Pulsed-field separation of particles in a microfluidic device

We demonstrate the proof-of-principle of a new separation concept for micrometer-sized particles in a structured microfluidic device. Under the action of externally applied, periodic voltage-pulses two different species of like-charged polystyrene beads are observed to simultaneously migrate into opposite directions. Based on a theoretical model of the particle motion in the microdevice that shows good agreement with the experimental measurements, the underlying separation mechanism is identified and explained. Potential biophysical applications, such as cell sorting, are briefly addressed.     

Automatic 3D tracking of cardiac material markers using slice-following and harmonic-phase MRI

A method to track a grid of cardiac material points in three dimensions using slice-following (SF) tagged magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and harmonic-phase MRI is presented. A three-dimensional grid of material points on the lines of intersections of short-axis (SA) and long-axis (LA) planes is automatically tracked by combining two-dimensional pathlines that are computed on both SA and LA image planes. This process yields the true three-dimensional motion of points originating on the image plane intersections. Experimental data from normal volunteers, each obtained in four short breath-holds using the SF harmonic phase MRI pulse sequence, is presented. A validation of two-dimensional in-plane tracks using this pulse sequence on a moving phantom is also presented.     

运动捕捉数据重用方法的研究

自从运动捕捉技术被引入计算机动画制作领域之后,以其真实准确的优点得到了迅速的推广,如今在人们生活的各个领域都能够看到运动捕捉技术的身影,然而该技术同样存在一些缺点,其中最主要的缺点就是运动捕捉的成本十分昂贵,因此如何更好的重用已有的捕捉数据成为计算机图形学研究的一大热点.本文将对现有的运动捕获数据重用技术进行详细的剖析和比较.我们这里所说的重用技术是指在只需要较少的人工交互的基础上对运动数据的重新使用.按照不同的原理和处理方法我们将这些运动数据重用技术分成了三大类:对运动捕捉数据的直接重用,对运动捕捉数据的间接重用和直接与间接相结合的重用方法.并对各种代表技术进行了论述,分析了这些技术的优劣和可能的改进方法.     

多维矢量矩阵变换域的运动矢量估计

为了实现对视频中运动目标的运动矢量估计,建立了多维矢量矩阵变换域运动估计系统,在变换域对运动视频中运动目标形成的多维能量集中平面进行研究。首先,介绍了多维矢量矩阵理论、变换理论以及运动目标在变换域形成能量集中平面的理论推导;然后,采用平面拟合的方法,求取运动矢量的大小;最后,分析对比了几种方法的效果和迭代速度。实验结果表明:多维矢量矩阵变换域的运动平面拟合方法估计的运动矢量精度达到10^-2 pixel,提供了一种变换域运动矢量估计的高精度方法。     

基于联合变换相关的机载航空相机像移测量

为了提高像移测量精度,针对机载航空摆扫相机提出一种坐标变换法和图像相关法相结合的像移测量方法。利用坐标变换法得到初始像移速度,利用图像联合变换相关法对像移速度残差进行补偿。联合图像通过一个面阵CCD获得,该面阵CCD放置在相机焦平面上并与成像线阵TDI CCD平行,其输出的当前图像与参考图像合并构成联合图像进行二维空间联合变换相关运算,得到像移修正矢量。对该矢量分别在相机摆扫方向和载机飞行方向进行分解,从而得到摆扫像移和前向像移的修正量。仿真实验结果表明,在输入图像信噪比为4 dB时,像移测量误差在0.1 pixel以内。     

Dune morphodynamics

The physics of dunes relies on the interaction between a wind flow and an erodible topography. Thus, if strong enough to transport grains, the wind shapes sandy areas into dune fields. These dunes are reminiscent of a wavy sea so that sandy deserts are called sand seas. However, the comparison stops there. Contrary to water waves, dunes propagate only under wind action and when the wind stops, they do not vanish but stand. Consequently, dunes are not only the result of the present winds, but can integrate the wind regimes over long periods. Thus, they exhibit a range of shapes and sizes with superimposed patterns. They are witnesses of past wind regimes and their shape and orientation are used to constraint climatic models on other planetary bodies where they are observed as well (e.g., Mars, Titan and Venus). Here, we discuss the morphodynamics of dunes and endeavor to identify and to explain the physical mechanisms at play in the selection of their shape, size and orientation, whilst focusing on Earth desert sand dunes.     

Phase Transition of [2,2]‐Paracyclophane – An End to an Apparently Endless Story

In this contribution, the solid‐state low‐temperature phase structure of [2,2]‐paracyclophane is unambiguously characterised by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. Additionally, a heat capacity measurement was undertaken, which proves the existence of a λ‐type phase transition at 45 K, a transition that is connected with the formation of a secondary C_p/T feature at 60 K. The low‐temperature phase (<45 K) crystallises in the lower symmetry space group P$\bar 4$ n2, whereas the high‐temperature phase (>60 K) crystallises in space group P4₂/mnm. This proves what has been postulated both by experimental and theoretical chemists but has repeatedly been dismissed as speculation many times.     

3kA钕电解槽流场中颗粒受力分析

近年来随着NdFeB永磁的应用发展,对金属Nd质量的要求越来越高,而电解过程碳颗粒运动及溶解对金属质量的影响至关重要。通过理论与数值模拟相结合的方式对流场中不溶于电解液的碳固体颗粒的主要受力类型进行梳理,对其运动轨迹进行数值模拟研究,针对稀土电解槽进行了颗粒-流场的计算及模拟,研究发现曳力及重力是颗粒在电解槽中起主要作用的力。曳力是改变颗粒运动轨迹的影响因素,且曳力随粒径的增大而增大。0.07 mm颗粒粒径是区分主要作用力是重力还是曳力的临界值,颗粒粒径越大,越不利于电解槽得到纯净的Nd单质。对进一步改进电解槽槽型,从而得到质量更好、杂质更少的稀土金属,并对后续各物理场对颗粒的影响提供参考意义。     

复杂曲面加工过程多约束自适应进给率控制策略

建立了基于过程约束和刀具运动分析的切削力精确预测模型,在此基础上提出了复杂曲面加工过程多约束的进给率自适应定制方法.基于刀具与工件的相对运动分析,并依据刀刃微元在切削过程中真实运动轨迹的解析表达,建立了精确计算未变形切屑厚度的理论模型,由此给出针对复杂曲面加工的任意刀具运动轨迹拓扑形状的铣削力计算公式.以切削力模型为基础,结合悬臂梁模型、应力模型和扭矩计算公式,给出进给率定制过程中的关键制约因素.以材料去除率最大化为目标,通过求解有约束极值问题实现进给率优化.实例验证表明该模型能够进行复杂曲面加工进给率自适应定制,优化后的进给率有利于在保证加工精度和安全的前提下实现加工效率的最大化.