SMILE soft X-ray Imager flight model CCD370 pre-flight device characterisation

Throughout the SMILE mission the satellite will be bombarded by radiation which gradually damages the focal plane devices and degrades their performance.In order to understand the changes of the CCD370s within the soft X-ray Imager,an initial characterisation of the devices has been carried out to give a baseline performance level.Three CCDs have been characterised,the two flight devices and the flight spa re.This has been carried out at the Open University in a bespo ke cleanroom measure ment facility.The results show that there is a cluster of bright pixels in the flight spa re which increases in size with tempe rature.However at the nominal ope rating tempe rature(-120℃) it is within the procure ment specifications.Overall,the devices meet the specifications when ope rating at -120℃ in 6 × 6 binned frame transfer science mode.The se rial charge transfer inefficiency degrades with temperature in full frame mode.However any charge losses are recovered when binning/frame transfer is implemented.

The Calibration of High-Speed Camera Imaging System for ELMs Observation on EAST Tokamak

A tangential fast visible camera has been set up in EAST tokamak for the study of edge MHD instabilities such as ELM. To determine the 3-D information from CCD images, Tsai＇s two-stage technique was utilized to calibrate the high-speed camera imaging system for ELM study. By applying tiles of the passive stabilizers in the tokamak device as the calibration pattern, transformation parameters for transforming from a 3-D world coordinate system to a 2-D image coordinate system were obtained, including the rotation matrix, the translation vector, the focal length and the lens distortion. The calibration errors were estimated and the results indicate the reliability of the method used for the camera imaging system. Through the calibration, some information about ELM filaments, such as positions and velocities were obtained from images of H-mode CCD videos.

Particle velocity measurement of binary mixtures in the riser of a circulating fluidized bed by the combined use of electrostatic sensing and high-speed imaging

The flow dynamics of binary particle mixtures in the fluidized bed needs to be monitored in order to optimize the related industrial processes.In this paper,electrostatic sensing and high-speed imaging are applied to measure the velocities of polyethylene and sand particles in the binary particle mixtures in fluidization.Experimental studies were conducted on a lab-scale cold circulating fluidized bed.Correlation function between electrostatic signals from upstream and downstream electrodes placed along the riser shows two peaks that represent transit times for the two types of particles.To verify the above results,high-speed imaging was adopted to capture the flow images of particle mixtures.Particle Image Velocimetry and Particle Tracking Velocimetry algorithms were utilized to process the resulted images in order to measure the velocities of polyethylene and sand particles.The reasons for two-peak correlation functions are illustrated based on the frequency spectrums of the mono-solid-phase electrostatic signals and the velocity difference between polyethylene and sand particles.Finally,comparisons on the velocities obtained from electrostatic sensing and high-speed imaging demonstrate the electrostatic sensor can roughly estimate the particle velocity of binary particle mixtures in the near wall region of the circulating fluidized bed.

The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)on the SMILE Mission

The Soft X-ray Imager(SXI)is part of the scientific payload of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer(SMILE)mission.SMILE is a joint science mission between the European Space Agency(ESA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)and is due for launch in 2025.SXI is a compact X-ray telescope with a wide field-of-view(FOV)capable of encompassing large portions of Earth’s magnetosphere from the vantage point of the SMILE orbit.SXI is sensitive to the soft X-rays produced by the Solar Wind Charge eXchange(SWCX)process produced when heavy ions of solar wind origin interact with neutral particles in Earth’s exosphere.SWCX provides a mechanism for boundary detection within the magnetosphere,such as the position of Earth’s magnetopause,because the solar wind heavy ions have a very low density in regions of closed magnetic field lines.The sensitivity of the SXI is such that it can potentially track movements of the magnetopause on timescales of a few minutes and the orbit of SMILE will enable such movements to be tracked for segments lasting many hours.SXI is led by the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom(UK)with collaborating organisations on hardware,software and science support within the UK,Europe,China and the United States.

