A Survey on Heliumspeech Communications in Saturation Diving

With the development of society and the progress of technology,more and more ocean activities are carried out.It results in booming of deep-sea diving.The use of helium-oxygen mixture(as a kind of breathing gas)solves the physiological problems of divers in saturated diving,but it brings about the Heliumspeech voice communication problem,the drop of speech intelligibility.There is no doubt that the effective speech communication must be provided for supporting the life and work of divers in deep-sea.This paper describes the mechanism of forming heliumspeech,discusses the effects of pressure and helium environment on the speech spectrum,compares the pros and cons of the time-domain and frequency-domain unscrambling techniques,shows the challenges in heliumspeech communications.Finally,it briefly introduces the deep learning,and points out that deep learning/machine learning may be a perfectly unscrambling technique.

CROSS-RANGE RESOLUTION OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR BASED ON DIVING MODEL

This paper concentrates on the cross-range resolution of Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) based on diving model.In comparison to the azimuth resolution,the cross-range resolution can manifest the two-dimensional resolution ability of the imaging sensor SAR correctly.The diving model of SAR is an extended model from the conventional stripmap model,and the cross-range resolution expression is deduced from the equivalent linear frequency modulation pulses' compression.This expression points out that only the cross-range velocity component of the horizontal velocity contributes to the cross-range resolution.Also the cross-range resolution expressions and the performance of the conventional stripmap operation,squint side-look operation and beam circular-scanning operation are discussed.The cross-range resolution expression based on diving model will provide more general and more accurate reference.

Effect of sex,temperature,time and flock size on the diving behavior of the wintering Scaly-sided Merganser(Mergus squamatus)

Background: The foraging and diving behavior of waterfowl are affected by a number of important factors. Hence, learning more about these major factors is of great concern in order to protect endangered species. In this study, we verified the effect of sex, temperature, time and flock size on the diving behavior of the Scaly-sided Merganser(Mergus squamatus).Methods: The study was conducted by means of focal animal sampling in the Wuyuan section of the Poyang Lake watershed in Jiangxi Province, China from December 2015 to March 2016. We used one-way ANOVA and LSD tests to investigate the differences among these factors. Pearson correlations were used to test the relation between pause duration and the previous or subsequent dive duration. The relations between these factors and dive/pause duration are illustrated using Spearman correlations.Results: Mean dive duration and mean time on the pause of males were significantly higher than those of females. With an increase in temperature, dive duration significantly increased. Along with the passage of time of year and daytime, dive duration significantly increased, while dive duration decreased significantly with the increase in flock size.Conclusions: Sex, temperature, time and flock size have an effect on the diving behavior of the wintering Scalysided Merganser. The difference of diving behavior between males and females is related to differences in body mass. The difference of diving behavior among various temperatures and time periods may be related to a low minimum rate of oxygen consumption, while the difference among various flock sizes may be caused by rising intraspecific competition.

Experimental study on the 350 msw simulated heliox saturation-370 msw excursion diving

-The chief purpose of the research was to understand the physiological function change regularity, performance and adaptability of the human body living and working under high pressure for prolonged time.In January 1989, 4 naval divers entered the habital of NMRI's 500 msw saturation diving system after a series of adaptive diving training. The breathing mixture was helium-oxygen. After 55 h compression (including intermediate stages) the 350 msw depth was reached, where the divers lived and worked for 72 h 10 min. No sign of discomfort or significant HPNS was found in the 4 divers.The second and third day of the saturation exposure, the divers carried out 370 msw dry and wet chamber excursion diving 2 man-time each, the divers effectively carried out operational work under water, the total excursion time was 1 h each excursion dive.Saturation decompression started after 3-day storage exposure, the divers were gradually brought toward the surface 25 msw a day on the average by employing the linear steady rate of decompression. During decompression, no case of DCS occurred. Immediate post-dive medical check-ups shows that they were physically normal.More than 120 biomedical indices were monitored and measured on the divers at different period of the experiment. The organisms showed a good adaptability and certain operating capability, and both the compression and decompression profiles were proved to be satisfactory.The detailed experimental data obtained provided sound scientific basis for the practical application of future great depth open sea saturation diving.

