带凹性生产成本运输问题的新随机规划模型及其求解

提出了一种新的能反映决策者满意度的随机变量序关系,并据此研究了随机不等式的确定性等价类,方法被称为满意度方法.最后将其应用于带凹性生产成本运输问题的求解中,并将方法与常用的机会约束方法进行比较,说明满意度法不仅合理可行,而且当决策者对约束条件的要求越高时,它所得最优值越优于机会约束法所得最优值.     

Corresponding Angle Feedback in an innovative weighted transportation system

The optimal information feedback has a significant effect on many socioeconomic systems like stock market and traffic systems aiming to make full use of resources. In this Letter, we study dynamics of traffic flow with real-time information. The influence of a feedback strategy named Corresponding Angle Feedback Strategy (CAFS) is introduced, based on a two-route scenario in which dynamic information can be generated and displayed on the board to guide road users to make a choice. Our model incorporates the effects of adaptability into the cellular automaton models of traffic flow and simulation results adopting this optimal information feedback strategy have demonstrated high efficiency in controlling spatial distribution of traffic patterns compared with the other three information feedback strategies, i.e., vehicle number and flux.     

A superhydrophobic magnetic elastomer actuator for droplet motion control

For the fast droplet transportation on an open surface, a new magnetic elastomer with a superhydrophobic surface has been developed. Because the surface is superhydrophobic, the water droplet can easily roll off on the surface. The movement of the droplet was controlled by a deliberate local deformation of the surface of the elastomer induced by magnetic actuation. The direction and speed of the droplet motion was easily controlled by changing the surface topography using magnetic force. We also demonstrate the applicability of the devices as a new type of open‐surface digital microfluidics using a simple chemical reaction. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transportation of a microdroplet on an oriented liquid crystal surface

Wetting phenomena play important roles in several technological applications and in many physical and biological thin‐film phenomena, such as wetting, adhesion and friction. One of key issues of these studies is to control the surface energy (or wettability) dynamically for liquid transportation. We have developed a liquid crystal (LC) surface for use as a transport substrate since we expected that the surface energy of an LC surface can be controlled rapidly using an electric field. The rapid control of the polarisability (or wettability) of a liquid crystalline surface by an electric field has been demonstrated, together with the transportation of a liquid microdroplet.     

Pore Engineering for Covalent Organic Framework Membranes

Membrane technology is of particular significance for the sustainable development of society owing to its potential capacity to tackle the energy shortage and environmental pollution. Membrane materials are the core part of membrane technology. Researchers have always been pursuing predictable structures of advanced membrane materials, which provides a possibility to fully unlock the potential of membranes. Covalent organic frameworks(COFs), with the advantage of controllable pore microenvironment, are considered to be promising candidates to achieve this design concept. The customizable function of COF membranes through pore engineering does well in the enhancement of selective permeability performance, which offers COF membranes with great application potentials in separation and transportation fields. In this context, COF-based membranes have been developed rapidly in recent years. Herein, we present a brief overview on the strategies developed for pore engineering of COF membranes in recent years, including skeleton engineering, pore surface engineering, host-guest chemistry and membrane fabrication. Moreover, the features of transmission or separation of molecules/ions based on COF membranes and corresponding applications are also introduced. In the last part, the challenges and prospects of the development of COF membranes are discussed.     

基于两平行线及其线上三点的摄像机标定方法

在大视场交通监控摄像机的标定中,由于不便于放置大尺寸标定靶标,常采用交通标线构成的特定几何图形替代标定靶标,但许多交通场景仅有一组平行的车道分界交通标线,难以获得传统标定方法所需的标定约束条件。针对此类交通场景,选取两平行交通标线和其中一条线上的三点作为标定参考物,依靠其中一条线上三点在单幅图像中的像素坐标、三点间的两个距离值及平行线间距作为约束条件来完成摄像机的标定。建立了图像坐标系与世界坐标系之间新的换算关系,推导出了摄像机内外参数的求解公式,探讨了旋转角对测量误差的影响。实验结果表明,在约束条件不足的情况下能够获得较好的摄像机参数近似解,沿道路方向上的测距精度优于对比文献的结果,具有标定参考物选取容易、操作简便、几何约束条件少等优点,适用于交通监控系统中大视场摄像机的快速标定场合。     

Calculation of the reactor neutron time of flight spectrum by convolution technique

It is a very complex and time-consuming process to simulate the nuclear reactor neutron spectrum from the reactor core to the export channel by applying a Monte Carlo program. This paper presents a new method to calculate the neutron spectrum by using the convolution technique which considers the channel transportation as a linear system and the transportation scattering as the response function. It also applies Monte Carlo Neutron and Photon Transport Code （MCNP） to simulate the response function numerically. With the application of convolution technique to calculate the spectrum distribution from the core to the channel, the process is then much more convenient only with the simple numerical integral numeration. This saves computer time and reduces some trouble in re-writing of the MCNP program.     

中短途汽车客运问题博弈分析

汽车客运尤其是中短途汽车客运在人们的现代生活中发挥重要的作用,它在拥有众多长处的同时也存在着许多问题和不足.从经济博弈论的角度,对客运车主和交通管理部门的行为进行分析,从而说明违规运营现象存在的原因并提出相应的解决措施.     

Integrating modeling,algorithm design,and computational implementation to solve a large-scale nonlinear mixed integer programming problem

This paper describes the formulation of a nonlinear mixed integer programming model for a large-scale product development and distribution problem and the design and computational implementation of a special purpose algorithm to solve the model. The results described demonstrate that integrating the art of modeling with the sciences of solution methodology and computer implementation provides a powerful approach for attacking difficult problems. The efforts described here were successful because they capitalized on the wealth of existing modeling technology and algorithm technology, the availability of efficient and reliable optimization, matrix generation and graphics software, and the speed of large-scale computer hardware. The model permitted the combined use of decomposition, general linear programming and network optimization within a branch and bound algorithm to overcome mathematical complexity. The computer system reliably found solutions with considerably better objective function values 30 to 50 times faster than had been achieved using general purpose optimization software alone. Throughout twenty months of daily use, the system was credited with providing insights and suggesting strategies that led to very large dollar savings. This research was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research Contract N00014-78-C-0222, by the Center for Business Decision Analysis*, by the University of Texas at Austin, and by the David Bruton, Jr., Centennial Chair in Business Decision Support Systems. Reproduction in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose of the U.S. Government. Center for Business Decision Analysis, Graduate School of Business — GSB 3.126, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.