Scattering by circular cavity in radially inhomogeneous medium with wave velocity variation

Based on the theory of complex function and the principle of homogenization, harmonic dynamics stress of a radially infinite inhomogeneous medium with a circular cavity is investigated. Due to the symmetry, wave velocity is assumed to have power-law variation in the radial direction only, and the shear modulus is constant. The Helmholtz equation with a variable coefficient is equivalently transformed into a standard Helmholtz equation with a general conformal transformation method（GCTM）. The displacements and stress fields are proposed. Numerical results show that the wave number and the inhomogeneity parameter of the medium have significant effects on the dynamic stress concentration around the circular cavity. The dynamic stress concentration factor（DSCF） becomes singular when the inhomogeneity parameter of medium is close to zero.

Effect of solution treatment on the martensitic transformation behavior of a Ni_(43)Co_7Mn_(39)Sn_(11) polycrystalline alloy

The effect of solution treatment on the martensitic transformation behavior of a Ni43Co7Mn39Sn11 polycrystalline alloy fabricated by an arc melting method was investigated by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDS）, and differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）. The examination indicates the presence of severe chemical segregation in the dendritic as-cast structure because of solidification. This chemical segregation completely impedes the intrinsic martensitic transformation. Annealing at 1223 K for 24 h is identified as the threshold annealing condition to eliminate the microstructural segregation and begin the martensitic transformation, as indicated by a broad and obscure feature. Annealing at 1273 K for 24–48 h is found to be effective at promoting notably the martensitic transformation, but the martensitic transformation exhibits a multiple-step feature. Complete homogeneity is achieved by annealing at 1273 K for 72 h, which produces a sharp, single-step martensitic transformation. The microstructural evolution and the valence electron concentrations of alloys（e/a ratio） are evaluated, which are reflective of the degree of compositional homogeneity of alloys, confirming that high annealing temperature and long holding time are vital to reveal the intrinsic martensitic behavior of this alloy. The adequately homogenized alloy displays a martensitic transformation at 292 K and an enthalpy of 11.2 J/g.

DISTANCE MEASURING MODELING AND ERROR ANALYSIS OF DUALCCD VISION SYSTEM SIMULATING HUMAN EYES AND NECK

A dual-CCD simulating human eyes and neck (DSHEN) vision system is putforward. Its structure and principle are introduced. The DSREN vision system can perform somemovements simulating human eyes and neck by means of four rotating joints, and realize preciseobject recognizing and distance measuring in all orientations. The mathematic model of the DSHENvision system is built, and its movement equation is solved. The coordinate error and measureprecision affected by the movement parameters are analyzed by means of intersection measuringmethod. So a theoretic foundation for further research on automatic object recognizing and precisetarget tracking is provided.

Calibration method of quartz accelerometer on dynamic centrifuge

This paper proposes a novel method for calibrating error coefficients of the quartz accelerometer faster on the dynamic centrifuge,which can generate a continuous dynamic acceleration excitation.Firstly,working principle and structure of the dynamic centrifuge are analyzed,the error sources and the uncertainty of the dynamic centrifuge are expounded,and relevant coordinate systems are established.Then,according to the characteristics of the input specific forces and the propagating methods of the error sources,the accurate input specific forces acted on the input reference axes of accelerometer are obtained.Based on the calibration error model of the accelerometer,the corresponding dynamic calibration method is proposed.Finally,the second-order and high-order coefficients of the acceleration error model are calibrated,and the calibration precision of the coefficients is analyzed.Compared with traditional calibration methods,the method proposed in this paper not only greatly enhances the calibration efficiency by reducing the installing positions of the accelerometer,but also separates the centrifuge errors from the outputs of the accelerometer,which improves the accuracy and efficiency of the calibration method simultaneously.

Method for Workspace Calculation of 6R Serial Manipulator Based on Surface Enveloping and Overlaying

Aiming at the workspace calculation problem of multi-joint serial manipulators,a surface enveloping and overlaying (SEO) method is presented to identify and visualize the manipulator workspace.The SEO method is composed of two stages:the first stage is to choose reference points of the manipulator and calculate their boundary surfaces using the nth enveloping method;the second stage is to overlay these boundary surfaces to identify the final workspace.The SEO method is basically a combination of the analytic method and the numerical method.By delineating the graphic representation of the workspace step by step,the SEO method is easy to analyze the existence and the shape of voids and holes.The basic theory of the SEO method and formulas for workspace calculation are presented based on a 6R serial manipulator.By showing the workspace calculation results,the SEO method is proved working correctly.

Systematic Geometric Error Modeling for Workspace Volumetric Calibration of a 5-axis Turbine Blade Grinding Machine

A systematic geometric model has been presented for calibration of a newly designed 5-axis turbine blade grinding machine. This machine is designed to serve a specific purpose to attain high accuracy and high efficiency grinding of turbine blades by eliminating the hand grinding process. Although its topology is RPPPR （P： prismatic; R： rotary）, its design is quite distinct from the competitive machine tools. As error quantification is the only way to investigate, maintain and improve its accuracy, calibra- tion is recommended for its performance assessment and acceptance testing. Systematic geometric error modeling technique is implemented and 52 position dependent and position independent errors are identified while considering the machine as five rigid bodies by eliminating the set-up errors of workpiece and cutting tool. 39 of them are found to have influential errors and are accommodated for finding the resultant effect between the cutting tool and the workpiece in workspace volume. Rigid body kinematics techniques and homogenous transformation matrices are used for error synthesis.

Fe_3O_4 nano-whiskers by ultrasonic-aided reduction in concentrated NaOH solution

Fe3O4 nano-whiskers were synthesized via ultrasonic-aided reduction of FeCl2.4H2O with N2H4-H2O in concentrated NaOH solution. Phase identification and morphology observation were conducted by X-ray diffraction （XRD） analysis, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and field emission scanning electron microscopy （FE-SEM）. Face scanning energy dispersive spectrum （face scanning EDS） and twodimensional fast Fourier transform （2DFFF） for element distribution were carried out for confirming composition homogeneity. From XRD and TEIVI, the synthesized Fe304 nano-whiskers are of cubic phase with average dimension of 20 nm~ 200 nm （average aspect ratio of 10）. FE-SEM shows that the nanowhiskers without dispersion are interconnected into a network at a scale of 20μm. 2DFFT of the distribution of Fe and O from face scanning EDS confirms the composition homogeneity of the synthesized Fe3O4. Hydrazine hydrate determines the formation of the nano-whiskers, while the possible mechanism is the preferred growth along certain orientation with the aid of ultrasonic treatment.