Neural network approach for modification and fitting of digitized data in reverse engineering~

Reverse engineering in the manufacturing field is a process in which the digitized data are obtained from an existing object model or a part of it, and then the CAD model is reconstructed. This paper presents an RBF neural network approach to modify and fit the digitized data. The centers for the RBF are selected by using the orthogonal least squares learning algorithm. A mathematically known surface is used for generating a number of samples for training the networks. The trained networks then generated a number of new points which were compared with the calculating points from the equations. Moreover, a series of practice digitizing curves are used to test the approach. The results showed that this approach is effective in modifying and fitting digitized data and generating data points to reconstruct the surface model.

Adaptive Method’s Application for the Identification Systems in Dynamic Weighing

In this work,the possibility of adaptive algorithm in WIM(weight-in-motion)systems,in which fibre optic sensors are used,is shown.Appointment of dynamic weighing device consists in determining the weight and type of vehicle.In this work an algorithm for processing the input data and fiber optic sensor to create the database used in the algorithm is presented.The results of the algorithm for the identification of vehicles are given.The conclusions are made and options of increasing the accuracy of the identification algorithm are considered.

Performance of digital data acquisition system in gamma-ray spectroscopy

A newly developed digital data acquisition system,which is based on the digital pulse processor Pixie-16 modules by XIA LLC,was tested with the c-ray detector array of the China Institute of Atomic Energy using the cray source and in-beam c-rays.A comparison between this digital data acquisition system and the conventional analog data acquisition system was made.At a low count rate,both systems exhibit good and comparable energy resolutions.At a high count rate above 8.8 k/s,while the energy resolution obtained by the analog system deteriorates significantly,the energy resolution obtained by the digital system is nearly unchanged.Meanwhile,experimental data with higher statistics can be collected by the digital system.The advantage of this digital system over the conventional analog system can be ascribed to its excellent capability of handling pile-up pulses at higher count rates,and the fact that it has nearly no dead time in data transmission and conversion.

Smart Data for Digital Humanities

The emergence of ＂Big Data＂ has been a dramatic development in recent years. Alongside it, a lesser-known but equally important set of concepts and practices has also come into being--＂Smart Data.＂ This paper shares the author＇s understanding of what, why, how, who, where, and which data in relation to Smart Data and digital humanities. It concludes that, challenges and opportunities co-exist, but it is certain that Smart Data, the ability to achieve big insights from trusted, contextualized, relevant, cognitive, predictive, and consumable data at any scale, will continue to have extraordinary value in digital humanities.

Determination of combined effect of ampli- fication and attenuation of soft rock site us- ing digital seismic data

In the paper, for the application of stochastic simulation of ground motion, we put forward a method to determine ″the combined effect of amplification and attenuation″ (combined effect for short) of soft rock site by using digital seismic data of moderate and small earthquakes. Our approach aims at solving the problem of the combined effect of soft rock site, which is difficult to determine in most regions of China because fewer measures were done for S-wave velocity structure. The combined effect of soft rock site can be determined by using the approach recom- mended by us. An example is given to discuss the practical application of the method.

Geometrical feature analysis and disaster assessment of the Xinmo landslide based on remote sensing data

At 5:39 am on June 24, 2017, a landslide occurred in the village of Xinmo in Maoxian County, Aba Tibet and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture(Sichuan Province, Southwest China). On June 25, aerial images were acquired from an unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV), and a digital elevation model(DEM) was processed. Landslide geometrical features were then analyzed. These are the front and rear edge elevation, accumulation area and horizontal sliding distance. Then, the volume and the spatial distribution of the thickness of the deposit were calculated from the difference between the DEM available before the landslide, and the UAV-derived DEM collected after the landslide. Also, the disaster was assessed using high-resolution satellite images acquired before the landslide. These include Quick Bird, Pleiades-1 and GF-2 images with spatial resolutions of 0.65 m, 0.70 m, and 0.80 m, respectively, and the aerial images acquired from the UAV after the landslide with a spatial resolution of 0.1 m. According to the analysis, the area of the landslide was 1.62 km2, and the volume of the landslide was 7.70 ± 1.46 million m3. The average thickness of the landslide accumulation was approximately 8 m. The landslide destroyed a total of 103 buildings. The area of destroyed farmlands was 2.53 ha, and the orchard area was reduced by 28.67 ha. A 2-km section of Songpinggou River was blocked and a 2.1-km section of township road No. 104 was buried. Constrained by the terrain conditions, densely populated and more economically developed areas in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River basin are mainly located in the bottom of the valleys. This is a dangerous area regarding landslide, debris flow and flash flood events Therefore, in mountainous, high-risk disaster areas, it is important to carefully select residential sites to avoid a large number of casualties.

