Test Case Generation as an AI Planning Problem

While Artificial Intelligence techniques have been applied to a variety of software engineering applications, the area of automated software testing remains largely unexplored. Yet, test cases for certain types of systems (e.g., those with command language interfaces and transaction based systems) are similar to plans. We have exploited this similarity by constructing an automated test case generator with an AI planning system at its core. We compared the functionality and output of two systems, one based on Software Engineering techniques and the other on planning, for a real application: the StorageTek robot tape library command language. From this, we showed that AI planning is a viable technique for test case generation and that the two approaches are complementary in their capabilities.     

半导体芯片厂有害气体检测器使用经验之探讨

本文除概略介绍气体检测器的种类处，主要对气体检测器的原理和在实际使用中的局限性作一基本归纳叙述。限于篇幅，本文将论述的重点放在气体检测器的选用与设置规划上，提出个人的一点心得与看法，以作为未来设置气体检测器系统时之参考。     

黄河流域委属大河控制站站网布局分析检验与调整

简要论述了黄河流域委属大河控制站的基本情况，通过资料分析，按“直线原则”计算了黄河大河控制站布站数目的上、下限，并调查分析落实了各河段近期和中长期治理开发对水资料的需求，确定各河段测站数目的采用值；对照现有站数，结合测站位置，功能，测验，生活条件等，逐段逐站进行审查，综合评估，决定测站的撤，迁，留，并对密度不足的河段提出了设站意见。     

可持续发展战略指导下的轨道交通规划与评价

提出了轨道交通规划与评价在实施可持续发展战略过程中需要研究的问题，研究重点是轨道交通规划与评价方法体系和环境对策，研究了轨道交通规划目标的变化、轨道交通规划优化决策理论与方法、轨道交通规划中的环境影响评价、城市轨道交通网络的合理规划、城际轨道交通——客运专线/高速铁路线路基本走向的规划、轨道交通规划可持续发展的评价指标体系概念框架、轨道交通系统可持续发展的能力建设问题等，并通过实例验证了所建立的理论方法体系和模型体系；不仅进行了有关理论和方法的探讨，而且以面向实际应用为目标，开发了相应的软件系统，为轨道交     

中国工程勘察设计咨询业产业整合的路径选择

产业是由具有相互联系、相互制约的若干组成部分结合在一起并且有特定动能的有机体,产业分工越合理,资金、人力资源和各种自然资源与物质资料在产业内发挥的功能越大;中国工程勘察设计业的产业结构“中间大,两头小”,产业内部资源分布极不合理;结构调整的最佳选择是以工程项目总承包和分包为分工协作的垂直一体化:分化重组中间的工程咨询单位,组建顶端的EPC工程公司,发展低端的专业咨询公司、事务所。     

Power sector development in India with CO2 emission targets: Effects of regional grid integration and the role of clean technologies

The power sector in India at present comprises of five separate regional electricity grids having practically no integrated operation in between them. This study analyses the utility planning, environmental and economical effects of integrated power sector development at the national level in which the regional electric grids are developed and operated as one integrated system. It also examines the effects of selected CO₂ emission reduction targets in the power sector and the role of renewable power generation technologies in India. The study shows that the integrated development and operation of the power system at the national level would reduce the total cost including fuel cost by 4912 million $, total capacity addition by 2784 MW, while the emission of CO₂, SO₂ and NO_x would be reduced by 231.6 (1.9%), 0.8 (0.9%), 0.4 (1.2%) million tons, respectively, during the planning horizon. Furthermore, the study shows that the expected unserved energy, one of the indices of generation system reliability, would decrease to 26 GWh under integrated national power system from 5158 GWh. As different levels of CO₂ emission reduction targets were imposed, there is a switching of generation from conventional coal plants to gas fired plants, clean coal technologies and nuclear based plants. As a result the capacity expansion cost has increased. It was found that wind power plant is most attractive and economical in the Indian perspective among the renewable options considered (Solar, wind and biomass). Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Reduced modified quadratures for quadratic membrane finite elements

Reduced integration is frequently used in evaluating the element stiffness matrix of quadratically interpolated finite elements. Typical examples are the serendipity (Q8) and Lagrangian (Q9) membrane finite elements, for which a reduced 2 × 2 Gauss–Legendre integration rule is frequently used, as opposed to full 3 × 3 Gauss–Legendre integration. This ‘softens’ these element, thereby increasing accuracy, albeit at the introduction of spurious zero energy modes on the element level. This is in general not considered problematic for the ‘hourglass’ mode common to Q8 and Q9 elements, since this spurious mode is non‐communicable. The remaining two zero energy modes occurring in the Q9 element are indeed communicable. However, in topology optimization for instance, conditions may arise where the non‐communicable spurious mode associated with the elements becomes activated. To effectively suppress these modes altogether in elements employing quadratic interpolation fields, two modified quadratures are employed herein. For the Q8 and Q9 membrane elements, the respective rules are a five and an eight point rule. As compared to fully integrated elements, the new rules enhance element accuracy due to the introduction of soft, higher‐order deformation modes. A number of standard test problems reveal that element accuracy remains comparable to that of the under‐integrated counterparts. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Construction Robot Path-Planning for Earthwork Operations

In developing an intelligent mobile construction robot, a navigation system that can provide an effective and efficient path-planning algorithm is a very important element. The purpose of a path-planning method for a mobile construction robot is to find a continuous collision-free path from the initial position of the construction robot to its target position. This paper presents an improved Bug-based algorithm, called SensBug, which can produce an effective path in an unknown environment with both stationary and movable obstacles. The contributions, which make it possible to generate an effective and short path, are an improved method to select local directions, a reverse mode, and a simple leaving condition. Some emerging technologies that can be used for implementing an intelligent construction robot are introduced in this paper.     

项目管理软件的开发思路

详细介绍了项目管理的发展及项目管理软件的现状。通过对P3管理软件的分析论述，得出项目管理软件系统的开发方案。     

实行全面质量管理 做好江口水电站工程设计

江口水电站是芙蓉江干流开发中的骨干工程。为认真履行江口工程的设计合同，确保优质、高效地完成江口工程的各项设计工作，长江委设计院实行全面质量管理，建立了一套规范化的统计管理程序，制订详细的设计计划，落实江口工程项目各级责任人的质量责任制，采取特殊技术措施，对工程设计过程中的各项质量活动进行全过程的管理，使江口工程在满足质量标准、合同进度的情况下，工程投资最省。