Classical network reliability problems assume both net- works and components have only binary states, fully working or fully failed states. But many actual networks are multi-state, such as communication networks and ...Classical network reliability problems assume both net- works and components have only binary states, fully working or fully failed states. But many actual networks are multi-state, such as communication networks and transportation networks. The nodes and arcs in the networks may be in intermediate states which are not fully working either fully failed. A simulation ap- proach for computing the two-terminal reliability of a multi-state network is described. Two-terminal reliability is defined as the probability that d units of demand can be supplied from the source to sink nodes under the time threshold T. The capacities of arcs may be in a stochastic state following any discrete or continuous distribution. The transmission time of each arc is also not a fixed number but stochastic according to its current capacity and de- mand. To solve this problem, a capacitated stochastic coloured Petri net is proposed for modelling the system behaviour. Places and transitions respectively stand for the nodes and arcs of a net- work. Capacitated transition and self-modified token colour with route information are defined to describe the multi-state network. By the simulation, the two-terminal reliability and node importance can be estimated and the optimal route whose reliability is highest can also be given. Finally, two examples of different kinds of multi- state networks are given.展开更多
Importance measures in reliability systems are used to identify weak components in contributing to a proper function of the system. Traditional importance measures mainly concerned the changing value of the system rel...Importance measures in reliability systems are used to identify weak components in contributing to a proper function of the system. Traditional importance measures mainly concerned the changing value of the system reliability caused by the change of the reliability of the component, and seldom considered the joint effect of the probability distribution, improvement rate of the object component. This paper studies the rate of the system reliability upgrading with an improvement of the component reliability for the multi-state consecutive k-out-of-n system. To verify the multi-state consecutive k-out-of-n system reliability upgrading by improving one component based on its improvement rate, an increasing potential importance （IPI） and its physical meaning are described at first. Secondly, the relationship between the IPI and Birnbaum importance measures are discussed. And the IPI for some different improvement actions of the component is further discussed. Thirdly, the characteristics of the IPI are analyzed. Finally, an application to an oil pipeline system is given.展开更多
To verify the effectiveness of the integrated importance measure （IIM） for multi-state coherent systems of k level, the definition and physical meaning of IIM are demonstrated. Then, the improvement potential and Δ...To verify the effectiveness of the integrated importance measure （IIM） for multi-state coherent systems of k level, the definition and physical meaning of IIM are demonstrated. Then, the improvement potential and Δ-importance measures are generalized to multi-state coherent systems based on the system performance level, and the relationships between IIM and traditional importance measures are discussed. The characteristics of IIM are demonstrated in both series and parallel systems. Also, an application to an oil transportation system is given. The comparison results show that： （i） IIM has some useful properties that are not possessed by traditional importance measures; （ii） IIM is effective in evaluating the component role in multi-state systems when the component reliability and the failure rate are simultaneously considered.展开更多
The optimal transmission lines assignment with maximal reliabilities (OTLAMR) in the multi-source multi-sink multi-state computer network (MMMCN) was investigated. The OTLAMR problem contains two sub-problems: the MMM...The optimal transmission lines assignment with maximal reliabilities (OTLAMR) in the multi-source multi-sink multi-state computer network (MMMCN) was investigated. The OTLAMR problem contains two sub-problems: the MMMCN reliabilities evaluation and multi-objective transmission lines assignment optimization. First, a reliability evaluation with a transmission line assignment (RETLA) algorithm is proposed to calculate the MMMCN reliabilities under the cost constraint for a certain transmission lines configuration. Second, the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is adopted to find the non-dominated set of the transmission lines assignments based on the reliabilities obtained from the RETLA algorithm. By combining the RETLA and the NSGA-II algorithms together, the RETLA-NSGA II algorithm is proposed to solve the OTLAMR problem. The experiments result show that the RETLA-NSGA II algorithm can provide efficient solutions in a reasonable time, from which the decision makers can choose the best solution based on their preferences and experiences.展开更多
