Structural Synthesis of a Class of 2R2T Hybrid Mechanisms

Conventional overconstrained parallel manipulators have been widely studied both in industry and academia,however the structural synthesis of hybrid mechanisms with additional constraints is seldom studied,especially for the four degrees of freedom（DOF） hybrid mechanisms.In order to develop a manipulator with additional constraints,a class of important spatial mechanisms with coupling chains（CCs） whose motion type is two rotations and two translations（2R2T） is presented.Based on screw theory,the combination of different types of limbs which are used to construct parallel mechanisms and coupling chains is proposed.The basic types of the general parallel mechanisms and geometric conditions of the kinematic chains are given using constraint synthesis method.Moreover,the 2R2T motion pattern hybrid mechanisms which are derived by adding coupling chains between different serial kinematic chains（SKCs） of the corresponding parallel mechanisms are presented.According to the constraint analysis of the mechanisms,the movement relationship of the moving platform and the kinematic chains is derived by disassembling the coupling chains.At last,fourteen novel hybrid mechanisms with two or three serial kinematic chains are presented.The proposed novel hybrid mechanisms and construction method enrich the family of the spatial mechanisms and provide an instruction to design more complex hybrid mechanisms.

Temperature Control System with Multi-closed Loops for Lithography Projection Lens

Image quality is one of the most important specifications of optical lithography tool and is affected notably by temperature, vibration, and contamination of projection lens（PL）. Traditional method of local temperature control is easier to introduce vibration and contamination, so temperature control system with multi-closed loops is developed to control the temperature inside the PL, and to isolate the influence of vibration and contamination. A new remote indirect-temperature-control（RITC） method is proposed in which cooling water is circulated to perform indirect-temperature-control of the PL. Heater and cooler embedded temperature control unit（TCU） is used to condition the temperature of the cooling water, and the TCU must be kept away from the PL so that the influence of vibration and contamination can be avoided. A new multi-closed loops control structure incorporating an internal cascade control structure（CCS） and an external parallel cascade control structure（PCCS） is designed to prevent large inertia, multi-delay, and multi-disturbance of the RITC system. A nonlinear proportional-integral（PI） algorithm is applied to further enhance the convergence rate and precision of the control process. Contrast experiments of different control loops and algorithms were implemented to verify the impact on the control performance. It is shown that the temperature control system with multi-closed loops reaches a precision specification at ±0.006 ℃ with fast convergence rate, strong robustness, and self-adaptability. This method has been successfully used in an optical lithography tool which produces a pattern of 100 nm critical dimension（CD）, and its performances are satisfactory.

Multilevel Current Source Converters for High Power Medium Voltage Applications

In medium voltage high power applications,multi-level current source converters(CSCs)are good candidate to increase system power region,reliability,and the quality of output waveforms.Compared with widely researched voltage source multi-level converters(MLCs),the current source MLCs have the advantages of inherent short-circuit protection,high power capability and high quality of output current waveforms.The main features of MLCs include reduced harmonics,lower switching frequency and reduced current stress on each device which is a particularly important for high power application with low voltage and high current requirements.This paper conducts a general review of the current research about MLCs in higher power medium voltage application.The different types of parallel structure based MLCs and the modulation methodologies will be introduced and compared.Specifically,the circuit analysis of the common-mode(CM)loop for parallel structures will be conducted,the common-mode voltage(CMV)and circulating current suppression methods developed on the base of multilevel modulations will be addressed.

High performance reconfigurable hardware system for real-time image processing

A novel reconfigurable hardware system which uses both muhi-DSP and FPGA to attain high performance and real-time image processing are presented. The system structure and working principle of mainly processing multi-BSP board, extended multi-DSP board are analysed. The outstanding advantage is that the communication among different board components of this system is supported by high speed link ports ＆ serial ports for increasing the system performance and computational power. Then the implementation of embedded real-time operating systems （RTOS） by us is discussed in detail. In this system, we adopt two kinds of parallel structures controlled by RTOS for parallel processing of algorithms. The experimental results show that exploitive period of the system is short, and maintenance convenient. Thus it is suitable for real-time image processing and can get satisfactory effect of image recognition.

NOVEL HIGH-SPEED FPGA-BASED FFT PROCESSOR

A novel architecture for computing the fast Fourier transform ( FFT ) on programmable devices is presented.To improve the system operation speed , a hybrid parallel FFT algorithm is used.Results indicate that the use of an 8×8parallel structure for realizing the 64-point FFT leads to a 8times higher processing speed compared with its counterparts employing other series of techniques.

