Cascading multi-segment rupture process of the 2023 Turkish earthquake doublet on a complex fault system revealed by teleseismic P wave back projection method

In this study,the vertical components of broadband teleseismic P wave data recorded by China Earthquake Network are used to image the rupture processes of the February 6th,2023 Turkish earthquake doublet via back projection analysis.Data in two frequency bands(0.5-2 Hz and 1-3 Hz)are used in the imaging processes.The results show that the rupture of the first event extends about 200 km to the northeast and about 150 km to the southwest,lasting~90 s in total.The southwestern rupture is triggered by the northeastern rupture,demonstrating a sequential bidirectional unilateral rupture pattern.The rupture of the second event extends approximately 80 km in both northeast and west directions,lasting~35 s in total and demonstrates a typical bilateral rupture feature.The cascading ruptures on both sides also reflect the occurrence of selective rupture behaviors on bifurcated faults.In addition,we observe super-shear ruptures on certain fault sections with relatively straight fault structures and sparse aftershocks.

New normalized nonlocal hybrid level set method for image segmentation

This article introduces a new normalized nonlocal hybrid level set method for image segmentation.Due to intensity overlapping,blurred edges with complex backgrounds,simple intensity and texture information,such kind of image segmentation is still a challenging task.The proposed method uses both the region and boundary information to achieve accurate segmentation results.The region information can help to identify rough region of interest and prevent the boundary leakage problem.It makes use of normalized nonlocal comparisons between pairs of patches in each region,and a heuristic intensity model is proposed to suppress irrelevant strong edges and constrain the segmentation.The boundary information can help to detect the precise location of the target object,it makes use of the geodesic active contour model to obtain the target boundary.The corresponding variational segmentation problem is implemented by a level set formulation.We use an internal energy term for geometric active contours to penalize the deviation of the level set function from a signed distance function.At last,experimental results on synthetic images and real images are shown in the paper with promising results.

AN AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION METHOD FOR FAST IMAGING IN PET

A new segmentation method has been developed for PET fast imaging. The technique automatically segments the transmission images into different anatomical regions, it efficiently reduced the PET transmission scan time. The result shows that this method gives only 3 min-scan time which is perfect for attenuation correction of the PET images instead of the original 15-30 min-scan time. This approach has been successfully tested both on phantom and clinical data.

A Coastal Zone Segmentation Variational Model and Its Accelerated ADMM Method

Effective and efficient SAR image segmentation has a significant role in coastal zone interpretation. In this paper, a coastal zone segmentation model is proposed based on Potts model. By introducing edge self-adaption parameter and modifying noisy data term, the proposed variational model provides a good solution for the coastal zone SAR image with common characteristics of inherent speckle noise and complicated geometrical details. However, the proposed model is difficult to solve due to to its nonlinear, non-convex and non-smooth characteristics. Followed by curve evolution theory and operator splitting method, the minimization problem is reformulated as a constrained minimization problem. A fast alternating minimization iterative scheme is designed to implement coastal zone segmentation. Finally, various two-stage and multiphase experimental results illustrate the advantage of the proposed segmentation model, and indicate the high computation efficiency of designed numerical approximation algorithm.

ANALYSIS OF DYNAMICAL BUCKLING AND POST BUCKLING FOR BEAMS BY FINITE SEGMENT METHOD

Based on the multi-rigid body discretization model, namely, finite segment model,a chain multi-rigid-body-hinge-spring system model of a beam was presented, then a nonlinear parametrically exacted vibration equation of multi-degrees of freedom system was established using the coordination transformation method, and its resonance fields were derived by the restriction parameter method, that is, the dynamical buckling analysis of the beam. Because the deformation of a beam is not restricted by the discrete model and dynamic equation, the post buckling analysis can be done in above math model. The numerical solutions of a few examples were obtained by direct integrated method, which shows that the mechanical and math model gotten is correct.

Segmentation of Bacteria Image Based on Level Set Method

In biology ferment engineering,accurate statistics of the quantity of bacteria is one of the most important subjects. In this paper,the quantity of bacteria which was observed traditionally manuauy can be detected automatically. Image acquisition and processing system is designed to accomplish image preprocessing,image segmentation and statistics of the quantity of bacteria. Segmentation of bacteria images is successfully realized by means of a region-based level set method and then the quantity of bacteria is computed precisely,which plays an important role in optimizing the growth conditions of bacteria.

