The short-term influence of dung deposition and the further redistribution of dung by dung beetles were studied under a resting place of the red howler monkey （Alouatta seniculus） living in tropical ralnforests of S...The short-term influence of dung deposition and the further redistribution of dung by dung beetles were studied under a resting place of the red howler monkey （Alouatta seniculus） living in tropical ralnforests of South America. Monkey dung was experimentally clumped on the field in a place used by troops of howler monkeys for resting in the Nouragues Reserve Station, French Guiana. Dung-treated plots were sampled serially over three weeks and compared with controls located in their immediate vicinity. The composition of the soil matrix （top 10 cm） was studied in successive microlayers using an optical method. Under the influence of dung beetle activity, the topsoil became more homogeneous by losing its litter, its content in earthworm faeces increased in the course of time, and surface mineral deposits were penetrated by roots. The results were interpreted in the light of present knowledge on the effects of soil animal activity on plant growth and survival of seedlings.展开更多
Either amplitude based methods or phase based methods are usually used in multibeam bathymetry system and chosen in practical measurement by ad hoc criteria. The errors of the detection are often caused by choosing wr...Either amplitude based methods or phase based methods are usually used in multibeam bathymetry system and chosen in practical measurement by ad hoc criteria. The errors of the detection are often caused by choosing wrong detection method. In this paper a modified multiple subarrays amplitude-phase united detection method is proposed , which uses both the amplitude and phase of echo from bottom.This new method not only realizes the super-wide swath coverage, but also improves the detection performance by using the phase differences among subarrays in place of phases of subarrays to estimate the phase slope image. Experimental results are also analyzed and discussed to demonstrate the effectivity of the proposed approach.展开更多
Compared to a scalar pressure sensor, a vector sensor can provide a higher signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） signal and more detailed intbrmation on the sound field. Study on vector sensors and their applications have bec...Compared to a scalar pressure sensor, a vector sensor can provide a higher signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） signal and more detailed intbrmation on the sound field. Study on vector sensors and their applications have become a hot topic. Research on the representation of a vector field is highly relevant for extending the scope of vector sensor technology. This paper discusses the range-frequency distribution of the vector field due to a broadband acoustic source moving in a shallow-water waveguide as the self noise of a surface ship, and the vector extension of the waveguide impulse response measured over a limited frequency range using an active source of known waveform. From theory analysis and numerical simulation, the range-frequency representation of a vector field exhibits an interference structure qualitatively similar to that of the corresponding pressure field but, being quantitatively different, provides additional information on the waveguide, especially through the vertical component. For the range-frequency representation, physical quantities that can better exhibit the interference characteristics of the wavegaide are the products of pressure and particle velocity and of the pressure and pressure gradient. An image processing method to effectively detect and isolate the individual striations from an interference structure was reviewed briefly. The representation of the vector impulse response was discussed according to two different measurement systems, also known as particle velocity and pressure gradient. The vector impulse response representation can not only provide additional information from pressure only but even more than that of the range-frequency representation.展开更多
On the basis of calculating the steady-state mean normalized intensity fluctuation of a signal-mode laser system driven by both colored pump noise with signal modulation and the quantum noise with cross-correlation be...On the basis of calculating the steady-state mean normalized intensity fluctuation of a signal-mode laser system driven by both colored pump noise with signal modulation and the quantum noise with cross-correlation between its real and imaginary parts, we analyze the influence of modulation signal, noise, and its correlation form on the statistical fluctuation of the laser system. We have found that when the amplitude of modulation signal weakens and its frequency quickens, the statistical fluctuation will reduce rapidly. The by reducing the intensity of pump noise and quantum noise. statistical fluctuation of the laser system can be restrained Moreover, with prolonging of colored cross-correlation time, the statistical fluctuation of laser system experiences a repeated changing process, that is, from decreasing to augmenting, then to decreasing, and finally to augmenting again. With the decreasing of the value of cross-correlation coe~cient, the statistical fluctuation will decrease too. When the cross-correlation form between the real part and imaginary part of quantum noise is zero correlation, the statistical fluctuation of laser system has a minimum. Compared with the influence of intensity of pump noise, the influence of intensity of quantum noise on the statistical fluctuation is smaller.展开更多
