A multi-sensor-based distributed real-time measurement system for glacier deformation

Glacier disasters occur frequently in alpine regions around the world,but the current conventional geological disaster measurement technology cannot be directly used for glacier disaster measurement.Hence,in this study,a distributed multi-sensor measurement system for glacier deformation was established by integrating piezoelectric sensing,coded sensing,attitude sensing technology and wireless communication technology.The traditional Modbus protocol was optimized to solve the problem of data identification confusion of different acquisition nodes.Through indoor wireless transmission,adaptive performance analysis,error measurement experiment and landslide simulation experiment,the performance of the measurement system was analyzed and evaluated.Using unmanned aerial vehicle technology,the reliability and effectiveness of the measurement system were verified on the site of Galongla glacier in southeastern Tibet,China.The results show that the mean absolute percentage errors were only 1.13%and 2.09%for the displacement and temperature,respectively.The distributed glacier deformation real-time measurement system provides a new means for the assessment of the development process of glacier disasters and disaster prevention and mitigation.

Real-time measurement of high rotational projectile axial acceleration based on 2-axis acceleration sensor

The real-time measurement principle of high rotational projectile＇s angular velocity based on 2-axis acceleration sensor and the axial acceleration measurement error caused by the installation error are discussed.The 2-axis acceleration sensor is applied to measure the high rotational projectile＇s angular velocity and the measurement value of axial acceleration,the axial acceleration of the high rotational projectile equals the measurement value of axial acceleration subtracting the centrifugal acceleration component,so that the high-accuracy real-time measurement of axial acceleration is realized.The memory test has confirmed the strike tally of the theoretical analysis and the test result.The measurement technique can satisfy the high-accuracy measurement of the high rotational projectile axial acceleration in the self-determination course correction fuze projectile.

Micro-failure process and failure mechanism of brittle rock under uniaxial compression using continuous real-time wave velocity measurement

In this study,the micro-failure process and failure mechanism of a typical brittle rock under uniaxial compression are investigated via continuous real-time measurement of wave velocities.The experimental results indicate that the evolutions of wave velocities became progressively anisotropic under uniaxial loading due to the direction-dependent development of micro-damage.A wave velocity model considering the inner anisotropic crack evolution is proposed to accurately describe the variations of wave velocities during uniaxial compression testing.Based on which,the effective elastic parameters are inferred by a transverse isotropic constitutive model,and the evolutions of the crack density are inversed using a self-consistent damage model.It is found that the propagation of axial cracks dominates the failure process of brittle rock under uniaxial loading and oblique shear cracks develop with the appearance of macrocrack.

Real-time measurement of atmospheric parameters for the 127-element adaptive optics system of 1.8-m telescope

A real-time method for measuring atmospheric parameters based on co-processor field-programmable gate array （FPGA） and main processor digital signal processing （DSP） is proposed for ground-based telescopes with adaptive optics （AO） systems. Coherence length, outer scale, average wind speed, and coherence time are estimated according to closed-loop data on the residual slopes and the corrected voltages of AO systems. This letter introduces the principle and architecture design of the proposed method, which is successfully applied in the 127-element AO system of the 1.8-m telescope of Yunnan Astronomical Observatory. The method enables real-time atmospheric observations with the same object and path of the AO system. This method is also applicable to extended objects.

Correlation between the rock mass properties and maximum horizontal stress:A case study of overcoring stress measurements

Understanding the mechanical properties of the lithologies is crucial to accurately determine the horizontal stress magnitude.To investigate the correlation between the rock mass properties and maximum horizontal stress,the three-dimensional(3D)stress tensors at 89 measuring points determined using an improved overcoring technique in nine mines in China were adopted,a newly defined characteristic parameter C_(ERP)was proposed as an indicator for evaluating the structural properties of rock masses,and a fuzzy relation matrix was established using the information distribution method.The results indicate that both the vertical stress and horizontal stress exhibit a good linear growth relationship with depth.There is no remarkable correlation between the elastic modulus,Poisson's ratio and depth,and the distribution of data points is scattered and messy.Moreover,there is no obvious relationship between the rock quality designation(RQD)and depth.The maximum horizontal stress σ_(H) is a function of rock properties,showing a certain linear relationship with the C_(ERP)at the same depth.In addition,the overall change trend of σ_(H) determined by the established fuzzy identification method is to increase with the increase of C_(ERP).The fuzzy identification method also demonstrates a relatively detailed local relationship betweenσ_H and C_(ERP),and the predicted curve rises in a fluctuating way,which is in accord well with the measured stress data.

