A methodology for structural health monitoring with diffuse ultrasonic waves in the presence of temperature variations

Diffuse ultrasonic waves for structural health monitoring offer the advantages of simplicity of signal generation and reception, sensitivity to damage, and large area coverage; however, there are the serious disadvantages of no accepted methodology for analyzing the complex recorded signals and sensitivity to environmental changes such as temperature and surface conditions. Presented here is a methodology for applying diffuse ultrasonic waves to the problem of detecting structural damage in the presence of unmeasured temperature changes. This methodology is based upon the prediction and observation that the first order effect of a temperature change on a diffuse ultrasonic wave is a time dilation or compression. A multi-step procedure is implemented to (1) record a set of baseline waveforms from the undamaged specimen at temperatures spanning the expected operating range, (2) select a waveform from the baseline set whose temperature is the closest to that of a subsequently measured signal, (3) adjust this baseline waveform to best match the signal, and (4) calculate an error parameter between the signal and the adjusted waveform and compare this parameter to a threshold to determine the structural status. This procedure is applied to experimental data from aluminum plate specimens with artificial flaws. Probability of detection and the minimum flaw size detected are presented as a function of the size of the baseline waveform set. It is shown that a probability of detection of over 95% can be achieved with a small number of baseline waveforms.     

Primitive Inner Illuminating Systems for Convex Bodies

A set X of boundary points of a (possibly unbounded) convex body KE ^d illuminating K from within is called primitive if no proper subset of X still illuminates K from within. We prove that for such a primitive set X of an unbounded, convex set KE ^d (distinct from a cone) one has X=2 if d=2, X6 if d=3, and that there is no upper bound for X if d4.     

应用相敏光放大器的非零色散位移光纤通信系统中的ISI限制距离研究

本文分析了1.55μm信号波长,采用强度调制/直接检测(IM/DD)方式的单信道级联相敏光放大器(PSA)非零色散位移光纤传输系统的性能.应用非线性薛定谔方程(NLSE),通过对信号传输后眼图劣化度的计算,得到了光纤传输系统的码间干扰(ISI)限制距离.由于PSA的相敏特性,其对光纤色散具有一定的补偿作用,因此级联相敏光放大器光纤通信系统可以实现信号高比特率长距离传输.然而,随着信号速率的提高,对长距离传输,必须减小光纤色散值和PSA的间距.当光纤色散值大到一定程度,要进行信号的高速率传输,就必须附加其它的色散补偿方法.     

低串扰的多波长光纤光栅色散补偿器

分析了光纤光栅色散补偿系统中的串扰，并比较了几种常用的多波长光纤光栅色散补偿器的串扰特性，结合串联的窄带光纤光栅和取样光纤光栅的优点，提出一种抑制光纤光栅色散补偿系统串扰的方法.它通过在邻近信道间引入随机时延差，既能改善取样光纤光栅的线性串扰特性，又能抑制交叉相位调制效应和四波混频等非线性串扰.使用该方法可以得到具有低串扰的多波长光纤光栅色散补偿器.     

内腔自适应光学系统校正激光器畸变

固体激光器中,增益介质由于热沉积产生的热畸变严重影响了激光器的稳定性、输出功率和光束质量。研究了一种内腔自适应光学系统校正激光器腔内畸变的方法,利用微机电变形反射镜作为固体激光器的内腔全反射镜,通过控制变形镜的面型改善激光器输出光束的模式及功率。从腔外引入的一束信标光通过激光器内腔后反射出腔外,用波前探测器可测得激光器工作时腔内畸变对此信标光的影响,并通过搭建的自适应光学系统平台可闭环校正此畸变。实验结果表明,闭环校正后,激光器的输出功率提高了近3倍,且激光光束质量得到了明显的改善。     

高性价比电子标准电池

为了避免化学标准电池由于自身特点在使用中存在诸多不便,采用集成温度传感器LM334设计制作了电子标准电池,同时在设计电路中还采用了两级稳压措施以保证标准电池输出的稳定性.     

Homography of central points for optical distortion compensation

The paper presents a novel radial lens distortion modelling method for vision systems. It is based on single images of chessboard planar pattern, in which calibration points (corners of chessboard squares) are localised. The points, which are situated near the image centre, where the distortion is negligible, are used to determine undistorted grid of calibration points by the estimation of homographic matrix. The differences in the localisation of undistorted and distorted points are used to find parameters of radial model by the linear least square method. Having the distortion model, the dense compensation is performed with support of bilinear interpolation and a sparse compensation by Newton iterative scheme providing subpixel accuracy.     

A General Theoretical Model of Enthalpy‐Entropy Compensation

Enthalpy‐entropy compensation remains a mystery in chemistry and biophysics. Recent study suggested that the solvent reorganization might constitute the physical origin of the compensation, which was unfortunately not widely applicable because compensation was also observed in solid phase reactions. In this study, a general theoretical model based upon strict mathematical deduction was presented, which indicated that the redistribution of the distinguishable subspecies might be the physical origin of the enthalpy‐entropy compensation in complex systems. As examples, the enthalpy‐entropy compensations in solvation and surface adsorption were discussed.     

Color appearance seen through a colored filter of various sizes

It will provide us an effective method to study the color perception of the elderly if we can employ for young subjects a pair of glasses with color property chosen to simulate that of the elderly. One problem has to be solved before using such glasses based on the concept of the recognized visual space of illumination, that is, the size of the glasses. When a piece of a white paper is seen through a yellow filter in a room, it naturally appears yellowish. But if the observer uses the filter to cover his/her eyes entirely the white paper returns to its original white; this is known as color constancy. Between these two extreme cases, the color is expected to change from yellow to white. Chromaticness and hue of an achromatic test chart of a small or large size were determined by the elementary color naming method when the chart was seen monocularly through a red, yellow, green or blue filter, respectively, placed at various distances from the eyes. Chromaticness was large at around 40% when the visual field through the filter was equal to or smaller than the test chart, but it rapidly decreased when the visual field extended over the test chart so that objects other than the test chart were included in the visual field. It decreased to almost zero when the filter was about 5 cm or less away from the eye. It was concluded that we do not necessarily have to use goggles to cover the entire visual field but can use a normal pair of glasses made of colored filters for young subjects to study the color perception of the elderly with understanding that the study is only for the color perception experienced while wearing the glasses.