Wireless Sensor Networks(WSN) are mainly characterized by a potentially large number of distributed sensor nodes which collectively transmit information about sensed events to the sink.In this paper,we present a Distr...Wireless Sensor Networks(WSN) are mainly characterized by a potentially large number of distributed sensor nodes which collectively transmit information about sensed events to the sink.In this paper,we present a Distributed Wavelet Basis Generation(DWBG) algorithm performing at the sink to obtain the distributed wavelet basis in WSN.And on this basis,a Wavelet Transform-based Distributed Compressed Sensing(WTDCS) algorithm is proposed to compress and reconstruct the sensed data with spatial correlation.Finally,we make a detailed analysis of relationship between reconstruction performance and WTDCS algorithm parameters such as the compression ratio,the channel Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR),the observation noise power and the correlation decay parameter by simulation.The simulation results show that WTDCS can achieve high performance in terms of energy and reconstruction accuracy,as compared to the conventional distributed wavelet transform algorithm.展开更多
Some optical fiber hydrophones, such as PGC Mach-Zehnder Interferometer, have a birefringence of single mode optical fibers which induce signal fading. Especially, if two optical beams from the optical arms are orthog...Some optical fiber hydrophones, such as PGC Mach-Zehnder Interferometer, have a birefringence of single mode optical fibers which induce signal fading. Especially, if two optical beams from the optical arms are orthogonal, the interferomic signal can’t be detected at all. Here a new method is introduced. This is to translate the detected phase difference into a linearly polarized angle, then detect it, so that polarization inducing signal fading will be avoided. In theory, this problem is solved. Furthermore, the effect on measurement results from optical source fluctuation becomes little when using the polarization technique.展开更多
AE （acoustic emission） signals from concrete slab during fatigue testing with a running-wheel load were evaluated. The signals were recorded by remote sensors connected to a computer network. The sensing equipment c...AE （acoustic emission） signals from concrete slab during fatigue testing with a running-wheel load were evaluated. The signals were recorded by remote sensors connected to a computer network. The sensing equipment consisted of 60 kHz resonant-type AE sensors mounted on a reinforcing steel bar as a waveguide, together with a 16-channel sensor highway AE system. Because the detected AE signals included periodic mechanical noise from the motion of the wheel, these noises were eliminated by means of signal processing. The AE waveguide measurement over a length of 3 m detected fractures as vertical and horizontal cracks in the RC （reinforced concrete） slab. Those cracks were analyzed by correlating AE parameters with macroscopic distortions and the numbers of fatigue cycles. In the AE events and AE energy, two types of AE phenomena, active region and inactive region, were observed during fatigue testing. The vertical cracks were characterized by an AE amplitude of 58 dB, a peak frequency of 30 kHz, and a ratio of the rise time to the maximum amplitude value （RA） of 100. The horizontal cracks were characterized by an AE amplitude of 85 dB, a peak frequency of 60 kHz, and an RA value of 10.展开更多
This paper presents a novel leapfrog signal flow graph （SFG） implementation by fully differential Op amp integrators, which combines low sensitivity, high dynamic range with simple circuit configuration. The direct ...This paper presents a novel leapfrog signal flow graph （SFG） implementation by fully differential Op amp integrators, which combines low sensitivity, high dynamic range with simple circuit configuration. The direct SFG simulation and leapfrog SFG simulation can yield integrator-based structures likewise, but both of them will lead to higher circuit complexity, noise density and sensitivity. Three Butterworth 5-order high-pass filters with a pass band edge frequency of 1.778 kHz are designed based on different SFGs. From the example, the noise density of the sim- plest leapfrog configuration is approximately 0.4 nV/Hz~/2 lower than those of the other two in the stop band, and shows the best noise density in the pass band. The sensitivity densities of two types of leapfrog filters are approxi- mately equivalent, while that of the direct SFG simulation filter is much higher. However, the pass band response of the simplest configuration is not as good as those of the other two because of two parasitic zeros （at 708 kHz, -31.6 dB and 1.59 MHz, 20.55 dB） and a parasitic pole （at 4.57 MHz, 45.5 dB）.展开更多
An efficient adaptive approximation demosaicking algorithm based on the sampled edge pattern was presented for mosaic images from Bayer color filter array. The proposed algorithm determined edge patterns by four neare...An efficient adaptive approximation demosaicking algorithm based on the sampled edge pattern was presented for mosaic images from Bayer color filter array. The proposed algorithm determined edge patterns by four nearest green values surrounding the green interpolation location. Then according to the edge patterns, different adaptive interpolation steps were applied. Simulations on 12 Kodak photos and 15 IMAX high-quality images showed that the proposed method outperformed the other four demosaicking methods (bilinear, effective color interpolation, Lu's method and Chen's method) for average color peak signal to noise ratios and maintained a relatively low complexity owing to constant color-difference interpolation step and a reasonable terminating condition of iteration.展开更多
