Fuzzy level control of a tank with optimum valve movement

This paper presents a fuzzy-based controller chip to control the level of a tank. A motor valve controls the tank level. The significant aim of this paper is to present a controller for minimizing the movement of the motor valve, at the same time, setting the level of the tank at defined points. The advantages of this type of control are to reduce both motor and input valve amortization and to increase their useful lifetime. On the other hand, simple and inexpensive elements are used in order to measure tank level and output flow. This is another advantage of the method. The controller is designed by fuzzy techniques in CMOS technology. The die size of the chip is .     

An immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann approach to study the dynamics of elastic membranes in viscous shear flows

A combined immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann approach is used to simulate the dynamics of elastic membrane immersed in a viscous incompressible flow. The lattice Boltzmann method is utilized to solve the flow field on a regular Eulerian grid, while the immersed boundary method is employed to incorporate the fluid–membrane interaction with a Lagrangian representation of the deformable immersed boundary. The distinct feature of the method used here is to employ the combination of simple Peskin's IBM and standard LBM. In order to obtain more accurate and truthful solutions, however, a non-uniform distribution of Lagrangian points and a modified Dirac delta function are used. Two test cases are presented. In the first case, we consider a vesicle suspended in a simple shear flow commonly known as tank-treading motion. The computed results were compared with experiments, which showed reasonably good agreement. For the second test case, we consider individual healthy (soft) and sick (stiff) RBCs suspended in a shear flow. The simulation results demonstrated that elastic deformation plays an important role in overall RBC motions characterized as tank-treading and tumbling motions, in which the natural state of the elastic membrane is an essential consideration. In addition, the results confirm that the combination of the immersed boundary and lattice Boltzmann methods permits the simulation of the complex biological phenomena.     

Overwinter changes to near-surface bulk density, penetration resistance and infiltration rates in compacted soil

Previous studies at Yakima Training Center (YTC), in Washington State, suggest freeze-thaw (FT) cycles can ameliorate soil compacted by tracked military vehicles [J. Terramechanics 38 (2001) 133]. However, we know little about the short-term effects of soil freezing over a single winter. We measured bulk density (BD), soil penetration resistance (SPR), and steady-state runoff rates in soil newly tracked by an Abrams tank and in uncompacted soil, before and after a single winter at YTC. We similarly measured BD, SPR and saturated hydraulic conductivity (k_fs) in simulated tank tracks at another site near Lind Washington. Average BD was significantly greater in tank ruts at YTC and in simulated tracks at the Lind site than in uncompacted soil soon after tracking and did not change significantly during the winter of 1997–1998. Measurements of SPR were strongly influenced by soil moisture. When soil was moist or tracks were newly formed, SPR was significantly higher in tank ruts than in uncompacted soil from the surface to a depth of about 10–15 cm. The greatest average SPR in compacted soil was observed between 4 and 6 cm depth. We observed less difference in SPR between tank ruts and uncompacted soil near-surface at YTC as the time after trafficking increased. We observed highest SPR ratios (compacted rut:undisturbed) in fresh tracks near the surface, with lower ratios associated with increasing track age or soil depth, indicating that some recovery had occurred at YTC near-surface. However, we did not observe a similar over-winter change in SPR profiles at the Lind site. Rainfall simulator data from YTC showed higher steady-state runoff rates in tank ruts than over uncompacted soil both before and after winter. However, more time was required to reach steady-state flow in tank ruts and the proportion of runoff was slightly lower in May 1998 than in August 1997. At the Lind site, k_fs was lower in newly compacted soil than in one-year old compacted soil or uncompacted soil. Our data suggest that indices of water infiltration such as steady-state runoff rates or k_fs, are more sensitive indicators of soil recovery after compaction than are BD or SPR.     

基于模糊控制的清水池水位控制系统设计

清水池水位控制具有时变、滞后、突发性强等特点,难以准确建立合适的数学模型,为了达到快速维持清水池水位在期望值,避免所有水泵同时启停的目的,提出了一种清水池水位模糊控制的方法,该方法借助于MATLAB软件对控制系统进行了仿真,验证了模糊控制算法在清水池水位控制系统中应用的合理性,并计算出模糊输出控制量表,为确定水泵启停台数提供指导。采用了S7-200 PLC控制器和MCGS组态软件实现了清水池模糊控制系统的程序设计,给出相应的模糊控制PLC程序,并应用于清水池水位控制系统中。结果表明,系统稳定性好,响应速度快,能够较好的满足控制要求。系统将模糊控制理论与实际控制相结合,满足了清水池水位控制的要求,延长了水泵使用寿命,节省电能,为清水池水位自动控制提供借鉴。     

Tank segmentation of infrared images with complex background for the homing anti-tank missile

In an effort to achieve fast and effective tank segmentation of infrared images under complex background for the homing anti-tank missile, the threshold of the maximum between-class variance method (i.e., the Otsu method) is experimentally analyzed, and the working mechanism of the Otsu method is revealed. Subsequently, a fast and effective method for tank segmentation under complex background is proposed based on the Otsu method by constraining the image background pixels and gray levels. Firstly, with the prior information of the tank, derive the equation to calculate the number of pixels of tank according to optical imaging principle, and then use the calculated tank size to constrain the image background pixels. Secondly, employ the golden section to restrict the background gray levels. Finally, use the Otsu method to implement the segmentation of the tank. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can get as an ideal result as the manual segmentation with less running time.     

