Limited-energy output formation for multiagent systems with intermittent interactions

Author(s):  
Xiaojun Yang ◽  
Lunjia Liao ◽  
Qin Yang ◽  
Bo Sun ◽  
Jianxiang Xi
2003 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 544-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kotaro Hirasawa ◽  
Masafumi Okubo ◽  
Jinglu Hu ◽  
Junichi Murata ◽  
Yuko Matsuya

2020 ◽  
Vol 140 (10) ◽  
pp. 715-723
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Oyama ◽  
Hisashi Kato ◽  
Norikazu Yamaguchi ◽  
Yuichi Tobita ◽  
Hideo Hosogoe ◽  
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Author(s):  
Peter Rez

Timber has the lowest embodied energy of any of the construction materials. Paper production from trees requires much more energy. There is some energy saving in recycling, as recycled paper substitutes for pulp derived from wood chips. Growing crops for food also requires energy. The energy required for plants to grow comes from the sun, but there are additional energy inputs from fertiliser and farm machinery to speed up the growth process and vastly improve crop yields. If grains are used as animal feed, then the energy inputs are much larger than the dietary energy output—the larger the animal and the longer it is fattened up before slaughter, the more inefficient the process. The use of crops to make fuel for electrical power generation or for processing into liquid fuels is horribly inefficient. The problem is simple—the plants do not grow fast enough!


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Wenjun Hu ◽  
Gang Zhang ◽  
Zhongjun Ma ◽  
Binbin Wu

The multiagent system has the advantages of simple structure, strong function, and cost saving, which has received wide attention from different fields. Consensus is the most basic problem in multiagent systems. In this paper, firstly, the problem of partial component consensus in the first-order linear discrete-time multiagent systems with the directed network topology is discussed. Via designing an appropriate pinning control protocol, the corresponding error system is analyzed by using the matrix theory and the partial stability theory. Secondly, a sufficient condition is given to realize partial component consensus in multiagent systems. Finally, the numerical simulations are given to illustrate the theoretical results.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 963-970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sora Park ◽  
Jeung Gon Kim

Mechanochemical polymerization is a rapidly growing area and a number of polymeric materials can now be obtained through green mechanochemical synthesis. In addition to the general merits of mechanochemistry, such as being solvent-free and resulting in high conversions, we herein explore rate acceleration under ball-milling conditions while the conventional solution-state synthesis suffer from low reactivity. The solvent-free mechanochemical polymerization of trimethylene carbonate using the organocatalysts 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) and 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD) are examined herein. The polymerizations under ball-milling conditions exhibited significant rate enhancements compared to polymerizations in solution. A number of milling parameters were evaluated for the ball-milling polymerization. Temperature increases due to ball collisions and exothermic energy output did not affect the polymerization rate significantly and the initial mixing speed was important for chain-length control. Liquid-assisted grinding was applied for the synthesis of high molecular weight polymers, but it failed to protect the polymer chain from mechanical degradation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 2442-2454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxiang Xi ◽  
Le Wang ◽  
Jianfei Zheng ◽  
Xiaojun Yang

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