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  • PUBLIC SAFETY
    ZHANG Jiaqing, SUN Tao, JIANG Hongrui, DUAN Junrui, MIAO Xuyang, JI Jie
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(5): 911-921. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.27.007
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    [Objective] With the establishment of high-voltage transmission lines across forested areas, their inspection becomes crucial to reduce the fire risk of transmission lines and forest areas. At present, few studies have studied the path planning for unmanned aircraft inspection of transmission lines based on the fire risk in forest areas, but they do not address the security of the operation and maintenance of the power grid system or consider the interactions between different influencing factors. Therefore, an unmanned aerial vehicle path planning framework for forest power grid inspection is proposed based on the analytic network process method and genetic algorithm. Moreover, a path optimization method based on the maximum deflection angle constraint is developed. [Methods] After determining the assessment routes, the framework integrates field research and historical data to determine the objective data of these routes and identifies six classes of factors affecting the risk of forest fires: combustible factors, terrain factors, meteorological factors, human factors, surface wet conditions, and rescue conditions. These factors are subdivided into 18 typical factors by researching the historical accident cases and related literature. The forest fire risk indicator system is developed using typical factors, and to guarantee that this indicator system can effectively reflect the actual risk level, herein, the typical factors selected are those that are commonly used and recognized by previous researchers. Subsequently, weights for these typical factors are computed based on the analytic network process. Compared with the hierarchical analysis method, which is traditionally applied in earlier works, the network analysis method has the advantage of considering the interactions between the factors. The weights with objective data are combined to calculate the fire risk value for each grid. The high fire risk grids are employed as inspection nodes, and the shortest inspection path is acquired using path planning via the unmanned aerial vehicle inspection based on the genetic algorithm to reach the objective of obtaining real-time data in a short time, at low cost, and with high coverage. For the nodes in the path that do not meet the maximum deflection angle constraint, path optimization is conducted by adding new optimization nodes and the shortest path is ensured under the condition that the roadbed meets the maximum deflection angle constraint. [Results] Sections #3542—#3547 of the line of an important transmission channel in Anhui are taken as an application object. Ten high fire risk areas around the line are determined, and path planning is performed on them. The proposed framework yields an optimal path length of 5 391.72 m, and the path length optimized based on the maximum deflection angle is 5 401.36 m. Here, the path length is only increased by 0.179 % compared with the original one. This indicates that the path optimization method not only makes the original path satisfy the constraint of maximum deflection angle, but also increases the path length to be shorter, which has good optimization effect. [Conclusions] This work presents a path planning framework for the unmanned aerial vehicle inspection based on the results of fire risk assessment considering the interactions between various forest fire risk factors. In addition, the proposed path optimization method can make the path satisfy all constraints with a small increase in the path length. The proposed framework and optimization method offer reference and future ideas for realizing the unmanned aerial vehicle inspection of transmission lines in forest areas.
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    WANG Yun, HU Min, TA Na, SUN Haitao, GUO Yifeng, ZHOU Wuai, GUO Yu, ZHANG Wanzhe, FENG Jianhua
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(4): 649-658. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.042
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    [Significance] Since the turn of the 21st century, artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced considerably in many domains, including government affairs. Furthermore, the emergence of deep learning has taken the development of many AI fields, including natural language processing (NLP), to a new level. Language models (LMs) are key research directions of NLP. Referred to as statistical models, LMs were initially used to calculate the probability of a sentence; however, in recent years, there have been substantial developments in large language models (LLMs). Notably, LLM products, such as the generative pretrained transformer (GPT) series, have driven the rapid revolution of large language research. Domestic enterprises have also researched LLMs, for example, Huawei’s Pangu and Baidu's enhanced language representation with informative entities (ERNIE) bot. These models have been widely used in language translation, abstract construction, named-entity recognition, text classification, and relationship extraction, among other applications, and in government affairs, finance, biomedicine, and other domains. [Progress] In this study, we observe that improving the efficiency of governance has become one of the core tasks of the government in the era of big data. With the continuous accumulation of government data, traditional statistical models relying on expert experience and local features gradually suffer limitations during application. However, LLMs, which offer the advantages of high flexibility, strong representation ability, and effective results, can rapidly enhance the intelligence level of government services. First, we review the research progress on early LMs, such as statistical LMs and neural network LMs. Subsequently, we focus on the research progress on LLMs, namely the Transformers series, GPT series, and bidirectional encoder representations from transformers (BERT) series. Finally, we introduce the application of LLMs in government affairs, including government text classification, relationship extraction, public opinion risk identification, named-entity recognition, and government question answering. Moreover, we propose that research on LLMs for government affairs must focus on multimodality, correctly benefit from the trend of “model as a service,” focus on high data security, and clarify government responsibility boundaries. Additionally, a technical path for studying LLMs for government affairs has been proposed. [Conclusions and Prospects] The application of LLMs in government affairs mainly focuses on small-scale models, lacking examples of application in large-scale models. Compared with smaller models, large models offer many advantages, including high efficiency, broader application scenarios, and more convenience. These advantages can be understood as follows. In terms of efficiency, large models are usually trained on a large amount of heterogeneous data, thus delivering better performance. In terms of application scenarios, large models gradually support multimodal data, resulting in more diverse application scenarios. In terms of convenience, we emphasize the “pretraining + fine-tuning” mode and the invocation method of interfaces, making LLMs more convenient for research and practical applications. This study also analyzes the issues suffered by LLMs, specifically from the technological and ethical perspectives, which have resulted in a panic to a certain extent. For example, ChatGPT has generated many controversies, including whether the generated files are novel, whether using ChatGPT will lead to plagiarism and ambiguity as to who are property rights owners for the generated files. Overall, it can be said that LLMs are in the stage of vigorous development. As the country promotes research on AI and its application in government affairs, LLMs will play an increasingly crucial role in the field.
  • SPECIAL SECTION: BIG DATA ANALYTICS
    LI Mingzhu, TIAN Rongrong, LI Ran, ZHANG Jing, WANG Shujuan, LIU Jia, XU Lizhen, LI Yan, ZHAO Yonggan
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(10): 1759-1770. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.21.020
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    [Objective] Saline-alkali soil is an important reserve resource of cultivated land and potential granary in China, and its management and utilization are related to national food security. Therefore, innovative techniques and amendments should be developed to address these challenges in saline-alkali regions. Among these, calcium supplementation is recognized as one of the most effective methods for ameliorating saline-alkali soil. In the past two decades, gypsum from the desulfurization of flue gas (FGDG) in coal-fired power plants has become a preferred calcium source for ameliorating saline-alkali soil because of its high calcium content and economic feasibility. Given that FGDG has developed into a soil amendment and has been widely used, a profound understanding of the progress of its patents can provide technical guidance for the large-scale amelioration of saline-alkali soil. [Methods] Based on the incoPat global patent database, a bibliometric analysis was conducted on 520 invention patents in the field of using FGDG to ameliorate saline-alkali soil from 2003 to 2022. The application and authorization trends, high-yield mechanisms, operational status, substance composition, and their correlation with patents in this field were systematically analyzed. In addition, a comparative analysis was conducted on the effectiveness of 52 patents with application cases. [Results] The results showed that the annual number of patent applications for using FGDG amendments to ameliorate saline-alkali soil has a trend of first increasing and then decreasing, with a peak period of 115 patents in 2016. Most patents take 20-30 months from publication to authorization. However, the overall proportion of authorization has shown a decreasing trend. The number of patents granted by universities and research institutes is higher than that granted by enterprises, whereas the number of patents jointly granted by universities and enterprises accounts for 15.6% of the total. A total of 37 patents were converted, 7 of which were pledged, accounting for 33.3% of the total number of grants, all of which were transferred by universities to enterprises and pledged by enterprises for financing. More than 70% of patents comprised three or more substances, primarily including organic and inorganic minerals, microbial agents, and nutrient supplements. Organic materials can directly provide nutrients for the soil to make up for the shortage of FGDG in terms of nutrients, with the frequency of application as high as 95.7%, followed by inorganic minerals, which account for 44.5%; microbial agents, which account for 41.3%; and nutrient supplements, which account for 21.3%. Compared with soils with or without other types of amendments, the application of FGDG amendments significantly decreased soil pH, exchangeable sodium percentage, and salt ions that are toxic to crop growth and increased soil Ca2+, SO42-, and total/available nitrogen and phosphorus contents, which provided a better soil environment, thereby increasing crop yield. [Conclusions] Generally, research and development on FGDG amendments for saline-alkali soil amelioration have matured, and some innovative achievements have been transformed into real productivity; thus, the value of related patents has been increasingly highlighted. However, problems such as the relatively simple composition of current patents, unclear technical requirements for the amount of application and method, and serious homogeneity of patents have been encountered. In the future, we should strengthen the cooperation among schools, enterprises, universities, and research institutes, intensify research on the FGDG formula used in saline-alkali soil, and enhance the application benefits of FGDG amendments.
  • PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    HOU Benwei, YOU Dan, FAN Shijie, XU Chengshun, ZHONG Zilan
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(3): 509-520. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.058
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    [Objective] Seismic damage and destruction of the stations, tunnels, and other structures considerably impair the functionality of the urban rail transit system. Current research on the system performance of the rail transit network primarily focuses on the scenarios of intentional attack and stochastic damage, which is dramatically different from the earthquake disaster scenarios. This paper proposed a quantitative framework to evaluate the seismic performance and resilience of rail transit networks. [Methods] The seismic fragility model was used to calculate the failure probability of the primary structural elements, including stations, tunnels, and bridges of the rail transit system. The graphical model of the network was established using the Space L modeling method. This approach was used to depict the interdependency of system elements. The network performance was expressed by the network efficiency weighted by passenger flow between rail transit stations. The Monte Carlo simulation was used to assess the uncertainty of the earthquake damage state of structures and the post-earthquake recovery of the damaged elements. According to the network performance curves during the post-earthquake recovery process, the seismic resilience index and resilience loss of the rail transit network were quantitatively evaluated using the concept of resilience triangle. Considering the Beijing rail transit network, the effects of earthquake intensity, recovery strategy on network performance, and resilience indexes were investigated. [Results] The results of the present analysis were as follows. (1) The resilience characteristics of rail transit networks under earthquakes, intentional attacks, and stochastic damage were different. The resilience index under earthquake damage was 0.936 3, whereas the resilience index under stochastic damage was 0.934 0. The resilience index under intentional attack was 0.863 4. (2) In the damage scenario corresponding to different earthquake intensities, the system resilience index calculated by the recovery sequence sorted by the dynamic importance of damaged elements were larger than that sorted by the static importance of damaged elements. Moreover, the damage scenario involving several damaged elements typically results in a larger difference between the resilience index calculated by the two recovery strategies. (3) Pre-earthquake enhancement measures to reduce the failure probability of crucial elements could effectively enhance the disaster resistance capacity of the network; however, their influence on improving the post-earthquake recovery capacity remained unclear. [Conclusions] Based on the seismic fragility models of the primary structure of the rail transit network, the graphical model of the network, and the importance of ranking-based post-earthquake recovery of the damaged elements, this paper establishes a framework to quantitatively evaluate the seismic resilience of rail transit network by the passenger-weighted network efficiency. When evaluating network resilience and comparing antiseismic improvement measures, multiple indicators such as resilience index, resilience loss, and recovery duration should be comprehensively analyzed. This framework can provide a reference for the seismic performance evaluation of the urban rail transit network and help decision-makers in allocating maintenance resources to restore the operation function of the urban rail transit system in a timely and cost-effective manner during the recovery process.
  • PUBLIC SAFETY
    LUO Zhenmin, ZHANG Lidong, SONG Zeyang
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(6): 940-952. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.22.011
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    [Objective] Spontaneous coal combustion is one of the major natural disasters in coal mining; thus, accurate prediction of the risk of spontaneous coal combustion is crucial to prevent and control coal fire disasters. However, the complexity of the physicochemical process of spontaneous coal combustion and its various influencing factors poses a challenge to the risk prediction of spontaneous coal combustion. Strengthening research on spontaneous coal combustion hazard prediction technology using deep learning is crucial for improving the intelligent control level of coal mine safety production.[Methods] In this study, CO volume fraction was chosen as the index for spontaneous coal combustion evaluation. A dataset was constructed, and the field observation data were visualized. Next, the dataset was tested for the distribution of eigenvariables, normalized for the distribution of eigenvariables, and normalized for the dataset using kernel density estimation, logarithmic transformation, and maximum-minimum normalization. Finally, three algorithms, namely recurrent neural network (RNN), long short-term memory (LSTM) network, and gated recurrent unit (GRU), were applied to the data mining of spontaneous coal combustion feature information, and a dynamic sequence prediction model of spontaneous coal combustion CO volume fraction was established. During the model construction process, the full connectivity layer and Dropout class were added to prevent overfitting, and the mean square error and three model performance test indicators were introduced to analyze and optimize the model parameters and test the model performance.[Results] The results were presented as follows:(1) The CO volume fraction sequence dataset was established based on the field data of the Dafosi Coal Mine, the model generalization capability was enhanced, and the training time of the model was shortened by preprocessing the dataset. (2) The RNN, LSTM, and GRU models achieved the dynamic prediction of CO with an error of less than 1 %. (3) The optimal parameters of the three models were determined from the mean absolute error (MAE), the root mean square error (RMSE), and R2 of the training and validation sets. A comparative study using the model performance evaluation metrics revealed that the LSTM model had the highest prediction accuracy under the same sequence data, followed by the RNN and GRU models.[Conclusions] Using 285 sets of field data, the spontaneous coal combustion CO volume fraction sequence prediction models based on the RNN, LSTM, and GRU algorithms were established. The experimental values of the CO volume fraction were highly consistent with the predicted values, and the prediction error was less than 1 %. The model can predict the change in the CO volume fraction in future moments using the dataset. The results reveal that the dynamic time series prediction of CO volume fraction from spontaneous coal combustion using sequence models is possible compared with conventional static models. Moreover, the process of constructing the three models and optimizing the parameters can be employed as a basic study for developing sequence prediction models for other indicator gases.
  • AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
    HUANG Hao, MA Wenhui, LI Jiacheng, FANG Yangwang
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(2): 358-369. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.27.001
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    [Objective] Formations of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are commonly used in military, rescue, and other missions, often do not have the ability to hover and have a large turning radius. Thus, when operating in an unknown environment, it is easy for the formations to collide in the presence of obstacles, which will gravely affect flight safety if not guarded against. It is difficult to avoid unknown environmental obstacles using traditional modeling methods. However, artificial potential field methods can address deadlock problems such as target infeasibility and cluster congestion. [Methods] To achieve the cooperation of UAV formations without collision, a deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG)-based centralized UAV formation control method is proposed in this study, which is designed by combining the centralized communication architecture, reinforcement learning, and artificial potential field method. First, a greedy-DDPG flight control method is studied for leader UAVs, which improves collision avoidance effectiveness. Considering maneuver constraints, reward functions, action spaces, and state spaces are improved. Additionally, to shorten the training duration, the exploration strategy of DDPG is improved using the greedy scheme. This improvement mainly uses the critic network to evaluate the value of random action groups and improves greedy selection to make actions more inclined, thus achieving rapid updates regarding the critic network and accelerating the update of the overall network. Based on this, incorporated with the artificial potential field method and leader-follower consensus, a collision-free control method is designed for followers, which can ensure collision-free following cooperation. [Results] The numerical simulation experimental results show that the improved DDPG algorithm has a 5.9% shorter training time than the original algorithm. In the same scenario, the method that we proposed perceives the same number of obstacles as the artificial potential field method. The artificial potential field method has significant fluctuations in heading angle, while the proposed method has relatively small fluctuations. The DDPG algorithm has a smoother heading angle due to a smaller number of perceived obstacles; however, the minimum distance from the obstacles is only 9.1 m. The method that we proposed here is above 17 m from the obstacles. Furthermore, Monte Carlo experimental data under different scenarios of the long aircraft show that the ability of obstacle avoidance generalization of the proposed method is improved. Moreover, experiments were applied to the proposed formation control method. Under the same scenario and control parameters, the UAV formation control method based on the proposed architecture has lower formation errors during flight, with a maximum error of no more than 10 m. However, the artificial potential field-based formation control method has a maximum formation error of over 25 m. When encountering narrow gaps, our proposed method can quickly pass through without congestion, while the artificial potential field-based formation control method appears to hover in front of obstacles, which is not conducive to flight safety. During the entire flight, this method has a greater distance from obstacles and higher safety. [Conclusions] Compared with the original DDPG algorithm, the improved DDPG algorithm has faster training speed and better training effect. The formation control method can realize the formation flight of unmanned aerial vehicles under unknown obstacles. Compared with the formation control method based on artificial potential field, the formation control method avoids the hovering in place before obstacles, which is of great significance to the formation flight safety of unmanned aerial vehicles.
  • CIVIL ENGINEERING
    ZHAO Huanshuai, PAN Yongtai, YU Chao, QIAO Xin, CAO Xingjian, NIU Xuechao
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(12): 2155-2165. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.22.029
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    [Objective] In rock-crushing processes, external loading methods are important factors affecting the mechanical properties and fracture behavior of rocks. Among these loading methods, vibration and impact methods are the most common ones. However, previous research has mainly focused on macroscopic failure features and energy dissipation properties under the singular loading of vibration or impact. Research on the composite loading of vibration and impact is relatively scarce, and few studies have investigated the influence of vibration loading on the microscopic fracture characteristics and energy evolution during rock impacts. In particular, quantitative characterization studies are lacking. The research on the influence of vibration loading on the propagation of impact cracks and the energy utilization efficiency in rocks has significant academic and engineering applications to fully adapt to the needs of modern mine construction and high efficiency, energy saving, and green production. [Methods] The quasi-brittle green sandstone material, commonly used in rock-crushing operations, was taken as the research object. The macro/micromechanical response relationship of green sandstone was established by integrating indoor experiments with microscopic parameter calibration. The parallel bonding model was adopted, and two loading methods — impact and composite loading of vibration and impact — were compared and analyzed to investigate the influence of vibration loading on the propagation of impact cracks and the energy utilization efficiency in the failure process of green sandstone. The analysis was conducted using the particle flow code (PFC). [Results] The research results indicate that under the same impact velocity, increasing the frequency or amplitude of vibration leads to an increasing trend in the number of cracks in green sandstone. Under the two loading methods, the maximum number of cracks in green sandstone shows a nearly linear increase as the impact velocity increases, with the majority being tensile cracks. The distribution characteristics of cracks exhibit the X-shaped conjugate slope. However, the growth rate of cracks is relatively high under composite loading of vibration and impact. The quantitative characterization of the increase in the number of cracks and impact velocity under vibration loading is established. Under equivalent impact velocity, as the frequency and amplitude increase, there is a corresponding increase in both the proportion of vibration input energy and the energy utilization efficiency in green sandstone. However, as the impact velocity increases, the proportion of vibration input energy within the total input energy in green sandstone decreases. Concurrently, the maximum energy utilization efficiency shows a trend of rapid increase followed by a decrease, with the maximum increase reaching 0.725%. [Conclusions] In practical rock-crushing applications, appropriately increasing vibration loading can exacerbate the damage and deterioration of rocks. This process significantly enhances the energy utilization efficiency with lower energy input. This study preliminarily explores the impact of vibration loading on the propagation of impact cracks and the energy utilization efficiency in green sandstone to provide a reference for the rational selection of parameters in rock-crushing processes.
  • HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
    WANG Zhongjing, YU Suyue, XU Xing
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(2): 303-317. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.21.021
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    [Objective] The research on soil salinization is complicated, and the traditional literature review method struggles to grasp the development trend systematically due to its subjective nature. Hence, it becomes important and necessary to seek alternative methods to objectively summarize and analyze the existing research papers and reasonably guide the future development of this field. [Methods] Based on the quantitative analysis of the Web of Science and China's national knowledge network databases related to soil salinization and saline-alkali land management and its utilization in the past 30 years, this paper proposes a quantitative review method for obtaining the research trend in this subject. This paper uses various software tools, including VOSviewer, Citespace, and SPSS, to analyze the number of publications, cooperation networks, and keywords within this field. [Results] The results show a continuous increase in the research on soil salinization at home and abroad. The number of scholars participating in the study of soil salinization has also increased significantly. The primary stage of development was before 1999, the stage of stable development was from 2000 to 2011, and the stage of rapid development was from 2012 to the present. Despite significant progress, according to Kuhn's model, the field remains in the primary science stage, indicating ample room for development. English journals such as Agricultural Water Management and Science of the Total Environment and Chinese journals such as Soil Bulletin and Soil can be regarded as core journals in the field of soil salinization, with the highest number of publications and higher journal impact factors. China, the United States, India, Australia, and other countries (in order of the number of papers published by them) have made outstanding contributions to soil salinization research, with Chinese scholars leading in terms of the highest number of published papers and are the main force in the study of soil salinization. The cooperation network analysis shows the importance of research institutions and direct government agencies in promoting institutional cooperation. However, at present, most cooperations are limited to intra-institutional cooperation, but future efforts should focus on the positive impact of cross-context, cross-institutional, transnational, and interdisciplinary cooperations on leapfrog and diversified development of soil salinization research. Keyword burst detection shows that "biochar", "yield", "salt stress", "quality", "freeze-thaw cycle" and "water and salt transport" are the recent hot spots of concern. Additionally, keyword co-occurrence and trend analyses show the shift in research focus from irrigation and drainage and saline-alkali land improvement in the 1990s to soil-plant salt interaction mechanism, salt-tolerant plant cultivation, soil water and salt regulation mechanism, optimization control technology, research and development technology of saline-alkali soil amendment, large-scale applications, remote sensing monitoring of saline-alkali land, and salinization impact assessment. It represents the developmental trend of research on soil salinization and saline-alkali land management and its utilization from drainage improvement to comprehensive utilization. [Conclusions] The research results of this paper quantitatively highlight the research hotspot and developmental trend of soil salinization and provide a reference for relevant researchers to grasp the developmental trends of the field and explore valuable new research directions.
  • AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
    ZHOU Jingyun, JIN Xuhong, CHENG Xiaoli, AI Bangcheng
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(9): 1536-1546. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.22.037
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    [Objective] The atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) system has become a highly promising candidate for drag compensation in spacecraft operating in very low Earth orbit. To improve the inlet design of ABEP systems, this study performs a comprehensive numerical investigation of gas flows inside the inlet. The primary objective is to gain insight into the effects of the gas-surface interaction (GSI) model on the flow features, compression, and collection performances. [Methods] This paper explores ABEP inlet flows using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. A typical altitude of 180 km in the upper atmosphere is considered, and four GSI accommodation coefficients (σ=1, 0.8, 0.5, and 0.2) are selected. The DSMC method simulates gas flows according to the motion of a cluster of simulation particles, where each particle represents a large number of real gas molecules. In the DSMC method, particle motions are computed deterministically, whereas intermolecular collisions are calculated statistically. Each simulation particle travels at a constant velocity until it collides with another simulation particle or a solid surface. In the event of an intermolecular collision, an appropriate molecular collision model is employed to compute post-collision velocities, and in the event of gas-surface collisions, a suitable GSI model is adopted to calculate the molecular velocity after reflection. In this work, the internal energy exchange is modeled using the Larsen-Borgnakke scheme. Further, the intermolecular collision is handled using the variable hard sphere model and the no time counter-collision sampling technique. The simulation is always evaluated as an unsteady flow, and a steady result is obtained as the large-time state of unsteady simulation. After achieving a steady flow, the simulation particles in each cell are sampled for a sufficient duration to decrease statistical scattering. All macroscopic field quantities (such as mass density, velocity, and temperature) and surface quantities (such as surface pressure, shear stress, and heat flux) are calculated based on these time-averaged data. [Results] Numerical results show that the distributions of gas pressure and mass flux are considerably affected by the GSI models. The lower the GSI accommodation coefficient, the higher the gas pressure and the larger the mass flux. Consequently, the GSI accommodation coefficients play a vital role in the compression factor and collection efficiency of the inlet. Furthermore, the decrease in the GSI accommodation coefficient from 1.0 to 0.2 leads to an increase in the compression factor and collection efficiency by a factor of 7 and 4, respectively. In addition, as the GSI accommodation coefficient decreases, the high-pressure region moves toward the ionization section, facilitating the ionization of neutral gas molecules. The following mechanism underlies this effect: after reflecting in a specular manner from the concave surface, the gas molecules congregate at the focus and enter the ionization section. [Conclusions] To improve the inlet design of an ABEP system, a combination of the geometric design and surface-material design should be adopted. A concave compression section should be employed, and at the same time, the inlet surface should be smoothened to decrease the GSI accommodation coefficient.
  • PUBLIC SAFETY
    LI Cong, LU Yifei, CHEN Chen, XU Zixuan, YANG Rui
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(10): 1537-1547. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.22.026
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    [Objective] Leakage accidents in urban gas pipeline networks occur from time to time, and most of them are accompanied by secondary disasters, such as explosions, fires, and building collapses, which seriously threaten the safety of people's lives and property. Previous research on gas accident rescue capability primarily focuses on gas enterprises or indoor gas emergencies, and research on accidents associated with gas pipeline networks is lacking. Some studies have limitations, such as broad evaluation indicators, vague content, and limited scope of assessment objects, which cause difficulties in applying the evaluation system in practice. This study aims to identify the weaknesses in the emergency rescue process for accidents associated with urban gas pipeline networks, effectively assess the emergency rescue capabilities for such accidents, and help improve the emergency rescue efficiency and gas safety guarantee level. [Methods] Herein, the emergency rescue characteristics for accidents associated with urban gas pipeline networks were analyzed and summarized, and the rescue capabilities for these accidents were evaluated. First, based on an in-depth analysis of emergency plans and accident cases associated with gas pipeline networks, the emergency rescue elements of accidents were extracted and sorted. Furthermore, the emergency rescue process was constructed. By summarizing the limitations in emergency rescue, an indicator system comprehensively reflecting emergency rescue capabilities was established based on four aspects, namely humans, pipelines, materials, and management. The system included 4 first-level indicators, 12 second-level indicators, and 27 third-level indicators. Second, the subjective-objective combination weighting method of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the criteria importance through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC) method were used to calculate the weight of each indicator to reduce the possibility of excessive subjectivity caused by expert scoring to a certain extent. Combining the weight of each indicator can help identify and focus on the indicators with a high degree of importance. Finally, an emergency rescue capability evaluation model was established using the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation approach to realize the quantitative evaluation of the emergency rescue capabilities for accidents associated with gas pipeline networks in specific regions. The model was applied to Zhangwan District, Shiyan City, Hubei Province. [Results] The results show that indicators such as the “supply-demand ratio of rescue personnel”, “effectiveness of information transmission”, and “formulation and revision of emergency plans” account for a relatively large weight compared to other indicators. The indicators of “cooperation and coordination ability of rescuers”, “equipment performance”, and “emergency drill effect” are the weak links in the emergency rescue process of accidents associated with the gas pipeline networks in the region. Therefore, the departmental interaction needs to be strengthened, the construction of the rescue coordination mechanism needs to be improved, and joint prevention and control and coordinated rescue capabilities need to be enhanced. Furthermore, to standardize emergency drill training, the safety production investment guarantee for local gas companies should be increased, and to improve the design and planning of training content, online and offline integrated learning is necessary. [Conclusions] The feasibility and applicability of the evaluation system were verified through the application case. This evaluation system for the emergency rescue capability of accidents associated with urban gas pipeline networks offers a theoretical basis and feasible approach for establishing, improving, and evaluating emergency measures for accidents associated with urban gas pipeline networks.