Real-time reliability evaluation based on damaged measurement degradation data

A method was proposed to evaluate the real-time reliability for a single product based on damaged measurement degradation data.Most researches on degradation analysis often assumed that the measurement process did not have any impact on the product's performance.However,in some cases,the measurement process may exert extra stress on products being measured.To obtain trustful results in such a situation,a new degradation model was derived.Then,by fusing the prior information of product and its own on-line degradation data,the real-time reliability was evaluated on the basis of Bayesian formula.To make the proposed method more practical,a procedure based on expectation maximization (EM) algorithm was presented to estimate the unknown parameters.Finally,the performance of the proposed method was illustrated by a simulation study.The results show that ignoring the influence of the damaged measurement process can lead to biased evaluation results,if the damaged measurement process is involved.

The real-time measurement of welding temperature field and closed-loop control of isotherm width

The real-time measurement of welding temperature field by colorimetric method is described, and with the data acquired from it closed-loop control system of the parameters of temperature field is developed and tested. Experimental results prove that it has high measurement speed (time of a field within 0.5 s) and good dynamic response quality. Weld penetration can be controlled satifactorily under unstable welding condition.

Development of in-situ Marine Sediment Geo-Acoustic Measurement System with Real-Time and Multi Frequencies (the Second Generation)

Compared with the laboratory acoustic measurement of sediment samples, the in-situ acoustic measurement in marine sediment is considered more accurate and rehable, because it covers all of the surrounding environment factors and avoids the disturbance during the course of sampling and transporting of sediment samples. A new multi-frequency in-situ geoacoustic measurement system （MFIS^AMS） has been developed. The system can provide acoustic vdocity （compressional wave） and attenuation profiles of the uppermost 4 - 8 m sediment in the seafloor. It consists of 8 channels with 12 frequencies （multi-frequencies） and 0.5 - 2 MHz sampling rates. The data collected can be transmiuted in real-time. Associated with inclinometer and altimeter, it can provide the data for depth emendation. Acoustic velocity and attenuation data have been obtained from two in-situ experiments conducted in the Hangzhou Bay.

Influence of variables on the system of real-time measurement of temperature field with ICCD as sensor

The influence of all variables, such as materials of a measured object, condition of its surface, distance, and shut off time in the measurement of temperature field by colorimetric method with ICCD as sensor, is analyzed theoretically and studied by experiments. The obtained results prove the feasibility and reliability of the developed method.

Real-time forward modeling and inversion of logging-while-drilling electromagnetic measurements in horizontal wells

Based on the pseudo-analytical equation of electromagnetic log for layered formation,an optimal boundary match method is proposed to adaptively truncate the encountered formation structures.An efficient integral method is put forward to significantly accelerate the convergence of Sommerfeld integral.By asymptotically approximating and subtracting the first reflection/transmission waves from the scattered field,the new Sommerfeld integral method has addressed difficulties encountered by the traditional digital filtering method,such as low computational precision and limited operating range,and realized the acceleration of the computation speed of logging-while-drilling electromagnetic measurements(LWD EM).By making use of the priori information from the offset/pilot wells and interactively adjusting the formation model,the optimum initial guesses of the inversion model is determined in order to predict the nearby formation boundaries.The gradient optimization algorithm is developed and an interactive inversion system for the LWD EM data from the horizontal wells is established.The inverted results of field data demonstrated that the real-time interactive inversion method is capable of providing the accurate boundaries of layers around the wellbore from the LWD EM,and it will benefit the wellbore trajectory optimization and reservoir interpretation.

