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Image Enhancement of Simplified Ultrasonic CT Using Frequency Analysis Method

  • Kim, kyung-Cho;Hiroaki Fukuhara;Hisashi Yamawaki
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.16 no.12
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    • pp.1627-1632
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, a simplified ultrasonic CT system, which uses the information in three directions, that is, 90°, +45° and -45°about the inspection plane, is applied to the high strength steel, and the frequency analysis method for enhancing the C scan or CT image is developed. This frequency analysis method is based on the frequency response property of the material. By comparing the magnitudes in the frequency domain, the special frequency which shows a significant difference between the welded joint and base material was found and used to obtain a C scan or CT image. Experimental results for several kinds of specimens, having a welded joint by electron beam welding, a weld joint by arc welding, on a fatigue crack, showed that the obtained C scan or CT image has better resolution than the results of previous experiments using the maximum value of the received waveform.

Solvent effect on the excited state of stilbene dendrimers bearing phenylacetylene groups

  • Nishimura, Yoshinobu;Arai, Tatsuo
    • Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.85-87
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    • 2014
  • We studied the characteristics of emissive state of the first (p-G1) and second (p-G2) generation of phenylacetylene dendrimers bearing stilbene as a core by using time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy in cyclohexane (c-Hex) and N, N-dimethylformide (DMF), which are nonpolar and polar solvents, respectively. Time-dependent red-shift of emission spectra p-G2 both in c-Hex and DMF was observed in comparison with p-G1. Besides, the time constant of red-shift of spectra was found to be larger in DMF than in c-Hex. This indicates that the emissive state of p-G2 has a polar character in DMF as a result of charge delocalization from core to peripheral dendrons followed by stabilization of emissive state.

Generalized aspects of Riccati equation focused on the roles of its solution in control problem

  • Dong, Tian;Michio, Ohta
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1994.10a
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    • pp.20-23
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    • 1994
  • It is well known that the Boyd's theorem states the relation between the imaginary eigenvalues of discriminant H of Riccati equation (A, R, Q) and the singular value of transfer function, but it is only available for R .geq. 0 and Q .geq. 0. In this paper, we extend Boyd's theorem for two case, that is, R is symmetric, Q is sign definite, and R is sign definite, Q is symmetric. We give under the condition that there is a real symmetric solution of Riccati equation the relation between H has imaginary eigenvalue and the maximum eigenvalue of transfer functoin. Finally, we give a necessary and sufficient condition to determine whether H has imaginary eigenvalue under some conditions.

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EMG-based Hybrid Assistive Leg for Walking Aid using Feedforward Controller

  • Kawamoto, Hiroaki;Sankai, Yoshiyuki
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.32.2-32
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    • 2001
  • We have developed the power assistive leg called HAL (Hybrid Assistive Leg) which provide the walking aid for walking disorder persons or aged persons without nursing person. We developed HAL-3 by considering some problems of HAL-1,2 which had developed previously. The mechanism of HAL-3 actuator could be simplified and sophisticated by using the harmonic drive. As the control signal of HAL-3 EMG signal was used. We proposed a calibration method to identify parameters which relates the EMG to joint torque by using HAL-3. We could obtain suitable torque estimated by EMG and realize power assist in walking according to the intention of the operator To the remove discomfort for quick motion power assist, the feedforward controller was installed at the beginning of motion ...

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Robust Similarity Measure for Spectral Clustering Based on Shared Neighbors

  • Ye, Xiucai;Sakurai, Tetsuya
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.540-550
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    • 2016
  • Spectral clustering is a powerful tool for exploratory data analysis. Many existing spectral clustering algorithms typically measure the similarity by using a Gaussian kernel function or an undirected k-nearest neighbor (kNN) graph, which cannot reveal the real clusters when the data are not well separated. In this paper, to improve the spectral clustering, we consider a robust similarity measure based on the shared nearest neighbors in a directed kNN graph. We propose two novel algorithms for spectral clustering: one based on the number of shared nearest neighbors, and one based on their closeness. The proposed algorithms are able to explore the underlying similarity relationships between data points, and are robust to datasets that are not well separated. Moreover, the proposed algorithms have only one parameter, k. We evaluated the proposed algorithms using synthetic and real-world datasets. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithms not only achieve a good level of performance, they also outperform the traditional spectral clustering algorithms.

