Conception of graphic art,is widely increased in nowadays,because of persistent acquire of new ideas and art practices,which is key feature of modern art.As a result,variety of graphic art grew heavily-constantly acqu...Conception of graphic art,is widely increased in nowadays,because of persistent acquire of new ideas and art practices,which is key feature of modern art.As a result,variety of graphic art grew heavily-constantly acquiring new aspects and experimenting with new materials,but also not forgetting about classic techniques of graphic art.That is why Latvia’s contemporary art is rich with outstanding graphics artists,which is masters of their profession.But time goes and everything sees it’s end,and on Latvia’s art horizon start to appear new faces and new talents of Latvia’s graphics art,which already had their opportunity to demonstrate highest level of their mastery and creativity,not only in Latvia,but also on international level.Living in a rhythm of modern fast-paced technology and innovation era,Latvia’s graphic artists,still say“Yes!”,to classic techniques of graphic art-linocutting,lithography and drypointing.However,they are open-minded persons and like to experiment with new techniques(for example-digiprint),or if it is suitable for their idea-combine them,to reach their goal.Aim of this paper is to get acquainted with Latvia’s next-gen graphic artists,their ideas and views,as well with results of their creative,acquiring brief review of Latvia’s graphic trends in general.As a result reader will become familiar not only with Latvia’s domestic artists and their creativity,but also will get general review of the current trends in the world of graphic art,which is not only classic,but also very innovative,regarding of new materials and techniques.展开更多
It is of great scientific significance to construct a 3D dynamic structural color with a special color effect based on the microlens array.However,the problems of imperfect mechanisms and poor color quality need to be...It is of great scientific significance to construct a 3D dynamic structural color with a special color effect based on the microlens array.However,the problems of imperfect mechanisms and poor color quality need to be solved.A method of 3D structural color turning on periodic metasurfaces fabricated by the microlens array and self-assembly technology was proposed in this study.In the experiment,Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)flexible film was used as a substrate,and SiO2 microspheres were scraped into grooves of the PDMS film to form 3D photonic crystal structures.By adjusting the number of blade-coated times and microsphere concentrations,high-saturation structural color micropatterns were obtained.These films were then matched with microlens arrays to produce dynamic graphics with iridescent effects.The results showed that by blade-coated two times and SiO2 microsphere concentrations of 50%are the best conditions.This method demonstrates the potential for being widely applied in the anticounterfeiting printing and ultra-high-resolution display.展开更多
Graphical abstracts(GAs)are emerging as a pivotal tool in medical literature,enhancing the dissemination and comprehension of complex clinical data through visual summaries.This editorial highlights the significant ad...Graphical abstracts(GAs)are emerging as a pivotal tool in medical literature,enhancing the dissemination and comprehension of complex clinical data through visual summaries.This editorial highlights the significant advantages of GAs,including improved clarity,increased reader engagement,and enhanced visibility of research findings.By transforming intricate scientific data into accessible visual formats,these abstracts facilitate quick and effective knowledge transfer,crucial in clinical decision-making and patient care.However,challenges such as potential data misrepresentation due to oversimplification,the skill gap in graphic design among researchers,and the lack of standardized creation guidelines pose barriers to their widespread adoption.Additionally,while software such as Adobe Illustrator,BioRender,and Canva are commonly employed to create these visuals,not all researchers may be proficient in their use.To address these issues,we recommend that academic journals establish clear guidelines and provide necessary design training to researchers.This proactive approach will ensure the creation of high-quality GAs,promote their standardization,and expand their use in clinical reporting,ultimately benefiting the medical community and improving healthcare outcomes.展开更多
The rapid expansion of offshore wind energy necessitates robust and cost-effective electrical collector system(ECS)designs that prioritize lifetime operational reliability.Traditional optimization approaches often sim...The rapid expansion of offshore wind energy necessitates robust and cost-effective electrical collector system(ECS)designs that prioritize lifetime operational reliability.Traditional optimization approaches often simplify reliability considerations or fail to holistically integrate them with economic and technical constraints.This paper introduces a novel,two-stage optimization framework for offshore wind farm(OWF)ECS planning that systematically incorporates reliability.The first stage employs Mixed-Integer Linear Programming(MILP)to determine an optimal radial network topology,considering linearized reliability approximations and geographical constraints.The second stage enhances this design by strategically placing tie-lines using a Mixed-Integer Quadratically Constrained Program(MIQCP).This stage leverages a dynamic-aware adaptation of Multi-Source Multi-Terminal Network Reliability(MSMT-NR)assessment,with its inherent nonlinear equations successfully transformed into a solvable MIQCP form for loopy networks.A benchmark case study demonstrates the framework’s efficacy,illustrating how increasing the emphasis on reliability leads to more distributed and interconnected network topologies,effectively balancing investment costs against enhanced system resilience.展开更多
