Resolution enhanced light field near eye display using e‐shifting method with birefringent plate

Light field near eye displays (LFNED) can produce lightweight devices and address the accommodation–convergence conflict. However, low spatial resolution creates a poor immersive experience in LFNED. In addition, although many e‐shifting devices have been proposed to enhance resolution in projection system, yet those devices are too bulky to be applied in an LFNED to keep it lightweight. In this paper, a compact e‐shifting component is proposed to enhance image resolution in an LFNED by using a birefringent plate and twisted nematic switch cell. The proposed e‐shifting device is a flat and thin component with only 2.6 mm of thickness, which could be placed in the gap of an LFNED without increasing the thickness. The results show that the proposed components could be easily integrated in an LFNED with the result of resolution enhancement.     

Secure centralized spectrum sensing for cognitive radio networks

Spectrum utilization becomes more and more important while new communication techniques keep increasing and the spectrum bands remain finite. Cognitive radio is a revolutionary technology to make use of the spectrum more effectively. In order to avoid the interference to the primary user, spectrum sensing must be sensitive and reliable. Cooperative spectrum sensing (CSS) is one of the ways to increase the reliability of spectrum sensing. The information fusion technique is a key component of CSS. In this paper, we proposed a novel fusion scheme based on spatial correlation technique. We utilize geographical information with reputational weights to propose a two-level fusion scheme called secure centralized spectrum sensing (SCSS). The simulation results show that as the attackers present high density aggregation at some areas, the correct sensing ratio of SCSS is increasing as well even when the number of attackers is very large.     

植物栽培多彩吸水聚合物制备

采用丙烯酸、氢氧化钠、丙烯酰胺为原料,以N,N-亚甲基双丙烯基酰胺为交联剂,以过硫酸铵、无水亚硫酸钠为引发剂,选择颜色鲜艳又具有水不溶性的颜料为着色剂,采用溶液聚合法合成具有色彩晶莹、吸水不褪色的多彩吸水聚合物。并讨论了交联剂用量、单体浓度、引发剂用量等因素对产品吸水倍数的影响以及颜料的选择、水不溶性颜料的用量对产品着色、褪色的影响。结果表明,适宜的合成条件为:丙烯酸14.2 g,氢氧化钠17.2 g,蒸馏水43.8 g,丙烯酰胺26.6 g,N,N-亚甲基双丙烯基酰胺0.15 g,5%过硫酸溶液2 mL,5%无水亚硫酸钠溶液2 mL,颜料8 mL。     

New CO2 laser lines in the 11-μm wavelength region:new hot bands

Nineteen new laser lines in the 11-μm wavelength region have been observed in CW oscillation from a CO₂ laser with a high-Q, high-resolution cavity at a higher than usual current density. The frequency of each line has been measured using heterodyne frequency measurement techniques. Analysis of the frequencies shows that 15 lines are rotation-vibration transitions of the 01¹2-[11¹1,03¹1]_I band (the first sequence hot band) of the CO₂ molecule and four lines belong to the rotation-vibration transitions of the 02²1-[12 ²0, 04²0]_I band of CO₂     

Investigation of Ti Addition Effects on the Thickness of 55 pct Al-Zn-1.6 pct Si Coating by First-Principles Calculation

First-principles method was performed to predict the effect of Ti addition on thickness and adhesion of 55 pct Al-Zn-1.6 pct Si coating. The results of optimized geometric configurations, total energy, and charge distributions for the Ti substitution in Fe2Al5 and FeAl3 phases indicated Ti will grab electronic charges from Al atoms, form bonds with neighboring Al, which will reduce the growth of Fe-Al intermetallic layers, and finally enhance the adhesion of the coating/substrate. Furthermore, experiments were performed to validate the prediction results of first-principles successfully.     

