青海镁产业专利导航发展分析

通过对盐湖提镁技术与镁合金等重点技术的专利分析,得到全球镁产业链不同环节的技术优势国家;从镁合金的专利权人排名来看,日本和韩国的企业展现出优势;基于专利权人的分析,挖掘中国镁技术领域的主要研究团队等重要情报信息;通过对中国及青海镁产业的专利布局分析,确定中国镁产业技术优势省、相关研发机构,总结青海省在镁产业领域的当前水平与可能的突破点,对镁产业关键技术进行导航探究,深度剖析镁产业研究价值与发展空间。同时对青海盐湖产业发展的优劣势条件进行分析,提出青海镁产业未来发展应该结合本地特色增加专利申请量,综合开发利用资源,提升关键技术,加强人才引进,促进产学研深度融合等发展建议。     

高水头船闸一字闸门水动力特性数值模拟

针对某山区高水头船闸30 m淹没水深下一字闸门的水动力特性进行研究,借助FLUENT软件提供的Realizable k-ε紊流模型对门体启闭过程非恒定流场进行动态模拟,通过建立由二维平面混合网格纵向拉伸成的三维棱柱体网格,结合2.5D重构和弹性光顺动网格法,在降低网格数量、提高计算效率的同时,实现一字闸门启闭全过程三维流场模拟。引入VOF法对自由水面迭代求解,得到一字闸门启闭过程门前后水位差及动水阻力矩变化规律,将计算结果与模型试验进行比较,两者吻合较好。模拟计算发现:门底间隙对闸门运行整个阶段动水阻力矩均有影响,动水阻力矩峰值随门底间隙增大而变小。     

Self‐regulation during e‐learning: using behavioural evidence from navigation log files

The current paper examined the relationship between perceived characteristics of the learning environment in an e‐module in relation to test performance among a group of e‐learners. Using structural equation modelling, the relationship between these variables is further explored in terms of the proposed double mediation as outlined by Ning and Downing. These authors initially proposed that motivation and self‐regulation strategies are mediators between the perception of the learning environment and performance. In our replication and extension study, we substituted self‐reported self‐regulation with behavioural indicators of self‐regulation using navigation log files and focused on test‐taking rather than general motivation. We proposed that navigational patterns captured using log files can also help deduce self‐regulation in e‐modules and provide information in the absence of self‐reports. Path analyses provide partial support for our navigational hypotheses and the model. Implications of our results for the use of e‐module data and conclusions based on navigation are discussed.     

Design of a slave arm of a surgical robot system to estimate the contact force at the tip of the employed instruments

Acquisition of the contact force at the instrument tip can enable better performance, e.g. transparency of the haptic feedback in the surgical robot systems. It is, however, difficult to measure the contact force directly due to technical limitations in attaching sensors to the tip of the instruments. This paper proposes a method to estimate the forces by installing the sensors away from the instrument tip. The proposed method employs specially designed mechanical parts of the slave robot, i.e. a slider cover plate for the z-axis translational force along the insertion direction, and docking clamps for the rotational pivot torques around the fulcrum point. Strain gauges are attached to specially designed places with enhancing shapes. The simulation results of the force estimation are presented to confirm the strain concentration area. The proposed method is validated with quantitative experimental results. Calibrated weights are determined upon the comparison of the strain value with a calibrated 6-axis force/torque sensor. The percentage error in the force calibration is about 5~8% calculated by the root mean square error (RMSE) of force-sensing performance. In addition, it can be computed by considering only the bending phase of each sensor although the hysteresis is observed from the calibration graph.     

Tactile display with tangential and normal skin displacement for robot-assisted surgery

This paper proposes a tactile display providing both shear and normal feedback to the fingertip for generating three-axis tactile feedback during teleoperation of a surgical robot. The display is composed of five balloons actuated by controlling the pneumatic pressure. The implemented display is 18?mm?×?18?mm?×?15?mm. This size is suitable for mounting the display onto the master controls of a surgical robot. The maximum normal and shear displacements are 2 and 1.3?mm, respectively. The proposed tactile display may provide perceivable stimuli to a human finger pad in all five directions: normal, distal, proximal, radial, and ulnar. This paper also reports on the results of psychophysical measurement of the minimum perceivable movement of the developed tactile display for each of the five directions.     

Underactuated miniature bending joint composed of serial pulleyless rolling joints

This paper proposes a miniature bending joint composed of serial rolling joints; it refers to the classification of small joints of other products and studies on surgical applications according to the structures and transmissions. To achieve this, a pulleyless rolling joint is introduced as a unit component and the basic design principle is established for the joint. A simple mechanism guarantees a smooth rolling contact using elastic fixtures. Underactuation, which prevents S-shaped curvature similar to buckling, is applied to drive the bending joint with a limited number of wire cables. Using a 1-DOF real-sized prototype, experiments were performed to measure the motion accuracy and payload capacity from various angles to evaluate the efficacy of an improved design that enhances the payload on the distal end. This novel joint is applicable to a wider variety of surgical tools and catheters relative to other candidates owing to its small constant curvature, reasonable payload capacity, and miniature size.     

基于单轴速率转台的角速度传感器标定方法

针对传统的标定方法标定成本高且对北向基准的要求严格等问题,提出了一种用单轴速率转台作为标定设备的光纤陀螺捷联航姿系统标定方法。对光纤陀螺组合的误差进行建模,将光纤陀螺捷联航姿系统安装于单轴速率转台上,使光纤陀螺捷联航姿系统的3个陀螺轴向分别朝下进行标定实验,由此标定出3只光纤陀螺的零偏、标度因数和安装失准角共12个误差参数。通过对标定精度进行分析,验证了该方法的可行性,其标定成本低且不需要北向基准,具有一定的工程应用价值。     

晃动基座下捷联惯导的抗干扰自对准算法

针对捷联惯导(SINS) 晃动基座下, SINS 难以快速实现自对准的问题, 提出SINS 的抗干扰自对准算法. 该算法通过将初始对准问题转化为Wahba 求解问题来消除角运动干扰的影响; 利用惯性坐标系重力矢量和晃动干扰加速度的频率特点, 通过设计低通滤波器对比力在惯性坐标下的投影进行滤波来消除线振动干扰的影响. 仿真结果表明, 该算法不需要进行粗对准, 能够在角运动干扰和线振动干扰同时存在的情况下快速实现自对准.

     

用于高速旋转载体的惯性导航系统设计

针对高速旋转载体的实际应用情况,采用了无陀螺捷联惯性导航技术方案,快速精确测量载体的姿态、速度和位置信息。无陀螺捷联惯导系统采用加速度计来解算载体相对惯性系的角速度,从而代替角速度陀螺仪,提高了系统的高过载的适应能力。首先推导了一种基于六加速度计配置方式力学编排方程,分析了加速度计精度、杆臂长度以及时间等因素对角速度误差产生影响,最后仿真分析了加速度计精度对惯导系统的定位精度的影响,为系统设计提供理论依据。     

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.