Dear Editor,This letter focuses on the fixed-time(FXT)cluster optimization problem of first-order multi-agent systems(FOMASs)in an undirected network,in which the optimization objective is the sum of the objective fun...Dear Editor,This letter focuses on the fixed-time(FXT)cluster optimization problem of first-order multi-agent systems(FOMASs)in an undirected network,in which the optimization objective is the sum of the objective functions of all clusters.A novel piecewise power-law control protocol with cooperative-competition relations is proposed.Furthermore,a sufficient condition is obtained to ensure that the FOMASs achieve the cluster consensus within an FXT.展开更多
Dear Editor,An adaptive consensus control algorithm for uncertain multi-agent systems(MAS),capable of guaranteeing unified prescribed performance,is presented in this letter.Unlike many existing prescribed performance...Dear Editor,An adaptive consensus control algorithm for uncertain multi-agent systems(MAS),capable of guaranteeing unified prescribed performance,is presented in this letter.Unlike many existing prescribed performance related works,the developed control exhibits some features.Firstly,a distributed prescribed time observer is introduced so that not only each follower is able to estimate the leader’s signal within a predetermined time,but also the control design for each agent is independent with its neighbors.展开更多
未来6G网络将内生支持通信和AI一体化服务,赋能丰富多彩的新业务,支撑社会高效可持续发展。为此,借鉴了IT行业AI Agent的应用范式,基于电信应用场景创新地提出了6G AI Agent技术框架的三大设计理念,包括多模型融合、定制化Agent和插件...未来6G网络将内生支持通信和AI一体化服务,赋能丰富多彩的新业务,支撑社会高效可持续发展。为此,借鉴了IT行业AI Agent的应用范式,基于电信应用场景创新地提出了6G AI Agent技术框架的三大设计理念,包括多模型融合、定制化Agent和插件式环境交互,并基于该理念构建了6G AI Agent技术框架。通过环境交互层、Agent引擎层、模型调度层、模型基座层交互协同,实现了自主环境感知、自主任务生成和自主执行任务的能力。此外,以移动网络的智能感知任务为例,探索了AI Agent的使用场景及价值,为AI新技术在电信领域发展提供了新的思路和技术支撑。展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter investigates a multi-agent path planning problem in a road network with the requirement of avoiding collisions among all agents in the partitioned environment.We first abstract the agents to a ...Dear Editor,This letter investigates a multi-agent path planning problem in a road network with the requirement of avoiding collisions among all agents in the partitioned environment.We first abstract the agents to a set of transition systems,and construct a team transition system from these individual systems.A mechanism is designed for the team transition system to detect all collisions within the synthesized run.展开更多
While newer,more efficient Lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)and extinguishing agents have been developed to reduce the occurrence of thermal runaway accidents,there is still a scarcity of research focused on the application...While newer,more efficient Lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)and extinguishing agents have been developed to reduce the occurrence of thermal runaway accidents,there is still a scarcity of research focused on the application of surfactants in different LIBs extinguishing agents,particularly in terms of patented technologies.The aim of this review paper is to provide an overview of the technological progress of LIBs and LIBs extinguishing agents in terms of patents in Korea,Japan,Europe,the United States,China,etc.The initial part of this review paper is sort out LIBs technology development in different regions.In addition,to compare LIBs extinguishing agent progress and challenges of liquid,solid,combination of multiple,and microencapsulated.The subsequent section of this review focuses on an in-depth analysis dedicated to the efficiency and challenges faced by the surfactants corresponding design principles of LIBs extinguishing agents,such as nonionic and anionic surfactants.A total of 451,760 LIBs-related patent and 20 LIBs-fire-extinguishing agent-related patent were included in the analyses.The extinguishing effect,cooling performance,and anti-recombustion on different agents have been highlighted.After a comprehensive comparison of these agents,this review suggests that temperature-sensitive hydrogel extinguishing agent is ideal for the effective control of LIBs fire.The progress and challenges of surfactants have been extensively examined,focusing on key factors such as surface activity,thermal stability,foaming properties,environmental friendliness,and electrical conductivity.Moreover,it is crucial to emphasize that the selection of a suitable surfactant must align with the extinguishing strategy of the extinguishing agent for optimal firefighting effectiveness.展开更多
