Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tower structure includes providing an additive printing device having at least one printer head atop a support surface. The method also includes positioning a pre-fabricated component adjacent to the support surface. The pre-fabricated component is constructed of a composite material reinforced with a plurality of reinforcement members. Further, portions of the plurality of reinforcement members protrude from the composite material. Moreover, the method includes printing and depositing, via the at least one printer head, a cementitious material onto the support surface to build up the tower structure layer by layer around the pre-fabricated component. Thus, the portions of the plurality of reinforcement members that protrude from the composite material reinforce the cementitious material around the pre-fabricated component.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an image encryption method based on an improved class boosting scheme, which comprises the following steps: acquiring parameters of a hyperchaotic system according to plaintext image information: generating weights required by class perceptron networks through the plain text image information: bringing the parameters into the hyperchaotic system to obtain chaotic sequences, and shuffling the chaotic sequences by a shuffling algorithm: pre-processing the chaotic sequences after shuffling to obtain a sequence required by encryption: and bringing a plaintext image and the sequence into an improved class boosting scheme to obtain a ciphertext image, wherein the improved class boosting scheme is realized based on the class perception networks. The method solves the problems that update and prediction functions in an original boosting network are too simple and easy to predict or the like, so as to obtain the ciphertext image with higher information entropy.

Abstract: A device for canceling acoustic noise generated includes, in one example, an inlet channel configured to be fluidly connected to an inlet port of a pump and an outlet channel configured to be fluidly connected to an outlet port of the pump. The device also includes an inlet resonator and an outlet resonator, both having open ends and closed ends. The open ends of the inlet and outlet resonators are fluidly connected to the inlet and outlet channels, respectively. When in operation, the inlet and outlet resonators can cancel noise generated by the operation of the pump.

Abstract: A method for recycling a used rotor blade of a wind turbine includes processing the used rotor blade into a plurality of material fragments. The method also includes treating the plurality of material fragments to remove at least a portion of the at least one composite material and expose the at least one fiber material of the used rotor blade. Further, the method includes mixing the treated plurality of material fragments with, at least, an alkali activator to form a usable geopolymer concrete.

Abstract: A system for identifying autonomous vehicles includes at least one sensor that may be configured to provide sensor data associated with at least two vehicles. A pre-processing module may be coupled to the at least one sensor and may be configured to determine a set of data including at least car following data based on the sensor data. An autonomous vehicle (AV)/human-driven vehicle (HV) identification neural network may be coupled to the pre-processing module and configured to generate an AV/HV identifier for at least one of the at least two vehicles based on at least the car following data during a predetermined time period.

Abstract: Described is a system for transmitting a flexural wave acting on one structure to another structure. In one example, a system includes a first structure having a first property and a first end and a second structure having a second property and a second end connected to the first end of the first structure. The first property is different from the second property and may be related to the material and/or geometric properties of the first and second structures. A mechanical resonator is connected to the first structure at a distance from the first end of about a quarter-wavelength of the frequency of a flexural wave acting on the first structure. The mechanical resonator matches a first mechanical impedance of the first structure to a second mechanical impedance of the second structure to allow high transmission of the flexural wave acting on the first structure to the second structure.

Abstract: Embodiments for one-way sound absorbing systems are described herein. In one example, a sound absorbing system includes a waveguide having open ends for receiving an incoming acoustic wave and wall portions defining a first port and a second port. A first electroacoustic absorber is mounted to the first port and is electrically connected to a shunting circuit, while a second electroacoustic absorber is mounted to the second port and is electrically connected to an open circuit. The sound absorption of the system is directional dependent.

