Distributed Adaptive Bipartite Containment Control of Linear Multi-agent Systems with Structurally Balanced Graph

Zihan Liu,Xisheng Zhan,Jie Wu,Tao Han,Huaicheng Yan 제어·로봇·시스템학회 2022 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.20 No.11

This study researches the bipartite containment control problem of heterogeneous linear multi-agent systems under a signed digraph. The bipartite containment problem can be viewed as the output regulation problem by devising a compensator. By distributing a coupling weight which is time-varying to each follower, the adaptive protocols are proposed. Thus, we propose the distributed dynamic state feedback and output feedback protocols in conjunction with adaptive control, by which followers will converge to the convex hull crossed by leaders. Additionally, based on the utilization of the Lyapunov function approach, some extensive criteria are deduced to guarantee the bipartite containment of heterogeneous multi-agent system. The final simulations demonstrate the viability of the theoretical results.

Influences of weaving architectures and impact locations on the ballistic resistance of UHMWPE fabric

Zihan Zhu,Hu Zhou,Xiangshao Kong,Fang Liu,Yongqiang Zhang,Cheng Zheng,Weiguo Wu 대한기계학회 2022 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.36 No.12

This study is devoted to reveal the influence of weaving architectures and impact locations on the ballistic resistance of UHMWPE (ultrahigh high molecular weight polyethylene) fabrics. Firstly, a mesoscopic model of UHMWPE fabric is established and the accuracy of the numerical method is verified. Subsequently, the models with different weaving architectures are further established, and the impact resistance performances are evaluated. Finally, the influence factors on the fabric ballistic resistance is explored. It is proved that the ballistic resistance of UHMWPE fabric mainly dominated by the tensile strength of yarn under highvelocity impact. The plain fabric shows best anti-ballistic performance, while basket and woven fabric are slightly inferior. The damage pattern of fabrics with different weaving architectures changes greatly. In addition, this study proposes a residual impact velocity correction model for projectile based on the probability distribution of impact positions, which can better characterize the protective ability of fiber fabrics.

Redeposition mechanism on silicon oxide layers during selective etching process in 3D NAND manufacture

Zihan Zhou,Yunwen Wu,Huiqin Ling,Jie Guo,Su Wang,Ming Li 한국공업화학회 2023 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.119 No.-

3D NAND flash memory with vertically stacked cells has been developed to break through the limits oftechnology nodes. However, during the selective etching process, it is difficult to ensure the byproductsdiffuse away from the trenches in the multistacked layers. Once saturated, the byproduct causes abnormalredeposition on the SiO2 layers. This problem has restricted the development of high-density 3DNAND memory. To solve this problem, the composition and formation mechanism of the redepositedlayer must be clarified. In this study, a ternary-wafer system comprising a Si3N4/SiO2/Si3N4 stack was fabricatedto study the redeposition mechanism, and the morphology, elastic properties, and chemical compositionof the redeposited layer were clarified. The redeposited layer consists of spherical particles withelastic surfaces (average Young’s modulus of 24.17 GPa). The particles were confirmed to comprise colloidalsilica gel covered by silanols. By considering the chemistry of silica, the redeposition mechanismwas proposed as follows: colloidal silica gel is formed by the aggregation of silicic acids from Si3N4 etching,which adsorb onto the SiO2 layer through oxide bridges and hydrogen bonding. Our work will contributeto the development of high-density 3D NAND memory.

Influence of Thermal Processing Conditions on Mechanical and Material Properties of 3D Printed Thin-Structures Using PEEK Material

Han Qu,Wei Zhang,Zihan Li,Liyao Hou,Guiwei Li,Jerry YH Fuh,Wenzheng Wu 한국정밀공학회 2022 International Journal of Precision Engineering and Vol.23 No.6

Poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) was one of the most promising engineering plastics, which had been widely employed in the aerospace, biomedical and automotive industry and manufacturing. The design of various 3D printing (3DP) parameters had a significant impact on its mechanical and thermal properties. This study aimed to investigate the thermodynamic properties of thin-structure PEEK samples by printing them under various conditions, including varying substrate and ambient temperature parameters, under a control- method. Numerous critical properties such as interlayer bonding force, tensile and bending properties, dynamic mechanical properties, and crystallization had been investigated in this work. The results indicated that the maximum relative interlayer bonding force was 989.91 N, while comparing to the lowest initial ambient and substrate temperature 60 °C and 90 °C, the optimal tensile and bending strengths both increased by 28.46% and 13.86% to 86.62 MPa and 113.21 MPa under ambient and substrate temperature 90 °C and 160 °C, respectively. Concurrently, the crystallinity increased by 6.67% to 31.56%. Mechanical and thermal properties had been significantly improved when appropriate substrate temperature parameters were used during the printing process, demonstrating the enormous potential in printing PEEK material. Thermal processing was another critical factor in achieving higher performance of 3D printing PEEK components.

