Vision alignment system for AFM with dual probes

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy must attain utmost accuracy in the alignment of incident beam direction and in astigmatism correction, and that, in the shortest possible time. As a method to eliminate this troublesome work, an automatic alignment system using the Slow-Scan CCD camera has been introduced recently. In this method, diffractograms of amorphous images are calculated and analyzed to detect misalignment and astigmatism automatically. In the present study, we also examined diffractogram analysis using a personal computer and digitized TV images, and found that TV images provided enough quality for the on-line alignment procedure of high-resolution work in TEM. Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of our system. The averaged image is digitized by a TV board and is transported to a computer memory, then a diffractogram is calculated using an FFT board, and the feedback parameters which are determined by diffractogram analysis are sent to the microscope(JEM- 2010) through the RS232C interface. The on-line correction system has the following three modes.

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A high-resolution solar spectrum 2000 Å–2200 Å

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0074180900102165 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 271-273

Author(s):

B. B. Jones ◽

B. C. Boland ◽

R. Wilson ◽

S. T. F. Engstrom

Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Solar Spectrum ◽

Solar Image ◽

Roll Control ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

Alignment System ◽

Optical Alignment ◽

South Axis ◽

System Operating

A high-resolution solar spectrum in the range 2000–2200 Å was obtained in a recent flight of a sunpointing Skylark rocket. This was launched at 04.21 hr UT on April 22, 1969 from Woomera and reached an apogee of 178 km. An optical alignment system operating on the main vehicle pointing system gave a net stabilisation of ±3 arc sec in the position of the solar image relative to the spectrograph slit. The slit, of length 1.0 mm, was set in the north-east quadrant parallel to and 5 arc min from the north/south axis, its lower edge being 1 arc min from the equator. The roll control of ±2.5° was provided entirely by the standard Elliott Bros. type of vehicle stabilisation.

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Progress on the active alignment system for the IXO mirrors

10.1117/12.830841 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mark D. Freeman ◽

Paul B. Reid ◽

William Podgorski ◽

David Caldwell

Keyword(s):

Alignment System

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Hardware-assisted High-performance DNA Alignment System

Proceedings of the 2020 5th International Conference on Intelligent Information Technology ◽

10.1145/3385209.3385223 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Binh Kieu-Do-Nguyen ◽

Cuong Pham-Quoc ◽

Cong-Kha Pham

Keyword(s):

High Performance ◽

Alignment System ◽

Dna Alignment

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Alignment Layer of Liquid Crystal Using Plant-Based Isoeugenol-Substituted Polystyrene

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13040547 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 547

Author(s):

DaEun Yang ◽

Kyutae Seo ◽

Hyo Kang

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Surface Energy ◽

Polymer Film ◽

Uv Irradiation ◽

Molar Content ◽

Polymer Modification ◽

Alignment Layer ◽

Energy Value ◽

Alignment System ◽

Molar Percent

We synthesized a series of renewable and plant-based isoeugenol-substituted polystyrenes (PIEU#, # = 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20, where # is the molar percent content of isoeugenol moiety), using polymer modification reactions to study their liquid crystal (LC) alignment behavior. In general, the LC cells fabricated using polymer film with a higher molar content of isoeugenol side groups showed vertical LC alignment behavior. This alignment behavior was well related to the surface energy value of the polymer layer. For example, vertical alignments were observed when the polar surface energy value of the polymer was smaller than approximately 3.59 mJ/m2, generated by the nonpolar isoeugenol moiety with long and bulky carbon groups. Good alignment stability at 100 °C and under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of 15 J/cm2 was observed for the LC cells fabricated using PIEU100 as a LC alignment layer. Therefore, renewable isoeugenol-based materials can be used to produce an eco-friendly vertical LC alignment system.

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A flexure-based 4-DOF coaxial alignment system: Design and application

2010 11th International Conference on Control Automation Robotics & Vision ◽

10.1109/icarcv.2010.5707763 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Chen Wenjie ◽

Lin Wei ◽

Yang Guilin

Keyword(s):

System Design ◽

Alignment System ◽

Design And Application

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Misalignment in Gas Foil Journal Bearings: An Experimental Study

Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics; Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Manufacturing, Materials and Metallurgy; Microturbines and Small Turbomachinery ◽

10.1115/gt2008-50806 ◽

2008 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Samuel A. Howard

Keyword(s):

Journal Bearings ◽

System Level ◽

Design Parameters ◽

Foil Bearing ◽

Alignment System ◽

Successful Design ◽

Shaft Alignment ◽

Bearing Force ◽

Management Schemes ◽

Level Performance

As gas foil journal bearings become more prevalent in production machines, such as small gas turbine propulsion systems and microturbines, system level performance issues must be identified and quantified in order to provide for successful design practices. Several examples of system level design parameters that are not fully understood in foil bearing systems are thermal management schemes, alignment requirements, balance requirements, thrust load balancing, and others. In order to address some of these deficiencies and begin to develop guidelines, this paper presents a preliminary experimental investigation of the misalignment tolerance of gas foil journal bearing systems. Using a notional gas foil bearing supported rotor and a laser-based shaft alignment system, increasing levels of misalignment are imparted to the bearing supports while monitoring temperature at the bearing edges. The amount of misalignment that induces bearing failure is identified and compared to other conventional bearing types such as cylindrical roller bearings and angular contact ball bearings. Additionally, the dynamic response of the rotor indicates that the gas foil bearing force coefficients may be affected by misalignment.

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