  • Research Article
    LIU Kang, LIU Zhaowei, CHEN Yongcan, MA Fangping, WANG Haoran, HUANG Huibao, XIE Hui
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(7): 1041-1049. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.026
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    [Objective] A diversion tunnel is an important part of a water conservancy project. Many factors influence the safety of a diversion tunnel structure, and the risk situation of these factors changes with time during the operating period. Analysis and evaluation of the safety of a diversion tunnel structure are important for ensuring its normal operation. However, the influence factors are complex, and the detection and evaluation of structural safety remain challenging. [Methods] In this paper, a dynamic Bayesian network model for the safety evaluation of a diversion tunnel structure was established. First, a three-level influencing index system of tunnel structure safety was determined through literature research and expert consultation, combined with the world's current tunnel safety standards. The index system included 7 aspects and 26 specific indices, such as crack length, crack width, and pH value. The risk situation of each index was divided into five levels (from A to E), with each level corresponding to a specific risk probability and risk value, aiming to quantify the risk of the diversion tunnel structure. Second, index weights were assigned through expert consultation, and the conditional probability was determined based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process. Finally, the prior probability was obtained through the inspection results of intelligent robots, and the transfer probability was determined according to the exponential distribution hypothesis of tunnel life. The time slice interval was set as 1 year, and the safety situation and future development trend of the diversion tunnel structural risk were calculated. In addition, by setting the overall risk level of the tunnel structure, the most likely risk probability distribution of each index was obtained through backpropagation. [Results] The model was applied to the structural safety evaluation of the diversion tunnel of a hydropower station in China, and the assessment results showed that: (1) According to forward inference, the overall risk value of the diversion tunnel was 0.230, which was very low, but lining cracks and lining spalling were structural safety problems that need attention. The evaluation results of the model were consistent with the engineering judgment. (2) The prediction of the development trend of structural risk indicated that this risk increased to 0.800 after approximately 40 years, requiring remedial action. (3) The backpropagation of risk revealed that different safety indices should receive attention in different safety periods of diversion tunnel operation. The risk influencing the degree of the lining spalling and operating environment risk was higher when the diversion tunnel was in a relatively safe state, but when the diversion tunnel was in a relatively dangerous state, the lining deformation, lining crack, and material deterioration were the main risk factors. [Conclusions] The proposed dynamic Bayesian network model performs with good accuracy and practicability for the risk assessment of a diversion tunnel structure. Furthermore, the model can predict the development trend of the structural risk and identify the key influencing index, which is important for diversion tunnel operation and maintenance.
  • Research Article
    YU Hesheng, QI Haiying, TAN Zhongchao
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(8): 1226-1235. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.25.017
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    [Significance] China's strategic goals of "carbon peaks" and "carbon neutrality" will have a significant impact on the country's economic and social development despite the challenges along the way. The energy and power industry is an important player in carbon dioxide emissions in China and the main battlefield for constructing new energy systems and initiating relevant industrial revolutions. Despite the increasing maturity of carbon capture, utilization, and storage(CCUS) technologies, their deployment faces strong resistance from the industry because of the high cost and energy consumption. For example, the cost of carbon capture alone ranges between 260 and 280 RMB/t, corresponding to an increase in utility cost of 57.51% to 93.38%, depending on the region. More importantly, the planet earth has a physical limit for carbon storage, and an alternative technical route is needed to achieve cost-effective zero-carbon emissions. Nonetheless, despite the importance of constructing new energy systems, China's energy resources determine that we will continue to rely on traditional fossil fuels for decades to come.[Progress] Therefore, this study analyzes the feasibility of state-of-the-art technologies, such as catalytic conversion, carbon material and hydrogen utilization, and hydrogen-fired power generation. This study proposes the use of coal, gasoline, natural gas, and biomass as chemicals rather than fuels. The "fuels" are first converted into hydrogen-carbon chemicals and then decomposed into elemental carbon and hydrogen by catalytic conversion. The resultant elemental carbon is upgraded into high-value carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and carbon fibers, which can be used for battery production. Meanwhile, hydrogen is used for energy production through combustion and fuel cells. The batteries produced using carbon materials can also support decentralized energy and energy storage from power plants. Regarding hydrogen-based energy production, developed countries, such as the USA, and Japan, have developed hydrogen-fired power generation aimed at commercialization in 2030 or earlier. We also conduct a feasibility study by pilot testing and techno-economic analysis. State-of-the-art experimental studies show that the key technical elements include (1) the production of carbon-hydrogen feedstock from coal, which is ready for deployment to the market; (2) the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen-carbon, e.g., CH4 and C3H6, into carbon nanotube and hydrogen, which is proven feasible at the pilot scale but requires further research and development in catalysis and fluidized bed reactor system for upscaled production; (3) the separation and purification of downstream products for high-purity carbon materials and hydrogen, where catalytic removal or recycling is essential to the pure carbon product, and membrane separation needs to be developed for pure hydrogen production; and (4) the most challenging, but essential, technology is the hydrogen-based gas turbine for power generation, with pilot plants built in the USA, Australia, and China for testing with 5% to 10% of hydrogen. Nonetheless, only catalytic conversion of CH4 can provide the amount of hydrogen needed in a power plant in real time. Thus, we conducted a techno-economic analysis by retrofitting a natural gas-fired power plant, where part of the natural gas is converted into hydrogen and the hydrogen is mixed with the incoming natural gas for power generation. The proposed pathway has been proven to be economically feasible, provided all of the technologies are ready.[Conclusions and Prospects] In conclusion, we propose a novel pathway to efficient and clean utilization of fossil fuels as resources to produce high-efficiency, low-carbon, and low-cost hydrogen and high-value-added carbon materials, as well as zero-emission power generation. Admittedly, it takes decades to reach the final goal, but this pathway is expected to tackle the economic challenges to achieving the "carbon peaks" and "carbon neutrality" goals (or "double carbon" goals) of the energy and power industry.
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    WANG Zhiqiang, LEI Zhenyu
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(11): 1844-1855. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2022.25.025
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    [Objective] Rail corrugation is a problem that needs to be addressed urgently and is one of the common technical issues limiting the development of contemporary rail transit. This study uses the finite element method to analyze the formation process of rail corrugation from the wheel-rail transient contact stick-slip vibration to provide new insights into the mechanism of rail corrugation and to understand the phenomenon of rail corrugation on the metro line. [Methods] This study examines the formation mechanism of rail corrugation using field measurements and numerical simulation. First, according to the on-site corrugation situation, a three-dimensional wheel-rail rolling contact model is developed using the finite element software ABAQUS, and its effectiveness is established. The contact stick-slip state is then analyzed during the wheel operation, and the influence of the rail surface and no rail surface defect on it is discussed. Furthermore, the relationship between stick-slip characteristics and corrugation formation is examined. Finally, the inherent characteristics of the wheel-track system and longitudinal wear characteristics of rail are analyzed using the complex modal theory and the Archard wear model to explain the formation mechanism of rail corrugation. [Results] The results revealed that when the wheel rolled over the smooth rail, the adhesion area was at the front edge of the contact area, and the middle and rear edges were the slip area, which was closer to the steady state dynamic calculation results, verifying that the established finite element model was effective. Moreover, the wheel-rail contact was always in a stable rolling state, indicating that the wheel-track system was not easily unstable, consequently making corrugation generation difficult. When the wheel rolled through the squat defect, the contact area was shown as two slip areas surrounding the squat; after the wheel rolled through the squat defect, the area of the wheel-rail contact patch decreased, and almost all of it showed slip. The squat defect changed the stick-slip state of wheel-rail rolling contact and promoted the slip of the wheel-rail interface, which induced the instability of the wheel-track system and caused the wear of the rail surface material; this might eventually form rail corrugation. The complex modal analysis showed that the rail surface defect exacerbated the inherent unstable vibration characteristics of the wheel-track system, and the unstable vibration frequencies fell within the measured corrugation passing frequency range. [Conclusions] The analysis results of wheel-rail contact stick-slip and complex modal reveal that the formation mechanism of rail corrugation can be attributed to the inherent unstable vibration of the wheel-track system caused by the excitation of the rail surface defect, and the unstable vibration is represented by the vertical bending vibration of the rail relative to the track slab. Thus, when the wheel passes through the squat defect, it will stimulate the transient fluctuation wear, which results in wavy wear on the rail surface. The characteristic wavelength of the longitudinal wear on the rail surface is 40~50 mm, which is consistent with the corrugation wavelength on the actual line; thus, the formation mechanism of rail corrugation is further validated in the process of quantifying rail corrugation formation.
  • VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
    MA Zhuanglin, YANG Xing, HU Dawei, TAN Xiaowei
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(9): 1428-1439. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2022.21.044
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    [Objective] The ridership characteristics of urban rail transit stations are closely related to the surrounding built environment and socio-economic factors, and the influence of different influencing factors on ridership characteristics also has temporal and spatial heterogeneity. Considering the complexity of influencing factors on station ridership, this paper uses the multiscale geographical weighted regression (MGWR) model to analyze the influencing factors of ridership at rail transit stations in different temporal scales.[Methods] This paper selects the station ridership on weekdays as the dependent variable, which is divided into five categories, including the average daily ridership, inbound ridership of morning peak hours, outbound ridership of morning peak hours, inbound ridership of evening peak hours, and outbound ridership of evening peak hours. A total of 23 independent variables are selected from three aspects: station attributes, connectivity, and the built environment. The variance inflation factor and Moran index are utilized to test the linear correlation and spatial autocorrelation between independent variables, respectively. The MGWR model is applied to construct the analysis model of ridership characteristics, and three indicators, including the residual sum of squares (RSS), adjusted R2, and the corrected Akaike information criterion (AICc), are employed to compare the performance of the ordinary least squares (OLS), geographically weighted regression (GWR), and MGWR models. The influencing factors and their interaction with rail transit station ridership in different temporal scales are developed. Finally, this method is applied to analyze the influence degree of ridership characteristics at Nanjing rail transit station.[Results] The following results are presented. 1) The MGWR model is more reliable than the OLS and GWR models. 2) The average daily ridership analysis model, which ignores the impact of morning and evening peak hour ridership, has the most significant independent variables. 3) The distance to the city center has a significant negative impact on station ridership, indicating that the agglomeration of station ridership is evident when the station is close to the city center. 4) The stations with a high proportion of residential and living facilities have a strong attraction to the morning peak inbound and evening peak outbound ridership, whereas those with a low proportion of residential and livings facilities have a strong attraction to the morning peak outbound and evening peak inbound ridership. Three significant local variables, namely tourism facility POI density, enterprise and office POI density, and the ratio of floor area on commercial lands to the total floor area, are available, and these local variables have different impacts on rail transit ridership at different temporal scales. Tourism facility POI density has negative spatially varying impacts on the average daily ridership, inbound ridership of morning peak hours, and outbound ridership of evening peak hours. Enterprise and office POI density has a negative spatially varying impact on inbound ridership of morning peak hours but has a positive spatially varying impact on outbound ridership of morning peak hours. The ratio of floor area on commercial lands to the total floor area has positive and negative spatially varying impacts on inbound ridership during evening peak hours. This finding implies that not all the commercial buildings around the rail transit stations are attractive to the inbound ridership during evening peak hours.[Conclusions] The MGWR model considering spatial autocorrelation can capture numerous influence scales of different variables and reduce the deviation of results. The developed method in this paper achieves the expected goal and depicts the interdependence between ridership and influencing factors from the station level.
  • Review
    XU Pengfei, CHEN Meiya, KAI Yan, WANG Zipeng, LI Xinyu, WAN Gang, WANG Yanjie
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(7): 1032-1040. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.018
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    [Significance] China uses a large amount of hydropower, and the safety of hydropower dams is related to the safety of people's lives, properties, and the national economy. Therefore, regular inspection of dam defects in large hydropower plants is vital to ensure their safe operation. Most of the common dam defects, such as cracks and leakage, originate from the surface of the structure and can affect the service life of the dams. In recent years, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have been used for the underwater inspection of dam defects in hydropower plants, as they can mitigate many disadvantages associated with manual inspections while improving detection accuracy and efficiency. [Progress] Thus, we explore the environmental conditions of dams and the main content of dam defect inspection in hydropower plants and review the research on ROV application for underwater inspection in large hydropower dams. We find that different sensors can be combined with ROVs to inspect large hydropower dams underwater according to detection and operation needs. The method can achieve intelligent mobile inspection and remote control of dam operation safety, automatically identify dam defect characteristics, and store shore-station interactive information. At present, ROVs are less used for inspecting dam defects in large hydropower plants but are widely used in fields such as deep-sea exploration, undersea operations, and rescue assistance. The use of ROVs for crack and leakage inspection in hydropower plants has tremendous advantages. The research on using ROVs for the intelligent inspection of other structures has certain implications for developing ROVs for the intelligent underwater inspection of large hydropower dams. We analyze the progress of ROV technology in domestic and international research on hydropower engineering in terms of the overall technology, underwater absorber, power system, inspection technology, underwater positioning, and control system. Moreover, we explore the modular design and overall scale optimization of ROVs for underwater inspection in large hydropower dams, with the design objectives of lightweight, high stability, and high anti-current and anti-disturbance capability. Thrusters with high propulsion ratios have been developed to ensure high ROV power. Adsorbers have been added to the ROV systems to control the hovering of ROVs, which can also improve their underwater anti-disturbance ability to ensure stable detection and operation. Acoustic-optical inspection technology has been proposed to improve detection accuracy, and intelligent algorithms have been used for defect identification and image post-processing. Regarding underwater positioning and control systems, a complementary approach combining information from multiple sensors has been adopted, and the dam defect inspection is validated to improve the operational capability of the ROV movement and inspection. [Conclusions and Prospects] The use of ROVs for underwater inspection in large hydropower dams has major advantages in targeting cracks and other dam defects, and the research on the intelligent inspection of hydropower dams opens up a wide range of prospects.
