Potential of near-field microwave imaging in breast cancer detection utilizing tapered rectangular waveguide probes

Microwave imaging for medical applications has been of interest for many years. A novel near-field microwave non-invasive testing and evaluation (NIT&E) technique utilizing tapered rectangular waveguide probes is presented for breast cancer detection. Near-field microwave NIT&E techniques can be a successful candidate for the detection of breast cancer because of their potential in dealing with materials of low conductivity (i.e. lossy dielectrics like the breast tissue). The physical basis for breast tumor detection with microwave imaging is the contrast in dielectric properties of normal and malignant breast tissues. A method adopting Fourier transform matching (FTM) technique and utilizing the reflection coefficient at the aperture of a tapered rectangular waveguide sensor radiating into a breast is described resulting in microwave images that indicate the presence of a tumor. These images demonstrate the feasibility of detecting breast tumors using this approach.     

一类标准矩形网络节点间最短路径的求解方法

针对常见的交通道路最短路径问题, 提出标准矩形网络的概念, 分析其节点间最短路径的性质, 并在此基础上给出一种新颖的最短路径求解算法. 该算法利用标准矩形网络的几何性质, 简化了搜索方向和步长的判断, 同时指出常见的交通道路网络一般均可以整体或部分化为标准矩形网络. 与常见的求取最短路径的Dijkstra、Floyd、ACO、A* 等算法进行仿真实验比较, 实验结果表明, 对于大规模标准矩形道路网络, 所提出算法具有更好的寻优精度、稳定性和寻优速度.

     

矩形顶管施工对下卧轨道交通盾构隧道 变形影响的数值模拟

针对苏州市综合管廊项目,为确保邻近既有轨道交通结构的安全,通过midas GTS模拟综合管廊与轨道交通交叉段的矩形顶管施工过程,研究综合管廊顶管施工对下卧轨道交通盾构隧道结构变形的影响。模拟结果认为施工引起的隧道变形在允许的范围之内,不会影响轨道交通正常运营。研究结果可对后续上穿轨道交通类似工程提供参考。     

基于光照强度的PIN光电二极管响应时间分析

在PIN光电二极管应用中发现,光照强度对响应速度具有很大影响.论文研究了光强对响应速度的影响,提出了内部PIN结等效电场模型,并搭建了实验电路对PIN光电二极管在不同光照强度下的响应速度进行检测,验证提出的结模型,很好的解释了光电二极管从无光照到有光照这一过程中,光强越强,响应时间越短;而当光电二极管从有光照到无光照这一过程中,光强越强,响应时间越长这一现象.提出的模型和实验验证为光电二极管在响应速度要求较高的系统中的应用提供了理论分析依据,也为进一步提高PIN光电二极管的速度提出了有益的探索.     

单层平面索网玻璃幕墙数值风洞风载荷分析

针对现行幕墙设计规范没有明确规定单层平面索网幕墙体系的风载荷计算的问题,以某大厦裙房幕墙为研究对象,用ADINA分析考虑流固耦合作用的玻璃 索网体系风振响应分析,并与通常采用的等效静风载荷方法得到的结构风效应比较.分析表明,对于非线性的索网玻璃幕墙结构,现行载荷规范采用的等效静风载荷方法会导致偏于不安全的设计计算结果.     

Evaluation of the HUT modified snow emission model over lake ice using airborne passive microwave measurements