The newly emerging neural radiance fields(NeRF)methods can implicitly fulfill three-dimensional(3D)reconstruction via training a neural network to render novel-view images of a given scene with given posed images.The ...The newly emerging neural radiance fields(NeRF)methods can implicitly fulfill three-dimensional(3D)reconstruction via training a neural network to render novel-view images of a given scene with given posed images.The Instant Neural Graphics Primitives(Instant-NGP)method further improves the position encoding of NeRF.It obtains state-of-the-art efficiency.However,only a local pixel-wised loss is considered when training the Instant-NGP while overlooking the nonlocal structural information between pixels.Despite a good quantitative result,it leads to a poor visual effect,especially the completeness.Inspired by the stochastic structural similarity(S3IM)method that exploits nonlocal structural information of groups of pixels,this paper proposes a new method to improve the completeness of fast novel view synthesis.The proposed method first extends the thread-wised processing of the Instant-NGP to the processing in a customthread block(i.e.,a group of threads).Then,the relative dimensionless global error in synthesis,i.e.,Erreur Relative Globale Adimensionnelle de Synthese(ERGAS),of a group of pixels corresponding to a group of threads is computed and incorporated into the loss function.Extensive experiments validate the proposed method.It can obtain better quantitative results than the original Instant-NGP with fewer iteration steps.PSNR is increased by 1%.Amazing qualitative results are obtained,especially for delicate structures and details such as lines and continuous structures.With the dramatic improvements in the visual effects,our method can boost the practicability of implicit 3D reconstruction in applications such as self-driving and augmented reality.展开更多
In the context of the deep integration of digitalization and innovation and entrepreneurship education,this study focuses on the characteristics of schools and courses,investigates students’expectations and needs for...In the context of the deep integration of digitalization and innovation and entrepreneurship education,this study focuses on the characteristics of schools and courses,investigates students’expectations and needs for ideological and political elements,and deeply explores ideological and political cases such as the Beidahuang spirit,Daqing spirit,model worker spirit,and role models around them.It explores the integration practice of“curriculum ideological and political”in extracurricular tutoring teaching of engineering graphics,aiming to guide students to establish patriotism,love for schools,knowledge of agriculture,and love for agriculture,and effectively enhance the coordinated development of students’graphic skills and ideological and political literacy.Practice has shown that integrating ideological and political resources,incorporating ideological and political elements into curriculum content and practical activities,can effectively enhance the collaborative development of students’graphic skills and ideological and political literacy.At the same time,it provides new ideas and references for expanding ideological and political education to extracurricular tutoring courses.展开更多
FL-Online(http://fanlab.ac.cn) is an out-of-box modern web service featuring a user-friendly interface and simplified parameters, providing academic users with access to a series of online programs for biomolecular cr...FL-Online(http://fanlab.ac.cn) is an out-of-box modern web service featuring a user-friendly interface and simplified parameters, providing academic users with access to a series of online programs for biomolecular crystallography, including SAPI-online, OASIS-online, C-IPCAS-online and a series of upcoming software releases. Meanwhile, it is a highly scalable and maintainable web application framework that provides a powerful and flexible solution for academic web development needs. All the codes are open-source under MIT licenses in GitHub.展开更多
Focusing on The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes(1765),John Newbery's longest and most famous work of children's fiction,this article offers a corrective to previous scholarship that has routinely overlooked ...Focusing on The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes(1765),John Newbery's longest and most famous work of children's fiction,this article offers a corrective to previous scholarship that has routinely overlooked the significance of woodcut illustrations to characterization and narrative construction in early children's fiction.Unlike most eighteenth-century fiction,illustration was integral to Newbery's children's books,conceived at the onset,not added as embellishment to later editions.Routinely described as too small to be important or reduced to discussions of didacticism and ideology only,the cheap woodcuts contained in eighteenth-century children's fiction enabled reader-viewers of differing literacy levels to comprehend and imaginatively take part in narratives.In Goody Two-Shoes,illustrations elaborate,specify,and extend characterizations of Margery,while also engendering a means of maintaining a child-centric tale for young audiences in the face of an ever-aging protagonist.This article demonstrates how woodcuts enable the reader-viewer to construct a narrative that extends beyond what is written.展开更多