Real-Time Black Carbon Emissions from Light-Duty Passenger Vehicles Using a Portable Emissions Measurement System

Black carbon(BC)is considered the second largest anthropogenic climate forcer,but the radiative effects of BC are highly correlated with its combustion sources.On-road vehicles are an important source of anthropogenic BC.However,there are major uncertainties in the estimates of the BC emissions from on-road light-duty passenger vehicles(LDPVs),and results obtained with the portable emissions measurement system(PEMS)method are particularly lacking.We developed a PEMS platform and evaluated the on-road BC emissions from ten in-use LDPVs.We demonstrated that the BC emission factors(EFs)of gasoline direction injection(GDI)engine vehicles range from 1.10 to 1.56 mg.km^(-1),which are higher than the EFs of port fuel injection(PFI)engine vehicles(0.10–0.17 mg.km^(-1))by a factor of 11.The BC emissions during the cold-start phase contributed 2%–33%to the total emissions.A strong correlation(R^(2)=0.70)was observed between the relative BC EFs and average vehicle speed,indicating that traffic congestion alleviation could effectively mitigate BC emissions.Moreover,BC and particle number(PN)emissions were linearly correlated(R^(2)=0.90),and compared to PFI engine vehicles,the instantaneous PN-to-BC emission rates of GDI engine vehicles were less sensitive to vehicle specific power-to-velocity(VSPV)increase in all speed ranges.

Research on the Real-Time Phase Jump Process Method for Plasma Electron Density Measurement in HL-2A Tokamak

In the real-time plasma electron density measurement using far infrared （FIR） laser interferometry, the plasma electron density can be calculated by measuring the real time phase difference between the reference signal and the probe signal. A novel Real-time Phase Jump Process （RPJP） method is applied to the HL-2A tokamak. With this method, the phase difference 1 precision is up to 1/3600 fringe （1 fringe is equal to a phase shift of 2π）, and the dynamic measure- ment range is extensible 65536 fringes. The time resolution of the phase difference is 80 ns, while the feedback delay is 180 its.

Data network traffic analysis and optimization strategy of real-time power grid dynamic monitoring system for wide-frequency measurements

The application and development of a wide-area measurement system(WAMS)has enabled many applications and led to several requirements based on dynamic measurement data.Such data are transmitted as big data information flow.To ensure effective transmission of wide-frequency electrical information by the communication protocol of a WAMS,this study performs real-time traffic monitoring and analysis of the data network of a power information system,and establishes corresponding network optimization strategies to solve existing transmission problems.This study utilizes the traffic analysis results obtained using the current real-time dynamic monitoring system to design an optimization strategy,covering the optimization in three progressive levels:the underlying communication protocol,source data,and transmission process.Optimization of the system structure and scheduling optimization of data information are validated to be feasible and practical via tests.

A non-contact real-time measurement of lamp dimension based on machine vision

In order to realize the online measurement of lamp dimension,the bulb image dimension measurement based on vision(BIDMV)is proposed.The image of lamp is obtained by camera.After image processing,such as Otsu algorithm,median filter,ellipse fitting and envelope rectangle fitting,the dimension of lamp can be calculated.Based on this method,a non-contact real-time measurement system of the lamp’s dimension is developed.The precision of the proposed method is 0.07 mm,and it can satisfy the tolerance of the National Standard GB15766.1-2008.The experiment results show that the proposed method has a faster measuring speed and a higher precision compared with other measurement methods.

Real-time measurement of temperature field with ICCD as sensor (II)──Principle and method for optimum design of wavelength

The colorimetric method for real-time measurement of temperature field using ICCD as sensor was developed. In order to ensure the accuracy and sensitivity, the relationship between the ratio response of two-color images and radiant property of body, transmission property of filter, spectral response of ICCD is discussed. The analysis is based on computer calculation of the established mathematical model. On the basis of the analysis, optimum wavelengths are obtained for a given sensor system. Experimental work was carried out to check the correctness of the theoretical results. The method is useful for general purpose of study and design of the developed system.

Field instrumentation for real-time measurement of soil-water characteristic curve

Suction measurement has a vital role in unsaturated soil analysis.However,measuring soil suction remains a challenging task due to a number of issues such as the limited range of suction measurement,cavitation,or long equilibrium time.It is even more challenging when the suction measurement is to be carried on the field.Hence,the development of a new suction measurement device which is able to measure high suction range for a long duration without tedious maintenance and yet portable enough for site measurement is required.In this study,a new sensor which is referred to as NTU Osmotic Tensiometer was developed along with the method to correct for decay and temperature.The NTU osmotic tensiometer is based on polymer swelling capacity in order to measure in-situ soil suction in real time for a very long duration.It requires minimum maintenance as the polymer-based sensor is not affected by the cavitation phenomenon.However,correction for decay and temperature is of paramount importance and therefore explained in this paper.Verification of the NTU osmotic tensiometer was carried out by comparing the field measurement results from the NTU osmotic tensiometer and the small tip tensiometer.The performance of the NTU osmotic tensiometer was found to be comparable with that of the small tip tensiometer,but the NTU osmotic tensiometer is able to measure more than 100 kPa soil suction.Therefore,it is possible to obtain the field soil-water characteristic curve by combining the measured in-situ soil suction from the NTU osmotic tensiometer with the measured in-situ water content from the moisture sensor as illustrated in the paper.