Dear Editor,The optimal formation control design problem is studied for a class of second-order multi-agent systems(MASs) with obstacle avoidance.Based on the actor-critic framework, an optimized formation controller ...Dear Editor,The optimal formation control design problem is studied for a class of second-order multi-agent systems(MASs) with obstacle avoidance.Based on the actor-critic framework, an optimized formation controller is proposed by constructing a novel performance index function. Furthermore, the stability of MAS is proved by constructing the Lyapunov function. The simulation results are provided to depict the effectiveness of the proposed strategies.展开更多
Dear Editor,This letter investigates the target enclosing control problem of multi-agent systems.A signed graph-based control strategy is presented,where the agents are steered to enclose the dynamic target from both ...Dear Editor,This letter investigates the target enclosing control problem of multi-agent systems.A signed graph-based control strategy is presented,where the agents are steered to enclose the dynamic target from both sides as they move.This is inspired by the phenomenon that signed networks exhibit bipartite clustering if the underlying graph is structurally balanced,so that the agents may naturally enclose the zero point from opposite sides(+and.)if proper controllers are applied.By adopting a distributed observer to estimate the information of dynamic target。展开更多
General anesthetic agents can impact brain function through interactions with neurons and their effects on glial cells.Oligodendrocytes perform essential roles in the central nervous system,including myelin sheath for...General anesthetic agents can impact brain function through interactions with neurons and their effects on glial cells.Oligodendrocytes perform essential roles in the central nervous system,including myelin sheath formation,axonal metabolism,and neuroplasticity regulation.They are particularly vulnerable to the effects of general anesthetic agents resulting in impaired proliferation,differentiation,and apoptosis.Neurologists are increasingly interested in the effects of general anesthetic agents on oligodendrocytes.These agents not only act on the surface receptors of oligodendrocytes to elicit neuroinflammation through modulation of signaling pathways,but also disrupt metabolic processes and alter the expression of genes involved in oligodendrocyte development and function.In this review,we summarize the effects of general anesthetic agents on oligodendrocytes.We anticipate that future research will continue to explore these effects and develop strategies to decrease the incidence of adverse reactions associated with the use of general anesthetic agents.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62373231,61973201)the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province(202203021211297)Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(2023-002)。
文摘Dear Editor,This letter focuses on the fixed-time(FXT)cluster optimization problem of first-order multi-agent systems(FOMASs)in an undirected network,in which the optimization objective is the sum of the objective functions of all clusters.A novel piecewise power-law control protocol with cooperative-competition relations is proposed.Furthermore,a sufficient condition is obtained to ensure that the FOMASs achieve the cluster consensus within an FXT.
基金supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB4701400/4701401)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61991400,61991403,62250710167,61860206008,61933012,62273064)+1 种基金the Chongqing Outstanding Young Talents Support Program(cstc2024ycjh-bgzxm0085)CAAI-Huawei MindSpore Open Fund。
文摘Dear Editor,An adaptive consensus control algorithm for uncertain multi-agent systems(MAS),capable of guaranteeing unified prescribed performance,is presented in this letter.Unlike many existing prescribed performance related works,the developed control exhibits some features.Firstly,a distributed prescribed time observer is introduced so that not only each follower is able to estimate the leader’s signal within a predetermined time,but also the control design for each agent is independent with its neighbors.
