Fault tolerant nonlinear control with applications to an automated transit bus

This paper presents an integrated structure for a passive and active fault tolerant control (FTC) design approach in the framework of a robust nonlinear control technique called Dynamic Surface Control (DSC). As motivated by the automated vehicle application, we consider two categories of possible faults: pre-specified (a priori) and non-specified faults. It is first shown that DSC can be considered as a passive FTC approach in the sense that it gives simultaneous robust stability to a set of nonlinear systems even in the presence of model uncertainties and the pre-specified faults. Then, the non-specified fault is classified depending on the fault’s impact on the closed-loop system and isolatability from a fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) system. If a fault is both intolerable and isolatable, an active FTC approach is taken which includes FDD and controller reconfiguration. More specifically, trajectory reconfiguration is considered to accommodate the actuator fault, i.e., to compensate for the performance loss due to the fault within the framework of a switched hierarchical structure. Finally, the integrated structure for the longitudinal control of an automated transit bus is designed through the proposed method. Simulation results of the fault tolerant controller are shown for both single and multiple multiplicative faults. This controller was implemented on the California PATH transit buses in a demonstration of automated public transportation technology in San Diego, California in August of 2003.     

Logistic performance evaluation of provinces in Turkey: A GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis

Logistics performance evaluation of provinces is considered in this study. To do so, a three-step solution approach is developed: (i) determination of 16 geographic and economic indicators, (ii) using geographic information system to assign a logistics score and (iii) prioritizing the indicators and ranking the provinces using multi-criteria decision analysis tools. Proposed methodology is applied to 81 provinces in Turkey as a case study. Results show that the provinces of Istanbul, Izmir, and Hatay are the pioneers. The proposed methodology provides the ability to analyze the impacts of indicators on logistics performance and create a logistics performance map of countries.     

防火墙技术的探讨

介绍了防火墙的概念、原理、分类及比较,指出了传统防火墙存在的不足之处,提出了一种新型防火墙系统——嵌入式防火墙系统,并对防火墙的发展作了前景展望。     

成都地铁综合监控系统检修优化探讨

介绍了地铁综合监控系统的检修模式,根据设备故障强度和故障频次给出分级分类矩阵图。针对成都地铁1号线综合监控系统的检修模式,结合运营过程中实际的检修模式优缺点,从数据进行分析,得出相对较为合理的检修模式和优化检修的一些建议。     

Inventory,Classification, and Analysis of Special Management Areas Associated with U.S. Coastal Programs

Area-based management approaches may be beneficial in integrating sectoral, single-purpose laws and regulations; however, these benefits may not be attained if special area designations are equally sectoral or single-purpose in nature. Over 60 types of special management areas were documented under U.S. coastal programs, and a new classification scheme was developed to allow comparisons and analyses across programs. Results indicate that requirements and incentives for special area designations under the Coastal Zone Management Act did little to standardize or influence area-based management systems associated with state and territory coastal programs. Further, the absence of clear patterns within and between coastal programs with respect to special area policies suggests a limited commitment to this important aspect of coastal management. Continued research is needed to document the effectiveness of the various area-based management approaches presented in this article.     

斜拉索腐蚀损伤下斜拉桥体系可靠度研究

拉索腐蚀疲劳累积损伤是威胁斜拉桥运营安全的关键因素,导致斜拉桥运营期的换索次数多且换索成本高。为了准确评定斜拉索腐蚀疲劳损伤对斜拉桥结构安全的影响,从结构体系可靠性角度探索拉索腐蚀疲劳损伤的概率传递模型。分析了斜拉索腐蚀疲劳损伤对结构体系可靠度的影响规律,从而为换索决策提供依据。研究结果表明,疲劳和疲劳腐蚀效应共同作用下的拉索在20 a服役期内的强度系数分别为0.928和0.751,斜拉索抗力退化将导致斜拉桥主要失效路径变化,主梁索间距为30 m的斜拉桥在服役期的13 a,主要失效模式从由主梁弯曲失效转移至斜拉索强度失效,导致后期的结构体系可靠指标快速下降。     

船舶改装新旧船体对接处的管系联结工艺探讨

文章阐述了船舶改装工程中，对新旧船体对接处的管系切割、联接方式及修复，作出了要求和修理的工艺探讨，以确保改装后船舶管系的可靠性、安全性达到或超过原船舶的水平。     

Technical Note: Force Control in Electrohydraulic Active Suspensions Revisited

The inner loop control for the actuator force can be quite simply compensated by means of a correction term to the desired force signal at the input. The correction requires only a measurement of the actuator piston velocity and is employed to cancel the loop disturbance caused by the oil flow to the actuator. Although an additional time constant is introduced by the integration in the inner loop force control, the overall performance is nevertheless quite close to that of an ideal optimal system.     

浅谈鼓式后制动系统防抱死方案的设计

通过鼓式后制动系统数学模型分析，对该系统进行了正向设计及6种不同状态的全过程验算，最终确认后制动器在后减压缩过程中不会再出现自制动或抱死现象。运用该方案，成功对多款量产车型进行了重新设计和整改，取得了很好的市场效益，提高了摩托车行驶安全性和经济效益，并有效缩短了新产品的设计验证周期。