Interface Familiarity Restores Active Advantage in a Virtual Exploration and Reconstruction Task in Children

Abstract

Active exploration is reportedly better than passive observation of spatial displacements in real environments, for the acquisition of relational spatial information, especially by children. However, a previous study using a virtual environment (VE) showed that children in a passive observation condition performed better than actives when asked to reconstruct in reality the environment explored virtually. Active children were unpractised in using the input device, which may have detracted from any active advantage, since input device operation may be regarded as a concurrent task, increasing cognitive load and spatial working memory demands. To examine this possibility, 7–8-year-old children in the present study were given 5 minutes of training with the joystick input device. When compared with passive participants for spatial learning, active participants gave a better performance than passives, placing objects significantly more accurately. The importance of interface training when using VEs for assessment and training was discussed.     

ATM局域网仿真技术

简要介绍了 Ａ Ｔ Ｍ 局域网仿真的主要原理，以 Ｉ Ｂ Ｍ ８２６０ Ａ Ｔ Ｍ 交换机为例，具体分析了 Ａ Ｔ Ｍ 局域网仿真的实现细节。     

高性能飞行器大气数据传感技术研究进展

大气数据是飞行器导航和控制的重要参数，大气数据传感技术是实现飞行器飞行安全及性能发挥的重要保障。针对高性能飞行器对大气数据传感技术的发展需求进行分析，重点介绍了传统大气数据传感技术、嵌入式大气数据传感技术、光学大气数据传感技术及虚拟大气数据传感技术的发展和特点，并对推动嵌入式大气数据传感技术发展的相关技术问题进行了分析和总结，最后对大气数据传感技术的发展进行展望。     

分布式交互仿真技术的理论与实现

分布式交互仿真（简称ＤＩＳ）是现代仿真科技的前沿课题之一，已广泛受到到以美国为代表的西方发达国家的高度重视，并开展了深入研究。我国在该领域的研究才刚刚起步。ＤＩＳ是指运用计算机网络协议将分布于不同地域仿真模拟器连接起来，营造一个大范围的虚拟环境（ＬＳＶＥ）。在这个环境下，分布于各地的用户可进行诸如空中格斗、空地对抗、地面对抗等各种军事模拟训练。本文介绍了分布式交互仿真的发展历程与发展现状，分析了仿     

Crew autonomy for deep space exploration: Lessons from the Antarctic Search for Meteorites

Future piloted missions to explore asteroids, Mars, and other targets beyond the Moon will experience strict limitations on communication between vehicles in space and control centers on Earth. These limitations will require crews to operate with greater autonomy than any past space mission has demonstrated. The Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) project, which regularly sends small teams of researchers to remote parts of the southern continent, resembles a space mission in many ways but does not rely upon a control center. It provides a useful crew autonomy model for planners of future deep space exploration missions. In contrast to current space missions, ANSMET gives the crew the authority to adjust competing work priorities, task assignments, and daily schedules; allows the crew to be the primary monitor of mission progress; demands greater crew accountability for operational errors; requires the crew to make the most of limited communication bandwidth; adopts systems designed for simple operation and failure recovery; and grants the crew a leading role in the selection and stowage of their equipment.     

An Investigation into Vertical Bias Effects

ABSTRACT

In three experiments, after exploring a virtual environment (VE), adult participants made spatial judgments about the location of target objects that were higher and lower than their perceived test location within the VE. In Experiment 1, the locations of the target objects were inferred from verbal instructions. The main results were a tendency to judge objects as closer to the horizontal plane than their true locations, and more efficient downward than upward judgments. Both effects generally accord with findings reported by Wilson et al. (2004a Wilson, P. N., Foreman, N., Stanton, D. and Duffy, H. 2004a. Memory for targets in a multilevel simulated environment: Evidence for vertical asymmetry in spatial memory. Memory & Cognition, 32: 283–297. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar], 2004b Wilson, P. N., Foreman, N., Stanton, D. and Duffy, H. 2004b. Memory for targets in a multi-level simulated-environment: A comparison between able-bodied and physically disabled children. British Journal of Psychology, 95: 325–338.  [Google Scholar]). In Experiments 2 and 3, which were closely modeled on the design of the Wilson et al. studies, regression to the horizontal plane was noted but no downward bias was observed. A misperception in the viewing height between the floors and ceilings of the virtual rooms was apparent in both experiments. The results from the present study together with earlier investigations suggest different hierarchical encoding of between-axis and within-axis information.     

面向空间容迟容断网络的路由算法研究

将空间网络作为一种典型的容迟/容断网络(Delay/Disruption Tolerant Network,DTN),同时利用空间网络星座拓扑的规律性和可预见性,通过构造链路通断时间图,快速建立虚拟拓扑路由表;针对路由过程中可能出现的链路中断问题,设计了拥塞控制机制、正常中断机制和链路失效机制来提高路由效率;在The ONE网络仿真平台中对提出的时间图路由算法(Time-GraphRouter)进行了仿真,并与传染路由(EpidemicRouter)、转发等待路由(SprayAndWaitRout-er)、预测路由(ProphetRouter)三种路由机制进行了对比。仿真结果表明,文章提出的路由算法的平均投递率达到了0.98以上,综合性能优于其他三种路由算法。     

一种源包和虚拟信道相结合的AOS调度算法

针对目前高级在轨系统(AOS)应用中遥测调度算法大多没有同时支持源包和虚拟信道2级调度的问题,提出一种基于AOS遥测源包调度和虚拟信道调度相结合的算法,实现同时对源包调度和虚拟信道调度层面的支持。针对源包调度,提出一种基于源包刷新率的动态优先级调度算法,以保证实时数据及时下传。针对虚拟信道调度,提出一种采用最重要(VIP)/同步/异步相结合的3级调度,保证信道的合理分配利用。分别采用源包调度策略、虚拟信道调度策略和文章提出的算法策略,对某航天器下行数据的平均时延进行仿真。仿真结果表明:文章提出算法策略的平均时延,低于源包调度策略和虚拟信道调度策略,比单独采用源包调度或者虚拟信道调度的算法具有更高的复用效率和公平性。     

AFDX交换机测试分析系统设计

AFDX网络由端系统、交换机和传输链路组成,交换机是AFDX网络的中枢构件。本文首先研究了AFDX交换机的功能和性能,在此基础上,设计了AFDX交换机测试分析系统,测试软件基于多框架、多视图、单文档,采用面向对象技术实现了交换机配置文件的处理、数据帧的捕获和解析、VL转发特征测试、技术时延测试、流量管制测试等一系列功能。最后进行了测试分析试验,试验展示了该测试分析系统对于AFDX交换机的测试效果。     

风洞模型投放试验轻模型法重力效应影响

风洞模型投放试验是研究超声速机弹分离问题的一种有效手段，相似参数的选取是影响试验准度的关键因素。有初始弹射速度的超声速机弹分离研究中，通常采用"轻模型法"得到模型的运动学及动力学相似参数，但该相似参数中模型重力模拟不足。为了研究重力效应对投放试验结果的影响，采用CTS试验技术对全尺寸真实参数与缩比尺寸轻模型法相似参数条件下得到的结果进行了对比研究。研究结果表明：在载弹与载机分离过程中，载弹位姿相互耦合，垂直下落位移的快慢会影响载弹姿态角的变化；轻模型法相似参数条件下，载弹垂直下落位移较慢，虚拟重力的修正方法只能近似修正下落位移，不能对导弹姿态角进行修正，而姿态角会影响下落的位移；机弹分离安全性方面，轻模型法相似参数条件下的试验结果较真实参数偏危险。