Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-26-35
Maksim E. Beliakov, S. Diane
Objectives. At present, increasing rates of pollution of vast areas by various types of household waste are becoming an increasingly serious problem. In this connection, the creation of a robotic complex capable of performing autonomous litter collection functions becomes an urgent need. One of the key components of such a complex comprises a vision system for detecting and interacting with target objects. The purpose of this work is to develop the underlying algorithmics for the vision system of robots executing area cleaning functions.Methods. Within the framework ofthe proposed structure ofthe system for visual analysis ofthe external environment, algorithms for detecting and classifying objects of various appearance have been developed using convolutional neural networks. The neural network detector was set up by gradient descent on the open dataset of TACO training samples. To determine the geometric parameters of a surface in the field of view of the robot and estimate the coordinates of objects on the ground, a homography matrix was formed to take into account information about the characteristics and location of the video camera.Results. The developed software and algorithms for a mobile robot equipped with a monocular video camera are capable of implementing the functions of neural network detection and classification of litter objects in the frame, as well as projection of found objects on a terrain map for their subsequent collection.Conclusions. Experimental studies have shown that the developed system of visual analysis of the external environment of an autonomous mobile robot has sufficient efficiency to solve the tasks of detecting litter in the field of view of an autonomous mobile robot.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-59-71
V. Aristov, A. Stroganov, A. D. Yastrebov, В.В. Аристов, А.В. Строганов, А.Д. Ястребов
Objectives. COVID-19 has a number of specific characteristics that distinguish it from past pandemics. In addition to the high infection rate, the high spread rate is due to the increased mobility of contemporary populations. The aim of the present work is to construct a mathematical model for the spread of the pandemic and identify patterns under the assumption that Moscow comprises the main source of viral infection in Russia. For this purpose, a twoparameter kinetic model describing the spatial spread of the epidemic is developed. The parameters are determined using theoretical constructions alongside statistical vehicle movement and population density data from various countries, additionally taking into account the development of the first wave on the examples of Russia, Italy and Chile with verification of values obtained from subsequent epidemic waves. This paper studies the development of epidemic events in Russia, starting from the third and including the most recent fifth and sixth waves. Our twoparameter model is based on a kinetic equation. The investigated possibility of predicting the spatial spread of the virus according to the time lag of reaching the peak of infections in Russia as a whole as compared to Moscow is connected with geographical features: in Russia, as in some other countries, the main source of infection can be identified. Moscow represents such a source in Russia due to serving as the largest transport hub in the country.Methods. Mathematical modeling and data analysis methods are used.Results. A predicted time lag between peaks of daily infections in Russia and Moscow is confirmed. Identified invariant parameters for COVID-19 epidemic waves can be used to predict the spread of the disease. The checks were carried out for the wave sequence for which predictions were made about the development of infection for Russia and when the recession following peak would occur. These forecasts for all waves were confirmed from the third to the last sixth waves to confirm the found pattern, which can be important for predicting future events.Conclusions. The confirmed forecasts for the timing and rate of the recession can be used to make good predictions about the fifth and sixth waves of infection of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. Earlier predictions were confirmed by the statistical data.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-36-48
V. K. Bityukov, A. I. Lavrenov, Daniil A. Malitskiy, В.К. Битюков, А.И. Лавренов, Д.А. Малицкий
Objectives. A DC/DC Zeta topology converter represents a unipolar electronic device for converting an input positive voltage into a stabilized output voltage of the same polarity, which can be set at voltages both below and above the input voltage. The aim of this work is to analyze Zeta converter circuitry, which requires the following tasks to be solved: using Kirchhoff’s Circuit Laws, obtain systems of equations describing converter operation in the phase of energy accumulation and in the phase of energy transfer; using a method proposed by A.I. Korshunov, combine the resulting systems of equations into a marginal continuous mathematical model; using expressions describing constant components of currents and voltages in Zeta converter, analyze their ripples and obtain equations for their calculation; compare the current and voltage values obtained from the continuous limiting mathematical model with the Zeta simulation results.Methods. The tasks are solved using Kirchhoff’s rules and the method for obtaining the limiting continuous mathematical model proposed by A.I. Korshunov. The results are analyzed using a circuit modelling in NI Multisim.Results. It is shown that the phase coordinates of the mathematical model tend to real values of converter currents and voltages at a switching frequency of the power switch of more than 200 kHz. A strong correspondence was established between the calculated ripple values and their values obtained in the simulation (when changing the duty factor).Conclusions. Mathematical models comprise the basis of unified calculation methods for any radio electronic circuit. The developed limiting continuous mathematical model allows a range of changes in current flowing through the choke windings and voltages on capacitor plates to be evaluated, including their maximum and minimum values for various converter parameters, such as power switch switching frequency, duty factor, element ratings, etc. Obtaining this information in turn enables the rational selection of the electronic component base of the converter.
