Examining the influence of firm performance on business risk-taking and the mediation effect of scale of operations in the container terminal industry

Container shipping and its related service sectors help accelerate globalization of the world economy. This industry has been experiencing rapid growth, prompting container terminal operators to increase their handling capacity in response. Providing container terminal services requires substantial capital investment in physical assets such as cargo handling facilities and information systems. On the other hand, operating container terminals is a long-term investment that typically spans several business cycles. Hence prudent asset management using appropriate tools is critical for container terminal operators to sustain their businesses. Generally, due to risk-adverseness, investors are unwilling to take more risk in their investment unless they can reap a higher return. Contrary to this argument, this study finds no direct influence of better firm performance as a proxy of higher return on business risk-taking by container terminal operators. Instead, scale of operations is positively associated with business risk-taking, suggesting that container terminal operators with a larger scale of operations are willing to take more business risk.     

Modeling and control of the pulley buffer system of arresting cable for shipboard aircraft based on magneto-rheological fluid

Taking the MK7-3 of USA hydraulic buffer arresting device as the research subject, the dynamical model for the shipboard aircraft arresting system is established, and the magneto-rheological (MR) damper is applied to pulley shock absorbers for shipboard aircraft block system. Due to the effect of the MR damper has not been known completely and so far MR damper model has not been defined, we use a set of characteristic test of the MR damper, through the process of parameters identification, to establish the dynamical model for the MR damper based on the Bingham plastic model. Then, the fuzzy control rules are designed, the buffer control for the pulley buffer of shipboard aircrafts is completed in touchdown moment based on MR technology. Compared with blocking device of hydraulic pulley buffer in the same condition, the simulations results show that the proposed MR pulley buffer can effectively recognize the impact energy for shipboard block system and reduce the pull peak of arresting cable. It improves significantly safety during landing of the air vehicles and lowers the risk of accidents.     

对加快我军航空运输装备建设发展的若干思考

分析了我军当前航空战略投送装备存在的主要问题,在借鉴美军先进经验的基础上,提出了加强我军军用运输机（运输直升机）等航空战略投送装备建设发展的对策建议,例如尽快生产并配备大型运输机、发展超大型战略运输机及直升机、升级改造现有中型运输机和开展新型多用途飞机预研,对于有效增强我军战略投送能力具有重要意义。     

自行车在城市交通中的定位

自行车交通具有方便、快捷、无污染的优点,但也存在不少问题,应认真研究其特点及其对城市交通的影响,以便对自行车交通进行科学合理的规划和引导,明确自行车在城市交通中的定位及发展方向。     

发动机进气道流动特性的数值模拟

以发动机整个进气系统为研究对象,建立其三维流动模型,进行流动的数值模拟计算,模拟结果与试验值吻合良好,验证了模型的正确性;在此基础上,对比分析不同升程、不同网格单元模型及不同湍流模型下的流动现象,结果表明:增加网格单元数,计算精度并没有显著提高,而采用RNGk-ε模型计算,可以更好地处理流线弯曲程度较大的流动,结果更为准确。     

机场混凝土道面板底脱空状况评定与抢修

介绍以第一传荷状态临界荷载与对应弯沉为指标的脱空评定模型与评定方法,探讨脱空抢修对灌浆材料的要求,提出了最适宜浆体材料的配合比。     

支持向量机和基于IMF的特征能量法在汽车变速器轴承故障诊断中的应用

针对汽车变速器轴承振动信号的非平稳特征和现实中难以获得大量典型故障样本的实际情况,提出了一种基于内禀模态函数(IMF)的特征能量法和支持向量机的变速器轴承故障诊断方法。对变速器轴承内圈、外圈故障振动信号的分析结果表明,该方法在小样本情况下仍可有效提取变速器轴承的故障特征,并能成功地对其工作状态和故障类型进行分类。     

概念设计阶段扭转梁式后悬架建模方法研究

在ADAMS软件中采用分别生成后桥各零件柔性体模型后再进行装配的建模方法构建了后桥总成的柔性体模型，进而构建了全参数化扭转梁式悬架模型。通过对该悬架模型进行仿真分析，获取了车轮定位角、悬架侧倾角刚度等悬架关键特性参数的变化曲线。该曲线与利用K＆C试验台得到的该汽车后悬架相应特性参数的试验曲线进行比较表明，仿真结果和试验结果吻台较好．     

基于虚拟现实技术的AMT换挡特性仿真系统

以桑塔纳2000型轿车数据为基础,建立了发动机特性数学模型。通过对汽车车速计算、线性2自由度汽车模型稳态响应的建立、离合器分离与接合模型分析、换档规律的计算以及图像模型的建立和处理,设计了机械式自动变速器换档特性仿真系统。系统仿真结果与装有AMT的桑塔纳2000轿车实测数据对比表明,二者基本一致,验证了仿真系统的正确性。