Abstract: This application discloses an image segmentation method in the field of artificial intelligence. The method includes: obtaining an input image and a processing requirement; performing multi-layer feature extraction on the input image to obtain a plurality of feature maps; downsampling the plurality of feature maps to obtain a plurality of feature maps with a reference resolution, where the reference resolution is less than a resolution of the input image; fusing the plurality of feature maps with the reference resolution to obtain at least one feature map group; upsampling the feature map group by using a transformation matrix W, to obtain a target feature map group; and performing target processing on the target feature map group based on the processing requirement to obtain a target image.

Abstract: An oriented magnetic core lamination technique and a method of producing circular lamination cores. The method includes cutting rectangular strips with teeth pointing in a single direction (may not be the traverse or rolling direction) from the steel sheet plane, as opposed to directly punching circular laminates from the steel sheet with the teeth pointing in all directions. The strips are cut in such a way that the short side is aligned to the direction that has the best magnetic properties. The strips can then be bent into a donut or toroidal shape, either inwardly (with teeth pointing to the circle center) or outwardly (with teeth pointing out of the center) depending on the design of the lamination core. The direction with the best magnetic properties may be determined by non-destructive methods such as magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN) analysis, x-ray diffraction (XRD), or electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD).

Abstract: The present application provides an apparatus comprising a radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor comprising: an antenna configured to receive an interrogation signal from a reader and to transmit a response signal to the reader; at least one integrated circuit (IC) connected to the antenna; and at least one sensing element. The apparatus further comprises a channel for directing transmission of signals between the antenna and the reader, wherein the RFID sensor is attached or directly adjacent to a first end of the channel. The sensing element is responsive to a change induced by its environment to switch from a conductive state to a non-conductive state, or from a non-conductive state to a conductive state. The present application further provides a method for monitoring the integrity or the change in environment of a buried structure using the RFID sensor-containing apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus protected by corrosion resistance coating, said apparatus comprises an enclosure and heat exchanging elements contained therein wherein the heat exchange element and the enclosure are coated with fluoropolymer composites filled with thermally conductive and thermally insulating fillers, respectively. The composites contain: i) at least one fluoropolymer, and in a preferred embodiment the fluoropolymer is perfluoroalkoxy (PFA), and ii) at least one thermally conductive or insulating filler, and in a preferred embodiment the thermally conductive filler is graphite and the thermally insulating filler is carbon black. The thermally conductive filler is added to the coating for heat exchange elements, e.g. tubes, plates, fins, etc., to enhance heat transfer, while the thermally insulating filler is added to the coating for enclosures, e.g. shell, tube sheets, etc., to reduce the heat transfer to the environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides application of perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) onto metallic substrates to form a pinhole-free protective layer by means of electrostatic powder coating, by adding highly thermally conductive fillers such as graphite or ceramic powders/fibers/whiskers/flakes into virgin PFA powder to improve the thermal conductivity, as well as the application of the filled PFA powder onto various metallic substrates, including convoluted or finned tubes, outer or inner surfaces. Using a simple powder coating technique, a pinhole-free protective layer thinner than a PTFE covering film and with much higher thermal conductivity is produced on the metallic tubes and a physical bond is created at the interface between the PFA and the tube. These make the overall heat transfer coefficient much higher than a PTFE covered tube, which must have a thicker PTFE film to avoid pinhole and is lack of physical bond at the interface.