{"title":"Analysis of the DC/DC Zeta topology converter ripples by applying its limiting continuous mathematical model","authors":"V. K. Bityukov, A. I. Lavrenov, Daniil A. Malitskiy, В.К. Битюков, А.И. Лавренов, Д.А. Малицкий","doi":"10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-36-48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-36-48","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives. A DC/DC Zeta topology converter represents a unipolar electronic device for converting an input positive voltage into a stabilized output voltage of the same polarity, which can be set at voltages both below and above the input voltage. The aim of this work is to analyze Zeta converter circuitry, which requires the following tasks to be solved: using Kirchhoff’s Circuit Laws, obtain systems of equations describing converter operation in the phase of energy accumulation and in the phase of energy transfer; using a method proposed by A.I. Korshunov, combine the resulting systems of equations into a marginal continuous mathematical model; using expressions describing constant components of currents and voltages in Zeta converter, analyze their ripples and obtain equations for their calculation; compare the current and voltage values obtained from the continuous limiting mathematical model with the Zeta simulation results.Methods. The tasks are solved using Kirchhoff’s rules and the method for obtaining the limiting continuous mathematical model proposed by A.I. Korshunov. The results are analyzed using a circuit modelling in NI Multisim.Results. It is shown that the phase coordinates of the mathematical model tend to real values of converter currents and voltages at a switching frequency of the power switch of more than 200 kHz. A strong correspondence was established between the calculated ripple values and their values obtained in the simulation (when changing the duty factor).Conclusions. Mathematical models comprise the basis of unified calculation methods for any radio electronic circuit. The developed limiting continuous mathematical model allows a range of changes in current flowing through the choke windings and voltages on capacitor plates to be evaluated, including their maximum and minimum values for various converter parameters, such as power switch switching frequency, duty factor, element ratings, etc. Obtaining this information in turn enables the rational selection of the electronic component base of the converter.","PeriodicalId":282368,"journal":{"name":"Russian Technological Journal","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117254283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-84-93
Сергей Савотченко, S. Savotchenko
Objectives. Theoretical studies of the waveguide properties of interfaces between nonlinear optical and graded-index media are important for application in optoelectronics. Waveguides combining layers with different optical properties seem to be the most promising, since they can be matched to optimal characteristics using a wide range of control parameters. The paper aims to develop a theory of composite optically nonlinear gradedindex waveguides with an arbitrary profile, within which it is possible to obtain exact analytical expressions for surface waves and waveguide modes in an explicit form. The main feature of the theory proposed in this paper is its applicability for describing surface waves and waveguide modes, in which the field is concentrated inside the gradient layer and does not exceed its boundary, avoiding contact with the nonlinear layer.Methods. Analytical methods of the theory of optical waveguides and nonlinear optics are used.Results. A theoretical description of the waveguide properties of the interface between two media having significantly different optical characteristics is carried out. The formulated model of a plane waveguide is applicable to media having an arbitrary spatial permittivity profile. An analytical expression describing a surface wave propagating along the interface between a medium having stepwise nonlinearity and a gradient layer with an arbitrary permittivity profile is obtained. Additionally, analytical expressions for surface waves propagating along the interface between a medium with Kerr nonlinearity (both self-focusing and defocusing), as well as graded-index media characterized by exponential and linear permittivity profiles, are obtained.Conclusions. The proposed theory supports a visual description in an explicit analytical form of a narrowly localized light beam within such waveguides. It is shown that by combining different semiconductor crystals in a composite waveguide, it is possible to obtain a nonlinear optical layer on one side of the waveguide interface and a layer with a graded-index dielectric permittivity profile on the other.
