IMPROVEMENT OF DISCHARGE SECTION LINE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM

The article considers methods of misalignment determination of constructions and equipment, and analyses methods based on the spatial section line location. It is noted that in certain conditions the use of total stations and GNSS-receivers allows to perform a section line the measurements with necessary accuracy. To carry out measurements on the overall discharge section line program the improved method is suggested. The advantage of the suggested method is that if there is no opportunity for compulsory centering of a total station on the survey control points of the section line, it suggests using an extra survey control point of dam site to increase the measurement accuracy. The extra survey control point is settled in the site with high accuracy with the help of centering device. The measurements were performed by the suggested method and the results were analyzed. It was stated that the considered method increases the accuracy of misalignment determination of the control points on the overall discharge section line program.

High Precision Edge Detection Algorithm for Mechanical Parts

High precision and high efficiency measurement is becoming an imperative requirement for a lot of mechanical parts. So in this study, a subpixel-level edge detection algorithm based on the Gaussian integral model is proposed. For this purpose, the step edge normal section line Gaussian integral model of the backlight image is constructed, combined with the point spread function and the single step model. Then gray value of discrete points on the normal section line of pixel edge is calculated by surface interpolation, and the coordinate as well as gray information affected by noise is fitted in accordance with the Gaussian integral model. Therefore, a precise location of a subpixel edge was determined by searching the mean point. Finally, a gear tooth was measured by M&M3525 gear measurement center to verify the proposed algorithm. The theoretical analysis and experimental results show that the local edge fluctuation is reduced effectively by the proposed method in comparison with the existing subpixel edge detection algorithms. The subpixel edge location accuracy and computation speed are improved. And the maximum error of gear tooth profile total deviation is 1.9 μm compared with measurement result with gear measurement center. It indicates that the method has high reliability to meet the requirement of high precision measurement.

Numerical study on the slipstream and trackside pressure induced by trains with different longitudinal section lines

Slipstreams are generated when high-speed trains pass through the open air causing safety threat to passengers, trackside workers and infrastructure. This study calculates the slipstream induced by trains with different longitudinal section lines using a detached-eddy simulation. The slipstream velocities and pressure at various lateral distances from the centre of the rail position and various vertical distances from the top of the rail position are calculated at a Reynolds number of 1.8 × 106, and the flow field around the trains is analysed. The results of the calculation are compared with the results of a full-scale test to validate the numerical method adopted in this work. The results demonstrate that the variations in the slipstream velocities induced by the four types of trains are similar as are the variations in the trackside pressures. The amplitudes of the slipstream velocities and trackside pressures are different due to the influence of the longitudinal section line, and both the slipstream velocity and the trackside pressure increase with the slope of the longitudinal section line. The slipstream velocity and trackside pressure decrease with increasing distance from the centre of the rail and the top of the rail. The large difference in the slipstream induced by the four types of trains occurs in regions where the distance from the centre of the rail is greater than 2.5 m and the distance from the top of the rail is greater than 1.5 m, and those regions are also the areas where platform passengers and track infrastructure are located. The results demonstrate that the slipstream in those regions can be reduced by adopting relatively lower slopes of the longitudinal section line.

Modeling and analysis of variable-core groove for integral cutting tools

With good stiffness, the helical groove with variable-core radius has been widely used for end mills, drills and other integral cutting tools. However, ground by five-axis grinder, its machining process is high cost and time consuming. Thus, this paper reports a graphical analysis method to obtain the structure parameters and geometric shapes of variable-core grooves with the known wheel geometry and position before the practical machining. The wheel movement during the machining process is firstly decomposed into three simple motions and modeled as a translation matrix. Then, a family of wheel surfaces is calculated and the groove cross section line is deduced by splitting the surfaces with a cross section plane. Accordingly, the normal section line of the groove is expressed by a series of scattered points, which are the intersections of the normal section plane and the helical curves generated by the points on the groove cross section line which moves along the wheel trajectory. All the mathematic models are programed by Matlab and verified by experiment. Finally, the key parameters of the variable-core groove, including the rake angle, groove width on the cross and normal sections and the departure distance between the cross and normal groove section lines, are analyzed from the tool bit to the hilt.