Early damage, such as microcrack, occupies most of the fatigue life of materials, and timely detection of early damage and positioning has great engineering and economic value. In this paper, a matrix scanning and positioning imaging method based on...
Electrochemiluminescence (ECL)/electrochemistry (EC) dual-mode sensors have garnered significant interest for their enhanced analytical reliability through the cross-verification of dual-signal outputs. However, conventional approaches necessitate tw...
Metal-oxide (MOx) thin-film transistors (TFTs) require complex circuit structures to cope with their depletion mode characteristics, making them applicable only to large-area active matrix (AM) displays despite their low manufacturing cost and decent...
This study systematically assesses the efficacy of the vehicle scanning methods (VSM) in accurately estimating the mode shapes of bridges seated on elastic supports. Three state-of-the-art VSM methods are employed to obtain the mode shapes of bridges...
A reconfigurable electromagnetic surface has been studied to realize the adjustable orbital angular momentum (OAM) beams for real-time wireless communication and dynamic target detection in the future. OAM mode switching realized by many previous des...
When Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are used in search and rescue operations, electro-optical (EO) devices are usually used as the detection equipment, and area coverage is used as the main search method. However, the sector scanning mode of EO puts...
Multi-frequency scanning near-field optical microscopy, based on a quartz tuning fork-probe (QTF-p) sensor using the first two orders of in-plane bending symmetrical vibration modes, has recently been developed. This method can simultaneously achieve...
The step-and-shoot (SS) mode and continuous mode are currently used for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan mode, and a new scan mode that combines both modes, step-and-shoot plus continuous (SSC) mode, was developed. It is expect...
Over the last two decades, Geiger-mode lidar (GML) systems have been developing rapidly in defense and commercial applications, demonstrating high point density and great collection efficiency. We presented a circular scanning GML system simulation m...
A novel approach is presented to model the tree detection probability of terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) in forest inventory applications using a multi-scan mode. The traditional distance sampling framework is further extended to account for multipl...
The adjustable-ring-mode (ARM) scanning laser was used to perform butt welding on 0.5 mm thick TA1 titanium alloy and 304 stainless steel (SS304) thin sheets, with 1.2 mm diameter AZ61S magnesium alloy welding wire as the filling material. Microhardn...
In order to improve the performance in the practical engineering applications including so called low-speed video tracking and large-angle swing scanning imaging at the same time for a three-axis universal inertially stabilized platform (UISP), we pr...
Background: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) can evaluate brain functional connectivity without requiring subjects to perform a specific task. This rs-fMRI is very useful in patients with cognitive decline or unable to re...
A scanning atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (APPJ) is essential for high-throughput large-area and roll-to-roll processes. In this study, we evaluate scan-mode APPJ for processing reduced graphene oxides (rGOs) that are used as the electrodes of quasi...
To perform a high resolution and long stroke application in optical precision instruments, a linear piezoelectric actuator operated in stick-slip/scan modes for driving a linear motion table is presented. The proposed piezoelectric actuator is a piez...
To address the challenges of small aperture size, limited scanning angles, and high fabrication costs in existing scanning micromirrors, this paper proposes a large-aperture biaxial electromagnetically driven scanning micromirror. The scanning microm...
The integration of a scan drive circuit is required for flexible and stretchable displays because a rigid scan driver IC is not flexible and stretchable. In this study, decoder-type scan drivers were developed using amorphous IGZO thin-film transisto...
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a crucial and frequently employed tool for material characterization. However, owing to the hardware limitations of SEM, researchers often face a trade-off when observing materials: they must either use the fast...
This paper describes an input shaping method based on an experimental transfer function to effectively obtain a desired scan output for an electrostatic microscanner driven in a quasistatic mode. This method features possible driving extended to a hi...
This paper presents the design and processing of the SAR acquisition technique named frequency scanning (f-SCAN), aimed to obtain high sensitivity to targets with low backscattering and to improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in wide-swath systems...
With their wide application in industrial fields, the denoising and/or filtering of line-scan images is becoming more important, which also affects the quality of their subsequent recognition or classification. Based on the application of single sour...
In the digital heritage field, the accurate reproduction of hard-to-photograph items, such as daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes, is an ongoing challenge. Industrial contactless sensors offer the potential to improve the quality of scanned imag...
The accurate measurement of diameter at breast height (DBH) is one of the essential tasks for biomass estimation at an individual tree scale. This paper aims to explore the potential of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based light detection and ranging...
Tanks are essential facilities for oil and chemical storage and transportation. As indispensable parts, the tank floors have stringent nondestructive testing requirements owing to their severe operating conditions. In this article, a synthetic apertu...
A feasibility analysis is performed for the development and integration of a near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) tip–photodetector operating in the visible wavelength domain of an atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilever, involving si...
We addressed the coating 5 mm-long cantilever microprobes with a viscoelastic material, which was intended to considerably extend the range of the traverse speed during the measurements of the 3D surface topography by damping contact-induced oscillat...
