Research on Q-Switched Nd : YAG laser engraving

IN this paper, the engraving process with Q-Switched Nd:YAG laser is investigated. High power density is the pre- requisition to vapor materials, and high repetition rate makes the engraving process highly efficient. An acousto- optic Q-Switch is applied in the cavity of CW 200 W Nd:YAG laser to achieve the high peak power density and the high pulse repetition rate. Different shape craters are formed in a patterned structure on the material surface when the laser beam irradiates on it by controlling power density, pulse repetition rate, pulse quantity and pulse interval. In addition, assisting oxygen gas is used for not only improving combustion to deepen the craters but also removing the plasma that generated on the top of craters. Off-focus length classified as negative and positive has a substantial effect on crater diameters. According to the message of rotating angle positions from material to be engraved and the information of graph pixels from computer, a special graph is imparted to the material by integrating the Q- Switched Nd:YAG laser with the computer graph manipulation and the numerically controlled worktable. The crater diameter depends on laser beam divergence and laser focal length. The crater diameter changes from 50 micrometers to 300 micrometers , and the maximum of crater depth reaches one millimeter.

Preparation and optical properties of CdTe/CdO center dot nH(2)O core/shell nano-composites in aqueous solution

The deposition of CdO center dot nH(2)O On CdTe nanoparticles was studied in an aqueous phase. The CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) were prepared in aqueous solution through the reaction between Cd2+ and NaHTe in the presence of thioglycolic acid as a stabilizer. The molar ratio of the Cd2+ to Te2- in the precursory solution played an important role in the photoluminescence of the ultimate CdTe NCs. The strongest photoluminescence was obtained under 4.0 of [Cd2+]/[Te2-] at pH similar to 8.2. With the optimum dosage of Cd(II) hydrous oxide deposited on the CdTe NCs, the photoluminescence was enhanced greatly. The photoluminescence of these nanocomposites was kept constant in the pH range of 8.0-10.0, but dramatically decreased with an obvious blue-shifted peak while the pH was below 8.0. In addition, the photochemical oxidation of CdTe NCs with cadmium hydrous oxide deposition was markedly inhibited.

Huntingdonshire Regional College - The Teacher/Learner Switch

It is said the best ideas are often the simplest ones. At Huntingdonshire Regional College, Ken McKerral, an Advanced Practitioner in E-Learning has developed a very simple idea to engage students and improve teaching and learning. Ken has named his method "The Teacher/Learner Switch". It is a process that uses a unique colour code system, to help differentiate learning outcomes and deliver ownership of time to the students to enrich learning experience.

Detección automática de presencia/ausencia de atún en imágenes obtenidas mediante sonar de largo alcance a bordo de buques pesqueros y aplicación de Optical Character Recognition (OCR) para la extracción de parámetros

En esta tesis de máster se presenta una metodología para el análisis automatizado de las señales del sonar de largo alcance y una aplicación basada en la técnica de reconocimiento óptico de Optical Character Recognition, caracteres (OCR). La primera contribución consiste en el análisis de imágenes de sonar mediante técnicas de procesamiento de imágenes. En este proceso, para cada imagen de sonar se extraen y se analizan las regiones medibles, obteniendo para cada región un conjunto de características. Con la ayuda de los expertos, cada región es identi cada en una clase (atún o no-atún). De este modo, mediante el aprendizaje supervisado se genera la base de datos y, a su vez, se obtiene un modelo de clasi cación. La segunda contribución es una aplicación OCR que reconoce y extrae de las capturas de pantalla de imágenes de sonar, los caracteres alfanuméricos correspondientes a los parámetros de situación (velocidad, rumbo, localización GPS) y la confi guración de sonar (ganancias, inclinación, ancho del haz). El objetivo de este proceso es el de maximizar la e ficiencia en la detección de atún en el Golfo de Vizcaya y dar el primer paso hacia el desarrollo de un índice de abundancia de esta especie, el cual esté basado en el procesamiento automático de las imágenes de sonar grabadas a bordo de la ota pesquera durante su actividad pesquera rutinaria.