A Cooperative Coevolution Algorithm Based on ABC and NMSM

Hongsheng Su,Kaile Yin,Zihan Wu 보안공학연구지원센터 2016 International Journal of Hybrid Information Techno Vol.9 No.12

Considering that the existing artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm can not give simultaneously attention to evolution speed and solution quality, an improved ABC algorithm is proposed based on nelder-mead simplex method (NMSM) in this paper, and defined ad NMSM-ABC. In the process of iteration, the algorithm periodically passes the best individual vertex from NMSM operator into ABC, or migrates the optimal food source information from ABC to NMSM can get away from local minimum with aid of ABC. Hence, the proposed algorithm can realize cooperative co-evolution of the two so that the desired properties are obtained. In addition, the sensitivity analysis of the key parameter of NMSM-ABC is also conducted and the best value is suggested. Finally, Numerical experiments and comparisons on 6 benchmark functions are conducted with other ABC algorithms, and the results indicate that the proposed algorithm effectively overcomes the local minimum, and dramatically enhances the global searching ability and convergence speed, and is a good cooperative co-evolution algorithm.

Development of Enzymatic Recombinase Amplification Assays for the Rapid Visual Detection of HPV16/18

Ding Ning,Qi Wanwan,Wu Zihan,Zhang Yaqin,Xu Ruowei,Lin Qiannan,Zhu Jin,Zhang Huilin 한국미생물·생명공학회 2023 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.33 No.8

Human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 are the major causes of cervical lesions and are associated with 71% of cervical cancer cases globally. However, public health infrastructures to support cervical cancer screening may be unavailable to women in low-resource areas. Therefore, sensitive, convenient, and cost-efficient diagnostic methods are required for the detection of HPV16/18. Here, we designed two novel methods, real-time ERA and ERA-LFD, based on enzymatic recombinase amplification (ERA) for quick point-of-care identification of the HPV E6/E7 genes. The entire detection process could be completed within 25 min at a constant low temperature (35–43°C), and the results of the combined methods could be present as the amplification curves or the bands presented on dipsticks and directly interpreted with the naked eye. The ERA assays evaluated using standard plasmids carrying the E6/E7 genes and clinical samples exhibited excellent specificity, as no cross-reaction with other common HPV types was observed. The detection limits of our ERA assays were 100 and 101 copies/μl for HPV16 and 18 respectively, which were comparable to those of the real-time PCR assay. Assessment of the clinical performance of the ERA assays using 114 cervical tissue samples demonstrated that they are highly consistent with real-time PCR, the gold standard for HPV detection. This study demonstrated that ERA-based assays possess excellent sensitivity, specificity, and repeatability for HPV16 and HPV18 detection with great potential to become robust diagnostic tools in local hospitals and field studies.

Miniaturized Bandpass Filters as Ultrathin 3-D IPDs and Embedded Thinfilms in 3-D Glass Modules

Sitaraman, Srikrishna,Sukumaran, Vijay,Pulugurtha, Markondeya Raj,Zihan Wu,Suzuki, Yuya,Youngwoo Kim,Sundaram, Venky,Joungho Kim,Tummala, Rao R. IEEE 2017 IEEE transactions on components, packaging, and ma Vol.7 No.9