Locating the fault position is a crucial part of the failure mechanism analysis of integrated circuits. This paper proposes a hard defect locating system based on Thermal Laser Stimulation (TLS) technology. The equation for laser-induced changes in t...
We report a Raman characterization of the α borophene polymorph by scanning tunneling microscopy combined with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. A series of Raman peaks were discovered, which can be well related with the phonon modes calculated...
The vehicle scanning method (VSM) is widely used for bridge damage identification (BDI) because it relies solely on vehicle dynamic responses. The recently introduced contact point response, which is derived from vehicle dynamics but devoid of vehicl...
Carbon fiber reinforced polymer laminates are increasingly used in the aerospace and civil engineering fields. Identifying cracks in carbon fiber reinforced polymer laminated beam components is of considerable significance for ensuring the integrity...
To achieve multifunctional communication and safe driving of a vehicle, a half-mode substrate-integrated waveguide (HMSIW) leaky-wave frequency-scanning antenna with flexible polarization is proposed in this article. It includes two linearly polarize...
In bridge structure monitoring and evaluation, deformation data serve as a crucial basis for assessing structural conditions. Different from discrete monitoring points, spatially continuous deformation modes provide a comprehensive understanding of d...
Side-scan sonar (SSS) target recognition is an important part of building an underwater detection system and ensuring a high-precision perception of underwater information. In this paper, a novel multi-channel multi-location attention mechanism is pr...
Magnetic Scanning Microscopy (MSM) emerged with the aim of allowing the visualization of magnetic fields of a sample or material through scanning and proved particularly useful for geology, biomedicine, characterization of magnetic materials, and in...
This paper proposes an imaging algorithm for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mounted on a high-speed maneuvering platform with squint terrain observation by progressive scan mode. To overcome the mismatch between range model and the signal after range...
Optical fibre micro/nano tips (OFTs), defined here as tapered fibres with a waist diameter ranging from a few microns to tens of nanometres and different tip angles (i.e., from tens of degrees to fractions of degrees), represent extremely versatile t...
The application areas of piezoelectric materials are expanding rapidly in the form of piezo harvesters, sensors and actuators. A path length controller is a high-precision piezoelectric actuator used in laser oscillators, especially in ring laser gyr...
The lipid membrane forms nanodomains (rafts) and shows heterogeneous properties. These nanodomains relate to significant roles in various cell functions, and thus the analysis of the nanodomains in phase-separated lipid membranes is important to clar...
This paper designs and fabricates an electrostatic-driven dual-axis MEMS micromirror capable of out-of-plane torsional motion about both the X and Y axes. Both torsional axes employ planar comb structures for their drive mechanisms, effectively reduc...
In the present investigation, thermo-reversible bonds formed between maleimide and furan groups (Diels–Alder (DA)-based bis-maleimides (BMI)) have been generated to enable high-performance unidirectional (UD) carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs)...
This study was dedicated to illustrating the significance of sensor manipulation in the case of terrestrial laser scanning, which is a field now in quick development. In fact, this quickness was mainly rooted in the emergence of new sensors with bett...
This paper presents a practical framework for urban bridge damage detection and analysis by using three key techniques: terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), ground-based microwave interferometry, and permanent scatterer interferometry synthetic aperture...
The vehicle scanning method (VSM) enables indirect structural damage detection using onboard sensors, but its application to shield tunnels remains challenging due to the high stiffness-to-mass ratio of tunnels and the presence of segmental joints. T...
Microsatellites have significantly impacted space missions by offering advanced technology at a low cost. This study introduces an attitude determination and control algorithm for agile whiskbroom scanning maneuvers in microsatellites to enable wide-...
This paper focuses on the design of a new optical cone and pendulum scanning imaging mode for micro-nanosatellites. This kind of satellite uses a high-resolution camera with a small imaging plane to achieve high-resolution and ultra-wide coverage ima...
This article describes the technical implementation of a “stripmap-like” interferometric processing flow that could be used for both Terrain Observation with Progressive Scans (TOPS) and ScanSAR. In this “stripmap-like” approa...
An X-ray fluorescence handheld spectrometer (hh-XRF) is adapted for real-time qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis in scanning mode for applications in cultural heritage. Specifically, the Tracer-5i (Bruker) is coupled with a low-cost cons...
Scanning electrochemical microscopy enhanced by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (SEIM) was applied to detect immobilized antibodies labelled with horseradish peroxidase (Ab-HRP). The localized HRP activity was investigated by the SEIM redox co...
Automated segmentation methods are critical for early detection, prompt actions, and immediate treatments in reducing disability and death risks of brain infarction. This paper aims to develop a fully automated method to segment the infarct lesions f...
Increasing information capacity is significant for high-speed communication systems in a congested radio frequency sequence. Vortex waves carrying mode orthogonal orbital angular momentum (OAM) have gained considerable attention in recent years, owin...
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