  • PUBLIC SAFETY
    YANG Qian, WANG Feiyue, LU Jiajie, WANG Zihuan, MA Bo
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(6): 1082-1088. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.22.020
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    [Objective] Emergency relief supplies are crucial for dealing with disasters, and their reasonable and timely distribution relates to people's health and safety. Emergency relief supplies at rescue centers are limited and cannot meet the emergency needs of all affected areas simultaneously. Post-disaster emergency relief supplies face double challenges in this regard due to short supplies and limited transportation capability, resulting in the needs for medical rescue and materials of a disaster area in a short period. To develop a scientific and efficient post-disaster emergency response, we studied the constrained vehicle routing of emergency relief supplies based on demand urgency. Restrictions in traditional path planning, such as single objective, single depot, single distribution, undifferentiated supply, and closed scheduling, were considered.[Methods] The analytic hierarchical process was applied to measure the demand urgency index from personnel, facilities, and disaster resistance, considering the overall efficiency and key disposal. Furthermore, this study had multiple objectives, including the following: minimization of deprivation cost and response time, and maximization of demand satisfaction rate in the emergency rescue process. A constrained model of emergency vehicle routing was constructed, and a two-stage genetic algorithm was designed to deal with comprehensive distribution conditions, such as open scheduling, soft time windows, and demand splitting. The effectiveness and feasibility of the model and algorithm were verified using examples.[Results] The results revealed that the model effectively coped with the material distribution problem resulting from scarce transportation capacity and various degrees of disaster. The splitting strategy and open scheduling of vehicles guaranteed multiple services at disaster sites and optimal route combination. Moreover, relief progress in disaster sites (splitting demand, batch distribution, and service time) and vehicle dispatch schedules (distribution order, work duration, and resupply depot) were generated. During the planning period, the system loss was reduced by 40.3 %, and a 99.4 % material demand was obtained. When disaster derivation caused changes in road conditions, fluctuation parameters were inputted into the model. The model and algorithm adjusted the scheme with a low risk of service failure, and the adjusted scheme reduced the demand and supply by 1.5 % in the decision period.[Conclusions] Constrained route planning is implemented for flexible distribution conditions, such as demand splitting, soft time windows, and open scheduling, based on the dynamic change characteristics of demand and supply during sudden natural disasters. This study considers the demand urgency of key disaster areas and the efficiency of global relief to accommodate unexpected road events and maximize resource availability. With the circulation of distribution vehicles, the needs of disaster sites are gradually met within the decision-making cycle, which provides full play to the time utility of emergency relief supplies and transportation resources. The proposed model can form scientific and reasonable material distribution and vehicle scheduling schemes and evaluate the workload of each rescue center and vehicle to deploy work in advance, providing a theoretical basis and a decision-making reference for vehicle route planning of emergency relief supplies.
  • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
    LIU Guangyu, AN Peng, WU Zhen, HU Zhenzhong
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(2): 224-234. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.22.054
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    [Objective] Ontology structure has been proved to be particularly important in the construction and organization of a knowledge graph (KG). A comprehensive method for the modeling, updating, and application of KG with the guidance of domain ontology needs to be explored. In view of the common knowledge gap in engineering safety management, this paper aims to propose an ontology-based framework to achieve domain knowledge modeling and updating. Using the highway engineering field as an example, this paper demonstrates how safety knowledge can be automatically extracted from industry-standard text data to facilitate the construction of a domain KG. Subsequently, the safety management scenarios are developed based on the building information model (BIM), and the auxiliary role of intelligent knowledge in safety management is demonstrated to verify the effectiveness of the engineering application of the developed KG. [Methods] This paper used the ontology-guided domain knowledge extraction method to construct the domain KG and proposed a knowledge network-guided method to update the ontology. Specifically, a layered knowledge system with multiple dimensions was summarized as the ontology layer based on the management approach and the established standard specifications within highway engineering. Following the guidance of the ontology layer, a structured knowledge network acting as the data layer was extracted from massive text materials by developing a series of knowledge extraction procedures. Consequently, a knowledge-flowing method from the data layer to the ontology layer was proposed. Three categories of methods based on the essence and composition of entities and the clustering of the entity's core words were summarized to realize the automatic updating of the ontology layer. Finally, combined with the developed highway safety information retrieval and application system, this paper demonstrated the organization and application of the constructed domain KG, thus verifying the effect of introducing ontology in the organization and deployment of knowledge. [Results] The developed ontology of highway engineering safety knowledge was featured as a layered knowledge system with seven levels and 390 nodes connected with~300 000 valid entity nodes in the data layer, facilitating the creation and integration of the KG's logical structures. The proposed method for updating the domain ontology aided by over 1 000 technical terms was demonstrated to be effective, with an increment of 51.5% in the expansion of the nodes to the ontology. The designed method of linking the ontology-guided domain KG with the BIM was validated for its feasibility through practical implementation within a real highway engineering safety management system, displaying the positive impact of ontology's guidance in the organization and expansion of knowledge. [Conclusions] This paper concentrates on the domain of highway engineering safety and presents a comprehensive paradigm for constructing, updating, and applying a domain KG to demonstrate methodological innovation in ontology updating. The results extend the application scope and technical approaches of KG technology, thereby enhancing information technology level in engineering safety management. Moreover, the findings of this research can be used for BIM evaluation and safety guidance in highway engineering construction projects, thereby advancing the level of information technology in construction safety management.
  • Research Article
    ZHOU Xun, LI Yonglong, ZHOU Yingyue, WANG Haoran, LI Jiayang, ZHAO Jiaqi
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(7): 1153-1163. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.006
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    Image analysis is an efficient and accurate method for identifying hydropower dam surface defects. However, due to the complex background of dam crack images and the uneven proportion of cracks and background pixels, the detection effect of traditional algorithms is poor. Moreover, traditional artificial crack inspection is not only inefficient but also costly in the present day. Efficient and accurate dam surface crack detection techniques are crucial for dam maintenance and operation. In order to achieve accurate and efficient dam surface crack detection, a dam surface crack detection method based on an improved DeepLabV3+ model is proposed. Model training is carried out for the self-made dam surface crack image dataset of a hydropower station in Southwest China, and the model is evaluated by F1,score, ZMIoU, ZMPA, parameter quantity and other indicators. The following improvements are made to the traditional DeepLabV3+ network model: (1) A three line attention module is added to improve the model's ability to extract crack pixels and reduce proportion imbalance between background pixels and crack pixels. (2) The original pyramid pooling module is cascaded for model optimization so that the model can achieve more intensive pixel sampling, and subsequently obtain more abundant crack features. (3) In order to solve the problem of the significant/too large number of traditional DeepLabV3+ network parameters, MobileNetV2 network is used as the backbone of the model to extract the network, to reduce the network to a lightweight module, and to reduce model parameters. (4) Focal loss and Dice loss are used as the loss functions of the model to overcome the data imbalance and to improve the accuracy of network classification. The improved DeepLabV3+ network model in this paper could better realize the extraction of crack pixels, reduce the problems caused by the imbalance of pixel proportion, and better ensure the efficient and accurate detection of dam surface cracks. The experiment on the self-made dam surface crack image dataset of a hydropower station in Southwest China showed the following: (1) Compared with the original model, the improved DeepLabV3+ model increased F1, score by 3.33%, ZMIOU by 2.89%, ZMPA by 1.12%, and the parameters were reduced to 3 014 714. This finding showed that the improved model proposed in this paper had stronger performance than the original model, better ability to extract crack pixels, and could better complete the task of crack identification. (2) Compared with other attention mechanisms, the three line attention module proposed in this paper had certain advantages, which could increase the attention of the model to the crack pixels and enable the model to extract the crack features needed. Through an analysis of the experimental results, the model improved in this paper has stronger segmentation ability, less missing data and false detection, and can effectively complete the dam surface crack segmentation task. The improved method increases the efficiency and accuracy of dam surface crack detection and reduces the model parameters. It can provide powerful data support for crack detection and the safe operation of hydropower projects.
  • PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    HE Sheng, SHU Xueming, HU Jun, ZHANG Lei, ZHANG Jia, ZHANG Jiale, ZHOU Yang
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(3): 478-491. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.26.002
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    [Objective] Risk quantification is crucial in risk assessment of accidents or disasters. This study aims to investigate the risk quantification method utilized in over-temperature faults in electrical circuits. The existing technologies of the abovementioned method are summarized in electrical and fire signals of disaster early warning. Thus, a new method based on the fire big data is proposed. [Methods] Different frequency electrical parameters are collected by the detector arranged at the front end and transmitted in real time to the fire big data to mine the influencing factors and changing patterns of electrical circuit temperature based on the deep-learning method. Subsequently, the probability distribution of temperature is determined statically, and risk is described by comparison of prediction temperature in different cumulative probabilities with actual temperature. To predict the electrical circuit temperature, a recurrent neural network (RNN) is utilized to model temperature prediction. The input parameters are voltage, current, temperature, and residual current. Among the parameters, there are two data sources for the model: one is real electrical fire data, 6 min-1, used to learn the periodic law of temperature increase in electrical circuits of RNN for low-frequency data (LF-RNN), and the other is experimental data based on simulated fault of the temperature increase in electrical circuits. This experiment is implemented in three-phase resistive electrical circuits. Exceeding rated current is utilized to produce temperature rising. Meanwhile, electrical parameters are collected to study the law of temperature oscillation of RNN for high-frequency data (HF-RNN). Among these electrical parameters, the sampling frequency of voltage, current, and residual current is 50 kHz, but 1 Hz for temperature exceptionally. The optimization method, hyperparameter traversal, aims to minimize the loss function and root mean square error; thus, temperature prediction in electrical circuits is preliminarily applied. To increase the accuracy of the prediction model and elucidate the relationship between fire risk and prediction result, a temperature probability prediction model is established based on its second-order residual normal distribution. The error and its reducing methods are analyzed, and the relationship between prediction error and temperature mutation is determined. [Results] The results demonstrated that temperature mutation within three window lengths had a remarkable linear correction effect with temperature prediction error; moreover, the second-order residual approximately followed a normal distribution. The upper and lower limited of temperature prediction confidence intervals with different significant levels (α=0.02, 0.04, 0.06,…, 0.98) can be computed by interval estimation, which had a one-to-one correspondence with temperature prediction accumulate probability (1-α/2) and (α/2). The results revealed that the cumulative distribution probability 1% prediction curve and 99% prediction curve appeared to have a fine coverage effect on the actual temperature. With the aim of measuring temperature prediction probability distribution with electrical fire risk, the concept of “early-warning quantile” similar to cumulative distribution probability, was proposed. The ability to predict temperature was established using different “early-warning quantile curves” and confirmed through 2 943 sets of real electrical fire scene data. The results demonstrated that early-warning quantiles in the range of 10%-30% could overlap the majority of the actual temperature data, and the higher the quantile of the curve was, the higher the frequency of overestimating the temperature was. [Conclusions] To summarize, when the temperature in electrical circuits suddenly increases, there is a substantial upward trend in the early-warning quantile of the actual temperature. Thus, the use of LF-RNN and HF-RNN can timely and accurately predict the temperature probability distribution to characterize fire risks in electrical circuits so that early dynamic perception of fire risk is realized.
  • AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
    YAN Huihui, LI Haoyu, ZHOU Bohao, ZHANG Yuzhou, LAN Xudong
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(10): 1672-1685. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2022.25.023
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    [Objective] As the core component of an aeroengine, a compressor significantly affects the flow and power of the engine. Compared with the axial compressor, the centrifugal compressor is characterized by structural simplicity, manufacturing convenience, and high single-stage pressure ratio. Therefore, the compressor is highly suitable for turboshaft engines with low flow rates and low total pressure ratios. However, the piston engine plays a more important role in the market. Accelerating the research on centrifugal compressors used in small turboshaft engines is essential.[Methods] The design methods currently used in this project include experimentation, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation. The numerical simulation method can eliminate the requirements of experimentation, overcome measurement difficulties, and eliminate the costs associated with the experiment process. Therefore, it is a relatively accurate and efficient method for flow and transfer analysis. In this paper, according to the theory of numerical simulation, the impeller and diffuser of the centrifugal compressor are designed under specified working conditions. A three-dimensional numerical simulation of the centrifugal compressor is conducted. The influence of typical parameters on the centrifugal compressors is studied, and the parameters of the preliminary design model are optimized to obtain the ideal model of the centrifugal compressor under the design conditions.[Results] The results of this study were obtained according to the static pressure distribution cloud map and the total pressure distribution cloud map of the meridional channel surface at the highest efficiency of the centrifugal compressor and design speed conditions. The efficiency of the optimized centrifugal compressor was 0.831; the corresponding pressure ratios was 8.771, which was 3.68% higher than that of the preliminary design; and the working margin was 18.44%, which was 4.79% higher than that of the preliminary design centrifugal compressor.[Conclusions] Through the numerical simulation results of an Eckardt impeller and comparison of the simulation with reference experimentation results, the reliability of the numerical simulation of a centrifugal compressor by FINE/Turbo is proved. The results demonstrate that the kinetic energy of the gas at the impeller outlet of the centrifugal compressor is basically transformed into pressure energy and that the supercharging effect is relatively good. The entropy increase mainly occurs at the tip clearance, where the leakage flow is relatively critical. The static pressure distribution of the B2B (blade to blade) section is compared with that of the meridional flow channel. The meridional section is a contraction channel along the flow direction caused by the large turning angle of the hub. Owing to the effect of centrifugal force, a low-speed zone is developed in the flow channel to form a separation zone and result in energy loss. The separation area can be reduced through the reduction of the inlet flow angle to improve the overall performance of the compressor. The research shows that properly reducing the inlet hub ratio and the inlet angle of the impeller blade root and reasonably selecting the blade tip clearance value and the relative width of the impeller outlet are beneficial to improving the efficiency and pressure ratio of the compressor.
