We investigate the following inverse problem:starting from the acoustic wave equation,reconstruct a piecewise constant passive acoustic source from a single boundary temporal measurement without knowing the speed of s...We investigate the following inverse problem:starting from the acoustic wave equation,reconstruct a piecewise constant passive acoustic source from a single boundary temporal measurement without knowing the speed of sound.When the amplitudes of the source are known a priori,we prove a unique determination result of the shape and propose a level set algorithm to reconstruct the singularities.When the singularities of the source are known a priori,we show unique determination of the source amplitudes and propose a least-squares fitting algorithm to recover the source amplitudes.The analysis bridges the low-frequency source inversion problem and the inverse problem of gravimetry.The proposed algorithms are validated and quantitatively evaluated with numerical experiments in 2D and 3D.展开更多
This paper presents an efficient liver-segmentation system developed by combining three ideas under the operations of a level-set method and consequent processes. First, an effective initial process creates mask and s...This paper presents an efficient liver-segmentation system developed by combining three ideas under the operations of a level-set method and consequent processes. First, an effective initial process creates mask and seed regions. The mask regions assist in prevention of leakage regions due to an overlap of gray-intensities between liver and another soft-tissue around ribs and verte-brae. The seed regions are allocated inside the liver to measure statistical values of its gray-intensities. Second, we introduce liver-corrective images to represent statistical regions of the liver and preserve edge information. These images help a geodesic active contour (GAC) to move without obstruction from high level of image noises. Lastly, the computation time in a level-set based on reaction-diffusion evolution and the GAC method is reduced by using a concept of multi-resolution. We applied the proposed system to 40 sets of 3D CT-liver data, which were acquired from four patients (10 different sets per patient) by a 4D-CT imaging system. The segmentation results showed 86.38% ± 4.26% (DSC: 91.38% ± 2.99%) of similarities to outlines of manual delineation provided by a radiologist. Meanwhile, the results of liver segmentation only using edge images presented 79.17% ± 5.15% or statistical regions showed 74.04% ± 9.77% of similarities.展开更多
Presents the fin-propeller test set-up to solve the problem of roll stabilization with ships in full speed range, withwhich, tests were run in water rank for acquisition of data, and concludes from data acquired that ...Presents the fin-propeller test set-up to solve the problem of roll stabilization with ships in full speed range, withwhich, tests were run in water rank for acquisition of data, and concludes from data acquired that the fin-propeller test set-up produces more lift than simple fin, and provides lateral thrust as well, and it is therefore an effective roll stabilization devicefor ships in full speed range.展开更多
Objective To present a novel modified level set algorithm for medical image segmentation. Methods The algorithm is developed by substituting the speed function of level set algorithm with the region and gradient infor...Objective To present a novel modified level set algorithm for medical image segmentation. Methods The algorithm is developed by substituting the speed function of level set algorithm with the region and gradient information of the image instead of the conventional gradient information. This new algorithm has been tested by a series of different modality medical images. Results We present various examples and also evaluate and compare the performance of our method with the classical level set method on weak boundaries and noisy images. Conclusion Experimental results show the proposed algorithm is effective and robust.展开更多
Jet breakup length is an important parameter which reflects the length of sprinkler range.Based on the linear instability theory,the dispersion equation of cylindrical jet was established and the theoretical value of ...Jet breakup length is an important parameter which reflects the length of sprinkler range.Based on the linear instability theory,the dispersion equation of cylindrical jet was established and the theoretical value of jet breakup length was calculated.The jet breakup length and initial amplitude of surface wave were measured by applying the high-speed photography technology.Meanwhile,the numerical simulation was conducted by combining Level Set-VOF method for describing the jet breakup length to verify the theoretical and experimental results.Within the jet velocity and working pressure range of discussion,the results of comparison showed that the theoretical analysis gave a reasonable explanation to the influence of jet velocity,nozzle diameter and nozzle cone angle on jet breakup length.Comparing the theoretical value of jet breakup length with the experimental and simulated values,the three results accorded one another.The experimental jet breakup lengths were the lowest and the simulation values were the largest,and the relative error was less than 10%,especially the theoretical value was closer to the average value.For choosing the theoretical calculation of jet breakup length,a semi-empirical and semi-theoretical formula of range for the rotating sprinkler was concluded by the curve fitting method and the fitting formula was verified.The results showed the high accuracy of the ranges determined by this formula and the average relative error was less than 2.5%.The new formula was in good agreement with the data of different types of sprinklers comparing with other empirical formulas,and the error was only 5%.Meanwhile,the possibility of using this formula widely to determine the ranges of same series of sprinkler was confirmed.展开更多
基金partially supported by the NSF(Grant Nos.2012046,2152011,and 2309534)partially supported by the NSF(Grant Nos.DMS-1715178,DMS-2006881,and DMS-2237534)+1 种基金NIH(Grant No.R03-EB033521)startup fund from Michigan State University.
