Simultaneous surface area measurement for multiple objects by geodesic active contour

A novel scheme to the area measurement of multiple objects is proposed. This scheme is suitable for the simultaneous and exact measurement of multiple objects’ surface areas with different shapes. A geodesic active contour is applied and this scheme consists of three steps. Firstly, the active contour converges to the object's contour edge from an initial position via the iteration of level set functional ?. Secondly, for the convergent active contour, the sub-pixel area measurement and centroid measurement are applied to compute every object's area and centroid simultaneously. Finally, a centroid-self-calibration technology is applied, which measures the pixel's size equivalence with the computed centroid and a dual-frequency laser to measure every object's true surface area. Experiments indicate that this scheme's measurement repetition error can decrease to ±0.4% and that its single measurement error can decrease to ±0.2%. Compared to conventional area measurement schemes, this scheme is highly efficient (i.e., simultaneous measurement of multiple objects’ areas) and highly accurate.     

Precise perimeter measurement for 3D object with a binocular stereo vision measurement system

A novel measurement scheme for a three dimensional (3D) object's surface boundary perimeter is proposed. This scheme consists of three steps. First, a binocular stereo vision measurement system with two CCD cameras is devised to obtain the two images of a detected object's 3D surface boundary. Second, two B-spline active contours are applied to converge to the object's contour edges accurately in the two CCD images to perform the stereo matching. Finally, for the reconstructed 3D active contour, its true contour length is computed as the detected object's true boundary perimeter. An experiment on a bent surface's perimeter measurement indicates that this scheme's measurement repetition error decreases to 0.6%.     

A novel area measurement scheme based on a multi-resolution dynamic contour

A novel scheme for an object's surface area measurement is proposed, which is suitable for area computation of an object with smooth and irregular edges. A multi-resolution dynamic contour is applied and this scheme consists of four steps. Firstly, a photoelectric image collimation system is applied to obtain a target image of a detected object. An image pyramid for the target image is constructed by wavelet decomposition and reconstruction. Secondly, in the image pyramid, a multi-resolution dynamic contour converges to the target's contour edge from coarse to fine scale, via feature search and an iteration algorithm. Thirdly, for the convergent dynamic contour, two formulas for the area and centroid computation of a closed B-spline curve are applied to compute the image target's area and centroid exactly. Finally, a novel centroid self-calibration technology is applied, which measures the pixel's size equivalence with the computed centroid and a dual-frequency laser to measure the true object's surface area exactly. Experiments indicate that this scheme's single-measurement error decreases to ±0.2%, when the number of control points is 20. Compared to conventional measurement approaches, this scheme is robust for a target image with noises or complicated edges.     

Precise perimeter measurement for 3D object with a light-pen vision measurement system

A novel measurement scheme for a three-dimensional (3D) object's surface boundary perimeter is proposed. This scheme consists of three steps. First, a light-pen single-camera 3D coordinate vision measurement system is devised to obtain the 3D coordinates of a detected object's 3D surface boundary. Second, a novel 3D B-spline active contour is applied to converge to the object's 3D surface boundary accurately. Finally, for the convergent active contour, its true contour length is computed as the detected object's true perimeter. An experiment on a bent surface's perimeter measurement indicates that this scheme's measurement repetition error decreases to 0.6%.     

Efficient blue laser generation at 473 nm by a BIBO crystal

It is reported that efficient blue laser generation at 473 nm in a BIBO crystal at type-I phase matching direction of (θ,)=(18.3°,90°) performed with a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser. With incident pump power of 1.6 W, output power of 183 mW at 473 nm has been obtained using a 5.0 mm-long BIBO crystal. The optical conversion efficiency was up to 11.4%. It was found that the intracavity frequency doubling efficiency is about 50% greater than that obtained with a 10 mm-long type-I phase-matching LBO crystal.     

Quantum transport in a mesoscopic ring: Evidence of an OR gate

We explore the OR gate response in a mesoscopic ring threaded by a magnetic flux . The ring is symmetrically attached to two semi-infinite one-dimensional metallic electrodes, and two gate voltages, V_a and V_b, are applied in one arm of the ring; these are treated as the two inputs of the OR gate. All the calculations are based on the tight-binding model and the Green’s function method, which numerically compute the conductance–energy and current–voltage characteristics as functions of the gate voltages, ring-to-electrode coupling strengths and magnetic flux. Our theoretical study shows that, for =₀/2 (₀=ch/e, the elementary flux-quantum), a high output current (1) (in the logical sense) appears if one or both the inputs to the gate are high (1), while if neither input is high (1), a low output current (0) appears. It clearly demonstrates the OR gate behavior, and this aspect may be utilized in designing an electronic logic gate.     

