Conventional color-printing systems often use inks of three hues, such as CMY, CMYK and CMYKLcLm, but in order to obtain more realistic color reproductions, the ink set of more than three hues has been adopted by some...Conventional color-printing systems often use inks of three hues, such as CMY, CMYK and CMYKLcLm, but in order to obtain more realistic color reproductions, the ink set of more than three hues has been adopted by some color-printing systems. It is difficult, however, to model the composed color with the multiple inks when the number of the output ink hues exceeds three due to the none-unique mapping between the color spaces of the CIE Lab and the multi-color printing device. In this paper, we propose a fine color-printing method for multi-color printing device with the ink set of more than three hues. The proposed approach has good color expression ability and provides fine control of the printed color. By dividing the output color space into several subspaces, our method allows one-to-one mapping between the standard color space and the multi-color output color space. It has been proved effective when applied to the digital inkjet printer—Mutoh8000.展开更多
Mandibular advancement devices(MADs)are one of the treatments used for Obstructive sleep apnea(OSA).MADs try to maintain the mandible in an advanced position to keep the upper airways open when sleeping.To achieve thi...Mandibular advancement devices(MADs)are one of the treatments used for Obstructive sleep apnea(OSA).MADs try to maintain the mandible in an advanced position to keep the upper airways open when sleeping.To achieve this goal,most current MADs limit the mouth opening to a few millimetres.The study of the kinematic behaviour of the patient’s jaw is essential in order to design devices that allow greater aperture ranges.For this purpose,a 3D multibody model that reproduces jaw movement has been developed in this work.To this end,the movement of the lower incisor has been determined by means of a vision system and reflective markers.In addition,the kinematics of the temporomandibular joint has been modelled.Next,the device is designed and printed using a cam-follower mechanism.This way,the cam profiles and the followers are optimally designed and positioned for each patient depending on the physiognomy of the jaw and the opening and advancing movement prescribed by the specialist.展开更多
Single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT)thin film electrodes have been printed on flexible substrates and cloth fabrics by using SWNT inks and an off-the-shelf inkjet printer,with features of controlled pattern geometry(0....Single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT)thin film electrodes have been printed on flexible substrates and cloth fabrics by using SWNT inks and an off-the-shelf inkjet printer,with features of controlled pattern geometry(0.4-6 cm^(2)),location,controllable thickness(20-200 nm),and tunable electrical conductivity.The as-printed SWNT films were then sandwiched together with a piece of printable polymer electrolyte to form flexible and wearable supercapacitors,which displayed good capacitive behavior even after 1,000 charge/discharge cycles.Furthermore,a simple and efficient route to produce ruthenium oxide(RuO_(2))nanowire/SWNT hybrid films has been developed,and it was found that the knee frequency of the hybrid thin film electrodes can reach 1,500 Hz,which is much higher than the knee frequency of the bare SWNT electrodes(~158 Hz).In addition,with the integration of RuO_(2) nanowires,the performance of the printed SWNT supercapacitor was significantly improved in terms of its specific capacitance of 138 F/g,power density of 96 kW/kg,and energy density of 18.8 Wh/kg.The results indicate the potential of printable energy storage devices and their significant promise for application in wearable energy storage devices.展开更多
Characteristics of electric field from a coupled mode inside an optical fiber under perturbation by three-dimensional(3D)printed long-period fiber grating(LPFG)device have been observed in this work by the experiment ...Characteristics of electric field from a coupled mode inside an optical fiber under perturbation by three-dimensional(3D)printed long-period fiber grating(LPFG)device have been observed in this work by the experiment and simulation.The various periodic index differences referring to the weights of perturbation by 3D printed LPFG device are applied on the single-mode fiber.The experimental results show that the resonant wavelength shift is a linear function of the grating period with the maximum coefficient of determination R2 of 0.9995.Some of resonant wavelengths are chosen to run simulations to investigate the electric field distribution.The scattering direction of the electric field states the magnitude of leaking optical power when the light transmits through the grating region applied to the single-mode fiber.Both the experimental and simulation results demonstrate that our proposed scheme can usefully be applied to selective tunable filters,intruder sensors,etc.展开更多
基金Project (No. M603034) supported by the Natural Science Foundationof Zhejiang Province, China
文摘Conventional color-printing systems often use inks of three hues, such as CMY, CMYK and CMYKLcLm, but in order to obtain more realistic color reproductions, the ink set of more than three hues has been adopted by some color-printing systems. It is difficult, however, to model the composed color with the multiple inks when the number of the output ink hues exceeds three due to the none-unique mapping between the color spaces of the CIE Lab and the multi-color printing device. In this paper, we propose a fine color-printing method for multi-color printing device with the ink set of more than three hues. The proposed approach has good color expression ability and provides fine control of the printed color. By dividing the output color space into several subspaces, our method allows one-to-one mapping between the standard color space and the multi-color output color space. It has been proved effective when applied to the digital inkjet printer—Mutoh8000.
