The use of a bi-directional, as opposed to a one-way, transportation system, can increase the operational efficiency of automated guided vehicles in both manufacturing and warehousing environments. However, the full potential will only be realized if the routeing algorithms pay particular attention to the problem of collision avoidance. This paper is concerned with the development of such an algorithm. The method is based on the use of delays and deviations to avoid collisions that could arise when using the shortest routes for each vehicle, and is applicable to any transportation system which can be represented as a network with known travel times. 相似文献
Gamma-ray induced X-ray emission (GIXE) technique for elemental lead in-vivo tibial measurement using a large volume hyper
pure germanium detector is presented with the most convenient source-sample-detector geometry. The system operates advantageously
when several parameters are considered for a lower dead time operation. The detection limit (DL) is better that 3.5 μg/g of
Ca. Results of in-vivo average tibial lead concentration for some of the monitored groups are: control 7 μg of lead per g
of Ca; gasoline filling attendants 6 μg/g of Ca; custom office workers near the DL; industrial workers range from DL up to
84±3 μg/g of Ca, suggesting that lead accumulation in the bone does not represent a major health risk
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
We discuss possible experiments which can exploit recently-developed techniques to accumulate, store, and manipulate low-energy positrons to measure the parameters associated with positron annihilation radiation from media of astrophysical interest. Media discussed include collections of dust grains, partially ionized gases, He, H2, and other molecular gases and gas mixtures, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules relevant to the interstellar medium. 相似文献
A method is described for the determination of ten rare earth elements (La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Er, Yb, Lu) in natural waters by isotope-dilution mass spectrometry. A 1-l sample is used for sea water, and proportionately less for other natural waters. The rare earth elements are extracted by co-precipitation with hydrated iron (III) oxide and purified on a single cation-exchange column, with hydrochloric and nitric acids as eluents. Final measurements are from a triple Re/ Ta filament in the mass spectrometer, run automatically under computer control. Relative standard deviations are better than 4% for the analysis of standard solutions, with accuracy in the same range. The analytical blank is low ( <0.03 pmol, 4 pg, for Nd) producing a sample/blank concentration ratio greater than 100 for all ten rare earth elements when determined in a 1-l seawater sample. Concentration depth profiles are given for an ocean water and normalised abundance patterns for three natural waters. 相似文献
An attempt is made to unify current knowledge of the optical, vibrational, transport and defect-related properties of amorphous As in terms of its structure and the nature of the bonding. The importance of remnant mesomeric bonding, particularly in determining preparation-dependent variations in the optical gap, is stressed. Topological disorder is taken as a central theme and it is shown how the ring statistics dictate the radial distribution function. The relationship between atomic structure and the electron and phonon densities of states is discussed. A review is given of the transport properties of amorphous As: these point to a pinned Fermi level. Variations in s–p hybridization are considered in relation to the types of point defect likely to occur and it is shown how both paired and unpaired spin states are possible. Finally some experimental results on crystallization kinetics, specific heat and thermal conductivity are discussed. 相似文献
CO2 and steam/CO2 electroreduction to CO and methane in solid oxide electrolytic cells (SOEC) has gained major attention in the past few years. This work evaluates, for the very first time, the performance of two different ZnO–Ag cathodes: one where ZnO nanopowder was mixed with Ag powder for preparing the cathode ink (ZnOmix–Ag cathode) and the other one where Ag cathode was infiltrated with a zinc nitrate solution (ZnOinf –Ag cathode). ZnOmix–Ag cathode had a better distribution of ZnO particles throughout the cathode, resulting in almost double CO generation while electrolysing both dry CO2 and H2/CO2 (4:1 v/v). A maximum overall CO2 conversion of 48% (in H2/CO2) at 1.7 V and 700 °C clearly indicated that as low as 5 wt% zinc loading is capable of CO2 electroreduction. It was further revealed that for ZnOinf –Ag cathode, most of CO generation took place through RWGS reaction, but for ZnOmix–Ag cathode, it was the synergistic effect of both RWGS reaction and CO2 electrolysis. Although ZnOinf –Ag cathode produced trace amount of methane at higher voltages, with ZnOmix–Ag cathode, there was absolutely no methane. This seems to be due to strong electronic interaction between Zn and Ag that might have suppressed the catalytic activity of the cathode towards methanation.
Aerodynamic levitation is an effective way to suspend samples which can be heated with CO2 lasers. The advantages of this containerless technique are the simplicity and compactness of the device, making it possible to integrate it easily in different kinds of experiments. In addition, all types of materials can be used, including metals and oxides. The integration of aerodynamic levitation at synchrotron and neutron sources provides powerful tools to study the structure and dynamics of molten materials. We present here an overview of the existing techniques and of the developments made at the CEMHTI in Orléans, as well as a few examples of experimental results already obtained. 相似文献