Soybean cultivation for Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs): The effect of hydroponic system and nitrogen source

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is one of the plant species selected within the European Space Agency (ESA) Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative (MELiSSA) project for hydroponic cultivation in Biological Life Support Systems (BLSSs), because of the high nutritional value of seeds. Root symbiosis of soybean with Bradirhizobium japonicum contributes to plant nutrition in soil, providing ammonium through the bacterial fixation of atmospheric nitrogen. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two hydroponic systems, Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) and cultivation on rockwool, and two nitrogen sources in the nutrient solution, nitrate (as Ca(NO₃)₂ and KNO₃) and urea (CO(NH₂)₂), on root symbiosis, plant growth and seeds production of soybean. Plants of cultivar ‘OT8914’, inoculated with B. japonicum strain BUS-2, were grown in a growth chamber, under controlled environmental conditions.     

Predictive Space Weather: An information theory approach

It is rather well recognized that the global dynamics of the Sun–Earth relationship involves complex nonlinear phenomena. Here we present a preliminary attempt to characterize the influence and the timing of the solar magnetic activity on the near-Earth environment, based on quite novel tools based on concepts from information theory.     

A review of aerial manipulation of small-scale rotorcraft unmanned robotic systems

Small-scale rotorcraft unmanned robotic systems(SRURSs) are a kind of unmanned rotorcraft with manipulating devices. This review aims to provide an overview on aerial manipulation of SRURSs nowadays and promote relative research in the future. In the past decade, aerial manipulation of SRURSs has attracted the interest of researchers globally. This paper provides a literature review of the last 10 years(2008–2017) on SRURSs, and details achievements and challenges. Firstly, the definition, current state, development, classification, and challenges of SRURSs are introduced. Then, related papers are organized into two topical categories: mechanical structure design, and modeling and control. Following this, research groups involved in SRURS research and their major achievements are summarized and classified in the form of tables. The research groups are introduced in detail from seven parts. Finally, trends and challenges are compiled and presented to serve as a resource for researchers interested in aerial manipulation of SRURSs. The problem,trends, and challenges are described from three aspects. Conclusions of the paper are presented,and the future of SRURSs is discussed to enable further research interests.     

复杂结构件数控编程加工特征用户自定义方法

加工特征是实现复杂结构件高效、高质量数控编程的有效手段,但是同一类加工特征只是几何形状和加工工艺相似,并不完全相同。如何适应不同的企业资源与工艺水平、不同类型的复杂结构件进行加工特征定义是基于加工特征进行自动数控编程的一个难题。针对以上难题,本文提出了一种复杂结构件数控编程加工特征用户自定义方法,基于全息属性面边图表达加工特征几何信息,给出了具有一定柔性的加工特征几何信息定义方法,基于语义与规则建立加工特征工艺信息及其与几何信息之间的关联关系,实现了由用户根据企业的制造资源、零件结构和工艺人员的编程习惯等因素自定义加工特征。根据本文提出的方法开发了飞机复杂结构件加工特征用户自定义及自动编程系统,已成功应用于国内某大型航空制造企业的飞机结构件数控编程,经过多项飞机结构件测试,本文提出的方法特征识别正确率平均达到97%。     

Start-up current adaptive control for sensorless high-speed brushless DC motors based on inverse system method and internal mode controller

The start-up current control of the high-speed brushless DC (HS-BLDC) motor is a chal-lenging research topic. To effectively control the start-up current of the sensorless HS-BLDC motor, an adaptive control method is proposed based on the adaptive neural network (ANN) inverse system and the two degrees of freedom (2-DOF) internal model controller (IMC). The HS-BLDC motor is identified by the online least squares support vector machine (OLS-SVM) algo-rithm to regulate the ANN inverse controller parameters in real time. A pseudo linear system is developed by introducing the constructed real-time inverse system into the original HS-BLDC motor system. Based on the characteristics of the pseudo linear system, an extra closed-loop feed-back control strategy based on the 2-DOF IMC is proposed to improve the transient response per-formance and enhance the stability of the control system. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed control method is effective and perfect start-up current tracking perfor-mance is achieved.     

服务型制造模式下民机企业价值网络研究

基于航空制造行业背景,对服务型制造模式下民机企业价值网络展开探讨。首先分析服务型制造模式的价值源泉,重点讨论其价值共创机制,引出了价值共创的条件——价值网络;其次,分析服务型制造企业由价值链向价值网络管理的转变过程,提出服务型制造价值网络概念,并总结出服务型制造企业的价值网络特性及本质;最后,以航空制造业为例,分析其价...     

一种新PSO混合算法在直升机配平中的应用

直升机配平计算是动力学分析的基础，其实质是求解高维复杂的非线性方程组。针对经典算法与智能算法的特点与不足，提出了一种求解非线性方程组的新粒子群方法。在粒子群(Particle swarm optimization, PSO)算法的基础上，根据模拟退火(Simulated annealing, SA)思想，引入了嵌入式LM (Levenberg-marquardt)优化 算子。该方法充分发挥了3种算法的优势，克服了LM算法初值敏感性，PSO算法易陷入局部极值等问题。通过UH-60A直升机实例配平计算，验证了本文算例模型的准确性。在此基础 上，针对某一前飞状态下的配平算例，在收敛可靠性和计算效率上通过与其他算法进行对比，表明该算法具有可靠的收敛性和较高的计算效率，进一步验证了该算法在配平问题上的可信度与实用性，为直升机飞行动力学问题的处理提供了一种新的有效方法。     

单轴拉伸和压缩镁合金各滑移系的Schmid因子计算

针对单轴拉伸和压缩条件下的镁合金,计算了不同滑移系（基面滑移、柱面滑移、锥面滑移、锥面滑移）在整个取向空间中的Schmid因子分布.计算结果表明,基面滑移、柱面滑移和锥面滑移系的Schmid因子在取向空间中都有0.5的极大值;而锥面滑移系的Schmid因子普遍较低,当θ在80°左右,ψ在70°左右时的最大值仅为0.383.计算结果为镁合金变形机制的分析提供基础.