High Performance Coupling Systems

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin Sammon ◽  
Daniel Carter ◽  
Kerry Jones
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Premature Failure ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Technology Center ◽  
Coupling System ◽  
Complex Shapes ◽  
Railway Industry ◽  
Quality Checks ◽  
Further Development

The freight railway industry relies on the interchangeability of coupling system parts (i.e., couplers, locks, throwers, pins, knuckles). Variability in the dimensions of the components affects the ability to change parts efficiently and the performance of the components. Because of the complex shapes and dimensions involved, it has been difficult to identify the component causing most of the problems for a combination of coupling system parts. Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI) has developed a digital E-type coupler gage that can be combined with 3-dimensional scanning technologies to help railroads and manufacturers find areas that may be causing fitment problems. Physical gages are also being developed for use in production and field environments. The digital and physical gages can be used for fitment quality checks by the railroads and manufacturers. The digital gage requires a laser scanning of the coupler in question to be completed. A 3-dimensional scan of a coupler can be overlaid with the digital gage to find the dimensions causing a problem. Though it is currently a destructive method, further development of scanning technology could make the process more efficient and nondestructive. Using a combination of the digital and physical gages with the proper procedure may reduce the number of problems with properly fitting components and premature failure of couplers in service.

Design of an intermediate high voltage EM for 3-D studies of biological material and its integration with a system for remote access

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 66-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark H. Ellisman
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
Remote Operation ◽  
High Voltage Electron Microscope ◽  
La Jolla ◽  
Performance Computing ◽  
Advanced Version

The increased availability of High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) offers scientists and students the potential for effective remote interactive use of centralized, specialized, and expensive instrumentation and computers. Examples of instruments capable of remote operation that may be usefully controlled from a distance are increasing. Some in current use include telescopes, networks of remote geophysical sensing devices and more recently, the intermediate high voltage electron microscope developed at the San Diego Microscopy and Imaging Resource (SDMIR) in La Jolla. In this presentation the imaging capabilities of a specially designed JEOL 4000EX IVEM will be described. This instrument was developed mainly to facilitate the extraction of 3-dimensional information from thick sections. In addition, progress will be described on a project now underway to develop a more advanced version of the Telemicroscopy software we previously demonstrated as a tool to for providing remote access to this IVEM (Mercurio et al., 1992; Fan et al., 1992).

3-Dimensional immunolabeling and in situ hybridization detection using fluorescence photooxidation and intermediate-voltage Electron Microscopy

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 164-165
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Deerinck ◽  
Maryann E. Martone ◽  
Varda Lev-Ram ◽  
David P. L. Green ◽  
Roger Y. Tsien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope ◽  
Fluorescent Dye ◽  
Confocal Laser ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
Dimensional Distribution ◽  
Electron Microscopes ◽  
New Generation

The confocal laser scanning microscope has become a powerful tool in the study of the 3-dimensional distribution of proteins and specific nucleic acid sequences in cells and tissues. This is also proving to be true for a new generation of high contrast intermediate voltage electron microscopes (IVEM). Until recently, the number of labeling techniques that could be employed to allow examination of the same sample with both confocal and IVEM was rather limited. One method that can be used to take full advantage of these two technologies is fluorescence photooxidation. Specimens are labeled by a fluorescent dye and viewed with confocal microscopy followed by fluorescence photooxidation of diaminobenzidine (DAB). In this technique, a fluorescent dye is used to photooxidize DAB into an osmiophilic reaction product that can be subsequently visualized with the electron microscope. The precise reaction mechanism by which the photooxidation occurs is not known but evidence suggests that the radiationless transfer of energy from the excited-state dye molecule undergoing the phenomenon of intersystem crossing leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen. It is this reactive oxygen that is likely crucial in the photooxidation of DAB.

scholarly journals Simultaneously Regulating Uniform Zn2+ Flux and Electron Conduction by MOF/rGO Interlayers for High-Performance Zn Anodes

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziqi Wang ◽  
Liubing Dong ◽  
Weiyuan Huang ◽  
Hao Jia ◽  
Qinghe Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Surface Passivation ◽  
Coulombic Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Growth Surface ◽  
Electron Conduction ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Further Development

AbstractOwing to the merits of low cost, high safety and environmental benignity, rechargeable aqueous Zn-based batteries (ZBs) have gained tremendous attention in recent years. Nevertheless, the poor reversibility of Zn anodes that originates from dendrite growth, surface passivation and corrosion, severely hinders the further development of ZBs. To tackle these issues, here we report a Janus separator based on a Zn-ion conductive metal–organic framework (MOF) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO), which is able to regulate uniform Zn2+ flux and electron conduction simultaneously during battery operation. Facilitated by the MOF/rGO bifunctional interlayers, the Zn anodes demonstrate stable plating/stripping behavior (over 500 h at 1 mA cm−2), high Coulombic efficiency (99.2% at 2 mA cm−2 after 100 cycles) and reduced redox barrier. Moreover, it is also found that the Zn corrosion can be effectively retarded through diminishing the potential discrepancy on Zn surface. Such a separator engineering also saliently promotes the overall performance of Zn|MnO2 full cells, which deliver nearly 100% capacity retention after 2000 cycles at 4 A g−1 and high power density over 10 kW kg−1. This work provides a feasible route to the high-performance Zn anodes for ZBs.

