The cohesive collective motion (flocking, swarming) of autonomous agents is ubiquitously observed and exploited in both natural and man-made settings, thus, minimal models for its description are essential. In a model...
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The cohesive collective motion (flocking, swarming) of autonomous agents is ubiquitously observed and exploited in both natural and man-made settings, thus, minimal models for its description are essential. In a model with continuous space and time we find that if two particles arrive symmetrically in a plane at a large angle, then (i) radial repulsion and (ii) linear self-propelling toward a fixed preferred speed are sufficient for them to depart at a smaller angle. For this local gain of momentum explicit velocity alignment is not necessary, nor are adhesion or attraction, inelasticity or anisotropy of the particles, or nonlinear drag. With many particles obeying these microscopic rules of motion we find that their spatial confinement to a square with periodic boundaries (which is an indirect form of attraction) leads to stable macroscopic ordering. As a function of the strength of added noise we see—at finite system sizes—a critical slowing down close to the order-disorder boundary and a discontinuous transition. After varying the density of particles at constant system size and varying the size of the system with constant particle density we predict that in the infinite system size (or density) limit the hysteresis loop disappears and the transition becomes continuous. We note that animals, humans, drones, etc., tend to move asynchronously and are often more responsive to motion than positions. Thus, for them velocity-based continuous models can provide higher precision than coordinate-based models. An additional characteristic and realistic feature of the model is that convergence to the ordered state is fastest at a finite density, which is in contrast to models applying (discontinuous) explicit velocity alignments and discretized time. To summarize, we find that the investigated model can provide a minimal description of flocking.
Time-frequency analysis methods such as short-time Fourier transform and wavelet transform are applied to investigate characteristic from non-stationary signal. In this study, we proposed redundant morphological wavel...
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Recently a lot of researchers have studied brain-computer interface (BCI) systems and several applications have already been put into practical use. For instance, P300-based systems have been actively used. However, t...
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A Bi-2223 superconducting magnet for practical use in liquid nitrogen is designed and fabricated. Bi-2223 tapes prepared by ConTrolled Over Pressure (CT-OP) process are used for the winding, and the critical current a...
A Bi-2223 superconducting magnet for practical use in liquid nitrogen is designed and fabricated. Bi-2223 tapes prepared by ConTrolled Over Pressure (CT-OP) process are used for the winding, and the critical current at 77.3 K and self-field is in the range of 174–185 A. 28 double-pancake coils are resistively connected in series by copper terminals. High critical current tape is used for top and bottom double-pancake coils, since the magnetic field normal to the tape surface is highest at the top and bottom of the magnet. Two iron plates at top and bottom of the magnet are used for reduction of the normal component of magnetic field to the Bi-2223 tape, since the total performance of the magnet is determined by the minimum critical current at maximum normal magnetic field component to the tape. The inner bore diameter of the magnet is 92 mm. And the homogeneity of magnetic field of long-axis direction in 50 mmφ × 100 mm length is within 3%. The maximum magnetic field at the center of the bore is over 1.0 T at 77.3 K.
In recent years, digital learning materials have been incorporated into schools by the spread of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In this paper, we propose learning methods to develop the expressive pow...
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In recent years, digital learning materials have been incorporated into schools by the spread of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In this paper, we propose learning methods to develop the expressive power, decision making and thinking skills of students using digital materials. Additionally, we develop the following features: a method that can show the data created in ePub as the digital learning materials, a feature that can search the Internet directly by linking with an Internet browser, and a feature that saves the meta-data for the learner using e-learning to reuse the data that was developed for smartphone users.
The structure of superconducting DC cable made with high temperature superconducting tapes is designed to improve the current-carrying capacity by reducing the Lorentz force acting on flux lines. For this purpose an a...
The structure of superconducting DC cable made with high temperature superconducting tapes is designed to improve the current-carrying capacity by reducing the Lorentz force acting on flux lines. For this purpose an axial magnetic field is produced by the outer shield conductor. The analysis was performed for the optimum structure for various superconducting tapes with different Jc(B,θ) characteristics. It is found that the current-carrying capacity increases appreciably when the difference in the critical current density of the tape is large enough between normal and parallel magnetic fields.
This paper proposes a model for city-scale EV infrastructures. Recent advances both in EV battery technology and alternative battery ownership formulations have created favorable conditions for houses where EVs are us...
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This paper proposes a model for city-scale EV infrastructures. Recent advances both in EV battery technology and alternative battery ownership formulations have created favorable conditions for houses where EVs are used not only for commuting but also as one of the main power supplies. Power supplied by EVs is a natural complement for solar panels, where the former is the only choice at night when solar panels cannot function by definition. The proposed model is based on a system of practical considerations with the main objective to build simulations as close to reality as possible. The model is applicable to a wide range of simulations including EV infrastructures, distributed power microgrids, smart cities, etc.
Most cells of multicellular organisms have "primary cilia", which are single, non-motile, and sensory cilia. They have been reported to detect mechanical stimulation and transform it into internal cell, but ...
Most cells of multicellular organisms have "primary cilia", which are single, non-motile, and sensory cilia. They have been reported to detect mechanical stimulation and transform it into internal cell, but the mechanisms are not still well known. Dermal papilla (DP) cells, which locate in the skin and regulate hair follicle development and hair cycle, were reported to have their primary cilia by immune-fluorescent method [1], but their detailed structure and function is *** observation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), biological specimens are conventionally fixed with glutaraldehyde and dehydrated in 30%, 50%, 70%, 90% and 100% ethanol. Then specimens are dried by butyl alcohol and coated with gold. It takes several days to prepare these specimens. Using many chemical reagent and many steps in this way may lead to destroy biological specimens structure. Here we attempted a recently proposed method using ionic liquid to prepare cell samples in near- living conditions observed the structure of DP cells (2D and clumps) with primary *** time, we used ionic liquid for preparing specimens. First, cultured cells were fixed in glutaraldehyde, and immersed in ionic liquid. Next, the specimens were coated with gold and observed by SEM. Thus, it takes shorter time due to fewer step than conventional method and the process has no drying step. In a conventional way, we got the micrographs of 2D cultured DP cells and observed the cilium of DP cells (200-nm in diameter and 1.5um in length) on nucleus (15-um). In addition we could observe the clumps of DP cells and the cilia-like structure (∼12-um), but they do not attach to scaffoldings of the surface, probably due to drying. In observation using ionic liquid, we got the micrographs of 2D cultured DP cells and observed the cilium- like structure (200-nm in diameter and 2.1-um in length) on nucleus (30-um), as well. In this case, we could not find the cilia- like structure in the clumps of DP cells yet, but th
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