We simulated the temporal correlation of sound transmission using a two-dimensional advective frozen-ocean model with temperature data from a temperature sensor array on a propagation path in the South China Sea （SCS...We simulated the temporal correlation of sound transmission using a two-dimensional advective frozen-ocean model with temperature data from a temperature sensor array on a propagation path in the South China Sea （SCS） Experiment 2009, and investigated the relationships of temporal correlation length, source-receiver range, and maximal sound speed fluctuation mainly caused by the solitary internal waves. We found that the temporal correlation length is -h2-power dependent on source-receiver range and -0.9-power dependent on maximal sound speed fluctuation. The empirical relationship is deduced from one-day environmental measurements in a limited area, needing more works and verification in the future with more acoustic data. But the relationship is useful in many applications in the area of SCS Experiment 2009.展开更多
The chattering noise problem of reed switch sensor signal for Automatic Meter Reading system was analyzed experimentally under various types of external vibrations and shocks. The external vibration level amplitude wa...The chattering noise problem of reed switch sensor signal for Automatic Meter Reading system was analyzed experimentally under various types of external vibrations and shocks. The external vibration level amplitude was measured with an accelerometer. To apply for water flow measurement devices, the reed switch sensors should keep high reliability. But the measured digital meter data are occurred difference or errors by chattering noise. The reed switch contains chattering error by itself at the force equivalent position. The vibrations such as passing vehicle near to the reed switch installed location causes chattering. In order to reduce chattering error, most system uses just software methods, for example using digital filter algorithm and also statistical calibration methods. However software approaches were implemented for reducing chattering error, there has still generated chattering error due to external mechanical vibrations and magnetic field. The chattering errors can be reduced by changing leaf spring structure using mechanical hysteresis characteristics.展开更多
This paper proposes a new method for ship recognition and classification using sound produced and radiated underwater. To do so, a three-step procedure is proposed. First, the preprocessing operations are utilized to ...This paper proposes a new method for ship recognition and classification using sound produced and radiated underwater. To do so, a three-step procedure is proposed. First, the preprocessing operations are utilized to reduce noise effects and provide signal for feature extraction. Second, a binary image, made from frequency spectrum of signal segmentation, is formed to extract effective features. Third, a neural classifier is designed to classify the signals. Two approaches, the proposed method and the fractal-based method are compared and tested on real data. The comparative results indicated better recognition ability and more robust performance of the proposed method than the fractal-based method. Therefore, the proposed method could improve the recognition accuracy of underwater acoustic targets.展开更多
A wearable and high-precision sensor for sound signal acquisition and recognition was fabricated from thin films of specially designed graphene woven fabrics （GWFs）. Upon being stretched, a high density of random cr...A wearable and high-precision sensor for sound signal acquisition and recognition was fabricated from thin films of specially designed graphene woven fabrics （GWFs）. Upon being stretched, a high density of random cracks appears in the network, which decreases the current pathways, thereby increasing the resistance. Therefore, the film could act as a strain sensor on the human throat in order to measure one＇s speech through muscle movement, regardless of whether or not a sound is produced. The ultra-high sensitivity allows for the realization of rapid and low-frequency speech sampling by extracting the signature characteristics of sound waves. In this study, representative signals of 26 English letters, typical Chinese characters and tones, and even phrases and sentences were tested, revealing obvious and characteristic changes in resistance. Furthermore, resistance changes of the graphene sensor responded perfectly with pre-recorded sounds. By combining artificial intelligence with digital signal processing, we expect that, in the future, this graphene sensor will be able to successfully negotiate complex acoustic systems and large quantities of audio data.展开更多
Nonlinear lumped-parameter force factor Bl(x), stiffness Kms(x) and inductance Le(x) of electrodynamic loudspeakers change frequency responses and generate some nonlinear effects for large stimulus: harmonic and inter...Nonlinear lumped-parameter force factor Bl(x), stiffness Kms(x) and inductance Le(x) of electrodynamic loudspeakers change frequency responses and generate some nonlinear effects for large stimulus: harmonic and intermodulation distortion, DC component in diaphragm displacement, instability of vibration and jumping effects. By modeling the nonlinear system under large-signal conditions, relationship between the nonlinear parameters and large-signal behavior can be revealed and help to provide guidance to diagnose loudspeakers. Agreement between the measured and predicted responses of a real loudspeaker validates the modeling and enables new methods for loudspeaker diagnosis.展开更多