基于行过扫数据降低大面阵CCD图像噪声算法研究

针对全帧转移大面阵电荷耦合器件(CCD)多帧图像数据随时间漂移的现象和测试电路引入的噪声,导致无法准确评估CCD器件的参数,文章提出一种基于行过扫数据校正算法。行有效像元数据与对应行垂直过扫数据同时输出,通过有效像元数据减去垂直过扫数据均值,对图像数据漂移的现象进行抑制。测试电路中模拟模块与数字模块同时作用于单行有效像元数据与垂直过扫数据,通过有效像元数据减去垂直过扫数据均值,消除测试电路引入的噪声。实验结果表明,经过该算法校正后的器件读出噪声减小了20%,暗场差值图像中超过15e^(-)和25e^(-)的比例减小了25%。该算法适用于大面阵CCD器件,可校正测试系统引入的测试误差,提高全帧转移大面阵CCD器件测试效率。

Plasma Jet Imaging by CCD Technology in Rapid Mold Manufacturing

Plasma spraying is an important enabling technology i n near-net-shaped process as well as many high-performance coating applicatio ns. Recently, it is being applied to rapid mould manufacturing to reduce develop ment time and manufacturing cost. In this process, inputted powders are heated a nd accelerated by plasma jet, and impinge on master pattern or prototype to form ing a thick coating. Mould will be fabricated after backed-up with consolidated material and other post-treatments. Amongst numerous factors that affect the l ife and properties of mould made by this novel method, quality of coating is the most important one. However, the complex nature of the spray process results in a large number of processing parameters that must be controlled in order to obt ain optimum coatings. Traditional "trial and error" method is too time and cost consuming for the optimal processing parameters. Maybe modeling and diagnostics of process is the best way to ravel out the problems. It has been proved that pl asma-gas flowrate, power level and spray distance are the most critical variabl es. So flow visualization and diagnostics for plasma jet quality has become an i mportant task to obtain a repeatable and reliable plasma processing technology. Using enthalpy probe diagnostics, spectrometry and optical measurement, we can o btain the distribution of temperature field of plasma jet. These results can hel p us to design gun configuration and optimize processing parameters for high dep osition efficiency and good qualities of rapid mould manufacturing. Nevertheless , it is still very difficult to realize real-time diagnoses because of restrict of diagnosis condition and drawback of measurement approach. In our researches, a real-time data collection and image processing system for plasma jet with high temperature, velocity and compressed energy has been realiz ed by CCD sensor. In this paper, we firstly focus our attention on collection pr inciple and methods, and an effective method for collecting data in high tempera ture area is presented. Then a system of real-time data collection by CCD camer a is developed. Finally, fake color image processing is given to analyze the law of temperature field distribution under different conditions. The results are i mportant to realize the visualization of plasma spraying, and especially to furt her study on closed-loop feedback control of forming quality for plasma rapid m anufacturing process.

偏振-微光一体化EMCCD相机的设计与开发

多维度的信息获取是微光夜视探测技术未来的发展方向,偏振成像是光电探测领域中的一种维度,偏振相机的研制是研究偏振成像技术的前提。基于集成偏振阵列结构的电子倍增CCD(electron multiplying CCD, EMCCD)器件,集合EMCCD微光探测的优势和偏振维度的探测功能,论述了偏振-微光一体化相机的硬件电路设计和开发方案,完成偏振维度信息与光强度信息一机同步采集作业,并通过FPGA对原始数据进行偏振运算与图像传输处理。搭建测试系统,对设计与开发的偏振样机进行性能测试。实验结果表明,在温度273 K、读出频率2 MHz条件下,器件的读出噪声为8.81e-,动态范围约为74 dB,样机的消光比可达50.95,透过率可达60.16%,并可实时地选择性输出偏振度图像、偏振角图像、光强度与偏振融合图像,极大地提高了夜间环境下对目标的识别探测能力。

基于ERDAS IMAGINE软件的CCD影像几何精校正方法初探——以哈密地区为例

遥感图像的几何精校正是遥感图像应用的基础工作,初步探讨了利用ERDAS IMAGINE软件对哈密地区CCD影像进行几何精校正的方法.用ERDAS IMAGINE软件进行几何精校正,影响因素主要表现在GCP的数量、分布和定位精度.此外校正方法不同,影像的纠正精度也不同.

1024×1024元帧转移纵向抗晕CCD图像传感器

帧转移电荷耦合器件(FTCCD)主要应用于可见光信号探测,其在强光应用场合容易出现光晕现象。针对该问题,研制了帧转移纵向抗晕CCD图像传感器,该器件阵列规模为1024×1024元,像素尺寸为12μm×12μm。为了实现纵向抗晕功能,采用了n型埋沟-鞍形p阱-n型衬底结构,纵向抗晕倍数为200倍,器件满阱电子数为大于等于200 ke^(-),读出噪声小于等于80 e^(-),动态范围大于等于2000∶1。

The brightness reversal of submarine sand waves in “HJ-1A/B” CCD sun glitter images

