Thallium bromide (TIBr) has been regarded as candidate detector materials for the gamma-ray spectrometers operating at room temperature. In this study, a simple and rapid method, the filter method, was performed to pu...
Thallium bromide (TIBr) has been regarded as candidate detector materials for the gamma-ray spectrometers operating at room temperature. In this study, a simple and rapid method, the filter method, was performed to purify a raw TIBr material used for fabrication of TIBr detectors. The material was loaded on shards of crushed quartz and installed in a Pyrex tube, and was melted using a furnace. A purified material passing through interspaces of the shards of quartz was collected in a quartz ampoule located at the outlet of the Pyrex tube. After the purification, impurities colored black extracted from the raw material remained. TlBr crystals were then grown by the travelling molten zone method both from the raw material and the purified material. TlBr detectors were fabricated from the grown crystals, and were characterized by measuring mobility-lifetime products (μτ) for carriers and gamma-ray spectra ( 137 Cs) at room temperature. μτ for electrons of a TlBr detector fabricated from the purified material was around 5 times higher than that of a detector fabricated from the raw material.
Recently, various control methods represented by proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control are used for robotic control. To cope with the requirements for high response and precision, advanced feedforward contr...
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Recently, various control methods represented by proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control are used for robotic control. To cope with the requirements for high response and precision, advanced feedforward controllers such as gravity compensator, Coriolis/centrifugal force compensator and friction compensators have been built in the controller. Generally, it causes heavy computational load when calculating the compensating value within a short sampling period. In this paper, integrated recurrent neural networks are applied as a feedforward controller for PUMA560 manipulator. The feedforward controller works instead of gravity and Coriolis/centrifugal force compensators. In the learning process of the neural network by using back propagation algorithm, the learning coefficient and gain of sigmoid function are tuned intuitively and empirically according to teaching signals. The tuning is complicated because it is being conducted by trial and error. Especially, when the scale of teaching signal is large, the problem becomes crucial. To cope with the problem which concerns the learning performance, a simple and adaptive learning technique for large scale teaching signals is proposed. The learning techniques and control effectiveness are evaluated through simulations using the dynamic model of PUMA560 manipulator.
We report about the manufacturing of sensor devices for detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air. The sensor comprises three fully inkjet-printed layers of (i) silver interdigitated electrodes (SIDE),...
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(纸本)9781467315906
We report about the manufacturing of sensor devices for detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air. The sensor comprises three fully inkjet-printed layers of (i) silver interdigitated electrodes (SIDE), (ii) multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and (iii) poly (styrene-co-maleic acid) partial isobutyl/methyl mixed ester (PSE). We have found that inkjet printing of MWCNT layers and a PSE layer on top yields an interfacial layer leading to the formation of a MWCNTs/PSE composite-like structure. The printed layers act as chemiresistive vapor sensors due to the change of electrical resistance in presence of selected VOCs. The sensor responses to various VOCs were studied by varying the concentration of the chemicals in the air between 50 and 500 ppm. The sensing mechanism can be understood as a fractional volume change of the inkjet-printed polymer that occurs during exposure to VOCs, resulting in a structural alteration of the MWCNT-polymer network. We have found that the sensor response can be defined as a function of the VOC's concentration. To investigate the morphologies of the inkjet-printed thin films, profilometry and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed.
We report herein the first evidence that an F-actin solution shows shear banding, which is characterized by the spontaneous separation of homogeneous shear flow into two macroscopic domains of different definite shear...
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We report herein the first evidence that an F-actin solution shows shear banding, which is characterized by the spontaneous separation of homogeneous shear flow into two macroscopic domains of different definite shear rates. The constant shear stress observed in the F-actin solution is explained by the banded flow with volume fractions that obey the lever rule. Nonhomogenous reversible flows were observed in the F-actin solution with respect to upward and downward changes in the shear rate. This is the first time shear banding has been observed in a simple biomacromolecule. The biological implications and dynamic aspects of shear flow velocity characteristic patterns are discussed.
We introduce 2011's progress and achievements of an internet based crossover robot remote control competition between Japan and China, Thailand, and Taiwan respectively. The competition project has two subjects: t...
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We introduce 2011's progress and achievements of an internet based crossover robot remote control competition between Japan and China, Thailand, and Taiwan respectively. The competition project has two subjects: the competition itself and the student-student communication and cooperation. The basic competition mode is a remotely controlled robot via the internet cooperates with a locally controlled robot to finish a specified task and, as a unique feature of the project, the student-student communication and cooperation is trained through a crossover team organization style that each team is organized by two groups from different universities and the team members required to cooperate with each other via the internet to make robots and deal with competition affairs. Our experience shows the competition benefits not only students' technical skills but also their various no-technical skills and is expected to promote the development of a practice based university education methodology in the future.
We proposed SMALL system as a blue print seeking for seamless language learning in our previous study. In this paper, we describe how far we have developed the system for the realization of intertwining in-class forma...
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(纸本)9786161201883
We proposed SMALL system as a blue print seeking for seamless language learning in our previous study. In this paper, we describe how far we have developed the system for the realization of intertwining in-class formal learning with outside-class self-learning. As our first step, the target has been English vocabulary learning, since vocabulary learning is one of the fundamental aspects of language learning. We also aim to create a knowledge-aware virtual learning community to promote P2P interaction in our seamless learning environment.
We proposed SMALL system seeking for seamless language learning in our previous study [1]. In this paper, we describe how far we have developed the system for the realization of seamless learning. As our first step, w...
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(纸本)9786161201883
We proposed SMALL system seeking for seamless language learning in our previous study [1]. In this paper, we describe how far we have developed the system for the realization of seamless learning. As our first step, we aim to support English vocabulary learning, since vocabulary learning is one of the fundamental aspects of language learning. We also aim to create a knowledge-aware virtual learning community to promote P2P interaction in our seamless learning environment. Before the actual use of the system in a classroom environment, a pilot experiment was conducted, which shows that we need to change some functions in our system.
In the near future, robots with advanced intelligence will be used for the service of society, families, and individuals. In this paper, we propose the concept of an advanced intelligence machine, which is a device th...
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A design of fuzzy model-based predictive control for industrial furnaces has been derived and applied to the model of three-zone 25 MW RZS pusher furnace at Skopje Steelworks. The fuzzy-neural variant of Sugeno fuzzy ...
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(纸本)9781467322768
A design of fuzzy model-based predictive control for industrial furnaces has been derived and applied to the model of three-zone 25 MW RZS pusher furnace at Skopje Steelworks. The fuzzy-neural variant of Sugeno fuzzy model, as an adaptive neuro-fuzzy implementation, is employed as a predictor in a predictive controller. In order to build the predictive controller the adaptation of the fuzzy model using dynamic process information is carried out. Optimization procedure employing a simplified gradient technique is used to calculate predictions of the future control actions.
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