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    CHEN Shuqin, LI Tiemin
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(11): 1808-1819. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.014
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    [Objective] The assembly of spacecraft components plays an important role in their production, and the quality and efficiency of assembly have a direct impact on the quality and efficiency of their production. Currently, spacecraft components are often constructed by hand, which results in low accuracy and efficiency. The aerospace industry's research focus is on utilizing robots to complete the assembly tasks of spacecraft components, which can improve the quality and efficiency of their production. The current assembly robots mostly use the position control mode, which measures the relative pose between the assembly features of two spacecraft components and then moves the robot to complete the robotic assembly tasks according to the measurement results. In this control mode, assembly errors are unavoidable due to measurement and robot motion errors, which will result in a huge contact force between the two contact surfaces of the spacecraft components. Excessive contact forces can damage the surface quality and coatings of spacecraft components, ultimately affecting their service lives. Therefore, the contact forces are required to be controlled by compliance control. The control parameters in the current study of compliance control are established based on the operator's experience, which is closely related to the contact forces. Because the spacecraft components are manufactured in small batches, pre-assembly cannot be used to determine the control parameters without damaging their surface quality and coatings. And improper control parameters can lead to uncontrolled contact forces. [Methods] To address this issue, a compliance control method is proposed in this paper based on the classical admittance control, which can adaptively adjust the control parameters according to the contact forces and system status. In this adaptive compliance control, the target pose and stiffness matrix are changed during the assembly process. This research examines the control effects of adaptive compliance, position, and classical admittance controls to validate the practicality of this strategy. Taking the control moment gyroscope (CMG) assembly task as an example, this research designs and develops a CMG robotic assembly prototype. The F/T sensor is installed between the CMG and the robot's end-effector to measure the contact forces during the assembly process. And Kalman filtering is utilized in this paper to filter the measurement noise of the F/T sensor. [Results] The position and orientation of the CMG were modified according to the adaptive compliance control presented in this study. After adjusting the position and orientation, the CMG's contact surface and the mounted base's contact surface were fitted together, and the contact forces of the two surfaces were guaranteed to be small. [Conclusions] The outcomes of the simulation and experiment results show that adaptive compliance control has advantages, including fast convergence, minimal residual contact force, and adaptive adjustment of the control parameters. Additionally, the adaptive compliance control suggested in this study can be quickly applied to various spacecraft component assembly tasks. This method establishes the theoretical and technical foundation for autonomous robotic assembly of spacecraft components and is expected to be employed for real-world spacecraft component assembly tasks.
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    WANG Zhenyu, WANG Lei
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(4): 668-678. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.27.006
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    [Objective] In recent years, a large number of nonconvex, highly nonlinear, multimodal, and multivariable complex optimization problems have emerged in scientific and engineering technology design due to the continuous development of science and technology. Owing to their advantages such as simple programming, flexible operation, and efficient optimization, intelligent optimization algorithms have become research hotspots to address diverse complex optimization problems in engineering applications. They have been successfully used to solve practical problems such as neural networks, resource allocation, and target tracking. In this research, multiple strategies were developed to improve the existing monarch optimization algorithm to address its shortcomings, such as slow convergence speed, low optimization accuracy, and ease of falling into local extremum. [Methods] First, the forward normal cloud generator is used to perform nonlinear cloud operation on the parent monarch butterfly, increasing the number of candidate solutions and improving the local development ability of the algorithm. Subsequently, an opposition-based learning strategy based on convex lens imaging is used to the current optimal individual which is generated by normal cloud generator to generate new individuals and improve the convergence accuracy and speed of the algorithm. Finally, adaptive strategies are incorporated into the adjustment operator to diversify the population. [Results] Several experiments were performed on benchmark functions to verify the performance of the algorithm: (1) Different strategies proposed were analyzed using ablation experiments to verify their effectiveness. The results revealed that the proposed strategies can effectively improve the algorithm's performance. (2) The improved algorithm was compared with other swarm intelligent optimization algorithms, and the results revealed that the improved algorithm can achieve the best results on most test functions. (3) The improved algorithm was also compared with other improved versions of monarch optimization algorithm, and the results revealed that the improved algorithm exhibited more advantages such as fast convergence speed and high convergence precision. (4) The Wilcoxon rank sum test and Friedman test were used to verify the performance of the proposed algorithm. The results revealed that the improved algorithm is superior to other algorithms. [Conclusions] The optimization and comparison results of the pressure vessel design and welded beam design in engineering applications further verified the superiority of the improved algorithm in addressing real-world engineering problems.
  • LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION & GREEN DEVELOPMENT
    BI Jun, DU Yujia, WANG Yongxing, ZUO Xiaolong
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(11): 1750-1759. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.038
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    [Objective] With the increasing prevalence of electric vehicles (EVs) in urban transportation systems, charging guidance service has become an effective means to solve the charging problem in the context of insufficient charging infrastructure. However, for optimizing the charging station selection decision-making plan of users, most existing research studies aim to minimize travel costs, which rarely considers the charging experience of users during travel and ignores the interaction of charging station selection decision-making between multiple users. To enhance the charging experience of users, based on the analysis of charging satisfaction of EV users, an EV charging guidance optimization model that integrates user satisfaction with detour distance, queuing time, and charging cost is proposed in this study. The model aims to maximize the average comprehensive satisfaction of multiple users. [Methods] To quantify the comprehensive satisfaction of users with charging stations during charging processes, evaluation indicators of detour distance, queuing time, and charging cost are constructed. To accurately deduce the queuing time of users at charging stations, this study fully considers the interaction influence of charging station selection decision-making between multiple EV users. Prediction models of the charging station operation state are established by considering several charging scenarios based on the arrival patterns of two successive users. According to the characteristics of the proposed model, an immune algorithm and the Floyd shortest path algorithm are applied to optimize the decision-making plan of charging station selections and the travel paths of multiple users, respectively. A numerical example with multiple charging requests is designed to confirm the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed model and the algorithms. [Results] The experimental results indicated that optimal charging station selections and driving paths of multiple EVs to maximize average comprehensive satisfaction could be obtained by solving the optimization model. Compared with models with single optimization objectives, namely, minimum detour distance, shortest queuing time, and least charging cost, the average comprehensive satisfaction of EV users was increased by 15.0%, 17.8%, and 11.4%, respectively. The results also showed that average driving speed was a critical factor affecting optimal charging station selection and average comprehensive satisfaction of EV users. By analyzing the arrival patterns of two successive users at the same charging station under different charging scenarios, their queuing time after arriving at the charging station could be accurately obtained. Subsequently, optimal charging station selections by multiple users could be determined by considering the interaction that influences their selections. [Conclusions] The proposed optimization model provides multiple EV users with decision-making support for selecting charging stations by considering their interaction influences. Provided that the threshold values of each satisfaction indicator remain unchanged, the comprehensive average satisfaction obtained by the proposed model is considerably higher than that obtained by models with single objectives: minimum detour distance, shortest queuing time, and least charging cost. Thus, the proposed method can enhance the charging experience of EV users during travel.
  • SPECIAL SECTION: PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    WU Peng, LI Dewei
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(11): 1860-1869. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2025.26.003
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    [Objective] The resilience of transportation networks is a prominent research area in transportation safety. However, current studies on transportation network resilience often inadequately measure the changes in spatiotemporal travel costs for passengers, primarily focusing on the recovery phase rather than the resistance phase in two-stage resilience. There is also insufficient identification and analysis of critical segments, and a lack of suitable resilience simulation and evaluation methods for urban agglomeration railway passenger transport networks. This paper proposes a resistance resilience assessment model and a resistance resilience simulation evaluation process for urban agglomeration railway passenger transport networks centered on spatiotemporal accessibility for passengers. The aim is to evaluate the resistance resilience of these networks and identify critical segments. [Methods] This paper explores the concepts of resistance resilience and recovery resilience within transportation networks. Utilizing the complex network Space L modeling method, this paper develops a spatiotemporal weighted urban agglomeration railway passenger transport network model that considers actual railway passenger stations as network nodes. Segment interruption scenarios were simulated using attack modes involving single segment deletion and multiple segment continuous deletion. A dynamic resistance resilience evaluation index termed the network performance retention rate, was introduced based on the performance response function and spatiotemporal accessibility of passengers. This paper devises a resistance resilience assessment model and simulation evaluation process to evaluate the substitutability of segments and the overall network resistance resilience. The Chengdu—Chongqing urban agglomeration was selected as a case study to identify and compare critical segments and resistance resilience across unweighted, spatially weighted, and temporally weighted railway networks. [Results] The results of this paper were as follows: (1) The interruption of critical segments near railway hub cities could lead to a maximum network performance loss of 12.23%. It was necessary to identify critical segments through predisaster simulations. (2) Significant differences were found in the critical segments identified through resistance resilience simulations across unweighted, spatially weighted, and temporally weighted railway networks. The Spearman correlation coefficient indicated a relatively poor correlation between the critical segment rankings of unweighted and weighted railway networks. (3) The resistance resilience indices of the three railway networks highlighted that single segment interruptions significantly affected travel time. (4) Continuous interruption of identified critical segments severely affected network performance, with temporally weighted railway networks experiencing a stronger impact than spatially weighted and unweighted railway networks. Predisaster simulations solely based on topological structure or spatial distance might underestimate the consequences of risk interference. [Conclusions] The methods proposed in this paper address the gap in targeted research on the resistance resilience of railway passenger transport networks in urban agglomerations. Simulations of single segment interruption and multiple segment continuous interruption enable the identification and verification of key network segments. Additionally, analyzing the network resistance to interruptions provides a scientific foundation for transportation network planning and decision-making. Furthermore, analyzing the network's resilience evaluation index of the network performance retention rate proposed in this paper offsets the impact of disturbance time uncertainty, providing a scientific foundation for transportation network resilience research.
  • AEROSPACE AND ENGINEERING MECHANICS
    DONG Zewei
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(8): 1380-1390. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.27.002
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    [Objective] Threat assessment of targets serves as a critical reference for commanders in wartime decision-making. With the rapid development of unmanned systems and smart technologies, the future of warfare is progressing toward unmanned, multi-domain, and clustered operations. However, existing studies on target threat assessment fall short of effectively satisfying these demands of future warfare, demonstrating three main issues: 1) Majority of combat scenarios focus on singular settings, such as maritime air defense, air-to-air combat, and ground-based air defense, with scant research on multi-domain operations (land, low-altitude, and electromagnetic environments). 2) Research is mainly concentrated on individual entities or cluster targets, such as fighter aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicle swarms, and unmanned surface vessels, with inadequate investigation of clustered equipment integrating manned/unmanned ground combat vehicles and low-altitude manned/unmanned aircraft. 3) Current methodologies predominantly consider the state and characteristics of Blue Force targets, ignoring the influence of dynamic changes in Red Force equipment on the weighting of threat indicators for Blue Force targets. [Methods] To deal with these problems, we proposed a dynamic assessment method for threats to clustered targets in low-altitude, multi-domain battlefields based on hesitant fuzzy sets. First, we explored the laws governing low-altitude, multi-domain battlefields and the operational characteristics of clustered equipment that involves manned/unmanned air and ground elements. We analyzed five major influencing factors in the threat assessment of cluster targets, namely, operational cluster type, urgency, comprehensive strike capability, intelligent collaborative capability, and importance of the attack area, and determine an indicator system for threat assessment of clustered targets. Afterward, leveraging the Weber-Fechner law, we explored the relationship between changes in the Red Force's situation and the psychological pressure experienced by commanders and proposed a Weber-Fechner law-based weight determination method, which adjusted the weight values of the Red Force's comprehensive strike capability and the Blue Force's air power strike capability in conjunction with variations in the damage rate of the Red force's air defense capability. Finally, by combining the variable weight method under a hesitant fuzzy environment, a dynamic assessment model based on hesitant fuzzy sets for threats to cluster targets in low-altitude, multi-domain battlefields was constructed. [Results] In a simulation, when the Red Force's air defense system sustains serious damage, the threat posed by the Blue Force's air power intensifies significantly. By utilizing the Weber-Fechner law-based weight adjustment method, the weight determination becomes more scientifically reasonable, effectively and promptly reflecting the psychological changes encountered by commanders when faced with the stimulation of the battlefield situation and reducing the subjectivity and arbitrariness related to weight optimization adjustments. Comparative analysis of the threat assessment results under constant and variable weights demonstrates that cluster targets with air power superiority exhibit more sensitive and timely adjustments in threat assessment results under variable weight conditions with a higher level of consistency. [Conclusions] These results further confirm the accuracy and effectiveness of the model, providing commanders with feasible and reliable decision support.
  • SPECIAL SECTION: BIG DATA
    LI Jiayi, HUANG Ruizhang, CHEN Yanping, LIN Chuan, QIN Yongbin
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(12): 2007-2018. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.21.028
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    [Objective] The increasing maturity of large language model technology has facilitated its widespread application in downstream tasks across various vertical fields. Large language models have exhibited beneficial performance in text summarization tasks in general fields, such as news and art. However, the highly specific language style in the judicial field and the unique complexity of judicial documents in terms of structure and logic make it difficult for large language models to generate judicial document summaries. This study aims to combine prompt learning with large language models to explore their performance in summarizing judicial documents. Prompt templates containing structural information and judicial documents are used as inputs for fine-tuning large language models. As a result, large language models can generate judicial document summaries that adhere to judicial language styles and the structural and logical complexities of judicial documents. [Methods] This study proposes a judicial document summary method that combines prompt learning and the Qwen large language model. Judicial document data are used as the input for fine-tuning a large language model using supervised fine-tuning technology to enhance its applicability in the judicial field. Simultaneously, prompt templates that incorporate structural information and role instructions are designed to optimize summary generation to more accurately reflect the structural characteristics and logical relationships of documents. According to the characteristics of the pretraining data format of the large language model, the fine-tuning data were constructed in the form of question-answer pairs. [Results] The experimental results show that the proposed method improves the F1 of the baseline model by 21.44%, 28.50%, and 28.97% in ROUGE-1, ROUGE-2, and ROUGE-L, respectively, and exceeds all of the comparison models. The ablation experiment demonstrated that the summary generation method using prompt learning was superior to the method without prompt learning for all indicators, and the performance of summarization generated by the large language model utilizing prompt learning was significantly enhanced. The case demonstration reveals that after prompt learning is used to enhance the perception of structural information in the judgment document by the large language model, the judgment document summary generated by this model can better capture and retain key information in the judgment document. Moreover, the language style of this model is closer to that of a real judgment document summary, which further illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed method. [Conclusions] This study integrates the structural information of a judgment document into the task of generating a judgment document summary using a large language model in the form of prompt templates. Prompt templates containing structural information are used to assist the large language model in summarization generation. Therefore, the model can focus on the key information in the judgment document and capture deeper semantic logical relationships. The results demonstrate that after fine-tuning the large language model with judicial document data and introducing structural information, the model demonstrated excellent performance and great application potential in the judicial document summary task. The proposed method can effectively enhance the capability of a large language model in the field of judicial document summaries.
