A novel method to handle the hidden coupling terms that naturally arise in the control of a nonlinear plant when an endogenous variable is used as a scheduling parameter was proposed. The proposed approach includes th...
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A novel method to handle the hidden coupling terms that naturally arise in the control of a nonlinear plant when an endogenous variable is used as a scheduling parameter was proposed. The proposed approach includes them in the design process with an a priori selection of the scheduling functions. This procedure is generic enough to be applied to a great variety of nonlinear systems in a systematic manner. The efficiency of the proposed approach has been demonstrated on the control of a pitch-axis missile benchmark problem, which has been solved by a nonsmootha* optimization algorithm to yield a robust and self-scheduled controller. Numerical simulations show that the resulting controller can achieve a significant performance improvement while satisfying the robustness requirements when faced with a variety of uncertainties.
We established a model for an airborne wind lidar. Numericala* optimization algorithms should be used to solve this nonlinear model. We designed a Levenberg-Marquardt (L-M) algorithm and tested it with the modeled data....
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We established a model for an airborne wind lidar. Numericala* optimization algorithms should be used to solve this nonlinear model. We designed a Levenberg-Marquardt (L-M) algorithm and tested it with the modeled data. The retrieved velocity and the true velocity agree very well, and the adjusted R-2 is 0.99947. We have carried out an airborne coherent wind lidar experiment in January 2015, and we used the model and the L-M algorithm to process the wind lidar experiment data, and compared the retrieved results with the radiosonde wind profile. The consistency is very good, especially at an altitude above 1.8 km. We may speculate that when the atmosphere flows are not so dramatic, the lidar and the radiosonde measurements are strictly synchronous, it is possible to retrieve horizontal wind speeds and directions consistently with the radiosonde using our wind lidar model and the L-M algorithm. (c) 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
In this article, a novel semiempirical average annual troposcatter transmission loss prediction model is presented. The model is generated by optimizing the correlation coefficients of propagation path conditions util...
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In this article, a novel semiempirical average annual troposcatter transmission loss prediction model is presented. The model is generated by optimizing the correlation coefficients of propagation path conditions utilizing the moderna* optimization algorithm. The statistical relativities of troposcatter transmission loss as captured by changing frequency, path length, scatter angle, and meteorological condition are each analyzed using the terrestrial trans-horizon propagation loss data banks released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). For the percentages of time transmission loss not falling below 50%, the model is combined with the model of anomalous propagation mechanism introduced in the Recommendation ITU-R P.2001. The prediction results of this new troposcatter model are compared with other troposcatter models and with the trans-horizon propagation loss data banks. The comparisons show that the new model has a better estimated accuracy.
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Huang, YongCui, XueBeihang Univ
Fundamental Sci Ergon & Environm Control Lab Sch Aeronaut Sci & Engn Beijing Univ Aeronaut & Astronaut Mailbox 50537 Xueyuan Rd Beijing 100191 Peoples R China Beihang Univ
Fundamental Sci Ergon & Environm Control Lab Sch Aeronaut Sci & Engn Beijing 100191 Peoples R China
A technique for modulating the directional characteristics of the target's infrared signatures based on the anisotropic emission behavior of the target surface is proposed. The integrated infrared transmission mod...
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A technique for modulating the directional characteristics of the target's infrared signatures based on the anisotropic emission behavior of the target surface is proposed. The integrated infrared transmission model from target to detector is established by matrices. Through the single-, multi-, and omni-directional infrared signature optimization analyses, the effectiveness of the proposed modulation technique is demonstrated and the following conclusions were reached: 1) Because the hemispherical emissivity remains constant, modulating the angular emission patterns of the target surface can enhance or reduce the target's infrared signature level received by the detector. 2) It is possible to adjust the directionality of infrared signatures by virtue of anisotropic emission behavior, generating appreciable peak signals in the desired directions or reducing the infrared signals in the infrared -threatening directions. 3) The optimizing effects upon the directionality of infrared signatures are highly dependent on the geometric features of target and hemispherical emissivity: the smaller the hemispherical emissivity is, the better the effects are.
Weapon-target assignment is a combinatorial optimization problem in which a set of weapons must selectively engage a set of targets. In its decentralized form, it is also an important problem in autonomous multi-agent...
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Weapon-target assignment is a combinatorial optimization problem in which a set of weapons must selectively engage a set of targets. In its decentralized form, it is also an important problem in autonomous multi-agent robotics. In this work, decentralized methods are explored for a modified weapon-target assignment problem in which weapons seek to achieve a prespecified probability of kill on each target. Three novel cost functions are proposed that, in cases with low agent-to-target ratios, induce behaviors that may be preferable to the behaviors induced by classical cost functions. The performance of these proposed cost functions is explored in simulation of both homogeneous and heterogeneous engagement scenarios using airborne autonomous weapons. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed cost functions achieve desired behaviors in cases with low agent-to-target ratios where efficient use of weapons is particularly important.
