Digital earth, Virtual Reality and urban seismic disaster simulation

US Vice President Al Gore's vision of Digital Earth applies us with prospects for brand-new ways of solving problems the earth is facing such as seismic disaster. ms paper first briefly introduces the concept of Digital Earth. Then in the context of Digital Earth. the Origin, concept and application of Virtual Reality technology are reviewed. After that we present in detail our preliminary case study--CVR-USD (Computer Virtual Reality for Urban Seismic Disaster Simulation) System which aims to simulate and manage seismic disaster through integrating RS, GIS and VR technologies. For this system, we've built USD subsystem, developed SMVR software to implement CVR. and also developed a Spatial Dare Analysis Package to handle spatial data related to earthquake disaster.

Digital image correlation based high-speed crack tip locatingmethod and its application

Based on a digital image correlation（DIC）method with the measurements of a high speed crack＇s displacement and strain fields,a technique to accurately and automatically locate its crack tip has been developed.The crack tip is identified by finding the abrupt jump on the opening（or dislocation）curve of a point on the trace of the crack propagation,while the opening is measured through a virtual extensometer technique and the abrupt jump is identified by finding the peak on the curve.The method was verified using a specially designed experiment and applied to measure the critical crack tip opening angle of a rock sample.Because the involvement of analytical models has been avoided and then the good performance could be ensured for low resolution speckle images,this technique is expected to be very useful in the quantitative study of high speed cracks in experiments using high speed cameras.

Research on DoS Attack Detection Method of Modbus TCP in OpenPLC

With the development of new information technologies such as cloud computing, Internet of Things, and mobile Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing and Made in China 2025 have been proposed as the main content of the development of the next industrial revolution. In order to realize these projects with the common characteristics of intelligence, service, and green, a new manufacturing model, digital twin, is proposed, which combines the digital twin with industrial systems, that is, the industrial control virtualization system. However, due to the frequent occurrence of industrial control system security incidents in recent years, the industrial control virtualization system is vulnerable to attacks. The industrial control system is huge and cumbersome. Once attacked, it will cause consequences that affect the whole body. In response to this problem, this article carried out a research on DoS attack detection methods for Modbus TCP in OpenPLC, using OpenPLC as a tool for industrial control system virtualization, building a digital twin system with Raspberry Pi, and launching DoS attacks on the system, combined with Snort Intrusion detection is carried out, and the experimental results show that the built digital twin system can detect DoS attacks in OpenPLC.

Recent Progress of Marine Geographic Information System in China:A Review for 2006-2010

In this article,the progress of marine geographic information system(MGIS) in China during 2006?2010 is reviewed with emphases on generic MGIS,advanced MGIS and MGIS-based applications.Generic MGIS can be divided into two categories:data-oriented MGIS and user-oriented MGIS,recent achievements of which by Chinese researchers are summarized respectively.Advanced MGIS mainly involves the establishment of 3D virtual marine environment and 'Digital Ocean'.An overview of the 3D MGIS based simulations in the context of ocean phenomena,ocean engineering and ocean battlefield is also presented.Several sug-gestions for future development of MGIS in China are proposed,and trends of development are addressed.

Collaborative Virtual Learning in Education in STEM Education

There has been a recent explosion of interest from academics across a wide range of disciplines in the use of Multi-User Virtual Environments for education,driven by the success of platforms such as Internet Communication Technology learning skills in higher education.While digital virtual worlds are used in the 21st century learning,advances in the capabilities and the spread of technology have fed a recent boom in interest in massively multi-user 3D virtual worlds for entertainment,and this in turn has led to a surge of interest in their educational applications.As these platforms are used more often as environments for teaching and learning,there is increased need to integrate them with other institutional systems,Web-based Virtual Learning Environments(VLE)in particular.In this paper,we briefly review the use of virtual worlds for education,from informal learning to formal instruction,and consider what is required to turn a virtual world from a Multi-User Virtual Environment into a fully fledged 3D Virtual Learning Environment(VLE).In this we focus on the development of Moodle—a system which integrates the popular 3D virtual world of Second Life with the open-source Virtual Learning Environment.

Water takeoff performance calculation method for amphibious aircraft based on digital virtual flight

Owing to the strong coupling among the hydrodynamic forces,aerodynamic forces and motion of amphibious aircraft during the water takeoff process,the water takeoff performance is difficult to calculate accurately and quickly.Based on an analysis of the dynamics and kinematics characteristics of amphibious aircraft and the hydrodynamic theory of high-speed planing hulls,a suitable mathematical model is established for calculating the hydrodynamics of aircraft during water takeoff.A pilot model is designed to illustrate how pilots are affected by the lack of visual reference and the necessity to simultaneously control the pitch angle,flight velocity and other parameters during water takeoff.Combined with the aerodynamic model,engine thrust model and aircraft motion model,a digital virtual flight simulation model is developed for amphibious aircraft during water takeoff,and a calculation method for the water takeoff performance of amphibious aircraft is proposed based on digital virtual flight.Typical performance indicators,such as the liftoff time and liftoff distance,can be obtained via digital virtual flight calculations.A comparison of the measured flight test data and the calculation results shows that the calculation error is less than 10%,which verifies the correctness and accuracy of the proposed method.This method can be used for the preliminary evaluation of airworthiness compliance of amphibious aircraft design schemes,and the relevant calculation results can also provide a theoretical reference for the formulation of flight test plans for airworthiness certification.