Enhanced security in internet voting protocol using blind signature and dynamic ballots

In this paper, we introduce an internet voting protocol which satisfies desired security requirements of electronic voting. In the newly proposed protocol, we allow the adversaries to get more power than in any previous works. They can be coercers or vote buyers outside, and corrupted parties inside our system. These adversaries also have ability to collude with each other to ruin the whole system. Our main contribution is to design an internet voting protocol which is unsusceptible to most of sophisticated attacks. We employ the blind signature technique and the dynamic ballots instead of complex cryptographic techniques to preserve privacy in electronic voting. Moreover, we also aim at the practical system by improving the blind signature scheme and removing physical assumptions which have often been used in the previous works.     

Development of a quadruped walking robot AiDIN-III using biologically inspired kinematic analysis

This paper presents a bio-inspired mechanism design for a quadruped walking robot. The approach is derived from the observation on the behaviors of quadruped locomotion, skeletal structure, and the study on the stability of walking based on morphological analysis. In the first, we define the design parameters such as the dimensions of the body and limbs, the center of mass position, and locomotion mechanisms based on surveys on the literatures from biologists. Then, by using the parameters, we propose an useful framework for determining the design parameters of a quadruped walking robot. For implementations, we manufacture a dog-type self-contained quadruped walking robot, named AiDIN-III (Artificial Digitigrade for Natural Environment version III) and the effectiveness of the proposed idea is validated via experimental works.     

全文检索技术和粗糙集方法在文章比对中的应用研究

随着计算机技术和网络技术的飞速发展,我们如何能有效的利用网络资源,查找和使用学术资料,防止学术造假,是一项十分有意义和必要的工作.利用全文检索理论和粗糙集为核心,对中文比对中需要用到的相关理论进行了深入研究,计算出不同论文之间的相似程度,成为一项十分有意义和必要的工作.     

基于MSP430的太阳光源跟踪控制系统设计

为了提高太阳能电池板的能量转换效率,提出了一种基于MSP430的太阳光源跟踪控制系统。系统设计原理采用光强比较法,硬件部分设计了光强信号采集电路、以MSP430为核心的主控制器、步进电机驱动电路等;软件部分采用模块化编程,加入数字滤波和控制算法。系统实现了刘信号采集与处理、电机驱动等模块的控制,能够快速准确跟踪太阳光源。运行实验结果表明,系统运行稳定,控制灵活,达到预期的设计目标。     

Electromyographic evaluation of a bed assistive device for abdominal surgery patients in postoperative care

OBJECTIVE: Muscle activity with and without the use of commercially available patient assistive devices during bed rising and lowering was quantified. BACKGROUND: Limited research is available in understanding or evaluating the physical benefits of assistive devices for patient use following major abdominal surgery. METHODS: Twenty healthy participants (9 men, 11 women) took part in a laboratory study to test the effects of device configuration (five levels) and bed elevation angle (0 degree and 30 degrees) on mean and peak upper and lower rectus abdominis and external oblique concentric and eccentric muscle activity. RESULTS: Reduced muscle activity was associated with the use of an assistive device, as compared with manual bed rising (unassisted). Positioning the devices at a higher anchor height and/or increasing the bed elevation angle further reduced muscle activity. Objective and subjective differences between the two assistive devices evaluated in the study were found. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that self-assistive devices may speed recovery because of reduced loads on damaged tissues. APPLICATION: Potential applications of this research include the assessment of other commercially available lift aids or comparisons of self-assistive lift aids with hospital-housed lift aids used to speed recovery rates.     

基于交流电桥的电容式水分检测电路的设计

在已有的在线水分含量检测方法中,电容法优势最为明显,可靠性和精度都较高.基于交流电桥原理设计了一种电容式传感器检测电路,并结合水分检测的具体要求,完成了对硬件电路的制作与调试,并通过实验验证了电路的可行性.