MAIN FUNCTIONS AND EVALUATION OF CUTI'S COMPLEX——Simulated Saturation Diving Chamber

The 300 msw Simulated Saturation Diving Chamber Complex was designed and built by ourselves. It was completed at the end of 1985. A 300 msw trimixed saturation diving experiment was successfully conducted in the complex by Chinese Underwater Technology Institute(CUTI) from May 22 to June 12 of 1987. During the experiment, 4 divers habitated in the complex for 20 days, and they performed 16 person-time excursion dives and 8 other tests. The result of the experiment indicates that the complex is well designed, suitably configurated, wholly integrated and steadily run, as well as of low leakage. The main functions of the complex have approached to those of the same kind in the world. The complex can be used as a basic facility for serving the nation's saturation diving technology, underwater operation, personnel training, etc.

Splash Formation Due to a Frog Diving into Water

Herein, we present the results of our experimental investigation of splashes formed by a frog diving into water from the ground or from a leaf and the accompanying sound generated by the impact of the frog on the water. The experiments are performed by visualizing the flow with a high-speed camera. In addition, we used physical models comprising hydrophilic bodies made from hydrogel or acrylic resin to experimentally study how hydrophilicity affects the splash. In these experiments, we use the degree of swelling to define the hydrophilicity degree. The results show that different splashes are caused by the increase in water-film velocity upon an increase in hydrophilicity. For a body with strong hydrophilicity, at a relatively high film velocity, the water film forms when the body impacts the water surface separates from the body surface. In addition, an aircavity forms when the film separates from the body. We empirically examine the relation between the hydrophilicity degree and film velocity. The results indicate that increased hydrophilicity does not reduce the splash. Therefore, we conclude that reducing of the formation of water from the biomimetic point of view is related to the shape of body.

Feather Vibration as a Stimulus for Sensing Incipient Separation in Falcon Diving Flight

Based on our preceding studies on the aerodynamics of a falcoperegrinus in diving flight along a vertical dam it is known that even when the body shape of the bird is rather streamlined in V-shape some feathers tips may elevate in certain regions of the body. These regions were identified in wind tunnel tests for typical diving flight conditions as regions of locally separated flow. A life-size model in V-shape of a falcoperegrinus with artificial feathers fixed along the body was studied in a wind tunnel to focus on the fluid-structure interaction of feathers located in this sector. The distal ends of the feathers show flow-induced vibrations at typical flight conditions which grow linear in amplitude with increasing angle of incidence until incipient separation. In light of the proven existence of vibration-sensitive mechanoreceptors in the follicles of secondary feathers in birds it is hypothesized that this linear amplitude response offers the bird to sense the angle of incidence during the diving flight using the vibration magnitude as sensory stimulus. Thus the bird in streamlined shape has still a good measure to control its attitude to be in the narrow window of safe angle of incidence. This might have implications also for other birds or technical applications of airfoil sensors regarding incipient separation detection.

A BLG1 neural model implements the unique looming selectivity to diving target

The bistratified lobula giant type 1(BLG1) neuron is an identified looming-sensitive neuron in crab's visual brain that demonstrates special sensitivity to diving targets, or descending approaching motions. In this paper, a novel neural model is proposed to shape such unique selectivity through incorporating a bio-plausible feedforward contrast inhibition synapse and a radially extending spatial enhancement distribution. Herein the synaptic connections and neuronal functions of this model are placed within a framework for matching and describing underlying biological findings. The systematic and comparative experiments have validated the proposed computational model that reconciles with the characteristics of BLG1 neurons in crab.