At the vascular injury sites,the ultra-large (UL) multimeric von willebrand Factor (VWF) is released in response to physiological and pathophysiological stimuli,and mediates platelet adhesion,aggregation,and cross-lin...At the vascular injury sites,the ultra-large (UL) multimeric von willebrand Factor (VWF) is released in response to physiological and pathophysiological stimuli,and mediates platelet adhesion,aggregation,and cross-linking to maintain hemostasis.This UL-VWF is specifically cleaved by ADAMTS13(A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease with a ThromboSpondintype-1 motif,member 13)to prevent microvascular thrombosis.Each VWF monomer consists of five types of repeat domains in the order of D1-D2-D’-D3-A1-A2-A3-D4-C1-C2-C3-C4-C5-C6-CK,in which the A2 domain contains the ADAMTS13cleavage site(Tyr1605-Met1606),exposure of which requires mechanical or chemical stimuli.Under flows,fluid shear stress regulates VWF degradation and size distribution through opening the A2 domain and exposing its cleavage site for ADAMTS13.VWF A2 domain contains a C-terminal vicinal disulfide bond,a calcium binding sites,and a flexibleα4-less-loop.These unique structure features together make A2 more sensitive to mechanical signal than other VWF A subdomains,i.e.A1 and A3 domains.It is believed that A2 is first bound with and then cleaved by ADAMTS13,together with force-induced conformation transformation.To reveal molecular basis of this two-step model of VWF hydrolyzation by ADAMTS13,we here examined stretch-induced unfolding processes of VWF A2 domain in more detail by Steered molecular dynamics(SMD)simulations,with the use of crystal structure of VWF A2(PDB ID 3GXB),and observed that there were multiple quasi-stable conformations of stretched A2 until itsβ4-strand and a3-helix were pulled away the central hydrophobic core and the cleavage sites were fully accessible to solvent.Our MD simulation data showed that,in unfolding,at first,the cleavage site residue Tyr1605 was exposed partially and binding sites for Spacer domain of ADAMTS13 were exposed to a high level whenα6-helix was separated from A2 body;then,withβ6-strand and a5-helix been pulled away,the binding sites for Cysrich domain of ADAMTS13 was exposed completely while the exposure degree of Tyr1605 was not improved;further,separation ofβ5-strand andα4-less-loop made Tyr1605 and Met1606 and the respective binding sites for ADAMTS13 Spacer domain,Cys-rich domain,and Disintegrin-like domain be fully exposed to reach the optimal catalytic state;lastly,withβ4-strand separation,the cleavage sites and binding sites all were overstretched,leading to mismatch of ADAMTS13 and A2 conformation especially in the binding sites.This conformational mismatch may cause reduction of ADAMTS13 hydrolysis efficiency.Furthermore,the data of SMD simulations under constant forces demonstrated that,the stretched A2 conformation had different quasi-stable states,which all had the better mechanical stability within simulation time of 100 ns;and the conformational transformation from one state to another must overcome their respective potential barriers.The hydrolysis efficiency should depend on each state of the stretched A2 conformation,because of the exclusive matched-degree of A2 and ADMATS13.This computer prediction on the mechanical stability and multi-states of stretched A2 provides a novel insight into the mechano-chemical regulation on cleavage of A2 by ADAMTS13.It would be helpful for design of related drug targeting the binding sites on A2 and exosites on ADAMTS13 for the treatment of patients with acquired TTP.展开更多
针对电池电气特性与热特性之间复杂的耦合关系、温度对电池功率性能的影响以及荷电状态(state of charge,SOC)、温度状态(stateoftemperature,SOT)与峰值功率状态(state of power,SOP)之间的复杂关联等问题,该文提出一种考虑电热耦合特...针对电池电气特性与热特性之间复杂的耦合关系、温度对电池功率性能的影响以及荷电状态(state of charge,SOC)、温度状态(stateoftemperature,SOT)与峰值功率状态(state of power,SOP)之间的复杂关联等问题,该文提出一种考虑电热耦合特性的电池模组多状态协同估计方法。首先,分析电池电气特性与热特性之间的耦合关系,将分数阶等效电路模型与集总参数双态热模型结合,构建电池模组电热耦合模型。其次,针对电热耦合关系需要准确的SOC与SOT来维持的问题,采用自适应扩展卡尔曼算法(adaptive extended Kalman filter,AEKF)实现电池模组SOC与SOT估计。最后,分析不同状态之间的关联特性,将电池的SOC、SOT引入到多约束条件下的峰值SOP估计中,实现电池模组多状态协同估计,提高电池状态估计的准确性。仿真结果表明,所提方法在SOC初始误差为20%情况下,能够快速收敛至真实值,且均方根误差在0.52%以内,核心温度与表面温度估计误差分别在0.36和0.31℃以内。在40℃时,核心温度约束起作用,峰值功率估计结果显著降低,为动力电池的实时安全监控提供了有力保障。展开更多
Visual inertial odometry(VIO)problems have been extensively investigated in recent years.Existing VIO methods usually consider the localization or navigation issues of robots or autonomous vehicles in relatively small...Visual inertial odometry(VIO)problems have been extensively investigated in recent years.Existing VIO methods usually consider the localization or navigation issues of robots or autonomous vehicles in relatively small areas.This paper considers the problem of vision-aided inertial navigation(VIN)for aircrafts equipped with a strapdown inertial navigation system(SINS)and a downward-viewing camera.This is different from the traditional VIO problems in a larger working area with more precise inertial sensors.The goal is to utilize visual information to aid SINS to improve the navigation performance.In the multistate constraint Kalman filter(MSCKF)framework,we introduce an anchor frame to construct necessary models and derive corresponding Jacobians to implement a VIN filter to directly update the position in the Earth-centered Earth-fixed(ECEF)frame and the velocity and attitude in the local level frame by feature measurements.Due to its filtering-based property,the proposed method is naturally low computational demanding and is suitable for applications with high real-time requirements.Simulation and real-world data experiments demonstrate that the proposed method can considerably improve the navigation performance relative to the SINS.展开更多
