改进的三维虚拟裂纹闭合方法

改进了一种基于有限元技术分析三维裂纹应力强度因子的计算方法——虚拟裂纹闭合方法,称为改进的虚拟裂纹闭合方法.应用传统的虚拟裂纹闭合方法求解三维裂纹体应力强度因子时,对有限元模型具有一定的要求,即过裂纹前缘的有限单元裂纹面必须具有相同的面积且对称.而应用文中改进的虚拟裂纹闭合方法求解三维裂纹体应力强度因子时,裂纹前缘的裂纹面可以是任意形状.文中应用改进虚拟裂纹闭合方法,建立20结点等参元有限元模型,对三维表面裂纹应力强度因子进行了验证性的分析和讨论.通过与Newman解相比较,证明该方法适用性强且计算精度高.     

Development of capacitive-coupled hall-type MHD generator

We have demonstrated a capacitively coupled Hall-type MHD generator using ECR plasma. To clarify the characteristics of the fabricated MHD generator, we measured the power generation characteristics as a function of magnetic field strength using a DC Hall-type MHD power generation experiment. The results showed that the output power decreased due to magnetic pressure at the higher magnetic field. However, the output power corresponded to the theoretical value at the lower magnetic field. An AC Hall-type MHD power generation experiment was conducted using an AC magnetic field. As a result, full-wave rectification voltage was observed as per theory. Finally, capacitively coupled Hall-type MHD power generation experiments were conducted, and full-wave rectified waveforms were observed as in AC Hall-type MHD power generation. These waveforms were similar to the output waveforms predicted from theory. These results show that the capacitively coupled Hall-type MHD generator is feasible.     

Preparation of PLZT Ferroelectric Films by RF Sputtering on 200 mmφ Substrate

(Pb, La)(Zr, Ti) O 3 (PLZT) thin films were deposited on 200mm } Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates by RF magnetron Sputtering using multichamber production system. The Pb content in PLZT films deposited at low temperature was measured by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and ferroelectrics properties were measured. Good uniformities of Pb content and deposition rate were achieved on 200mm } substrate. For ferroelectrics properties, only small deference was observed between the center and the edge of 200mm } substrate.     

Preparation of Si-Added SrBi2Ta2O9 Ferroelectric Thin Films by RF Magnetron Sputtering

Si-added SrBi₂Ta₂O₉ (SBT) ferroelectric films were prepared by RF magnetron sputtering on a Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si (100) structure. The films were deposited at temperatures below 100°C for surpressing Bi evaporation, and crystallized at 800°C in air. A typical composition was Sr_0.79Bi_2.37Ta_2.00Si_0.2O_x. The remanent polarization value (2Pr) of the Si-added SBT film was 16 μC/cm². The Si atom addition was found to be effective in improvement of the fatigue and leakage current of SBT ferroelectric films. The leakage current density was further improved by annealing in the high-pressure oxygen ambient at 7 atms.     

An extended probabilistic model building genetic network programming using both of good and bad individuals

Classical estimation of distribution algorithms (EDAs) generally use truncation selection to estimate the distribution of the good individuals while ignoring the bad ones. However, various researches in evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have reported that the bad individuals may affect and help solving the problem. This paper proposes a new method to use the bad individuals by studying the substructures rather than the entire individual structures to solve reinforcement learning (RL) problems, which generally factorize their entire solutions to the sequences of state–action pairs. This work was studied in a recent graph‐based EDA named probabilistic model building genetic network programming (PMBGNP), which could solve RL problems successfully, to propose an extended PMBGNP. The effectiveness of this work is verified in an RL problem, namely robot control. Compared to other related work, results show that the proposed method can significantly speed up the evolution efficiency. © 2013 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Acquisition of optimal attribute subset through genetic algorithm using GNP‐based class association rule mining

Attribute selection is a technique to prune less relevant information and discover high‐quality knowledge. It is especially useful for the classification of a large database, because the preprocessing of data increases the possibility that predictor attributes given to the mining algorithm become more relevant to the class attribute. In this paper, a method to acquire the optimal attribute subset for the genetic network programming (GNP) based class association rule mining has been proposed, and this attribute selection process using genetic algorithm (GA) leads to a higher accuracy for classification. Class association rule mining through GNP is conducted with a small subset of data rather than the original large number of attributes; thus simple but important rules are obtained for classification while the local optimal problem is avoided. Simulation results with educational data show that the classification accuracy is largely improved from 52.73 to 74.54%, when classification is made using the optimal attribute subset. © 2014 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Image denoising using pulse coupled neural network with an adaptive Pareto genetic algorithm

Recently, pulse coupled neural network (PCNN) attracts much attention in image denoising as a nonlinear filtering technique. The PCNN‐based anisotropic diffusion (PCNN‐AD) method has been proposed previously for flicker noise reduction and its effectiveness has been demonstrated. Using the visual characteristics of PCNN, PCNN‐AD has also solved the problem of AD that AD is not able to suppress the isolate noise. However, there are still two drawbacks in PCNN‐AD, that is, time consuming and PCNN parameters' estimation. In order to improve the efficiency and the denoising performance of PCNN‐AD, a PCNN‐based method with an adaptive Pareto genetic algorithm (GA‐PCNN) has been proposed to restrain from additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) in this paper. GA‐PCNN firstly integrates the PCNN and AD as a parallel system, then, optimizes the parameters of a simplified PCNN by the adaptive Pareto GA. Experimental results indicate that GA‐PCNN has better performances than the previous denoising techniques, i.e. median filter, Wiener filter, AD filter, and PCNN‐AD. The effectiveness of GA‐PCNN on AWGN reduction and edge preservation are shown finally. The results will also contribute to denoising in CMOS image sensors in the future. © 2011 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Measurement of tongue–artificial nipple contact pressure during infant sucking

To clarify the motor function of the infant tongue during sucking, we developed an artificial nipple that contained multiple small built‐in force sensors integrated with a PC‐based system which is capable of measuring tongue–artificial nipple contact pressures in real time. The force sensor is a cantilever structure with a small, thin stainless steel beam where an all‐purpose foil strain gauge is attached to the surface of the beam. An artificial nipple made of an elastomer containing these sensors is connected through an amplifier and an A/D converter to a PC via a USB port. Using this system, measurements were taken in three infants whose oral feeding was well established and in one infant of low birth weight. The results from each force sensor showed a pressure waveform of a nearly simple harmonic motion that indicated a peristalsis‐like movement of the tongue; the sucking frequency was found to be about two times per second. In addition, in the low‐birth‐weight infant, the pressure changed as the infant grew. © 2012 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Development of Fluorogenic Probes for Rapid High-Contrast Imaging of Transient Nuclear Localization of Sirtuin 3

Protein labeling using fluorogenic probes enables the facile visualization of proteins of interest. Herein, we report new fluorogenic probes consisting of a rationally designed coumarin ligand for the live-cell fluorogenic labeling of the photoactive yellow protein (PYP)-tag. On the basis of the photochemical mechanisms of coumarin and the probe–tag interactions, we introduced a hydroxy group into an environment-sensitive coumarin ligand to modulate its spectroscopic properties and increase the labeling reaction rate. The resulting probe had a higher labeling reaction rate constant and a greater fluorescence OFF–ON ratio than any previously developed PYP-tag labeling probe. The probe enabled the fluorogenic labeling of intracellular proteins within minutes. Furthermore, we used our probe to investigate the localization of sirtuin 3 (SIRT3), a mitochondrial deacetylase. Although the nuclear localization of SIRT3 has been controversial, this transient nuclear localization was clearly captured by the rapid, high-contrast imaging enabled by our probe.