Analyses on normal background characteristics about deformation observation data on the basis of wavelet transform method

Wavelet transform method is applied to measure time-frequency distribution characteristics of digital deformation data and noise. Based on the characteristics of primary modulus and stochastic white noise discrimination factor of wavelet decomposition, we analyze the variation rule of normal background and noise data from Shandong digital deformation observation data. The research results indicate that: a) 1/4 daily wave, semi-diurnal tide wave, daily wave and half lunar wave and so on quasi-periodic signal exist in the detail decomposing signal of wavelet when scale are equal to 2, 3 and 4; b) The amplitude of detail decomposing signal is the biggest when scale is equal to 3; c) The detail decomposing signal contains mainly noise corresponding to scale 1 and 5, respectively; d) We may trace the abnormal precursory which is related to earthquake by analyzing non-earthquake wavelet decomposing signal whose scale is specified from digital deformation observation data.

The Application of Wavelet Transform in Analysis of Digital Precursory Observational Data

Digital data of precursors is noted for its high accuracy. Therefore, it is important to extract the high frequency information from the low ones in the digital data of precursors and to discriminate between the trend anomalies and the short-term anomalies. This paper presents a method to separate the high frequency information from the low ones by using the wavelet transform to analyze the digital data of precursors, and illustrates with examples the train of thoughts of discriminating the short-term anomalies from trend anomalies by using the wavelet transform, thus provide a new effective approach for extracting the short-term and trend anomalies from the digital data of precursors.

Site Characterization Data Model and GIS-based Tools for Offshore Engineering Projects

Offshore engineering projects require the management of a huge amount of heterogeneous georeferenced data-among others metocean,geophysical,geotechnical,and environmental,which need a Data Model,data visualization and data analytics features on a common geographic basis.A Digital Data Platform(DDP)has been developed on a GIS ambient with the aim to speed up the engineering design process(i.e.minimization of routine operations),and also prevent misalignment of the data originating from different sources from Owner to Suppliers and any potential loss of information.The proposed GIS architecture is composed by two main components:i)the Data Model geodatabase,and ii)the GIS-Model Toolbar add-in.The proposed development represents a step forward on the definition of a common specification and dictionary for offshore project execution overcoming the current bottlenecking and inefficiency on the design phases between the project owner and the engineering contractor.The paper illustrates“what”and“how”,and in particular:i)the geodatabase and Data Model framework,ii)the required parameters to be organized and stored for offshore engineering design,and iii)the widgets implementation(i.e.GIS-based tools).Its application on a case study project with practical examples is presented.

移动影霸——Digital Data Player V-NP3H

川宇公司推出的“移动影霸”(Digltal Data Player V-MP3H)功能十分强大,据有10GB～60GB的海量存储,真是当之无愧的“移动影霸”|其主要功能可概括为:VCD播放、MP3播放、图片浏览和移动存储。有了这个移动影霸,就相当于拥有了便携VCD、MP3播放器,移动硬盘。 这款“移动影霸”带有2.5英寸真彩16色LCD,所以用户可以十分方便地浏览图片和欣赏VCD电影,而且“移动影霸”可以连接电视机和TFT显示器。要是用“移动影霸”来听MP3就方便了。

Images of triple gas electron multiplier with pixel-pads

Testing of a triple gas electron multiplier （GEM） with pixel-pads is described. Images by scanning and suspending radioactive sources were obtained by using 96 channels digital data acquisition （DAQ） system which was composed of 96 8×8 mm2 pads and associated electronics channels.

