588 research outputs found
A Framework to Illustrate Kinematic Behavior of Mechanisms by Haptic Feedback
The kinematic properties of mechanisms are well known by the researchers and
teachers. The theory based on the study of Jacobian matrices allows us to
explain, for example, the singular configuration. However, in many cases, the
physical sense of such properties is difficult to explain to students. The aim
of this article is to use haptic feedback to render to the user the
signification of different kinematic indices. The framework uses a Phantom Omni
and a serial and parallel mechanism with two degrees of freedom. The
end-effector of both mechanisms can be moved either by classical mouse, or
Phantom Omni with or without feedback
Integrating Library Instruction into the Course Management System for a First Year Engineering Class: An Evidence-Based Study Measuring the Effectiveness of Blended Learning on Students’ Information Literacy Levels
This research examines students in a first-year engineering course who receive library instruction by using a newly developed online module and attending optional in-person tutorials. It aims to evaluate the outcomes of library information literacy instruction using this module combined with in-person help. Results show a significant improvement in information literacy skills from a pre-test to a post-test. Focus group and survey data indicate that most students preferred the self-paced learning style of the online module and that the content of the module helped them to conduct library research for the course. This study also considers best practices for online library instruction. A blended instruction approach provides students with the flexibility to learn from a variety of formats at their own pace and also reduces library staff workload, especially for a large course
Compressive Sensing Based on HQS for Image reconstruction
This work solves the image distortion problem caused by the noise generated during the sampling and reconstruction
process, a compressive sensing algorithm based on half quadratic splitting (CS-HQS) is proposed to reconstruct images in this paper. For
the part dominated by error terms, the regularization term is introduced and the second-order momentum adaptive gradient descent method
is used to get the auxiliary variables. For the part dominated by the sparse prior of compressive sensing, the Bayesian maximum posterior
inference is used to get the sparse coeffi cient. The combination of the two methods not only avoids the generation of random noise, but also
enhances the stability of the model. The experimental results demonstrate that the strong robustness of the proposed algorithm
Reaction characteristics of waste coffee grounds chemical-looping gasification
Coffee grounds in chemical-looping gasification is an innovative handling approach of waste coffee grounds which couple the coffee grounds gasification and chemical looping technology together. By sol-gel method, the Fe4ATP6K1 compound oxygen carrier (OC) modified by KNO3 were prepared with Fe2O3 as an active component, natural attapugite (ATP) as an inert support. The effects of reaction temperature, steam flow as well as O/C molar ratio on coffee grounds in chemical looping gasification (CLG) were investigated in a fluidized bed using steam as gasification agent. It indicated that the Fe4ATP6K1 oxygen carrier could enhance the conversion of coffee grounds. Compared with SiO2 as bed material, the carbon conversion increased in CLG from 71.38% to 86.25%. The optimized conditions were presented as follows: the reaction temperature was 900°C, the water flow was 0.23 g·min-1, the O/C molar ratio was 1. Under these conditions, it was found that the average concentration of H2 reached a maximum value 52.75%, with the syngas production of 1.30 m3·kg-1 and H2 production of 83.79 g·kg-1, respectively. 20 redox cycles demonstrated that the Fe4ATP6K1 oxygen carrier has an excellent cyclic stability, the carbon conversion and cold gas efficiency were both above 75%, while the average gas concentration of gases were nearly stable
(4-Aza-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-κN 4)trichloridocobalt(II)
In the title compound, [CoCl3(C6H13N2)], the tetrahedrally coordinated CoII ion has Co—Cl distances ranging from 2.2220 (11) to 2.2449 (9) Å and a Co—N distance of 2.056 (2) Å. In the crystal, N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds link molecules into chains in [010]. Weak C—H⋯Cl interactions stabilize further the crystal packing
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