基金A substantial part of the work described in this article was supported by the research Contracts 806/31.4830 and 806/31.5511 between the private company Laboratorio Ortoplus S.L.and the University of Málaga,which is acknowledgedwith gratefulness.
文摘Mandibular advancement devices(MADs)are one of the treatments used for Obstructive sleep apnea(OSA).MADs try to maintain the mandible in an advanced position to keep the upper airways open when sleeping.To achieve this goal,most current MADs limit the mouth opening to a few millimetres.The study of the kinematic behaviour of the patient’s jaw is essential in order to design devices that allow greater aperture ranges.For this purpose,a 3D multibody model that reproduces jaw movement has been developed in this work.To this end,the movement of the lower incisor has been determined by means of a vision system and reflective markers.In addition,the kinematics of the temporomandibular joint has been modelled.Next,the device is designed and printed using a cam-follower mechanism.This way,the cam profiles and the followers are optimally designed and positioned for each patient depending on the physiognomy of the jaw and the opening and advancing movement prescribed by the specialist.
基金We acknowledge financial support from the National Science Foundation(Nos.CCF 0726815 and CCF 0702204).
文摘Single-walled carbon nanotube(SWNT)thin film electrodes have been printed on flexible substrates and cloth fabrics by using SWNT inks and an off-the-shelf inkjet printer,with features of controlled pattern geometry(0.4-6 cm^(2)),location,controllable thickness(20-200 nm),and tunable electrical conductivity.The as-printed SWNT films were then sandwiched together with a piece of printable polymer electrolyte to form flexible and wearable supercapacitors,which displayed good capacitive behavior even after 1,000 charge/discharge cycles.Furthermore,a simple and efficient route to produce ruthenium oxide(RuO_(2))nanowire/SWNT hybrid films has been developed,and it was found that the knee frequency of the hybrid thin film electrodes can reach 1,500 Hz,which is much higher than the knee frequency of the bare SWNT electrodes(~158 Hz).In addition,with the integration of RuO_(2) nanowires,the performance of the printed SWNT supercapacitor was significantly improved in terms of its specific capacitance of 138 F/g,power density of 96 kW/kg,and energy density of 18.8 Wh/kg.The results indicate the potential of printable energy storage devices and their significant promise for application in wearable energy storage devices.
文摘Characteristics of electric field from a coupled mode inside an optical fiber under perturbation by three-dimensional(3D)printed long-period fiber grating(LPFG)device have been observed in this work by the experiment and simulation.The various periodic index differences referring to the weights of perturbation by 3D printed LPFG device are applied on the single-mode fiber.The experimental results show that the resonant wavelength shift is a linear function of the grating period with the maximum coefficient of determination R2 of 0.9995.Some of resonant wavelengths are chosen to run simulations to investigate the electric field distribution.The scattering direction of the electric field states the magnitude of leaking optical power when the light transmits through the grating region applied to the single-mode fiber.Both the experimental and simulation results demonstrate that our proposed scheme can usefully be applied to selective tunable filters,intruder sensors,etc.