The Real-Time,High Precision Phase Difference Measurement of Electron Density in HL-2A Tokamak

This paper introduces a real-time high precision measurement of phase difference based on Field Programmable Gate Array（FPGA） technology,which has been successfully applied to laser grating interference measurement and real-time feedback of plasma electron density in HL-2A tokamak.It can track the changes of electron density while setting the starting point of the density curve to zero.In a laboratory test,the measuring accuracy of phase difference is less than 0.1°,the time resolution is 80 ns,and the feedback delay is 180 μs.

Real-Time Liquid Evaporation Rate Measurement Based on a Microchip Laser Feedback Interferometer

We present a novel scheme to realize the direct real-time measurement of liquid evaporation rate and nanometer order liquid level monitoring.It is based on the phase measurement technology of Nd:YAG microchip laser frequency-shifted feedback,which not only has a high resolution and precision but also ultrahigh sensitivity.The evaporation rates of four different transparent liquids and hot water are measured.Experimental results indicate the ease and convenience of measuring and present promising application prospects in non-cooperative target measurement.

Development of sensor system for real-time measurement of droplet deposition of agricultural sprayers

During the chemical application process,droplet deposition on a target is an important reference indicator for evaluating the spraying technique and its performance.In order to quickly obtain deposition results in the field,this study proposed a novel system based on surface humidity sensors.The basic principle is to convert the measured physical quantity change into a capacitance change,thereby realizing the physical quantity to electrical signal conversion.An Android application for mobile terminal and the corresponding coordinator were developed,which allowed operators to control multiple sensors simultaneously through the Bluetooth.The soluble tracer detected by spectrophotometer was used to calibrate the system.The obtained results indicated a good correlation between deposition volume and voltage increment output from the newly developed system(R2 of the six nozzles with Dv0.5 ranging from 107.28μm to 396.20μm were 0.8674-0.9729),and a power regression model based on the least squares technique(R2=0.8022)was developed.In the field test,the system exhibited an optimal performance in predicting the deposition volume.Compared with the conventional method of measuring tracer concentration,the deviation was less than 10%.In addition,the system exhibited good fitting curve of the deposition distribution with droplet number results measured by the water sensitive paper method.

Protonated acetone ion chemical ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for real-time measurement of atmospheric ammonia

Ammonia(NH_(3))is ubiquitous in the atmosphere,it can affect the formation of secondary aerosols and particulate matter,and cause soil eutrophication through sedimentation.Currently,the use of radioactive primary reagent ion source and the humidity interference on the sensitivity and stability are the two major issues faced by chemical ionization mass spectrometer(CIMS)in the analysis of atmospheric ammonia.In this work,a vacuum ultraviolet(VUV)Kr lamp was used to replace the radioactive source,and acetone was ionized under atmospheric pressure to obtain protonated acetone reagent ions to ionize ammonia.The ionization source is designed as a separated three-zone structure,and even 90 vol.%high-humidity samples can still be directly analyzed with a sensitivity of sub-ppbv.A signal normalization processing method was designed,and with this new method,the quantitative relative standard deviation(RSD)of the instrument was decreased from 17.5%to9.1%,and the coefficient of determination was increased from 0.8340 to 0.9856.The humidity correction parameters of the instrument were calculated from different humidity,and the ammonia concentrations obtained under different humidity were converted to its concentration under zero humidity condition with these correction parameters.The analytical time for a single sample is only 60 sec,and the limit of detection(LOD)was 8.59 pptv(signalto-noise ratio S/N=3).The ambient measurement made in Qingdao,China,in January 2021 with this newly designed CIMS,showed that the concentration of ammonia ranged from 1 to 130 ppbv.