In this paper, we discuss the ambiguity function (AF) synthesis problem for unimodular sequences, which are widely used in radar/sonar and communication systems. Notions of discrete-time ambiguity function and discret...
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In this paper, we discuss the ambiguity function (AF) synthesis problem for unimodular sequences, which are widely used in radar/sonar and communication systems. Notions of discrete-time ambiguity function and discrete ambiguity function (DAF) are defined, and the corresponding properties are also discussed for unimodular sequences. Depending on these properties, two algorithms are proposed to synthesize the DAF of the unimodular sequence by minimizing the squared error between a desired complex/real function and a realizable one over L-phase alphabet. To break the volume invariant constraint of a single sequence's AF, multi-sequences are also considered to be optimized simultaneously to suppress sidelobes of ambiguity surface. Numerical examples show the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms in synthesizing unimodular sequence with a desired AF, and typical polyphase sequences can be well approximated by eight-phase unimodular sequences from the viewpoint of DAF.
In this letter, a newa* optimization algorithm, the Modified compact Genetic algorithm (M-cGA) is introduced and applied to the synthesis of thinned arrays. The M-cGA has been derived from the compact Genetic algorithm ...
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In this letter, a newa* optimization algorithm, the Modified compact Genetic algorithm (M-cGA) is introduced and applied to the synthesis of thinned arrays. The M-cGA has been derived from the compact Genetic algorithm (cGA), properly modified and improved by implementing more than one probability vector (PV) and adding suitable learning scheme between these PVs. The so-obtained algorithm has been applied to the optimized synthesis of different-size linear and planar thinned arrays: In all the considered cases, it outperforms not only the cGA, but also the other optimization schemes previously applied to this kind of problem, both in terms of goodness of the solution (minimization of the peak sidelobe level) and of computational cost.
Space debris constitutes a major and growing threat to space missions. To assess the probability of collision, the time of closest approach between the spacecraft and the debris must first be calculated. This paper pr...
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Space debris constitutes a major and growing threat to space missions. To assess the probability of collision, the time of closest approach between the spacecraft and the debris must first be calculated. This paper presents three new methods for the calculation of the time of closest approach. The first is a surrogate-baseda* optimization algorithm, using the Alfano-Negron Close Approach Software as the model, allowing a compromise between calculation speed and accuracy. The second is a generalization of this software, treating a cloud of debris as a continuous object and searching for the time of closest approach over initial conditions as well as time. The third uses Alfano-Negron Close Approach Software generalization as a model for surrogate-based optimization. Using the third method, a strategy for safe operation of a spacecraft cluster in a debris-rich environment is proposed. All methods are demonstrated and compared. It is shown that Alfano-Negron Close Approach Software and the generalization thereof are very fast in estimating the time of closest approach, and that the surrogate-baseda* optimization algorithms are somewhat slower, but are highly accurate.
Structural optimization of quaternary Ag-Au-Pd-Pt clusters up to 38 atoms is performed using adaptive immunea* optimization algorithm, and the Gupta many-body potential is adopted to model interatomic interaction. By fi...
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Structural optimization of quaternary Ag-Au-Pd-Pt clusters up to 38 atoms is performed using adaptive immunea* optimization algorithm, and the Gupta many-body potential is adopted to model interatomic interaction. By fixing the atomic number of three types and varying the number of one type in quaternary clusters, geometrical effects by different types of noble metals are investigated. Results show that most configurations present the growth pattern based on the 19-atom double icosahedra, however, the structural transition model induced by increasing the number of the fourth noble atom is found to be different. Furthermore, the order parameter indicates that in quaternary clusters Ag and Au atoms mainly occupy the surface sites, Pd atoms tend to be in the middle shell, and the inner shell is located by Pt atoms. The study of the number of bonds indicates that Ag and Au atoms prefer scattering and forming a circle on the surface, respectively. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Cost optimization is one of the key elements of the EU regulatory framework concerning the energy performance of buildings. From this economic point of view, the optimum occurs when the global cost over the lifecycle ...
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Cost optimization is one of the key elements of the EU regulatory framework concerning the energy performance of buildings. From this economic point of view, the optimum occurs when the global cost over the lifecycle of a building is minimized, and the cost-optimal energy performance level is that related to the minimum global cost. To determine this cost-optimal level by evaluating a great number of design alternatives, it is necessary to exploit automated optimization search procedures. The work presented here concerns the application of cost optimal methodology, as defined by European regulation, to a low-consumption single-family house in France. The calculation is performed through an iterative input-output process in a computing environment that combines TRNSYS (R), transient system simulation tool, with GenOpt (R), generic optimization program. The methodology that was adopted allowed around ten thousand building configurations to be simulated in a reasonable computational time. The paper focuses on how the energy system affects the technical and economic optimal design solutions of the building in two different French climate conditions. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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