Patents Assigned to NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
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Publication number: 20220375339Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for expressing traffic flow characteristics based on a quantum harmonic oscillator model, including: (1) constructing an energy eigenequation of a quantum harmonic oscillator (QHO) for vehicle movement, and converting the energy eigenequation to an Hermite polynomial; (2) solving traffic flow characteristic parameters using K-order Hermite polynomial approximation; and (3) expressing the traffic flow characteristic parameters on a sphere. On the premise of the autonomous decision of a driving strategy by a driver and centering on the objective limitation that the individual accurate state information in the long-distance expressway traffic flow is not observable, the dynamic evolution of the speed and the state of the vehicle is described using a quantum state, the driving state of the vehicle is expressed as the superposition state of three driving states, and the probability of the three states is represented using QHO model parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Wen LUO, Zhaoyuan YU, Xu HU, Linwang YUAN, Zengjie WANG
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Publication number: 20220309377Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for simulating stochastic oscillation in an individual-granularity long-distance expressway traffic volume using a quantum harmonic oscillator, which includes: firstly, describing the speed and position of a vehicle by a quantum superposition state, and constructing an energy eigenequation of the quantum harmonic oscillator to represent movement of the vehicle; secondly, constructing an n-order Hermite polynomial based on the energy eigenequation, constructing a quantum harmonic oscillator model for simulating the stochastic oscillation in the long-distance traffic flow in a mode featuring aliasing of multiple strategies, and optimizing a solution model; and finally, constructing a mapping mechanism between the probability and the traffic volume to simulate the traffic volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhaoyuan YU, Xu HU, Zhenjun YAN, Linwang YUAN, Jiyi ZHANG
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Publication number: 20220301421Abstract: The present invention discloses a characteristic modes decomposition method for traffic volume based on generation-filtering mechanism, which includes: firstly, the expressway traffic flow is regarded as a closed traffic system. According to the randomness of drivers, each driver is regarded as a separate particle to simulate its trajectory, and then the corresponding traffic modes are obtained according to the probability distribution of the trajectory under different parameters; secondly, taking different parameters of the quantum walk, the time evolution of the probability distribution of the traffic volume caused by different driving patterns at a station is obtained, and then performing the same for other different stations to generate a set of expressway traffic mode set; and finally, according to observed traffic volume data, the generated traffic modes are screened to inverse the mode structures of traffic volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Linwang YUAN, Zhaoyuan YU, Xu HU, Dongshuang LI, Wen LUO
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Publication number: 20220300678Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for fitting modes of a traffic flow based on a quantum walk, including: (1) constructing a mode generator based on the quantum walk; (2) preparing multiple modes; (3) screening the modes; and (4) constructing a mapping mechanism between the modes and the traffic volume. The present invention takes the expressway traffic flow as a complex geographic spatial-temporal process formed by aliasing and coupling of a plurality of traffic modes with different structures, and attempts to realize modeling and simulation of the traffic flow from a multi-scale analysis view. Specifically, under a basic framework of an expressway network topological structure, all possible traffic modes in the expressway traffic flow are generated using quantum walks; and under the constraints of the observed traffic volume time series, the modes are screened based on a specific screening rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhaoyuan YU, Xu HU, Zengjie WANG, Linwang YUAN, Wen LUO
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Publication number: 20210365606Abstract: The present invention discloses a quantum computing method for expressway traffic flow distribution simulation considering destination selection. The method comprises the following steps. (1) Construct an expressway exit and entrance network structure. (2) Use a complex number to represent direction-and-flow superposition states of vehicles. (3) Construct a model and setting parameters. (4) Simulate a quantum random walk. (5) Perform model check and time-space matching. and (6) Fit and compare the quantum random walk with real flow data. The present invention can simulate the characteristics of quasi-periodic oscillation and irregularity in expressway traffic flow, closely integrate traffic observation data and reveal the deep characteristics of traffic behavior from a new perspective, thus increasing the accuracy and efficiency of expressway traffic flow simulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhaoyuan YU, Xinxin ZHOU, Hong GAO, Chunye ZHOU, Xu HU
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Patent number: 11103865Abstract: The invention discloses a fixed bed counter-current regeneration device for ion exchange resin and the method of use, relates to the field of ion exchange resin regeneration. The device comprises a cyclone separator, a regeneration reactor, a fully mixed resin reactor, a desorption solution storage tank, and a regenerant storage tank, wherein the cyclone separator is placed on top of the regeneration reactor, the upper part of the cyclone separator is connected to the fully mixed resin reactor.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignees: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY, Nanjing University & Yancheng Academy Of Environmental Protection Technology And EngineeringInventors: Peng Shi, Xun Cao, Xinchun Ding, Aimin Li, Jianjun Dai, Xiao Zhang, Xiang Peng, Dongmei Li, Yinsen Li, Jiali Tang
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Patent number: 11091382Abstract: An earthworm reactor comprises a main body frame and multilayered reactor box bodies located in the main body frame. A bottom plate is arranged at the bottom of each layer of the main body frame, and the reactor box body is movably arranged on the bottom plate of each layer; an aerator pipe and a filtrate collecting pipe are arranged in the reactor box body of each layer; an aerating air supply pipe connected to the aerator pipe of each layer and a filtrate centralizing pipe connected to the filtrate collecting pipe of each layer are separately arranged on one side of the main body frame; the aerating air supply pipe is connected to an external aerating device and the bottom of the filtrate centralizing pipe is connected to an external liquid storage tank.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Bo Bian, Xiuren Hu, Ganpei Tian, Tong Zhang, Limin Zhang
