Ranking fuzzy numbers is one of the very important research topics in fuzzy set theory because it is a base of decision-making in all application areas. However, fuzzy numbers cannot be easily arranged in order of mag...
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Ranking fuzzy numbers is one of the very important research topics in fuzzy set theory because it is a base of decision-making in all application areas. However, fuzzy numbers cannot be easily arranged in order of magnitude because they represent uncertain and vague values. When two fuzzy numbers overlap with each other, a fuzzy number may not be considered absolutely larger than the other. That is, even though a fuzzy number may be considered larger than the other, it may also be considered smaller than the other. It means that, even when we consider only two fuzzy numbers, two sequences may be the ranking result at the same time. However, most of the existing ranking methods produce only one ranking sequence. They ignore other possible sequences due to the overlap between fuzzy numbers. We propose a ranking method which generates possible ranking sequences of fuzzy numbers, and represents them with fuzzy sets. Some numeric examples are also presented to show how our method ranks fuzzy numbers.
We study the entrainment of coupled solid-state lasers by an external injected field. We show that the total output intensity exhibits unexpected nonmonotonic behavior as a function of the injected field and find the ...
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We study the entrainment of coupled solid-state lasers by an external injected field. We show that the total output intensity exhibits unexpected nonmonotonic behavior as a function of the injected field and find the critical amplitude marking the transition to the low-intensity branch. In addition, we also show that substantial partial entrainment can be achieved for injected fields much weaker than that required for full entrainment.
Considers a physical system described by a set of parameters. Each parameter is either measured by a number of sensors or estimated by a set of computer programs that use sensor measurements. As a result, the resultan...
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Considers a physical system described by a set of parameters. Each parameter is either measured by a number of sensors or estimated by a set of computer programs that use sensor measurements. As a result, the resultant parameter values could be widely varying. We propose a fusion method that combines the measurements and estimators based on the physical laws that relate the parameters. In comparison with the traditional fusion problems, there is no training set that provides the actual parameter values. Furthermore, since every parameter is measured or estimated, there are no parameters whose actual values are known. We propose a fuser based on the least violation of the physical laws that relate the parameters. Under certain smoothness conditions on the physical law, we show the asymptotic convergence of our method, and also derive distribution-free performance bounds based on finite samples. We illustrate the effectiveness of this method for a practical problem of fusing well-log data in methane hydrate exploration. For this problem, the data fusion method resulted in an order-of-magnitude improvement in the accuracy compared to the best set of estimators for the key parameter of porosity.
In this paper, we investigate the existence of higher-order dynamics in lattice-based models. We have identified two conditions that determine whether a model would allow some Burnett-like equations when the Chapman-E...
In this paper, we investigate the existence of higher-order dynamics in lattice-based models. We have identified two conditions that determine whether a model would allow some Burnett-like equations when the Chapman-Enskog expansion is used. These two conditions are the number of the conserved quantity as well as the space and time discretization. We shall demonstrate these conditions by discussing (1) pure diffusion equation and (2) hydrodynamic equations. While the fact that diffusion equation allows the higher-order dynamics can be shown easily, we will illustrate that care must be taken when deriving Burnett-like equations for lattice-based hydrodynamics models using the Chapman-Enskog method.
The rapid increase in functionality on a single chip in the last few years has increased the gap between the complexity of the design and the capability of commercial test tools. In particular the test needs for syste...
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The rapid increase in functionality on a single chip in the last few years has increased the gap between the complexity of the design and the capability of commercial test tools. In particular the test needs for systems on a chip (SOC) are not addressed by existing tools. Because some of the cores integrated on a single SOC may not have embedded testability features, it is not always possible to use conventional design for testability (DFT) methodologies directly. This paper presents a novel approach for generating tests for complex SOCs which targets one module (or core) at a time, by extracting its environment elegantly in the form of constraints and storing it as virtual logic. Information about the core processor and internal bus is used to reduce the size of the virtual logic so that a commercial ATPG tool can be used to generate tests. These tests are then automatically translated to system-level tests. The approach is illustrated with an example SOC based on the picoJava core.
In this paper, we describe a component-based infrastructure for Web-based data analysis applications that reduces the need for custom integration programming; Our vision is that, to construct an application, scientist...
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In this paper, we describe a component-based infrastructure for Web-based data analysis applications that reduces the need for custom integration programming; Our vision is that, to construct an application, scientists will give a specification of three kinds of components: the desired data source, a data analysis filter, and a visualization device. From this specification, our infrastructure will automatically generate the desired application. To support this vision, the infrastructure contains an intelligent component integration system (iCIS) that automates component retrieval, adaptation, and integration. Within iCIS, component knowledge is represented using formal mathematical specifications, to provide a common framework for reasoning about problem decomposition, component retrieval and adapter generation. Our current focus is on integration of data analysis filters with online data archives described using XML-based languages. We also discuss how iCIS is integrated with a 3-tier client/server application architecture to support in a heterogeneous and distributed computing environment.
In this paper, we investigate the existence of higher-order dynamics in lattice-based models. We have identified two conditions that determine whether a model would allow some Burnett-like equations when the Chapman-E...
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The authors, six simulation professionals, present their views on the directions that they believe that verification, validation, and accreditation research should take. Two of the six are active verification, validat...
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The authors, six simulation professionals, present their views on the directions that they believe that verification, validation, and accreditation research should take. Two of the six are active verification, validation, and accreditation researchers from academia, two develop industry simulation models, and two work in verification, validation, and accreditation of military simulation models. A number of areas and topics for research in verification, validation, and accreditation are identified. It appears that application domains of simulation models affect what topics need verification, validation, and accreditation research.
The domestic production of the most powerful Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) has permanently ceased and the abundant supplies of a number of inexpensive refrigerants, fire-fighting agents, and solvents, once taken f...
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The domestic production of the most powerful Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) has permanently ceased and the abundant supplies of a number of inexpensive refrigerants, fire-fighting agents, and solvents, once taken for granted, are now a thing of the past. The Navy's original strategy of conserving ODSs, converting systems and processes where feasible, relying on strategic reserves where necessary, and developing "ozone-friendly" equip ment for new-design surface ships and submarines is succeeding. The purpose of this paper is to document the Navy's efforts to date relative to combating the threat to uninterrupted Fleet operations posed by the cessation of ODS production. Specifically, this paper addresses the Navy's shipboard conversion programs for air-conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) systems, the development of next-generation AC&R systems, the selection of halon substitutes for new-construction fire-fighting systems, and the Navy's alternative to CFC-113 in the cleaning of critical oxygen systems.
When a discrete nonlinear array is driven across a periodic surface spatially coherent modes of motion can coexist associated with different average velocities due to resonant parametric forcing of the particle fluctu...
When a discrete nonlinear array is driven across a periodic surface spatially coherent modes of motion can coexist associated with different average velocities due to resonant parametric forcing of the particle fluctuations by the center of mass motion. Depending on the coupling strength κ and size of the array N, jumps in the minimum friction (maximum velocity) exhibited by the array occur at κm(N)∼(N/m)2 as new modes stabilize and are selected by the dynamics. The existence of such coherent modes allows both an effective low dimensional description of the dynamics to exist and the possibility for control of friction close to these instabilities.
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