A new species,Homidia unichaeta,sp.nov.from East China is described.It is characterized by colour pattern,only one posterior macrochaeta on Abd.IV,labial setae E and L1 smooth,seta pi spiny and slightly thinner and ab...A new species,Homidia unichaeta,sp.nov.from East China is described.It is characterized by colour pattern,only one posterior macrochaeta on Abd.IV,labial setae E and L1 smooth,seta pi spiny and slightly thinner and about 1.5 times as long as bs1 and bs2.The three similar species of Homidia are compared.展开更多
Anew species Homidiapseudosinensis sp. nov. from southeast China is described. This new species can be easily identified by posterior Th. II with a roughly M-shaped transverse band, labial setae and chaetotaxy of Abd....Anew species Homidiapseudosinensis sp. nov. from southeast China is described. This new species can be easily identified by posterior Th. II with a roughly M-shaped transverse band, labial setae and chaetotaxy of Abd. IV. Illustrations and a key to species of this genus from Fujian Province are provided.展开更多
Homidia hexaseta sp. nov. is reported from Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province. This new species is characterized by colour pattern, 6 sutural macrochaeta on dorsal head, smooth seta L1 on labial base...Homidia hexaseta sp. nov. is reported from Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province. This new species is characterized by colour pattern, 6 sutural macrochaeta on dorsal head, smooth seta L1 on labial base, seta p4＋ present on Th. II, seta a2 present on medial Abd. III, seta B6 as macrochaeta on Abd. IV, setae Ae5-7 present on Abd. IV and subapical tooth of mucro obviously larger than apical one. A key to the Homidia species from Zhejiang Province is also provided.展开更多
Homidia triangulimacula sp. nov. is described from Tiantong National Forest Park, Zhejiang Province. It can be easily discriminated from other species of Homidia by triangular dark patch on dorsal central mesothorax, ...Homidia triangulimacula sp. nov. is described from Tiantong National Forest Park, Zhejiang Province. It can be easily discriminated from other species of Homidia by triangular dark patch on dorsal central mesothorax, labial chaeta M replicated and labial basal and posterior labial chaetae expanded, 6＋6 macrochaetae on posterior abdominal segment IV, and middle S-chaeta posterior to macrochaeta m3 on abdominal segment V. A detailed morphological character comparison and a key to species with chaetae expanded on labium or posterior labium in Homidia are provided here.展开更多
The most conventional vehicle pretensioner system consists of an internal gear pair with involute teeth. However, it has been well known that the corresponding gear pairs are relatively weak under the situation of imp...The most conventional vehicle pretensioner system consists of an internal gear pair with involute teeth. However, it has been well known that the corresponding gear pairs are relatively weak under the situation of impact loadings. To improve this phenomenon, a new pretensioning gear system with cycloid teeth rather than the involute ones was proposed, and dual cycloidal gear mechanisms were designed for satisfying geometric constraints and dynamic loading conditions. The simulations of the prototypes were conducted by LS-DYNA program and the experiments for a prototype were performed for a dynamic model with impact loading devices. The results show that the better operation and the smoother motion are confirmed in the proposed cycloidal gear system rather than the conventional one without interferences between gear teeth under the impact of a crash.展开更多
A new species with four macrochaetae in the ＂eyebrow＂ of the anterior dorsal abdominal segment Ⅳ （Abd.Ⅳ）, Homidia quadriseta Pan sp. nov. is described fi＇om Zhejiang Province, eastern China. It can be discrimin...A new species with four macrochaetae in the ＂eyebrow＂ of the anterior dorsal abdominal segment Ⅳ （Abd.Ⅳ）, Homidia quadriseta Pan sp. nov. is described fi＇om Zhejiang Province, eastern China. It can be discriminated from other recorded species in this genus by entire Abd. Ⅲ and posterior half Abd. IV darkly pigmented, 1 macrochaetae on medial Abd. Ⅲ, 2＋2 macrochaetae in ＂eyebrow＂ on anterior Abd. Ⅳ and 3 macrochaetae on posterior central Abd. Ⅳ, clypens with 12 chaetae, and fewer dental spines （7-8） on basal internal denes and with most spines slightly ciliated. Also, the chaetotaxy of the first instar of this new species is provided here.展开更多
Design of composites and usage of new polymer materials allows for improvement of constructional properties of belts. Different applications： transmission, conveying or controlling have different meshing in gear. The...Design of composites and usage of new polymer materials allows for improvement of constructional properties of belts. Different applications： transmission, conveying or controlling have different meshing in gear. The work presents meshing model between timing belt and pulley and constructional features of transmission timing belts depending on materials used for their production. While designing timing belt, much attention should be paid to selection of materials, which has significant influence on mechanical properties of belts. This paper attempts to identify the model material and the nature of cooperation of timing belt-pulley; this is basic knowledge for the development of timing belt gear.展开更多