Observation and management of retinal changes related to diving in professional divers

Background It is very common for professional divers to have damage on the retinas.Severe retinal lesions can profoundly affect athletes＆#39; training efficacy and their daily lives.At present,it is not clear if there is effective preventive action.Thus,in our study,we continuously tracked the ocular changes in athletes and closely monitored the risk factors associated with retinal detachment.Also,we analyzed possible interventions,their associated factors,and efficacies for timely preventions to protect the retina from damage in professional divers.Methods Between 2009 and 2012,a total of 39 professional divers enrolled in follow-up management.The conducted examinations included ocular examination,record screening on retinal lesion,monitoring best-corrected visual acuity,and checking intraocular pressure （lOP） and the scope of retinal lesion.The management included optimizing training methods,taking customized follow-up based on different retinal lesions,laser treatments for definite cases of retinal tear,retinal degeneration caused by retinal layer thinning or vitreous traction,and observing the changes in the scope of retinopathy.Results Every year,the percentage of divers who have various degrees of retinal lesions is between 43.3% and 56.2%.During the 4 years,there were no statistically significant differences in divers＆#39; best-corrected visual acuity and retinal lesions.There were also no statistically significant differences between male and female athletes.However,there were statistically significant differences in lOP during these years.Moreover there were statistically significant differences in IOP and the scope of retinal lesions between platform divers and springboard divers.Conclusions Our management of retinal lesions could be effective to prevent severe retinopathy in professional divers.At the same time,platform divers are more likely to have retinal lesions than springboard divers.

SATURATION DIVING WITH HELIOX TO 350 METERS OBSERVATION ON HEARING THRESHOLD, BRAINSTEM EVOKED RESPONSE AND ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE

Four divers were compressed to 350 m to observe changes in hearing threshold, brainstem evoked response and acoustic impedance. The divers experienced no tinnitus, impairment of bearing, earache daring compression. Examination showed that the threshold of tower frequency range of hearing was elevated because of the masking effect of the noise in the hyperbaric chamber. Changes in waveform and latency of brainstem evoked response were due to changes in sound wave transmission affected by the chamber pressure and a poor ratio of signal to noise in the hyperbaric environment with heliox. All these changes were transient After leaving the chamber, the hearing threshold and brainstem evoked response returned to normal. Besides, there were no changes in tympanogram, acoustic compliance and stapedius reflex before and after diving. This indicated the designed speed of compression and decompression in the experiment caused no damage to the divers' acoustic system, and the functions of their Eustachain tubes, middle and inner ears were normal during the diving test

THE INFLUENCE OF N_2-O-2 AND He-O_2 SATURATION DIVING ON ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM OF HUMAN BODIESS

This paper reports the changes of the EEG of human bodies during saturation ex-posure at different depths to different mixed gases. The results of the research show thatthe most obvious on EEG was the appearance of diffused slow waves, usually θ wavesof 4- 7 times/s, and δ waves of 2- 3 times/s within individual subjects. The EEG changesat 50 m were more obvious than those at 36 .5 m. With the prolonging of time under highpressure, the EEG had some improvements, for instance, the slow waves decreased andthe α waves increased. There was a certain relationship between these changes and thesymptoms which appeared in the human body. The chief factor of the EEG changes isdue to the effect of nitrogen narcosis during the oxygen-nitrogen diving experiment. Inaddition, carbon dioxide retention under the high pressure is also a factor of the EEGchanges, because repeated inhaling of CO2-dense mixtures could aggravate the EEGchanges and the reduction of carbon dioxide in humans by hyperventilation could

Diving rate of shoes imports and exports in the first five months reined in Text by Li Ming

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Diving Star—Guo Jingjing

SINCE she won the gold medal for thethree meters springboard dive at the ThirteenthAsian Games, Guo Jingjing has become anoutstanding star within China’s sporting circle.People take her as a leading figure after thelikes of Fu Mingxia and Tan Shuping, andplace great expectations on her. As soon as shefinishes a competition. reporters pursue her foranswers to their questions. A cheeky figure,her reply is often a non-committal,"I don’tknow".