Starting from the traditional form of“graphic”architectural education,this paper explores a teaching method of entity construction experience,instrument assistance,and digital virtual expression symbiosis symbiosis ...Starting from the traditional form of“graphic”architectural education,this paper explores a teaching method of entity construction experience,instrument assistance,and digital virtual expression symbiosis symbiosis from three aspects:environmental perception,ontology perception,and extension perception.Using physical perception as a medium,and gradually rising from active perception to a comprehensive expression of visual audience perception through practical operation,it allows students to have a more comprehensive understanding of the meaning of architectural design on the basis of the“graphic”expression paradigm.展开更多
As a cradle for cultivating and delivering graphic design professionals,the graphic design major in universities should keep up with the times,guided by the“Opinions on Deepening Undergraduate Education and Teaching ...As a cradle for cultivating and delivering graphic design professionals,the graphic design major in universities should keep up with the times,guided by the“Opinions on Deepening Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform,and Comprehensively Improving the Quality of Talent Cultivation,”deepen teaching reform,and enhance the quality of talent cultivation.Based on this,this article analyzes the existing problems in the teaching of graphic design major and actively explores its teaching reform path,in order to promote the in-depth implementation of graphic design major teaching and even the entire graphic design teaching reform,comprehensively improve the quality of graphic design talent cultivation,and promote the great reform and development of higher education.展开更多
In digital media interfaces,dynamic graphics integrate elements of animation design,graphic design,and cinematic language,presenting in various forms and demonstrating significant inclusivity.From the perspective of v...In digital media interfaces,dynamic graphics integrate elements of animation design,graphic design,and cinematic language,presenting in various forms and demonstrating significant inclusivity.From the perspective of visual cognition,by capturing dynamic graphics within the interface,three-dimensional information such as time and space is acquired,and the cognition process exhibits characteristics of spatial and temporal correlation.In terms of information cognition,dynamic representation fragments information,resulting in a sense of discontinuity and intermittent memory.The efficiency of information cognition and transmission is enhanced through the coordination of audio,video,and other elements.In aesthetic perception,with the rise of Internet culture,people’s aesthetic perceptions towards dynamic graphic design have evolved,showcasing a generalization of form and the instantaneous nature of content.Technically,the complexity of design and the diversity of applications have established dynamic graphics as a typical design style label in digital media interfaces.展开更多
This paper focuses on the application of interactive media technology in the visual interpretation of traditional graphic urban public spaces in China.Case studies and practical exploration show that interactive media...This paper focuses on the application of interactive media technology in the visual interpretation of traditional graphic urban public spaces in China.Case studies and practical exploration show that interactive media technologies such as projection mapping,interactive devices,virtual reality technology,etc.,have realized the diversity of traditional graphics display forms in urban public space.The rich interactive experience design enhances the sense of participation and experience of urban citizens and tourists and promotes the visual culture transmission of traditional Chinese graphics.The future urban public space exhibition is destined to continue to deepen the integration of technology and graphics,promote the visual communication of traditional Chinese graphics visual interpretation in urban public space,and promote sustainable innovation in cultural output in urban public space exhibitions around the world.展开更多
The gravity gradient is a secondary derivative of gravity potential,containing more high-frequency information of Earth’s gravity field.Gravity gradient observation data require deducting its prior and intrinsic part...The gravity gradient is a secondary derivative of gravity potential,containing more high-frequency information of Earth’s gravity field.Gravity gradient observation data require deducting its prior and intrinsic parts to obtain more variational information.A model generated from a topographic surface database is more appropriate to represent gradiometric effects derived from near-surface mass,as other kinds of data can hardly reach the spatial resolution requirement.The rectangle prism method,namely an analytic integration of Newtonian potential integrals,is a reliable and commonly used approach to modeling gravity gradient,whereas its computing efficiency is extremely low.A modified rectangle prism method and a graphical processing unit(GPU)parallel algorithm were proposed to speed up the modeling process.The modified method avoided massive redundant computations by deforming formulas according to the symmetries of prisms’integral regions,and the proposed algorithm parallelized this method’s computing process.The parallel algorithm was compared with a conventional serial algorithm using 100 elevation data in two topographic areas(rough and moderate terrain).Modeling differences between the two algorithms were less than 0.1 E,which is attributed to precision differences between single-precision and double-precision float numbers.The parallel algorithm showed computational efficiency approximately 200 times higher than the serial algorithm in experiments,demonstrating its effective speeding up in the modeling process.Further analysis indicates that both the modified method and computational parallelism through GPU contributed to the proposed algorithm’s performances in experiments.展开更多