Small rodents in general and the multimammate rat Apodemus agrarius in particular, damage crops and cause major economic losses in China. Therefore, accurate predic- tions of the population size of A. agrarius and an ...Small rodents in general and the multimammate rat Apodemus agrarius in particular, damage crops and cause major economic losses in China. Therefore, accurate predic- tions of the population size of A. agrarius and an efficient control strategy are urgently needed. We developed a population dynamics model by applying a Leslie matrix method, and a capture model based on optimal harvesting theory for A. agrarius. Our models were parametrized using demographic estimates from a capture-mark-recapture （CMR） study conducted on the Qinshui Forest Farm in Northwestern China. The population dynamics model incorporated 12 equally balanced age groups and included immigra- tion and emigration parameters. The model was evaluated by assessing the predictions for four years based on the known starting population in 2004 from the 2004-2007 CMR data. The capture model incorporated two functional age categories （juvenile and adult） and used density-dependent and density-independent factors. The models were used to assess the effect of rodent control measures between 2004 and 2023 on population dynamics and the resulting numbers of rats. Three control measures affecting survival rates were considered. We found that the predicted population dynamics of A. agrarius between 2004 and 2007 compared favorably with the observed population dynamics. The models predicted that the population sizes of A. agrarius in the period between 2004 and 2023 under the control measure applied in August 2004 were very similar to the optimal population sizes, and no significant difference was found between the two pop- ulation sizes. We recommend using the population dynamics and capture models based on CMR-estimated demographic schedules for rodent, provided these data are available.The models that we have developed have the potential to play an important role in pre- dicting the effects of rodent management and in evaluating different control strategies.展开更多
A lack of accurate description of the meshing characteristics and the corresponding frictional mechanism of the harmonic drive gear has limited progress toward modeling the hysteresis stiffness. This paper presents a ...A lack of accurate description of the meshing characteristics and the corresponding frictional mechanism of the harmonic drive gear has limited progress toward modeling the hysteresis stiffness. This paper presents a method for detection and quantification of the meshing characteristics of the harmonic drive gear based on computer vision. First, an experimental set-up that integrates a high speed camera system with a lighting system is developed, and the image processing is adopted to extract and polish the tooth profiles of the meshed teeth pairs in each acquired video sequence. Next, a physical-mathematical model is established to determine the relative positions of the selected tooth pair in the process of the gear engagement, and the combined standard uncertainty is utilized to evaluate the accuracy of the calculated kinematics parameters. Last, the kinematics analysis of the gear engagement under the ultra-low speed condition is performed with our method and previous method, and the influence of the input rotational speed on the results is examined. The results validate the effectiveness of our method, and indicate that the conventional method is not available in the future friction analysis. It is also shown that the engaging-in phase is approximately a uniform motion process, the engaging-out phase is a variable motion process, and these characteristics remain unchanged with the variation of the input rotational speed. Our method affords the ability to understand the frictional mechanism on the meshed contact surfaces of the harmonic drive gear, and also allows for the dynamic monitoring of the meshing properties.展开更多
基金supported by The Qingnian Foundation of Taizhou University (2010QN17)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Y3100278)
文摘A new species,Homidia unichaeta,sp.nov.from East China is described.It is characterized by colour pattern,only one posterior macrochaeta on Abd.IV,labial setae E and L1 smooth,seta pi spiny and slightly thinner and about 1.5 times as long as bs1 and bs2.The three similar species of Homidia are compared.
基金the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Y3100278) for supporting this study
文摘Anew species Homidiapseudosinensis sp. nov. from southeast China is described. This new species can be easily identified by posterior Th. II with a roughly M-shaped transverse band, labial setae and chaetotaxy of Abd. IV. Illustrations and a key to species of this genus from Fujian Province are provided.
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Y3100278, Y3100149) the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Educational Foundation (Y200700872)
文摘Homidia hexaseta sp. nov. is reported from Wuyanling National Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province. This new species is characterized by colour pattern, 6 sutural macrochaeta on dorsal head, smooth seta L1 on labial base, seta p4＋ present on Th. II, seta a2 present on medial Abd. III, seta B6 as macrochaeta on Abd. IV, setae Ae5-7 present on Abd. IV and subapical tooth of mucro obviously larger than apical one. A key to the Homidia species from Zhejiang Province is also provided.
基金supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(LQ14C040002,LY15C040001)
文摘Homidia triangulimacula sp. nov. is described from Tiantong National Forest Park, Zhejiang Province. It can be easily discriminated from other species of Homidia by triangular dark patch on dorsal central mesothorax, labial chaeta M replicated and labial basal and posterior labial chaetae expanded, 6＋6 macrochaetae on posterior abdominal segment IV, and middle S-chaeta posterior to macrochaeta m3 on abdominal segment V. A detailed morphological character comparison and a key to species with chaetae expanded on labium or posterior labium in Homidia are provided here.