  • Traffic and Transportation
    Shengyu YAN, Jiaqi ZHAO, Wenbo YOU, Yang LIU, Shijie HAO, Fuwei WU
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2025, 65(7): 1347-1358. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2025.21.022
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    Objective: Implementing differentiated toll discounts for expressway trucks can lead to a more balanced traffic flow across the road network. Expressway operators hope to make profits by charging truck tolls, while truck groups aim to maximize profits through toll charges, whereas truck groups focus on minimizing travel costs in terms of economics and time. A balance exists between the benefits of both parties; however, determining differentiated toll discounts for expressways to reach this balance is difficult. Methods: (1) Based on consumer surplus theory, key factors affecting freight route selection are identified using the preference survey of traveling behavior, and a bi-level programming model is proposed for determining differentiated toll discounts, incorporating assumptions and constraints. (2) The upper model, considering truck cost and travel time, is a surplus maximization model for expressway operators. It is solved using a novel algorithm enhanced by combining a genetic algorithm with simulated annealing. In the upper model, a lower limit on the financial revenue targets of highway operating enterprises is included the constraints to avoid overflow of lower bound returns during the iteration process. (3) The lower model leverages a logit-based stochastic user equilibrium allocation model for multiple vehicle types under elastic demand, solved using the Frank Wolfe algorithm. A generalized impedance function considering economic and time costs is established in the lower model to demonstrate the impacts of road conditions on truck travel. Cost weighting coefficients are introduced, and calculation methods and recommended values are proposed to integrate economics and time costs. (4) Detailed execution steps are provided for solving algorithms of the upper and lower models. The model also introduces model convergence criteria to optimize the iteration efficiency of the solving algorithm. A fitness function is proposed based on the financial lower bound target, and the upper model is transformed into a minimum value problem, eliminating the constraint of discounted rates. Results: The feasibility of the model is validated using toll collection data of expressway and link traffic data of highways, with three instance highway sections. A reasonable range suitable for implementing differentiated toll discounts can attract trucks back to the expressway, and increasing the daily average traffic volume for each vehicle type. After 43 iterations, the upper model achieves a stable function value. The toll discount rates for small trucks, medium trucks, heavy trucks, and extra-heavy trucks on the instance expressway fall within the ranges of 78.68%-86.27%, 55.82%-65.82%, 47.90%-54.81% and 47.52%-48.31% respectively; consequently, the average truck flow on the expressway increases by 12.24%. Conclusions: The conclusion demonstrates that the bi-level programming model can accurately determine the toll discount range for trucks on expressways; however, even with a discount rate of 4.7% for oversized trucks on nearly 100 km of the actual expressway, attracting all oversized trucks to return to the expressway remains challenging. Fuel and toll fees remarkably impact travel path selection within the generalized impedance function; moreover, the same toll discount produces notable differences in implementation effects across truck types. The research provides support for developing differentiated toll policies for expressways, as well as their subsequent optimization and adjustment.

  • Research Article
    WANG Xin, LIN Peng, HUANG Haodong, YUAN Jing, QIU Xu, LIU Xin
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(7): 1087-1094. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.007
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    Because of favorable wind resource conditions and a lack of land occupation limitations, offshore wind power has been gaining an increasingly important role in the global energy strategy. However, scour is a widespread problem around offshore wind power foundations, resulting in a decrease in foundation bearing capacity, changes in structural natural frequency, and submarine pipeline exposure. As a result, monitoring and early warning of scour are essential. This study studied the scour process and its dynamic characteristics before proposing a method for identifying the scour initiation in design. For scour monitoring, multibeam sonars, the most often used scour measurement method, have problems of high cost and discontinuous operation, making it impossible to provide on-site scour data in a timely manner. Herein, a method for scour monitoring using structural vibration frequency is proposed. Then, based on ABAQUS, an integrated model of a wind turbine tower foundation was established to study the correlation between the scour depth and the first-order natural frequency, and the feasibility of using the structural vibration frequency to estimate the scour depth. As a result, a scour monitoring method and system based on low-frequency vibration data were developed. The data is acquired in real time by vibration sensors installed in specific parts and processed using a fast Fourier transform after data filtering to obtain the time-domain and frequency-domain characteristics necessary to determine whether the scour is normal. The numerical simulation results revealed that the first-order frequency of the structure was basically linear with the scour depth and that the frequency decreased by 0.009 3 Hz (3.3%), 0.017 2 Hz (6.3%) and 0.027 0 Hz (10.2%) for the scour depths of 3.0 m, 6.0 m and 9.0 m, respectively, compared to the scour-free condition (0.281 2 Hz). The monitoring data from an offshore wind farm in Jiangsu revealed that: (1) The installation orientation and height of the vibration sensors had essentially little effect on the first-order frequency; however, the vibration amplitude decreased as the installation elevation drops. (2) The variations of scour depth and frequency were basically consistent with the numerical results: the scour depths of turbine units #7, #15 and #17 increased from 3.47 m, 5.21 m and 6.11 m in September 2019 to 5.12 m, 5.48 m and 6.95 m in April 2020, while their vibration frequencies decreased from November 2019 to July 2020 by 0.001 3 Hz, 0.001 1 Hz and 0.002 3 Hz, respectively. Due to the lack of monitoring data, the frequency and scour depth do not fully correspond in time and space. There is an inconsistency between the change in frequency and scour depth of different units, but the monitoring data of all units show that the correlation between the two is clear. As a result, this paper suggests that when the frequency drops by more than 0.010 0 Hz in operation, the system will issue an early warning message prompting the cause of the accident to be investigated. The paper further discussed the future direction of the scour monitoring improvement, and the study results can be used as a reference for similar projects worldwide.
  • LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION & GREEN DEVELOPMENT
    SONG Yuanyuan, YAO Enjian, XU Honglei, HUANG Quansheng, WU Rui, WANG Renjie
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(11): 1707-1718. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.021
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    [Significance] Climate change is the primary challenge that intensely affects sustainable human development. The transport sector has been one of the major sources of carbon emissions and is considerably affected by climate change. Because of the growth of China's economy and total transport demand, transport-related carbon emissions are also gradually increasing. Moreover, frequent complex and extreme climate events with clear regional differences have negatively affected the construction, maintenance, and operation of the transport infrastructure. Therefore, China's transport sector needs to reduce carbon emissions for green and low-carbon developments and improve its adaptability and resistance to various adverse climatic conditions. However, China's transport sector still faces many challenges in mitigating and adapting to climate change, and its policy tools, measures, and basic capacity to cope with climate change need to be enhanced. Therefore, transport sector-related strategies and routes to adapt to climate change need to be explored. [Progress] First, the policies and measures implemented in different countries to address climate change were introduced from the perspectives of mitigation and adaptation. Second, the advancements made by China's transport sector in mitigating climate change were summarized from the perspectives of the construction of green and low-carbon transport infrastructure, optimization of the transport structures, and promotions and applications of new and clean energy. The measures implemented to adapt to climate change in China's transport sector were summarized from the perspectives of improving the adaptability of the transport infrastructure, strengthening the monitoring and warning systems of climate change, and managing risk. Third, the interactions between each subfield and sublink of the transport system and climate change, as well as the main measures implemented to mitigate and adapt to climate change in the transport sector, were analyzed. Finally, key areas, strategies, and methods to mitigate and adapt to climate change were proposed. [Conclusions and Prospects] Analysis results are provided and discussed. First, the current plan for China's transport response to climate change needs improvement. The capacity to respond to climate change has not been planned at the subfield and sublink level of the transport system. For mitigating climate change, carbon emissions reduction measures, such as the promotion of new energy vehicles and ships, as well as the optimization of the transport structure, are inadequate. Furthermore, the assessment of the effects of the transport infrastructure on climate change is still in its infancy. Second, the direction of the transport system's development should be combined with the strategic requirements of mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Third, in the transport field, the infrastructure, equipment, and transport structure should be improved; moreover, the infrastructure should be adapted to climate change, and emergency support of transport equipment and transportation organization in extreme weather should be optimized to enhance the capability to adapt to climate change. Finally, the following measures are proposed: Mitigation and adaptation to climate change should be jointly and appropriately implemented to comprehensively address climate change in the transport sector. Greenhouse gases and air pollutants should be jointly controlled to realize the goal of “double carbon”. Adaptation to climate change should be applied in conjunction with ecological protection and restoration to strengthen the capacity of the transport sector to adapt to climate change.
  • AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
    CHEN Zhongcan, ZHANG Kai, LI Feng, ZHAO Yue, WU Jianhui, HE Qilian, CHEN Min
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(2): 318-336. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.047
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    [Significance] Aerospace vehicles have undergone significant modifications in terms of aerodynamic shape, flight speed, flight environment, and flight duration compared with conventional flight vehicles. They must withstand harsh aerodynamic thermal environments for long durations and maintain a sharp leading-edge shape with a high lift-to-drag ratio, imposing extremely stringent requirements on the temperature resistance, durability, structural efficiency, and reliability of the thermal protection system. Traditional thermal protection depends largely on passive methods such as heat insulation, heat sink, and radiation heat dissipation. Although the thermal protection performance of related technologies has improved, which is restricted by several constraints, such as ensuring that the prototype is safe under harsh conditions of extremely high heat flux and ultrahigh temperature along with structural stability, long-term operation, light-weight nature, and repeatability. Thus, a new active thermal protection technology is necessary. In this context, transpiration cooling technology offers the advantage of high thermal efficiency without requiring any changes in the prototype of a vehicle. It has been widely considered a potential active thermal protection technology. However, when transpiration cooling is used for thermal protection of a flight vehicle, some challenges related to the complexity of the system, a mismatch between coolant supply and demand, unstable control of the operation, and development of a high-precision prediction model etc., arise. [Progress] Research on transpiration cooling primarily focused on quick evaluation of performance, numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer, evaluation of cooling mechanism performance, development of optimal control algorithm for efficiency, and optimization of structure form and yielded beneficial results. However, several fundamental scientific issues needed to be urgently addressed to fully realize the engineering application of this technology in aerospace vehicles. In the context of numerical simulation, the accuracy and adaptability of the heat and mass transfer model should be improved. Most existing studies had mathematically described and solved the physical process of heat and mass transfer in porous media at the macroscale. But some parameters related to specific phase change heat and mass transfer (such as evaporation/condensation coefficient and fluid-solid convection heat transfer coefficient) that affect the model's accuracy must be modified through experiments, and the adaptation was partially successful. Most existing models assumed that the temperature of porous media, liquid phases, and gas phases were equal. Although a few models explored the nonequilibrium effect between porous media and fluids, they did not consider the nonequilibrium effect between gas and liquid phases. There were few flight experiments in the research and a large gap between the ground experimental test and practical use conditions. Furthermore, extreme effects related to high-temperature, real, and rarefied gases and shock wave/boundary layer interference during high-speed flight could not be effectively reproduced on the ground. Moreover, there was a lack of experimental data that could be used to verify the accuracy of the heat and mass transfer model. The experimental test method was relatively simple, and the flow and heat transfer process of the liquid in the porous medium could not be obtained. It was challenging to effectively obtain the boundary layer flow law of the liquid when it entered the high-speed mainstream flow from the porous medium. In terms of control strategy, the present research on transpiration cooling control systems lacked a transient simplified mathematical model that could be quickly established, particularly for liquid phase change transpiration cooling with the multiphase flow and phase change process. Simultaneously, there were few transpiration cooling control systems with practical engineering values based on modern control theory, which made it difficult to achieve optimal performance in practical engineering applications. Some adaptive and self-driven transpiration cooling systems had been proposed as new forms of transpiration cooling structures; however, they were still at the mechanism verification stage, and the engineering application effect needed to be verified. [Conclusions and Prospects] Follow-up research will focus on the micro/mesoscale fine numerical calculation model, advanced visual experimental testing methods, rapid response-precise control strategies, self-driven and adaptive structural engineering systems, and combined active and passive thermal protection.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
    ZHANG Xiaoyue, LI Yue, WANG Chenyang, CHEN Zhengxia, JIA Haifeng
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(9): 1483-1492. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.21.001
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    [Objective] Future community is a novel type of ecological low-carbon urban functional unit that follows sustainable development objectives and the sponge city construction concept. Some studies have employed different methods targeting data accessibility and technical requirements to explore future community planning. However, a systematic method is still lacking for different planning and design stages, additions to which will support the planning layout of sponge source facilities for future communities.[Methods] To integrate the future community planning methods incorporating the sponge city construction concept, a multimethod framework for the sponge source facility layout of the future community was constructed, adopting the volume capture ratio (VCR) method, the modeling method, and the multiobjective optimization method for different data and technical requirements. The results from the case study of a community to be transformed into a future community in a rainy southern Chinese city showed that the VCR method demonstrated the lowest data and technical requirements, which could generate a layout scheme meeting the volume capture ratio of annual rainfall (VCRAR). This method is particularly suitable for the early stages of the sponge source facility layout planning for limited data. However, a model was required for further assessments of pollution and carbon reduction, along with additional relevant data (drainage network, rainfall data, etc.). To achieve multiobjective comprehensive environmental benefits and the cost-effectiveness of future communities, a multiobjective optimization method could be incorporated. Nevertheless, intelligent optimization algorithms and model coupling technology were indispensable to achieve multiobjective optimization.[Results] The runoff management efficiencies of different schemes employed by these methods indicated that the sponge source facility layout scheme by the VCR method achieved approximately 80% VCRAR. The VCR-based scheme was further evaluated by the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), demonstrating a decline in the runoff peak flow from 5.65 m3·s-1 in the traditional scheme (without sponge facilities) to 2.17 m3·s-1, and the VCRAR changed from 51.87% in the traditional scheme to 79.43%. A 21.69%—30.52% reduction in the peak concentrations of total suspended solids, nitrogen, phosphorus, and chemical oxygen demand and a 284.87 t·y-1 carbon reduction over the traditional scheme were recorded, exhibiting significant pollution and carbon reduction improvement of the VCR-based scheme. The multiobjective optimization scheme based on the multiobjective optimization method by coupling SWMM and NSGA-II aimed for the best cost-effectiveness, which resulted in a 3.29% and a 1.51% decrease in the green roof and the sunken greenbelt area, respectively, and a 2.13% increase in the permeable pavement area, as well as an 18.67% reduction in the cost compared to the VCR-based scheme. Thus, the increased area of permeable pavement made it the preferred choice. Moreover, the multiobjective optimization scheme displayed superior peak flow reduction (21.20% decrease), peak concentration reduction of different pollutants (6.32%-16.67% decrease), rainwater reuse rate (1.17%-2.65% increase), and carbon reduction (7.91%-12.66% increase) over the VCR-based scheme. However, in the multiobjective optimization scheme, the increase in the permeable pavement area increased the carbon emission by 178.40 t as compared to the VCR-based scheme.[Conclusions] Utilizing the carbon emission indicator as a control objective in the optimization process is necessary for future studies. Nonetheless, the multiobjective optimization scheme achieved higher net carbon reduction benefits due to higher annual reductions and needed about seven years to achieve carbon emission recovery. Briefly, the VCR method has a simple and easy operation, and it can meet the requirements of future community planning and runoff control objectives, while the multiobjective optimization method can achieve the best environmental benefits and cost-effectiveness.
