Comparative study of porous anodic alumina: effects of aluminium deposition methods

This article reports on the comparative study of the fabrication of porous anodic alumina films by anodisation of the aluminium films on glass substrates which were deposited by direct current sputtering and electron beam evaporation methods. The relationship between surface morphology of the deposited aluminum films and porous anodic alumina films was investigated. A more uniform and ordered porous anodic alumina was obtained by fabricating from electron beam evaporation deposited aluminium film with smaller and compact grains. Two-step anodisation was used to further improve the quality of porous anodic alumina compared to one-step anodisation. The optical transmittance spectra within wavelength of 370–800 nm were obtained and the optical properties were studied.     

HSV空间和形态学处理相结合的车牌定位方法

车牌定位是实现车牌自动识别的前提.在传统的基于RGB彩色空间的形态学定位方法的基础上进行改进,提出了一种HSV彩色空间和图像形态学处理相结合的车牌定位方法.在HSV彩色空间中将车牌图像分割为H,S,V这3个单通道灰度图像,分别进行去噪和二值化处理,然后将这3幅二值图像做“与”运算得到一幅能有效去除背景干扰的二值图像,再运用形态学的闭运算和开运算进行处理,得到车牌候选区域,最后利用车牌宽高比属性进行验证以确定真实的车牌位置.实验结果表明,该方法相对传统方法实现简单,车牌定位准确、高效.     

Use of symmetry theory in studying the morphogenesis of life forms: the example of the cushion plants

It is well known that life forms reflect the impact of the environment. An interesting task in ecology is to study the connection between the morphological characteristics of life forms and physical and geographical processes, taking place in the environment. This study may profit from the application of symmetry theory which is a universal methodology in science. According to this theory both the object, that is, life form, and the environment are characterised by their own types of symmetry, which may differ from each other. If the environment acts sufficiently intensively on a plant, its form may show deformations – dissymmetry according to Curie. From the observed dissymmetry character of the vegetation it is possible to judge the symmetry of the environment, its specific impact on the vegetation, and the direction and intensity of natural matter and energy flows. All these are clearly apparent in the cushion plants growing on the abrupt slopes of south‐east Altay canyons.     

冀南山区传统村落主街界面形态量化研究

针对传统村落保护与更新过程中 其街巷界面形态出现同质化、雷同化、商品 化等问题,基于冀南山区内与等高线平行、垂 直、斜交三种类型的传统村落主街界面形态 数据,采用分形理论、数理统计学等相关分 析方法,量化描述了冀南山区传统村落主街 底界面与侧界面的形态规律及其组构方式, 总结出与一定量化参数区间所对应的传统村 落主街界面形态特征。     

含二十面体准晶相的铸态Mg-Zn-Y合金阻尼性能的研究

采用传统铸造方法制备Mg-Zn-Y合金,基于典型的含二十面体准晶相的Mg93Zn6Y1合金,研究了铸态Mg-Zn-Y合金的枝晶形貌与其阻尼性能的关系。通过控制浇注温度,搅拌速度和搅拌时间,获得不同参数下的合金的枝晶形貌。结果表明,铸态Mg93Zn6Y1的显微组织主要由α-Mg树枝状晶体和二十面体准晶相组成。搅拌后,初始α-Mg树枝状晶体逐渐具有分形特征,且其尺寸变化,从而影响合金的阻尼能力。本文详细讨论了这一机制。     

Spray Drying of Green Corn Pulp

Maize (Zea mays) is a cereal grown in Brazil, and its availability is limited to the harvest season. An alternative processing route is based on the production of green corn powder, which has a longer shelf-life and increased versatility. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of drying conditions on the physical characteristics, size, and morphology of green corn powder. Drying experiments were performed on a spray dryer according to a central composite rotational design to evaluate inlet air temperature, feed flow rate, and pulp concentration. The yield of dried pulp corn had an average value of 36.19%. The following mean values for the physical properties of the powder were measured: solubility of 94.37 g/100 g, wettability of 128.05 seconds, moisture content of 1.97%, water activity of 0.13, density of 0.79 g/mL, and a particle diameter of 31.02 µm. The powder was also yellow with less intensity, and the particle surface was smooth at higher temperatures and had a tendency to form agglomerates. The estimated optimal conditions for spray drying were 48% (w/w) pulp concentration, 172°C inlet air temperature, and feed flow rate of 0.56 L/h.     

一种基于模糊集合论的手势分割算法

提出了一种基于单目的复杂环境下强抗干扰性的手势分割算法,使用模糊集合的概念来描述视频流时域和空域上的不同信息,以模糊运算作为信息加工处理的工具。定义了三个模糊集合非背景集、肤色集和模糊手势集,讨论了对模糊集合的腐蚀和膨胀运算。通过对非背景集和肤色集进行模糊运算,得到原始的模糊手势集,然后对原始的模糊手势集进行求精处理。试验结果证明,该文算法实现了对人手的精确分割,且能满足实时性要求。     

一种车牌自动识别系统设计方法

通过对连续视频流分析的方法判断并捕获车牌图像帧;基于数学形态学方法和边缘特征分析来进行车牌定位,进行二值化、引入多指标联合评价函数判断反色等处理;最后基于连通体分析的方法切分字符。实验表明本系统设计方法是可行的。     

Combined role of SiC particles and SiC whiskers on the characteristics of spark plasma sintered ZrB2 ceramics

In this research work, the effects of silicon carbide (SiC) as the most important reinforcement phase on the densification percentage and mechanical characteristics of zirconium diboride (ZrB₂)-matrix composites were studied. In this way, a monolithic ZrB₂ ceramic (as the baseline) and three ZrB₂ matrix specimens each of which contains 25 vol% SiC as reinforcement in various morphologies (SiC particulates, SiC whiskers, and a mixture of SiC particulates/SiC whiskers), have been processed through spark plasma sintering (SPS) technology. The sintering parameters were 1900 °C as sintering temperature, 7 min as the dwell time, and 40 MPa as external pressure in vacuum conditions. After spark plasma sintering, a relative density of ~96% was obtained (using the Archimedes principles and mixture rule for evaluation of relative density) for the unreinforced ZrB₂ specimen, but the porosity of composites containing SiC approached zero. Also, the assessment of sintered materials mechanical properties has shown that the existence of silicon carbide in ZrB₂ matrix ceramics results in fracture toughness and microhardness improvement, compared to those measured for the monolithic one. The simultaneous addition of silicon carbide particulates (SiC_p) and whiskers (SiC_w) showed a synergistic effect on the enhancement of mechanical performance of ZrB₂-based composites.