Hydrodynamic and morphological processes in Yangtze Estuary:State-of-the-art research and its applications by Hohai University

This paper presents a review of the state-of-the-art research and its applications developed at Hohai University relating to the hydrodynamic and morphological processes in the Yangtze Estuary. Longitudinal, lateral, and horizontal flow circulations have been revealed based on the measurements with acoustic Doppler current profilers （ADCP）. The hydrodynamic mechanism at diversion points as well as the changing patterns of flow and sediment flux in the Yangtze Estuary has been investigated through long-term data analysis. A field survey has been carried out to detect the saltwater intrusion from the North Branch to South Branch. Different numerical models of flow motion, sediment transport, and saltwater intrusion have been developed to simulate the complicated processes and to evaluate the effects of engineering projects. The morphological processes of wetlands over a time scale of decades have been analyzed with an established database. Ideas for further research on the bio-geomorphological model system and long-term evolution mechanisms are put forward.

Object Extraction Based on Evolutionary Morphological Processing

This paper introduces a novel technique for object detection using genetic algorithms and morphological processing. The method employs a kind of object oriented structure element, which is derived by genetic algorithms. The population of morphological filters is iteratively evaluated according to a statistical performance index corresponding to object extraction ability, and evolves into an optimal structuring element using the evolution principles of genetic search. Experimental results of road extraction from high resolution satellite images are presented to illustrate the merit and feasibility of the proposed method.

A 2-D VERTICAL MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF A TRENCH

A two-dimensional vertical mathematical model has been developed tostudy the flow structure over a trench and the bed level changes in case of suspended sediments and bed load sediment. The morphological process is induced by the incoming current or current-wave combination. The continuity equation and momentum equations forthe sediment now are given, in which the k-ε turbulence model is used. Comparison withmeasurements shows that the agreement for the morphological processes of a trench is fairand the numerical simulation is satis factory.

Weld pool vision sensing and image processing for GMAW

It is difficult to acquire satisfied weld pool image by CCD sensor during gas metal arc welding（ GMAW） , for arc disturbs violently, welding current is great and working frequency is high. By using CMOS vision sensor to GMA W process, the vivid weld pool image is collected at any time, furthermore, whose gray compression ratio is controllable by sensor hardware circuit developed. Acquired weld pool image is firstly pre-processed by using Wiener filter and Ostu threshold segmentation algorithm. Subsequently separation between weld pool image and cathode mist region is conducted by means of mathematical morphological algorithm, and the edge of weld pool image is extracted by using Prewitt algorithm.

MRI Brain Tumor Segmentation with Intuitionist Possibilistic Fuzzy Clustering and Morphological Operations

Digital Image Processing(DIP)is a well-developed field in the biological sciences which involves classification and detection of tumour.In medical science,automatic brain tumor diagnosis is an important phase.Brain tumor detection is performed by Computer-Aided Diagnosis(CAD)systems.The human image creation is greatly achieved by an approach namely medical imaging which is exploited for medical and research purposes.Recently Automatic brain tumor detection from MRI images has become the emerging research area of medical research.Brain tumor diagnosis mainly performed for obtaining exact location,orientation and area of abnormal tissues.Cancer and edema regions inference from brain magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)information is considered to be great challenge due to brain tumors complex structure,blurred borders,besides exterior features like noise.The noise compassion is mainly reduced along with segmentation stability by suggesting efficient hybrid clustering method merged with morphological process for brain cancer segmentation.Combined form of Median Modified Wiener filter(CMMWF)is chiefly deployed for denoising,and morphological operations which in turn eliminate nonbrain tissue,efficiently dropping technique’s sensitivity to noise.The proposed system contains the main phases such as preprocessing,brain tumor extraction and post processing.Image segmentation is greatly achieved by presenting Intuitionist Possibilistic Fuzzy Clustering(IPFC)algorithm.The algorithm’s stability is greatly enhanced by this clustering along with clustering parameters sensitivity reduction.Then,the post processing of images are done through morphological operations along with Hybrid Median filtering(HMF)for attaining exact tumors representations.Additionally,suggested algorithm is substantiated by comparing with other existing segmentation algorithms.The outcomes reveal that suggested algorithm achieves improved outcomes pertaining to accuracy,sensitivity,specificity,and recall.

Morphology and Structure of SiO_2 Film Using Thermal Oxidation Process on(111)Silicon Crystals in Dry Oxygen Atmosphere

By means of scanning electron microscope(SEM)and high voltage electron microscope(HVEM)we have observed and analysed morphology and micro-structure of silicon oxide film with different thickness formed on(111)silicon monocrystal under dry oxygen atmosphere at 1100℃.Compared with their oxidation kinetic curves consisted of three stages,we suggested a mechanism on forming silicon oxide film.According to electron and X-ray diffraction analyses the silicon oxide films consisted of silica with different crystal structure.We also have discussed a stacking fault and a dislocation formed in the Si-Sio_2 interface region simulaneously forming silicon oxide film.