Simulating the traditional painting art by computer graphics is a challenging and attractive subject. Basing on the experience in the ink wash drawing, in this paper, we expound the artistic characters of ink wash p...Simulating the traditional painting art by computer graphics is a challenging and attractive subject. Basing on the experience in the ink wash drawing, in this paper, we expound the artistic characters of ink wash painting and particularly analyze the characteristics of the materials used in the ink wash drawing and the relationships between them. A simulation model is presented and some typical visual effects of the ink wash painting are realized.展开更多
文摘Conception of graphic art,is widely increased in nowadays,because of persistent acquire of new ideas and art practices,which is key feature of modern art.As a result,variety of graphic art grew heavily-constantly acquiring new aspects and experimenting with new materials,but also not forgetting about classic techniques of graphic art.That is why Latvia’s contemporary art is rich with outstanding graphics artists,which is masters of their profession.But time goes and everything sees it’s end,and on Latvia’s art horizon start to appear new faces and new talents of Latvia’s graphics art,which already had their opportunity to demonstrate highest level of their mastery and creativity,not only in Latvia,but also on international level.Living in a rhythm of modern fast-paced technology and innovation era,Latvia’s graphic artists,still say“Yes!”,to classic techniques of graphic art-linocutting,lithography and drypointing.However,they are open-minded persons and like to experiment with new techniques(for example-digiprint),or if it is suitable for their idea-combine them,to reach their goal.Aim of this paper is to get acquainted with Latvia’s next-gen graphic artists,their ideas and views,as well with results of their creative,acquiring brief review of Latvia’s graphic trends in general.As a result reader will become familiar not only with Latvia’s domestic artists and their creativity,but also will get general review of the current trends in the world of graphic art,which is not only classic,but also very innovative,regarding of new materials and techniques.
文摘It is of great scientific significance to construct a 3D dynamic structural color with a special color effect based on the microlens array.However,the problems of imperfect mechanisms and poor color quality need to be solved.A method of 3D structural color turning on periodic metasurfaces fabricated by the microlens array and self-assembly technology was proposed in this study.In the experiment,Polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)flexible film was used as a substrate,and SiO2 microspheres were scraped into grooves of the PDMS film to form 3D photonic crystal structures.By adjusting the number of blade-coated times and microsphere concentrations,high-saturation structural color micropatterns were obtained.These films were then matched with microlens arrays to produce dynamic graphics with iridescent effects.The results showed that by blade-coated two times and SiO2 microsphere concentrations of 50%are the best conditions.This method demonstrates the potential for being widely applied in the anticounterfeiting printing and ultra-high-resolution display.
文摘Graphical abstracts(GAs)are emerging as a pivotal tool in medical literature,enhancing the dissemination and comprehension of complex clinical data through visual summaries.This editorial highlights the significant advantages of GAs,including improved clarity,increased reader engagement,and enhanced visibility of research findings.By transforming intricate scientific data into accessible visual formats,these abstracts facilitate quick and effective knowledge transfer,crucial in clinical decision-making and patient care.However,challenges such as potential data misrepresentation due to oversimplification,the skill gap in graphic design among researchers,and the lack of standardized creation guidelines pose barriers to their widespread adoption.Additionally,while software such as Adobe Illustrator,BioRender,and Canva are commonly employed to create these visuals,not all researchers may be proficient in their use.To address these issues,we recommend that academic journals establish clear guidelines and provide necessary design training to researchers.This proactive approach will ensure the creation of high-quality GAs,promote their standardization,and expand their use in clinical reporting,ultimately benefiting the medical community and improving healthcare outcomes.
基金supported by the Science and Technology Project of China South Power Grid Co.,Ltd.,Grant Nos.036000KK52222044,GDKJXM20222430。
文摘The rapid expansion of offshore wind energy necessitates robust and cost-effective electrical collector system(ECS)designs that prioritize lifetime operational reliability.Traditional optimization approaches often simplify reliability considerations or fail to holistically integrate them with economic and technical constraints.This paper introduces a novel,two-stage optimization framework for offshore wind farm(OWF)ECS planning that systematically incorporates reliability.The first stage employs Mixed-Integer Linear Programming(MILP)to determine an optimal radial network topology,considering linearized reliability approximations and geographical constraints.The second stage enhances this design by strategically placing tie-lines using a Mixed-Integer Quadratically Constrained Program(MIQCP).This stage leverages a dynamic-aware adaptation of Multi-Source Multi-Terminal Network Reliability(MSMT-NR)assessment,with its inherent nonlinear equations successfully transformed into a solvable MIQCP form for loopy networks.A benchmark case study demonstrates the framework’s efficacy,illustrating how increasing the emphasis on reliability leads to more distributed and interconnected network topologies,effectively balancing investment costs against enhanced system resilience.