基金supported by the Changwon National University in 2011-2012,Korea
文摘The most conventional vehicle pretensioner system consists of an internal gear pair with involute teeth. However, it has been well known that the corresponding gear pairs are relatively weak under the situation of impact loadings. To improve this phenomenon, a new pretensioning gear system with cycloid teeth rather than the involute ones was proposed, and dual cycloidal gear mechanisms were designed for satisfying geometric constraints and dynamic loading conditions. The simulations of the prototypes were conducted by LS-DYNA program and the experiments for a prototype were performed for a dynamic model with impact loading devices. The results show that the better operation and the smoother motion are confirmed in the proposed cycloidal gear system rather than the conventional one without interferences between gear teeth under the impact of a crash.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (36101880)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LY15C040001)the College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project (201610350006)
文摘A new species with four macrochaetae in the ＂eyebrow＂ of the anterior dorsal abdominal segment Ⅳ （Abd.Ⅳ）, Homidia quadriseta Pan sp. nov. is described fi＇om Zhejiang Province, eastern China. It can be discriminated from other recorded species in this genus by entire Abd. Ⅲ and posterior half Abd. IV darkly pigmented, 1 macrochaetae on medial Abd. Ⅲ, 2＋2 macrochaetae in ＂eyebrow＂ on anterior Abd. Ⅳ and 3 macrochaetae on posterior central Abd. Ⅳ, clypens with 12 chaetae, and fewer dental spines （7-8） on basal internal denes and with most spines slightly ciliated. Also, the chaetotaxy of the first instar of this new species is provided here.
文摘Design of composites and usage of new polymer materials allows for improvement of constructional properties of belts. Different applications： transmission, conveying or controlling have different meshing in gear. The work presents meshing model between timing belt and pulley and constructional features of transmission timing belts depending on materials used for their production. While designing timing belt, much attention should be paid to selection of materials, which has significant influence on mechanical properties of belts. This paper attempts to identify the model material and the nature of cooperation of timing belt-pulley; this is basic knowledge for the development of timing belt gear.
文摘Small rodents in general and the multimammate rat Apodemus agrarius in particular, damage crops and cause major economic losses in China. Therefore, accurate predic- tions of the population size of A. agrarius and an efficient control strategy are urgently needed. We developed a population dynamics model by applying a Leslie matrix method, and a capture model based on optimal harvesting theory for A. agrarius. Our models were parametrized using demographic estimates from a capture-mark-recapture （CMR） study conducted on the Qinshui Forest Farm in Northwestern China. The population dynamics model incorporated 12 equally balanced age groups and included immigra- tion and emigration parameters. The model was evaluated by assessing the predictions for four years based on the known starting population in 2004 from the 2004-2007 CMR data. The capture model incorporated two functional age categories （juvenile and adult） and used density-dependent and density-independent factors. The models were used to assess the effect of rodent control measures between 2004 and 2023 on population dynamics and the resulting numbers of rats. Three control measures affecting survival rates were considered. We found that the predicted population dynamics of A. agrarius between 2004 and 2007 compared favorably with the observed population dynamics. The models predicted that the population sizes of A. agrarius in the period between 2004 and 2023 under the control measure applied in August 2004 were very similar to the optimal population sizes, and no significant difference was found between the two pop- ulation sizes. We recommend using the population dynamics and capture models based on CMR-estimated demographic schedules for rodent, provided these data are available.The models that we have developed have the potential to play an important role in pre- dicting the effects of rodent management and in evaluating different control strategies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11272171)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.3132030)the Education Ministry Doctoral Fund of China(Grant No.20120002110070)
文摘A lack of accurate description of the meshing characteristics and the corresponding frictional mechanism of the harmonic drive gear has limited progress toward modeling the hysteresis stiffness. This paper presents a method for detection and quantification of the meshing characteristics of the harmonic drive gear based on computer vision. First, an experimental set-up that integrates a high speed camera system with a lighting system is developed, and the image processing is adopted to extract and polish the tooth profiles of the meshed teeth pairs in each acquired video sequence. Next, a physical-mathematical model is established to determine the relative positions of the selected tooth pair in the process of the gear engagement, and the combined standard uncertainty is utilized to evaluate the accuracy of the calculated kinematics parameters. Last, the kinematics analysis of the gear engagement under the ultra-low speed condition is performed with our method and previous method, and the influence of the input rotational speed on the results is examined. The results validate the effectiveness of our method, and indicate that the conventional method is not available in the future friction analysis. It is also shown that the engaging-in phase is approximately a uniform motion process, the engaging-out phase is a variable motion process, and these characteristics remain unchanged with the variation of the input rotational speed. Our method affords the ability to understand the frictional mechanism on the meshed contact surfaces of the harmonic drive gear, and also allows for the dynamic monitoring of the meshing properties.