This work investigates the direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation for a uniform circular acoustic Vector-Sensor Array(UCAVSA) mounted around a cylindrical baffle.The total pressure field and the total particle velocity ...This work investigates the direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation for a uniform circular acoustic Vector-Sensor Array(UCAVSA) mounted around a cylindrical baffle.The total pressure field and the total particle velocity field near the surface of the cylindrical baffle are analyzed theoretically by applying the method of spatial Fourier transform.Then the so-called modal vector-sensor array signal processing algorithm,which is based on the decomposed wavefield representations,for the UCAVSA mounted around the cylindrical baffle is proposed.Simulation and experimental results show that the UCAVSA mounted around the cylindrical baffle has distinct advantages over the same manifold of traditional uniform circular pressure-sensor array(UCPSA).It is pointed out that the acoustic Vector-Sensor(AVS) could be used under the condition of the cylindrical baffle and that the UCAVSA mounted around the cylindrical baffle could also combine the anti-noise performance of the AVS with spatial resolution performance of array system by means of modal vector-sensor array signal processing algorithms.展开更多
Undoubtedly, the sensory organs of biological systems have been evolved to accurately detect and locate the external stimuli, even if they are very weak. However, the mechanism underlying this ability is still not ful...Undoubtedly, the sensory organs of biological systems have been evolved to accurately detect and locate the external stimuli, even if they are very weak. However, the mechanism underlying this ability is still not fully understood. Previously, it had been shown that stochastic resonance may be a good candidate to explain this ability, by which the response of a system to an external signal is amplified by the presence of noise. Recently, it is pointed out that the initial phase diversity in external signals can be also served as a simple and feasible mechanism for weak signal detection or amplification in excitable neurons. We here make a brief review on this progress. We will show that there are two kinds of effects of initial phase diversity: one is the phase disorder, i.e., the initial phases are different and static, and the other is the phase noise, i.e., the initial phases are time-varying like noise. Both cases show that initial phase diversity in subthreshold periodic signals can indeed play a constructive role in the emergence of sustained spiking activity. As initial phase diversity can mimic different arrival times from source signal to sensory organs, these findings may provide a cue for understanding the hunting behaviors of some biological systems.展开更多
Influence induced by Raman effect on the noise characteristics of a depleted and lossy dual pump fiber optical parametric amplifier （FOPA） is investigated. Taking the Raman effect into account, the modified coupled ...Influence induced by Raman effect on the noise characteristics of a depleted and lossy dual pump fiber optical parametric amplifier （FOPA） is investigated. Taking the Raman effect into account, the modified coupled amplitude equations are fh-stly built, then the influences of Raman effect on the Stokes and anti-Stokes wavelengths with different initial signal powers are further analyzed. Besides, the effect on the FOPA gain is also shown with the same initial signal power and constant noise figure （NF）.展开更多
文摘The short-term influence of dung deposition and the further redistribution of dung by dung beetles were studied under a resting place of the red howler monkey （Alouatta seniculus） living in tropical ralnforests of South America. Monkey dung was experimentally clumped on the field in a place used by troops of howler monkeys for resting in the Nouragues Reserve Station, French Guiana. Dung-treated plots were sampled serially over three weeks and compared with controls located in their immediate vicinity. The composition of the soil matrix （top 10 cm） was studied in successive microlayers using an optical method. Under the influence of dung beetle activity, the topsoil became more homogeneous by losing its litter, its content in earthworm faeces increased in the course of time, and surface mineral deposits were penetrated by roots. The results were interpreted in the light of present knowledge on the effects of soil animal activity on plant growth and survival of seedlings.
基金Sponsored by Foundation of Underwater Acous-tic Technology National Key Lab(No.51445030205ZS2301) Foundation of the Chinese Postdoctoral Science ( No.LRB00025).
文摘Either amplitude based methods or phase based methods are usually used in multibeam bathymetry system and chosen in practical measurement by ad hoc criteria. The errors of the detection are often caused by choosing wrong detection method. In this paper a modified multiple subarrays amplitude-phase united detection method is proposed , which uses both the amplitude and phase of echo from bottom.This new method not only realizes the super-wide swath coverage, but also improves the detection performance by using the phase differences among subarrays in place of phases of subarrays to estimate the phase slope image. Experimental results are also analyzed and discussed to demonstrate the effectivity of the proposed approach.
