Driving performance and road sign identification by multifocal contact lens wearers in a driving simulator

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to compare sign identification distances and driving performance metrics in presbyopic participants while wearing multifocal contact lenses (MFCL) and while wearing progressive addition lens (PAL) spectacles.Methods19 presbyopic participants completed PAL spectacle assessments and contact lens fitting and follow up visits before driving assessments began. These assessments occurred in a simulator equipped with a full-sized sedan on a motion platform and a 260 degree screen. Participants completed the driving task with PAL and with MFCL. Participants followed a lead car and identified signs at various distances from the road. For the two wearing conditions, comparisons of the distance along the road at which signs were identified were made using repeated measures ANOVA. Paired t-tests were used to compare driving performance for the two conditions.ResultsThere was no statistical difference in sign identification distance between PAL and MFLC for signs 32.0 m from the road side of the road (182 ± 46 m for MFCL; 205 ± 45 m for PAL; P = 0.07) or 51.4 m from the side of the road (204 ± 43 m for MFCL; 216 ± 36 m for PAL; P = 0.3). Only signs 70.2 m from the roadside showed a significant difference (207 ± 42 m with MFCL; 232 ± 39 m with PAL; P = 0.01), All distances were greater than those required to safely stop a vehicle. There were no significant differences in the driving performance metrics between the refractive corrections.ConclusionDriving performance metrics were similar for MFCL and PAL spectacles. Sign identification distances with both eyewear types were well within the distances required for safe vehicle stopping.     

大面积发散太阳模拟器均匀照明方法研究

为实现太阳模拟器的大辐照面积均匀照明，研究了大面积发散太阳模拟器光学系统的设计与仿真。分析了复眼透镜阵列组与发散投影系统工作原理及旁瓣效应产生机理；基于嵌套建模思想，结合多项式拟合方法，得出了氙灯轴上强度分布曲线，并根据氙灯发光能量对称性质，实现了氙灯空间光强分布模拟；结合提出的光学系统设计边界条件与参数，设计了光束整形系统、复眼透镜阵列组和发散投影系统。实验结果表明：当工作距离为20000mm，辐照面直径1500mm范围内，辐照均匀度为92.8%，满足了大面积发散太阳模拟器均匀照明的使用需求。     

Boccia game simulator: Serious game adapted for people with disabilities

Integration in the world of sport is one way for individuals with disabilities or motor disorders to feel more socially integrated, independent, and confident. Boccia is a Paralympic sport, which is increasingly getting more attention around the world. These facts have contributed to the objectives of this work. Including it in the serious games category enables to develop and rehabilitate the cognitive capabilities. The main focus was BC3 classification athletes (users with limited motor characteristics that require the use of an assistive device—a ramp, in this case). This paper describes a realistic Boccia game simulator adapted for people with disabilities that integrates a set of features that includes real physics and social features. These features can be used to enhance the interest of nonpractitioners of the sport and to improve the training conditions. The official Boccia regulation was added to the design of the simulator. The usability and approximation to the reality of the simulator were tested and validated based on the tests performed and data collected via a survey of users with no motor or psychological disorders. Realism and usability rating was almost excellent, and good results were achieved at the assessment of the game experience.     

Effect of moving pictures on visual task performance and fatigue using 4K OLED and LCD TVs

This study compared the effects of 4K organic light‐emitting diode (OLED) and liquid‐crystal display (LCD) TVs on human visual task performance and fatigue when viewing moving pictures. In experiments conducted, subjects were asked to locate 35 icons among a total of 276 on‐screen icons at four moving picture speeds. From the results obtained, it was determined that OLED TVs (emissive type) exhibit superior characteristics for hit rate and false alarm rate compared with LCD TVs (non‐emissive‐type). The evaluation results of a simulator sickness questionnaire administered to ascertain fatigue levels also indicated that OLED TVs induce relatively little fatigue at fast‐moving picture speeds of 10 ppf or more compared with LCD TVs. Thus, this study confirms that OLED TVs, given their ultrafast response time characteristics, are superior in terms of moving picture images to LCD TVs.     

重庆地区辣椒、花椒、八角中真菌毒素污染状况分析

目的 了解重庆地区辣椒、花椒和八角中真菌毒素污染状况。方法 采用随机抽样方法，在重庆地区盘溪、菜园坝和江津三个市场，抽取180批次香辛料样品，采用HPLC-MS/MS检测黄曲霉毒素（AFB1、AFB2、AFG1和AFG2）、赭曲霉毒素A（OTA）和伏马毒素（FB1和FB2）。结果 重庆地区辣椒、花椒和八角中的真菌毒素总检出率分别为60.0%、100%、96.7%。AFs和OTA是三种香辛料最主要的污染毒素，其中AFG2是最主要的黄曲霉代谢产物。盘溪市场的AFs污染总体情况稍好，菜园坝市场AFs污染最严重；江津市场的OTA污染最为严重。结论 香辛料中存在真菌毒素污染，有必要建立香辛料中真菌毒素的限量标准。     

What determines the take-over time? An integrated model approach of driver take-over after automated driving

In recent years the automation level of driver assistance systems has increased continuously. One of the major challenges for highly automated driving is to ensure a safe driver take-over of the vehicle guidance. This must be ensured especially when the driver is engaged in non-driving related secondary tasks. For this purpose it is essential to find indicators of the driver’s readiness to take over and to gain more knowledge about the take-over process in general.     

Nonlinear robust dual-loop control for electro-hydraulic load simulator

This paper investigates on the high performance torque control of electro-hydraulic load simulator (EHLS). In order to suppress actuator׳s motion disturbance, a nonlinear robust dual-loop control scheme is developed, which consists of a open-loop nonlinear velocity feed-forward compensator and a closed-loop nonlinear deterministic robust torque controller. The main function of the open-loop compensator is to decouple actuator׳s active motion disturbance, whereas the torque loop controller aims at guaranteeing the dynamics performance of tracking torque reference. Besides actuator׳s motion disturbance, both the nonlinearity characteristics and friction problem of the EHLS system are taken into consideration in this paper. The effectiveness of the developed method are verified through comparative co-simulations and experiments.     

响应面法优化复方北冬虫夏草颗粒多糖提取工艺的研究

采用Box-Behnken设计星点响应面法对复方北冬虫夏草颗粒中多糖提取工艺进行优化研究。通过单因素试验考察料液比、提取时间和浸泡时间、提取次数4个因素对多糖得率的影响;通过Box-Behnken设计星点响应面试验,对北冬虫夏草、灵芝、甘草、大枣、小麦和桔梗中多糖提取工艺进行优化试验。优化后的提取工艺为:料液比1∶16.75(g/mL)、提取时间2 h、浸泡时间2.4 h、提取次数3次。通过Box-Behnken星点响应面试验方法进行的提取工艺优化,试验结果合理有效,优化效果良好。