Multi-layer protruded electrodes for reducing the operating voltage and gamma shift of fringe-field switching LCDs

ABSTRACT

To reduce the operating voltage and gamma shift of the nematic liquid crystal display (LCD), a single-domain-protruded fringe-field switching (PFFS) electrode structure is designed. In this work, a kind of nematic liquid crystal (NLC) is introduced firstly. Then, the operating voltage and gamma shift of the proposed PFFS LCD are investigated under various electrodes’ parameters. Besides, its light leakage and contrast ratio are also discussed. The results show that the operating voltage of the PFFS LCD is only 1.40 V, here the electrodes’ width is 2 μm and electrodes’ gap is 4 μm. The gamma shift of the PFFS LCD can be reduced to the indistinguishable level under various electrodes’ sizes, if the height of the insulation layer is proper. For contrast ratio, it is larger than 200:1 at full viewing-angle, and the zone of 500:1 covers 60° polar angle.     

MnFeNi-Based Composite as a Case Study of a Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst under Dynamically Changing Electrode Potentials

High-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are essential components in energy conversion and storage technologies. Yet, their poor reversibility hinders their applicability. A highly active ORR/OER catalyst, consisting of multiwalled carbon nanotubes-supported MnFeNiOx nanoparticles, was subjected to sequences of chronoamperometric steps alternating between the ORR, the OER and highly cathodic potentials (E_c). Rotating ring disk electrode methods revealed that applying E_c leads to a small increase in the current and peroxide species yield during the ORR while enhancing substantially the OER. X-ray absorption spectroscopy showed irreversible changes in the chemical state of MnFeNiOx correlating with its catalytic properties. The complexity of changes that a composite catalyst may undergo under varying potentials, the importance of monitoring product formation, and the convenience of using dynamic electrochemical sequences for the assessment of catalyst reversibility, as well as for the activation and/or restoration of their catalytic properties, are highlighted.     

Experimental investigation of impact of environmental temperature and optimal baseline for thermal attenuation in structural health monitoring based on ultrasonic guided waves

Structural health monitoring (SHM) of any mechanical component is compulsory for its efficient and long-term performance. One of the major challenges to apply SHM technique in real-time inspections is variation in environmental and operating conditions (EOCs). Sometimes the effect of this variation in EOCs is so severe that it influences the SHM system’s response and reduces the accuracy of the inspection process. The goal of current research is to investigate experimentally the impact of environmental temperature on the ultrasonic guided wave signal during damage detection. According to the characteristic of breathing phenomenon of fatigue crack caused by the applied temperature (30 °C–180 °C) under operation condition, behavior of reflection and transmission signal is analyzed in terms of amplitude and group velocity. Based on experiment findings, a wave velocity function has been generated in the Matlab® environment to compute the velocity of acquired signal considering the effect of both temperature and excitation frequency. A corresponding sequence curve is drawn which illustrates that the proposed function is valid when the operating temperature is less than 130 °C because sensor bonding’s characteristics are affected by the further increment in temperature and consequently it would become difficult to illuminate the sole impact of temperature on damage detection results. Impact of temperature on examined material properties and sensor’s bonding strength is also observed in the current study. Analysis of dispersion curves is performed to examine the individual behavior of S0 and A0 wave modes with temperature and to determine the temperature invariant points to reduce the influence of environmental temperature in SHM. Hence current study not only evaluates the impact of temperature on damage detection but also provides an optimal baseline for thermal attenuation in real-time ultrasonic guided wave inspections.     

Vibration energy harvesting for low frequency using auto-tuning parametric rolling pendulum under exogenous multi-frequency excitations

An electromagnetic parametrically excited rolling pendulum energy harvester with self-tuning mechanisms subject to multi-frequency excitation is proposed and investigated in this paper. The system consists of two uncoupled rolling pendulum. The resonance frequency of each the rolling pendulum can be automatically tuned by adjusting its geometric parameters to access parametric resonance. This harvester can be used to harvest the energy at low frequency. A prototype is developed and evaluated. Its mathematical model is derived. A cam with rolling follower mechanism is employed to generate multi-frequency excitation. An experimental study is conducted to validate the proposed concept. The experimental results are confirmed by the numerical results. The harvester is successfully tuned when the angular velocity of the cam is changed from 1.149 to 1.236 Hz.     

