Silent-noisy marksmanship contest with random termination

We consider a marksmanship contest in which Player I has one silent bullet, whereas Player II has one noisy bullet, the first contestant to hit his target wins, and the contest is to be terminated at a random timeT with cdfH(t). The model is a silent-noisy version of our previous paper (Ref. 8), and an extension of silent-noisy duel to nonzero-sum games of timing under an uncertain environment. It is shown that the uncertainty on the termination of the contest has influence on the equilibrium strategies and the equilibrium values, but the silent player has no advantages over the noisy one, in such a nonzero-sum model.The author thanks Professor M. Sakaguchi, Osaka University, who contributed to the research on mathematical decision-making problems and expresses appreciation for his continuous encouragement and guidance. The author also thanks Professor G. Kimeldorf, The University of Texas at Dallas, who invited the author to his university. Finally, the author expresses appreciation to Professors K. Sugahara and W. Fukui, Himeji Institute of Technology, for their encouragement and support.     

Universal One-Way Light Speed from a Universal Light Speed Over Closed Paths

This paper gives two complete and elementary proofs that if the speed of light over closed paths has a universal value c, then it is possible to synchronize clocks in such a way that the one-way speed of light is c. The first proof is an elementary version of a recent proof. The second provides high precision experimental evidence that it is possible to synchronize clocks in such a way that the one-way speed of light has a universal value. We also discuss an old incomplete proof by Weyl which is important from an historical perspective.     

声光双稳系统的混沌同步

首先给出布拉格型声光双稳系统耦合驱动的混沌同步化方案，用最大条件Ｌｙａｐｕｎｏｖ指数分析方法得出耦合驱动下系统混沌输出同步化条件，发现通过适当比例的耦合驱动可以使两组混沌系统达到同步的混沌输出。分析此混沌同步化方案可以抵抗噪声的干扰，并且在两系统出现偏差时仍可以实现混沌同步，找到了实用的单变量延时微分系统非Ｐｅｃｏｒａ－Ｃａｒｒｏｌｌ规则的混沌同步化方案。最后做了实验验证。     

Control of chaos

We review the subject of control of chaotic systems paying special attention to exponential control. We also discuss the application of synchronization of chaotic systems to security in communications.     

Resynthesis of Combinational Circuits for Path Count Reduction and for Path Delay Fault Testability

Path delay fault model is the most suitable model for detectingdistributed manufacturing defects which can cause delayfaults. However, the number of paths in a modern design can beextremely large and the path delay testability of many practicaldesigns is very low. In this paper we show how to resynthesize acombinational circuit in order to reduce the total number of paths inthe circuit. Our results show that it is possible to obtain circuitswith a significant reduction in the number of paths while notincreasing area and/or delay of the longest sensitizable path in thecircuit.Research on path delay testing shows that in many circuits a largeportion of paths does not have a test that can guarantee detection ofa delay fault. The path delay testability of a circuit would increaseif the number of such paths is reduced. We show that addition of asmall number of test points into the circuit can help reducing thenumber of such paths in the given design.     

MPSK数字解调器同步方案的实现

多进制相移键控MPSK调制信号的解调中,为提高解调性能,得到精确快速的载波同步和时钟同步,需要对载波检测和时钟检测作精心的设计。对MPSK的数字解调方法做了一些探讨,在载波同步中,分析了基于功率检测的频差检测方法及基于相差检测进行相位锁定的方法;详细介绍了时钟同步的波形估计方法的基本原理及幅度和频谱宽度对定时误差的影响。     

激光距离选通成像关键技术

距离选通技术是克服激光后向散射、提高激光距离选通成像系统信噪比的有效方法.阐述了激光距离选通成像原理,详细分析了距离选通关键技术,指出传统的距离选通同步控制系统的缺点,并提出一种改进的距离选通同步控制方案.     

DSP极低码率的远程视频监控系统

笔者以TI的低成本DSP芯片F206为例,介绍了一种基于此芯片的极低码率双绞线视频图像监控系统,包括它的整体方案,及实现时的一些难点解析。实践表明:此系统经济、实用且具有广播能力。     

Capital budgeting and optimal timing of investments in flexible manufacturing systems

This paper investigates the financial-economic decision process for investments in flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). Contrary to popular belief, we show that conventional capital budgeting techniques can be used to make such investment decisions. First, we identify theoverall impact of installing an FMS and present guidelines for a cash flow forecasting model. We then present ways in which to incorporate uncertainty in these cash flows within a risk-adjusted discount rate. These expected cash flows and the discount rate are used in calculating the net present value (NPV). Once the capital budgeting analysis is completed, a critical issue facing the firm is the optimal timing of the installation. We reinterpret the general results on optimal timing of investments within the special context of an FMS project. Finally, we illustrate the above technique via a stylized example.     

The Generalized Delay-Locked Loop

The delay-locked loop (DLL) is a synchronization device that is widely used for PN-code tracking in spread spectrum systems. The error detector characteristic (S-curve) of the DLL has a major impact on the performance. Using more than two correlators will extend the tracking range of the S-curve. The Generalized DLL (GenDLL) theory provides a concept to analyze a large class of DLL configurations including the classical DLL. The focus of the performance criteria is on tracking jitter and the mean time to lose lock (MTLL). It is shown that the MTLL can be considerably improved by using extended S-curves. However, the tracking jitter is increased by additional correlators. The tradeoff between the two criteria is explained. With the GenDLL theory loop configurations can be designed having both low tracking jitter and high loop robustness against loss of lock.