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Objectives. One of the most commonly used authentication methods in computer systems, password authentication is susceptible to various attacks including brute-force and dictionary attacks. This susceptibility requires not only the strict protection of user credentials, but also the definition of criteria for increasing a password’s strength to minimize the possibility of its exploitation by an attacker. Thus, an important task is the development of a verifier for checking passwords for strength and prohibiting the user from setting passwords that are susceptible to cracking. The use of machine learning methods to construct a verifier involves algorithms for formulating requirements for password complexity based on lists of known passwords available for each strength category.Methods. The proposed supervised machine learning algorithms comprise support vector machines, random forest, boosting, and long short-term memory (LSTM) recurrent neural network types. Embedding and term frequency–inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) methods are used for data preprocessing, while cross-validation is used for selecting hyperparameters.Results. Password strength recommendations and requirements from international and Russian standards are described. The existing methods of password strength verification in various operating systems are analyzed. The experimental results based on existing datasets comprising passwords having an associated level of strength are presented.Conclusions. A LSTM recurrent neural network is highlighted as one of the most promising areas for building a password strength verifier.
目标。密码认证是计算机系统中最常用的认证方法之一,它容易受到各种攻击,包括暴力破解和字典攻击。这种敏感性不仅需要严格保护用户凭证,还需要定义增加密码强度的标准,以最大限度地减少攻击者利用密码的可能性。因此,一个重要的任务是开发一个验证器来检查密码的强度,并禁止用户设置容易被破解的密码。使用机器学习方法构建验证器涉及基于每个强度类别可用的已知密码列表制定密码复杂度要求的算法。提出的监督机器学习算法包括支持向量机、随机森林、增强和长短期记忆(LSTM)递归神经网络类型。数据预处理采用嵌入和TF-IDF (term frequency - inverse document frequency)方法,选择超参数结果采用交叉验证方法。介绍了国际标准和俄罗斯标准对密码强度的建议和要求。分析了各种操作系统中现有的密码强度验证方法。基于现有数据集的实验结果,包括具有相关强度水平的密码。LSTM递归神经网络是构建密码强度验证器最有前途的领域之一。
Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-94-104
Victor B. Fedorov, Sergey G. Kharlamov, Anatoly I. Starikovskiy
Objectives. When processing images of the Earth’s surface obtained from satellites, the problem of restoring a blurry image of a moving object is of great practical importance. The aim of this work is to study the possibility of improving the quality of restoration of blurry images obtained at the limit of the resolution of the camera.Methods. Digital signal processing methods informed by the theory of incorrect and ill-conditioned problems were used.Results. The proposed method for restoring a blurred photographic image of a moving object differs from traditional approaches in that the discrete convolution equation, to which the problem of restoring a blurred image is reduced, is obtained by approximating the corresponding integral equation based on the Kotelnikov interpolation series rather than on the traditional basis of the quadrature formula. In the work, formulas are obtained for calculating the kernel of the convolution obtained using the Kotelnikov interpolation series. The discrete convolution inversion problem, which belongs to the class of ill-posed problems, requires regularization. Results of traditional approaches to restoring blurred images using the quadrature formula with Tikhonov regularization and the proposed method based on the Kotelnikov interpolation series are compared. Although the quality of the blurred image restoration is almost the same in both cases, in the quadrature formula the blur value is expressed as an integer number of pixels, while, when using the Kotelnikov series, this value can also be specified in fractions of a pixel.Conclusions. The expediency of discretizing the convolution describing the image distortion of the blur type on the basis of the Kotelnikov interpolation series when processing a blurred image obtained at the limit of the resolution of the camera is demonstrated. In this case, the amount of blur can be expressed in fractions of a pixel. This situation typically arises when processing satellite photography of the Earth’s surface.