文摘未来6G网络将内生支持通信和AI一体化服务,赋能丰富多彩的新业务,支撑社会高效可持续发展。为此,借鉴了IT行业AI Agent的应用范式,基于电信应用场景创新地提出了6G AI Agent技术框架的三大设计理念,包括多模型融合、定制化Agent和插件式环境交互,并基于该理念构建了6G AI Agent技术框架。通过环境交互层、Agent引擎层、模型调度层、模型基座层交互协同,实现了自主环境感知、自主任务生成和自主执行任务的能力。此外,以移动网络的智能感知任务为例,探索了AI Agent的使用场景及价值,为AI新技术在电信领域发展提供了新的思路和技术支撑。
基金supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China(2021ZD0112600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61873219,62103344,62173283)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China(2021J01051,2021J05015)Science and Technology Projects of Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province(IKKEM)(HRTP-[2022]-25)。
文摘Dear Editor,This letter investigates a multi-agent path planning problem in a road network with the requirement of avoiding collisions among all agents in the partitioned environment.We first abstract the agents to a set of transition systems,and construct a team transition system from these individual systems.A mechanism is designed for the team transition system to detect all collisions within the synthesized run.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2017YFC0804700)the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology,Beijing Institute of Technology (No.KFJJ23-23M)。
文摘While newer,more efficient Lithium-ion batteries(LIBs)and extinguishing agents have been developed to reduce the occurrence of thermal runaway accidents,there is still a scarcity of research focused on the application of surfactants in different LIBs extinguishing agents,particularly in terms of patented technologies.The aim of this review paper is to provide an overview of the technological progress of LIBs and LIBs extinguishing agents in terms of patents in Korea,Japan,Europe,the United States,China,etc.The initial part of this review paper is sort out LIBs technology development in different regions.In addition,to compare LIBs extinguishing agent progress and challenges of liquid,solid,combination of multiple,and microencapsulated.The subsequent section of this review focuses on an in-depth analysis dedicated to the efficiency and challenges faced by the surfactants corresponding design principles of LIBs extinguishing agents,such as nonionic and anionic surfactants.A total of 451,760 LIBs-related patent and 20 LIBs-fire-extinguishing agent-related patent were included in the analyses.The extinguishing effect,cooling performance,and anti-recombustion on different agents have been highlighted.After a comprehensive comparison of these agents,this review suggests that temperature-sensitive hydrogel extinguishing agent is ideal for the effective control of LIBs fire.The progress and challenges of surfactants have been extensively examined,focusing on key factors such as surface activity,thermal stability,foaming properties,environmental friendliness,and electrical conductivity.Moreover,it is crucial to emphasize that the selection of a suitable surfactant must align with the extinguishing strategy of the extinguishing agent for optimal firefighting effectiveness.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61822307)。
文摘Dear Editor,The optimal formation control design problem is studied for a class of second-order multi-agent systems(MASs) with obstacle avoidance.Based on the actor-critic framework, an optimized formation controller is proposed by constructing a novel performance index function. Furthermore, the stability of MAS is proved by constructing the Lyapunov function. The simulation results are provided to depict the effectiveness of the proposed strategies.
基金supported by the Science&Technology Department of Sichuan Province(2022NSFSC0037,2022JDR0107,2020YJ0044,2021YFG0131)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(ZYGX2020J020)the National Numerical Wind Tunnel Project,China(NNW2021ZT6-A26)。
文摘Dear Editor,This letter investigates the target enclosing control problem of multi-agent systems.A signed graph-based control strategy is presented,where the agents are steered to enclose the dynamic target from both sides as they move.This is inspired by the phenomenon that signed networks exhibit bipartite clustering if the underlying graph is structurally balanced,so that the agents may naturally enclose the zero point from opposite sides(+and.)if proper controllers are applied.By adopting a distributed observer to estimate the information of dynamic target。
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LZ22H090002,2014C33170)National Natural Science Foundation of China(82171260,81641042,81471240)。
文摘General anesthetic agents can impact brain function through interactions with neurons and their effects on glial cells.Oligodendrocytes perform essential roles in the central nervous system,including myelin sheath formation,axonal metabolism,and neuroplasticity regulation.They are particularly vulnerable to the effects of general anesthetic agents resulting in impaired proliferation,differentiation,and apoptosis.Neurologists are increasingly interested in the effects of general anesthetic agents on oligodendrocytes.These agents not only act on the surface receptors of oligodendrocytes to elicit neuroinflammation through modulation of signaling pathways,but also disrupt metabolic processes and alter the expression of genes involved in oligodendrocyte development and function.In this review,we summarize the effects of general anesthetic agents on oligodendrocytes.We anticipate that future research will continue to explore these effects and develop strategies to decrease the incidence of adverse reactions associated with the use of general anesthetic agents.