Information on the concentration of suspended sediments in coastal waters is necessary for the understanding and management of the coastal environment. Traditionally, suspended sediment concentration (SSC) has been ...Information on the concentration of suspended sediments in coastal waters is necessary for the understanding and management of the coastal environment. Traditionally, suspended sediment concentration (SSC) has been measured by time-consuming and costly boat surveys which allow the accurate measurement of SSC for single points in space and time. In order to obtain the instantaneous measurement of SSC, a variety of remote sensing method has been adopted. Remote sensing from airborne and spaceborne sensors has been proven to be a useful adjunct to such surveys as it provides an instantaneous and synoptic view of sediments that would otherwise be unavailable. Dominique Durand and Jerome Bijaoui in 2000 presented a feasible study on optical remote sensing of shallow-water environmental parameters. Yogesh C. Agrawal and H. C. Pottsmith in 2001 tried to use Laser Diffraction Sensors to measure Concentration and Size Distribution of Suspended Sediment. Francisco Pedocchi and Marcelo H. Garcia in 2006 made an evaluation of the LISST-ST instrument for suspended particle size distribution and settling velocity measurements. H.K.Ha and W-Y.Hsu in 2009 tried to measure suspended cohesive sediment concentration using ADV backscatter strength. Shuisen Chen, Ligang Fang in 2009 managed to use remote sensing of turbidity in seawater intrusion reaches of Pearl River Estuary. In this article, the brief review of most of the technologies or methods used to observe the suspended sediment concentration is executed. As the most powerful technology in the remote sensing, acoustic backscatter device is discussed in detail. A comparison between those traditional and modern technologies is made to clarify its future application and development.展开更多
Acceleration reflects vibration of a robot,and the vibration signal can reflect the operation state of the robot. Generally,detection of robot mechanical arm failure requires installing sensors on each joint. This stu...Acceleration reflects vibration of a robot,and the vibration signal can reflect the operation state of the robot. Generally,detection of robot mechanical arm failure requires installing sensors on each joint. This study proposes a method to diagnose the fault by single acceleration sensor only,which is installed at the end of the robot. The operation state of the robot is evaluated by analyzing vibration characteristics of its acceleration. First,a data acquisition function of a programmable multi-axis controller is applied to extract practical motion signals of the robot joints during operation,and practical motion signals are analyzed. Second,synthetic methods to determine acceleration of the end joints of SCARA robots in a Cartesian space is used based on the theory of the Jacobian matrix and the frequency domain of final acceleration is investigated. The relationship between end-and joint-vibration frequencies under given speeds is determined. Then,the method is verified by comparing characteristic frequencies of joint acceleration and synthetic acceleration in Cartesian coordinate system at different speeds. Finally,some faults can be diagnosed by comparing the acceleration vibration frequency extracted by a single acceleration sensor installed at the end of robot with the normal running state. Thus,this method can be used to monitor the signal variation of each joint without installing sensors on each robot joint.展开更多
Finger Braille is one of the tactual communication media of deafblind people. In one-handed Finger Braille, a sender dots the left part of the Braille code on the Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the index, mi...Finger Braille is one of the tactual communication media of deafblind people. In one-handed Finger Braille, a sender dots the left part of the Braille code on the Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the index, middle and ring fingers of a receiver, and subsequently dots the right part of the Braille code on the Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP)joints of the same fingers. Because there is a small number of non-disabled people who are skilled in Finger Braille, deafblind people communicate in this medium only through an interpreter. We have been developing a Finger Braille recognition system using small piezoelectric accelerometers worn by the receiver To recognize the dotted positions (DIP or PIP joints), we have made a hypothesis that the dotting on the DIP joints causes a hard impact, and the dotting on the PIP joints causes a soft impact, when the receiver's hand forms a natural longitudinal arch on the desk. The difference of each impact is indicated by its damping amplitude ratio. In this paper, a measurement experiment about the postures of the receiver's hand was conducted. The postures of the receiver's hand were as follows: forming the natural longitudinal arch on the desk and fully contacting the desk. As a result, the dotting on the DIP joints of both postures caused the hard impacts; the dotting on the PIP joints caused the soft impact when the receiver's hand formed the natural longitudinal arch; the dotting on the PIP joints caused the hard impact when the receiver's hand fully contacted the desk. Therefore, we could verify the hypothesis.展开更多