{"title":"Restoration of a blurred photographic image of a moving object obtained at the resolution limit","authors":"Victor B. Fedorov, Sergey G. Kharlamov, Anatoly I. Starikovskiy","doi":"10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-94-104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-4-94-104","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives. When processing images of the Earth’s surface obtained from satellites, the problem of restoring a blurry image of a moving object is of great practical importance. The aim of this work is to study the possibility of improving the quality of restoration of blurry images obtained at the limit of the resolution of the camera.Methods. Digital signal processing methods informed by the theory of incorrect and ill-conditioned problems were used.Results. The proposed method for restoring a blurred photographic image of a moving object differs from traditional approaches in that the discrete convolution equation, to which the problem of restoring a blurred image is reduced, is obtained by approximating the corresponding integral equation based on the Kotelnikov interpolation series rather than on the traditional basis of the quadrature formula. In the work, formulas are obtained for calculating the kernel of the convolution obtained using the Kotelnikov interpolation series. The discrete convolution inversion problem, which belongs to the class of ill-posed problems, requires regularization. Results of traditional approaches to restoring blurred images using the quadrature formula with Tikhonov regularization and the proposed method based on the Kotelnikov interpolation series are compared. Although the quality of the blurred image restoration is almost the same in both cases, in the quadrature formula the blur value is expressed as an integer number of pixels, while, when using the Kotelnikov series, this value can also be specified in fractions of a pixel.Conclusions. The expediency of discretizing the convolution describing the image distortion of the blur type on the basis of the Kotelnikov interpolation series when processing a blurred image obtained at the limit of the resolution of the camera is demonstrated. In this case, the amount of blur can be expressed in fractions of a pixel. This situation typically arises when processing satellite photography of the Earth’s surface.","PeriodicalId":282368,"journal":{"name":"Russian Technological Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124358881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Objectives. The aim of the work is to create algorithms for approximating a sequence of points on a plane by arcs of clothoids and circles. Such a problem typically arises in the design of railroad and highway routes. The plan (projection onto a horizontal plane) of the road route is a curve (spline) consisting of a repeating bundle of elements “straight line + clothoid arc + circle arc + clothoid arc + ...”. Such a combination of elements provides continuity not only for the curve and its tangent, but also for the curvature. Since the number of spline elements is not known in advance, and their parameters are subject to restrictions, there is no mathematically consistent algorithm for this problem. The two-stage scheme for solving the problem is developed at RTU MIREA only for a spline with lines and circles (i.e., without clothoid elements). At the first stage, the scheme uses dynamic programming to determine the number of spline elements. At the second stage, the scheme optimizes parameters of the spline using nonlinear programming. This scheme has yet to be implemented for a spline with clothoids due to a significantly more complicated nature of this problem. Therefore, the design of route plans in existing computer aided design (CAD) systems is carried out in interactive mode using iterative selection of elements. In this regard, it makes sense to develop mathematically consistent algorithms for element-by-element approximation.Methods. The problem of element-by-element approximation by a circle and a clothoid is formalized as a lowdimensional non-linear programming problem. The objective function is the sum of squared deviations from the original points. Since a clothoid can only be represented in Cartesian coordinates by power series, there are difficulties in calculating the derivatives of the objective function with respect to the desired parameters of the spline elements. The proposed mathematically consistent algorithm for calculating these derivatives is based on the integral representation of the Cartesian coordinates of the points of the clothoid as functions of its length.Results. A mathematical model and algorithms have been developed for approximating a sequence of points on a plane by clothoids and circles using the method of nonlinear programming. A second-order algorithm is implemented with the calculation and inversion of the matrix of second derivatives (Hesse matrix).Conclusions. For approximation by circles and clothoids using nonlinear programming, it is not necessary to have an analytical expression of the objective function in terms of the required variables. The proposed algorithms make it possible to calculate not only the first, but also the second derivatives in the absence of such expressions.
