We are developing an advanced computer-controlled digital opto-electronic holographic system (DOEHS) with the ability to operate in several modalities, including optoelectronic holographic microscopy, lensless digital...
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(纸本)9781461402275
We are developing an advanced computer-controlled digital opto-electronic holographic system (DOEHS) with the ability to operate in several modalities, including optoelectronic holographic microscopy, lensless digital holography, speckle pattern interferometry, and fringe projection. The DOEHS is being designed for medical applications requiring full-field-of-view information of shape and deformations to aid in the diagnosis and investigation of specific disorders. Particular features of the DOEHS include the capabilities to rapidly acquire and quantitatively process a relatively large amount of interferometric data. Therefore, automatic procedures for acquisition of images or video, computation and application of quality metrics, and phase unwrapping are applied with minimal user interaction. The results are catalogued with relevant metadata in a database allowing for massive analysis and comparison between subjects or patients. Currently, the DOEHS is being developed to measure acoustically induced deformations of the eardrum of several species, including humans. Measurements are used in diagnosing middle-ear conductive disorders and investigating the causes of failure of middle-ear surgical procedures. We present representative measurement procedures and results.
Individual neurons can exhibit irregular behavior, whereas ensembles of different neurons might synchronize in order to process biological information or to produce regular, rhythmical activity. Therefore, the study o...
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In this paper, an active control scheme that suppresses transverse vibrations and regulates axial speed so as to track a desired profile for an axially moving web system is investigated. The spatially varying tension ...
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An efficient cooling system consisting of a plate, on which copper nanorods (nanorods of size -100nm) are integrated to copper thin film (which is deposited on Silicon substrate), a heater, an Aluminum base, and a poo...
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This paper demonstrates a novel micro/nano fluidic device for continuous pH sensing of small fluid volumes. The working principle of the device is based on the change of the surface charge density within the silica na...
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This paper reports a novel micropump to effectively rotate fluid in a circular channel. The proposed micropump having different wing widths, which squeezes the flexible part of the fluidic channel at a different time ...
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(纸本)9781618390622
This paper reports a novel micropump to effectively rotate fluid in a circular channel. The proposed micropump having different wing widths, which squeezes the flexible part of the fluidic channel at a different time interval, provides a peristaltic effect with a single pneumatic pressure source. This allows simple operation and easy integration with a micro total analysis system (μ-TAS).
In recent years the area of nonlinear control systems has been the subject of many studies. Computational developments have enabled more complex applications to provide solutions to nonlinear problems. The purpose of ...
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive neuroimaging technique that recently has been used to measure changes in cerebral blood oxygenation associated with brain activity. To date, there is no standard met...
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This paper discusses a method to quantify robust autonomy of Uninhabited Vehicles and Systems (UVS) in aerospace, marine, or land applications. Based on mission-vehicle specific performance criteria, we define an syst...
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(纸本)9783902661876
This paper discusses a method to quantify robust autonomy of Uninhabited Vehicles and Systems (UVS) in aerospace, marine, or land applications. Based on mission-vehicle specific performance criteria, we define an system utility function that can be evaluated using simulation scenarios for an envelope of environmental conditions. The results of these evaluations are used to compute a figure of merit or measure for operational effectiveness (MOE). The procedure is then augmented to consider faults and the performance of mechanisms to handle these faulty operational modes. This leads to a measure of robust autonomy (MRA). The objective of the proposed figures of merit is to assist in decision making about vehicle performance and reliability at both vehicle development stage (using simulation models) and at certification stage (using hardware-in-the-loop testing). Performance indices based on dynamic and geometric tasks associated with vehicle manoeuvring problems are proposed, and an example of a two- dimensional y scenario is provided to illustrate the use of the proposed figures of merit.
A constant-speed heat pump is unsuitable for a multi-condenser system, owing to the impossibility of using the same compressor frequency to control individual subsystems. In the present study therefore, an inverter he...
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A constant-speed heat pump is unsuitable for a multi-condenser system, owing to the impossibility of using the same compressor frequency to control individual subsystems. In the present study therefore, an inverter heat pump actuated by a variable-speed compressor was adapted for a multi-condenser system. To control the temperature of two air-conditioned rooms individually, two step-motor-driven electronic expansion valves (EEVs) were used to control the refrigerant mass flow rate. To satisfy the different conditioning requirements of the two rooms, the EEVs themselves were governed by a model reference adaptive control (MRAC) law. A test was conducted to obtain the fit function for the compressor frequency and the EEVs' opening area, so that the compressor could be effectively controlled. A cooling cycle model, including a rotary compressor, two condensers, an EEV and an evaporator, was derived, and a simplified first-order model was used for the two air-conditioned rooms. Simulation results proved that the heat pump with the developed control strategy and algorithm is a very efficient means of achieving desirable temperature control results.
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