Inverse speed is a reversible maneuver.It is a characteristic of underwater vehicle at low speed.Maneuverability in the vertical plane at a speed lower than inverse speed is different from one at higher speed.In the p...Inverse speed is a reversible maneuver.It is a characteristic of underwater vehicle at low speed.Maneuverability in the vertical plane at a speed lower than inverse speed is different from one at higher speed.In the process of underwater working for observation,AUV's cruise speed is always low.Therefore,the research on inverse speed is important to AUV's maneuverability.The mechanism of inverse speed was analyzed,and then the steady pitching equation was derived.The parameter expression of track angle in vertical plane was deduced.Furthermore,the formula to calculate the inverse speed was obtained.The typical inverse speed phenomenon of the flat body and the revolving body was analyzed.Then the conclusion depicts that,for a particular AUV with flat body,its inverse speed is lower than that of revolving body.After all the calculation and the analysis,a series of special experiments of inverse speed were carried out in the simulation program,in the tank and in the sea trial.展开更多
Petermann Glacier is a marine-terminating outlet glacier that had a 70 km-long floating ice tongue prior to a ~ 270 km2 calving event that was observed from satellite sensors in August 2010,shortening the ice tongue ...Petermann Glacier is a marine-terminating outlet glacier that had a 70 km-long floating ice tongue prior to a ~ 270 km2 calving event that was observed from satellite sensors in August 2010,shortening the ice tongue by ~ 27 km.Further,in July 2012,another 10 km was lost through calving.In order to understand these events in perspective,here the authors perform a long-term data analysis of Petermann Glacier calving-front variability and ice velocity for each year in the 1990s-2000s,supplemented by available observations from the previous three decades.Five major (on the order of 100 krm2) calving events are identified,with ~ 153 km2 calved from 1959 to 1961,~ 168 km2 in 1991,~ 71 km2 in 2001,~ 270 km2 in 2010,and ~ 130 km2 in 2012-as well as ~ 31 k m2 calved in 2008.The increased frequency of major calving events in recent years has left the front terminus position retreated nearly 25 km beyond the range of observed in previous decades.In contrast,stable ice-dynamics are suggested from ice-velocity measurements made each year between 1993-2012,which are on average 1063 m yr-1,with limited interannual variability and no significant trend; moreover,there is no apparent relationship between ice-velocity variability and calving events.The degree to which the massive calving events in 2010 and 2012 represent natural episodic variability or a response to atmospheric and/or oceanic changes remains speculative; however,melt-induced weakening of the floating ice tongue in recent years is strongly suggested.展开更多
Based on the Jacobian matrices relating the input speeds with the output speeds of linkages, a general method, which is used for solving the singularities of planar multi-loop multi-DOF linkages, is presented. The fou...Based on the Jacobian matrices relating the input speeds with the output speeds of linkages, a general method, which is used for solving the singularities of planar multi-loop multi-DOF linkages, is presented. The four kinds of singularities of 2-DOF planar seven-bar linkages used in hybrid actuators are analyzed in detail by this method. Its five kinds of singular positions whose characteristics are discussed respectively are discovered. Three approaches are proposed on how to avoid the singular positions of planar multi-loop multi-DOF linkages. Based on the assemblability of planar single-loop N-bar chains or linkages, the geometry conditions are investigated and discovered to avoid the singular positions of the linkages. In order to versify aforementioned conclusions, a case is given in which the singular curves are plotted and simulated.展开更多
Walkers improve self-reliability. We examined the effectiveness of a newly developed wheeled walking frame for use by physically handicapped persons. Unstable gaits in walker users were analyzed by tri-axial accelerom...Walkers improve self-reliability. We examined the effectiveness of a newly developed wheeled walking frame for use by physically handicapped persons. Unstable gaits in walker users were analyzed by tri-axial accelerometers and a motion capture system. Several markers were placed on subjects' backs and legs. Subjects were requested to walk around a test course at a comfortable speed, while their motion was recorded by two high-speed video cameras. The activities performed on the test course comprised standing, normal walking, fast walking, and walking over a barrier. Any accidental falls were also recorded. We established the characteristic rules of gait motion using a walker. Furthermore, we demonstrated that gait characteristics are more conveniently extracted from acceleration sensors than from motion capture systems, since the sensors can be affixed to subjects for self-monitoring and goal achievements. The methods employing acceleration sensors are considered suitable for determining the average gait motions of elderly persons living in nursing homes, and can be used to evaluate walking motion before and aider rehabilitation.展开更多
