Switchable rotation of metal nanostructures in an intensity chirality-invariant focus field.

Light-induced rotation is a fundamental motion form that is of great significance for flexible and multifunctional manipulation modes. However, current optical rotation by a single optical field is mostly unidirectional, where switchable rotation manipulation is still challenging. To address this issue, we demonstrate a switchable rotation of non-spherical nanostructures within a single optical focus field. Interestingly, the intensity of the focus field is chiral invariant. The rotation switch is a result of the energy flux reversal in front and behind the focal plane. We quantitatively analyze the optical force exerted on a metal nanorod at different planes, as well as the surrounding energy flux. Our experimental results indicate that the direct switchover of rotational motion is achievable by adjusting the relative position of the nanostructure to the focal plane. This result enriches the basic motion mode of micro-manipulation and is expected to create potential opportunities in many application fields, such as biological cytology and optical micromachining.

Transversal optical singularity induced precision measurement of step-nanostructures.

Optical singularities indicate zero-intensity points in space where parameters, such as phase, polarization, are undetermined. Vortex beams such as the Laguerre-Gaussian modes are characterized by a phase factor eilθ, and contain a phase singularity in the middle of its beam. In the case of a transversal optical singularity (TOS), it occurs perpendicular to the propagation, and its phase integral is 2π in nature. Since it emerges within a nano-size range, one expects that TOSs could be sensitive in the light-matter interaction process and could provide a great possibility for accurate determination of certain parameters of nanostructure. Here, we propose to use TOSs generated by a three-wave interference to illuminate a step nanostructure. After interaction with the nanostructure, the TOS is scattered into the far field. The scattering direction can have a relation with the physical parameters of the nanostructure. We show that by monitoring the spatial coordinates of the scattered TOS, its propagation direction can be determined, and as consequence, certain physical parameters of the step nanostructure can be retrieved with high precision.

Passive Deicing CFRP Surfaces Enabled by Super-Hydrophobic Multi-Scale Micro-Nano Structures Fabricated via Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing.

Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) is the main material of aircraft skin. Preparing superhydrophobic anti-icing/deicing surface on the CFRP is of great importance for aircraft flight safety. In this work, a variety of multi-scale micro-nano structures were imprinted on CFRP by femtosecond laser processing, and a transition from hydrophilic to superhydrophobic CFRP was realized. After being optimized by different geometries and laser conditions, the water contact angle, which is tested at 24.3 °C and 34% humidity, increased from 88 ± 2° (pristine) to 149 ± 3° (100 µm groove) and 153 ± 3° (80 µm grid). A further anti-icing test at -10 °C (measured on the cooling platform) and 28% humidity showed that the freezing time was increased from 78 ± 10 s (pristine) to 282 ± 25 s (80 µm grid). Most importantly, the tensile tests showed that the femtosecond laser processing method did not deteriorate the mechanical properties of CFRP. This work provides great significance for aircraft passive deicing technology.

Energy flow inversion in an intensity-invariant focusing field.

Dependence of light intensity on energy flow is the most intuitive presentation of an optical field. This dependence, however, also limits the applications to the interaction of the light field with matter. For further insight into this, we demonstrate a novel case of the optical field, named as the counterintuitive chiral intensity field (CCIF), in the highly focusing situation: the energy flow reverses during the propagation but the intensity distribution pattern is kept approximately invariant. Our results show that, in this process, the mode correlation decreases rapidly while the intensity correlation remains invariant in the focus area. Furthermore, this property is still valid even if the pattern helicity and number of spiral arms are changed. This work deepens the understanding of the relationship between energy flow and field intensity, and it will offer diversified operations in many applications, such as optical micromanipulation, optical fabrication, etc.

Feature Fusion for Diagnosis of Atypical Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Contrast- Enhanced Ultrasound.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is generally employed for focal liver lesions (FLLs) diagnosis. Among the FLLs, atypical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is difficult to distinguish from focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) in CEUS video. For this reason, we propose and evaluate a feature fusion method to resolve this problem. The proposed algorithm extracts a set of hand-crafted features and the deep features from the CEUS cine clip data. The hand-crafted features include the spatial-temporal feature based on a novel descriptor called Velocity-Similarity and Dissimilarity Matching Local Binary Pattern (V-SDMLBP), and the deep features from a 3-D convolution neural network (3D-CNN). Then the two types of features are fused. Finally, a classifier is employed to diagnose HCC or FNH. Several classifiers have achieved excellent performance, which demonstrates the superiority of the fused features. In addition, compared with general CNNs, the proposed fused features have better interpretability.

