The Logarithmic Image Processing Model: Connections with Human Brightness Perception and Contrast Estimators

The logarithmic image processing (LIP) model is amathematical framework based on abstract linear mathematicswhich provides a set of specific algebraic and functionaloperations that can be applied to the processing of intensityimages valued in a bounded range. The LIP model has been provedto be physically justified in the setting of transmitted lightand to be consistent with several laws and characteristics ofthe human visual system. Successful application examples havealso been reported in several image processing areas, e.g.,image enhancement, image restoration, three-dimensional imagereconstruction, edge detection and image segmentation.The aim of this article is to show that the LIP model is atractable mathematical framework for image processing which isconsistent with several laws and characteristics of humanbrightness perception. This is a survey article in the sensethat it presents (almost) previously published results in arevised, refined and self-contained form. First, an introductionto the LIP model is exposed. Emphasis will be especially placedon the initial motivation and goal, and on the scope of themodel. Then, an introductory summary of mathematicalfundamentals of the LIP model is detailed. Next, the articleaims at surveying the connections of the LIP model with severallaws and characteristics of human brightness perception, namelythe brightness scale inversion, saturation characteristic, Weber'sand Fechner's laws, and the psychophysical contrast notion. Finally,it is shown that the LIP model is a powerful and tractable framework for handling the contrast notion. This is done througha survey of several LIP-model-based contrast estimators associated with special subparts (point, pair of points,boundary, region) of intensity images, that are justified bothfrom a physical and mathematical point of view.     

STI process steps for sub-quarter micron CMOS

This paper presents Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) process steps for sub-1/4 μ CMOS technologies. Dummy active areas, vertical trench sidewalls, excellent gap filling, counter mask etch step and CMP end point detection, have been used for a 0.18 μm CMOS technology. Electrical results obtained with a 5.5 nm gate oxide thickness show good isolation down to 0.3 μm spacing. Good transistor performances have been demonstrated.     

区熔单晶硅生产操作指导专家系统

本文介绍区熔单晶硅生产操作指导专家系统。首先，系统实现了连续图象的自动变周期、定瞬间采样，并提出一种新的区域扩张增量图象处理算法．其次，叙述了知识的获取过程及类规则，提出分布的多库结构，并实现了不确定性推理．最后，开发了区熔单晶硅生产操作指导专家系统，实现了从数据和图象采集、处理、事实获取、推理到给出操作指导一体化。     

高功率激光器的光束质量及其对激光加工的影响

本文介绍了光束的模式、评价光束质量的几种方法,着重介绍了国际标准化组织(ISO)提出的光束传输系数M作为评价光束质量的方法。文中还讨论了光束质量对焊接、切割加工的影响;热透镜效应对加工的影响等。     

A feasibility study of a direct-mapping parallel processing method to solve linear equations in load-flow calculation

With the growing size and complexity of power systems, system analysis—such as transients calculation—takes much time. Hence, fast calculation methods are required. Although parallel processing is a hopeful method, there have been difficulties in the parallel solution of linear equations which appear in power-flow calculations by the Newton-Raphson method. This paper aims at the fast calculation of the power-flow problem by means of parallel processing. In order to improve the suitability to the parallel solution of the differential equation in transients calculation, we assume the use of a direct-mapping parallel processing machine to map directly the network of a power system onto a network of processors. Under this assumption, we propose a new parallel-processing-oriented method in which the linear equation is solved by linear iterations between nodes with Aitken acceleration. We simulate the method on three model power systems and compare this Parallel Iterative Method (PIN) with a Parallel Direct Method (PDM) which uses the banded matrix according to the number of operations required. As a result, we can expect that PIM may solve linear equations faster than PDM with m processors, although the PIM might be inferior to the PDM with m × m processors, where m denotes the half-band width of the banded matrix.     

离散Hopfield神经网络和联想记忆的开关电流技术实现

研究了离散Ｈｏｐｆｉｅｌｄ神经网络（ＤＨＮＮ）和联想记忆神经网络的开关电流技术实现，利用多权输入跨导，开关电流延迟器（ＳＩＤ）和可编程电流比较器（ＰＣＣ）实现了离散Ｈｏｐｉｅｌｄ神经网络，并提出了利用离散Ｈｏｐｆｉｅｌｄ神经网络实现自联想记忆时相应的开关电流电路，所提出了开关电流神经网络适宜于超大规模集成，能在低电压（如３．３Ｖ）下工作。     

小波分析及其在时变滤波和信号分离中的应用

利用小波变换具有的多时频分辨率特性，对地震勘探和测井信号这类非平衡信号进行分析，可以充分利用信号的时间－频率特性。文中介绍了小波变换的基本概念及其在地震勘探信号的时变滤波和声波全波列测井信号的信号分离中的应用，实例表明，小波变换在地球物理信号中具有广阔的应用前景。图５参７     

落脚河水电站引水发电系统的调节保证计算分析

水轮发电机组在运行中遇到启动、正常停机、增减负荷、事故甩负荷等工况变化时，经常会引起引水发电系统的水力过渡过程，所以在设计中必须通过调节保证计算以选择合适的导叶调节规律及其调节时间，从而优化压力引水系统的运行工况，使水电站的水工建筑物布置既经济合理又安全可靠。     

Validation of a Method of Determination of Apparent Diffusivity Versus Composition in Solids

A method is presented for computing the values of apparent diffusivity in solids with respect to the concentration of the diffusing substance (water or sodium chloride). This method does not require any assumption upon the mathematical relationship between diffusivity and concentration. It can be applied to experimental measurements of local concentration versus position within the solid (profiles) with relatively few measurements (circa 10) and a mathematical smoothing of the experimental data by using an artificial neural network model. The method was first validated on simulated data obtained by using a constant diffusivity value and on experimental profiles when the relation between diffusivity and concentration was given. It was then applied to original experimental moisture profiles obtained by putting gelatin gels with different initial moisture contents into contact for up to 14 days. The method was also successfully applied to five sets of experimental moisture and sodium chloride profiles taken from the literature and obtained from different food products. Apparent diffusivities calculated by our method were found in agreement with those obtained by authors using different numerical methods to compute the diffusivity values.