Inverse Procedural Modelling of Trees

Procedural tree models have been popular in computer graphics for their ability to generate a variety of output trees from a set of input parameters and to simulate plant interaction with the environment for a realistic placement of trees in virtual scenes. However, defining such models and their parameters is a difficult task. We propose an inverse modelling approach for stochastic trees that takes polygonal tree models as input and estimates the parameters of a procedural model so that it produces trees similar to the input. Our framework is based on a novel parametric model for tree generation and uses Monte Carlo Markov Chains to find the optimal set of parameters. We demonstrate our approach on a variety of input models obtained from different sources, such as interactive modelling systems, reconstructed scans of real trees and developmental models.     

Variational Tree Synthesis

Modelling trees according to desired shapes is important for many applications. Despite numerous methods having been proposed in tree modelling, it is still a non‐trivial task and challenging. In this paper, we present a new variational computing approach for generating realistic trees in specific shapes. Instead of directly modelling trees from symbolic rules, we formulate the tree modelling as an optimization process, in which a variational cost function is iteratively minimized. This cost function measures the difference between the guidance shape and the target tree crown. In addition, to faithfully capture the branch structure of trees, several botanical factors, including the minimum total branches volume and spatial branches patterns, are considered in the optimization to guide the tree modelling process. We demonstrate that our approach is applicable to generate trees with different shapes, from interactive design and complex polygonal meshes.     

A study of PtRuO2 catalysts thermally formed on titanium mesh for methanol oxidation

Platinum-based catalysts, for the electro-oxidation of methanol, have been made by thermal decomposition of chloride precursors onto titanium mesh. The catalysed electrodes were successfully operated in acidic methanol electrolytes. Electrochemical characterisation has been carried out using cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and galvanostatic polarisations. A complete analysis of the electrochemical results showed that the preliminary performance of the catalysed titanium mesh was comparable to that achieved with carbon-supported PtRu catalysts. The catalysts formed on titanium mesh by thermal decomposition also exhibited dimensional stability. Catalysed titanium mesh therefore appears to be a promising alternative to carbon-supported catalysts for certain fuel cell applications.     

影响蜂窝状钢骨混凝土L形柱性能的参数分析

针对钢骨混凝土L形柱,提出了一种新型的钢骨形式.为了掌握该构件的受力特性,通过ANSYS软件,对腹板开洞率、配钢率、加载角、偏心距等影响因素进行理论分析.结果表明,在相对偏心距较大的情况下构件承载力会急剧下降,而且存在不利荷载角的问题;腹板开洞能有效地减少钢骨与混凝土之间的滑移,但对承载力的削弱有限,并就该构件的最佳配钢率提出建议.     

Fractal Beauty in Xinjiang Folk Art Patterns

Xinjiang folk art patterns and designs are the art treasures of Chinese cultural treasure-house as well as the precious humanistic resources of Western China. In the process of collecting, sorting out and studying Xinjiang folk art patterns, the elegant simplicity as well as the good taste stands out impressively, and the pattern shape as well as the layout composition shows a distinctive national trait and a strong local color. As ＂The Geometry of Nature＂, fractal geometry brings about a new performing method. Various fractal graphs are created by different generators. Their dynamic pictures contain visual information of great magnitude and their artistic effect is similar to Xinjiang folk art patterns, which fully proves the fractal beauty in Xinjiang folk art patterns.     

优化变形能的平面多边形同构剖分

平面多边形间的同构三角剖分是平面形状渐进过渡与插值的基础,降低对应三角形的变形程度是获得高质量应用的关键.文中提出一种基于变形能优化的2个平面多边形的同构剖分算法,其中包含同构剖分生成和变形能最小化2个模块.首先根据用户指定的对应特征点对多边形进行顶点重采样,得到顶点一一对应的2个多边形;然后利用带约束的Delaunay剖分对其中的一个多边形进行三角化,得到源网格;再用重心坐标将源网格的内部顶点嵌入到另一个多边形得到同构剖分(目标网格);最后逐一检查三角形的变形能,对源网格中变形能超过阈值的三角形进行细分,用同构剖分模块生成新的目标网格.实验及数据统计分析表明,该算法可以得到较好的同构三角剖分,提升网格质量,并能很好地避免纹理细节失真.     

基于STL文件的Laplacian网格优化算法

针对直接重构得到且以STL文件格式存储的网格模型质量不高的问题, 提出了一种基于Laplacian坐标的网格模型全局优化算法。该算法在提高三角面片质量的同时可以很好地保持原网格模型的局部几何特征, 其核心思想是通过在最小二乘意义下求解由权重控制的包含顶点位置和拉普拉斯坐标双重约束的线性系统来对网格顶点进行重新定位。从实验结果可以看出, 该算法较以往的Lapacian优化算法在对网格细节特征的保持上有一定优势。     

3-D direct current resistivity forward modeling by adaptive multigrid finite element method

Based on the fact that 3-D model discretization by artificial could not always be successfully implemented especially for large-scaled problems when high accuracy and efficiency were required, a new adaptive multigrid finite element method was proposed. In this algorithm, a-posteriori error estimator was employed to generate adaptively refined mesh on a given initial mesh. On these iterative meshes, V-cycle based multigrid method was adopted to fast solve each linear equation with each initial iterative term interpolated from last mesh. With this error estimator, the unknowns were nearly optimally distributed on the final mesh which guaranteed the accuracy. The numerical results show that the multigrid solver is faster and more stable compared with ICCG solver. Meanwhile, the numerical results obtained from the final model discretization approximate the analytical solutions with maximal relative errors less than 1%, which remarkably validates this algorithm.     

基于Matlab的数字散斑干涉图像处理

数字散斑干涉技术(DSPI)是一种高精度的光学测量技术,它适用于物体的形变及位移测量。因为其具有较高的测量精度,所以在航空航天、工业检测和生物医学等精度要求较高的领域都得到了广泛的应用。在数字散斑干涉技术中,条纹图像的处理是十分重要的。本文介绍了利用Matlab对散斑图像进行处理的各种方法和实际效果,包括令两幅图灰度值相减得到条纹图,图像的灰度增强处理,滤波处理,二值化处理和条纹的细化处理,最后提取出较清晰的条纹骨架线,为后续处理工作提供了基础。