基金Supported by Office of Naval Research grant N00014-07-1-1069the National Nature Science Foundation of China grant 50979019the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S. - FNRS)
文摘Compared to a scalar pressure sensor, a vector sensor can provide a higher signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） signal and more detailed intbrmation on the sound field. Study on vector sensors and their applications have become a hot topic. Research on the representation of a vector field is highly relevant for extending the scope of vector sensor technology. This paper discusses the range-frequency distribution of the vector field due to a broadband acoustic source moving in a shallow-water waveguide as the self noise of a surface ship, and the vector extension of the waveguide impulse response measured over a limited frequency range using an active source of known waveform. From theory analysis and numerical simulation, the range-frequency representation of a vector field exhibits an interference structure qualitatively similar to that of the corresponding pressure field but, being quantitatively different, provides additional information on the waveguide, especially through the vertical component. For the range-frequency representation, physical quantities that can better exhibit the interference characteristics of the wavegaide are the products of pressure and particle velocity and of the pressure and pressure gradient. An image processing method to effectively detect and isolate the individual striations from an interference structure was reviewed briefly. The representation of the vector impulse response was discussed according to two different measurement systems, also known as particle velocity and pressure gradient. The vector impulse response representation can not only provide additional information from pressure only but even more than that of the range-frequency representation.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 10275025 and the Emphases Item of Education Department of Hubei Province under Grant No. 2004X052
文摘On the basis of calculating the steady-state mean normalized intensity fluctuation of a signal-mode laser system driven by both colored pump noise with signal modulation and the quantum noise with cross-correlation between its real and imaginary parts, we analyze the influence of modulation signal, noise, and its correlation form on the statistical fluctuation of the laser system. We have found that when the amplitude of modulation signal weakens and its frequency quickens, the statistical fluctuation will reduce rapidly. The by reducing the intensity of pump noise and quantum noise. statistical fluctuation of the laser system can be restrained Moreover, with prolonging of colored cross-correlation time, the statistical fluctuation of laser system experiences a repeated changing process, that is, from decreasing to augmenting, then to decreasing, and finally to augmenting again. With the decreasing of the value of cross-correlation coe~cient, the statistical fluctuation will decrease too. When the cross-correlation form between the real part and imaginary part of quantum noise is zero correlation, the statistical fluctuation of laser system has a minimum. Compared with the influence of intensity of pump noise, the influence of intensity of quantum noise on the statistical fluctuation is smaller.
基金the National Basic Research Program of China，the National Natural Science Foundation of China，the open research fund of National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory,Southeast University，the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province，the University Natural Science Research Program of Jiangsu Province，the Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province (Natural Science Foundation)
文摘Wireless Sensor Networks(WSN) are mainly characterized by a potentially large number of distributed sensor nodes which collectively transmit information about sensed events to the sink.In this paper,we present a Distributed Wavelet Basis Generation(DWBG) algorithm performing at the sink to obtain the distributed wavelet basis in WSN.And on this basis,a Wavelet Transform-based Distributed Compressed Sensing(WTDCS) algorithm is proposed to compress and reconstruct the sensed data with spatial correlation.Finally,we make a detailed analysis of relationship between reconstruction performance and WTDCS algorithm parameters such as the compression ratio,the channel Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR),the observation noise power and the correlation decay parameter by simulation.The simulation results show that WTDCS can achieve high performance in terms of energy and reconstruction accuracy,as compared to the conventional distributed wavelet transform algorithm.
文摘Some optical fiber hydrophones, such as PGC Mach-Zehnder Interferometer, have a birefringence of single mode optical fibers which induce signal fading. Especially, if two optical beams from the optical arms are orthogonal, the interferomic signal can’t be detected at all. Here a new method is introduced. This is to translate the detected phase difference into a linearly polarized angle, then detect it, so that polarization inducing signal fading will be avoided. In theory, this problem is solved. Furthermore, the effect on measurement results from optical source fluctuation becomes little when using the polarization technique.
