The applications of bionic methodology developed by the Laboratory of Design and Material Selection as basis in the creation of junction elements were demonstrated. These elements favor the application of Ecodesign in...The applications of bionic methodology developed by the Laboratory of Design and Material Selection as basis in the creation of junction elements were demonstrated. These elements favor the application of Ecodesign in reference to the effectiveness of product dismount aiming the reduction of ambient impact in all its phases of use. The creation, the development and the confection of new junction elements were described, and case studies of new products developed specifically with this purpose were presented.展开更多
For many information visualization applications, showing the transition when interacting with the data is critically important as it can help users better perceive the changes and understand the underlying data. In th...For many information visualization applications, showing the transition when interacting with the data is critically important as it can help users better perceive the changes and understand the underlying data. In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of animated transition in a tiled image layout where the spiral arrangement of the images is based on their similarity. Three aspects of animated transition are considered, including animation steps, animation actions, and flying paths. Exploring and weighting the advantages and disadvantages of different methods for each aspect and in conjunction with the characteristics of the spiral image layout, we present an integrated solution, called AniMap, for animating the transition from an old layout to a new layout when a different image is selected as the query image. We show the effectiveness of our animated transition solution by demonstrating experimental results and conducting a comparative user study.展开更多
Literature has reported the synthesis of barium calcium titanates by various synthesis methods such as solid state reaction,co-precipitation and polymer precursors.These compounds are usually obtained using calcium ca...Literature has reported the synthesis of barium calcium titanates by various synthesis methods such as solid state reaction,co-precipitation and polymer precursors.These compounds are usually obtained using calcium carbonate(CaCO_(3)),barium carbonate(BaCO3)and titanium oxide as starting materials.This study investigated the effect of different starting reagents on the synthesis of Ba_(0.8)Ca_(0.2)TiO_(3)(BCT)by complex polymerization method(CPM).Two sets of starting precursors were used:titanium citrate,CaCO_(3)and BaCO3,and titanium citrate and Ba1-xCaxCO3 solid solution precursor.Samples were crystallized at a temperature range from 400℃to 700℃for different time.The obtained powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),thermogravimetry(TG)and differential thermal analysis(DTA),and Raman and infrared spectroscopy.The infrared spectroscopy indicated that the chelation processes of Ba,Ca,Ti and CA ions are very similar.The results showed that the use of CaCO_(3)and BaCO3 or Ba1-xCaxCO3 solid solution as precursors does not affect the final properties of BCT powders obtained by CPM.展开更多
文摘The applications of bionic methodology developed by the Laboratory of Design and Material Selection as basis in the creation of junction elements were demonstrated. These elements favor the application of Ecodesign in reference to the effectiveness of product dismount aiming the reduction of ambient impact in all its phases of use. The creation, the development and the confection of new junction elements were described, and case studies of new products developed specifically with this purpose were presented.
基金supported in part by the US National Science Foundation (Nos. IIS-1017935 and CNS- 1229297)
文摘For many information visualization applications, showing the transition when interacting with the data is critically important as it can help users better perceive the changes and understand the underlying data. In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of animated transition in a tiled image layout where the spiral arrangement of the images is based on their similarity. Three aspects of animated transition are considered, including animation steps, animation actions, and flying paths. Exploring and weighting the advantages and disadvantages of different methods for each aspect and in conjunction with the characteristics of the spiral image layout, we present an integrated solution, called AniMap, for animating the transition from an old layout to a new layout when a different image is selected as the query image. We show the effectiveness of our animated transition solution by demonstrating experimental results and conducting a comparative user study.
基金support of the Brazilian research financing institutions:CNPq,CAPES and FAPESP-CDMF 2013/07296-2.
文摘Literature has reported the synthesis of barium calcium titanates by various synthesis methods such as solid state reaction,co-precipitation and polymer precursors.These compounds are usually obtained using calcium carbonate(CaCO_(3)),barium carbonate(BaCO3)and titanium oxide as starting materials.This study investigated the effect of different starting reagents on the synthesis of Ba_(0.8)Ca_(0.2)TiO_(3)(BCT)by complex polymerization method(CPM).Two sets of starting precursors were used:titanium citrate,CaCO_(3)and BaCO3,and titanium citrate and Ba1-xCaxCO3 solid solution precursor.Samples were crystallized at a temperature range from 400℃to 700℃for different time.The obtained powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),thermogravimetry(TG)and differential thermal analysis(DTA),and Raman and infrared spectroscopy.The infrared spectroscopy indicated that the chelation processes of Ba,Ca,Ti and CA ions are very similar.The results showed that the use of CaCO_(3)and BaCO3 or Ba1-xCaxCO3 solid solution as precursors does not affect the final properties of BCT powders obtained by CPM.
