Forgery detection for perforated number in security document by analysing the perforated holes

The perforated number is an important anti-counterfeiting technique widely used in recent years in security document for protecting document number from being forged. However, forgery detection of perforated number is still made by means of manual inspection, which is not only time-consuming but also error-prone. In this paper, we propose an automatic method for verifying the authenticity of perforated number by analysing the shape of the perforated holes and their alignments in horizontal and vertical direction. First, the image with perforated number is captured by the 10–20× optical zoom, and then the perforated holes are segmented by the maximum between-cluster variance. Second, each perforated hole is labelled by the connected component analysis and then fitted as a circle using the least-squares method for determining the parameters of each hole. Lastly, we propose two criteria to verify the authenticity of the perforated number. One is the new defined roundness measurement called local feature, which is denoted by computing the distance between the contour of the perforated hole and its fitted circle. The other is the measurement of the alignments of all perforated holes in horizontal and vertical direction, which is called global feature. The alignments are determined by means of K-means clustering method. The experimental results show that the proposed method has the correct detection rate over 92%, which means the proposed method is an effective method for recognising the authenticity of the perforated number for security document.     

Bifurcation and chaos analysis of nonlinear rotor system with axial-grooved gas-lubricated journal bearing support

Axial-grooved gas-lubricated journal bearings have been widely applied to precision instrument due to their high accuracy, low friction, low noise and high stability. The rotor system with axial-grooved gas-lubricated journal bearing support is a typical nonlinear dynamic system. The nonlinear analysis measures have to be adopted to analyze the behaviors of the axial-grooved gas-lubricated journal bearing-rotor nonlinear system as the linear analysis measures fail. The bifurcation and chaos of nonlinear rotor system with three axial-grooved gas-lubricated journal bearing support are investigated by nonlinear dynamics theory. A time-dependent mathematical model is established to describe the pressure distribution in the axial-grooved compressible gas-lubricated journal bearing. The time-dependent compressible gas-lubricated Reynolds equation is solved by the differential transformation method. The gyroscopic effect of the rotor supported by gas-lubricated journal bearing with three axial grooves is taken into consideration in the model of the system, and the dynamic equation of motion is calculated by the modified Wilson-0-based method. To analyze the unbalanced responses of the rotor system supported by finite length gas-lubricated journal bearings, such as bifurcation and chaos, the bifurcation diagram, the orbit diagram, the Poincar6 map, the time series and the frequency spectrum are employed. The numerical results reveal that the nonlinear gas film forces have a significant influence on the stability of rotor system and there are the rich nonlinear phenomena, such as the periodic, period-doubling, quasi-periodic, period-4 and chaotic motion, and so on. The proposed models and numerical results can provide a theoretical direction to the design of axial-grooved gas-lubricated journal bearing-rotor system.     

电弧沉积条件下Cu基熔覆层的微观组织及性能研究

为了优化Q345B低碳钢的表面使用性能,设计相应的药芯焊丝并采用TIG沉积方法制备了Cu基熔覆层,通过OM、SEM、EDS、XRD和显微硬度测试等方法,研究了Cu基熔覆层的微观组织、元素分布、物相组成、界面元素扩散和表面硬度等。结果显示,在成分过冷的影响下,Cu基熔覆层由界面至顶部形成了不同的晶粒形貌。熔覆层主要由FCC结构的Cu-Ni-Cr-Fe固溶体、富Cr析出相和单质C元素组成,其中,由于微观偏析的存在,固溶体内元素分布不均匀,Ni、Fe元素主要富集在枝晶内,在枝晶间浓度较低;富Cr析出相主要以球状或棒状分布在基体上,少量单质C也在基体内均匀分布。研究表明,得益于合金元素的固溶强化和第二相粒子的第二相强化作用,熔覆层平均硬度达到202.8 HV0.1,高于纯铜和Q345B基体。     

Correlation between infrared,THz and microwave dielectric properties of vanadium doped antiferroelectric BiNbO4

Terahertz (THz) transmissivity and infrared (IR) reflectivity spectra of orthorhombic microwave (MW) ceramics Bi(Nb_1−xV_x)O₄ (0.002 < x < 0.032) were measured between 4 and 3000 cm⁻¹ (0.09–90 THz) at room temperature. A well underdamped mode, presumably the ferroelectric soft mode, was observed at 25 cm⁻¹. Complex permittivity spectra obtained from the fits to our data were extrapolated down to the MW range and compared with the dielectric data near 5 GHz. The linear extrapolation of dielectric losses from THz down to the MW range is in agreement with the experimental MW losses. Addition of 3.2% of vanadium reduces the sintering temperature to 850 °C and the dielectric properties (ɛ′ = 42.2, Q·f = 14,000 GHz, τ_f = +10 ppm/°C) remain at a level satisfactory for MW applications. Somewhat lower MW losses were observed in a sample sintered in the N₂ atmosphere.     

A review on spindle thermal error compensation in machine tools

Thermal error caused by the thermal deformation is one of the most significant factors influencing the accuracy of the machine tool. Among all the heat sources which lead to the thermal distortions, the spindle is the main one. This paper presents an overview of the research about the compensation of the spindle thermal error. Thermal error compensation is considered as a more convenient, effective and cost-efficient way to reduce the thermal error compared with other thermal error control and reduction methods. Based on the analytical calculation, numerical analysis and experimental tests of the spindle thermal error, the thermal error models are established and then applied for implementing the thermal error compensation. Different kinds of methods adopted in testing, modeling and compensating are listed and discussed. In addition, because the thermal key points are vital to the temperature testing, thermal error modeling, and even influence the effectiveness of compensation, various approaches of selecting thermal key points are introduced as well. This paper aims to give a basic introduction of the whole process of the spindle thermal error compensation and presents a summary of methods applied on different topics of it.     