Composite hydrogeological investigation and characterisation methods applied at a nuclear power plant site in Taiwan

Drawing from the lessons learnt from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the assessment of subsurface environmental hazard around nuclear power plants has emerged as a critical task. Consequently, aiming to better understand the possible environmental impact of radiation leaks into the groundwater, a prescreening programme was initiated in 2011 by the Taiwanese government. As part of this programme, this study conducted various borehole prospecting techniques to identify in situ hydrogeological characteristics at Chin‐Shan Nuclear Power Plant. Borehole electrical log, sonic log and temperature/conductivity log were conducted to explain the regional lithologic conditions and permeability of the formation. In conjunction with this, the interwell tracer and pumping test was carried out to simultaneously determine the hydraulic parameters. In our opinion, the implementation of such in situ end‐to‐end investigations is essential in interpreting in situ fluid and solute transport dynamics prior to programming any numerical scheme for early warning, vulnerability assessment and regular monitoring of a nuclear power plant site.     

Effect of [6,6]‐phenyl‐C61‐butyric acid methyl ester on the morphology of poly(3‐hexylthiophene) film

The change of morphology of poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT) film as a result of blending with [6,6]‐phenyl‐C₆₁‐butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) was studied using a freeze‐dry method. A porous structure was observed as the P3HT/PCBM solution was freeze‐dried. The pore size decreased as the proportion of PCBM increased in the P3HT/PCBM blended film. Additionally, the freeze‐dried P3HT/PCBM film was more resistant to the formation of PCBM crystals than that prepared by a spin‐coating method during the thermal annealing process. Homogeneous distribution of PCBM in the freeze‐dried P3HT/PCBM film was the main reason for the reduction of large PCBM crystal formation. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

A New Quality Improving Scheme for VQ Decompressed Images Based on DWT

The better compression rate can be achieved by the traditional vector quantization (VQ) method, and the quality of the recovered image can also be accepted. But the decompressed image quality can not be promoted efficiently, so how to balance the image compression rate and image recovering quality is an important issue. In this paper, an image is transformed by discrete wavelet transform (DWT) to generate its DWT transformed image which can be compressed by the VQ method further. Besides, we compute the values between the DWT transformed image and decompressed DWT transformed image as the difference matrix which is the adjustable basis of the decompressed image quality. By controlling the deviation of the difference matrix, there can be nearly lossless compression for the VQ method. Experimental results show that when the number of compressed bits by our method is equal to the number of those bits compressed by the VQ method, the quality of our recovered image is better. Moreover, the proposed method has more compression capability comparing with the VQ scheme.     

Geometrical effect on laminar mixed convection in the entrance region of shrouded arrays of heated rectangular blocks

Abstract

The effect of geometric parameter on laminar mixed convection in the entrance region of shrouded arrays of heated rectangular blocks is approached numerically for large Prandtl number fluid. The problem considered is related to convective cooling of electronic components mounted on horizontal circuit boards. Typical development of streamline and isotherm, block wall temperature distribution, and local Nusselt number are presented. It is found that the secondary flow leads to a significant enhancement in heat transfer. The multiple eddies above the block, induced by the combined geometric and buoyancy effect, lead to a more uniform block wall temperature distribution and then reduce the magnitude of the highest wall temperature.     

Ecological footprint of Taiwan: A discussion of its implications for urban and rural sustainable development

Ecological footprint is a vital index for measuring whether an area is developing in a sustainable manner. This study calculates and analyzes the ecological footprint of Taiwan from 1994 to 2007. The per capita ecological footprint of Taiwan was 5.09 global hectares in 1994, and increased to 5.52 global hectares in 2005 and 6.54 global hectares in 2007. Based on the 2007 figure an area 42 times the size of Taiwan is needed to sustain the consumption of Taiwan. Moreover, the per capita ecological deficit in Taiwan also worsened during this period, from 3.09 global hectares in 1994 to 3.71 global hectares in 1994 and 4.74 global hectares in 2007, indicating resource overshooting and placing further pressure on the Earth. The calculation of ecological efficiency reveals that the poorest performance occurred in 1997, while performance was improved in 2003.