低轨通信星座的分布式时间同步问题,考虑低轨卫星场景下的通信时延特性,同时为解决现有方法在动态网络拓扑下同步精度和收敛速度方面的不足,提出了一种基于最大似然估计的低轨卫星时间同步方法,能有效解决分布式动态网络中的通信时延随机不可预测以及星间距离不对称的问题。仿真结果表明,低轨卫星动态场景和拓扑结构变化下,本文提出的基于最大似然估计的时间同步方法同步误差均小于5ns。