基金supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.62473013Key Project of Science and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship of TDTEC(No.2022-TDZD004).
文摘The newly emerging neural radiance fields(NeRF)methods can implicitly fulfill three-dimensional(3D)reconstruction via training a neural network to render novel-view images of a given scene with given posed images.The Instant Neural Graphics Primitives(Instant-NGP)method further improves the position encoding of NeRF.It obtains state-of-the-art efficiency.However,only a local pixel-wised loss is considered when training the Instant-NGP while overlooking the nonlocal structural information between pixels.Despite a good quantitative result,it leads to a poor visual effect,especially the completeness.Inspired by the stochastic structural similarity(S3IM)method that exploits nonlocal structural information of groups of pixels,this paper proposes a new method to improve the completeness of fast novel view synthesis.The proposed method first extends the thread-wised processing of the Instant-NGP to the processing in a customthread block(i.e.,a group of threads).Then,the relative dimensionless global error in synthesis,i.e.,Erreur Relative Globale Adimensionnelle de Synthese(ERGAS),of a group of pixels corresponding to a group of threads is computed and incorporated into the loss function.Extensive experiments validate the proposed method.It can obtain better quantitative results than the original Instant-NGP with fewer iteration steps.PSNR is increased by 1%.Amazing qualitative results are obtained,especially for delicate structures and details such as lines and continuous structures.With the dramatic improvements in the visual effects,our method can boost the practicability of implicit 3D reconstruction in applications such as self-driving and augmented reality.
基金financed by Project of Heilongjiang Higher Education Society“Research on Graphics Curriculum Based on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education under the Background of Digital Education”(23GJYB035)the 2024 Annual Planning Project of the“14th Five Year Plan”of Educational Science in Heilongjiang Province“Research and Exploration on Ideological and Political Teaching of‘Computer Graphics’Course under the Concept of OBE in New Engineering”(GJB1424113).
文摘In the context of the deep integration of digitalization and innovation and entrepreneurship education,this study focuses on the characteristics of schools and courses,investigates students’expectations and needs for ideological and political elements,and deeply explores ideological and political cases such as the Beidahuang spirit,Daqing spirit,model worker spirit,and role models around them.It explores the integration practice of“curriculum ideological and political”in extracurricular tutoring teaching of engineering graphics,aiming to guide students to establish patriotism,love for schools,knowledge of agriculture,and love for agriculture,and effectively enhance the coordinated development of students’graphic skills and ideological and political literacy.Practice has shown that integrating ideological and political resources,incorporating ideological and political elements into curriculum content and practical activities,can effectively enhance the collaborative development of students’graphic skills and ideological and political literacy.At the same time,it provides new ideas and references for expanding ideological and political education to extracurricular tutoring courses.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.32371280 and T2350011)。
文摘FL-Online(http://fanlab.ac.cn) is an out-of-box modern web service featuring a user-friendly interface and simplified parameters, providing academic users with access to a series of online programs for biomolecular crystallography, including SAPI-online, OASIS-online, C-IPCAS-online and a series of upcoming software releases. Meanwhile, it is a highly scalable and maintainable web application framework that provides a powerful and flexible solution for academic web development needs. All the codes are open-source under MIT licenses in GitHub.
文摘Focusing on The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes(1765),John Newbery's longest and most famous work of children's fiction,this article offers a corrective to previous scholarship that has routinely overlooked the significance of woodcut illustrations to characterization and narrative construction in early children's fiction.Unlike most eighteenth-century fiction,illustration was integral to Newbery's children's books,conceived at the onset,not added as embellishment to later editions.Routinely described as too small to be important or reduced to discussions of didacticism and ideology only,the cheap woodcuts contained in eighteenth-century children's fiction enabled reader-viewers of differing literacy levels to comprehend and imaginatively take part in narratives.In Goody Two-Shoes,illustrations elaborate,specify,and extend characterizations of Margery,while also engendering a means of maintaining a child-centric tale for young audiences in the face of an ever-aging protagonist.This article demonstrates how woodcuts enable the reader-viewer to construct a narrative that extends beyond what is written.
