Reconstruction of intersecting curved solids from 2D orthographic views

This paper presents a new approach to reconstruct curved solids composed of elementary volumes intersecting with one another from three-view engineering drawings. Intersection curves arising from two intersecting curved surfaces are mostly higher order spatial curves, which cannot be described exactly by 2D orthographic projections and normally represented as smooth curves passing through several key points or even simplified as arcs or lines. Approximated sketches of higher order intersection curves in 2D views result in the invalidation of existing methods that need the exact projection information as input. Based on some heuristic hints, our method is able to recover the complete and correct half-profiles of the intersecting elementary volumes using the least traces left by them, which ensure the correctness of solution solids constructed finally. Several examples are provided to show the validation of the described method.     

Stability domains of the delay and PID coefficients for general time-delay systems

Time delays are encountered in many physical systems, and they usually threaten the stability and performance of closed-loop systems. The problem of determining all stabilising proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers for systems with perturbed delays is less investigated in the literature. In this study, the Rekasius substitution is employed to transform the system parameters to a new space. Then, the singular frequency (SF) method is revised for the Rekasius transformed system. A novel technique is presented to compute the ranges of time delay for which stable PID controller exists. This stability range cannot be readily computed from the previous methods. Finally, it is shown that similar to the original SF method, finite numbers of singular frequencies are sufficient to compute the stable regions in the space of time delay and controller coefficients.     

曲线孔电火花加工机器人加工运动轨迹模拟

该文论述了曲线孔电火花加工机器人的机构组成和蠕动原理,采用面向对象技术和Visual C＋＋6语言开发出了曲线孔电火花加工机器人的加工运动轨迹模拟系统,采用该系统可方便地模拟出电火花加工机器人加工任意曲线孔时的运动姿态和运动轨迹。     

Flight decks and free flight: where are the system boundaries?

The change from managed to free flight is expected to have large effects, over and above the intended efficiency gains. Human factor concerns have understandably focused on how free flight may affect the pilots in the cockpit. Yet it is necessary to see the change from managed to free flight as more than just an increment to the pilots' work. Despite the best intentions the transition will not be a case of a smooth, carefully planned and therefore uneventful introduction of a new technology. It is more likely to be a substantial change to an already challenging working environment, in the air as well as on the ground. The significant effects will therefore not just happen within the existing structure or distribution of work and responsibilities, but affect the structure of work itself. This paper takes a look at free flight from a cognitive systems engineering perspective and identifies two major concerns: first what effects free flight has on the boundaries of the joint cognitive systems, and second how this affects demands to control. The conclusion is that both will change considerably and that we need to understand the nature of these changes before focusing on the possible effects of free flight on pilots' performance.     

Dynamic problems of shape optimal design for shallow curved plates

The problem of optimal structural design of shallow thin-walled elements such as curved rectangular plates are formulated and solved for dynamic conditions. The distribution of the initial curvature of shallow plates in a nonstrained state is taken as the control function. Dynamic compliance is considered as the minimized performance functional. Optimality conditions are derived for the distributed parameter system considered and applied for the construction of the analytical solution. The rigorous analysis of extremum conditions and behavioural equations shows that the initial optimization problem is decomposed into several problems of classical structural analysis, which can be successfully solved analytically. Some optimal designs obtained for rectangular plates under stretching and bending, and a plate lying on an elastic foundation and subjected to lateral forces are presented. Received: November 27, 1998     

Organizational Problems of Water Distribution in Khorezm,Uzbekistan

Abstract

The paper addresses problems of water resource management on the district and provincial level in the Khorezm province, Uzbekistan. The district water organizations are responsible for equitable water distribution to the agricultural users. These organizations do not have the necessary logistical capacities to manage the water resources nor to control water utilization at the local level. Over-extraction and the lack of control are leading to common pool resource problems at the district level. Furthermore, the concept of administrational management of water resources at the district level, instead of hydrological management increases the problems of equitable water distribution on the provincial, national, and international level.     

Microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties of X80 pipeline steels

The relation between microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties of X80 pipeline steels was investigated using optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,etc.It is shown that the structure consists of polygonal ferrite(PF),quasi-polygonal ferrite(QPF),acicular ferrite(AF),and granular bainitic ferrite(GF).With increasing volume fraction of M-A islands(below 3%),the yield strength increases.With increasing content of higher angle grain boundaries(HAGBs),the yield strength,elongation,and DWTT properties at-15 ℃ increase,and the volume fraction of M-A islands reaches its highest point in the steel containing the most volume fraction of GF.     

利用Mathematica绘制二元函数图形的方法与技巧

介绍了Mathematica软件中二元函数图形绘制的基本方法,进而研究了曲面相交所围成的空间立体图形的绘制方法和技巧,利用Mathematica软件绘制出了牟合方盖、球面与圆柱面相交、马鞍面与平面相交的立体图形.     

Electrical Characterization of a Joined Electroceramic, La0.85Sr0.15MnO3

Pieces of saw-cut La_0.85Sr_0.15MnO₃ were joined at 1150° and 1250°C under a compressive stress. The strains to form the joints were ∼0.1. Joints formed by plastic deformation were examined using scanning electron microscopy, and they were indistinguishable from the bulk. The room-temperature direct-current resistivity of the joined pieces was identical to that measured in the bulk material. This indicated that a sound, electrically conducting joint could be formed using plastic deformation (grain-boundary sliding) with little surface preparation.     

曲面搜索法推求暴雨强度公式参数

目的为解决暴雨强度公式参数在传统推求方法中所存在的非线性函数拟合的问题．方法应用黄金分割法将参数b和n的值固定，即将非线性函数进行线性化，并在由这两个参数所确定的曲面上，通过计算机的特性来搜索参数A1和C的最优值．结果通过对线性函数的拟合，可以依次得到4个参数的值，近而推得暴雨强度公式．结论经过对多个城市的暴雨强度公式推求与比较，曲面搜索法能够快速、精确地得出计算结果．有效地解决了传统推求方法存在的诸多弊端，计算误差远远小于国家规范要求．