Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) Encode Relevant Problem Features in a Tool-Using Task.

Two important elements in problem solving are the abilities to encode relevant task features and to combine multiple actions to achieve the goal. The authors investigated these 2 elements in a task in which gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) had to use a tool to retrieve an out-of-reach reward. Subjects were able to select tools of an appropriate length to reach the reward even when the position of the reward and tools were not simultaneously visible. When presented with tools that were too short to retrieve the reward, subjects were more likely to refuse to use them than when tools were the appropriate length. Subjects were proficient at using tools in sequence to retrieve the reward. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Simulation and optimization of tool-life in manufacturing centers

This paper presents the development of an optimization and a computer-simulation model to evaluate the process plans of a manufacturing center by analyzing the effect of tool failure on system performance. The GPSS/PC simulation program that is used in this study has been built with variables, functions and matrices so that many experiments could be conducted with the model. Sensitivity analysis is presented and the developed model has proven to be useful in determining optimum sequencing of parts for various operating policies.     

Programming tool-use actions.

When humans plan to execute a tool-use action, they can only specify the bodily movement parameters by taking into account the external target or goal of the tool-use action and the target-movement mapping implemented by the tool. In this study, the authors used the movement precuing method to investigate how people prepare for actions made with tools. More specifically, they asked whether people would be able to specify the spatial target and the target-movement mapping of the tool-use action independently of each other, and to what degree they would be able to prepare these components in advance. In 3 experiments, they precued either the target or the target-movement mapping of tool-use actions involving either a compatible or an incompatible target-movement mapping. Results indicate that participants benefit from partial advance information about the target-movement mapping, whereas no significant effects were found for precuing the spatial target of the action. These results occurred regardless of whether the target-movement mapping was compatible or incompatible and provide evidence for the notion that the target-movement mapping of a tool-use action is part of its cognitive representation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Influence of the Preheat Treatment on the Microstructure and Properties of X37CrMoV5-1 Steel

The technological properties of the hot-work tool steels depend on their microstructural quality induced by the production process and the heat treatment. One of the frequently applied methods to improve microstructure is preheat treatment. The treatment of carbonitriding X37CrMoV5-1 steel has been investigated in fluidized bed furnaces. Thickness and phase composition have been conducted using optical microscopy Neophot 32 and scanning microscopy, JEOL 5400, after etching in nital.     

硬地层定向井中几种侧钻方法的灵活应用

在川渝地区，钻定向井、水平井必然要面对地层岩性变化大、硬度高等复杂地质情况，常常会遇到因井下复杂、事故、修改地质目标等原因需要填井侧钻。侧钻的方法不同，侧钻的成功率和效率差异很大。文中分析了川渝地区近几年硬地层定向井、水平井侧钻效率不高、有时甚至失败的原因，归纳总结了近几年常用的几种侧钻方法的施工效果，提出要根据具体条件灵活应用这几种侧钻方法。     

DLL23XA双侧向测井仪的研制

以往双侧向测井仪动态范围小，测量精度低，为此开发了DLL23XA双侧向测井仪。该仪器主要单元采用厚膜电路，稳定性、一致性好；深、浅屏流源采用可变功率控制，提高了仪器的动态范围。仪器采用3506P例进行数据传输，可方便地配接各种地面系统。     

FEATURE SOLID MODELING TOOL SYSTEM:FSMTS

In conformity with the principle of Design for Manufacture,feature-based design strate-(?)es have been developed.As the“feature”is relevant to the“macro process plan”and“macro NCprograms”,obviously,“feature”is beyond the power of conventional solid modellers.Neverthe-less,substantial breakthrough has not been made in the solid modeling field,except“feature at-taching”or“feature recognizing”methods have been taken on.In this paper,the theory,concepts,system architecture,and algorithm principles of solid modeling tool system have beenrepresented.The practice of Feature Solid Modeling Tool System (FSMTS) developed atHuazhong University has proved that the tool may be a new foundation of Feature-Based Design.     

铣槽专用夹具设计

从零件的几何形状 ,配合要求入手 ,设计零件铣槽的专用夹具     

酒泉盆地青西油田快速钻井技术

酒泉盆地青西地区油层储藏深 ,地层可钻性差 ,钻井过程中存在机械钻速低、井斜不易控制、刺断钻具频繁等问题。为此 ,在近年的钻井实践中 ,采取了优化钻具组合、优选钻头、应用 PDC钻头、强化钻具管理等措施 ,使该区块的钻井速度不断提高 ,钻井周期缩短 ,钻头用量减少 ,从而形成了一套适合该区块的快速钻井技术。     

金刚石磨具新型制造方法的试验研究

金刚石磨具已广泛用于宝石加工业。对电镀法制造金刚石磨具进行了试验研究，该工艺可分为电镀前的预处理、金刚石磨具的电镀工艺，对影响镀层质量的因素进行了分析。