Gravity is omnipresent force on the Earth and all living things have evolved under the constant influence of gravity. Some organisms learned to take advantage of this force by using it as a reference in their motion. ...
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Gravity is omnipresent force on the Earth and all living things have evolved under the constant influence of gravity. Some organisms learned to take advantage of this force by using it as a reference in their motion. On the other hand, many studies in living organisms shown that microgravity has a significant effect not only on the systemic level but also on the cellular level. In this study, a new model has been designed for a device that simulates microgravity in outer space. The model is made of acrylic with precise geometric dimensions with capabilities of controlling it in terms of angular velocities for the outer and inner frames, the distance of the sample from the center of rotation, and the time of reversal of the direction of rotation which produces smooth geometric path of the gravity vector of the biological sample. Besides, the designed algorithm has the ability to display the average gravity value of the coordinates (x, y, z) and the total value of the average gravity (G total) in the form of a curved figure in an instantaneous manner. Moreover, this design contributes to reducing the effort and cost of conducting biological studies on living organisms in space and opening new horizons for sciences that deal with the effect of microgravity on living organisms.
The paper deals with a identification of solid state drive using three-layer artificial neural network realized by fixed point digital signal processor (DSP) of the type of TMS320C25 - 100 ns. Back propagation learnin...
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The paper deals with a identification of solid state drive using three-layer artificial neural network realized by fixed point digital signal processor (DSP) of the type of TMS320C25 - 100 ns. Back propagation learning process has been done for speed quantity of slid state drive, consisting of separately excited DC motor fed by four quadrant converter (chopper) unit. The input and output signals were obtained by sigma-delta A/D and D/A converters including both anti-aliasing and digital filter blocks. Comparisons of carried-out real estimated- (by DSP), simulated- (by PC) and measured samples of output signal are given in the paper.
A mathematical model is developed and analytical evaluations are made for angular revolutions of a (return space vehicle) RSV during formation of the stable balance equilibrium on large angles of attack without applic...
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A mathematical model is developed and analytical evaluations are made for angular revolutions of a (return space vehicle) RSV during formation of the stable balance equilibrium on large angles of attack without application of control moment. The special balance mode permits RSV to widen a touchdown area after orbital departure. Results obtained are of practical significance in designing of promising RSVs including reusable launch vehicles for servicing ISS and in development of program and algorithm software including an onboard control algorithm to orient the lift force in space.
Abstract The development of the Artificial Pancreas has been growing rapidly during the last 10 years with the advent of Glucose Monitoring Systems and insulin delivery pumps. Several works have appeared testing diffe...
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Abstract The development of the Artificial Pancreas has been growing rapidly during the last 10 years with the advent of Glucose Monitoring Systems and insulin delivery pumps. Several works have appeared testing different control algorithms for defining the proper insulin dosage in type I diabetic patients, focused on driving them into a healthy range of blood glucose (BG) concentration. However, practically none of them has previously considered to quantify the inherent degree of difficulty in achieving normal glycaemic values. Hence, in this work a novel index, named Glucose controllability (GC), is presented using the parameters of simplified models and easily measurable patients data. It allows performing a certain classification procedure before the implementation of any control algorithm. To test this methodology, Predictive Functional control (PFC) is applied for insulin dosage computation. After that, through the well-known control Variability Grid Analysis (CVGA) plot, it is evaluated if the GC index is able to anticipate how “controllable” each diabetic person could be. The validation was performed with a database of 30 virtual type I diabetic patients. The final simulation results are shown here together with the conclusions and future works.
The controlled volume method of operation is especially suitable for large-scale water delivery canal system with complex operation requirements. An operating simulation model based on the storage volume control metho...
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The controlled volume method of operation is especially suitable for large-scale water delivery canal system with complex operation requirements. An operating simulation model based on the storage volume control method for multi-reach canal system in series was established. In allusion to the deficiency of existing controlled volume algorithm, the improved controlled volume algorithm of the whole canal pools was proposed, and the simulation results indicated that the storage volume and water level of each canal pool could be accurately controlled after the improved algorithm had been adopted. However, for some typical discharge demand operating conditions, if the previously mentioned algorithm was adopted, then it certainly would cause some unnecessary gate adjustments, and consequently the disturbed canal pools would be increased. Therefore, the idea of controlled volume operation method of continuous canal pools was proposed, and corresponding algorithm was designed. Through simulating practical project, the results indicated that the new controlled volume algorithm proposed for typical operating conditions could comparatively and obviously reduce the number of regulated check gates and disturb canal pools for some typical discharge demand operating conditions, thus the control efficiency of canal system could be improved.
