Infrared/laser multi-sensor fusion and tracking based on the multi-scale model

The state estimation problem of targets detected by infrared/laser composite detection system with different sampling rates was studied in this paper. An effective state estimation algorithm based on data fusion is presented. Because sampling rate of infrared detection system is much higher than that of the laser detection system, the theory of multi-scale analysis is used to establish multi-scale model in this algorithm. At the fine scale, angle information provided by infrared detection system is used to estimate the target state through the unscented Kalman filter. It makes full use of the high frequency characteristic of infrared detection system to improve target state estimation accuracy. At the coarse scale, due to the sampling ratio of infrared and laser detection systems is an integer multiple, the angle information can be fused directly with the distance information of laser detection system to determine the target location. The fused information is served as observation, while the converted measurement Kalman filter (CMKF) is used to estimate the target state, which greatly reduces the complexity of filtering process and gets the optimal fusion estimation. The simulation results of tracking a target in 3-D space by infrared and laser detection systems demonstrate that the proposed algorithm in this paper is efficient and can obtain better performance than traditional algorithm.     

Data-fusion of high resolution X-ray CT,SEM and EDS for 3D and pseudo-3D chemical and structural characterization of sandstone

When dealing with the characterization of the structure and composition of natural stones, problems of representativeness and choice of analysis technique almost always occur. Since feature-sizes are typically spread over the nanometer to centimeter range, there is never one single technique that allows a rapid and complete characterization. Over the last few decades, high resolution X-ray CT (μ-CT) has become an invaluable tool for the 3D characterization of many materials, including natural stones. This technique has many important advantages, but there are also some limitations, including a tradeoff between resolution and sample size and a lack of chemical information. For geologists, this chemical information is of importance for the determination of minerals inside samples. We suggest a workflow for the complete chemical and structural characterization of a representative volume of a heterogeneous geological material. This workflow consists of combining information derived from CT scans at different spatial resolutions with information from scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.     

基于LabVIEW的砝码自动检定系统设计与实现

针对目前砝码检定工作操作过程复杂、检定效率低等问题,设计了一种基于LabVIEW的砝码自动检定系统。在符合砝码检定规程的情况下,系统实现了检定数据实时采集、数据处理、生成原始记录、管理标准器、查询历史数据和衡器控制等功能。相对现有的砝码检定方法有操作简单、高效、程序移植性好等优点。系统由主控计算机、串口转无线扩展卡、多台衡器设备及相应的标准砝码装置组成。通过使用串口转Wi-Fi模块,系统可实现控制多台衡器设备的需求。实验结果证明,系统运行稳定可靠,采集数据准确,容易扩展,且大幅度减轻了检定人员的劳动强度,在计量检定工作中具有一定的实用和推广价值。     

基于CAN总线的运动控制通讯系统设计

数字量驱动的运动控制要求通讯系统具有良好的实时性和可靠性。设计了一种基于CAN总线的多节点多通道的运动控制通讯系统,以FPGA为节点控制器,通过SJA1000收发运动控制数据,并行发送到各通道驱动器的数模转换器中。FPGA模块由Verilog HDL编写,通过参数传递和生成块的方法简化代码,提高系统的可移植性,移植时只需改变两个常量值即可适应各个节点不同的通道数和位宽。实验表明,通讯系统每帧耗时约120us,最高帧频可达8.5kHz,误码率低于10^-8,实时性和可靠性较好。     

基于G/S模式的空间信息云服务架构研究

针对多系统间的数据交换、共享问题,尤其在大数据时代,海量的数据增长给数据的管理带来的挑战,提出了一种基于G/S(General-Browser/ Service-Cloud,G/S)模式的空间信息云服务架构——面向数据的架构(Data Oriented Architecture,DOA)。以数据为核心,以数据标识为主线,通过数据注册中心和数据交换规范XXML(Specific Industry Markup Language),对海量异构数据进行存储、计算和管理,实现多系统间的数据共享、访问和协同。通过在地质灾害监测预警方面的应用,证明了该架构作为信息技术的系统构建方法在大数据时代独特的优势。     

一种车用单刀双掷开关的质检仪器研发

介绍了一种车用单刀双掷开关质量检测仪器的研发,包括检测系统的硬件设计、检测原理以及算法软件开发。首先,根据单刀双掷开关的工作原理及质量检测要求,开发了检测手指触觉压力的机械装置,以及控制开关通道切换的继电器控制电路;在此基础上,开发了相应的检测算法,可实现对开关切换状态、电压差以及手指触觉压力进行自动化的数据采集、分析、检测和判断,从而挑选出合格的开关;最后,设计了触屏人机交互界面,可实时显示产品检测的参数。该检测设备在某自动化生产线上经过近一年时间的检测验证,证明系统运行平稳,检测效果良好、误检率低,可以完全取代传统的人工检测方式,提高了开关的检测效率,降低了检测人员的工作量。     

大数据时代下的化学经验2.0：基于键能的大规模反应途径预测

报道了一个基于键能数据预测反应途径的可编程算法．运用该算法,成功预测了F₂+CH₃Cl气相反应的最优产物(CF₄)和对应的反应途径．提供了一个启示性的化学经验2.0 的例子,并可能开启大数据时代下的大规模反应途径预测的大门．     

Efficiency assessment of primary care providers: A conditional nonparametric approach

This paper uses a fully nonparametric approach to estimate efficiency measures for primary care units incorporating the effect of (exogenous) environmental factors. This methodology allows us to account for different types of variables (continuous and discrete) describing the main characteristics of patients served by those providers. In addition, we use an extension of this nonparametric approach to deal with the presence of undesirable outputs in data, represented by the rates of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC). The empirical results show that all the exogenous variables considered have a significant and negative effect on efficiency estimates.     

An analysis of managerialism and performance in English and Welsh male prisons

This paper fills a noticeable gap in the current economic and penology literature by proposing new performance-enhancing policies based on an efficiency analysis of a sample of male prisons in England and Wales over the period 2009/10. In addition, we advance the empirical literature by integrating the managerialism of four strategic functions of prisons, employment and accommodation, capacity utilization, quality of life in prison and the rehabilitation and re-offending of prisoners. We find that by estimating multiple models focussing on these different areas some prisons are more efficient than other establishments. In terms of policy, it is therefore necessary to consider not just an overall performance metric for individual prisons, as currently undertaken annually by the UK Ministry of Justice, but to look into the administration and managerialism of their main functions in both a business and public policy perspective. Indeed, it is further necessary to view prisons together and not as single entities, so as to obtain a best practice frontier for the different operations that management undertakes in English and Welsh prisons.     

SOI技术及其设备

介绍了SOI技术的特点和制造方法、超薄SOI技术,应变硅SOI技术及其设备,如大束流专用氧离子注入机。