Influence of physical and biological variability and solution methods in fruit and vegetable quality nondestructive inspection by using imaging and near-infrared spectroscopy techniques: A review

Over the past decades, imaging and spectroscopy techniques have been rapidly developing and widely applied in nondestructive fruit and vegetable quality assessment. The physical properties (including size, shape, color, position, and temperature) and biological properties (including cultivar, season, maturity level and geographical origin) of fruits and vegetables vary from one to another. A great variety of physical and biological properties of agricultural products influence the optical propagation properties and interaction behaviors with incident light, thus decreasing the quality inspection accuracy. Many attempts have been made in image correction and spectral compensation methods to improve the inspection accuracy. This paper gives a detailed summary about influence of physical and biological variability, as well as the correction and compensation methods for eliminating or reducing the effects in fruit and vegetable quality nondestructive inspection by using imaging and spectroscopy techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of the solution methods are discussed and summarized. Additionally, the future challenges and potential trends are also reported.     

Logarithmic decrease of adhesion force with lateral dynamic revealed by an AFM cantilever at different humidities

Adhesion forces between a tipless cantilever and an Au film were determined to investigate the influence of lateral velocity by recording force curves with an atomic force microscope at 20%–90% relative humidities. The sample was moved laterally, forth and back, with a frequency of 0.001–100 Hz and scan distances of 0.8, 8, and 80 μm to achieve a velocity ranging over 7 orders of magnitude. Experimental results show that at low lateral velocities (between 1.6 nm/s and 1–10 μm/s), the adhesion force either increases or decreases or remains stable with the lateral velocity without a certain characteristic trend. However, after a critical velocity, the adhesion force decreases logarithmically with the lateral velocity (between 1–10 and 16,000 μm/s). The decreasing magnitude can be as large as 97.3% of the maximum adhesion force. This decrease is well-explained by the contact time dependence of water bridges formed by capillary condensation.     

Packet loss detection in networked control systems

One of the main issues related to the reliable operation of network control systems concerns the design of mechanisms able to detect anomalies in the functioning of the communication network through which the control loops are closed. In this article, we address the problem of detecting the occurrence of packet losses and design a mechanism that can detect the occurrence of packet losses directly from process sensor data. Specifically, we propose a moving‐horizon estimation scheme that permits to detect if the packet‐loss rate exceeds prescribed thresholds, which are representative of stability and performance of the control system. We discuss theoretical properties of the proposed solution along with an approximation scheme with reduced computational burden. A numerical example is discussed to substantiate the analysis.     

Pb-TKX-50燃烧催化剂的合成及热分解性能

以二氯乙二肟、二甲基甲酰胺、叠氮化钠、盐酸羟胺和硝酸铅等为原料,合成了1,1-二羟基-5,5′-联四唑羟胺铅盐(Pb-TKX-50)燃烧催化剂,研究了Pb-TKX-50对推进剂机械感度的影响以及与推进剂组分的相容性;利用差示扫描量热法和热重法研究了Pb-TKX-50在不同升温速率下的热分解过程,计算其表观活化能(E K和E O)和指前因子(A K),得到其热分解动力学参数、热分解机理函数、热爆炸温度和热力学性质。结果表明,在推进剂配方中加入Pb-TKX-50燃烧催化剂,可以改善其撞击感度和摩擦感度,且与推进剂组分的相容性良好;Pb-TKX-50的主峰分解温度相对于TKX-50的主峰分解温度显著提高,说明其热稳定性显著提高。Ozawa法和Kissinger法得到Pb-TKX-50的表观活化能分别为181.45 kJ/mol和182.49 kJ/mol,且热分解过程符合Avrami-Erofeev方程;Pb-TKX-50的自加速分解温度和爆炸临界温度分别为500.53 K和544.33 K,表明其热稳定性良好;Pb-TKX-50催化剂的热分解自由能(ΔG^≠)为158.87 kJ/mol,活化焓(ΔH^≠)为187.03 kJ/mol,活化熵(ΔS≠)为52.98 kJ/mol。     

