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Computer aided manual tracking
A scheme was developed to assist the human operator by augmenting an optic sight manual tracking loop with target rate estimates from a computer control algorithm which can either be a Kalman Filter or an alpha, beta, gamma filter. The idea is for the computer to provide rate tracking while the human operator is responsible for nullifying the tracking error. A simple schematic is shown to illustrate the implementation of this concept. A hybrid real-time man-in-loop simulation was used to compare the tracking performance of the same flight trajectory with or without this form of computer-aided track. Preliminary results show the advantage of computer-aided track against high speed aircraft at close range. However, good tracking before target state estimator maturity becomes more critical for aided track than without. Results are presented for a constant velocity flight trajectory
The development of absorptive capacity-based innovation in a construction SME
Traditionally, construction has been a transaction-oriented industry. However, it is changing from the design-bid-build process into a business based on innovation capability and performance management, in which contracts are awarded on the basis of factors such as knowledge, intellectual capital and skills. This change presents a challenge to construction-sector SMEs with scarce resources, which must find ways to innovate based on those attributes to ensure their future competitiveness. This paper explores how dynamic capability, using an absorptive capacity framework in response to these challenges, has been developed in a construction-based SME. The paper also contributes to the literature on absorptive capacity and innovation by showing how the construct can be operationalized within an organization. The company studied formed a Knowledge Transfer Partnership using action research over a two-year period with a local university. The aim was to increase its absorptive capacity and hence its ability to meet the changing market challenges. The findings show that absorptive capacity can be operationalized into a change management approach for improving capability-based competitiveness. Moreover, it is important for absorptive capacity constructs and language to be contextualized within a given organizational setting (as in the case of the construction-based SME in the present study)
Quantum walks: the first detected transition time
We consider the quantum first detection problem for a particle evolving on a
graph under repeated projective measurements with fixed rate . A
general formula for the mean first detected transition time is obtained for a
quantum walk in a finite-dimensional Hilbert space where the initial state
of the walker is orthogonal to the detected state
. We focus on diverging mean transition times, where the
total detection probability exhibits a discontinuous drop of its value, by
mapping the problem onto a theory of fields of classical charges located on the
unit disk. Close to the critical parameter of the model, which exhibits a
blow-up of the mean transition time, we get simple expressions for the mean
transition time. Using previous results on the fluctuations of the return time,
corresponding to , we find close
to these critical parameters that the mean transition time is proportional to
the fluctuations of the return time, an expression reminiscent of the Einstein
relation
RsyGAN: Generative Adversarial Network for Recommender Systems
© 2019 IEEE. Many recommender systems rely on the information of user-item interactions to generate recommendations. In real applications, the interaction matrix is usually very sparse, as a result, the model cannot be optimised stably with different initial parameters and the recommendation performance is unsatisfactory. Many works attempted to solve this problem, however, the parameters in their models may not be trained effectively due to the sparse nature of the dataset which results in a lower quality local optimum. In this paper, we propose a generative network for making user recommendations and a discriminative network to guide the training process. An adversarial training strategy is also applied to train the model. Under the guidance of a discriminative network, the generative network converges to an optimal solution and achieves better recommendation performance on a sparse dataset. We also show that the proposed method significantly improves the precision of the recommendation performance on several datasets
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Detecting changes in sediment overburden using distributed temperature sensing: an experimental and numerical study
Fibre optic cables can be used as sensors to monitor temperature changes through the analysis of back scattered light. This can be linked to changes in the ambient conditions surrounding the fibre optic cable. Active distributed temperature sensing relies on an external heat source relative to the fibre optic cable to measure the properties of, and changes in, the surrounding medium. An experiment was conducted using distributed temperature sensing technology to monitor changes in sediment overburden for the purpose of determining whether scour could be measured above buried power cables containing fibre optic cables. Fibre optic cables were buried in a channel containing saturated sand and water with an external heat source. The depth of overburden sediment above the fibre optic cables was reduced, whilst the associated temperature response along the fibre optic cable was monitored. The data was matched to a finite element model so that the heat transfer taking place could be simulated and then the thermal conductivity of the soil modified to observe the potential changes in heat detected by the fibre optic cables. This paper explains the characteristics of heat transfer from an active heat source to the surrounding soil medium providing a means to translate the temperature measurement to the associated overburden thickness and to model the same response in different materials
DNA Spools under Tension
DNA-spools, structures in which DNA is wrapped and helically coiled onto
itself or onto a protein core are ubiquitous in nature. We develop a general
theory describing the non-equilibrium behavior of DNA-spools under linear
tension. Two puzzling and seemingly unrelated recent experimental findings, the
sudden quantized unwrapping of nucleosomes and that of DNA toroidal condensates
under tension are theoretically explained and shown to be of the same origin.
The study provides new insights into nucleosome and chromatin fiber stability
and dynamics
Correlation between 3:2 QPO pairs and Jets in Black Hole X-ray Binaries
We argue, following our earlier works (the "CEBZMC model"), that the
phenomenon of twin peak high frequency quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs)
observed in black hole X-ray binaries is caused by magnetic coupling (MC)
between accretion disk and black hole (BH). Due to MC, two bright spots occur
at two separate radial locations r_{in} and r_{out} at the disk surface,
energized by a kind of the Blandford-Znajek mechanism (BZ). We assume,
following the Kluzniak-Abramowicz QPO resonance model, that Keplerian
frequencies at these two locations are in the 3:2 ratio. With this assumption,
we estimate the BH spins in several sources, including GRO J1655-40, GRS
1915+105, XTE J1550-564, H1743-322 and Sgr A*. We give an interpretation of the
"jet line" in the hardness-intensity plane discussing the parameter space
consisting of the BH spin and the power-law index for the variation of the
large-scale magnetic field in the disk. Furthermore, we propose a new scenario
for the spectral state transitions in BH X-ray binaries based on fluctuation in
densities of accreting plasma from a companion star.Comment: 17 pages, 6 figures, accepted by AP
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