A Generic Pigment Model for Digital Painting

We propose a generic pigment model suitable for digital painting in a wide range of genres including traditional Chinese painting and water-based painting. The model embodies a simulation of the pigment-water solution and its interaction with the brush and the paper at the level of pigment particles; such a level of detail is needed for achieving highly intricate effects by the artist. The simulation covers pigment diffusion and sorption processes at the paper surface, and aspects of pigment particle deposition on the paper. We follow rules and formulations from quantitative studies of adsorption and diffusion processes in surface chemistry and the textile industry. The result is a pigment model that spans a continuum from the very wet to the very dry brush stroke effects. We also propose a new pigment mixing method based on machine learning techniques to emulate pigment mixing in real life as well as to support the creation of new artificial pigments. To experiment with the proposed model, we embedded the model in a sophisticated digital brush system. The combined system exhibits interactive speed on a modest PC platform. http://www.cs.hku.hk/~songhua/pigment provides supplementary materials for this paper.     

Simple autocorrelation technique based on degree-of-polarization measurement

We demonstrate a simple optical-fiber-based autocorrelator for picosecond short pulses based on degree-of-polarization measurement while tuning the relative delay of the two orthogonal polarization states of the pulse. The pulsewidths of 20-, 40-, and 80-GHz pulse trains and 2-ps pulses generated by a mode-locked laser are measured. The <-10-dBm optical powers are used in the experiment. The measurement results agree well with the measurements using conventional techniques. Compared with conventional autocorrelators, this technique has the advantages of 1) wavelength independent, 2) significant less alignment, and 3) no high power required.     

Correction for photon attenuation in SPECT: analytical framework, average attenuation factors, and a new hybrid approach

We provide a unified framework for the investigation of convergence properties of the iterative algorithms for photon attenuation correction in SPECT, including the iterative Chang method--a commonly used approach in which an average attenuation factor calculated over all projection angles is employed in a pointwise correction scheme. A new average attenuation factor calculated along the projection line is introduced, which can compensate exactly for the attenuation effect in the case of a uniform activity distribution. We propose a new hybrid approach in which we use this new average attenuation factor initially and then shift to the iterative Chang method in later iterations. This hybrid approach was evaluated in a simulation study by use of a computer-generated phantom with both non-uniform activity and non-uniform attenuation distributions. The results demonstrate that this hybrid approach improves the convergence speed of the iterative Chang method and produces reconstructed images of high quality.     

制导航弹飞行力学中的坐标系研究

参考坐标系是导弹飞行力学研究的基础.本文针对某型制导航弹的特点建立了斜置坐标系,并且给出了斜置坐标系之间以及斜置坐标系与常规坐标系之间的转化关系.对于在斜置坐标系中建立的制导航弹的运动方程组的研究结果表明了该坐标系在导弹飞行力学研究中的突出优点.     

三峡永久船闸中隔墩卸荷松弛特征研究

本选取三峡水利枢纽永久船闸二闸室桩号15 583代表性断面，通过地表测绘与地质编录、钻孔勘探、压水试验、全孔壁数字成像，物探测试，弹性模测试等综合勘察手段，并结合岩体变形监测成果等，查清了中隔墩岩体的工程地质特征，岩体卸荷松驰范围、物理力学性质及其稳定性。     

搜索三个不同坏硬币的测试次数

§1.简介 设S={c_1,c_2,…,c_n}是由n个外观相同的硬币组成的集合,其中恰有m个稍重的坏硬币,试用最少的测试次数找出这m个坏硬币.以μ_m(n)表示最少测试次数,由信息论可知     

用EVA复配物改善高含蜡原油低温流动性的研究

本文研究了采用化学处理剂改善南海高含蜡原油的低温流动性,结果表明,添加150ppm EVA复合化学处理剂,原油低温流动性得到明显改善,凝固点由32℃降至11.5℃,表观粘度降低86.9%,1;℃时屈服值降低98%。同时考察了添加温度,冷却速度以及化学处理剂的化学组成和结构对改善原油低温流动性的影响。根据南海高含蜡原油中蜡的组成和正构烷烃的碳数分布及其对不同结构的EVA的感受性,讨论了化学处理剂改善原油低温流动性的机理,指出,EVA中乙烯链长与原油中正构烷烃链长相近时才能形成共晶,起到改变原油中蜡的结晶形态的作用,达到降凝减粘效果。     

资源与目标一体化评价技术及其勘探意义

资源与目标一体化评价技术,主要对盆地、含油气系统、区带、圈闭以及勘探开发区块进行资源潜力评价和空间分布预测,并通过地质风险、工程、经济等方面的综合评价和决策分析,对有利目标进行评价和优选,对于提高勘探效率,降低勘探风险,实现油气资源动态管理具有重要意义。通过对该技术在国外研究和应用现状及发展趋势的分析,结合当前我国油气资源评价和勘探目标评价现状,指出了我国油气勘探评价存在着数据库建设滞后、各种评价参数积累不够、参数选择随意性大等问题,认为我国石油公司应坚持“以自主开发为主,适度引进”的思路,发展具有自主知识产权的核心勘探评价技术,以提高油气勘探水平,增强国际竞争力。     

三相四线制有源滤波器的新型无差拍控制

建立了三相四线制有源滤波器的完整数学模型。针对三相四线制有源滤波器，提出了一种基于重复预测型谐波电流观测器的新型无差拍控制方案，以改善有源滤波器的动态性能。详细阐述了新型无差拍控制的原理、控制系统的离散化模型、重复预测型谐波电流观测器的工作原理及保证其稳定工作的充分条件。基于MATLAB/Simulink的有源滤波器控制系统仿真分析表明，所提出的新型无差拍控制方案在保证系统稳态精度良好的同时有效改善了系统的动态响应。     

Glass-ceramics of barium strontium titanate for high energy density capacitors

Barium strontium titanate glass-ceramics were successfully produced with one major crystalline phase when Al₂O₃ was added to the melt. A dielectric constant of 1000 and a breakdown strength of 800 kV/cm was achieved; however the energy density was only measured to be 0.3–0.9 J/cm³. These energy density values were lower than anticipated due to the presence of dendrites and pores in the microstructure. Using BaF₂ as a refining agent improved the microstructure and doubled the energy density for BST 80/20 samples. However, no refining agent reduced the increasing amount of hysteresis that developed with increasing applied electric field. This phenomenon is believed to be due to interfacial polarization.