scholarly journals Nonvolatile Ternary Resistive Memory Performance of a Benzothiadiazole-Based Donor–Acceptor Material on ITO-Coated Glass

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Zhiming Shi ◽  
Jingni Li ◽  
Qingyun Qian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Resistive Memory ◽  
Molecular Systems ◽  
Threshold Voltages ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Low Threshold ◽  
Multilevel Memory ◽  
Further Development

The explosive growth of data and information has increasingly motivated scientific and technological endeavors toward ultra-high-density data storage (UHDDS) applications. Herein, a donor−acceptor (D–A) type small conjugated molecule containing benzothiadiazole (BT) is prepared (NIBTCN), which demonstrates multilevel resistive memory behavior and holds considerable promise for implementing the target of UHDDS. The as-prepared device presents distinct current ratios of 105.2/103.2/1, low threshold voltages of −1.90 V and −3.85 V, and satisfactory reproducibility beyond 60%, which suggests reliable device performance. This work represents a favorable step toward further development of highly-efficient D−A molecular systems, which opens more opportunities for achieving high performance multilevel memory materials and devices.

scholarly journals A High-Performance Imaging and Control System for a Micromirror-Based Laser-Scanning Endoscope Device

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1725-1733 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.G. Papageorgas ◽  
D. Maroulis ◽  
G. Anagnostopoulos ◽  
H. Albrecht ◽  
B. Wagner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
And Control

A High Performance Pulsatile Pump for Aortic Flow Experiments in 3-Dimensional Models

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafeed A. Chaudhury ◽  
Victor Atlasman ◽  
Girish Pathangey ◽  
Nicholas Pracht ◽  
Ronald J. Adrian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Aortic Flow ◽  
Pulsatile Pump ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Models ◽  
Flow Experiments

High performance filtering for big datasets from Airborne Laser Scanning with CUDA technology

Survey Review ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (360) ◽  
pp. 262-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wioleta Błaszczak-Bąk ◽  
Artur Janowski ◽  
Piotr Srokosz
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser Scanning ◽  
Airborne Laser ◽  
Cuda Technology

scholarly journals OBSERVATIONS OF BEACH-DUNE MORPHOGOLICAL RESPONSE TO STORM WAVES USING LIDAR BATHYMETRIC MAPPING IN A WAVE BASIN

2018 ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Ramy Y. Marmoush ◽  
Ryan P. Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Sand Dune ◽  
Dune System ◽  
Sand Beach ◽  
Coastal Morphology ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Storm Waves ◽  
Impact Scale ◽  
Wave Basin ◽  
Run Up

Waves during major storms can cause significant changes to coastal morphology (Lee et al., 1998). The beach-dune system is known to be highly vulnerable to erosion when the wave run-up exceeds the threshold of the base of the dune in the collision regime, according to the Storm Impact scale defined by Sallenger (2000). Detailed bathymetric measurements are very difficult to obtain during storms due to the hazardous wave conditions. However, bathymetric surveys can be easily and intermittently performed during smaller scale physical model experiments (e.g., Hamilton et al., 2001) and high resolution can be achieved using laser scanning with Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors (Smith et al., 2017). In the present study, a laboratory experiment of beach-dune morphology change is conducted in a rectangular wave basin that has recently been used to simulate erosion of a 2-dimensional sand dune (Berard et al., 2017). The objective of the present study is to investigate the 3-dimensional morphologic response of a sand beach-dune system to storm waves approaching at an oblique angle.

A 3-Dimensional Model of the Human Round Window Membrane

2019 ◽  
Vol 128 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 103S-110S
Author(s):  
Yasuya Nomura ◽  
Toru Tanaka ◽  
Hitome Kobayashi ◽  
Yurika Kimura ◽  
Yurie Soejima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Round Window ◽  
Gross Anatomy ◽  
Laser Scanning Microscopy ◽  
Round Window Membrane ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Anterior Portion ◽  
Posterior Portion ◽  
3 Dimensional

Objectives: The round window membrane (RWM) is small in size, making it difficult to clarify its shape and structure. The authors examined a 40x magnified 3-dimensional model of the human RWM to clarify its morphologic aspects and characteristics. Methods: An RWM specimen was obtained from an archival, formalin-fixed, decalcified, left temporal bone of an 84-year-old female cadaver. The data obtained by laser scanning microscopy were input into a 3-dimensional printer. After a model of the RWM was created, the following features were examined: striae on the surfaces, curvatures, thickness, and areas. Cross sections of the original specimen were made for histological observations. Results: The contour of this RWM model was approximately elliptic, with a saddle shape. When illuminated from the scala tympani side, the surface facing the fossula exhibited dark anterior and clear posterior portions. A borderline appeared where the 2 portions were bound along the short axis of the ellipse. This borderline was identified as the line of inflection. Collagen fibers were shown to run parallel to the borderline in the posterior portion but were fanned out in the anterior portion. Conclusions: The magnified 3-dimensional model clarified gross anatomy and characteristics of the RWM. It is good teaching material for small tissues, such as the RWM.

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