Analysis on the development status of DNA storage based on papers and patents

DNA storage as a disruptive technology is expected to solve the problem of massive data storage.Based on bibliometric analysis of DNA storage related papers and patents,this paper analyzes the development trend of DNA storage technology.The results show that DNA technology is still in the development stage,in which only a small number of researchers are involved.USA is the global leading country of DNA storage research.Both universities and companies in USA have played an important role in promoting DNA storage research.China is second only to USA in the number of DNA storage related papers or patents.However,in terms of patents layout,Chinese institutions don’t have sufficient intention of opening up the global market in the application of DNA storage.Although there have been several breakthrough advances in DNA storage,there are still many challenges to be solved.

Real-time digital data of international passengers will shine in the precaution of epidemics

International movement plays an important role in spatial spread of infectious diseases.Here,we share two successful COVID-19 interventions based on real-time digital information collected from international passengers,which have been performed in Greece and China respectively.Both of the interventions demonstrated good performance and showed the potential of real-time digital data in containing the spread.However,several key points should not be ignored when we promote similar strategies.

Monitoring Land Use and Infrastructure Changes in Industrial Complex Using Geo-Informatics Technology in Gujarat State, India

In the present study, detailed investigations have been carried out in Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) area in Vygra and Bharuch Talukas in Bharuch district of Gujarat State. Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P6) LISS-III, LISS-IV and CARTOSAT digital data covering PCPIR area in Bharuch district for the period of January & February of 2011, 2012 and 2013 was analyzed for land use/land cover mapping and monitoring the changes in land use. Various thematic land use/land cover maps were prepared and GIS database for various thematic layers have been generated using satellite and ground based information. The results indicate that the major land use in the PCPIR area is agriculture with crop lands ranging from 61 to 63 per cent of the total area. Crop land has decreased from 64.7% during 2011 to 62.7% during 2013 in the PCPIR region. Area under plantations in PCPIR area has also decreased from 5.5% during 2011 to 5.2% during 2012. The industrial area has increased from 6.0% to 7.6% of the total area of the PCPIR region. The total built-up area (industries & village area) has increased from 7.1% during 2011 to 8.7% during 2013. Tree plantations in the area of around 42 ha were carried out by GIDC during 2012 and 2013 to increase the green cover in the PCPIR area.

Design and Implementation of Spatial Data Watermarking Service System

Nowadays, more and more digitalized spatial data are sold and transmitted on the Internet. Thus, there arises an important issue about copyright protection of the digital data. To solve this problem, this paper has designed and implemented a spatial data watermarking service (SDWS) system which can provide a secure framework for data transaction and transfer via the Internet and protect the rights of both copyright owners and consumers at the same time.

Data Secure Transmission Model Based on Compressed Sensing and Digital Watermarking Technology

Since the Internet of Things（IoT） secret information is easy to leak in data transfer,a data secure transmission model based on compressed sensing（CS） and digital watermarking technology is proposed here. Firstly, for node coding end, the digital watermarking technology is used to embed secret information in the conventional data carrier. Secondly, these data are reused to build the target transfer data by the CS algorithm which are called observed signals. Thirdly, these signals are transmitted to the base station through the wireless channel. After obtaining these observed signals, the decoder reconstructs the data carrier containing privacy information. Finally, the privacy information is obtained by digital watermark extraction algorithm to achieve the secret transmission of signals. By adopting the watermarking and compression sensing to hide secret information in the end of node code, the algorithm complexity and energy consumption are reduced. Meanwhile, the security of secret information is increased.The simulation results show that the method is able to accurately reconstruct the original signal and the energy consumption of the sensor node is also reduced significantly in consideration of the packet loss.