Study of the segmentation of active fault by the boundary element method──analysis of the Xianshuihe fault zone

On the basis of the recent geological surveys and the relevant studies of the Xianshuihe fault zone, this paper analyzes the seismogenic mechanism of some faults and characteristic morphology on the fault zone by the boundary element method and discusses the fault segmentation and the related distribution of the earthquake ruptures. The main conclusions are: For the first order segmentation, the Xianshuihe fault zone can be divided into three major segments (the northwestern Luhuo-Qianning segment, the middle linking fracture region and the southeastern Kangding segment). Among them, the differences are not only in geometry and structure, but also in mechanical property and dynamics. Some of the characteristic morphologies on the Xianshuihe fault zone reflect the effects in cumulative deformation due to long-term fault movement, and reveal the fault segmentation in different orders. Such morphologies control, to some extent, the developments and the distributions of the earthquake ruptures on the fault zone.

Adaptive Boundary and Semantic Composite Segmentation Method for Individual Objects in Aerial Images

There are two types of methods for image segmentation.One is traditional image processing methods,which are sensitive to details and boundaries,yet fail to recognize semantic information.The other is deep learning methods,which can locate and identify different objects,but boundary identifications are not accurate enough.Both of them cannot generate entire segmentation information.In order to obtain accurate edge detection and semantic information,an Adaptive Boundary and Semantic Composite Segmentation method(ABSCS)is proposed.This method can precisely semantic segment individual objects in large-size aerial images with limited GPU performances.It includes adaptively dividing and modifying the aerial images with the proposed principles and methods,using the deep learning method to semantic segment and preprocess the small divided pieces,using three traditional methods to segment and preprocess original-size aerial images,adaptively selecting traditional results tomodify the boundaries of individual objects in deep learning results,and combining the results of different objects.Individual object semantic segmentation experiments are conducted by using the AeroScapes dataset,and their results are analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can achieve more promising object boundaries than the original deep learning method.This work also demonstrates the advantages of the proposed method in applications of point cloud semantic segmentation and image inpainting.

FLEXIBLE MULTIBODY SYSTEM DYNAMICS-FINITE SEGMENT METHOD

The principle and method of flexible multibody system dynamics is presented. The dynamic equation have been developed by means of Huston's method based on Kane's equation. In which the flexible members with general cross-section characters were divided into finite segment models under the assumption of small strain. In order to decrease the degrees of freedom of the system and increase the efficiency of numerical calculation. the mode transformation has been introduced. A typical example is presented. and the foregoing method has been perfectly verified.

Interseismic slip distribution and locking characteristics of the mid-southern segment of the Tanlu fault zone

We employ the block negative dislocation model to invert the distribution of fault coupling and slip rate deficit on the different segments of the Tanlu(Tancheng-Lujiang) fault zone, according to the GPS horizontal velocity field from 1991 to 2007(the first phase) and 2013 to 2018(the second phase). By comparing the deformation characteristics results, we discuss the relationship between the deformation characteristics with the M earthquake in Japan. The results showed that the fault coupling rate of the northern section of Tancheng in the second phase reduced compared with that in the first phase. However, the results of the two phases showed that the northern section of Juxian still has a high coupling rate, a deep blocking depth, and a dextral compressive deficit, which is the enrapture section of the 1668 Tancheng earthquake. At the same time, the area strain results show that the strain rate of the central and eastern regions of the second phase is obviously enhanced compared with that of the first phase. The occurrence of the great earthquake in Japan has played a specific role in alleviating the strain accumulation in the middle and south sections of the Tanlu fault zone. The results of the maximum shear strain show that the shear strain in the middle section of the Tanlu fault zone in the second phase is weaker than that in the first phase, and the maximum shear strain in the southern section is stronger than that in the first phase. The fault coupling coefficient of the south Sihong to Jiashan section is high, and it is also the unruptured section of historical earthquakes. At the same time, small earthquakes in this area are not active and accumulate stress easily, so the future earthquake risk deserves attention.

