Numerical analysis of sodium diffusion in aluminum electrolysis cathode carbon blocks based on a microstructure multi-factor corrected model.

Current researches on sodium penetration in electrolytic aluminum cathode carbon blocks primarily measure cathode expansion curves, showing mostly macroscopic characteristics. However, the microscopic structure is often underexplored. As a porous medium, the diffusion performance of cathode carbon blocks is closely tied to their internal pore structure.

Finite-Time Disturbance Observer-Based Adaptive Course Control for Surface Ships.

In this paper, a finite-time disturbance observer-based adaptive control strategy is proposed for the ship course control system subject to input saturation and external disturbances. Based on the Gaussian error function, a smooth saturation model is designed to avoid the input saturation of the system and reduce steering engine vibrations, and an auxiliary dynamic system is introduced to compensate for the effect of the rudder angle input inconsistency on the system. By constructing an auxiliary dynamic, a finite-time disturbance observer is designed to approximate the external disturbance of the system; an adaptive updating law is also constructed to estimate the upper bound of the derivative of the external disturbance.

Restoration of turbulence-degraded extended object using the stochastic parallel gradient descent algorithm: numerical simulation.

An adaptive optics (AO) system with Stochastic Parallel Gradient Descent (SPGD) algorithm and a 61-element deformable mirror is simulated to restore the image of a turbulence-degraded extended object. SPGD is used to search the optimum voltages for the actuators of the deformable mirror. We try to find a convenient image performance metric, which is needed by SPGD, merely from a gray level distorted image and without any additional optics elements.