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Noise enhanced spontaneous chaos in semiconductor superlattices at room temperature
Physical systems exhibiting fast spontaneous chaotic oscillations are used to
generate high-quality true random sequences in random number generators. The
concept of using fast practical entropy sources to produce true random
sequences is crucial to make storage and transfer of data more secure at very
high speeds. While the first high-speed devices were chaotic semiconductor
lasers, the discovery of spontaneous chaos in semiconductor superlattices at
room temperature provides a valuable nanotechnology alternative. Spontaneous
chaos was observed in 1996 experiments at temperatures below liquid nitrogen.
Here we show spontaneous chaos at room temperature appears in idealized
superlattices for voltage ranges where sharp transitions between different
oscillation modes occur. Internal and external noises broaden these voltage
ranges and enhance the sensitivity to initial conditions in the superlattice
snail-shaped chaotic attractor thereby rendering spontaneous chaos more robust.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, revte
Multiquantum well spin oscillator
A dc voltage biased II-VI semiconductor multiquantum well structure attached
to normal contacts exhibits self-sustained spin-polarized current oscillations
if one or more of its wells are doped with Mn. Without magnetic impurities, the
only configurations appearing in these structures are stationary. Analysis and
numerical solution of a nonlinear spin transport model yield the minimal number
of wells (four) and the ranges of doping density and spin splitting needed to
find oscillations.Comment: 11 pages, 2 figures, shortened and updated versio
Optimal railway infrastructure maintenance and repair policies to manage risk under uncertainty with adaptive control
The aim of this paper is to apply two adaptive control formulations under uncertainty, say open-loop and closed-loop, to the process of developing maintenance and repair policies for railway infrastructures. To establish the optimal maintenance and repair policies for railway lines, we use a previous design of risk model based on two factors: the criticality and the deterioration ratios of the facilities. Thus, our theory benefits from the Reliability Centered Management methodology application, but it also explicitly models uncertainty in characterizing a facility deterioration rate to decide the optimal policy to maintain the railway infrastructures. This may be the major contribution of this work. To verify the models presented, a computation study has been developed and tested for a real scenario: the railway line Villalba-Cercedilla in Madrid (Spain). Our results demonstrate again that applying any adaptive formulation, the cost of the railway lines maintenance shown is decreased. Moreover applying a Closed Loop Formulation the cost associated to the risk takes smaller values (40% less cost for the same risk than the deterministic approach), but with an Open Loop formulation the generated risk in the railway line is also smaller
OPTIMAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR POLICIES TO MANAGE RISK UNDER UNCERTAINTY WITH ADAPTIVE CONTROL
The aim of this paper is to apply two adaptive control formulations under uncertainty, say open-loop and closed-loop, to the process of developing maintenance and repair policies for railway infrastructures. To establish the optimal maintenance and repair policies for railway lines, we use a previous design of risk model based on two factors: the criticality and the deterioration ratios of the facilities. Thus, our theory benefits from the Reliability Centered Management methodology application, but it also explicitly models uncertainty in characterizing a facility deterioration rate to decide the optimal policy to maintain the railway infrastructures. This may be the major contribution of this work. To verify the models presented, a computation study has been developed and tested for a real scenario: the railway line Villalba-Cercedilla in Madrid (Spain). Our results demonstrate again that applying any adaptive formulation, the cost of the railway lines maintenance shown is decreased. Moreover applying a Closed Loop Formulation the cost associated to the risk takes smaller values (40% less cost for the same risk than the deterministic approach), but with an Open Loop formulation the generated risk in the railway line is also smaller.
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