目的评估抑郁症患者中体质量指数(body mass index,BMI)正常、超重和代谢综合征(metabolic syndrome,MetS)的转移规律。方法以2016年1月至2021年11月期间于首都医科大学附属北京安定医院治疗,有多次入院记录的抑郁症患者为研究对象,根...目的评估抑郁症患者中体质量指数(body mass index,BMI)正常、超重和代谢综合征(metabolic syndrome,MetS)的转移规律。方法以2016年1月至2021年11月期间于首都医科大学附属北京安定医院治疗,有多次入院记录的抑郁症患者为研究对象,根据每次入院时BMI和代谢情况分为BMI正常、超重和代谢综合征3种状态,采用多状态Markov模型分析转移规律。结果纳入398例研究对象的892条观测记录,中位年龄56岁,中位随访时间40个月。结果显示3种状态间共发生494次转移,其中5.1%由BMI正常转移为超重,5.5%由超重转移为MetS。超重发展为MetS的转移强度最高,是超重变为BMI正常的9.52倍。48.53个月后,BMI正常的抑郁症患者开始转移为MetS。对于超重的患者,8.77个月后开始转移为MetS。36个月后,BMI正常或超重者转移为MetS的概率为31.4%和50.4%;对于合并MetS者,36个月后仍为MetS的概率为51.2%。多因素分析显示未婚是体质量正常的抑郁症患者转移为超重的危险因素,而具有较高的受教育程度是超重的抑郁症患者转移为MetS的保护因素。结论抑郁症患者发展为MetS的强度和风险较高,发生MetS后不易好转,提示加强抑郁症患者的BMI管理和MetS的干预。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (70971132)
文摘Classical network reliability problems assume both net- works and components have only binary states, fully working or fully failed states. But many actual networks are multi-state, such as communication networks and transportation networks. The nodes and arcs in the networks may be in intermediate states which are not fully working either fully failed. A simulation ap- proach for computing the two-terminal reliability of a multi-state network is described. Two-terminal reliability is defined as the probability that d units of demand can be supplied from the source to sink nodes under the time threshold T. The capacities of arcs may be in a stochastic state following any discrete or continuous distribution. The transmission time of each arc is also not a fixed number but stochastic according to its current capacity and de- mand. To solve this problem, a capacitated stochastic coloured Petri net is proposed for modelling the system behaviour. Places and transitions respectively stand for the nodes and arcs of a net- work. Capacitated transition and self-modified token colour with route information are defined to describe the multi-state network. By the simulation, the two-terminal reliability and node importance can be estimated and the optimal route whose reliability is highest can also be given. Finally, two examples of different kinds of multi- state networks are given.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71271170 71101116)+1 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Progrom) (2012AA040914)the Basic Research Foundation of Northwestern Polytechnical University (JC20120228)
文摘Importance measures in reliability systems are used to identify weak components in contributing to a proper function of the system. Traditional importance measures mainly concerned the changing value of the system reliability caused by the change of the reliability of the component, and seldom considered the joint effect of the probability distribution, improvement rate of the object component. This paper studies the rate of the system reliability upgrading with an improvement of the component reliability for the multi-state consecutive k-out-of-n system. To verify the multi-state consecutive k-out-of-n system reliability upgrading by improving one component based on its improvement rate, an increasing potential importance （IPI） and its physical meaning are described at first. Secondly, the relationship between the IPI and Birnbaum importance measures are discussed. And the IPI for some different improvement actions of the component is further discussed. Thirdly, the characteristics of the IPI are analyzed. Finally, an application to an oil pipeline system is given.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (7110111671271170)+2 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Progrom) (2010CB328000)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Progrom) (2012AA040914)the Basic Research Foundation of Northwestern Polytechnical University (JC20120228)
文摘To verify the effectiveness of the integrated importance measure （IIM） for multi-state coherent systems of k level, the definition and physical meaning of IIM are demonstrated. Then, the improvement potential and Δ-importance measures are generalized to multi-state coherent systems based on the system performance level, and the relationships between IIM and traditional importance measures are discussed. The characteristics of IIM are demonstrated in both series and parallel systems. Also, an application to an oil transportation system is given. The comparison results show that： （i） IIM has some useful properties that are not possessed by traditional importance measures; （ii） IIM is effective in evaluating the component role in multi-state systems when the component reliability and the failure rate are simultaneously considered.