  • Review
    CHEN Yongcan, CHEN Jiajie, WANG Haoran, GONG Yu, FENG Yue, LIU Zhaowei, QI Ningchun, LIU Mei, LI Yonglong, XIE Hui
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(7): 1015-1031. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.015
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    [Significance] Headrace tunnels are key structures of major projects characterized by long tunnel lines, large tunnel diameters, high water pressure, and complex surrounding rock geology. Typical defects, such as cracks, landslides, and exposed reinforcement, will occur during long years of operation. If they are not prevented, the safe operation of the project will be seriously affected. Long cycles, high safety risk, high leak rate, and insufficient information are all issues with traditional manual inspection. Given the urgent need for regular inspection of large-diameter and super-long headrace tunnels in super-large water conservancy and hydropower projects, this study solved key scientific issues, such as the adaptability of robot underwater environment tasks, the active detection of super-long headrace tunnel apparent defects, and the safety risk assessment of tunnel structures based on robot inspection data. The key technology breakthroughs include the sub-parent cooperation of complex underwater environments, the fine operation of load manipulator, ultra-long distance underwater high-voltage power supply, umbilical cable safe release and recovery, ultra-long distance human-machine cooperative control, special environment adaptation of underwater robots, active defect detection and identification based on multi-sensor fusion. Structural safety classification, risk analysis and evaluation, and virtual drills were also carried out. The developed underwater robot inspection system was successfully applied to large-diameter and long headrace tunnels for comprehensive verification. [Progress] The application performance of underwater robots in special environments has improved due to breakthroughs in key technologies such as remote power supply, cooperative operation, intelligent patrol inspection, defect identification, and safety assessment of robots in complex underwater environments including water turbidity, high water pressure, adhesion and siltation, and local accessibility difficulties. The safety classification and risk assessment of the headrace tunnel structure are completed through the research and development of the multi-function “sub-parent” underwater robot system, and the whole process integration of “inspection, inspection, control, diagnosis, and use” of the underwater robot is realized, which has been demonstrated and verified in the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project, Jinping Ⅱ Hydropower Station, and other major national projects, to improve the intelligent degree of the inspection of the headrace tunnel of large water conservancy and hydropower projects and support the safe operation of large projects. [Conclusions and Prospects] The research findings can significantly improve the accuracy of the headrace tunnel inspection, reduce the headrace tunnel inspection cost, and improve the guaranteed rate of the safe operation of large water conservancy and hydropower projects; promote the interdisciplinary integration of artificial intelligence and water conservancy disciplines to form interdisciplinary advantages; promote the application of robots in special environments, especially in the inspection of headrace tunnels, and guide the development of robots in special environments; promoting the application of artificial intelligence and intelligent management of water conservancy projects, as well as improving the level of technology and equipment in relevant fields in China and cultivating a large number of versatile talents, will have significant social, economic and scientific values.
  • SPECIAL SECTION: BIG DATA ANALYTICS
    MA Fei, JIANG Jinfeng, AO Yuyun, MA Zhuanglin, LIU Qing
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(10): 1717-1733. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.26.045
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    [Objective] Despite unbalanced large passenger flows, urban rail transit network (URTN) frequently encounter the dual pressures of structural and functional resistance. This can result in cascade failure, potentially leading to partial or even total collapse of the URTN. To ensure the normal operation of these networks and understand the characteristics of their disaster resistance evolution, this study explores how an unbalanced large passenger flow affects the disaster resistance of URTN. [Methods] This study initially examines the effect of unbalanced large passenger flows on the URTN cascade failure from two perspectives: transport efficiency and passenger service. Subsequently, a passenger-flow weighting network is constructed to calculate the passenger-flow intensity. Herein, the weights of different nodes represent the proportion of the passenger flow per unit of time at different track stations during periods of unbalanced large passenger flows. This allows the measurement of a track station's importance level based on node number, node betweenness, and passenger flow intensity. Moreover, this study adapts the coupled map lattice (CML) model, building upon cascade failure theory and chaos dynamics, to obtain more accurate values for the failure node ratio and network strength entropy. In the modified CML model, the sudden disturbance level is defined according to the breakdown degree and influence range. The initial state value is determined by the saturation degree of the passenger flow at the track station, thus addressing the sensitive dependence of the spatiotemporal chaotic system on the initial state value. Subsequently, the dynamic evolution characteristics of the URTN structural and functional resilience levels are explored under different conditions of fault propagation and passenger flow strength. These analyses were based on failure node ratio and network strength entropy metrics. Finally, a case study was conducted using the Xi'an subway as an example. [Results] The results showed the following: (1) During a URTN cascade failure, the disaster resistance evolution trends of structure and function aligned, changed, and failed simultaneously. (2) Critical values existed for the inter-station coupling coefficient ε and sudden event disturbance R, which were ε=0.3 and R=1, respectively. Below these thresholds, the URTN cascade failure effect did not occur. However, when ε>0.3 and R>1, the failure time of the URTN's structural and functional disaster resistance decreased as ε and R increased. (3) The intensity of the passenger flow negatively affected the structural and functional resilience of the URTN. When disturbed, stations with high passenger flow intensity were more likely to trigger a URTN cascade failure. (4) Stations with large interconnectors and high passenger flow intensity exhibited lower structural and functional vulnerability after a sudden disturbance than stations with larger degrees. [Conclusions] This study has important theoretical and practical implications. Theoretically, it helps uncover the factors affecting cascade failure and the evolution characteristics of the URTN's disaster resistance under the impact of an unbalanced large passenger flows. In practice, this study provides a crucial foundation for decision-making regarding the enhancement of safety management in rail transit when faced with challenges posed by unbalanced large passenger flows.
  • Research Article
    ZHANG Jiangshi, LI Yongtun, WU Jingru, REN Xiaofeng, PAN Yu, ZHANG Qi
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2025, 65(3): 555-568. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2025.26.006
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    [Objective] An effective causal analysis of accidents is essential for learning from and preventing coal mine accidents. Manual analysis of accidents is strongly influenced by the subjectivity of the personnel involved and becomes inefficient for analyses involving large volumes of accident and risk text data. Although considerable research has been conducted in the area of accident text mining, most studies directly apply data mining techniques to extract accident information and factors from texts without considering accident causation theories. This approach leads to results that lack systematic and logical coherence. [Methods] To address the aforementioned issues, this paper proposes a method for the intelligent identification of accident causes in the coal mining sector. This method integrates entity recognition, semantic dependency analysis, text classification, and the accident causation “2-4” model (24Model). Specific implementation steps for this method are also provided. Accident causation theory is crucial for ensuring the effectiveness and scientific validity of accident analysis. This paper introduces the 24Model as a theoretical basis for accident cause identification, and the advantages of the model in the intelligent analysis of accident causes are highlighted. Entity recognition technology is employed to identify key entity information in accident texts, including information on personnel, organizational structures, accidents, abnormal characteristics, values, safety management, building facilities, environments, equipment and materials, safety policies, procedural documents, and operational processes. To effectively identify this information, this paper integrates the bidirectional encoder representations from transformers(BERT)-bidirectional long short-term memory(BiLSTM)-conditional random fields(CRF) model and trains the combined model using 660 accident texts. This paper utilizes semantic dependency analysis technology to identify the semantic relationships among entity information. Text representation patterns were extracted according to the definitions of unsafe individual actions and organizational factors by the 24Model, and these definitions were used to determine the types of accident causes. This paper utilizes a text classification method to develop a model for identifying individual capability-related causes, and the focus is on five aspects: knowledge, awareness, habits, and psychological and physiological factors. The text classification model was based on BERT. This paper evaluates the accuracy of the proposed method in identifying accident causes by comparing both the entity recognition model and the text classification model with similar models. Test cases were selected, and the results of accident cause analysis via the proposed method were compared with those from manual analysis. Additionally, this paper develops an application based on the proposed method to facilitate the analysis and learning of onsite accident cases by employees of coal mining enterprises. [Results] This research results showed that the precision rates of the trained entity recognition model and the text classification model reached 95.42% and 96.11%, respectively. Additionally, the accuracy of the accident cause identification method, when combined with semantic dependency analysis, reached 73.09%. [Conclusions] The contributions of this paper are as follows: (1) Integration of the definition and concept of the 24Model and the automatic identification of unsafe behaviors according to the 24Model. This approach helps avoid the strong subjectivity and inconsistency often present in accident analysis conducted by different personnel. (2) Further identification of the actors of actions, operational procedures, materials, and equipment. (3) Fusion of multimodel algorithms to identify the causes of accidents, allowing for the rapid analysis of a large number of accidents. (4) Facilitating the application of accident causation theory in coal mining enterprises, enhancing the effectiveness of accident case analysis and learning, thereby achieving the objective of preventing related accidents.
  • Advanced Ocean Energy Technology
    Libing ZOU, Mingjun ZHOU, Chao WANG, Xiangyuan ZHENG, Zouduan SU, Junwei LI
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2025, 65(8): 1377-1386. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2025.27.039
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    Significance: Floating wind turbines (FWTs), as a revolutionary breakthrough in offshore renewable energy technology, are redefining the boundaries of human development of ocean energy with innovative technological solutions. With the collaborative innovation of floating foundations and dynamic anchoring systems, this technology has successfully broken through the limitations of traditional fixed wind turbines on water depth, expanding the scope of wind power development to deep-sea and high wind speed resource rich areas. Compared to offshore fixed wind turbines, FWTs not only significantly reduce marine ecological disturbances, but also provide a dual solution for global energy transformation that combines environmental friendliness and production efficiency through the potential for large-scale cluster deployment. This article systematically reviews the current development status of floating wind power technology and deeply analyzes the core pain points that constrain its commercialization process, including key technical challenges such as dynamic response control, mooring system durability, and life cycle cost optimization. Of particular note is the milestone breakthrough achieved by China's innovation forces in this field-the "Mingyang-Tiancheng" floating platform, as the world's largest single unit capacity floating wind turbine system, has opened up a new paradigm for the development of far-reaching offshore wind power and provided important technical references for the global iteration of floating wind power technology. Progress: Globally, floating wind power projects represented by Hywind (Spar) and WindFloat (semi-submersible) have completed the transition from experimental prototypes to small-scale commercial applications, and their technological level and industrial chain layout are in a world leading position. In contrast, China's floating wind power is still in the demonstration and verification stage, represented by the 5.5 MW (2021) and 7.25 MW (2023) units of the "Yinlinghao" and "Guanlanhao". Although key technological breakthroughs have been achieved, the maturity of technology and the construction of supporting industrial chains still need to be improved. Currently facing three development bottlenecks: at the economic level, floating wind power technology is not yet mature, research and application costs are high, and it is still far from achieving the goal of grid parity; In terms of environmental constraints, the special working conditions in typhoon prone areas require higher adaptability of the units; At the level of industrial synergy, an industrial cluster effect covering design, manufacturing, and operation and maintenance has not yet been formed. Therefore, it is urgent to promote technological innovation to drive the development of related industrial chains, gradually reduce development costs, and achieve large-scale commercial applications. At the same time, it is necessary to promote the coordinated upgrading of offshore wind power equipment manufacturing and marine engineering industry, build a full life cycle cost control system, and lay a technical and economic foundation for large-scale commercial applications. Conclusions and Prospects: In order to address these challenges, the "Mingyang-Tiancheng" floating wind power platform has made innovative breakthroughs in areas such as prestressed high-strength concrete technology, composite lightweight buoy design and construction technology, intelligent perception collaborative control technology, single point mooring technology, dual wind turbine technology, and typhoon resistance technology, reflecting China's emerging leadership position in floating wind technology. It combines material science breakthroughs, intelligent control systems, and ecological design principles. Future progress will require sustained interdisciplinary collaboration and accelerated global deployment through industrialization to reduce costs. The "Mingyang-Tiancheng" provides valuable practical experience and technical reference for the future development of floating wind power.

