Developmental stress affects song learning but not song complexity and vocal amplitude in zebra finches

Several recent studies have tested the hypothesis that song quality in adult birds may reflect early developmental conditions, specifically nutritional stress during the nestling period. Whilst all of these earlier studies found apparent links between early nutritional stress and song quality, their results disagree as to which aspects of song learning or production were affected. In this study, we attempted to reconcile these apparently inconsistent results. Our study also provides the first assessment of song amplitude in relation to early developmental stress and as a potential cue to male quality. We used an experimental manipulation in which the seeds on which the birds were reared were mixed with husks, making them more difficult for the parents to obtain. Compared with controls, such chicks were lighter at fledging; they were thereafter placed on a normal diet and had caught up by 100 days. We show that nutritional stress during the first 30 days of life reduced the birds’ accuracy of song syntax learning, resulting in poorer copies of tutor songs. Our experimental manipulations did not lead to significant changes in song amplitude, song duration or repertoire size. Thus, individual differences observed in song performance features probably reflect differences in current condition or motivation rather than past condition.     

目视安全管理在升船机工程施工中的应用研究

升船机工程施工具有工期长、任务紧、电力生产与工程建设并行、临工作业队伍多、人员和机械设备流动性大、多工种立体交叉作业等特点,加之不安全因素随着工程形象进度的延伸而不断变化,导致升船机工程施工安全事故呈现随机性、多样性和突发性等特征。提出一种目视安全管理在升船机工程施工中的应用方法,通过对施工现场的人、机、料、法、环(4M1E)进行目视安全管理,从"人身安全"、"安全信号"、"安全心理"三个方面的需要,利用视觉化的工具,通过安全色、标签、标牌等可视化方式传达必要的安全信息,达到现场作业人员进行自主管理、自我控制的效果。实践证明,这种方法不仅可以提高施工现场安全管理工作效率,减小安全事故发生机率,还可以为其他水利水电工程安全管理提供借鉴。     

基于S变换的微地震监测中多源信号特征分析

为了提高微地震信号分析的精度,对模拟振动信号进行了试验,得到了时窗因子对ST(S-Transform)时频分辨率的影响,基于ST的良好时窗自适应性和高时频分辨率,进一步将其应用于泸沽铁矿巷道微地震监测数据的处理。结果表明:ST能准确提取信号属性用以构造特征向量,实现了矿山微地震监测中多源信号的量化分类,并为矿山微地震信号的自动识别与分析提出了新思路。     

两栖装备入舰引导系统方案研究

目的针对两栖装备上下登陆舰时自动化程度低、无法全天候实施的问题,提高恶劣海况和黑夜条件下的登舰作业能力,提出一种两栖装备入舰引导系统设计方案。方法依托装备再制造升级技术手段,通过水下探测器接收登陆舰发射的超声波定位脉冲信号,获得装备相对位置和路线规划信息,有效规避航线水下障碍物,提高装备登舰的准确度和效率。结果针对系统发出的超声波信号部分被水下超声接收器接收的情况,对海水、海洋环境噪声和海洋混响等因素对声波信号传输特性的影响展开研究,重点分析了浅海海域的季节性声速剖面、传播过程中的声强损失,对海洋环境噪声、海底和海面的等效平面波混响级进行数学建模,通过静态和动态试验,验证了模型推导的准确性和数据的可靠性。结论通过浅海多径传播信号合成模型和双路径传播的信号衰减模式的推导,为求解声波传播模型的波动方程奠定了基础。     

岩石变形破裂过程中电荷感应信号的检测

设计了采用非接触方式、高放大倍数、高效率的电荷传感器,并给出了电荷传感器的设计原理和技术指标。利用研制的电荷传感器对岩石变形破裂过程中产生的电荷感应信号进行了检测试验。结果表明,岩石在变形破裂过程中会产生电荷感应信号,并能够被研制的电荷传感器检测到;电荷感应信号是瞬时脉冲的;随着加载应力水平的增加,电荷感应信号强度增强,在峰值应力前,电荷感应信号强度达到最大值;在破裂面接收到的电荷感应信号较强,主破裂面接收到的信号最强,因而电荷的产生和岩石的破裂有很大的关系。作为正在探索的检测岩石破坏过程的手段之一,电荷感应方法应是一种很具潜力的方法,值得深入研究。     

基于短时傅里叶变换的飞行器故障振动信号分析

目的 对某飞行器出现故障时的振动信号进行分析,为故障定位提供依据.方法 将短时傅里叶变换方法 应用于飞行振动信号分析,通过计算故障振动信号和正常振动信号的短时傅立叶变换谱,获取两者之间的不同时频特征.通过分析包括发动机工作、外部气动激励、设备工作、电气干扰在内的各种影响因素的时频变化特征,与故障振动信号的时频特征对比,...     

光纤传输在地震台信号传输中的应用

深圳地震台处于强雷电干扰地区,雷电干扰的破坏给深圳地震台的各类设备带来严重的损害,造成较大的经济损失,后来在信号传输线路上改用了光纤传输,起到了明显的效果。作者将深圳台在应用光纤传输地震信号的实践工作进行简要总结,供一线台站的同行参考。     

光纤传输在地震台信号传输中的应用

深圳地震台处于强雷电干扰地区，雷电干扰的破坏给深圳地震台的各类设备带来严重的损害，造成较大的经济损失，后来在信号传输线路上改用了光纤传输，起到了明显的效果。作者将深圳台在应用光纤传输地震信号的实践工作进行简要总结，供一线台站的同行参考。     

Fault diagnosis of pipeline and pump unit systems using status coupling analysis

Earlier studies on fault diagnosis of the pipeline and pump unit systems (PPU) relied mainly on independent equipment analyses, which usually lead to false alarms because of the loss of information fusion. The aim of this study is to utilize the status coupling relationship to improve fault detection sensitivity and reduce false alarm rate. A real-time status identification of related equipment step is added between capturing abnormal signals and listing out diagnosis results. For example, when the pipeline pressure fluctuation is found abnormal, a status analysis of pump units is performed immediately, if the pump units are proven to be operational normally, then the pipeline leak alarm is acknowledged valid. The logical reasoning algorithm is used to capture abnormal conditions of pipeline pressures. The pump unit faults are captured by combining information from multiple sources. Field applications show that the proposed method significantly improves the PPU fault detection capability on fault detection sensitive and accuracy.     

Effect of high-voltage direct current link on small signal stability of a power system with different penetration level of doubly fed induction generator and direct drive synchronous generator based wind farms

High penetration level of wind power has significant impact on the dynamic performance of power system. Power system with existing high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link may influence the stability of power system at high penetration level of wind power. This article investigates the stability issues of power system with existing HVDC link for different penetration level of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) and direct drive synchronous generator (DDSG) based wind farms. The small signal stability analysis shows that power system with HVDC link has improved the stability of the power system for increased penetration of DFIG- and DDSG-based wind farms.