The brightness reversal of submarine sand waves appearing in the small satellite constellation for environ- ment and disaster monitoring and forecasting （＂HJ- 1A/B＂） CCD sun glitter images can affect the observation and depth inversion of sand wave topography. The simulations of the normalized sun glitter radiance on the submarine sand waves confirm that the reversal would happen at a specific sensor viewing angle, defined as the critical angle. The difference between the calculated critical angle position and the reversal position in the image is about 1＇, which is excellent in agreement. Both the simulation and actual image show that sand wave crests would be indistinct at the reversal position, which may cause problems when using these sun glitter images to analyze spatial characteristics and migration of sand waves. When using the sun glitter image to obtain the depth inversion, one should take the advantage of image properties of sand waves and choose the location in between the reversal position and the brightest position. It is also necessary to pay attention to the brightness reversal when using ＂HI-1A/B＂ CCD images to analyze other oceanic features, such as internal waves, oil slicks, eddies, and ship wakes.

An Introduction to 2-CCD Digital Particle Image Velocimetry System and Its Application in Ocean Engineering

The basic principle of particle image velocinmetry (PIV) is described. When a PIV image is analyzed by the method of auto-correlation, there is a direction ambiguity of 180 degrees iii velocity measurement. The problem can be solved by using 'Image Shifting Technique', but this makes devices much complicated and difficult to control. A new arrangement of 2-CCD (Charge Coupled Device) fully digitized PIV system, which can also solve the problem successfully, is introduced in the paper. As an example of application of the system, an experimental result of flow field around a horizontal cylinder in wave is presented.

基于CCD成像的油管螺纹参数自动化检测技术

针对现有油管螺纹人工检测效率低的问题,提出将CCD视觉成像技术应用于油管螺纹参数检测中。搭建了螺纹检测所需的成像系统,对成像光学器件进行了选型;根据检测标准要求建立了螺纹参数提取算法,开发了参数提取程序与结果显示的人机界面;研制了检测装置样机,对27/8与31/2油管进行了现场试验。结果表明:基于CCD成像技术的油管螺纹检测技术可获得较高质量的螺纹图像,实现螺纹螺距、齿高与锥度的提取与自动化检测,检测效率与精度高,满足现场油管螺纹自动化检测的要求。

ACCURATE DETECTION OF HIGH-SPEED MULTI-TARGET VIDEO SEQUENCES MOTION REGIONS BASED ON RECONSTRUCTED BACKGROUND DIFFERENCE

The paper first discusses shortcomings of classical adjacent-frame difference. Sec ondly, based on the image energy and high order statistic(HOS) theory, background reconstruction constraints are setup. Under the help of block-processing technology, background is reconstructed quickly. Finally, background difference is used to detect motion regions instead of adjacent frame difference. The DSP based platform tests indicate the background can be recovered losslessly in about one second, and moving regions are not influenced by moving target speeds. The algorithm has important usage both in theory and applications.

Analysis of droplet transfer of pulsed MIG welding based on electrical signal and high-speed photography

In order to study how welding parameters affect welding quality and droplet transfer, a synchronous acquisition and analysis system is established to acquire and analyze electrical signal and instantaneous images of droplet transfer simultaneously, which is based on a self-developed soft-switching inverter. On the one hand, welding current and voltage signals are acquired and analyzed by a self-developed dynamic wavelet analyzer. On the other hand, images are filtered and optimized after they are captured by high-speed camera. The results show that instantaneous waveforms and statistical data of electrical signal contribute to make an overall assessment of welding quality, and that optimized high-speed images allow a visual and clear observation of droplet transfer process. The analysis of both waveforms and images leads to a further research on droplet transfer mechanism and provides a basis for precise control of droplet transfer.

Electromagnetic Tomography System for Defect Detection of High-Speed Rail Wheel

A novel electromagnetic tomography(EMT)system for defect detection of high-speed rail wheel is proposed,which differs from traditional electromagnetic tomography systems in its spatial arrangements of coils.A U-shaped sensor array was designed,and then a simulation model was built with the low frequency electromagnetic simulation software.Three different algorithms were applied to perform image reconstruction,therefore the defects can be detected from the reconstructed images.Based on the simulation results,an experimental system was built and image reconstruction were performed with the measured data.The reconstructed images obtained both from numerical simulation and experimental system indicated the locations of the defects of the wheel,which verified the feasibility of the EMT system and revealed its good application prospect in the future.