复合材料燃料贮箱渐进损伤分析与剩余强度预报

基于复合材料渐进失效准则和刚度降阶模型,建立了复合材料燃料贮箱性能演化的 表征模型和分析模型,借助有限元软件ABAQUS对内压作用下复合材料贮箱结构的渐进损伤过 程进行了分析,实现了复合材料贮箱结构剩余强度的预报,通过与文献数据的比较,验证了 该分析方法的有效性.     

Effects of tank tracking on range grasses

The Department of Defense (DoD) must constantly balance its military mission and its commitment to stewardship on large tracks of federal land. These military training lands are some of the most intensely used land in the United States, and training requires that vegetation, primarily grasses, be as resilient as possible. The objectives of this study were to evaluate (i) plant establishment and (ii) the effect of light to heavy tank traffic that ranged from zero to four passes on range grasses at the Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Washington. Characteristics measured include the number of 10-cm gaps without plant materials in seeded rows of the target (sown) species, the biomass of the target species, and the percentages of bluegrass colonization, bare ground, and cheatgrass encroachment in tracked and untracked areas. Both stand establishment and the ability to produce rhizomes are associated with the ability to recover after training. The wildryes did not establish well and subsequently had more 10-cm gaps and lower yields than the other introduced species tested. Among the natives, Snake River wheatgrass and western wheatgrass exhibited the most resilience across the different tracking intensities. The largest decline in percentage target species was observed between the two- and four-pass treatments. After five years, cheatgrass was not able to encroach on Snake River wheatgrass, Siberian wheatgrass, and bluebunch wheatgrass plots. Tracking generally reduced the stand of the target species and increased the amount of bare ground.     

基于二次逼近神经网络的反应釜预测控制

摘 要：针对在化工生产过程中使用连续搅拌反应釜(Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor,CSTR)时存在的控制方式不便,调节的精确度不高等问题。在对实际问题进行分析建模的基础上,提出了一种基于二次逼近神经网络模型的预测控制方法。该方法首先利用多层前馈神经网络模型去逼近连续搅拌反应釜系统的多步预测值,其次在已创建的预测模型的基础上优化并求解预测控制的二次目标函数,以得到最优的控制参数,最后由通过泰勒展开式的二次逼近得到非线性预测控制器的最优解。通过对控制模型的模拟以及带入相关参数进行仿真实验,对连续搅拌反应釜控制系统的仿真结果进行分析表明：该方法控制精确度较高,并且是可行有效的,能够使生产效率得到显著提高且保证了产品的质量,具有较高的实用价值。     

Soil compaction and over-winter changes to tracked-vehicle ruts, Yakima Training Center, Washington

We monitored two experimental areas at the Yakima Training Center (YTC) in central Washington to measure changes to M1A2 Abrams (M1) tank-rut surface geometry and in- and out-of-rut saturated hydraulic conductivity (K_fs), soil penetration resistance (SPR) and soil bulk density (BD). Profile-meter data show that rut cross-sectional profiles smoothed significantly and that turning ruts did so more than straight ruts. Rut edges were zones of erosion and sidewall bases were zones of deposition. K_fs values were similar in and out of ruts formed on soil with 0–5% moisture by volume, but were lower in ruts formed on soil with about 15% water. Mean SPR was similar in and out of ruts from 0- to 5-cm depth, increased to 2 MPa outside ruts and 4 MPa inside ruts at 10- to 15-cm depth, and decreased by 10–38% outside ruts and by 39–48% inside ruts at the 30-cm depth. Soil BD was similar in and out of ruts from 0- to 2.5-cm depth, and below 2.5 cm, it was generally higher in ruts formed on moist soil with highest values between 10- and 20-cm depth. Conversely, BD in ruts formed on dry soil was similar to out-of-rut BD at all depths. This information is important for determining impacts of tank ruts on water infiltration and soil erosion and for modifying the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) models to more accurately predict soil losses on army training lands.     

The bit pattern effect on all-optical clock recovery using tank circuits and birefringent resonators

In this paper we discuss the bit pattern effect on optical clock signals recovered using tank circuits and using birefringent resonators. For the first time we compare the bit pattern dependence of the clock signals recovered from both schemes. We show that a birefringent resonator can recover the clock for the same number of consecutive zeros as the optical tank circuit. We also show quantitatively that the fluctuation of the clock signal amplitude is less for the birefringent resonator than the optical tank circuit. These results are obtained numerically and confirmed experimentally.