基金supported by the National Marine Renewable Energy Program(No.GHME2011ZC03,GHME2010ZC08,GHME 2010ZC11 and GHME2010ZC01)Study of the Key Technology of the Forecast of Global Ocean Circulation and Sea Ice(2011BAC03B02)
文摘Information on the concentration of suspended sediments in coastal waters is necessary for the understanding and management of the coastal environment. Traditionally, suspended sediment concentration (SSC) has been measured by time-consuming and costly boat surveys which allow the accurate measurement of SSC for single points in space and time. In order to obtain the instantaneous measurement of SSC, a variety of remote sensing method has been adopted. Remote sensing from airborne and spaceborne sensors has been proven to be a useful adjunct to such surveys as it provides an instantaneous and synoptic view of sediments that would otherwise be unavailable. Dominique Durand and Jerome Bijaoui in 2000 presented a feasible study on optical remote sensing of shallow-water environmental parameters. Yogesh C. Agrawal and H. C. Pottsmith in 2001 tried to use Laser Diffraction Sensors to measure Concentration and Size Distribution of Suspended Sediment. Francisco Pedocchi and Marcelo H. Garcia in 2006 made an evaluation of the LISST-ST instrument for suspended particle size distribution and settling velocity measurements. H.K.Ha and W-Y.Hsu in 2009 tried to measure suspended cohesive sediment concentration using ADV backscatter strength. Shuisen Chen, Ligang Fang in 2009 managed to use remote sensing of turbidity in seawater intrusion reaches of Pearl River Estuary. In this article, the brief review of most of the technologies or methods used to observe the suspended sediment concentration is executed. As the most powerful technology in the remote sensing, acoustic backscatter device is discussed in detail. A comparison between those traditional and modern technologies is made to clarify its future application and development.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51775284)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20151505)Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese,Hong Kong and Macao Young Scholars(61728302)
文摘Acceleration reflects vibration of a robot,and the vibration signal can reflect the operation state of the robot. Generally,detection of robot mechanical arm failure requires installing sensors on each joint. This study proposes a method to diagnose the fault by single acceleration sensor only,which is installed at the end of the robot. The operation state of the robot is evaluated by analyzing vibration characteristics of its acceleration. First,a data acquisition function of a programmable multi-axis controller is applied to extract practical motion signals of the robot joints during operation,and practical motion signals are analyzed. Second,synthetic methods to determine acceleration of the end joints of SCARA robots in a Cartesian space is used based on the theory of the Jacobian matrix and the frequency domain of final acceleration is investigated. The relationship between end-and joint-vibration frequencies under given speeds is determined. Then,the method is verified by comparing characteristic frequencies of joint acceleration and synthetic acceleration in Cartesian coordinate system at different speeds. Finally,some faults can be diagnosed by comparing the acceleration vibration frequency extracted by a single acceleration sensor installed at the end of robot with the normal running state. Thus,this method can be used to monitor the signal variation of each joint without installing sensors on each robot joint.
文摘Finger Braille is one of the tactual communication media of deafblind people. In one-handed Finger Braille, a sender dots the left part of the Braille code on the Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the index, middle and ring fingers of a receiver, and subsequently dots the right part of the Braille code on the Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP)joints of the same fingers. Because there is a small number of non-disabled people who are skilled in Finger Braille, deafblind people communicate in this medium only through an interpreter. We have been developing a Finger Braille recognition system using small piezoelectric accelerometers worn by the receiver To recognize the dotted positions (DIP or PIP joints), we have made a hypothesis that the dotting on the DIP joints causes a hard impact, and the dotting on the PIP joints causes a soft impact, when the receiver's hand forms a natural longitudinal arch on the desk. The difference of each impact is indicated by its damping amplitude ratio. In this paper, a measurement experiment about the postures of the receiver's hand was conducted. The postures of the receiver's hand were as follows: forming the natural longitudinal arch on the desk and fully contacting the desk. As a result, the dotting on the DIP joints of both postures caused the hard impacts; the dotting on the PIP joints caused the soft impact when the receiver's hand formed the natural longitudinal arch; the dotting on the PIP joints caused the hard impact when the receiver's hand fully contacted the desk. Therefore, we could verify the hypothesis.