Mechanical Pretreatment of Municipal Waste Incineration Ash for Recovering Heavy Metals by the Horizontal Gyration Method

  • Park, Joonchul;Kaoru Masuda;Yamaguchi Hiroshi;Shigehisa Endoh
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.664-667
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    • 2001
  • Segregation of binary particle systems in a horizontally gyrated bed has been experimentally studied to recover the heavy metals from municipal waste incineration (MWI) ash. Differences in density and size had less effect on segregation. Effective segregation took place under the centrifugal effect of 1 or less for any particle size ratio. Zn, Cu and Pb were concentrated in the upper side of bed by the horizontal vibration. However, there was less change in concentration for other metals such as Mg, Al and Fe etc. The separation system with the horizontal gyrating separator proved to be an effective method for the pretreatment of recovering Zn, Cu and Pb from incineration residues.

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A Numerical Study on the Mechanism of Lee Vortex in the Lee of Large Scale Mountain

  • Kang Sung-Dae;Kimura Fujio;Lee Hwa-Woon;Kim Yoo-Keun
    • Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.45-50
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    • 1997
  • Understanding the nonlinear flow caused by orographic effects can be valuable in siting of new businesses, industries, and transportation facilities. In spite of recent work on large-amplitude waves and wave breaking, the studies of flow around large scale mountains have just begun. The generative mechanism of lee vortices in the lee of large scale mountain is investigated by Ertel's theorem. The CSU RAMS is used as a numerical model. According to the numerical results, the isentropes are depressed behind the large scale mountains. This means the vortex lines must run upward and downward along the depression surface because vortex lines adhere to isentropic surfaces. Therefore, the vertically oriented vorticity can be formed in the lee of the large scale mountain. This vorticity plays an important role for orographic precipitation, because strong vertical velocity and cloud bands are developed along isothermal deformation surface.

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Discharge characteristics of MgO-PDP manufactured by using "all-in-vacuum" process

  • Yano, T.;Uchida, G.;Uchida, K.;Awaji, N.;Shinoda, T.;Kajiyama, H.
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.28-30
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    • 2009
  • PDP panels with MgO protective layer are manufactured by using the "all-in-vacuum" process we have established [1]. This is the process aiming to keep the MgO surface as clean as possible after the evaporation. The panels are evaluated in term of discharge voltage, aging time, luminance, luminous efficacy, discharge time-lag. It is confirmed that the "all-in-vacuum" process particularly improves the aging time, discharge voltage and the discharge time-lag.

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Multibody Dynamics Researches in Japan (일본에서의 다물체동역학 연구동향)

  • Yoo, Wan-Suk;Park, Su-Jin;Park, Dong-Woon;Suda, Yoshohiro
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2004.04a
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    • pp.887-892
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    • 2004
  • In this paper, the activity of Japanese researchers relating multibody dynamics is introduced. The author stayed at the CCR(Center for Collaborative Research) in the university of Tokyo as a visiting scholar during December 10, 2003 to March 9, 2004. The information obtained from several universities (University of Tokyo, Sophia university, Nihon university, Tsukuba university), several industries and research institutes (JR Central in Nagoya, Toyota Research Center in Nagoya., Subway department in Tokyo, and JARI at Tsukuba), several research groups (JSCM, JSME, JSAE) was summarized with several photos. Professor Yoshihiro Suda's laboratory at the university of Tokyo, professor Yoshiaki Terumichi's laboratory at the Sophia university, and professor Ichiro Kageyama's laboratory at the Nihon university are introduced.

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Pressure Dependence of Acoustic Properties of Liquid Ethanol by using High-pressure Brillouin Spectroscopy

  • Ko, Jae-Hyeon;Jeong, Min-Seok;Lee, Byoung Wan;Kim, Jae Hyun;Ko, Young Ho;Kim, Kwang Joo;Kim, Tae Hyun;Kojima, Seiji;Ahart, Muhtar
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.279-286
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    • 2013
  • Brillouin spectroscopy has been widely used for the investigation of acoustic properties of condensed matters in the hypersonic region. A high-pressure Brillouin spectrometer was set up by combining a diamond anvil cell and a tandem multi-pass Fabry-Perot interferometer. It was successfully applied to liquid ethanol, and the pressure dependence of the sound velocity, the refractive index and other acoustic properties were derived based on the measurements. The detailed optical setup and experimental procedure are described.