SADDLE-POINT BASED SEPARATION OF TOUCHED OBJECTS IN 2-D IMAGE

In many image analysis and processing problems, discriminating the size and shape of each individual object in an aggregate pile projected in an image is an important practice. It is relatively easy to distinguish these features among the objects already separated from each other. The problems will be undoubtedly more complex and of greater challenge if the objects are touched or/and overlapped. This letter presents an algorithm that can be used to separate the touches and overlaps existing in the objects within a 2-D image. The approach is first to convert the gray-scale image to its corresponding binary one and then to the 3-D topographic one using the erosion operations. A template (or mask) is engineered to search the topographic surface for the saddle point, from which the segmenting orientation is determined followed by the desired separating operation. The algorithm is tested on a real image and the running result is adequately satisfying and encouraging.

Contrastive analysis of prefix dis- and un- in English

English prefix dis- and tin- are commonly surveyed along with some other negative prefixes. However, there are many cases in which prefix dis- and un- can be attached to the same root, causing the difficulty in distinguishing the comprehension of the two prefixes＇ semantic roles. Considering this issue, this paper endeavors to clarify the respective morphological processes and explain their specific semantic roles.

Method for wheat ear counting based on frequency domain decomposition of MSVF-ISCT

Wheat ear counting is a prerequisite for the evaluation of wheat yield.A wheat ear counting method based on frequency domain decomposition is proposed in this study to improve the accuracy of wheat yield estimation.The frequency domain decomposition of wheat ear image is completed by multiscale support value filter(MSVF)combined with improved sampled contourlet transform(ISCT).Support Vector Machine(SVM)is the classic classification and regression algorithm of machine learning.MSVF based on this has strong frequency domain filtering and generalization ability,which can effectively remove the complex background,while the multi-direction characteristics of ISCT enable it to represent the contour and texture information of wheat ears.In order to improve the level of wheat yield prediction,MSVF-ISCT method is used to decompose the ear image in multiscale and multi direction in frequency domain,reduce the interference of irrelevant information,and generate the sub-band image with more abundant information components of ear feature information.Then,the ear feature is extracted by morphological operation and maximum entropy threshold segmentation,and the skeleton thinning and corner detection algorithms are used to count the results.The number of wheat ears in the image can be accurately counted.Experiments show that compared with the traditional algorithms based on spatial domain,this method significantly improves the accuracy of wheat ear counting,which can provide guidance and application for the field of agricultural precision yield estimation.

Microstructure and properties of aging Cu–Cr–Zr alloy

The crystallography and morphology of precipitate particles in a Cu matrix were studied using an aged Cu–Cr–Zr alloy by transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）. The tensile strength and electrical conductivity of this alloy after various aging processes were tested. The results show that two kinds of crystallographic structure associated with chromium-rich phases, fcc and bcc structure, exist in the peak-aging of the alloy. The orientation relationship between bcc Cr precipitate and the matrix exhibits Nishiyama–Wasserman orientation relationship. Two kinds of Zr-rich phases（Cu4Zr and Cu5Zr）can be identified and the habit plane is parallel to {111}Cu plane during the aging. The increase in strength is ascribed to the precipitation of Cr- and Zr-rich phase.

Electron transport layer driven to improve the open-circuit voltage of CH_3NH_3PbI_3 planar perovskite solar cells

Suitable electron transport layers are essential for high performance planar perovskite heterojunction solar cells. Here, we use ZnO electron transport layer sputtered under oxygen-rich atmosphere at room temperature to decrease the hydroxide and then suppress decomposition of perovskite films. The perovskite films with improved crystallinity and morphology are achieved. Besides, on the ZnO substrate fabricated at oxygen-rich atmosphere, open-circuit voltage of the CH_3NH_3PbI_3-based perovskite solar cells increased by 0.13 V.A high open-circuit voltage of 1.16 V provides a good prospect for the perovskite-based tandem solar cells. The ZnO sputtered at room temperature can be easily fabricated industrially on a large scale, therefore, compatible to flexible and tandem devices. Those properties make the sputtered ZnO films promising as electron transport materials for perovskite solar cells.

Measurement, modelling, and closed-loop control of crystal shape distribution： Literature review and future perspectives

Crystal morphology is known to be of great importance to the end-use properties of crystal products, and to affect down-stream processing such as filtration and drying. However, it has been previously regarded as too challenging to achieve automatic closed-loop control. Previous work has focused on controlling the crystal size distribution, where the size of a crystal is often defined as the diameter of a sphere that has the same volume as the crystal. This paper reviews the new advances in morphological population balance models for modelling and simulating the crystal shape distribution （CShD）, measuring and estimating crystal facet growth kinetics, and two- and three-dimensional imaging for on-line characterisation of the crystal morphology and CShD. A framework is presented that integrates the various components to achieve the ultimate objective of model-based closed-loop control of the CShD. The knowledge gaps and challenges that require further research are also identified.