Removal Modeling and Experimental Verification of Magnetorheological Polishing Fused Silica Glass.

Compared to conventional polishing methods, magnetorheological polishing has no subsurface damage and a has good polishing effect, which is suitable for fused silica glass surface processing. However, the existing magnetorheological polishing material removal model has low processing efficiency and uneven removal, which cannot realize the deterministic processing of parts. The material removal (MR) model of fused silica glass is established by convolving the dwell time with the material removal function. The residence time is Fourier transformed. The consequence of process variable such as machining time, workpiece rotational frequency, machining gap and X-direction deflection on the MR of workpiece interface are analyzed. Experiments verify the validity of the material removal model. The surface precision PV value of the workpiece surface under the optimal process parameters was decreased from 7.959 nm to 0.609 nm for machining. The experiment results indicate that the established MR model can be implemented as the deterministic MR of the optical surface and ameliorate the surface accuracy of the workpiece surface.

Piezoelectric Hysteresis Modeling of Hybrid Driven Three-Dimensional Elliptical Vibration Aided Cutting System Based on an Improved Flower Pollination Algorithm.

Three-dimensional elliptical vibration assisted cutting technology has been widely used in the past few years. The piezoelectric stack drive structure is an important part of the three-dimensional elliptical vibration aided cutting system. Its piezoelectric hysteresis characteristics affects the final output of the elliptical trajectory. Aiming at this problem, a piezoelectric hysteresis modeling method based on a generalized Bouc-Wen model is presented in this paper. An improved flower pollination algorithm (IFPASO) was used to identify Bouc-Wen model parameters. Standard test result shows that IFPASO has better algorithm performance. The model identification effect experiment proved that the Bouc-Wen model obtained by IFPASO identification, the highest modeling accuracy of the three axial subsystems, can reach 98.86%. Therefore, the model can describe the piezoelectric hysteresis characteristics of the three axial subsystems of the 3D-EVC system effectively and has higher modeling accuracy and fitting accuracy.

Analyzing the Effect of Particle Shape on Deformation Mechanism during Cutting Simulation of SiC P/Al Composites.

To analyze the effect of particle shape on deformational behavior in the cutting simulation process for metal matrix composites (MMCs), two 2D mesoscopic-based finite element (FE) models reinforced with randomly distributed circular and irregular polygonal particles were developed. Different material properties (metal matrix phase, particle reinforced phase) and the properties of the particle-matrix interface were comprehensively considered in the proposed FE model. Systematic cutting experiments were conducted to compare the differences between two modeling approaches with respect to particle fracture, chip formation, cutting force and surface integrity. The results show that the irregular polygonal particle model is closer to the microstructure of MMCs, and is better able to reflect the deformation behavior of particles. The simulation model with irregular polygonal particles is even able to capture more details of the impact caused by particles, reflecting variations in the cutting force in the actual cutting process. The initiation and propagation of microcracks is mainly determined on the basis of particle geometry and further affects chip formation. Both models are able to correctly reflect surface defects, but the irregular polygonal particle model provides a more comprehensive prediction for the subsurface damage of MMCs.

Ambient temperature effect on the imaging quality of an aspherical airborne camera: theoretical and experimental analysis.

The ambient temperature is one of the important factors that affects the imaging quality of aspherical airborne camera. In order to evaluate the imaging quality of an airborne camera under the effect of ambient temperature and predict the influence of the ambient temperature on the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the airborne camera, on the basis of the imaging principle and the material properties of lenses of the airborne camera, this study integrates theoretical analysis, simulation analysis, and experimental tests to study the influence of ambient temperature on the imaging performance of airborne cameras. The imaging performance of an airborne camera is characterized by using the MTF. First, a mathematical model is presented to analyze the effect of ambient temperature on the MTF of the airborne camera. Then the simulation analysis and experiment tests are, respectively, proposed. The results of the mathematical model are compared, respectively, with the results of the simulation analysis and experimental test, and the comparison shows that the variation trends of the mathematical model results are in line with the simulation results and the experimental results, respectively. Therefore, the mathematical model presented in this study is effective for analyzing the influence of ambient temperature variation on the MTF of airborne cameras.

Morphological and Physiological Changes of Broussonetia papyrifera Seedlings in Cadmium Contaminated Soil.