高分辨率可见光相机作用距离的估算

根据光电系统点目标探测概率、虚警概率公式,从信号和噪声的统计特性出发,推导了可见光相机对点源目标的作用距离公式.并综合考虑人眼的目标发现能力、目标的亮度对比度、观察等级和探测概率的要求,计算出面源目标的作用距离.为了便于计算,编制了相应的软件,并以高分辨率可见光相机为例,通过计算实现了对高分辨率可见光相机点源、面源目标的作用距离的估算.     

一种新的热像仪作用距离表示方法

提出了一种利用噪声等效温差(NETD)计算热像仪作用距离的方法.分析了NETD的定义、表达式及其实际使用意义,建立了用NETD表示的热像仪作用距离方程,算法合理准确,提高了热像仪的利用效率.     

Benchmarking of maintenance performance: a case study in two manufacturers of furniture

When profit margins of a plant are decreasing, the need forreliable and efficient maintenance policy becomes more important.Measuring maintenance performance is important for companiesto recognize whether their planned goals are achieved or not.Also, such measurements can be utilized for benchmarking, whichis one of the tools for never-ending improvement. But, theseobjectives cannot be achieved without well-documented data ofthe relevant variables. Better data coverage and quality isnecessary for following maintenance performance developmentand it would, in many cases, clarify the ambiguity concerningthe main problem in the context, namely that neither the productionnor maintenance department can show what effect maintenancehas on profitability. A more effective maintenance policy indirectly implies improvementsin product quality and manufacturing process effectiveness.Elongation of the production time, i.e. reducing the downtimedue to failures, planned replacements and repair, in additionto the improvement in the total maintenance activities, arealso some of the results that can be expected when an efficientmaintenance policy is used. Measuring and monitoring maintenanceperformance measures is required partly for detecting, and eventuallytreating as soon as possible, undesirable changes and partlyto make benchmarking with the best in the branch, which savesappreciable economic losses for companies. In this paper, a model for how to identify the measurable variables,which are needed to develop measures for monitoring maintenanceperformance behaviour systematically, is developed. Five maintenanceperformance measures are proposed and applied. An additionalmodel for systematically analysing the trend of maintenanceperformance measures, for an overall assessment of the company'ssituation, is presented. Two case studies in manufacturers offurniture are conducted to verify these models.     

托卡马克垂直不稳定性控制

本文用拉普拉斯变换研究了具有被动和主动控制系统的托卡马克克ＤＮ等离子体的垂直不稳定性控制，求得了系统的稳定性参数和临界拉长度，找到了托卡马克反馈增益参数的第二阻尼稳定运行区。     

甲类放大器最佳静态点的选定

甲类放大器是电子线路最基本的电路单元之一，为保证小信号放大器的良好线性或大信号状态下的不失真输出，都必须选择合适的静态工作点，本用图解分析法分析了几种常见的集散极间输出的甲类放大器，并由此总结出一种简捷地选定这类放大器电路最佳静态工作点的方法。     

光泵腔式NH3分子远红外激光的最佳工作气压研究

通过求解量子系统的密度矩阵方程，采用迭代法计算了光泵腔式ＮＨ３分子远红外激光的输出功率密度。在此基础上，对光泵腔式远红外激光的工作气压进行了理论研究。结果表明最佳工作气压与腔的功率反射系数、样品管的长度以及泵功率密度等工作参数之间是相互制约的，同时与参与激光过程的能级有关。在实验上采用电感性金属栅网作为反射器，设计制作出长度分别为１００ｃｍ、２０ｃｍ和１０ｃｍ的Ｆａｂｒｙ－Ｐｅｒｏｔ腔式远红外激光器，然后和ＴＥＡ－ＣＯ２激光器作泵浦源，成功地获得光泵ＮＨ３分子远红外激光，测量结果表明理论计算与实验数据相符。