Robust filtering with stochastic nonlinearities and multiple missing measurements

This paper is concerned with the filtering problem for a class of discrete-time uncertain stochastic nonlinear time-delay systems with both the probabilistic missing measurements and external stochastic disturbances. The measurement missing phenomenon is assumed to occur in a random way, and the missing probability for each sensor is governed by an individual random variable satisfying a certain probabilistic distribution over the interval . Such a probabilistic distribution could be any commonly used discrete distribution over the interval . The multiplicative stochastic disturbances are in the form of a scalar Gaussian white noise with unit variance. The purpose of the addressed filtering problem is to design a filter such that, for the admissible random measurement missing, stochastic disturbances, norm-bounded uncertainties as well as stochastic nonlinearities, the error dynamics of the filtering process is exponentially mean-square stable. By using the linear matrix inequality (LMI) method, sufficient conditions are established that ensure the exponential mean-square stability of the filtering error, and then the filter parameters are characterized by the solution to a set of LMIs. Illustrative examples are exploited to show the effectiveness of the proposed design procedures.     

Uniting Local and Global Controllers with Robustness to Vanishing Noise

We consider control systems for which we know two stabilizing controllers. One is globally asymptotically stabilizing, the other one is only locally asymptotically stabilizing but for some reason we insist on using it in a neighborhood of the origin. We look for a uniting control law being equal to the local feedback on a neighborhood of the origin, equal to the global one outside of a larger neighborhood and being a globally stabilizing controller. We study several solutions based on continuous, discontinuous, hybrid, time-varying controllers. One criterion of the selection of a controller is the robustness of the stability to vanishing noise. This leads us in particular to consider a kind of generalization of Krasovskii trajectories for hybrid systems. Date received: November 29, 1999. Date revised: August 7, 2000.     

Virtual spectrophotometric measurements for biologically and physically based rendering

Published online: 18 September 2001     

Evaluation of thermal conductivity from temperature profiles

A new dynamic technique for the measurement of thermal conductivity is being developed at IMGC. The experiment consists in bringing the specimen to high temperatures with a current pulse and in measuring the temperature profiles during the free cooling period. Different techniques can be used to extract the information on thermal conductivity from the profiles. The numerical computation of thermal conductivity from the experimental temperature profiles in absolute space is possible, but it is difficult and cumbersome because one must know and take into the account the exact position of the infinitesimal elements of the specimen in different profiles. Computations in tube-space (a fictitious space where no thermal expansion occurs) are simpler and lead to less complex numerical computations. Complementary techniques to evaluate thermal conductivity as a function of temperature or at constant temperature are presented with a discussion of advantages and disadvantages of each method. Computer simulations have tested the precision of the complex software. Numerically generated temperature profiles from known thermophysical properties have been obtained and thermal conductivity has been recomputed from the profiles. The relative difference using different computational approaches and different fitting functions is always less than 0.1%.Paper presented at the Third Workshop on Subsecond Thermophysics, September 17–18, 1992, Graz, Austria.     

The transient regime of a multiwavelength pyrometer

The transient operation of a new multiwavelength pyrometer based on a dispersing prism and a Si photodiode array is presented. After calibration, transient tests were performed using a tungsten strip lamp, supplied by a current pulse of 0.3-s duration. Measurements were carried out with a data acquisition system consisting of a FET multiplexer, a DVM (14 bit, 100 kHz), and a buffer memory (64 kbytes). Pyrometer signals are processed off-line, and temperature vs time is displayed. With the present arrangement, temperature measurements at 20 wavelengths may be performed with 200s resolution. Faster measurements are possible with a reduced number of channels.Paper presented at the Third Workshop on Subsecond Thermophysics, September 17–18, 1992, Graz, Austria.Deceased     

Thermal conductivity of hydrogen for temperatures between 78 and 310 K with pressures to 70 MPa

The paper presents new experimental measurements of the thermal conductivity of hydrogen. The ortho-para compositions covered are normal, near normal, para, and para-rich. The measurements were made with a transient hot wire apparatus. The temperatures covered the range from 78 to 310 K with pressures to 70 MPa and densities from 0 to a maximum of 40 mol · L^–1. For compositions normal and near normal, the isotherms cover the entire range of pressure, and the temperatures are 78, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 294, 300, and 310K. The para measurements include eight isotherms at temperatures from 100 to 275 K with intervals of 25 K, pressures to 12 MPa, and densities from 0 to 12 mol · L^–1. Three additional isotherms at 150, 250, and 275 K cover para-rich compositions with para percentages varying from 85 to 72%. For these three isotherms the pressures reach 70 MPa and the density a maximum of 30 mol · L^–1. The data for all compositions are represented by a single thermal conductivity surface. The data are compared with the experimental measurements of others through the new correlation. The precision (2) of the hydrogen measurements is between 0.5 and 0.8% for wire temperature transients of 4 to 5 K, while the accuracy is estimated to be 1.5%.     

地方中小水利水电工程建设安全工作不容忽视

针对当前地方中小水利水电工程施工中存在的各类安全问题,分析归纳了安全事故产生的原因,提出加强政府监管、规范监理执业行为、加强监理岗前准入制和执法监管力度等解决施工安全问题的措施。     

直升机纵向系统鲁棒滑模控制律设计

在建立系统全包线T-S模糊模型的基础上,基于系统品质要求和可测状态约束条件,采用参数鲁棒设计方法,确定反馈控制参数的可用集合,实现等效控制律,相应确定系统的滑模面参数,给出了直升机纵向控制系统的全包线滑模控制律设计结果。仿真结果显示,系统具有较强的抗外界干扰能力,动态品质满足指标要求,表明文中提出的设计方法可行且有效。     

基于线性回归分析的视频质量评估方法

文章提出了一种利用线性回归分析方法的无参考视频序列质量评估算法。该算法主要利用帧间编码帧的比特数和该帧与其参考帧的差异两个参数进行线性回归分析来评估视频质量。该方法不需要原始参考视频,算法简单。通过对标准视频序列的仿真实验,该算法可有效评价不同视频的编码质量,使用该质量评估方法测得的失真视频客观质量评分与其主观质量评分有很好的一致性。