  • BUILDING SCIENCE
    WU Shan, ZHAO Yujie, WANG Hao, WANG Qiang, LIU Zilong
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(11): 1887-1896. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.017
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    [Objective] The pipe section collection time is typically based on the theory of steady full pipe uniform flow when using the reasoning formula method to calculate the design flow of a storm pipe network, but the actual water flow in the storm pipe is non-steady, causing errors in the calculation of the design flow that, when applied to a larger scale pipe network, gradually reduce the calculation accuracy. In this context, the paper suggests a design flow computation method for storm pipe networks based on kinematic wave simulation. [Methods] In this paper, the design flow of pipe sections is solved using kinematic waves under the condition of ensuring the equivalent setup of model parameters and storm pipe network starting design parameters. This paper combines the Horton infiltration model and the φ index method to calculate infiltration intensity in the surface rainwater runoff stage. The runoff generation is calculated with the objective of achieving equivalence of the volumetric runoff coefficient and discharge runoff coefficient. Taking surface catchment time and linear confluence curve type as input, and coupling with the isochrones model, the equivalence setting of design conditions and stormwater outlet inflow process line calculation are completed. In the pipe section confluence process, the pipe section flow process line is calculated by inputting the corresponding stormwater inlet inflow process line into the node inflow mode and computing the pipe section confluence process using the stormwater management kinematic wave model. The stormwater inlet inflow process line of the designed pipe section and the upstream pipe section flow process line connected with it are superimposed to complete the calculation of the pipe section design flow process line. Combined with the hydraulic design of the stormwater pipe section, the whole storm pipe network design is realized based on the geospatial data abstraction library development technology process. [Results] The results of a storm pipe network example in a particular area (with a total size of 4.506 km2) showed that: (1) When compared to the reasoning formula method, the stormwater pipe section created using the kinematic wave simulation approach had a quick catchment time and a greater design flow rate. (2) The flow calculation difference between the two approaches increased over time as catchment time and catchment area increased, reaching a maximum increase of 39.45%. (3) Under the 10-year rainfall scenario, the design storm pipe network obtained by the two calculation methods of equivalent design conditions reduced the number of overflow nodes, total overflow volume, and length of pipe section overload by 8.57%, 28.57%, and 38.48%, respectively, compared to the reasoning formula method. [Conclusions] By comparing the differences in the design results obtained by the two calculation methods for different catchment times and catchment areas, it can be seen that for large projects, it is advisable to use the kinematic wave simulation method to calculate the design flow of the storm pipe network. In a simulated analysis with a 10-year exceedance of rainfall, the storm pipe network designed by the kinematic wave simulation method has better flood prevention performance.
  • Research Article
    AN Ruinan, LIN Peng, CHEN Daoxiang, AN Bang, LU Guannan, LIN Zhitao
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(7): 1050-1059. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.010
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    [Objective] Bridge anchorage core concrete, a typical mass-filling marine concrete structure, faces challenges in temperature change control and crack prevention due to its special shape, continuous casting, and complicated boundary. [Methods] Based on the mass-filling concrete of the Guangxi Longmen Bridge anchorage basement (58 606 m3), this paper conducts an online monitoring and analysis of the real thermal field and stress distribution according to the evolution mechanism of the concrete temperature gradient during the pouring period. This work includes developing a temperature gradient digital monitoring system to provide feedback on the deviation from the actual value and provide a basis for timely warning and dynamically adjusted accurate temperature control, proposing the cracking control gradient index as the space and time gradient indices (a dimensionless index), and reconstructing the temperature field to the evolution of the real thermal field base on the temperature measurements in concrete, which is of great importance for the cracking control of the concrete structure. [Results] The main study results are as followed: (1) A major challenge in concrete cracking control was investigated according to complex structural properties, the continuous casting method, high temperature, high humidity, strong wind, and a high salt mist environment. (2) The monitoring data of the temperature gradient digital monitoring system indicated a certain difference in the temperature development in the center concrete and the area near the surface. The temperature in the concrete central area underwent a rapid increase and tended to be stable, stabilised temperature range of 53.60—54.50 ℃, and the temperature increase reached 88.16%—99.34% of the adiabatic temperature increase. The temperature near the concrete surface underwent a rapid increase and a slight decrease, peaking at 52.90 ℃. (3) The threshold values of the space gradient and time gradient indices were defined as -3.00—3.00 ℃/m and 0.002 h-1·m-1, respectively. The temperature gradient index met the threshold requirement, the horizontal and vertical spatial temperature gradients at the stable stage were -0.15—0.14 ℃/m and 0.29—1.08 ℃/m, respectively, and the time-temperature gradient was within 0.002 h-1·m-1. These results indicated that the concrete heat exchange process was performed as small temperature changes in time and space. (4) The temperature field reconstructed from the monitoring data revealed that the real temperature gradient characteristic of the mass-filling concrete and isotherms was dense near the pile foundation at 96 h, then gradually became sparse, and the time-temperature and space gradients gradually became uniform and remained uniform after 144 h. (5) The evolution of the real thermal field, from a nonuniform distribution to a uniform distribution, could be divided into three stages, i.e., thermal accumulation, thermal release, and thermal transfer. The concrete internal stress simulation indicated that the maximum tensile stress occurred at the stress concentration zone along the intersection of the circumferential pile foundation and was substantially affected by environmental temperature change. The maximum tensile stress value was 1 780.0 kPa, and the corresponding safety factor was 1.03, satisfying the design requirements. [Conclusions] A case study shows that the temperature gradient digital monitoring system successfully supports the dynamically adjusted temperature control and effectively controls the cracking risk. These study results can be used as a reference for the cracking control of similar projects.
  • ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
    LIANG Zhifeng, KANG Chongqing, SUI Lingfeng, YU Ruoying, JIA Yixiong, DU Yunlong, CHEN Wenjin
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2024, 64(11): 1964-1978. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2024.27.011
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    [Objective] Compared with centralized photovoltaics, distributed photovoltaics have smaller individual capacities and dispersed access points, which are mainly connected through the low-voltage power grid towards the end. They have the characteristics of superimposed new energy fluctuations, intermittency, uncertainty. With the increase in the scale of distributed photovoltaic access, there will be a greater risk to the operation of the main distribution network. To ensure the safety and reliability of the system and optimize the resources of the main distribution network, we investigate the risk assessment methods and prevention strategies for the operation of the main distribution network of large-scale distributed photovoltaic access. [Methods] In terms of safety, balance and consumption of the main distribution grid, the problem of extracting risk characteristics and constructing a risk assessment index system for operating the main distribution grid after the high proportion of distributed new energy connected to the grid was evaluated. We proposed a risk feature extraction model based on a random forest and identified important power grid nodes. A large-scale survey based on actual production was conducted on a power grid in Jiangsu region of China, and a risk assessment index system for the coordinated operation of the main distribution network was proposed. To address the operational risks of the main distribution network caused by the high proportion of distributed new energy integration, research is being conducted on the risk prevention and control methods for the main distribution network. We proposed an auxiliary decision-making method for adjusting the main distribution network mode plan in non-emergency situations and established a two-stage risk scheduling model. Considering an emergency scenario where the risk level of the main distribution grid is high after the high proportion of distributed new energy is connected to the grid, a layered and partitioned emergency load-shedding strategy was studied for the main distribution grid. Consequently, a distributed new energy and load-coordinated precise control strategy for the emergency control scenario of the main distribution grid was proposed. We developed a large-scale distributed new energy grid connection risk intelligence analysis and prevention decision-making system based on the regulatory cloud and demonstrated its application in regional power grids. [Results] The proposed indicator system has been verified in a power grid in a certain region of China; this system can comprehensively measure the risks faced during operation and accurately determine the risk level, verifying the effectiveness of the indicator system. The proposed risk prevention and control scheduling for a high proportion of distributed new energy grid connections in the main distribution grid, as well as the layered and partitioned emergency load-shedding strategy, can effectively enhance the risk prevention and control capabilities of distributed new energy grid connection operation. In the decision-making system, the safety, balance and consumption risk assessment module of the main distribution network intelligently analyzes the operation status of conventional power sources, centralized new energy and distributed new energy in the main distribution network, achieving real-time calculation and diagnosis of possible power grid balance and distributed new energy consumption risks in the future. [Conclusions] Through case analysis and demonstration application, we constructed a risk assessment index system for the main and distribution networks by identifying weak links in the power grid. The evaluation indicators at the main grid level mainly reflect the risks caused by distributed photovoltaics to power supply, grid safety and new energy consumption. Meanwhile, the evaluation indicators at the distribution grid level mainly reflect the impact of distributed photovoltaics on node voltage and equipment safety. Moreover, it can reasonably quantify and effectively characterize the operational risks of the grid caused by large-scale distributed photovoltaic grid connections. Additionally, the constructed plan adjustment and scheduling model for the main distribution grid considering multiple types of risks in a high proportion of distributed new energy operations can effectively reduce the comprehensive operational risk value of the main distribution grid and further improve operational reliability.
  • LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION & GREEN DEVELOPMENT
    MA Shuhong, YANG Lei, CHEN Xifang, ZHU Min
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(11): 1770-1780. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.031
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    [Objective] To achieve the integrated development of transport, economy, and ecological environment quality, it is necessary to identify the core clusters and key nodes properly in urban agglomerations. [Methods] In this paper, the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration is taken as the research object, and weights are assigned to the functional attractiveness of nodes, radiance, and carbon emission intensity through the entropy method. A modified gravity model based on the multidimensional characteristics of the integrated transport network nodes is constructed to calculate the strength of the spatial connections between districts and counties within the urban agglomeration. Furthermore, a model of spatially linked networks is constructed by combining the spatial structure theory with complex network theory. This model takes the skeleton of the comprehensive transportation network as the main body, the districts and counties as the nodes, and the indicators of transportation network level, functional attractiveness and radiance, and carbon emission correlation intensity as the connected edge weights having multidimensional and multilevel characteristics. Additionally, unnecessary parameter calculations are removed to improve the INFORMAP algorithm by combining the centralities of degree, betweenness, and closeness obtained from the complex network theory. This improved INFORMAP algorithm classifies regional clusters separately in terms of traffic, function, and carbon emissions. The result reflects the strength of the spatial linkages between the districts and counties of the urban agglomeration in different dimensions. Finally, based on the results of regional grouping and the hypergraph theory, we construct a hypergraph network model of ecologically integrated transport networks in urban agglomerations, and key indicators such as neighborhood hyper degree and neighborhood influence entropy are proposed to identify the key nodes of ecologically integrated transport networks in urban agglomerations. [Results] The high-speed railway, motorway, and mainline railway networks of the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration were divided into two clusters. The western cluster had a considerably lower frequency of intercity travel than the eastern cluster, and the Xi'an cluster had an increased transport network and frequency of intercity travel. The result of the high-level division of the transport network into clusters was mostly centered on prefecture-level cities. The spatial distribution pattern in terms of functions and carbon emission links had one pole and many cores, with Xi'an at the core. In terms of the relationship between cluster and administrative divisions, some districts and counties had broken through the constraints of higher administrative divisions to form independent groupings. Xi'an and Xianyang were key nodes in the construction of the ecologically integrated transport network of the city cluster. The importance of the nodes in the eastern cluster was found to be greater compared to the western part. [Conclusions] To achieve an integrated development pattern of transport, economy, and ecological environment quality in urban agglomerations, we optimize the layout of the existing transport network, increase the proportion of the low-grade transport network, supplement and connect the high-grade transport network through the articulation role of the low-grade transport network, and create an integrated multilevel transportation network pattern.
  • LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION & GREEN DEVELOPMENT
    ZANG Jinrui, JIAO Pengpeng, SONG Guohua, WANG Tianshi, WANG Jianyu
    Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 2023, 63(11): 1760-1769. https://doi.org/10.16511/j.cnki.qhdxxb.2023.26.029
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    [Objective] Eco-driving is an important way of reducing emissions and conserving. However, in previous research, the evaluation and trajectory optimization techniques of eco-driving behavior have primarily been based on traffic simulation and driving simulator technologies, considering less the actual driving characteristics of human beings. In practice, eco-driving optimization curves are difficult for drivers to follow. The purpose of this study is to propose a novel quantitative evaluation method of eco-driving behavior based on the difference of vehicle specific power (VSP) distributions between a large number of drivers and an individual driver and to develop an eco-driving trajectory optimization model that conforms to human driving habits. [Methods] First, the baseline speed-specific VSP distributions are developed based on 754 000 records of second-by-second vehicle activity data of driving trajectories from 159 drivers on expressways in Beijing. The individual driver's speed-specific VSP distributions are developed for comparison to the baseline VSP distributions. Based on the discovered variations, a model is proposed to assess eco-driving behaviors based on the identified differences to quantify the ecological level of driving behaviors for various speed ranges. Then, based on the eco-driving assessment model suggested in this study, a significant number of real eco-driving trajectories are found. The back propagation (BP) neural network, polynomial, and sine function fitting techniques are used, and the fitting accuracy is assessed using the goodness of fit and root mean-square error. The optimum fitting approach is used to build the eco-driving trajectory fitting method. Finally, to prove the viability of the approach suggested in this case study, the non-environmental trajectories are optimized using the ecological trajectory optimization model as a case study. [Results] The results showed that: (1) The differences between the baseline and individual VSP distributions effectively evaluated ecological driving behavior, and the scoring method for ecological driving behavior was constructed to quantitatively evaluate the ecological degree of driving behavior ranging from 0 to 10. (2) The goodness of fit of the quintic polynomial of the sine function to the actual ecological driving trajectory was 0.999 8, which was the highest of the three fitting methods. The sine function polynomial fitted the acceleration and deceleration trends of the eco-driving trajectory well. (3) The eco-driving trajectory optimization method had a good fuel-saving effect, and the overall fuel consumption of non-environmental trajectories was reduced by 7.63% on average.(4) The case study showed that the fuel consumption of non-environmental trajectories was reduced, and the stability of non-environmental trajectories was improved after the optimization of ecological trajectory curves developed in this paper. By analyzing the differences between the baseline and individual VSP distributions, the ecological degree of the driving behavior could be quantitatively evaluated, and the actual eco-driving trajectory could be effectively identified. The eco-driving trajectory optimization model proposed in this paper had a good effect on reducing fuel consumption. [Conclusions] The conclusions in this research fill the gap left by the existing trajectory optimization models that neglect to consider human driving factors. In order to assist in reaching carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, this paper offers practical ecological driving recommendations that take into account the driving characteristics of human beings, are easy to implement, and help to achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.