Abstract: A stamping assembly includes an upper die, a lower die, first pins and second pins. Each of the upper and lower dies has columns of depressions and columns of guiding holes. Each column of the guiding holes is disposed between two adjacent columns of the depressions. The depressions of one of the upper and lower dies are registered with the guiding holes of another one of the upper and lower dies. The first pins and second pins are respectively positioned in the guiding holes of the upper and lower dies and extend outwardly. The first pins and the second pins are respectively arranged into first and second matrices.

Abstract: A wheel action-based active suspension damping adjustment apparatus recognizes wheel actions through a steering apparatus, distance measuring apparatuses and force sensors and calculates an action damping magnitude according to damping parameters determined by different wheel actions, thereby achieving optimal adjustment under different actions. The changes in an inclination angle of a vehicle cabin floor and a vertical acceleration are monitored by using an inclination angle sensor and acceleration sensors, and meanwhile, an inclination angle damping and an acceleration damping are determined according to exceeding amplitudes, and a total damping of active suspensions is fed back and corrected, thereby further enhancing an adjustment and control effect of the active suspensions.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a logarithmic non-uniform pseudo-random electromagnetic exploration signal including: constructing two or more basic unit signals, according to an exploration requirement, that are stairstep signals obtained by superposing in-phase periodic square wave signals, a frequency ratio between adjacent periodic square wave signals is 2, and the two or more basic unit signals meet the following requirement: if a lowest dominant frequency in a first basic unit signal is a fundamental frequency, lowest frequencies of the remaining basic unit signal are l×2m times the fundamental frequency, where l is an odd number except 1, and m is a natural number; and superposing the two or more basic unit signals to obtain a logarithmic non-uniform 2n sequence pseudo-random signal. A logarithmic non-uniform 2n sequence stairstep signal is constructed within a limited frequency interval, and requirements of prospectors for a higher frequency density within a specific frequency interval are met.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of maglev transportation, specifically revealing a method and apparatus for measuring magnetic field intensity in high-temperature superconducting maglev transportation systems.

Abstract: The invention provides a method comprising hydrogenating a ketone in the presence of (i) a base, (ii) hydrogen gas and (iii) a catalyst comprising a charged or neutral complex of formula (I): wherein: Mn is a manganese atom or a manganese ion in oxidation state (I) to (VII); R1 and R2 are each independently optionally substituted C4-8monocyclic aryl or C3-7monocyclic heteroaryl moieties; -Fc- denotes a ferrocene (bis(?5-cyclopentadienyl)iron) moiety covalently bonded via adjacent carbon atoms of one of the two cyclopentadienyl moieties, and which may be optionally further substituted, in either cyclopentadienyl ring; —Z— is an alkylene linker of the formula —(CH2)1-6— in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of the alkylene may be independently substituted; —Nx is an optionally substituted nitrogen-containing heteroaryl moiety, with the proviso that at least one of R1, R2 and —Nx is substituted one or more times with an electron donating group; and L1-L3 constitute one, two or three ligands, wherein,

Abstract: A method of forming an electrode material includes: (1) loading an electrochemically active material onto graphene sheets; (2) combining the electrochemically active material-loaded graphene sheets with holey graphene oxide sheets to form a mixture; and (3) treating the mixture under reducing conditions to form a composite including a graphene framework loaded with the electrochemically active material.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a transmission system capable of implementing four-wheel drive and an operating model thereof. The transmission system includes an odd shift motor, an even shift motor, a front-wheel drive shaft, a rear-wheel drive shaft, a front-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the front-wheel drive shaft, and a rear-wheel output shaft gear disposed on the rear-wheel drive shaft. The front-wheel output shaft gear and the rear-wheel output shaft gear are connected by a front/rear drive shaft coupling sleeve. In the disclosure, coordinated control of two motors allows the motors to operate with high efficiency to the maximum, which improves the efficiency of the transmission system. A four-wheel drive model and a two-wheel drive model are implemented through the coordinated control of two motors. Moreover, in the disclosure, sensor information is used to synchronously control a rotational speed during gear shift, which can reduce the impact during the gear shift.

Abstract: An integrated filter material, a preparation method and an application. The filter material is composed of a commercial dust removal filter material and a catalyst that is grown on the filter material and that has a function of simultaneously decomposing nitrogen oxides and dioxins. In the preparation method, a precursor solution of manganese and cerium oxides is impregnated on the filter material, and manganese and cerium oxides are grown on the filter material by means of a chemical reaction; and vanadium oxychloride is used as a precursor of vanadium oxide and is impregnated on the filter material, reacts in water, and prepared by drying, hydrothermal and other processes. The composite filter material may remove three kinds of pollutants in flue gas at the same time, and the catalyst is firmly loaded and does not easily fall off.

Abstract: An image inpainting method includes: acquiring an image to be inpainted based on depth information and texture information of a reference image, the image to be inpainted including at least one region to be inpainted; determining at least one reference block matching the at least one region to be inpainted respectively in the reference image; and inpainting the at least one region to be inpainted by using the at least one reference block to obtain a composite image.