Flash cosintering of a lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite nanofibre/Gd-doped ceria bilayer structure

For solid oxide fuel cells, an important structural requirement is that the electrolyte layer needs to be dense and the electrode layer porous, which is difficult to obtain by conventional cosintering. In this work, flash cosintering of a double layer structure consisting of a Gd-doped ceria substrate with a lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite nanofibre coating is investigated. Experimental and finite element modelling results reveal that when the LSCF layer is connected to the electrode, the heat is concentrated in the LSCF layer, which leads to a huge temperature gradient and introduces severe cracking. When the LSCF layer is electrically isolated from the electrode, the heat is concentrated in the GDC layer, and the temperature gradient is dramatically reduced. In this situation, the density of GDC can reach 92.86% while a high porosity of 52.26% is maintained in the LSCF layer, which is higher than that of the conventional cosintered sample.     

Preparation and characterization of organic pigments and their fluorescence properties depending on bulk structure

Fluorescent pigments, based on the optical or electrooptical properties of dyes, are the main component in fluorescent coatings and inks. In this study, three kinds of dyes (Rhodamine B, Light Green SF Yellowish, Coumarin) with four different ratios (2.5 wt%, 3 wt%, 3.5 wt%, 4 wt%) were employed as luminophor, and the melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resin was used as curing resin to prepare fluorescent pigments in different color. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry were carried out to analyze the structure of the fluorescent pigments. Scanning electron microscopy and particle size distribution were used to present the morphology of fluorescent pigments. UV–vis and fluorescence spectrum were used to demonstrate the optical properties. It can be concluded that, coumarin pigments possessed consecutive structure in MF resin while rhodamine B might be the best for the preparation of printing inks among the three kinds of dyes from the view of particle size. The TG results presented that all the pigments showed good thermal stability, which might possess potential application in high speed printing industry.     

Investigation of the influence of ultrasonic stirring on mass transfer in the through-mask electrochemical micromachining process

Surface texturing is a widely accepted approach for friction reduction between mechanical components. Through-mask electrochemical micromachining is a simple and reliable process for metal surface texturing in which mass transport conditions have profound influence on final machined quality. An ultrasonic stirrer is usually adopted for mass transfer enhancement.However, understanding of the effects of ultrasonic stirring on mass transfer is limited, and is far from sufficient for developing guidelines for its practical application. In this work, the influences of ultrasonic stirring parameters on mass transfer have been investigated numerically and experimentally. With the numerical method, periodic pressure change in the electrolyte over time has been obtained, showing that ultrasonic stirring results in drastic transient pressure change in electrolyte fluid fields. Parameters related to ultrasonic frequency, vibration amplitude, and the depth of anode surface immersed in the electrolyte solution influence pressure amplitude. Validation experiments have been conducted and etched surface profile and morphology characterized,which show that the experimental observations are in agreement with numerical predictions. With the optimized mass transfer,well-defined micro-pits array of 30 μm and a smooth etched surface on tin-bronze substrate in large scale have been demonstrated.     

Elastoplastic contact mechanics model of rough surface based on fractal theory

Because the result of the MB fractal model contradicts with the classical contact mechanics, a revised elastoplastic contact model of a single asperity is developed based on fractal theory. The critical areas of a single asperity are scale dependent, with an increase in the contact load and contact area, a transition from elastic, elastoplastic to full plastic deformation takes place in this order. In considering the size distribution function, analytic expression between the total contact load and the real contact area on the contact surface is obtained. The elastic, elastoplastic and full plastic contact load are obtained by the critical elastic contact area of the biggest asperity and maximun contact area of a single asperity. The results show that a rough surface is firstly in elastic deformation. As the load increases, elastoplastic or full plastic deformation takes place. For constant characteristic length scale G, the slope of load-area relation is proportional to fractal dimension D. For constant fractal dimension D, the slope of load-area relation is inversely proportional to G. For constant D and G, the slope of load-area relation is inversely proportional to property of the material ϕ, namely with the same load, the material of rough surface is softer, and the total contact area is larger. The contact mechanics model provides a foundation for study of the friction, wear and seal performance of rough surfaces.     

Piezoelectric field determination in strained InGaAs quantum wells grown on [111]B GaAs substrates by differential photocurrent

The measurement of the differential photocurrent (DP) generated in PIN GaAs diodes with embedded strained InGaAs quantum wells has allowed us to determine the fields both in the GaAs barriers, as well as in the InGaAs strained quantum wells. Based on an electroreflectance (ER) setup, this technique relies on the generated photocurrent and does not require detection of the reflected light. The field in the GaAs barriers is obtained from DP Franz–Keldysh oscillations at photon energies above the GaAs bandgap, while the piezoelectric field in the wells is deduced from a phase change in the DP spectra under flat-band conditions in the quantum wells (QW). With optical power illuminations of a few nW, the in-well screening in these structures becomes negligible. With just 35 mV_RMS of modulating signal added to the diode bias and without photovoltaic effects due to the bias control of the sample, uncertainties in field calculations are reduced. The piezoelectric field values obtained at room temperature in MQW structures with 10 wells of 12 and 18% In content are close to those obtained by similar related techniques. For higher In content (20, 25 and 30%), single quantum well structures were used, also allowing the confirmation of pyroelectric behavior of the structures. Besides, direct comparisons of simultaneously grown [100] and [111] samples clearly reveal the earlier relaxation of the first ones when their QW absorption feature disappears.