Auto-registration and Orthorecification Algorithm for the Time Series HJ-1A/B CCD Images

How to deal with geometric distortion is an open problem when using the massive amount of satellite images at a national or global scale,especially for multi-temporal image analysis.In this paper,an algorithm is proposed to automatically rectify the geometric distortion of time-series CCD multispectral data of small constellation for environmental and disaster mitigation(HJ-1A/B) which was launched by China in 2008.In this algorithm,the area-based matching method was used to automatically search tie points firstly,and then the polynomial function was introduced to correct the systematic errors caused by the satellite motion along the roll,pitch and yaw direction.The improved orthorectification method was finally used to correct pixel displacement caused by off-nadir viewing of topography,which are random errors in the images and cannot be corrected by the polynomial equation.Nine scenes of level 2 HJ CCD images from one path/row were taken as the warp images to test the algorithm.The test result showed that the overall accuracy of the proposed algorithm was within 2 pixels(the average residuals were 37.8 m,and standard deviations were 19.8 m).The accuracies of 45.96% validation points(VPs) were within 1 pixel and 90.33% VPs were within 2 pixels.The discussion showed that three main factors including the distortion patterns of HJ CCD images,percent of cloud cover and the varying altitude of the satellite orbit may affect the search of tie points and the accuracy of results.Although the influence of varying altitude of the satellite orbits is less than the other factors,it is noted that detailed satellite altitude information should be given in the future to get a more precise result.The proposed algorithm should be an efficient tool for the geo-correction of HJ CCD multi-spectral images.

Analysis of the Spectral Resolving Power in Tomographic Imaging Spectrometry

From the point of view of design requirements, influence of the width of the output image of an imaging subsystem in a tomographic imaging spectrometer, namely width of the slit, the grating and the size of the CCD pixel are analyzed. For the tomographic imaging spectrometry, if the amplification ratio of the imaging subsystem is not high enough to make the whole object to be compressed within the slit, then either the slit width should be increased or the slit width kept unchanged but scanned to receive information of the object. While the width-increase method reduces the spectral resolving power and the SNR; the scanning method reduces the SNR. Analysis of the two cases and computer simulation results are given.

载能α粒子诱发氮气荧光CCD成像效果模拟

通过探测载能α粒子激发空气中氮气而产生的荧光,实现对核应急或未知场所α表面污染强度的远程初判,该方法具有广阔的应用前景。其中,荧光产额和成像效果是关键性指标。为了研究α粒子激发空气中氮气的荧光产额和成像效果,以特定型号CCD相机为参考,结合Geant4软件,建立了光传输和收集模型,并对成像效果的信噪比、分辨率、遮掩效果等进行了模拟。结果表明,随着测量时间的增加,信噪比收益越来越低,且强源相比于弱源,要得到较高信噪比的图像更容易;α粒子诱发荧光的成像分辨率很高,成像结果的边界基本等同于源的尺寸;强源对其附近弱源存在掩盖效应,这一效应随着到强源距离的增加愈发不明显,且在超出α粒子的射程范围后,不再受到影响。该模拟结果对后续成像系统工程技术中CCD相机选型、可测活度下限、成像分辨率等关键性指标提供了重要参考。

Ghost Imaging with High Visibility Using Classical Light Source

We experimentally demonstrate a novel ghost imaging experiment utilizing a classical light source, capable of resolving objects with a high visibility. The experimental results show that our scheme can indeed realize ghost imaging with high visibility for a relatively complicated object composed of three near-ellipse-shaped holes with different dimensions. In our experiment, the largest hole is -36 times of the smMlest one in area. Each of the three holes exhibits high-visibility in excess of 80%. The high visibility and high spatial-resolution advantages of this technique could have applications in remote sensing.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF SEVERAL FUSION APPROACHES FOR CCD/SAR IMAGES

Several image fusion approaches for CCD/SAR images are studied and the performance evaluation of these fusion approaches is completed in this paper. Firstly, the preprocessing of CCD/SAR images before fusion is fulfilled. Then, the image fusion methods including linear superposition, nonlinear operator method and multiresolution methods, of which the multiresolution methods include Laplacian pyramid, ratio pyramid, contrast pyramid, gradient pyramid, morphological pyramid and discrete wavelet transform, are adopted to fuse two types of images. Lastly, the four performance measures, standard deviation, entropy, cross entropy and spatial frequency, are calculated to compare the fusion results by different fusion approaches in this paper. Experimental results show that contrast pyramid, morphology pyramid and discrete wavelet transformation in multiresolution approaches are more suitable for CCD/SAR image fusion than other ones proposed in this paper and the objective performance evaluation of CCD/SAR image fusion approaches are effective.