基金Projects(61004074,61134001,21076179)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2009BAG12A08)supported by the National Key Technology Support Program of China+1 种基金Project(2010QNA5001)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of ChinaProjects(2012AA06A404,2006AA04Z184)supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China
文摘The optimal transmission lines assignment with maximal reliabilities (OTLAMR) in the multi-source multi-sink multi-state computer network (MMMCN) was investigated. The OTLAMR problem contains two sub-problems: the MMMCN reliabilities evaluation and multi-objective transmission lines assignment optimization. First, a reliability evaluation with a transmission line assignment (RETLA) algorithm is proposed to calculate the MMMCN reliabilities under the cost constraint for a certain transmission lines configuration. Second, the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is adopted to find the non-dominated set of the transmission lines assignments based on the reliabilities obtained from the RETLA algorithm. By combining the RETLA and the NSGA-II algorithms together, the RETLA-NSGA II algorithm is proposed to solve the OTLAMR problem. The experiments result show that the RETLA-NSGA II algorithm can provide efficient solutions in a reasonable time, from which the decision makers can choose the best solution based on their preferences and experiences.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants 11672109 ( to Y. F.) and 11432006 ( to J. W.)
文摘At the vascular injury sites,the ultra-large (UL) multimeric von willebrand Factor (VWF) is released in response to physiological and pathophysiological stimuli,and mediates platelet adhesion,aggregation,and cross-linking to maintain hemostasis.This UL-VWF is specifically cleaved by ADAMTS13(A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease with a ThromboSpondintype-1 motif,member 13)to prevent microvascular thrombosis.Each VWF monomer consists of five types of repeat domains in the order of D1-D2-D’-D3-A1-A2-A3-D4-C1-C2-C3-C4-C5-C6-CK,in which the A2 domain contains the ADAMTS13cleavage site(Tyr1605-Met1606),exposure of which requires mechanical or chemical stimuli.Under flows,fluid shear stress regulates VWF degradation and size distribution through opening the A2 domain and exposing its cleavage site for ADAMTS13.VWF A2 domain contains a C-terminal vicinal disulfide bond,a calcium binding sites,and a flexibleα4-less-loop.These unique structure features together make A2 more sensitive to mechanical signal than other VWF A subdomains,i.e.A1 and A3 domains.It is believed that A2 is first bound with and then cleaved by ADAMTS13,together with force-induced conformation transformation.To reveal molecular basis of this two-step model of VWF hydrolyzation by ADAMTS13,we here examined stretch-induced unfolding processes of VWF A2 domain in more detail by Steered molecular dynamics(SMD)simulations,with the use of crystal structure of VWF A2(PDB ID 3GXB),and observed that there were multiple quasi-stable conformations of stretched A2 until itsβ4-strand and a3-helix were pulled away the central hydrophobic core and the cleavage sites were fully accessible to solvent.Our MD simulation data showed that,in unfolding,at first,the cleavage site residue Tyr1605 was exposed partially and binding sites for Spacer domain of ADAMTS13 were exposed to a high level whenα6-helix was separated from A2 body;then,withβ6-strand and a5-helix been pulled away,the binding sites for Cysrich domain of ADAMTS13 was exposed completely while the exposure degree of Tyr1605 was not improved;further,separation ofβ5-strand andα4-less-loop made Tyr1605 and Met1606 and the respective binding sites for ADAMTS13 Spacer domain,Cys-rich domain,and Disintegrin-like domain be fully exposed to reach the optimal catalytic state;lastly,withβ4-strand separation,the cleavage sites and binding sites all were overstretched,leading to mismatch of ADAMTS13 and A2 conformation especially in the binding sites.This conformational mismatch may cause reduction of ADAMTS13 hydrolysis efficiency.Furthermore,the data of SMD simulations under constant forces demonstrated that,the stretched A2 conformation had different quasi-stable states,which all had the better mechanical stability within simulation time of 100 ns;and the conformational transformation from one state to another must overcome their respective potential barriers.The hydrolysis efficiency should depend on each state of the stretched A2 conformation,because of the exclusive matched-degree of A2 and ADMATS13.This computer prediction on the mechanical stability and multi-states of stretched A2 provides a novel insight into the mechano-chemical regulation on cleavage of A2 by ADAMTS13.It would be helpful for design of related drug targeting the binding sites on A2 and exosites on ADAMTS13 for the treatment of patients with acquired TTP.
