Inductive proximity sensor with a flat coil and a new differential relaxation oscillator

A high-sensitivity flat-coil inductive proximity sensor microsystem has been realized and successfully tested. The flat coil, made with CMOS-compatible post processes, is connected to a versatile differential relaxation oscillator electronic interface. In this new and simple interface, the excitation, the signal extraction and amplification are assured by only one operational amplifier. Experimental results on the microsystem confirm that large output frequency variations occur when a metallic target approaches the sensor.     

CCD应用中的高速图象数据采集技术

介绍了一种可用于精密光学测量的高速线阵ＣＣＤ图象数据采集系统，给出了系统组成、各单元设计考虑和主要技术指标。     

光纤式机器人触觉传感器静态特性的实验研究

介绍了一种光纤式机器人触觉传感器，分析了这种传感器的静态特性，并通过理论分析和实验研究提出了一种消除干扰的方法。实验结果证明，传感器的最大绝对误差为０．０５３ｋｇ，相对误差为０．６２％。     

Accurate estimation of environment parameters from ultrasonic data

This paper describes a robust and accurate ultrasonic sensing system for a mobile robot. The system continuously updates a local map of the environment in which obstacles are represented by straight lines or points in a robot centered coordinate frame. The presented algorithms use a Kalman filter for the reduction of the noise in the ultrasonic data and use a systematical error correction (‘bundle correction’) to reduce the uncertainty in obstacle direction. Experiments are carried out in simulation and with a real mobile robot system. Results show that the accuracy with which line parameters can be estimated is in the order of 1 degree for the orientation and about 2 cm for the position. The effect of the bundle correction is significant and maximal when the robot approaches walls under a small angle.     

Novel miniature integrated optical goniometers

A new principle and arrangement for directly determining the angle of incidence of an optical beam on an object are proposed and demonstrated. The novelty of the approach lies in the realization of a ‘smart object’, which extracts a portion of the incident beam's power into an optical waveguide attached to the object's surface or embedded in its body for converting the angle of incidence into the position of a guided beam with finite lateral extent. This ‘integrated optical light pointer’ beam is accomplished by means of creating additional degrees of freedom on the target in two different ways. While a first type is based on introducing spatial variations of the waveguide thickness, a second type makes use of a chirp of the grating periodicity. The feasibility for practical applications has been experimentally demonstrated by a direct comparison with a commercial high-resolution encoder, resulting in an r.m.s. error of <30′'. Measurements have been performed for chips fabricated based on replicated polycarbonate substrates and with no external optics, showing the great potential of this approach for realizing low-cost yet high-performance miniature goniometers.     

Thermochemical behaviour of Ru(II) complex-SiO2 microcomposites

The results from DSC and thermogravimetric analysis of gels produced from a mixture of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and octyltriethoxysilane (OtEOS) both with and without immobilized Ru(II) tris(4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline) dichloride as well as DSC and TG data for films deposited by deep-or spin-coating from the same gels, are reported. The initial products are characterized by elemental analysis, IR, solid state NMR and mass spectroscopy. Elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy are applied for identification of some of the intermediates obtained after heating at different temperatures. The final products are characterized by X-ray diffractometry. A hypothesis for the thermodecomposition processes taking place is proposed. The results reported contribute to elucidation of the properties as well as the temperature intervals in which the studied microcomposites could be used as sensing components of oxygen sensors.     

Predictive modeling of mercury speciation in combustion flue gases using GMDH-based abductive networks

Modeling mercury speciation is an important requirement for estimating harmful emissions from coal-fired power plants and developing strategies to reduce them. First-principle models based on chemical, kinetic, and thermodynamic aspects exist, but these are complex and difficult to develop. The use of modern data-based machine learning techniques has been recently introduced, including neural networks. Here we propose an alternative approach using abductive networks based on the group method of data handling (GMDH) algorithm, with the advantages of simplified and more automated model synthesis, automatic selection of significant inputs, and more transparent input–output model relationships. Models were developed for predicting three types of mercury speciation (elemental, oxidized, and particulate) using a small dataset containing six inputs parameters on the composition of the coal used and boiler operating conditions. Prediction performance compares favourably with neural network models developed using the same dataset, with correlation coefficients as high as 0.97 for training data. Network committees (ensembles) are proposed as a means of improving prediction accuracy, and suggestions are made for future work to further improve performance.     

Experimental methods for measuring the oil-film thickness between the piston-rings and cylinder-wall of internal combustion engines

Computer models of the lubrication of piston-rings in internal combustion engines normally present an estimate of the minimum oil-film thickness between ring and cylinder wall as a function of crank angle. As a consequence, experimental measurements of film thickness play a critical role in the verification of theoretical models of piston-ring lubrication. A review is presented of the wide range of techniques that have been used to measure this important variable. The strengths and weaknesses of particular techniques are identified and a number of ways in which the techniques could be developed further are proposed     

复合轴控制系统应用研究

复合轴控制是提高光电跟踪系统精度和控制带宽的一种有效手段，尤其在光束定向器系统中，不仅要求系统要稳定地跟踪上动态目标，而且必须将光束涣定在目标的某一点上，这对控制系统的要求是非常高的，必须采用双或三复合轴控制方式。