An Efficient Smoothing and Thresholding Image Segmentation Framework with Weighted Anisotropic-Isotropic Total Variation

In this paper,we design an efficient,multi-stage image segmentation framework that incorporates a weighted difference of anisotropic and isotropic total variation(AITV).The segmentation framework generally consists of two stages:smoothing and thresholding,thus referred to as smoothing-and-thresholding(SaT).In the first stage,a smoothed image is obtained by an AITV-regularized Mumford-Shah(MS)model,which can be solved efficiently by the alternating direction method of multipliers(ADMMs)with a closed-form solution of a proximal operator of the l_(1)-αl_(2) regularizer.The convergence of the ADMM algorithm is analyzed.In the second stage,we threshold the smoothed image by K-means clustering to obtain the final segmentation result.Numerical experiments demonstrate that the proposed segmentation framework is versatile for both grayscale and color images,effcient in producing high-quality segmentation results within a few seconds,and robust to input images that are corrupted with noise,blur,or both.We compare the AITV method with its original convex TV and nonconvex TVP(O<p<1)counterparts,showcasing the qualitative and quantitative advantages of our proposed method.

Two-Dimensional Entropy Method Based on Genetic Algorithm

Two dimensional(2 D) entropy method has to pay the price of time when applied to image segmentation. So the genetic algorithm is introduced to improve the computational efficiency of the 2 D entropy method. The proposed method uses both the gray value of a pixel and the local average gray value of an image. At the same time, the simple genetic algorithm is improved by using better reproduction and crossover operators. Thus the proposed method makes up the 2 D entropy method’s drawback of being time consuming, and yields satisfactory segmentation results. Experimental results show that the proposed method can save computational time when it provides good quality segmentation.

基于能耗优化的四旋翼无人机航迹规划:分段式高斯伪谱法

在四旋翼无人机航迹规划中引入能耗优化策略以延长其飞行时间,能够显著提升其实用性和经济性。为此,提出了一种基于分段式高斯伪谱法的能耗最优航迹规划算法。首先,构建了四旋翼无人机运动学-能耗综合模型,能定量描述无人机运动学及能耗间耦合关系;其次,基于此模型,将考虑能耗优化的航迹规划问题转化为带约束的连续时间优化问题;最后,设计了分段式高斯伪谱法求解出优化航迹,其中通过滑动选取优化子区间的方法,在航点数量较多的复杂飞行任务中有效缩短了计算时间,同时提升了轨迹的平滑性和航点跟踪准确性。仿真和实验结果表明,与传统定航点飞行相比,所提算法能大幅降低飞行能耗,与常用优化算法相比,所提算法在保证能耗优化效果的同时,所需计算时间更短,航点跟踪精度更高。

变截面波形钢腹板悬臂梁抗剪性能研究

为了在变截面波形钢腹板悬臂梁的剪应力计算时考虑翼板、腹板以及组合箱梁截面转角差异,首先从翼板、腹板以及组合箱梁截面转角出发建立位移函数,采用能量变分法将翼板与腹板承剪进行剥离,利用弯矩等效分离顶、底板承剪;其次结合变截面波形钢腹板组合箱梁的梁段分析单元刚度矩阵及节点荷载列阵建立了剪应力求解程序;最后分析了悬臂梁在不同荷载工况下顶、底板及腹板剪应力与承剪比.结果表明:相较于有限元计算结果,考虑转角差异后顶板、腹板和底板承剪比计算结果较已有变截面剪应力计算结果精度最大可提高3.48%、3.43%和6.91%;悬臂梁各组件承剪比取决于荷载形式,梁端集中荷载作用下,顶、底板各自承剪比达到最大,分别为自由端的12.82%和固定端的60.81%;均布荷载作用下,腹板承剪比达到最大,为自由端的78.11%.

