gcs-ma: a group communication system for mobile agents

Reliable messaging is a key component necessary for mobile agent systems. Current researches focus on reliable one-to-one message delivery to mobile agents. But how to implement a group communication system for mobile agents remains an open issue, which is a powerful block that facilitates the development of fault-tolerant mobile agent systems. In this paper, we propose a group communication system for mobile agents (GCS-MA), which includes totally ordered multicast and membership management functions. We divide a group of mobile agents into several agent clusters,and each agent cluster consists of all mobile agents residing in the same sub-network and is managed by a special module, named coordinator. Then, all coordinators form a ring-based overlay for interchanging messages between clusters. We present a token-based algorithm, an intra-cluster messaging algorithm and an inter-cluster migration algorithm to achieve atomicity and total ordering properties of multicast messages, by building a membership protocol on top of the clustering and failure detection mechanisms. Performance issues of the proposed system have been analysed through simulations. We also describe the application of the proposed system in the context of the service cooperation middleware (SCM) project.

Infrared broadband emission of bismuth-doped barium-aluminum-borate glasses

We report near infrared broadband emission of bismuth-doped barium-aluminum-borate glasses. The broadband emission covers 1.3 mum window in optical telecommunication systems. And it possesses wide full width at half maximum (FWHM) of similar to 200nm and long lifetime as long as 350 mus. The luminescent properties are quite sensitive to glass compositions and excitation wavelengths. Based on energy matching conditions, we suggest that the infrared emission may be ascribed to P-3(1) --> P-3(0) transition of Bi+. The broad infrared emission characteristics of this material indicate that it might be a promising candidate for broadband optical fiber amplifiers and tunable lasers. (C) 2005 Optical Society of America.

移动复制数据库系统冲突检测及消解策略

复制技术是提高移动数据库系统性能的一项关键技术 .该文提出了一种新的移动复制数据库系统模型——事务级结果集传递 (TL RSP)移动复制模型 ,重点分析了该模型中的冲突检测及消解策略 ,并给出了具体的实现算法 ;TL RSP移动复制模型允许移动用户在系统断连时存取数据库的本地副本并提交事务 ,重新连接时进行冲突的检测及消解 ,同时进行事务结果集的合并 ,最后通过增量刷新的方式进行同步处理 ,使得系统最终收敛于一致性的状态 .此外 ,通过引入简化的事务日志、数据版本号以及权限控制等概念 ,TL RSP模型有效地降低了移动数据库系统的资源消耗 ,保证了数据库的一致性 ,从而为移动数据库系统复制提供了一个可行的解决方案

移动数据库系统乐观事务处理策略

在移动数据库系统中 ,计算平台的移动性、频繁的断接性以及长事务等特性使得传统的事务处理模式不再适用 .为了解决移动数据库中的事务处理问题 ,提出了一种新的移动事务处理模型——乐观两阶段提交移动事务模型 ( O2 PC-MT) .该模型采用乐观并发控制与两阶段提交协议相结合的方法 ,对移动事务的长事务特性提供了灵活与有效的支持 ;此外 ,该模型允许移动计算机分多次发送事务操作 ,且在事务执行的过程中可以任意移动 ,从而提供了对交互式事务及随意移动性的支持 .实验结果表明 ,与基于两段锁协议及其变形的其它移动事务处理模型相比 ,O2 PC-MT提高了系统的事务吞吐率并改善了系统的总体性能

复制的移动数据库系统事务级同步处理策略

同步处理技术是保持复制的移动数据库系统一致性的一项关键技术,但现有的事务级同步处理算法存在着一定的局限性.为了克服这些缺陷,并增强其实用性,提出了一种新的移动数据库同步处理模型──基于双时间印的事务级同步(DTSTLS)模型.DTSTLS模型采用了一种三级复制体系结构,系统可以直接使用通用的数据库产品作为其数据库服务器,因此具有良好的可扩充性.作为一种异步的多主副本复制方法,DTSTLS模型允许移动计算机在断连的情况下存取本地副本,从而造成系统短暂的不一致,重新连接时进行冲突检测及同步处理,使系统重新收敛于一致性的状态.此外,通过一种独特的时间印处理策略,DTSTLS模型减少了通信代价,并降低了资源消耗.实验结果表明,DTSTLS模型提高了移动数据库系统的资源利用效率,保证了事务调度的可串行性和数据库的一致性.

移动机器人人机互助行走监控方法研究及其实际应用

由于行走监控在移动机器人技术中的独特地位和作用，使得其问题解决路线与最终性能极大地影响着构成系统的实用性及用户接受程度．本文通过剖析行走监控同其他模块的内在联系，深入地讨论了研究此问题的必要性和困难所在．最后，结合一个实际应用系统，给出了行之有效的指导思想、实现策略和关键问题解决途径。

Stabilization of Dynamic Systems for Multiple Omni-Directional Mobile Robots

本文考虑了由2个全方位移动机器人组成的混合动力学系统的协调拟镇定问题.利用机器人位置之间的向量与机器人目标之间向量的内积,设计了多步拟镇定律,该控制律能够在避碰后按指数速率运动到目标点,且在整个过程中两机器人之间的距离不小于避碰的安全距离.最后对2个全方位移动机器人进行了仿真,验证了所给方法的有效性。

Separation of ternary systems of hydrophilic ionic liquid with miscible organic compounds by RPLC with refractive index detection

A rapid and simple analytical method was developed for the simultaneous and quantitative determination and separation of hydrophilic imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [C(4)mim]Cl; 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [C(6)mim]Cl; 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [C(8)mim]Cl; 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [Amim]Cl; or 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide, [Amim]Br) with miscible ethyl acetate and EtOH and their mixtures using reverse phase liquid chromatography coupled with refractive index detection (RPLC-RI). The influence of 60 to 100% (volume percentage) methanol in the mobile phase on the IL systems ([C(4)mim]Cl, [C(6)mim]Cl, [C(8)mim]Cl, [Amim]Br, or [Amim]Cl)-ethyl acetate-EtOH was investigated.

Stabilization of Uncertain Nonholonomic Dynamic Systems with Bounded Inputs

The sliding mode approach and the multi-step control strategy are exploited to propose a stabilizing controller for uncertain nonholonomic dynamic systems with bounded inputs. This controller can stabilize the system to an arbitrarily small neighborhood about its equilibrium in a finite time .Its application to a nonholonomic wheeled mobile robot is described. Simulation result shows that the proposed controller is effective