仿鸟喙微型气动软体机械手爪的设计及优化

为实现微型易碎、不规则物体的稳定抓取,结合软体材料的柔顺性和鸟喙结构抓取的准确性,提出一种仿鸟喙微型气动软体机械手爪,该机械手爪不仅具有一般软体手爪良好的环境适应性,而且结构更加简洁,对微型物体尤其适用。利用Yeoh本构模型和Ansys软件,对手爪的弯曲特性做了有限元仿真,并根据仿真结果进行变壁厚和局部填充的优化。对优化后的手爪进行了弯曲特性、抓取力测试试验和适应性试验,验证了仿鸟喙微型气动软体机械手爪的可行性。

基于光纤激光的高精度三维视觉测量技术

随着现代数字制造技术的快速发展,在工业产品测量领域,对微型物体几何尺寸的测量需要满足非接触、高精度、多尺寸等需求,而现有测量技术还不能达到这些要求。为了实现多尺寸、高效、快速、非接触式的精确测量,文中利用光纤耦合激光器光束质量好、线宽超细、精度高、单色性好、体积小以及免调节等优势,研制了基于光纤激光的精密非接触测量系统,提出了一种基于光纤耦合激光的超精密视觉测量方法,主要包含基于光纤线激光的目标成像、激光线滤波与提取、测量模型建立及几何参数标定、数据转换和三维重建测量等关键技术。利用光纤激光器向测量物体表面连续发射激光线,采用高分辨率相机,通过照明/不照明两次成像技术获取物体的平面尺寸和高度信息。对激光线图像进行滤波校正,快速提取激光线,对几何参数进行标定和坐标转换,然后进行处理数据,获取物体测量部位的三维测量值。实物测量和对比实验验证了文中测量方法的准确性、快速性和有效性,测量精度可达微米级。为微型物体几何尺寸的三维非接触、高精度、多尺寸测量提供了有效方法和测量仪器。

2-D IMAGE-BASED VOLUMETRIC MODELING FOR PARTICLE OF RANDOM SHAPE

In this paper, an approach to predicting randomly-shaped particle volume based on its two- Dimensional （2-D） digital image is explored. Conversion of gray-scale image of the particles to its binary counterpart is first performed using backlighting technique. The silhouette of particle is thus obtained, and consequently, informative features such as particle area, centroid and shape-related descriptors are collected. Several dimensionless parameters are defined, and used as regressor variables in a multiple linear regression model to predict particle volume. Regressor coefficients are found by fitting to a randomly selected sample of 501 panicles ranging in size from 4.75mm to 25ram. The model testing experiment is conducted against a different aggregate sample of the similar statistical properties, the errors of the model-predicted volume of the batch is within ±2%.

Expression and immunoactivity of chimeric particulate antigens of receptor binding site-core antigen of hepatitis B virus

AIM: To improve the immunogenicity of receptor binding site of hepatitis B virus (HBV) on preS1 antigen using HBV core antigen as an immuno-carrier. METHODS: One to 6 tandem copies of HBV preS1 (21-47) fragment were inserted into HBcAg at the sites of aa 78 and 82, and expressed in E.coli. ELISA, Western blot and animal immunization were used to analyze the antigenicity and immmunogenicity of purified particulate antigens. The ability to capture HBV by antibodies elicited by chimeric particles was detected with immuno-capture PCR. RESULTS: Recombinant antigens CI, CII, CIII carrying 1-3 copies of HBV preSl (21-47) individually could form virus-like particles (VLPs), similar to HBcAg in morphology. But recombinant antigens carrying 4-6 copies of HBV preSl (21-47) were poorly expressed in E.coli. Chimeric antigens were lacking of immunoreactivity with anti-HBc monoclonal antibodies (McAbs), but still reserved good immunoreactivity with anti-HBe McAbs. CI, CII, CIII could strongly react with anti-preS1 McAb, suggesting that preS1 (21-47) fragment was well exposed on the surface of chimeric VLPs. Three chimeric VLP antigens (CI, CII and CIII) could stimulate mice to produce high-level antibody responses, and their immunogenicity was stronger than non-particulate antigen 21-47*6, containing 6 copies of preS1 (21-47). Mouse antibodies to CI, CII and CIII were able to capture HBV virions in immuno-capture PCR assay in vitro. CONCLUSION: Chimeric particulate antigens of receptor binding site-core antigen of HBV can elicit strong antibody responses to preS1. They have a potential to be developed into prophylactic or therapeutic vaccines against HBV infection.

