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The design of Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) is a challenging job. To achieve desired electromagnetic characteristics, choosing an appropriate algorithm for the proper design of the reflector with electrically large size is necessary. The comparison of Multilevel Fast Multipole Method (MLFMM) and Physical Optics (PO), which are the most two common algorithms used in reflector design, are performed in this paper to verify the necessity of MLFMM firstly. Then we design a novel reflector used in CATR with aperture size of 8.7m×6.9m and quiet zone size of Ф2m×2m, noting that all the design and simulation in this paper are on the basis of Boundary Element Method (BEM) module in the RainbowStudio[1].

Magneto-rheological (MR) damper is a typical non-linear actuator. The nonlinear relationship between the input and the output of MR damper should be characterized accurately in order to produce a required control action supplied by MR damper. The challenges of the conventional parametric model are the time-consuming and the requirement of complex parameter identification for MR damper. In this paper, a non-parametric model of MR damper based on the adaptive neuro-fuzzy system theory is presented to overcome the drawbacks of the conventional parametric model. This non-parametric model is developed by means of two adaptive neural fuzzy sub-systems which are designed to describe the nonlinear relationship in MR damper successfully. One sub-system is used to characterize the dependence of the damping force on velocity and acceleration, the other sub-system is used to characterize the dependence of the damping force level on the control voltage. The proposed non-parametric model is identified by experimental results. Furthermore, the accuracy of the model is investigated and evaluated. The model supplies a key technical support to achieve excellent control performances for semi-active suspension systems with MR dampers in vehicle.

The highly luminescent polynuclear CuI iodide complexes, [(Cu2I2)(4,4′-bipy)(PCy3)2]2 · 4H2O (1), [(Cu2I2)(4,4′-bipy)(PCy3)2]∞ (2), [(Cu2I2)(4,4′-bipy)(dcpm)]∞ (3) and [(Cu2I2)(4,4′-bipy)(dppm)]∞ (4), were prepared by reacting CuI with tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy3), bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)methane (dcpm) or bis(diphenylphosphino)methane (dppm) and 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bipy), and their structures were determined by X-ray crystal analysis. The reported complexes [CuClPCy3]2 (5) and [CuIPCy3]2 (6) were also prepared for comparison. In solid state, complexes 1–6 display intense long-lived phosphorescence with λmax at 605, 565, 640, 570, 430 and 450 nm at room temperature, and the solid-state emission quantum yields are 0.11, 0.20, 0.29, 0.35, 0.67 and 0.83, respectively. The relatively high-energy emissions of 5 and 6 are attributed to arising from metal-centered MC (3d → 4s, 4p) excited state, while the low-energy emissions of 1–4 are assigned to a metal-to-ligand charge transfer (d → π∗ MLCT) excited state.

Polynuclear copper(I) complexes with bridging bis(dicyclohexylphosphino)methane (dcpm) and iodide ligands, [Cu(2)(dcpm)(2)(CH(3)CN)(2)](BF(4))(2) (1), [Cu(2)(dcpm)(2)](BF(4))(2) (2), [(CuI)(3)(dcpm)(2)] (3), [(CuI)(4)(dcpm)(2)] (4), and [(CuI)(2)(dcpm)(2)] (5) were prepared and their structures determined by X-ray crystal analysis. The shortest Cu--Cu distance found in these complexes is 2.475(1) A for 3. Powdered samples of 1, 3, 4, and 5 display intense and long-lived phosphorescence with lambda(max) at 460, 626, 590, and 456 nm and emission quantum yields of 0.26, 0.11, 0.12, and 0.56 at room temperature, respectively. In the solid state, 2 displays both a weak emission at 377 and an intense one at 474 nm with an overall emission yield 0.42. The difference in emission properties among complexes 1-5 suggests that both Cu--Cu interaction and coordination around the copper(I) center affect the excited state properties. A degassed solution of 2 in acetone gives a bright red emission with lambda(max) at 625 nm at room temperature. The difference absorption spectra of the triplet excited states of 1-5 in acetonitrile show broad absorption peaks at 340-410 and 850-870 nm.

The reaction of [Ag(dppm)(NO 3 ] 2 with sodium phenylacetate and dppm in THF at room temperature gave rise to the silver complexes [Ag(dppm)(O 2 CCH 2 Ph)] 2 ( 1 ) and [Ag 2 (dppm) 3 ](NO 3 ) 2 ( 2 ), respectively. Their crystal structures have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex 1 is binuclear with a silver-silver separation of 3.080 A and bridged by two dppm ligands. The cation in complex 2 possesses a Ag 2 P 6 core with AgAg distance of 2.987 A and the silver atoms are each coordinated by three phosphorus atoms in an ideal trigonal-planar environment. Their IR, Raman, 1 H and 31 P NMR spectroscopic properties are also reported.

The reaction of [Ph3PAgI]4 with sodium phenylacetate in MeOH and CH2Cl2 at room temperature gave rise to a binuclear silver complex with triphenylphosphine and phenylacetate mixed ligands, [Ph3PAg(O2CCH2Ph)]2. The crystal and molecular structure of the complex has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The space group is $$P\bar 1$$ witha=9.198(2),b=9.516(2),c=13.842(3) A, α=102.00(3), β=108.34(3), γ=93.58(3)°,Z=1, andDc=1.506 g cm−3. The silver atoms are each coordinated by one phosphorus atom from triphenylphosphine and two oxygen atoms from the carboxylate groups in a T-shape. The complex is further characterized by its IR,1H, and31P NMR spectra.