Broussonetia papyrifera is a widely distributed economic tree species, and it is also a pioneer species in adverse environments. In order to investigate the growth and adaptation mechanism of B. papyrifera under cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil, potted experiments were used with six-month treatments to study Cd enrichment and the transportation, morphological and physiological characteristics of B. papyrifera tissues. The results showed that Cd mainly accumulated in the root when the Cd concentration was high (14.71 mg/kg), and the root biomass was significantly reduced by Cd stress although Cd promoted the growth of seedlings. The bioconcentration factors (BCF) increased with the increase in Cd concentration, and reached the maximum value of 0.21 at 14.71 mg/kg. On the contrary, translocation factor (TF) decreased significantly at 8.28-14.71 mg/kg Cd concentration. Cd not only led to the loose arrangement of the xylem vessels of leaves, but also changed the chlorophyll content. However, B. papyrifera could synthesize organic solutes such as soluble protein, soluble sugar and proline to reduce the intracellular osmotic potential. Our study proved that B. papyrifera has good tolerance to Cd stress and is a pioneer tree species for soil and ecological environment restoration.

Design and Performance Testing of a Novel Three-Dimensional Elliptical Vibration Turning Device.

A novel three-dimensional (3D) elliptical vibration turning device which is on the basis of the leaf-spring-flexure-hinges-based (LSFH-based) double parallel four-bar linkages (DPFLMs) has been proposed. In order to evaluate the performance of the developed 3D elliptical vibration cutting generator (EVCG), the off-line tests were carried out to investigate the stroke, dynamic performance, resolution, tracking accuracy and hysteresis along the three vibration axes. Experimental results indicate that the maximum stroke of three vibration axes can reach up to 26 µm. The working bandwidth can reach up to 1889 Hz. The resolution and hysteresis tests show that the developed 3D EVCG has a good tracking accuracy, relative high resolution and low hysteresis, which is appropriate for micro/nano machining. Kinematical modeling is carried out to investigate the tool vibration trajectory. Experimental results shown that the simulation results agree well with the experimental one, which indicate that the developed 3D EVCG can be used as an option for micro/nano machining.

Study on Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Machining Applying the Non-Resonant Three-Dimensional Elliptical Vibration Cutting.

The poor machinability of Ti-6Al-4V alloy makes it hard to process by conventional processing methods even though it has been widely used in military and civilian enterprise fields. Non-resonant three-dimensional elliptical vibration cutting (3D-EVC) is a novel cutting technique which is a significant development potential for difficult-to-cut materials. However, few studies have been conducted on processing the Ti-6Al-4V alloy using the non-resonant 3D-EVC technique, the effect of surface quality, roughness, topography and freeform surface has not been clearly researched yet. Therefore, the machinability of Ti-6Al-4V alloy using the non-resonant 3D-EVC apparatus is studied in this paper. Firstly, the principle of non-resonant 3D-EVC technique and the model of cutter motion are introduced. Then the tool path is synthesized. The comparison experiments are carried out with traditional continuous cutting (TCC), two-dimension elliptical vibration cutting (2D-EVC), and the non-resonant 3D-EVC method. The experimental results shown that the excellent surface and lower roughness (77.3 nm) could be obtained using the non-resonant 3D-EVC method; the shape and dimension of elliptical cutting mark also relates to the cutting speed and vibration frequency, and the concave/convex spherical surface topography are achieved by non-resonant 3D-EVC in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. This proved that the non-resonant 3D-EVC technique has the better machinability compared with the TCC and 2D-EVC methods.

6 DOF synchronized control for spacecraft formation flying with input constraint and parameter uncertainties.

This paper treats the problem of synchronized control of spacecraft formation flying (SFF) in the presence of input constraint and parameter uncertainties. More specifically, backstepping based robust control is first developed for the total 6 DOF dynamic model of SFF with parameter uncertainties, in which the model consists of relative translation and attitude rotation. Then this controller is redesigned to deal with the input constraint problem by incorporating a command filter such that the generated control could be implementable even under physical or operating constraints on the control input. The convergence of the proposed control algorithms is proved by the Lyapunov stability theorem. Compared with conventional methods, illustrative simulations of spacecraft formation flying are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach to achieve the spacecraft track the desired attitude and position trajectories in a synchronized fashion even in the presence of uncertainties, external disturbances and control saturation constraint.