Pub Date : 2023-06-03DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-3-38-45
V. Bilyk, K. Brekhov, M. Agranat, E. Mishina
Objectives. Advances in laser physics over the last decade have led to the creation of sources of single-period electromagnetic pulses having a duration of about 1 ps, corresponding to the terahertz (THz) frequency range and a field amplitude of several tens of MV/cm. This allows the electrode-free application of an electric field to a ferroelectric for observing not only the excitation of coherent phonons, but also ultrafast (at the sub-picosecond timescale) dynamic polarization switching. To detect polarization switching, a pump-probe technique is used in which a THz pulse is used with an optical probe. Since its intensity is proportional to the square of the polarization, the signal of the optical second harmonic is used to measure polarization switching under the action of a THz pulse. To evaluate switching efficiency, both linear (refractive index and absorption coefficient) and non-linear optical characteristics (quadratic and cubic susceptibilities) are required. For any application of ferroelectric crystals in the THz range, knowledge of the relevant linear optical characteristics is also necessary.Methods. The technique of THz spectroscopy in the time domain was used; here, a picosecond THz pulse transmitted through the crystal is recorded by strobing the detector with a femtosecond optical pulse. The THz-induced dynamics of the order parameter in a ferroelectric was studied by detecting the intensity of a nonlinear optical signal at the frequency of the second optical harmonic.Results. The transmission of a THz wave and the intensity of second harmonic generation on a lead germanate crystal doped with silicon in the time and spectral domains were measured. On this basis, the absorption coefficient dispersion and cubic nonlinear susceptibility were calculated in the range of 0.5-2.0 THz. The presence of a region of fundamental absorption near the phonon modes was confirmed along with a resonant enhancement of the cubic nonlinear susceptibility for two phonon modes Ω1 = 1.3 THz and Ω2 = 2.0 THz.Conclusions. The proposed technique is effective for analyzing the dispersion of the optical characteristics of ferroelectric crystals. The significantly improved spectral resolution (0.1 THz) increases the accuracy of determining nonlinear susceptibility due to the detailed analysis of the linear and nonlinear contributions to the second harmonic intensity.
{"title":"Dispersion of optical constants of Si:PbGeO crystal in the terahertz range","authors":"V. Bilyk, K. Brekhov, M. Agranat, E. Mishina","doi":"10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-3-38-45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-3-38-45","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives. Advances in laser physics over the last decade have led to the creation of sources of single-period electromagnetic pulses having a duration of about 1 ps, corresponding to the terahertz (THz) frequency range and a field amplitude of several tens of MV/cm. This allows the electrode-free application of an electric field to a ferroelectric for observing not only the excitation of coherent phonons, but also ultrafast (at the sub-picosecond timescale) dynamic polarization switching. To detect polarization switching, a pump-probe technique is used in which a THz pulse is used with an optical probe. Since its intensity is proportional to the square of the polarization, the signal of the optical second harmonic is used to measure polarization switching under the action of a THz pulse. To evaluate switching efficiency, both linear (refractive index and absorption coefficient) and non-linear optical characteristics (quadratic and cubic susceptibilities) are required. For any application of ferroelectric crystals in the THz range, knowledge of the relevant linear optical characteristics is also necessary.Methods. The technique of THz spectroscopy in the time domain was used; here, a picosecond THz pulse transmitted through the crystal is recorded by strobing the detector with a femtosecond optical pulse. The THz-induced dynamics of the order parameter in a ferroelectric was studied by detecting the intensity of a nonlinear optical signal at the frequency of the second optical harmonic.Results. The transmission of a THz wave and the intensity of second harmonic generation on a lead germanate crystal doped with silicon in the time and spectral domains were measured. On this basis, the absorption coefficient dispersion and cubic nonlinear susceptibility were calculated in the range of 0.5-2.0 THz. The presence of a region of fundamental absorption near the phonon modes was confirmed along with a resonant enhancement of the cubic nonlinear susceptibility for two phonon modes Ω1 = 1.3 THz and Ω2 = 2.0 THz.Conclusions. The proposed technique is effective for analyzing the dispersion of the optical characteristics of ferroelectric crystals. The significantly improved spectral resolution (0.1 THz) increases the accuracy of determining nonlinear susceptibility due to the detailed analysis of the linear and nonlinear contributions to the second harmonic intensity.","PeriodicalId":282368,"journal":{"name":"Russian Technological Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127168481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-03DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-3-30-37