利用计算机视觉进行全路径人行桥振动舒适度评估

针对当前结构振动舒适度评估方法和标准只考虑结构响应而忽略结构主要使用者(人)的感受,或仅以结构的振动响应代替行人的实际感受来进行振动舒适度评估,以及传统采集方法不能同时实现结构和人的数据采集的现状,建立一种基于计算机视觉的激励‐传播‐感知全路径人行桥振动舒适度评估方法。方法采用计算机视觉技术获取行人激励下人行桥和行人的运动视频,利用分段光流法和MMTracking算法获取二者的振动响应,通过提取和转换获取相应的行人加速度,进而以加速度均方根值对人行桥振动舒适度进行评估。为验证方法的可行性和准确性,在实验室人行桥模型上进行相关试验。结果表明,基于计算机视觉的方法能够同时实现行人和人行桥响应的非接触测量,并具有较高的精度,而全路径人行桥振动舒适度评估方法比常规只将结构振动响应作为或代替行人实时响应来进行振动舒适度评估更加合理。

基于Segmental-DTW的无监督行为序列分割

行为序列分割是行为分析与识别中最初始、最基础的一个步骤.提出了一种无监督的行为序列分割算法,主要步骤包括:(1)采用等长有重叠的时间窗口对视频序列进行粗分割;(2)将粗分割的视频段两两作比较,通过Segmental-DTW算法分割出两个视频段中最相似的行为片断;(3)将行为片断的相似性转化为邻接图表示,通过图聚类方法对分割出的行为片断进行聚类.该算法采用了从粗到细的分割思想,能够准确地分割出视频序列中大量出现的行为的片断,并将相同行为的片断聚为一类.分割结果可以直接用于行为建模和识别.实验结果也表明了分割出的行为片断具有较好的代表性和有效性.

特厚软煤层快速掘进工艺研究

针对梨园河矿特厚软煤巷道掘进速度慢、采掘接替紧张等突出问题,分析了影响巷道掘进速率的主控因素。通过采用顶板超前预支护结构,解决了掘进过程中松软顶板空顶时间长的问题;提出了悬臂掘进机斜坡式分部割煤法,有效防止了割煤过程中顶煤受扰动导致大面积漏冒现象;同时,优化了掘支施工工艺,采用多工序交叉平行作业,大幅提升了掘进单循环效率。实践表明:巷道月平均进尺由69 m提高到139 m,掘进速率提高了102%,巷道顶底板最大移近量160 mm,两帮最大移近量79 mm,满足安全生产需求。本研究成功解决了特厚软煤巷道漏顶问题,为特厚软煤层巷道安全快速掘进积累了实践经验。

基于Fast Marching Method的肝脏CT图像序列自动分割

快速行进法(fast marching method,FMM)已被证明在图像分割方面具有优势,在此基础上提出了一个混合分割的算法。这个方法加入了图像分割后处理步骤,成功解决了活体肝脏CT系列图像自动分割问题。首先是通过滤波去噪等处理得到速率系数图像,然后根据CT图像相邻层间的相似特点计算FMM所需的参数进行图像分割,最后使用开运算修正肝脏边缘。整个序列分割过程只需用户定义一个种子点,减少了人工干预,从而提高了效率和准确性。

Automatic character detection and segmentation in natural scene images

We present a robust connected-component (CC) based method for automatic detection and segmentation of text in real-scene images. This technique can be applied in robot vision, sign recognition, meeting processing and video indexing. First, a Non-Linear Niblack method (NLNiblack) is proposed to decompose the image into candidate CCs. Then, all these CCs are fed into a cascade of classifiers trained by Adaboost algorithm. Each classifier in the cascade responds to one feature of the CC. Proposed here are 12 novel features which are insensitive to noise, scale, text orientation and text language. The classifier cascade allows non-text CCs of the image to be rapidly discarded while more computation is spent on promising text-like CCs. The CCs passing through the cascade are considered as text components and are used to form the segmentation result. A prototype system was built, with experimental results proving the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method.

Vehicle License Plate Character Segmentation

Vehicle license plate (VLP) character segmentation is an important part of the vehicle license plate recognition system (VLPRS).This paper proposes a least square method (LSM) to treat horizontal tilt and vertical tilt in VLP images.Auxiliary lines are added into the image (or the tilt-corrected image) to make the separated parts of each Chinese character to be an interconnected region.The noise regions will be eliminated after two fusing images are merged according to the minimum principle of gray values. Then,the characters are segmented by projection method (PM) and the final character images are obtained.The experimental results show that this method features fast processing and good performance in segmentation.