Comparison of corneal measurements in keratoconic eyes using rotating Scheimpflug camera and scanning-slit topography

AIM: To compare the anterior segment measurements obtained by rotating Scheimpflug camera(Pentacam) and Scanning-slit topography(Orbscan IIz) in keratoconic eyes.METHODS: A total of 121 patients, 71 males(58.7%)and 50 females(41.3%)(214 eyes) with the diagnosis of keratoconus(KC) were enrolled in this study. Following diagnosis of KC by slit-lamp biomicroscopic examination, central corneal thickness(CCT), thinnest corneal thickness(TCT), anterior chamber depth(ACD),and pupil diameter(PD) were measured by a single examiner using successive instrumentation by Pentacam and Orbscan.RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the two instruments for the measurement of CCT and TCT. In contrast, scanning-slit topography measured ACD(3.46±0.40 mm vs 3.38±0.33 mm, P =0.019) and PD(4.97 ±1.26 mm vs 4.08 ±1.19 mm, P 【0.001) significantly larger than rotating Scheimpflug camera.The two devices made similar measurements for CCT(95% CI:-2.94 to5.06, P =0.602). However, the mean difference for TCT was-6.28(95% CI:-10.51 to-2.06, P =0.004) showing a thinner measurement by Orbscan than by Pentacam. In terms of the ACD, the mean difference was 0.08 mm(95%CI: 0.04 to 0.12, P 【0.001) with Orbscan giving a slightly larger value than Pentacam. Similarly, Orbscan measurement for PD was longer than Pentacam(95% CI:0.68 to 1.08, P 【0.001).CONCLUSION: A good agreement was found between Pentacam and Orbscan concerning CCT measurement while comparing scanning-slit topography and rotatingScheimpflug camera there was an underestimation for TCT and overestimation for ACD and PD.

Panoramic camera on the Yutu lunar rover of the Chang'e-3 mission

The Chang＇e-3 panoramic camera, which is composed of two cameras with identical functions, performances and interfaces, is installed on the lunar rover mast. It can acquire 3D images of the lunar surface based on the principle of binocular stereo vision. By rotating and pitching the mast, it can take several photographs of the patrol area. After stitching these images, panoramic images of the scenes will be obtained.Thus the topography and geomorphology of the patrol area and the impact crater, as well as the geological structure of the lunar surface, will be analyzed and studied.In addition, it can take color photographs of the lander using the Bayer color coding principle. It can observe the working status of the lander by switching between static image mode and dynamic video mode with automatic exposure time. The focal length of the lens on the panoramic camera is 50 mm and the field of view is 19.7？umination and viewing conditions, the largest signal-to-no×14.5？.Under the best illise ratio of the panoramic camera is 44 d B. Its static modulation transfer function is 0.33. A large number of ground testing experiments and on-orbit imaging results show that the functional interface of the panoramic camera works normally. The image quality of the panoramic camera is satisfactory. All the performance parameters of the panoramic camera satisfy the design requirements.

Measurement of anterior chamber volume with rotating scheimpflug camera and anterior segment optical coherence tomography

Background Measurement of anterior segment parameters plays an important role in diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. The objective of this study was to evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of anterior chamber volume （ACV） measurements with rotating scheimpflug camera （RSC） and to examine agreement with anterior segment optical coherence tomography （AS-OCT）. Methods Thirty nine healthy normal subjects were recruited from the Eye Center of Tongren Hospital. ACV was measured using RSC and AS-OCT in a randomly selected eye for each subject. For RSC measurements, both automatic and manual ACV measurements and 2 independent operators＇ ACV measurements were obtained. All subjects were invited for 3 visits within a week to evaluate repeatability and reproducibility of ACV measurement by RSC. Agreement was evaluated between RSC and AS-OCT. Results Good repeatability and reproducibility were found for both automatic and manual ACV measurements obtained by RSC. For intrasession repeatability, coefficient of variation （CVw） and intraclass correlation coefficient （ICC） values for automatic were 3.52% and 0.98; the values for manual were 3.44% and 0.97, respectively. For intersession reproducibility, the respective CVw and ICC values were 3.96% and 0.96. Good agreement was also found in 2 operators for both automatic and manual ACV measurements; nevertheless, poor agreement was found between RSC and AS-OCT （95% confidence interval （CO for agreement of automatic RSC measurement versus AS-OCT were -96.3 to 72.8 pl and 95% CI for agreement of manual RSC measurement versus AS-OCT were between 41.7 to 10.1 #1 ）. Conclusions Both RSC automatic and manual ACV measurements showed good repeatability and reproducibility, and showed comparable agreement between 2 independent operators, but poor agreement was found between RSC and AS-OCT.