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Patent number: 11037374Abstract: A collaborative geographical modeling/simulating system and methods are provided for integrating virtual and physical objects. The collaborative geographical modeling/simulating system includes a geographical conceptual modeling device having a plurality of physically operable micro-geographical objects and a plurality of physically operable micro-data objects; and a collaborative control device coupled to the geographical conceptual modeling device and having a resource module having a plurality of virtual resource items and a management module to perform geographical analysis, geographical model construction, and geographical model simulation. The plurality of physically operable micro-geographical objects and the plurality of physically operable micro-data objects are associated with corresponding virtual resource items of the plurality of virtual resource items for the geographical analysis, geographical model construction, and geographical model simulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Nanjing Normal UniversityInventors: Min Chen, Guonian Lv, Songshan Yue, Teng Zhong, Yongning Wen
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Patent number: 10537873Abstract: The present invention discloses the Synthesis and application of MOFs/natural polymers composite beads adsorbents. To overcome the drawback of MOFs, in an embodiment, both novel MOFs/sodium alginate (MOFs/SA) and MOFs/chitosan (MOFs/CS) composite beads were prepared and characterized. Each composite beads include one or more of MIL-101 (Cr), MIL-100 (Cr), MIL-53 (Al), MIL-100 (Al), NH2-MIL-101 (Al), UIO-66, ZIF-8, ZIF-68, ZIF-67, and ZIF-9-67 nanoparticles. Adsorption of anionic contaminants onto the two composite beads was investigated and compared with pristine sodium alginate beads (SA) and chitosan beads (CS). The novel MOFs/SA beads all exhibit much higher adsorption capacity than SA beads; the novel MOFs/CS beads all exhibit much higher adsorption capacity than CS beads, which indicates that MOFs played a key role in the adsorption of anionic contaminants. The porous composite beads disclosed herein and related methods and devices may be used in adsorption technologies.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Weiben Yang, Zhen Yang, Ning Zhuo, Xia Zhou, Jiachun Shen, Xuntong Zhang, Xuzeng Wang
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Publication number: 20180339284Abstract: The present invention discloses the Synthesis and application of MOFs/natural polymers composite beads adsorbents. To overcome the drawback of MOFs, in an embodiment, both novel MOFs/sodium alginate (MOFs/SA) and MOFs/chitosan (MOFs/CS) composite beads were prepared and characterized. Each composite beads include one or more of MIL-101 (Cr), MIL-100 (Cr), MIL-53 (Al), MIL-100 (Al), NH2-MIL-101 (Al), UIO-66, ZIF-8, ZIF-68, ZIF-67, and ZIF-9-67 nanoparticles. Adsorption of anionic contaminants onto the two composite beads was investigated and compared with pristine sodium alginate beads (SA) and chitosan beads (CS). The novel MOFs/SA beads all exhibit much higher adsorption capacity than SA beads; the novel MOFs/CS beads all exhibit much higher adsorption capacity than CS beads, which indicates that MOFs played a key role in the adsorption of anionic contaminants. The porous composite beads disclosed herein and related methods and devices may be used in adsorption technologies.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: November 29, 2018Applicant: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Weiben Yang, Zhen Yang, Ning Zhuo, Xia Zhou, Jiachun Shen, Xuntong Zhang, Xuzeng Wang
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Patent number: 9089849Abstract: A single-region-board type high temperature electrostatic dust collector comprising anode boards (1), a cathode board (2), emitting electrodes (3) and a high voltage power supply is provided. Two parallel corrosion resistant plates are grounded to form the anode boards (1). One corrosion resistant plate with the same shape and size as the anode boards (1) connects to the cathode of the high voltage power supply, so as to form the cathode board (2), which are suspended between the two anode boards (1) and parallel with the anode boards (1). The disk-shaped emitting electrodes (3) are uniformly embedded at two sides of the cathode board (2).Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhongzhu Gu, Jinjin Xu, Liying Dong, Juanjuan Liu
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Publication number: 20120004142Abstract: Method and kit for constructing a random mutagenesis library. The method comprises providing a first expression vector comprising a target polynucleotide fragment, providing a pair of Vector-primers that are complementary to the vector portion of the first expression vector, wherein the Vector-primers comprise a second selection marker gene, and wherein the Vector-primers allow PCR amplification of the target polynucleotide; and performing a PCR reaction using the first expression vector as the template with the Vector-primers under error-prone PCR conditions in the presence of a thermostable DNA ligase, generating a second expression vector which comprises the second selection marker gene and a mutated target polynucleotide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: Nanjing Normal UniversityInventors: Weilan Shao, Yilin Le, Jianjun Pei
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Publication number: 20090012042Abstract: Hydroxypropyl-sulfobutyl-&bgr;-cyclodextrin, the preparation method, analytical method, and the pharmaceutical application thereof. The hydroxypropyl-sulfobutyl-&bgr;-cyclodextrin is a derivate of cyclodextrin which is substituted by hydroxypropyl group and sulfobutyl group: n-(2,3,6-O-2-hydroxypropyl)-m-(2,3,6-O-sulfobutyl)-&bgr;-cyclodextrin. The number of substituent groups per mole cyclodextrin is n hydroxypropyl groups and m sulfobutyl groups. “n” represents the average substituent degree of hydroxypropyl groups; “m” represents the average substituent degree of sulfobutyl groups; “n+m=z” is the gross average substituent degree, in which n is a random integer chosen from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; m is a random integer chosen from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; and the gross average substituent degree z is a random integer chosen from 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. The present invention shows low haemolysis and low toxicity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2005Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Yong Ren, Xueqin Ma, Shuqin Yu, Xiaodong Sun