文摘AE （acoustic emission） signals from concrete slab during fatigue testing with a running-wheel load were evaluated. The signals were recorded by remote sensors connected to a computer network. The sensing equipment consisted of 60 kHz resonant-type AE sensors mounted on a reinforcing steel bar as a waveguide, together with a 16-channel sensor highway AE system. Because the detected AE signals included periodic mechanical noise from the motion of the wheel, these noises were eliminated by means of signal processing. The AE waveguide measurement over a length of 3 m detected fractures as vertical and horizontal cracks in the RC （reinforced concrete） slab. Those cracks were analyzed by correlating AE parameters with macroscopic distortions and the numbers of fatigue cycles. In the AE events and AE energy, two types of AE phenomena, active region and inactive region, were observed during fatigue testing. The vertical cracks were characterized by an AE amplitude of 58 dB, a peak frequency of 30 kHz, and a ratio of the rise time to the maximum amplitude value （RA） of 100. The horizontal cracks were characterized by an AE amplitude of 85 dB, a peak frequency of 60 kHz, and an RA value of 10.
基金Supported by Youth Research Fund of Naval Aeronautical Engineering Institute
文摘This paper presents a novel leapfrog signal flow graph （SFG） implementation by fully differential Op amp integrators, which combines low sensitivity, high dynamic range with simple circuit configuration. The direct SFG simulation and leapfrog SFG simulation can yield integrator-based structures likewise, but both of them will lead to higher circuit complexity, noise density and sensitivity. Three Butterworth 5-order high-pass filters with a pass band edge frequency of 1.778 kHz are designed based on different SFGs. From the example, the noise density of the sim- plest leapfrog configuration is approximately 0.4 nV/Hz~/2 lower than those of the other two in the stop band, and shows the best noise density in the pass band. The sensitivity densities of two types of leapfrog filters are approxi- mately equivalent, while that of the direct SFG simulation filter is much higher. However, the pass band response of the simplest configuration is not as good as those of the other two because of two parasitic zeros （at 708 kHz, -31.6 dB and 1.59 MHz, 20.55 dB） and a parasitic pole （at 4.57 MHz, 45.5 dB）.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60975001 and No.61271412)
文摘An efficient adaptive approximation demosaicking algorithm based on the sampled edge pattern was presented for mosaic images from Bayer color filter array. The proposed algorithm determined edge patterns by four nearest green values surrounding the green interpolation location. Then according to the edge patterns, different adaptive interpolation steps were applied. Simulations on 12 Kodak photos and 15 IMAX high-quality images showed that the proposed method outperformed the other four demosaicking methods (bilinear, effective color interpolation, Lu's method and Chen's method) for average color peak signal to noise ratios and maintained a relatively low complexity owing to constant color-difference interpolation step and a reasonable terminating condition of iteration.
基金Supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.KZCX1-YW-12-02)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.10974218,10734100)
文摘We simulated the temporal correlation of sound transmission using a two-dimensional advective frozen-ocean model with temperature data from a temperature sensor array on a propagation path in the South China Sea （SCS） Experiment 2009, and investigated the relationships of temporal correlation length, source-receiver range, and maximal sound speed fluctuation mainly caused by the solitary internal waves. We found that the temporal correlation length is -h2-power dependent on source-receiver range and -0.9-power dependent on maximal sound speed fluctuation. The empirical relationship is deduced from one-day environmental measurements in a limited area, needing more works and verification in the future with more acoustic data. But the relationship is useful in many applications in the area of SCS Experiment 2009.
文摘The chattering noise problem of reed switch sensor signal for Automatic Meter Reading system was analyzed experimentally under various types of external vibrations and shocks. The external vibration level amplitude was measured with an accelerometer. To apply for water flow measurement devices, the reed switch sensors should keep high reliability. But the measured digital meter data are occurred difference or errors by chattering noise. The reed switch contains chattering error by itself at the force equivalent position. The vibrations such as passing vehicle near to the reed switch installed location causes chattering. In order to reduce chattering error, most system uses just software methods, for example using digital filter algorithm and also statistical calibration methods. However software approaches were implemented for reducing chattering error, there has still generated chattering error due to external mechanical vibrations and magnetic field. The chattering errors can be reduced by changing leaf spring structure using mechanical hysteresis characteristics.
文摘This paper proposes a new method for ship recognition and classification using sound produced and radiated underwater. To do so, a three-step procedure is proposed. First, the preprocessing operations are utilized to reduce noise effects and provide signal for feature extraction. Second, a binary image, made from frequency spectrum of signal segmentation, is formed to extract effective features. Third, a neural classifier is designed to classify the signals. Two approaches, the proposed method and the fractal-based method are compared and tested on real data. The comparative results indicated better recognition ability and more robust performance of the proposed method than the fractal-based method. Therefore, the proposed method could improve the recognition accuracy of underwater acoustic targets.