A Remote Sensing Model to Estimate Sunshine Duration in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region,China

Sunshine duration（SD） is strongly correlated with solar radiation, and is most widely used to estimate the latter. This study builds a remote sensing model on a 100 m × 100 m spatial resolution to estimate SD for the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. Digital elevation model（DEM） data are employed to reflect topography, and moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer（MODIS） cloud products（Aqua MYD06-L2 and Terra MOD06-L2） are used to estimate sunshine percentage. Based on the terrain（e.g.,slope, aspect, and terrain shadowing degree） and the atmospheric conditions（e.g., air molecules, aerosols,moisture, cloud cover, and cloud types）, observation data from weather stations are also incorporated into the model. Verification results indicate that the model simulations match reasonably with the observations,with the average relative error of the total daily SD being 2.21%. Further data analysis reveals that the variation of the estimated SD is consistent with that of the maximum possible SD; its spatial variation is so substantial that the estimated SD differs significantly between the south-facing and north-facing slopes,and its seasonal variation is also large throughout the year.

Enhanced CMOS image sensor by flexible 3D nanocone anti-reflection film

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS) image sensors(CIS) are being widely used in digital video cameras, web cameras, digital single lens reflex camera(DSLR), smart phones and so on, owing to their high level of integration, random accessibility, and low-power operation. It needs to be installed with the cover glass in practical applications to protect the sensor from damage, mechanical issues,and environmental conditions, which, however, limits the accuracy and usability of the sensor due to the reflection in the optical path from air-to-cover glass-to-air. In this work, the flexible 3D nanocone anti-reflection(AR) film with controlled aspect ratio was firstly employed to reduce the light reflection at air/cover glass/air interfaces by directly attaching onto the front and rear sides of the CIS cover glass.As both the front and rear sides of cover glass were coated by the AR film, the output image quality was found to be improved with external quantum efficiency increased by 7%, compared with that without AR film. The mean digital data value, root-mean-square contrast, and dynamic range are increased by45.14%, 38.61% and 57, respectively, for the output image with AR films. These results provide a novel and facile pathway to improve the CIS performance and also could be extended to rational design of other image sensors and optoelectronic devices.

Assessment of surface and subsurface waterlogging, water level fluctuations, and lithological variations for evaluating groundwater resources in Ganga Plains

In the present study,the multi-temporal satellite images of IRS P6 LISS III were used to map waterlogging dynamics over different seasons.An area of 594.36 km2(6.75%)and 4.17 km^(2)(0.04%)was affected by surface waterlogging during pre and postmonsoon season,respectively.The average annual groundwater level fluctuations were calculated using 18 years(1990-2007)pre and postmonsoon groundwater level data to identify the areas which are under groundwater induced waterlogging conditions.The soil map clearly indicates that salinity and sodicity exhibit the highest severity and occur in areas with shallow groundwater levels.The hydrogeomorphical units mapped using IRS P6 LISS III satellite images are flood plain,alluvial plain,paleochannels,and oxbow lakes.The study revealed that 44.65%areas have very good to excellent groundwater resources.The litholog data clearly indicate an alternating sequence of clay and sand in which deep aquifers made up of coarse sand would be best suited for adequate water supply and good groundwater quality.The integrated study utilizing digital spatial data pertaining to waterlogging,soil salinity,water level fluctuation,and lithological variation proved that planning of any surface and subsurface water resources development activity should be taken up after assessments of said parameters.

Improvements to the Control Techniques of Sequential Inference Machines——from Instructions to Hardware Organization

Nondeterminism of PROLOG execution requires that a block of control information or a choice point for each procedure call be stored when there are other candidate clauses to be used.When the currently selected clause fails,the bindings made by the clause must be undone and the stored choice point is reactivated,and then another clause of the candidate ones is chosen to run on it. Storing and reactivating choice points and undoing account for the great overhead are required to control PROLOG execution,which is quite different from conventional programs. This paper focuses on the techniques used in Sequential PROLOG Engine(SPE)to reduce the overhead of control operations.The control instructions of SPE store no more choice points than the necessary.Its architecture takes the approaches of analysing the potential parallelism in the con- trol operations and developing a fraction of it due to the cost-effect consideration.The results of executing two sample programs on SPE in the form of hand timings are presented,which favor the approach.