A comparative study of two wayfinding aids for simulated driving tasks – single-scale and dual-scale GPS aids

Global Positioning System (GPS) is currently the most frequently used wayfinding aid for driving. Yet, GPS is designed to act as a driving guide rather than to help users gain spatial knowledge. Accordingly, GPS might be less usable in situations where such knowledge is required or highly desirable. In this study, we experimentally study the influence of GPS display scales (single-scale vs. dual-scale) using simulated driving tasks in a virtual environment. The single-scale GPS is similar to the regular GPS view. The dual-scale GPS aid is a dual-scale navigation tool that provides two levels of detail, including both detailed and contextual information. The results demonstrate that the dual-scale GPS was more efficient in leading the participants to the destination during the simulated driving and was more useful for the participants to establish spatial awareness and a cognitive map; the dual-scale GPS participants also reported higher subjective evaluations. The proposed dual-scale GPS design and experimental results show some indications for designing new wayfinding aids aimed at increasing wayfinding performance while simultaneously helping users construct a cognitive map.     

Phase Assemblages of Pr α-sialon Derived from SHS-ed Powders and TEM Study on the Nucleation of Pr α-sialon

The Pr α-sialon powders prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS), consisting of 55 wt% Pr α-sialon and 45 wt% of β-sialon (abbreviated as α' and β'), were hot-pressed at 1800°C for 1 h. The results showed that Pr α' phase would transfer to β' with the appearance of JEM phase (Pr(Si_{6− z} Al _z )(N_{10− z} O _z )) after sintering, thus resulting in the increase of β' phase to 86 wt%. The addition of Y₂O₃ into SHS-ed Pr α' powders as the starting materials restrains the transformation of α' to β' and prevents the formation of JEM phase as well. The nucleation mechanism of Pr α' grain during hot-pressing was investigated in terms of transmission electron microscope and energy-dispersive spectrometer analysis. Two nucleation modes of Pr α' grains were found, i.e., nucleating on the undissolved Pr α' grains and on the nuclei of (Pr, Y) α' grains precipitated from liquid phase.     

护滩带边缘局部冲刷深度计算公式初步研究

长江航道整治工程广泛采用软体排护滩,简称护滩带,当护滩带边缘压载结构不同时,边缘外的局部冲刷会发生变化。采用水槽试验的方法,研究了不同压载体护滩带边缘的局部冲刷规律。研究发现,护滩带边缘冲刷深度随水流流速与泥沙起动流速之比的增加而增大;当排体外不铺设压载体时,排体上压载体透水率越大,局部冲刷深度也越大;当排体外铺设压载体时,局部冲刷深度随压载体铺设宽度的增大呈先减小,后变化不大的特点;当排体上压载体结构和排体外压载宽度相同时,排体外压载体透水率越大,局部冲刷深度也越大。依据试验资料,选取反映水流、河床及压载结构条件的因子,建立了具有一定精度的计算排体护滩带边缘局部冲刷深度的经验公式。     

建筑卫生陶瓷行业发展战略选择

通过对佛山、东莞等地的陶瓷产区相关企业的调查研究,在SWOT分析的基础上,研究了相关的竞争战略,归纳总结出现阶段适合建筑卫生陶瓷企业的战略:即以低成本为竞争生存方式,差异性为竞争发展动力,国际化为发展长期最终目标。     

胺烷基化聚羟基酸酰胺类超分散剂的研制及应用

对胺烷基化聚羟基酸酰胺的合成方法进行研究，确立了反应条件与制得的聚羟基酸酯特征之间的一些相互关系。并为获得适当长度的聚酯链选择了最佳合成条件。同时扼要论述了这类超分散剂的结构特性，以及对于颜料粒子表面吸附作用、分散体系的稳定作用以及对涂料、油墨生产的重要意义。     

紫砂壶的装饰工艺

紫砂壶是我国灿烂艺术宝库中的一枝奇葩，除了紫砂材质的特异外，其装饰工艺也是有别于其它陶瓷的，是紫砂从艺的先辈们经长期摸索、总结的一整套非常严谨科学的制陶装饰工艺，随着时代在进步，装饰工艺也出现了发展与创新。     

粉煤灰制备絮凝剂的研究

通过高温焙烧、酸浸、碱溶等制备过程,用粉煤灰制取聚硅酸铝铁絮凝剂.用分光光度计法测其浊度去除率,在焙烧温度为800℃时,粉煤灰制取的聚硅酸铝铁絮凝剂的浊度去除率最大,达到了65%左右.     

Ink‐eliminated waste paper sludge flour‐filled polypropylene composites with different coupling agent treatments

Ink‐eliminated sludge flour (IESF), waste residue from the recycling treatments of waste paper, was utilized as a new kind of filler to reinforce polypropylene (PP) in this research work. Different coupling agents, including maleated anhydride grafted PP (MAPP), stearic acid (SA), and titanate (NDZ‐101), were used to increase the compatibility between IESF and PP. By using different measurements, the microstructure, morphology, thermal behaviors, and mechanical properties of the IESF/PP composites were investigated in detail. It was found that IESF, as a nucleation agent, not only induced the crystallization orientation of PP but also accelerate the crystallization rate of PP. Just as indicated in the experiments, the presence of IESF has shown the advantages of increasing the dimensional stability, the hardness and the flexural property, and the presence of coupling agents has a favorable effect on the improvement of dimensional stability. Moreover, the coupling agent has minor influence on the mechanical property, even causes some decrease in the impact strength. Among these three coupling agents, MAPP is found to be the best coupling agent for increasing the interfacial adhesion between IESF and PP, and the MAPP addition makes the PP composite possess the quickest crystallization rate and greatest tensile strength. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 513–520, 2003     

α-萘乙酸的合成方法及应用前景

α-萘乙酸是应用广泛的植物生长调节剂,可以促进作物生长、疏花疏果、保花保果、促进生根等.介绍了α-萘乙酸的性质、合成方法及在农业上的应用.     

Pb(Mg_(1+x)/3Nb_(2-x)/3)O_3铁电材料中有序-无序相变的理论研究

基于Kikuchi自洽迭代方法,利用有序-无序相变理论,并取最近邻相互作用近似,研究了Pb(Mg_((1+x)/2)Nb_((2-x)/2)O_3晶粒中在x=0.5时有序区形成的原因,提出Mg~(2+)∶Nb~(5+)=1∶1(离子数比)时,形成B位有序排列最为有利,并且弱的空间电荷场不影响这种有序排列的形成,同时给出了温度-组份的有序-无序相图。