文摘针对电池电气特性与热特性之间复杂的耦合关系、温度对电池功率性能的影响以及荷电状态(state of charge,SOC)、温度状态(stateoftemperature,SOT)与峰值功率状态(state of power,SOP)之间的复杂关联等问题,该文提出一种考虑电热耦合特性的电池模组多状态协同估计方法。首先,分析电池电气特性与热特性之间的耦合关系,将分数阶等效电路模型与集总参数双态热模型结合,构建电池模组电热耦合模型。其次,针对电热耦合关系需要准确的SOC与SOT来维持的问题,采用自适应扩展卡尔曼算法(adaptive extended Kalman filter,AEKF)实现电池模组SOC与SOT估计。最后,分析不同状态之间的关联特性,将电池的SOC、SOT引入到多约束条件下的峰值SOP估计中,实现电池模组多状态协同估计,提高电池状态估计的准确性。仿真结果表明,所提方法在SOC初始误差为20%情况下,能够快速收敛至真实值,且均方根误差在0.52%以内,核心温度与表面温度估计误差分别在0.36和0.31℃以内。在40℃时,核心温度约束起作用,峰值功率估计结果显著降低,为动力电池的实时安全监控提供了有力保障。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61773306).
文摘Visual inertial odometry(VIO)problems have been extensively investigated in recent years.Existing VIO methods usually consider the localization or navigation issues of robots or autonomous vehicles in relatively small areas.This paper considers the problem of vision-aided inertial navigation(VIN)for aircrafts equipped with a strapdown inertial navigation system(SINS)and a downward-viewing camera.This is different from the traditional VIO problems in a larger working area with more precise inertial sensors.The goal is to utilize visual information to aid SINS to improve the navigation performance.In the multistate constraint Kalman filter(MSCKF)framework,we introduce an anchor frame to construct necessary models and derive corresponding Jacobians to implement a VIN filter to directly update the position in the Earth-centered Earth-fixed(ECEF)frame and the velocity and attitude in the local level frame by feature measurements.Due to its filtering-based property,the proposed method is naturally low computational demanding and is suitable for applications with high real-time requirements.Simulation and real-world data experiments demonstrate that the proposed method can considerably improve the navigation performance relative to the SINS.
文摘目的评估抑郁症患者中体质量指数(body mass index,BMI)正常、超重和代谢综合征(metabolic syndrome,MetS)的转移规律。方法以2016年1月至2021年11月期间于首都医科大学附属北京安定医院治疗,有多次入院记录的抑郁症患者为研究对象,根据每次入院时BMI和代谢情况分为BMI正常、超重和代谢综合征3种状态,采用多状态Markov模型分析转移规律。结果纳入398例研究对象的892条观测记录,中位年龄56岁,中位随访时间40个月。结果显示3种状态间共发生494次转移,其中5.1%由BMI正常转移为超重,5.5%由超重转移为MetS。超重发展为MetS的转移强度最高,是超重变为BMI正常的9.52倍。48.53个月后,BMI正常的抑郁症患者开始转移为MetS。对于超重的患者,8.77个月后开始转移为MetS。36个月后,BMI正常或超重者转移为MetS的概率为31.4%和50.4%;对于合并MetS者,36个月后仍为MetS的概率为51.2%。多因素分析显示未婚是体质量正常的抑郁症患者转移为超重的危险因素,而具有较高的受教育程度是超重的抑郁症患者转移为MetS的保护因素。结论抑郁症患者发展为MetS的强度和风险较高,发生MetS后不易好转,提示加强抑郁症患者的BMI管理和MetS的干预。