电子装备测试性融合评估方法

测试性是装备通用质量特性之一，其设计水平直接影响了装备保障效能的发挥，如何更加真实的评估装备的测试性水平是当前研究的热点。在研制阶段装备实物测试性试验数据数量少、获取难、费用高，可认为是“小子样”数据，为了更加全面客观地评价装备的测试性水平，需要充分利用测试性仿真试验获取仿真数据进行融合评估。进行测试性仿真试验时，研究电子装备的仿真模型、故障模型、仿真故障注入方法，获取测试性仿真数据；在此基础上，将仿真试验数据作为验前信息并进行的处理，结合“小子样”装备实物试验数据，采用贝叶斯方法进行测试性试验数据的融合来评估装备的测试性水平，提高评估结果的客观性和可信度。通过案例分析，验证了测试性融合评估方法的有效性。     

Effect of Build Direction on Fatigue Performance of L-PBF 316L Stainless Steel

The microstructure and fatigue and tensile properties of 316 L stainless steel fabricated via laser powder bed fusion(L-PBF)were investigated.Two 316 L stainless steel specimens with different loading directions which are either perpendicular to or parallel to building direction were prepared by L-PBF process.The results of X-ray diffraction tomography showed that there was no significant difference in morphology and size/distribution of the defects in the HB and VB samples.Since long axis of columnar grains is generally parallel to the build direction,the fatigue crack encounters more grain boundaries in VB samples under cyclic loading,which led to enhanced fatigue resistance of VB samples compared with HB sample.In contrast to HB sample,the VB sample has a higher fatigue strength due to a higher resistance to localized plastic deformation under cyclic loading.The differences in fatigue properties of L-PBF 316 L SS with different build directions were predominantly controlled by solidification microstructures.     

以物理气相传输法自支撑生长氮化铝单晶的表征

本文提出了以物理气相传输法自支撑生长氮化铝单晶的新方法，此方法可以在氮化铝烧结体表面一次性获得大量生长的氮化铝单晶。本研究中，在2373–2523 K的温度条件下经过100 h生长的氮化铝单晶，其最大尺寸为7 × 8 × 12 mm3，典型直径为5–7 mm。这些原生晶体的表面形貌及结晶质量分别通过扫描电子显微镜、拉曼光谱和高分辨X射线衍射进行表征分析。其中，拉曼光谱E2峰位的半高全宽为5.7 cm-1，高分辨X射线衍射得到的对称摇摆曲线的半高全宽为93.6角秒。经过选择性化学腐蚀后的晶体，其表面的平均腐蚀坑密度为7.5 × 104 cm-2。逸出气体分析和辉光放电质谱分析结果表明，碳和氧为晶体内部的主要杂质元素，含量分别为28 ppmw和120 ppmw。此方法为高质量氮化铝单晶的获取提供了一个新的途径，这些单晶可以被切成晶片作为后续氮化铝同质外延生长的优良籽晶。使用这些小的籽晶，我们首次成功制备出了直径高达60 mm的氮化铝单晶体/晶圆，并具有良好的深紫外光透过性。     

Effects of physical aging on thermomechanical behaviors of poly(ethylene terephthalate)-glycol (PETG)

ABSTRACT

A series of experiments are performed to investigate the effects of physical aging on thermomechanical properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate)-glycol (PETG). The DMA, DSC and XRD tests are used to characterize the change of dynamic property, heat capacity and microstructure with annealing treatments. The uniaxial tension tests together with the DIC technique are employed to describe the failure behaviors of PETG. The results show that the annealed polymers exhibit a larger maximum local strain and fail at a smaller displacement. The type and size of the geometry defects can also affect the strain localization and final failure behaviors of PETG.     

基于数据质量评价的目标估计

针对目标估计过程需要大量人工参与、自动化程度低的问题，提出了基于数据质量评价的目标估计方法。利用目标数据质量评价方法，对不同传感器得到的目标数据质量进行科学、有效的测度和评价，并根据质量得分动态调整各数据源在目标估计过程中所占的权重，从而减少人工干预，提高目标估计效能。仿真试验结果证明了该方法的有效性。