Picoplankton distribution in different water masses of the East China Sea in autumn and winter

Abstract Picoplankton distribution was investigated in different water masses of the East China Sea in November, 2006 and February, 2007. The autumn and winter cruises crossed three major water masses： the coastal water mass （CWM）, the mixed water mass （MWM）, which forms on the continental shelf, and the Kuroshio water mass （KWM）. Picoplankton composition was resolved into four main groups by flow cytometry, namely Synechococcus, Prochlorococcus, picoeukaryotes, and heterotrophic bacteria. The average abundances of Synechococcus, picoeukaryotes, and heterotrophic bacteria were （0.63＋ 10.88）~ 103, （1.61＋1.16）x103, （3.39~1.27）x105 cells/mL in autumn and （6.45~8.60）x103, （3.23~2.63）x103, （3.76~1.37）x 105 cells/mL in winter, respectively. Prochlorococcus was not found in the CWM and seldom observed in surface samples in either season. However, Prochlorococcus was observed in the MWM and KWM （approximately 103 cells/mL） in both auttman and winter. Synechococcus distribution varied considerably among water masses, with the highest levels in KWM and lowest levels in CWM. The depth-averaged integrated abundance of Synechococcus was approximately 5-fold higher in KWM than in CWM, which may be due primarily to water temperature. In the MWM, Synechococcus was resolved as two subgroups; the presence of both subgroups was more common in autumn. Picoeukaryote abundance varied less among water masses than Synechococcus, and heterotrophic bacteria depth-averaged integrated abundance exhibited the smallest seasonal variations with respect to water mass. Correlation analysis showed that relationships between picoplankton abundances and environmental factors （temperature, nutrients, and chlorophyll a） differed among the three water masses, suggesting that the three water masses have different effects on picoplankton distribution （particularly Synechococcus）.

Sex differences in exercise and drug addiction:A mini review of animal studies

Growing literature has demonstrated that exercise may be an effective prevention and treatment option for drug addiction. In the past few years, many studies have suggested that there were sex differences in all phases of drug addiction. However, very limited research has investigated sex differences in the effectiveness of exercise intervention in drug addiction and rehabilitation. In this mini review, we summarize the effect of sex on the results of using exercise to prevent and treat drug addiction. The studies we consider span various animal models and use multiple types of exercise to examine the effectiveness of exercise on the neurobiological mechanism of exercise rehabilitation. We believe that exercise as an adjuvant intervention strategy can be applied better in drug addiction prevention and recovery. Copyright 2014, Shanghai University of Sport. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

A Finite Volume Backward Euler Difference Method for Nonlinear Parabolic Integral-differential Equation

The Finite volume backward Euler difference method is established to discuss two-dimensional parabolic integro-differential equations.These results are new for finite volume element methods for parabolic integro-differential equations.

Applications of MEMS devices in nanosatellite

micro-electro-mechanical system （MEMS） device has the advantages of both electronic system and mechanical system. With the development of MEMS devices for satellite, it is possible to establish much lighter and smaller nanosatellites with higher performance and longer lifecyele. The power consumption of MEMS devices is usually much lower than that of traditional devices, which will greatly reduce the consumption of power. For its small size and simple architecture, MEMS devices can be easily integrated together and achieve redundancy. Launched on April 18, 2004, NS - 1 is a nanosatellite for science exploration and MEMS devices test. A mass of science data and images were acquired during its running. NS - 1 weights less than 25 kg. It consists of several MEMS devices, including one miniature inertial measurement unit（MIMU） , three micro complementary metal oxide semiconductor （CMOS）cameras, one sun sensor, three momentum wheels, and one micro magnetic sensor. By applying micro components based on MEMS technology, NS - 1 has made success in the experiments of integrative design, manufacture, and MEMS devices integration. In this paper, some MEMS devices for nanosatellite and picosatellite are introduced, which have been tested on NS -1 nanosatellite or on the ground.

Applications of scanning electron microscopy in earth sciences

This paper expounds upon the basic principle of scanning electron microscopy(SEM),the main features of image types,and different signals,and the applications and prospects in earth sciences research are reviewed.High-resolution field emission SEM allows observation and investigation of a very fine micro area in situ.Using low-vacuum mode SEM,geological insulating samples can be analyzed directly without coating,demonstrating the wide application prospect.Combined with backscatter detector(BSE),energy dispersal X-ray spectroscopy(EDS),cathodoluminescence spectrometry(CL),and electron back-scattering diffraction(EBSD),SEM can yield multiple types of information about geological samples at the same time,such as superficial microstructure,CL analysis,BSE image,component analysis,and crystal structure features.In this paper,we use examples to discuss the geological application of SEM.We stress that we should not only focus on the CL image analysis,but strengthen CL spectrum analyses of minerals.These results will effectively reveal the mineral crystal lattice defects and trace element composition and can help to reconstruct mineral growth conditions precisely.