Effects of posterior corneal astigmatism on the accuracy of AcrySof toric intraocular lens astigmatism correction

AIM：To evaluate the effects of posterior corneal surface measurements on the accuracy of total estimated corneal astigmatism.METHODS：Fifty-seven patients with toric intraocular lens（IOL） implantation and posterior corneal astigmatism exceeding 0.5 diopter were enrolled in this retrospective study.The keratometric astigmatism（KA） and total corneal astigmatism（TA） were measured using a Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera to assess the outcomes of AcrySof IOL implantation.Toric lOLs were evaluated in 26 eyes using KA measurements and in 31 eyes using TA measurements.Preoperative corneal astigmatism and postoperative refractive astigmatism were recorded for statistical analysis.The cylindrical power of toric lOLs was estimated in all eyes.RESULTS：In all cases,the difference of toric IOL astigmatism magnitude between KA and TA measurements for the estimation of preoperative corneal astigmatism was statistically significant.Of a total of 57 cases,the 50.88%decreased from Tn to Tn-1 and 10.53%decreased from Tn to Tn-2.In all cases,5.26%increased from Tn to Tn＋1.The mean postoperative astigmatism within the TA group was significantly lower than that in the KA group.CONCLUSION：The accuracy of total corneal astigmatism calculations and the efficacy of toric IOL correction can be enhanced by measuring both the anterior and posterior corneal surfaces using a Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug camera.

Moving Human Posture Recognition Based on Joint Quaternion

Posture recognition plays an important role in many applications,such as security system and monitoring system.Joint quaternion combined with support vector machine(SVM) can solve the problem of moving human posture recognition.It is a simple and effective algorithm that only three joints are used as the feature points in the whole human skeleton.Using the quaternion of the three joints,a feature vector with five parameters in gait cycle is extracted.The efficiency of the proposed method is demonstrated through an experimental study,and walking and running postures can be distinguished accurately.

A stereo matching algorithm based on SIFT feature and homography matrix

Aiming at the low speed of traditional scale-invariant feature transform(SIFT) matching algorithm, an improved matching algorithm is proposed in this paper. Firstly, feature points are detected and the speed of feature points matching is improved by adding epipolar constraint; then according to the matching feature points, the homography matrix is obtained by the least square method; finally, according to the homography matrix, the points in the left image can be mapped into the right image, and if the distance between the mapping point and the matching point in the right image is smaller than the threshold value, the pair of matching points is retained, otherwise discarded. Experimental results show that with the improved matching algorithm, the matching time is reduced by 73.3% and the matching points are entirely correct. In addition, the improved method is robust to rotation and translation.

Three-dimensional measurement of bubble volume based on dual perspective imaging

This paper presents a new three-dimensional(3D) volume measurement approach of bubble in gas-liquid two-phase flow. According to the dual perspective imaging principle,bubble feature images can be captured from two different view angles. The least square ellipse fitting algorithm is used to figure out the feature parameters from the captured images. Then the 3D volume of bubble can be quantitatively measured. Compaerd with the traditional volume estimation methods based on single perspective imaging,it can effectively reduce the loss of bubble feature information. In the experiment,the 3D volume reconstruction of bubbles from dual perspective images is conducted,and the variation of bubble volume in the bubble rising process is studied. The results show that the measurement accuracy based on the proposed 3D method is higher than those based on traditional methods. The volume of rising bubble is periodically changed,which indicates that bubble achieves periodic rotation and deformation in the rising process.

Arc Behavior and Droplet Transfer of CWW CO_2 Welding

Cable-type welding wire（CWW）CO2 welding is an innovative process arc welding with high quality,high efficiency and energy saving,in which CWW is used as consumable electrode.The CWW is composed of seven wires with a diameter of 1.2mm.One is in the center,while others uniformly distribute around it.The diameter of twisted wire is up to 3.6mm,which can increase the deposition rate significantly.With continual wire-feeding and melting of CWW,the formed rotating arc improved welding quality obviously.The arc behavior and droplet transfer were observed by the electrical signal waveforms and corresponding synchronous images,based on the high speed digital camera and electrical signal system.The results showed that the shape of welding arc changed from bell arc to beam arc with the increase of welding parameter.The droplet transfer mode changed from repelled transfer,globular transfer to projected transfer in turn.Droplet transfer frequency increased from 18.17 Hz to 119.05 Hz,while the droplet diameter decreased from 1.5times to 0.3times of the CWW diameter.