Return of the Diving Queen

AFTER winning two gold medals atthe 1996 Atlanta Olympic,theDiving Queen’Fu Mingxia quit her sportscareer and became a student at QinghuaUniversity,one of the best universities inChina.Recently,due to the less than idealstandard of the younger divers,sheresumed her training under the

潜艇运动激发的表面波

A moving submarine can generate internal waves,as well as extremely small free surface waves,in a fluid with density stratification.In this study,the internal and free surface wave wakes caused by a moving submarine in two layers of constant density fluid were studied numerically using the commercial software STAR-CCM+.The realizable k–εturbulence model was used to solve the Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equation,and the volume of the fluid method was used to monitor the fluctuations of the internal interface and free surface.Different cases of a moving submarine with different cruising speeds and relative diving depths were studied.Results showed that the maximum fluctuation amplitude of the free surface increased as the speed of the submarine increased;however,the maximum fluctuation amplitude of the internal interface first decreased and then increased.When the submarine moved at the maximum cruising speed,the maximum fluctuation amplitude of the free surface decreased as the diving depth increased,while the wavelength of the free surface wave was basically the same.If the submarine moved at the minimum cruising speed,then the wave elevation in the free surface was extremely small,but the internal surface had obviously large-amplitude internal waves,and the relative diving depth had a great influence on internal waves.

First Recorded Account of a White Shark Agonistic Pectoral Fin Depression Behavior at Guadalupe Island, Mexico

An agonistic display by a white shark was observed and photographed during a cage dive at Guadalupe Island in November 2015. Exhibiting exaggerated pectoral fin depression, agonistic behaviors have been previously observed and described in several shark species. This account may be the first record of a white shark in close proximity to a caged diver, exhibiting strong pectoral fin depression significantly dipped, in the mid-agonistic display. Such displays should be considered as aggressive and potentially life-threatening by those using the ocean for recreational or professional purposes.

表象训练对改进跳台运动员难点动作效果的个案研究

在查阅大量关于表象演练的研究文献之后,研究中选取了一名国家跳水队10m跳台运动员作为研究对象进行了个案研究,根据需要为其设计了表象演练的心理训练方案。研究结果显示,表象演练对运动员的表象能力、难点技术动作操作的质量和稳定性都有显著的促进作用。

Wearable Robots for Human Underwater Movement Ability Enhancement:A Survey

Underwater robot technology has shown impressive results in applications such as underwater resource detection.For underwater applications that require extremely high flexibility,robots cannot replace skills that require human dexterity yet,and thus humans are often required to directly perform most underwater operations.Wearable robots(exoskeletons)have shown outstanding results in enhancing human movement on land.They are expected to have great potential to enhance human underwater movement.The purpose of this survey is to analyze the state-of-the-art of underwater exoskeletons for human enhancement,and the applications focused on movement assistance while excluding underwater robotic devices that help to keep the temperature and pressure in the range that people can withstand.This work discusses the challenges of existing exoskeletons for human underwater movement assistance,which mainly includes human underwater motion intention perception,underwater exoskeleton modeling and human-cooperative control.Future research should focus on developing novel wearable robotic structures for underwater motion assistance,exploiting advanced sensors and fusion algorithms for human underwater motion intention perception,building up a dynamic model of underwater exoskeletons and exploring human-in-theloop control for them.

Manned Testing of the Diver Gas Recovery Installation

The Diver Gas Recovery Installation (DGRI) was evaluated at 80 msw saturation - 100 msw excursion diving on HeO2 in the Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI) of China in April, 1995. The diving depth, lockout time, breathing gas flow rate and consumption, inspired oxygen partial pressure (PO2) and carbon dioxide partial pressure (PCO2) were monitored. The results indicated that PO2 was controlled to fluctuate from 64.3 to 84.0 kPa and PCO2 went up from 0.01 kPa up to O.I kPa during 4 hours excursion diving; recovery of breathing gas reached 95%; three divers felt well and breathed comfortably during simulating heavy work. The test showed that it met desired performance goals. The DGRI is a kind of important equipment for long duration deep dive. It enables the gases exhaled by the divers to be re-cycled, and therefore it has great social, military and economic significance for diving operation and submarine rescue.