模拟相变问题的精细积分边界元法

将精细积分边界元法和界面追踪法相结合求解相变问题。因为边界元法只需要将待求解空间域的边界离散,方便连续追踪移动界面位置和重构网格,所以边界元法适合应用于移动边界问题的模拟。首先,利用精细积分边界元法在固相区域和液相区域分别求解相应的瞬态热传导控制方程,从而求得温度场和边界热流密度。然后,根据固-液相变界面上的能量平衡方程,利用热流密度求得相变界面的移动速度,再采用界面追踪法预测移动相变界面的位置变化。最后,给出了几个数值算例,并通过与参考解的对比验证本文方法的准确性。     

Three-dimensional numerical simulation of drops suspended in simple shear flow at finite Reynolds numbers

A three-dimensional study of suspension of drops in simple shear flow has been performed at finite Reynolds numbers. Results are obtained using a finite difference/front tracking method in a periodic domain. The effects of the Reynolds number and the Capillary number are addressed at two volume fractions: 0.195 and 0.34. It is observed that suspensions of deformable drops exhibit a shear-thinning behavior. Similar to the motion of a single drop, drops migrate away from the walls. The effective viscosity, the first and the second normal stress differences oscillate around a mean value in all cases. The first normal stress difference increases with the Capillary number, the Reynolds number and the volume fraction. Results show that drops deform more and orient more in the flow direction as the Capillary number or the volume fraction is increased. Also, the average size of clusters is smaller than for suspension of rigid particles. The radial dependence of the pair distribution function across the channel has been studied. This dependency shows that the tendency to form clusters is reduced as the Capillary number increases or the volume fraction decreases.     

Tracking problem under a time-varying topology

This paper studies the multi-agent tracking problem of a third-order maneuvering target under uncertain communication environments. Each tracking agent is assumed to be a third-order system and can only use its own and neighbors＇ position, velocity, and acceleration information to design its control input. In this work, the uncertain communication environments are modelled by a finite number of constant Laplacian matrices together with their corresponding scheduling functions. Sufficient conditions for the existence of a tracking strategy have been expressed in terms of the solvability of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, a numerical example is employed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed tracking strategy.     

Simulation on the Effect of Brownian Motion on Nanoparticle Trajectories in a Pulsed Microplasma Cluster Source

We describe a simulation of the nanoparticle trajectories in a pulsed cluster beam source. Clusters, formed by condensation of atomic vapor in a helium bath, and considered here as rigid spheres having a diameter of 1.5nm, were tracked during their travel inside the source cavity, an aerodynamic lens, and a cylindrical nozzle. Steady state supersonic laminar flow of helium is considered in an axi-symmetric geometry aiming to simulate, within some limitations, the conditions under which cluster formation takes place in a pulsed microplasma cluster source. In spite of the unsteady nature of the pulsed source, the time scale characterizing particle motion in the flow field is significantly smaller than the characteristic time constant for the evolution of gas pressure in the source. For this reason, a steady simulation can shed some light on the understanding of processes governing nanoparticle motion in a pulsed vaporization source. The extent to which the Brownian diffusion can affect the particle extraction from the source is investigated. Simulations have shown that the Brownian motion perturbs the clusters from the trajectories dictated by the carrier gas and increases the rate of cluster deposition on the source internal walls. However, it does not hinder the aerodynamic focalization produced by the lens even in nano-size cluster regime. This result is qualitatively confirmed by experiment.     

Robust tracking for MIMO nonlinear time-dependent mismatched uncertain systems: non-adaptive versus adaptive control

This paper considers the problem of robust output-tracking controlfor multi-input multi-output (MIMO) nonlinear systems in thepresence of mismatched time-dependent uncertainties. It firstgeneralizes the stable combined-variable perturbation method(SCVPM) which was proposed by Li et al. (1996) to derive a newrobust controller and its adaptive version for MIMO systemsto track a desired trajectory. It is shown that both controllersnot only stabilize the closed-loop systems but also guaranteethat the tracking errors remain in an O() neighbourhood of theorgin, where is a small design parameter of the controller.Moreover, the adaptive robust controller is only based on thenominal system, and no a priori data on the uncertainties areneeded. Therefore, it is more feasibly implemented than thenon-adaptive controller.     

Adaptive Robust Tracking for Flexible Spacecraft in Presence of Disturbances

The paper deals with trajectory tracking for a flexible spacecraft, subject to a gravity-gradient disturbance, under parameter uncertainties. The controls are gas jets and reaction wheels, and the measured variables describe the attitude and angular velocity of the rigid part. The flexible dynamics is treated as an additional disturbance acting on a rigid structure. First, an adaptive control is designed with only the gravity-gradient disturbance acting on the spacecraft; second, it is proved to be effective also in the presence of disturbance due to the flexibility, provided that appropriate robustness conditions on the controller gains are satisfied. These conditions use partial knowledge of the parameters describing the elastic dynamics. Simulations show the good performance of such control scheme and demonstrate its applicability even in the presence of input saturation.     

高频地波雷达下的多目标跟踪数据处理

根据高频地波雷达监测海上低速移动目标的要求及该类雷达的特点,提出了一种与高频地波雷达目标跟踪相适应的多目标跟踪数据处理方案。在该方案中对BTC(bayes tracking confirm)方法与BTT(bayes tracking termination)方法进行了改进,解决了上述两种方法在高频地波雷达实际应用中存在的问题。提出了贝叶斯准则与次数判定相结合的跟踪起始和终结方法。模拟结果表明,该方案能够稳定、有效地实现高频地波雷达密集回波下的多目标跟踪。     

Data acquisition in the EUDET project

The goal of the EUDET project is the development and construction of infrastructure to permit detector R&D for the international linear collider (ILC) with larger scale prototypes. It encompasses major detector components: the vertex detector, the tracker and the calorimeters. We describe here the status and plans of the project with emphasis on issues related to data acquisition for future test beam experiments.      

用于彩色目标跟踪的改进粒子群优化算法

提出一种用于彩色目标跟踪的改进粒子群优化算法(Improved Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms,IP-SOA)。针对彩色目标,选择加权彩色直方图作为目标的特征,选用Bhattacharyya系数作为特征相似性度量,其最大值位置表示目标位置。对粒子群优化算法进行了改进,即自动调整惯性权重函数与认知学习因子,每次递推时对粒子速度、单帧位移总量加以限制,对Bhattacharyya系数优化,快速求取函数最大值位置。利用彩色序列图像进行仿真实验,结果表明,该方法能够实时跟踪飞机、车辆等目标,在目标被部分遮挡时能稳健跟踪。     

Uptake of magnetic nanoparticles into cells for cell tracking

A challenge for future applications in nanotechnology is the functional integration of nano-sized materials into cellular structures. Here we investigated superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄ iron oxide nanoparticles coated with a lipid bilayer for uptake into cells and for targeting subcellular compartments. It was found that magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are effectively taken up into cells and make cells acquire magnetic activity. Biotin-conjugated MNPs were further functionalized by binding of the fluorescent tag streptavidin–fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and, following uptake into cells, shown to confer magnetic activity and fluorescence labeling. Such FITC-MNPs were localized in the lysosomal compartment of cells which suggests a receptor-mediated uptake mechanism.