基金(2021jyxm0419,2022jyxm450,2021kcszsfkc137)Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Huizhou Architecture Open Subjects Funding Project(HPJZ-2020-03)Anhui Agricultural University Quality Engineering Project(2021auxsxxkc17,2021aujyxm59).
文摘Starting from the traditional form of“graphic”architectural education,this paper explores a teaching method of entity construction experience,instrument assistance,and digital virtual expression symbiosis symbiosis from three aspects:environmental perception,ontology perception,and extension perception.Using physical perception as a medium,and gradually rising from active perception to a comprehensive expression of visual audience perception through practical operation,it allows students to have a more comprehensive understanding of the meaning of architectural design on the basis of the“graphic”expression paradigm.
文摘As a cradle for cultivating and delivering graphic design professionals,the graphic design major in universities should keep up with the times,guided by the“Opinions on Deepening Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform,and Comprehensively Improving the Quality of Talent Cultivation,”deepen teaching reform,and enhance the quality of talent cultivation.Based on this,this article analyzes the existing problems in the teaching of graphic design major and actively explores its teaching reform path,in order to promote the in-depth implementation of graphic design major teaching and even the entire graphic design teaching reform,comprehensively improve the quality of graphic design talent cultivation,and promote the great reform and development of higher education.
基金Faculty of Creative Industries at City University Malaysia。
文摘In digital media interfaces,dynamic graphics integrate elements of animation design,graphic design,and cinematic language,presenting in various forms and demonstrating significant inclusivity.From the perspective of visual cognition,by capturing dynamic graphics within the interface,three-dimensional information such as time and space is acquired,and the cognition process exhibits characteristics of spatial and temporal correlation.In terms of information cognition,dynamic representation fragments information,resulting in a sense of discontinuity and intermittent memory.The efficiency of information cognition and transmission is enhanced through the coordination of audio,video,and other elements.In aesthetic perception,with the rise of Internet culture,people’s aesthetic perceptions towards dynamic graphic design have evolved,showcasing a generalization of form and the instantaneous nature of content.Technically,the complexity of design and the diversity of applications have established dynamic graphics as a typical design style label in digital media interfaces.
文摘This paper focuses on the application of interactive media technology in the visual interpretation of traditional graphic urban public spaces in China.Case studies and practical exploration show that interactive media technologies such as projection mapping,interactive devices,virtual reality technology,etc.,have realized the diversity of traditional graphics display forms in urban public space.The rich interactive experience design enhances the sense of participation and experience of urban citizens and tourists and promotes the visual culture transmission of traditional Chinese graphics.The future urban public space exhibition is destined to continue to deepen the integration of technology and graphics,promote the visual communication of traditional Chinese graphics visual interpretation in urban public space,and promote sustainable innovation in cultural output in urban public space exhibitions around the world.
文摘The gravity gradient is a secondary derivative of gravity potential,containing more high-frequency information of Earth’s gravity field.Gravity gradient observation data require deducting its prior and intrinsic parts to obtain more variational information.A model generated from a topographic surface database is more appropriate to represent gradiometric effects derived from near-surface mass,as other kinds of data can hardly reach the spatial resolution requirement.The rectangle prism method,namely an analytic integration of Newtonian potential integrals,is a reliable and commonly used approach to modeling gravity gradient,whereas its computing efficiency is extremely low.A modified rectangle prism method and a graphical processing unit(GPU)parallel algorithm were proposed to speed up the modeling process.The modified method avoided massive redundant computations by deforming formulas according to the symmetries of prisms’integral regions,and the proposed algorithm parallelized this method’s computing process.The parallel algorithm was compared with a conventional serial algorithm using 100 elevation data in two topographic areas(rough and moderate terrain).Modeling differences between the two algorithms were less than 0.1 E,which is attributed to precision differences between single-precision and double-precision float numbers.The parallel algorithm showed computational efficiency approximately 200 times higher than the serial algorithm in experiments,demonstrating its effective speeding up in the modeling process.Further analysis indicates that both the modified method and computational parallelism through GPU contributed to the proposed algorithm’s performances in experiments.
文摘Simulating the traditional painting art by computer graphics is a challenging and attractive subject. Basing on the experience in the ink wash drawing, in this paper, we expound the artistic characters of ink wash painting and particularly analyze the characteristics of the materials used in the ink wash drawing and the relationships between them. A simulation model is presented and some typical visual effects of the ink wash painting are realized.