Abstract: Systems and methods for virtually coupled resonators to determine an incidence angle of an acoustic wave are described herein. In one example, a system includes a processor and first and second transducers in communication with the processor. The first transducer produces a first signal in response to detecting an acoustic wave, while the second transducer produces a second signal in response to detecting the acoustic wave. The system may also include a memory in communication with the processor and having machine-readable instructions that cause the processor to modify the first signal and the second signal using a virtual resonator mapping function to generate a modified first signal and a modified second signal. The virtual resonator mapping function changes the first signal and the second signal to be representative of signals produced by transducers located within a hypothetical chamber of a hypothetical resonator.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for manufacturing a tower structure. Accordingly, an interlocking form ring is additively manufactured with a first printhead assembly. The interlocking form ring defines a plurality of recesses in a radially inner or a radially outer face. A cementitious material is deposited within one or more of the recesses with a second printhead assembly. At least one reinforcing member is positioned within the recess with the second printhead assembly. The second printhead assembly is positioned adjacent to the cementitious material during the curing thereof so as to provide a slip form for the curing of the cementitious material.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a device for detecting the position of electromagnetic noise. The device includes a detector that includes coils that produce voltages in the presence of electromagnetic noise of a defined frequency. The device further includes a controller that senses the voltages and determines a position of the electromagnetic noise relative to the device according to the voltages.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a low energy consumption anhydrous CO2 phase change absorption agent, and a regeneration method and an application thereof, the absorption agent using a unitary diamine with a primary amine (NH2—) and a tertiary amine (—N—), and not containing any other organic solvent, water, and ionic liquid; two alkyl branches are linked to a nitrogen atom of the tertiary amine, forming a certain hydrophobicity; after absorbing the CO2, the diamine changes from a liquid phase to a solid phase, undergoing liquid-solid phase change to form white amino formate crystals.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to spherical dual-polarization phased array weather radar. The spherical dual-polarization phased array weather radar comprises a spherical crown phased array antenna module, a digital transceiver module and a signal processing module, wherein the spherical crown phased array antenna module comprises a spherical support frame and a plurality of dual-polarization micro-strip radiation units; the dual-polarized micro-strip radiation units are tightly arranged on the spherical support frame; the spherical crown phased array antenna module is used for detecting weather; wireless transmission is carried out between the digital transceiver module and the spherical crown phased array antenna module; the digital transceiver module is used for generating a frequency modulation signal or a phase coding signal required for detecting meteorological targets and receiving an echo signal reflected by the target; and the signal processing module is connected with the digital transceiver module.

Abstract: A calibratable switched-capacitor voltage reference and an associated calibration method are described. The voltage reference includes dynamic diode elements providing diode voltages, input capacitor(s) for sampling input voltages, base-emitter capacitor(s) for sampling one diode voltage with respect to a ground, dynamically trimmable capacitor(s) for sampling the one diode voltage with respect to another diode voltage, and an operational amplifier coupled to the capacitors for providing reference voltage(s) based on the sampled input and diode voltages and on trims of the trimmable capacitor(s). The voltage reference can be configured as a first integrator of a modulator stage of a delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter.

Abstract: An example of an apparatus may comprise a first set of compression contact pads formed on a first side of a circuit board, a second set of compression contact pads formed on a second side of the circuit board opposite to the first side of the circuit board, where the first set of compression contact pads are respectively electrically connected to the second set of compression pads. An example of the circuit board may include a memory board. An example stackable memory module may include memory devices mounted to both sides of the memory board. Other examples are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for manufacturing a tower structure. Accordingly, one or more layers of a wall element are deposited with a printhead assembly. At least one recess is defined in the wall element. The recess(es) has a single, circumferential opening positioned along an inner reference curve or an outer reference curve of the wall element. The recess(es) also has a depth which extends in a radial direction and intersects a midline reference curve. A reinforcing element is placed entirely within the recess(es) at the midline reference curve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic history matching system for an oil reservoir based on transfer learning, comprising a data reading module, a population reinitializing module, an optimization module, a simulated calculation module, a comparative judgment module and an output module, wherein the data reading module reads an optimized result of an existing oil reservoir, outputs the optimized result to the population reinitializing module, obtains an initial population of a new oil reservoir by calculation and outputs the initial population to the optimization module; the optimized result is outputted to the simulated calculation module to obtain oil reservoir production simulated data, and the oil reservoir production simulated data is outputted to the comparative judgment module; when an error between the simulated data and observed data meets the requirement, the optimized result is outputted to the output module, and the system operation is completed; and if the error does not meet the requirem

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to a device for detecting the position of electromagnetic noise. The device includes a detector that includes coils that produce voltages in the presence of electromagnetic noise of a defined frequency. The device further includes a controller that senses the voltages and determines a position of the electromagnetic noise relative to the device according to the voltages.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a flexural wave absorption system includes a base member connected to a beam that may be subject to flexural waves, an arm member, connected to the base, disposed substantially in parallel alignment with the beam, a mass member connected to a distal end of the arm member, a piezoelectric patch, connected to the arm member, that generates electricity in response to a flexural wave propagating through the beam, and a shunting circuit, connected to the piezoelectric patch, that dissipates electricity generated by the piezoelectric patch to absorb the flexural wave.

Abstract: A method, an equipment, and a computer readable medium for evaluating structural strength of fiber and nanosized materials reinforced concrete are provided. The method includes: obtaining a sound velocity of a fiber and nanosized materials reinforced concrete test block; deriving a structural compressive strength of the fiber and nanosized materials reinforced concrete test block according to the sound velocity and a relation between fiber and nanosized materials reinforced concrete structural compressive strength and fiber and nanosized materials reinforced concrete sound velocity; determining strengths of various parts of the fiber and nanosized materials reinforced concrete test block based on measured parameters and recorded design parameters of the test fiber and nanosized materials reinforced concrete, and evaluating deviations of the strengths of the respective parts from the structural compressive strength.