Phase transition and charge transport through a triple dot device beyond the Kondo regime

Semiconductor quantum dot structure provides a promising basis for quantum information processing, within which to reveal the quantum phase and charge transport is one of the most important issues. In this paper, by means of the numerical renormalization group technique, we study the quantum phase transition and the charge transport for a parallel triple dot device in the strongly correlated limit, focusing on the effect of inter-dot hopping t beyond the Kondo regime. We find the quantum behaviors depend closely on the initial electron number on the dots, and the present model may map to single,double, and side-coupled impurity models in different parameter spaces. An orbital spin-1/2 Kondo effect between the conduction leads and the bonding orbital, and several magnetic-frustration phases are demonstrated when t is adjusted to different regimes. To understand these phenomena, a canonical transformation of the energy levels is given, and important physical quantities with respect to increasing t and necessary theoretical discussions are shown.

Parallel Structure of Topological Space in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline

Topology is a newly branch of mathematics,dealing with the non-qualitative properties of members within a solid topological space.In a broad sense,space is considered as an arena to exemplify the power relations,and power relationship becomes a dominant property within a topological space in a holistic way.Recently,topology has been allied with literary criticism,arising as a transdisciplinary approach.In Shakespeare’s Cymbeline,three physical places-namely chamber,cave and battlefield-function as three individual topological places due to the commonality of power relationship within each place.At first,Innogen,the female protagonist who is enclosed in her chamber,becomes an object of supervision and scrutiny by triplex authorities,thus female body gains a metaphorical meaning within the topological boundary.Later,she changes costumes and enters the cave,embodying as the other in terms of power relations,where gender awareness becomes blurred.Finally,Innogen moves to the battlefield,gets access to the court,a public topological space symbolizing male authority,and launches an equal dialogue with men,thus constructing a brave female image.From chamber to the battlefield,Innogen’s self-saving trip set up a parallel structure of topological space and a token for the subversiveness of hierarchy social order dominated by royalty,paternity and the absolute authority of husband in early Renaissance.

Application of the Morphological Analysis for the Synthesis Arrangements of Industrial Robots with Parallel Structure Mechanisms

The main features of morphological model of industrial robots are discussed, such as support system, manipulator and gripping device. These features are presented with the alternatives for their realization as separate modules. The examples of synthesis of arrangements of industrial robots are resulted on module principle with writing of their morphological formulas.

The Role of RNA Structure in Posttranscriptional Regulation of Gene Expression

As more information is gathered on the mechanisms of transcription and translation, it is becoming apparent that these processes are highly regulated. The formation of mRNA secondary and tertiary structures is one such regulatory process that until recently it has not been analysed in depth. Formation of these mRNA structures has the potential to enhance and inhibit alternative splicing of transcripts, and regulate rates and amount of translation. As this regulatory mechanism potentially impacts at both the transcriptional and translational level, while also potentially utilising the vast array of non-coding RNAs, it warrants further investigation. Currently, a variety of high- throughput sequencing techniques including parallel analysis of RNA structure （PARS）, fragmentation sequencing （FragSeq） and selective 2-hydroxyl acylation analysed by primer extension （SHAPE） lead the way in the genome-wide identification and analysis of mRNA structure formation. These new sequencing techniques highlight the diversity and complexity of the transcriptome, and demonstrate another regulatory mechanism that could become a target for new therapeutic approaches.

An Improved Frequency Synchronizer for Mobile OFDMSystems

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing （ OFDM） system is sensitive to Carrier Frequency Offset （ CFO ）. In this paper, traditional Maximum Likelihood Estimators （MLE） for CFO of OFDM are introduced first. Then, averaging method and a-filter are introduced as Low Pass Filter （LPF） to improve the performance of cyclic prefix estimator. The bandwith of LPF is determined by the coherence time of radio channel. Estimation performance in multipath channel is analyzed. Outlier picking-out scheme is proposed to improve performance further. Performance of close-loop structure is presented briefly, which is worse than that of open-loop structure. Finally, a parallel switch structure of frequency synchronizer is proposed for mobile OFDM systems. The scheme ezcploits training sequence and cyclic prefix. The proposed synchronizer has a wide acquisition range. It is accurate and robust in both AWGN channel and multipath channels. The complexity is low due to functionality of a-filter. A better performance of frequevlcy synchronization is obtained comparing to that of existing Maximum Likelihood Estimator（ MLEs）. We achieve these advantages without loss of bandwidth efficiency.

Construction of parallel and distributed static simulation system based on augmented reality

This article puts forward a kind of parallel and distributed static augmented scene system structure to improve the performance of real time augmented simulation system. Based on static registration technique, several groups of processing nodes do parallel scene pictures taking, 3D registration and virtual-real merging. Process on different nodes is controlled by uniform synchronization mechanism and network transmitting. Wide field of view image can be obtained from image mosaic operation and displayed by wide view display system. Detailed system architecture, registration algorithm, method how to determine camera position and synchronization mechanism between each process node are introduced. The experiment result can validate the good performance of the designed system.