Recent advances in carbon nanotubes-based microwave absorbing composites

With the blossom of information industry, electromagnetic wave technology shows increasingly potential in many fields. Nevertheless, the trouble caused by electromagnetic waves has also drawn extensive attention. For instance, electromagnetic pollution can threaten information safety in vital fields and the normal function of delicate electronic devices. Consequently, electromagnetic pollution and interference become an urgent issue that needs to be addressed. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have become a potential candidate to deal with these problems due to many advantages, such as high dielectric loss, remarkable thermodynamic stability, and low density. With the appearance of climbing demands, however, the carbon nanotubes combining various composites have shown greater prospects than the single CNTs in microwave absorbing materials. In this short review, recent advances in CNTs-based microwave absorbing materials were comprehensively discussed. Typically, we introduced the electromagnetic wave absorption mechanism of CNTs-based microwave absorbing materials and generalized the development of CNTs-based microwave absorbers, including CNTs-based magnetic metal composites, CNTs-based ferrite composites, and CNTs-based polymer composites. Ultimately, the growing trend and bottleneck of CNTs-based composites for microwave absorption were analyzed to provide some available ideas to more scientific workers.     

A lightweight autonomous MAV for indoor search and rescue

Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) have great potentials to be applied for indoor search and rescue missions. In this paper, we propose a modular lightweight design of an autonomous MAV with integrated hardware and software. The MAV is equipped with the 2D laser scanner, camera, mission computer and flight controller, running all the computation onboard in real time. The onboard perception system includes a laser‐based SLAM module and a custom‐designed visual detection module. A dual Kalman filter design provides robust state estimation by multiple sensor fusion. Specifically, the fusion module provides robust altitude measurement in the circumstance of surface changing. In addition, indoor‐outdoor transition is explicitly handled by the fusion module. In order to efficiently navigate through obstacles and adapt to multiple tasks, a task tree‐based mission planning method is seamlessly integrated with path planning and control modules. The MAV is capable of searching and rescuing victims from unknown indoor environments effectively. It was validated by our award‐winning performance at the 2017 International Micro Air Vehicle Competition (IMAV 2017), held in Toulouse, France. The performance video is available on https://youtu.be/8H19ppS_VXM .     

Preparation and polymerization of isopimaric acid derivatives

Isopimaric acid is a typical rosin compound and can account for 30% of the total mass of slash pine rosin. The molecular structure of isopimaric acid derivatives features an unsaturated double bond at the C13 position, opening up the possibility of their industrial polymerization. In this study, isopimaric acid (95.4%), methyl isopimarate (99.5%), and allyl isopimarate (95.1%) were prepared as highly pure monomers. New experimental results are presented and mechanisms based on the investigation of free-radical polymerization under UV irradiation are proposed. New rosin monomers for potential value-added utilization of woody biomass are also identified. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 47817.     

油层水洗级别的热解气相色谱定量判别

应用热解气相色谱资料开展水淹层评价是储层地球化学研究的一个新领域，目前，这方面的研究尚处于定性评价阶段。文章选择位于渤海湾盆地黄骅坳陷的港东油田和羊二庄油田新近系开发层系（包括馆陶组和明化镇组）为研究目的层，以岩心热解气相色谱分析为手段，开展了油层水洗级别的气相色谱定量判别的尝试。在系统分析各气相色谱参数的地质意义及其与油层水洗的关系的基础上，优选出合理的评价参数，并采用交会图技术建立不同级别水洗油层的定量判别标准，通过其他评价方法的验证，表明该定量判别方法具有实际应用价值。     

N-苄基丙烯酰胺的合成

以丙烯腈和苯甲醇为原料，浓硫酸作催化剂，合成了N-苄基丙烯酰胺（N-BAA）。考察了反应温度、反应时间和催化剂用量等因素对产物收率的影响，得出了最佳反应条件：n（丙烯腈）：n（苯甲醇）：n（浓硫酸）=3：1：1．2，反应时间3h，反应温度60℃。在最佳条件下，N-BAA的收率可达92％。每100g粗产物用10％氢氧化钠溶液提纯，精制产物纯度可达99．80％，熔点为64～65℃。通过红外光谱对产物结构进行了表征。     

基于VXI总线的超宽带线性调频信号源的设计

主要介绍了VXI总线C尺寸超宽带线性调频信号源的设计方法，重点描述了利用现场可编程逻辑器件FPAG和DSP设计VXI总线接口电路，以及数字波形存储直读技术在线性调频信号源中的应用。     

土壤冲击特性的实验研究

本文利用分离式Hopkinson压杆研究了土体在不同应变率条件下的冲击动态力学性能，发现土体有明显的应变率效应，与静载相比，冲击荷载下土的动强度和动模量均有很大的提高。