An experiment of adaptive polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation for 40-Gb/s return-to-zero (RZ) optical communication system is reported. In the experiment, degree of polarization (DOP) is used as feedback s...
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An experiment of adaptive polarization mode dispersion (PMD) compensation for 40-Gb/s return-to-zero (RZ) optical communication system is reported. In the experiment, degree of polarization (DOP) is used as feedback signal and particle swarm optimization (PSO) method is adopted as logic control *** compensation time is about 200 ms, the compensated differential group delay (DGD) is up to 30 ps,and bit error rate (BER) of 10-9 is reached when PMD compensation is employed.
A horizontality adjusting system of the earth drill's platform is designed todeal with the operation difficulty of the platform which appeared while the earth drill is *** proportional-impulse control to eliminate...
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A horizontality adjusting system of the earth drill's platform is designed todeal with the operation difficulty of the platform which appeared while the earth drill is *** proportional-impulse control to eliminate the over-adjustment andelectricity-hydraulic-proportional control to drive the adjusting mechanism are adopted in thesystem. The control scheme and control algorithm are introduced in detail. The software flow chartis given.
The gas resulting from the incineration of waste must be raised, after the last injection of combustion air, in a controlled and homogeneous fashion and even under the most unfavorable conditions, to a temperature of ...
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The gas resulting from the incineration of waste must be raised, after the last injection of combustion air, in a controlled and homogeneous fashion and even under the most unfavorable conditions, to a temperature of at least 850 °C for at least two seconds (Art. 50.2 Directive 2010/75/EU). This norm and its variations (i.e. 1,100 °C for 2 s if the chlorine content of the incinerated waste exceeds 1% by mass), called “T 2s requirement”, oblige all Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plant operators to monitor the post-combustion conditions and to turn on auxiliary burners in the occurrence of noncompliance with such a requirement. In a WtE boiler, the determination of the mean temperature reached by combustion gas in the post-combustion zone, after an ideal residence time of 2 s, is carried out by an algorithm implemented in the Distributed control System (DCS) of the plant. Currently, since many different algorithms are used, it appears that further investigation on this subject is required. This work considers, as a case study, an existing WtE boiler and, by means of a calibrated long-furnace model of the post-combustion zone, investigates all the possible operating conditions as well as their connections with the monitored variables. The most relevant influences on the T 2s temperature are highlighted and some control algorithms are proposed. The results so far obtained show that the T 2s is affected both by boiler load and gas-side fouling in the same way and for the same extent. Therefore, since gas-side fouling in the post-combustion zone is an uncontrollable variable, boiler load is not usable in as input variable of a reliable algorithm. Moreover, the results highlight the significant role that can be played in the algorithm for the estimation of the T 2s by the oxygen content in secondary flue gas.
In this study, the performance of fault tolerant single-phase capacitor start capacitor run induction motor powered using seven-level quasi-impedance source inverter (qZSI) is analysed. The seven-level inverter consis...
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In this study, the performance of fault tolerant single-phase capacitor start capacitor run induction motor powered using seven-level quasi-impedance source inverter (qZSI) is analysed. The seven-level inverter consists of three units of qZSI connected in cascade. When one of the qZSI module fails (due to semiconductor failure), the resultant rms voltage applied to the motor will be reduced by one-third. This leads to reduction in both mechanical speed and electromagnetic torque of the motor. To restore the performance of the motor to pre-fault condition, the voltage deficit must be compensated. In conventional CHB inverter, it is not possible to achieve the pre-fault voltage. However, in qZSI, it is possible to achieve required voltage boost by application of shoot through duty cycle. Here, voltage of other two healthy operating modules can be boosted to reach pre-fault inverter output voltage during post-fault condition. The maximum voltage boost achievable is limited by the maximum shoot-through duty cycle which is related with modulation index. To verify the concept, simulation results of single-phase capacitor-start capacitor-run induction motor with or without proposed control algorithm are discussed. Experimental results for the proposed algorithm with RL load are discussed.
Synchronization of the contrast bolus peak and CT imaging aperture is a crucial issue for CTA. It effects the CTA imaging quality and the necessary amount of contrast dose. In this paper, we propose an optimal adaptiv...
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Synchronization of the contrast bolus peak and CT imaging aperture is a crucial issue for CTA. It effects the CTA imaging quality and the necessary amount of contrast dose. In this paper, we propose an optimal adaptive bolus chasing controller. The controller estimates and predicts the unknown two dimensional bolus density on line and then determines the optimal control actions. Tracking errors are mathematically quantified in terms of estimation errors. Simulation results on the actual patient data exhibit its superior performance to the current constant-speed method. Also, the preliminary experiments demonstrate the clinical feasibility.
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