The algorithms designed to estimate snow water equivalent (SWE) using passive microwave measurements falter in lake-rich high-latitude environments due to the emission properties of ice covered lakes on low frequency measurements. Microwave emission models have been used to simulate brightness temperatures (Tbs) for snowpack characteristics in terrestrial environments but cannot be applied to snow on lakes because of the differing subsurface emissivities and scattering matrices present in ice. This paper examines the performance of a modified version of the Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) snow emission model that incorporates microwave emission from lake ice and sub-ice water. Inputs to the HUT model include measurements collected over brackish and freshwater lakes north of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada in April 2008, consisting of snowpack (depth, density, and snow water equivalent) and lake ice (thickness and ice type). Coincident airborne radiometer measurements at a resolution of 80 × 100 m were used as ground-truth to evaluate the simulations.The results indicate that subsurface media are simulated best when utilizing a modeled effective grain size and a 1 mm RMS surface roughness at the ice/water interface compared to using measured grain size and a flat Fresnel reflective surface as input. Simulations at 37 GHz (vertical polarization) produce the best results compared to airborne Tbs, with a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 6.2 K and 7.9 K, as well as Mean Bias Errors (MBEs) of −8.4 K and −8.8 K for brackish and freshwater sites respectively. Freshwater simulations at 6.9 and 19 GHz H exhibited low RMSE (10.53 and 6.15 K respectively) and MBE (−5.37 and 8.36 K respectively) but did not accurately simulate Tb variability (R = −0.15 and 0.01 respectively). Over brackish water, 6.9 GHz simulations had poor agreement with airborne Tbs, while 19 GHz V exhibited a low RMSE (6.15 K), MBE (−4.52 K) and improved relative agreement to airborne measurements (R = 0.47). Salinity considerations reduced 6.9 GHz errors substantially, with a drop in RMSE from 51.48 K and 57.18 K for H and V polarizations respectively, to 26.2 K and 31.6 K, although Tb variability was not well simulated. With best results at 37 GHz, HUT simulations exhibit the potential to track Tb evolution, and therefore SWE through the winter season.     

Correcting for the influence of frozen lakes in satellite microwave radiometer observations through application of a microwave emission model

The spatial resolution of passive microwave observations from space is of the order of tens of kilometers with currently available instruments, such as the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) and Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E). The large field of view of these instruments dictates that the observed brightness temperature can originate from heterogeneous land cover, with different vegetation and surface properties.In this study, we assess the influence of freshwater lakes on the observed brightness temperature of AMSR-E in winter conditions. The study focuses on the geographic region of Finland, where lakes account for 10% of the total terrestrial area. We present a method to mitigate for the influence of lakes through forward modeling of snow covered lakes, as a part of a microwave emission simulation scheme of space-borne observations. We apply a forward model to predict brightness temperatures of snow covered sceneries over several winter seasons, using available data on snow cover, vegetation and lake ice cover to set the forward model input parameters. Comparison of model estimates with space-borne observations shows that the modeling accuracy improves in the majority of examined cases when lakes are accounted for, with respect to the case where lakes are not included in the simulation. Moreover, we present a method for applying the correction to the retrieval of Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) in lake-rich areas, using a numerical inversion method of the forward model. In a comparison to available independent validation data on SWE, also the retrieval accuracy is seen to improve when applying the influence of snow covered lakes in the emission model.     

三维几何约束系统的等价性分析

针对过约束、完整约束和欠约束三维几何约束系统的求解问题,提出了等价性分析方法.该方法基于三维几何约束系统的内在等价性,充分挖掘几何领域知识,依据拆解约束闭环、缩减约束闭环和析出约束闭环等原则,采用等价约束替换来处理几何约束闭环问题,优化几何约束图的结构,实现几何约束系统的优化分解.最后用多个实例验证了该方法的正确性和有...     

基于线段与线段求交的矩形窗口裁剪算法

我们首先对线段是否完全可见进行判定 ,然后对被裁剪线段与矩形窗口四边所在的线段是否相交进行判定并求交。若交点存在则用替换法替换相应的点 ,最后连接被替换后的点得到被裁剪后的线段 ;若交点不存在则线段完全不可见 ,线段将被完全裁剪掉。     

基于改进纤维模型的RC剪力墙静力弹塑性分析

为了使纤维模型能够有效模拟剪切效应,提出了一种基于塑性理论和虚拟单元法的改进纤维模型RC剪力墙全过程静力弹塑性分析方法.推导出等效单轴应力和等效单轴应变的计算公式,在纤维层面建立考虑剪切效应的应力和应变关系,将纤维由多轴受力状态等效为单轴受力状态,引入虚拟单元法来解决有限元数值计算过程中遇到的负刚度问题.利用自编程序及ABAQUS软件对一片钢筋混凝土剪力墙进行静力弹塑性分析,结果表明,自编程序计算曲线与试验曲线及ABAQUS软件计算曲线吻合较好,能够反映出剪切效应的影响.改进的分析方法简便有效,便于编程,可用于分析剪切效应明显的钢筋混凝土剪力墙构件.