基金This work was supported by Beijing Science and Technology Program （No. D141100000514001）, National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 51372133）, and National Program on Key Basic Research Project （Nos. 2011CB013000 and 2014CB932401）
文摘A wearable and high-precision sensor for sound signal acquisition and recognition was fabricated from thin films of specially designed graphene woven fabrics （GWFs）. Upon being stretched, a high density of random cracks appears in the network, which decreases the current pathways, thereby increasing the resistance. Therefore, the film could act as a strain sensor on the human throat in order to measure one＇s speech through muscle movement, regardless of whether or not a sound is produced. The ultra-high sensitivity allows for the realization of rapid and low-frequency speech sampling by extracting the signature characteristics of sound waves. In this study, representative signals of 26 English letters, typical Chinese characters and tones, and even phrases and sentences were tested, revealing obvious and characteristic changes in resistance. Furthermore, resistance changes of the graphene sensor responded perfectly with pre-recorded sounds. By combining artificial intelligence with digital signal processing, we expect that, in the future, this graphene sensor will be able to successfully negotiate complex acoustic systems and large quantities of audio data.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 11274172)
文摘Nonlinear lumped-parameter force factor Bl(x), stiffness Kms(x) and inductance Le(x) of electrodynamic loudspeakers change frequency responses and generate some nonlinear effects for large stimulus: harmonic and intermodulation distortion, DC component in diaphragm displacement, instability of vibration and jumping effects. By modeling the nonlinear system under large-signal conditions, relationship between the nonlinear parameters and large-signal behavior can be revealed and help to provide guidance to diagnose loudspeakers. Agreement between the measured and predicted responses of a real loudspeaker validates the modeling and enables new methods for loudspeaker diagnosis.
基金supported by the Special Foundation for State Major Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 40827003)
文摘This work investigates the direction-of-arrival(DOA) estimation for a uniform circular acoustic Vector-Sensor Array(UCAVSA) mounted around a cylindrical baffle.The total pressure field and the total particle velocity field near the surface of the cylindrical baffle are analyzed theoretically by applying the method of spatial Fourier transform.Then the so-called modal vector-sensor array signal processing algorithm,which is based on the decomposed wavefield representations,for the UCAVSA mounted around the cylindrical baffle is proposed.Simulation and experimental results show that the UCAVSA mounted around the cylindrical baffle has distinct advantages over the same manifold of traditional uniform circular pressure-sensor array(UCPSA).It is pointed out that the acoustic Vector-Sensor(AVS) could be used under the condition of the cylindrical baffle and that the UCAVSA mounted around the cylindrical baffle could also combine the anti-noise performance of the AVS with spatial resolution performance of array system by means of modal vector-sensor array signal processing algorithms.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11305078)
文摘Undoubtedly, the sensory organs of biological systems have been evolved to accurately detect and locate the external stimuli, even if they are very weak. However, the mechanism underlying this ability is still not fully understood. Previously, it had been shown that stochastic resonance may be a good candidate to explain this ability, by which the response of a system to an external signal is amplified by the presence of noise. Recently, it is pointed out that the initial phase diversity in external signals can be also served as a simple and feasible mechanism for weak signal detection or amplification in excitable neurons. We here make a brief review on this progress. We will show that there are two kinds of effects of initial phase diversity: one is the phase disorder, i.e., the initial phases are different and static, and the other is the phase noise, i.e., the initial phases are time-varying like noise. Both cases show that initial phase diversity in subthreshold periodic signals can indeed play a constructive role in the emergence of sustained spiking activity. As initial phase diversity can mimic different arrival times from source signal to sensory organs, these findings may provide a cue for understanding the hunting behaviors of some biological systems.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No.2010CB328304)
文摘Influence induced by Raman effect on the noise characteristics of a depleted and lossy dual pump fiber optical parametric amplifier （FOPA） is investigated. Taking the Raman effect into account, the modified coupled amplitude equations are fh-stly built, then the influences of Raman effect on the Stokes and anti-Stokes wavelengths with different initial signal powers are further analyzed. Besides, the effect on the FOPA gain is also shown with the same initial signal power and constant noise figure （NF）.