<P>This paper presents the modeling, design, fabrication, and characterization of an innovative and miniaturized thin-film bandpass filter with coupled spiral structures in ultrathin glass substrates (30-100 mu m). This filter is demonstrated for two applications: 3-D integrated passive devices and embedded thinfilm filters in RF modules. A compact filter design was achieved through an integrated resonant structure that effectively utilizes the inductive and capacitive coupling between metal layers on either side of an ultrathin glass substrate or organic build-up layer. The designed filters (layout area <1 mm 2 with 80-150 mu m device thickness) were fabricated on a 30-mu m-thin glass substrate using a panel-based low-cost approach with double-side thin-film wiring processes. The effect of process variations on the performance of the proposed structures was also studied. Furthermore, an improved WLAN filter is designed and demonstrated by employing specific structural modifications. The measured frequency response of the filters shows good model-to-hardware correlation, with very low insertion loss (0.6 dB) in the passband, and high adjacent-band rejection (>25 dB).</P>

Customized maxillary incisor position relative to dentoskeletal and soft tissue patterns in Chinese women: A retrospective study

Zhou Xueman,Zheng Yingcheng,Zhang Zhenzhen,Zhang Zihan,Wu Lina,Liu Jiaqi,Yang Wenke,Wang Jun 대한치과교정학회 2022 대한치과교정학회지 Vol.52 No.2

Objective: To provide reliable prediction models based on dentoskeletal and soft tissue variables for customizing maxillary incisor positions and to optimize digitalized orthodontic treatment planning. Methods: This study included 244 Chinese women (age, 18–40 years old) with esthetic profiles after orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances (133 in group I: 1° ≤ The angle between the nasion [N]-A point [A] plane and the N-B point [B] plane [ANB] ≤ 4°; 111 in group II: 4° < ANB ≤ 7°). Dental, skeletal, and soft tissue measurements were performed on lateral cephalograms of the participants. Correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were used to determine the influence of dentoskeletal and soft tissue variables on maxillary incisor position. Results: The ideal anteroposterior position of the maxillary incisor varied between sagittal skeletal patterns. The position of the maxillary incisor correlated with the sagittal discrepancy between the maxilla and the mandible (ANB), protrusion of the midface, nasal tip projection, development of the chin, and inclination of both the maxillary and mandibular incisors. Distance from the maxillary central incisor to nasion-pogonion plane predicted using multiple linear regression analysis was accurate and could be a practical measurement in orthodontic treatment planning. Conclusions: Instead of using an average value or norm, orthodontists should customize a patient’s ideal maxillary incisor position using dentoskeletal and soft tissue evaluations.

Prognostic Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT Radiomics in Extranodal Nasal-Type NK/T Cell Lymphoma

Luo Yu,Huang Zhun,Gao Zihan,Wang Bingbing,Zhang Yanwei,Bai Yan,Wu Qingxia,Wang Meiyun 대한영상의학회 2024 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.25 No.2

Objective: To investigate the prognostic utility of radiomics features extracted from 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT combined with clinical factors and metabolic parameters in predicting progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in individuals diagnosed with extranodal nasal-type NK/T cell lymphoma (ENKTCL). Materials and Methods: A total of 126 adults with ENKTCL who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT examination before treatment were retrospectively included and randomly divided into training (n = 88) and validation cohorts (n = 38) at a ratio of 7:3. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operation Cox regression analysis was used to select the best radiomics features and calculate each patient’s radiomics scores (RadPFS and RadOS). Kaplan–Meier curve and Log-rank test were used to compare survival between patient groups risk-stratified by the radiomics scores. Various models to predict PFS and OS were constructed, including clinical, metabolic, clinical + metabolic, and clinical + metabolic + radiomics models. The discriminative ability of each model was evaluated using Harrell’s C index. The performance of each model in predicting PFS and OS for 1-, 3-, and 5-years was evaluated using the time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results: Kaplan–Meier curve analysis demonstrated that the radiomics scores effectively identified high- and low-risk patients (all P < 0.05). Multivariable Cox analysis showed that the Ann Arbor stage, maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), and RadPFS were independent risk factors associated with PFS. Further, β2-microglobulin, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score, SUVmax, and RadOS were independent risk factors for OS. The clinical + metabolic + radiomics model exhibited the greatest discriminative ability for both PFS (Harrell’s C-index: 0.805 in the validation cohort) and OS (Harrell’s C-index: 0.833 in the validation cohort). The time-dependent ROC analysis indicated that the clinical + metabolic + radiomics model had the best predictive performance. Conclusion: The PET/CT-based clinical + metabolic + radiomics model can enhance prognostication among patients with ENKTCL and may be a non-invasive and efficient risk stratification tool for clinical practice.