基金Projects(51179035,51279221) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(E201121) supported by Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province,China
文摘Inverse speed is a reversible maneuver.It is a characteristic of underwater vehicle at low speed.Maneuverability in the vertical plane at a speed lower than inverse speed is different from one at higher speed.In the process of underwater working for observation,AUV's cruise speed is always low.Therefore,the research on inverse speed is important to AUV's maneuverability.The mechanism of inverse speed was analyzed,and then the steady pitching equation was derived.The parameter expression of track angle in vertical plane was deduced.Furthermore,the formula to calculate the inverse speed was obtained.The typical inverse speed phenomenon of the flat body and the revolving body was analyzed.Then the conclusion depicts that,for a particular AUV with flat body,its inverse speed is lower than that of revolving body.After all the calculation and the analysis,a series of special experiments of inverse speed were carried out in the simulation program,in the tank and in the sea trial.
基金supported by the Trond Mohn Donation to the Mohn-Sverdrup Center at the Nansen Center,the Research Council of Norway’s UK/Netherlands/Norway RAPID programthe project AWAKE under the Polish-Norwegian Research Fund(2009–2011)
文摘Petermann Glacier is a marine-terminating outlet glacier that had a 70 km-long floating ice tongue prior to a ~ 270 km2 calving event that was observed from satellite sensors in August 2010,shortening the ice tongue by ~ 27 km.Further,in July 2012,another 10 km was lost through calving.In order to understand these events in perspective,here the authors perform a long-term data analysis of Petermann Glacier calving-front variability and ice velocity for each year in the 1990s-2000s,supplemented by available observations from the previous three decades.Five major (on the order of 100 krm2) calving events are identified,with ~ 153 km2 calved from 1959 to 1961,~ 168 km2 in 1991,~ 71 km2 in 2001,~ 270 km2 in 2010,and ~ 130 km2 in 2012-as well as ~ 31 k m2 calved in 2008.The increased frequency of major calving events in recent years has left the front terminus position retreated nearly 25 km beyond the range of observed in previous decades.In contrast,stable ice-dynamics are suggested from ice-velocity measurements made each year between 1993-2012,which are on average 1063 m yr-1,with limited interannual variability and no significant trend; moreover,there is no apparent relationship between ice-velocity variability and calving events.The degree to which the massive calving events in 2010 and 2012 represent natural episodic variability or a response to atmospheric and/or oceanic changes remains speculative; however,melt-induced weakening of the floating ice tongue in recent years is strongly suggested.
文摘Based on the Jacobian matrices relating the input speeds with the output speeds of linkages, a general method, which is used for solving the singularities of planar multi-loop multi-DOF linkages, is presented. The four kinds of singularities of 2-DOF planar seven-bar linkages used in hybrid actuators are analyzed in detail by this method. Its five kinds of singular positions whose characteristics are discussed respectively are discovered. Three approaches are proposed on how to avoid the singular positions of planar multi-loop multi-DOF linkages. Based on the assemblability of planar single-loop N-bar chains or linkages, the geometry conditions are investigated and discovered to avoid the singular positions of the linkages. In order to versify aforementioned conclusions, a case is given in which the singular curves are plotted and simulated.
文摘Walkers improve self-reliability. We examined the effectiveness of a newly developed wheeled walking frame for use by physically handicapped persons. Unstable gaits in walker users were analyzed by tri-axial accelerometers and a motion capture system. Several markers were placed on subjects' backs and legs. Subjects were requested to walk around a test course at a comfortable speed, while their motion was recorded by two high-speed video cameras. The activities performed on the test course comprised standing, normal walking, fast walking, and walking over a barrier. Any accidental falls were also recorded. We established the characteristic rules of gait motion using a walker. Furthermore, we demonstrated that gait characteristics are more conveniently extracted from acceleration sensors than from motion capture systems, since the sensors can be affixed to subjects for self-monitoring and goal achievements. The methods employing acceleration sensors are considered suitable for determining the average gait motions of elderly persons living in nursing homes, and can be used to evaluate walking motion before and aider rehabilitation.