Abstract: A system for measuring surface deflection of a road includes a first stereo line-scan camera pair on a sensor rig and for capturing a first set of 3D images of a road surface; a second stereo line-scan camera pair on the sensor rig and for capturing a second set of 3D images of the road surface; at least one digital electro-optical (EO) camera rigidly attached to the sensor rig; an inertial measurement unit (IMU) detecting inertial forces acting upon the sensor rig; and a processor compensating for acceleration and vibration effects upon the sensor rig; and calculating the surface deflection of the road based on the first and second sets of 3D images. The processor utilizes imagery from the EO camera and inertial measurements from the IMU to produce 2D mosaics and 3D reconstructions of the road surface from the first and second sets of 3D images.

Abstract: Ebselen analogue compounds, their synthesis, and nanoemulsions containing the same. The nanoemulsions can comprise the ebselen analogue, tea tree oil, Tween, and water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition of polymers comprising dynamic covalent diketoenamine bonds. This composition allows the formulation of polymeric materials with a wide range of architectures and properties, and further allows these materials to be recycled using thermal, chemical, or mechanical processes.

Abstract: The presently-disclosed subject matter includes a compound comprising a first monomer, which is allyl-functionalized and crosslinkable, and a second monomer, which is not crosslinkable. In some embodiments the compounds are photocrosslinkable, and in certain embodiments are photocrosslinkable by ultraviolet light. Also provided are shape memory vascular grafts comprised the of present compounds that can transition from a temporary shape to an original shape when heated above a melting temperature of the graft. Still further provided are methods for treating vascular conditions that utilize embodiments of the present grafts.

Abstract: A bismuth iodide oxide/zinc oxide composite material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof in piezoelectric photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants. The conductive substrate spin-coated with a zinc oxide seed solution is annealed and added to the precursor solution for reaction to obtain a zinc oxide nanorod array (ZnO NRs); the zinc oxide nanorod array is added into a bismuth iodide precursor solution for reaction to obtain the bismuth iodide oxide/zinc oxide composite material (BiOI/ZnO NAs). The composite material is put into an aqueous solution containing bisphenol A, adsorption is performed in the dark for half an hour, and then ultrasound and visible light are used together to remove organic pollutants in the water. After piezoelectric photocatalytic degradation of 90 minutes, bisphenol A in the aqueous solution is almost completely degraded.

Abstract: A motor having multiple cooling flow channels, includes a housing, a stator, and a rotor. The stator comprises a winding. The housing comprises a cooling liquid inlet, an arc-shaped flow channel, and a cooling liquid outlet; the arc-shaped flow channel is defined around the housing and connected to the stator core; the rotor comprises a rotor flow channel; both the rotor flow channel and the arc-shaped flow channel are communicated with the cooling liquid inlet and outlet; and the rotor flow channel and the arc-shaped flow channel respectively correspond to two ends of the winding. A cooling liquid enters the arc-shaped flow channel for cooling the housing and a stator core of the motor, and enters the rotor flow channel for cooling the rotor. The cooling liquid flows through the rotor flow channel and the arc-shaped flow channel for respectively cooling the ends of the winding.

Abstract: A composition which conditions a surface for electroless deposition of a metal is disclosed. The composition comprises a polymer surfactant comprising repeating units of a monomer, wherein each of the repeating units comprises a functional group; a metal ion; and water, wherein the functional group in each of the repeating units forms a complex with the metal ion. In a preferred embodiment, the functional group is amine, and the surfactant comprises polyethyleneimine and/or polyallylamine. The metal ion comprises cobalt, rhodium, palladium or silver. A method of forming the composition as well as a method of electroless deposition using the composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a class of molecules termed remodilins that are effective in treating asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and associated disorders. The molecules ameliorate asthma and pulmonary fibrosis symptoms by various mechanisms, including inhibiting airway smooth muscle contractile protein accumulation, reducing airway constrictor hyperresponsiveness, inhibiting bronchial fibroblast transformation into myofibroblasts, and/or treating or preventing airway or pulmonary fibrosis.

Abstract: A zinc aluminium silicate nanoparticles/granular red mud (ZAS/GRM) composite material of Zn2+-modified industrial waste red mud and a preparation method and application thereof are disclosed, belonging to the technical field of adsorbent preparation. The industrial waste red mud is used as a raw material to prepare Zn2+-modified red mud for ZAS/GRM adsorbent.

Abstract: An optimization method for bending rebound quantity of aluminum roll forming includes the following steps: S1, analyzing the process of aluminum roll forming, and determining decision variables of aluminum rebound quantity and thickness reduction; S2, constructing the optimization model of the bending rebound quantity of aluminum roll forming based on the multi-objective optimization algorithm and clarifying constraints in the process of aluminum roll forming; S3, based on characteristics of the model in S2, proposing the corresponding algorithm to optimize the aluminum rebound quantity and thickness reduction; S4, updating the decision variables that affect the aluminum rebound quantity and thickness reduction; S5, judging the iteration stop condition, and outputting the scheme that improves the bending rebound quantity of roll forming aluminum.

Abstract: Systems and methods for spatial graph convolutions in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for predicting characteristics for molecules, wherein the method includes performing a first set of graph convolutions with a spatial graph representation of a set of molecules, wherein the first set of graph convolutions are based on bonds between the set of molecules, performing a second set of graph convolutions with the spatial graph representation, wherein the second set of graph convolutions are based on at least a distance between each atom and other atoms of the set of molecules, performing a graph gather with the spatial graph representation to produce a feature vector, and predicting a set of one or more characteristics for the set of molecules based on the feature vector.