16 research outputs found
Nonlinear magnetoinductive transmission lines
Power transmission in one-dimensional nonlinear magnetic metamaterials driven
at one end is investigated numerically and analytically in a wide frequency
range. The nonlinear magnetic metamaterials are composed of varactor-loaded
split-ring resonators which are coupled magnetically through their mutual
inductances, forming thus a magnetoiductive transmission line. In the linear
limit, significant power transmission along the array only appears for
frequencies inside the linear magnetoinductive wave band. We present
analytical, closed form solutions for the magnetoinductive waves transmitting
the power in this regime, and their discrete frequency dispersion. When
nonlinearity is important, more frequency bands with significant power
transmission along the array may appear. In the equivalent circuit picture, the
nonlinear magnetoiductive transmission line driven at one end by a relatively
weak electromotive force, can be modeled by coupled
resistive-inductive-capacitive (RLC) circuits with voltage-dependent
capacitance. Extended numerical simulations reveal that power transmission
along the array is also possible in other than the linear frequency bands,
which are located close to the nonlinear resonances of a single nonlinear RLC
circuit. Moreover, the effectiveness of power transmission for driving
frequencies in the nonlinear bands is comparable to that in the linear band.
Power transmission in the nonlinear bands occurs through the linear modes of
the system, and it is closely related to the instability of a mode that is
localized at the driven site.Comment: 11 pages, 11 figures, submitted to International Journal of
Bifurcation and Chao
Noise induced breather generation in a sine-Gordon chain
International audienceWe consider a sine-Gordon chain driven sinusoidally at one end. In the absence of noise, there exists a well known critical value of the amplitude beyond which breather modes can be generated via the phenomenon of supratransmission. We consider values of the driving amplitude below the critical amplitude such that no breather propagates in the medium. We show that noise induces breather generation with a given probability depending on the noise intensity. We also propose a bifurcation diagram which extends the supratransmission effect to a more realistic signal, namely a noisy sinusoidal excitation. We finally discuss some promising signal processing applications that can be developed by taking into account the contribution of noise in the media sharing this supratransmission phenomenon
Regular Geometrical Languages and Tiling the Plane
International audienceWe show that if a binary language L is regular, prolongable and geometrical, then it can generate, on certain assumptions, a p1 type tiling of a part of â„•2. We also show that the sequence of states that appear along a horizontal line in such a tiling only depends on the shape of the tiling sub-figure and is somehow periodic
Formal Development of Multi-Purpose Interactive Application (MPIA) for ARINC 661
International audienceThis paper reports our experience for developing Human-Machine Interface (HMI) complying with ARINC 661 specification standard for interactive cockpits applications using formal methods. This development relies on the FLUID modelling language, we have proposed and formally defined in the FORMEDICIS project. FLUID contains essential features required for specifying HMI. To develop the Multi-Purpose Interactive Applications (MPIA) use case, we follow the following steps: an abstract model of MPIA is written using the FLUID language; this MPIA FLUID model is used to produce an Event-B model for checking the functional behaviour, user interactions, safety properties, and interaction related to domain properties; the Event-B model is also used to check temporal properties and possible scenario using the ProB model checker; and finally, the MPIA FLUID model is translated to Interactive Cooperative Objects (ICO) using the PetShop CASE tool to validate the dynamic behaviour, visual properties and task analysis. These steps rely on different tools to check internal consistency along with possible HMI properties. Finally, the formal development of the MPIA case study using FLUID and its embedding into other formal techniques, demonstrates reliability, scalability and feasibility of our approach defined in the FORMEDICIS project
Plant addition impact on aflatoxin B1
Aflatoxin B1 is a mycotoxin that can be present in peanut-based products, such as fried peanut biscuits, if Good Agricultural Practices are not respected. Impact of plant powder presence on aflatoxin B1 levels was investigated in contaminated peanut biscuits. It was observed that adding 2% of Moringa oleifera powder led to a significant (p < .05) reduction of the toxin after 3 hr of contact time in the dough before the frying step. The toxin level reduction was estimated at 17%. The addition of moringa powder can also have some nutritional benefits. It doubled the content of iron and calcium in the biscuits, leading to products that could bear a claim “source of” for 100 g of biscuits. There was almost no loss of those minerals during the frying step. β-carotene content is a nutrient present in moringa powder, unfortunately the losses during the frying step were estimated at 78%, probably due to the molecule migration from the biscuit to the frying bath. Adding 2% moringa powder in fried peanut biscuit could present safety and nutritional benefits, however, consumer acceptance should be studied as the color as well as the peanut smell and flavors were significantly impacted (p < .05). It is recommended to pursue the investigation of the role of moringa powder onto the toxin degradation to understand the mechanism behind and assess the toxicity of the secondary molecules generated