基于DSP+FPGA的元器件焊接垂直度识别方法

为实现电路板上柱状元器件焊接垂直度的精准检测,设计了一款基于DSP+FPGA的垂直度识别系统。DSP承担核心算法任务,FPGA作为数据预处理单元,完成接口的逻辑、系统的互连以及数据通道。在硬件平台上嵌入了基于元器件形心配准的垂直度识别算法。首先对预处理的图像利用改进的Canny算法提取元器件的像素级边缘,并采用边缘跟踪算法去除噪点和干扰边缘并对元器件进行编号,在粗提取的边缘上用Zernike矩算法来精确定位元器件亚像素级边缘。在此基础上,提取元器件轮廓的最小外接矩形来修正边缘并得到每个元器件的形心坐标,最后根据形心的偏移距离来完成每个元器件垂直度的识别。实验结果表明,该垂直度识别系统的设计方案识别结果精度高,检测速度快,满足实时性要求,具有重要的实际工程意义。     

NOR gate response in a double quantum ring: An exact result

NOR gate response in a double quantum ring, where each ring is threaded by a magnetic flux , is investigated. The double quantum ring is sandwiched symmetrically between two semi-infinite one-dimensional metallic electrodes, and two gate voltages, namely, V_a and V_b, are applied, respectively, in lower arms of the two rings those are treated as the two inputs of the NOR gate. A simple tight-binding model is used to describe the system, and all the calculations are done through the Green’s function formalism. Here we calculate exactly the conductance–energy and current–voltage characteristics as functions of the ring-to-electrode coupling strengths, magnetic flux and gate voltages. Our numerical study predicts that, for a typical value of the magnetic flux =₀/2 (₀=ch/e, the elementary flux-quantum), a high output current (1) (in the logical sense) appears if both the inputs to the gate are low (0), while if one or both are high (1), a low output current (0) results. It clearly demonstrates the NOR gate behavior, and this aspect may be utilized in designing an electronic logic gate.     

Influence of the deGennes extrapolation parameter on the resistive state of a superconducting strip

We studied the resistive state of a mesoscopic superconducting strip (bridge) at zero external applied magnetic field under a transport electric current, $J_a$, subjected to different types of boundary conditions. The current is applied through a metallic contact (electrode) and the boundary conditions are simulated via the deGennes extrapolation length b. It will be shown that the characteristic current–voltage curve follows a scaling law for different values of b. We also show that the value of $J_a$ at which the first vortex–antivortex (V–Av) pair penetrates the sample, as well as their average velocities and dynamics, strongly depend on the b values. Our investigation was carried out by solving the two-dimensional generalized time dependent Ginzburg–Landau (GTDGL) equation.     

Lower Bounds for Nodal Sets of Dirichlet and Neumann Eigenfunctions

Let ${\phi}$ be a Dirichlet or Neumann eigenfunction of the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary. We prove lower bounds for the size of the nodal set ${\{\phi = 0\}}$ .     

基于主动轮廓模型的EAST等离子体边界重建

通过分析等离子体边界的等磁通特性,利用主动轮廓模型进行边界重建,给出了主动轮廓的能量计算方法、重建算法、边界磁通和初始轮廓的确定方法。利用EAST实验数据对边界的重建测试表明,该算法具有良好的准确性和实时性。     

Combustion of nano-aluminum and liquid water

An experimental investigation on the combustion behavior of nano-aluminum (nAl) and liquid water has been conducted. In particular, linear and mass-burning rates of quasi-homogeneous mixtures of nAl and liquid water as a function of pressure, mixture composition, particle size, and oxide layer thickness were measured. This study is the first reported self-deflagration on nAl and liquid water without the use of any additional gelling agent. Steady-state burning rates were obtained at room temperature (25 °C) using a windowed vessel for a pressure range of 0.1–4.2 MPa in an argon atmosphere, particle diameters of 38–130 nm, and overall mixture equivalence ratios () from 0.5 to 1.25. At the highest pressure studied, the linear burning rate was found to be 8.6 ± 0.4 cm/s, corresponding to a mass-burning rate per unit area of 6.1 g/cm² s. The pressure exponent at room temperature was 0.47, which was independent of the overall mixture equivalence ratio for all of the cases considered. The mass-burning rate per unit area increased from 1.0 to 5.8 g/cm² s for an equivalence ratio range of 0.5–1.25. It varied inversely to particle diameter, increasing by 157% when the particle diameter was decreased from 130 to 50 nm at  = 1.0.     

Simulation of microchannel flow using the lattice Boltzmann method

For microchannel flow simulation, the slip boundary model is very important to guarantee the accuracy of the solution. In this paper, a new slip model, the Langmuir slip model, instead of the popularly used Maxwell slip model, is incorporated into the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method through the non-equilibrium extrapolation scheme to simulate the rarefied gas flow. Its feasibility and accuracy are examined by simulations of microchannel flow. Although, for simplicity, in this paper our recently developed LB model is used to solve the flow field, this does not prevent the present boundary scheme from easily incorporating other LB models, for example the more advanced collision model with multiple relaxation times. In addition, the existing non-equilibrium extrapolation LB boundary scheme for macroscopic flows can be recovered naturally from the present scheme when the Knudsen number .