G. V. Kulikov, X. K. Dang, A. G. Kulikov
Objectives. An urgent task in the context of modern radio and television systems is to improve the quality and quantity of transmitted information. For example, the use of multiple amplitude-phase shift keyed (APSK) signals—16-APSK and 32-APSK—in digital satellite television systems of the Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite2 (DVB-S2) standard made it possible to transmit 30% more data in the same frequency bands in comparison with the previous DVB-S standard. Such increases in information transmission rates impose more stringent requirements on hardware. An important role in the reception of APSK signals, as well as the signals of other coherent signal processing systems, is played by the stability of synchronization systems. The presence of operational errors can significantly reduce the quality of information reception. The aim of the present work was to analyze the effect of phase and clock synchronization errors on the reception noise immunity of APSK signals with a ring signal constellation structure.Methods. The study used statistical radio engineering methods informed by optimal signal reception theory.Results. The effect of phase and clock synchronization errors on the reception noise immunity of APSK signals having a signal constellation ring structure is analyzed. The dependencies of the bit error probability on the magnitude of the phase shift and the clock offset were characterized. The effect of synchronization errors on reception quality were compared with the known results for quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signals.Conclusions. At an acceptable energy loss of no more than 1 dB, the critical phase error can be considered as 2°-3°, while the critical clock error is 3-4%. A coherent receiver of APSK signals is more sensitive to the phase error of reference oscillations than a similar receiver of QAM signals, whereas clock errors have the same effect on the reception quality of these signals.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-02DOI: 10.32362/2500-316x-2023-11-3-104-116
N. Chernova, E. A. Ivanova, N. B. Bogush, N. V. Katakhova
Objectives. The purpose of this work was to create a special entrance test for first-year students starting to learn a new foreign language. To achieve the research objective, the study analyzed data on testing language/linguistic proficiency and motivation for learning a foreign language. A range of test parameters identifying both abilities and motivation to learn a foreign language in general, but not related to learning a specific language, were highlighted. The identified parameters were used to inform a questionnaire tested on a group of students, whose level of abilities and motivation had already been ascertained. The findings about students were compared with the already known empirical data to support the improvement of test items.Methods. To describe a special entrance test for first-year students starting to learn a new foreign language in a non-humanities higher education institution, a test technology for identifying certain cognitive, psychological, intellectual, motivational characteristics of a student's language personality was created. The developed test parameters served as the basis for constructing several heterogeneous test blocks.Results. The initial version of the test obtained was verified by pilot testing first-semester-first-year students. Expert assessments of the foreign language potential learning on the part of students were used to evaluate the reliability and validity of the test. A subsequent correction of tasks and responses was carried out in light of the verification results.Conclusions. A recommendation to conduct this kind of testing prior to the first semester with the aim of forecasting the success of foreign-language educational activities of students enrolled in the foreign language study group from the “starter” level is formulated. The results of such diagnostics can be used to draw up personified adaptive training programs within the educational process.
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