文摘We investigate the following inverse problem:starting from the acoustic wave equation,reconstruct a piecewise constant passive acoustic source from a single boundary temporal measurement without knowing the speed of sound.When the amplitudes of the source are known a priori,we prove a unique determination result of the shape and propose a level set algorithm to reconstruct the singularities.When the singularities of the source are known a priori,we show unique determination of the source amplitudes and propose a least-squares fitting algorithm to recover the source amplitudes.The analysis bridges the low-frequency source inversion problem and the inverse problem of gravimetry.The proposed algorithms are validated and quantitatively evaluated with numerical experiments in 2D and 3D.
文摘This paper presents an efficient liver-segmentation system developed by combining three ideas under the operations of a level-set method and consequent processes. First, an effective initial process creates mask and seed regions. The mask regions assist in prevention of leakage regions due to an overlap of gray-intensities between liver and another soft-tissue around ribs and verte-brae. The seed regions are allocated inside the liver to measure statistical values of its gray-intensities. Second, we introduce liver-corrective images to represent statistical regions of the liver and preserve edge information. These images help a geodesic active contour (GAC) to move without obstruction from high level of image noises. Lastly, the computation time in a level-set based on reaction-diffusion evolution and the GAC method is reduced by using a concept of multi-resolution. We applied the proposed system to 40 sets of 3D CT-liver data, which were acquired from four patients (10 different sets per patient) by a 4D-CT imaging system. The segmentation results showed 86.38% ± 4.26% (DSC: 91.38% ± 2.99%) of similarities to outlines of manual delineation provided by a radiologist. Meanwhile, the results of liver segmentation only using edge images presented 79.17% ± 5.15% or statistical regions showed 74.04% ± 9.77% of similarities.
文摘Presents the fin-propeller test set-up to solve the problem of roll stabilization with ships in full speed range, withwhich, tests were run in water rank for acquisition of data, and concludes from data acquired that the fin-propeller test set-up produces more lift than simple fin, and provides lateral thrust as well, and it is therefore an effective roll stabilization devicefor ships in full speed range.
文摘Objective To present a novel modified level set algorithm for medical image segmentation. Methods The algorithm is developed by substituting the speed function of level set algorithm with the region and gradient information of the image instead of the conventional gradient information. This new algorithm has been tested by a series of different modality medical images. Results We present various examples and also evaluate and compare the performance of our method with the classical level set method on weak boundaries and noisy images. Conclusion Experimental results show the proposed algorithm is effective and robust.
基金We acknowledge that this work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51679109)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20170555)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province(17KJB470001)Special Fund for Ago-scientific Research in the Public Interest of China(201503130)the Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD).
文摘Jet breakup length is an important parameter which reflects the length of sprinkler range.Based on the linear instability theory,the dispersion equation of cylindrical jet was established and the theoretical value of jet breakup length was calculated.The jet breakup length and initial amplitude of surface wave were measured by applying the high-speed photography technology.Meanwhile,the numerical simulation was conducted by combining Level Set-VOF method for describing the jet breakup length to verify the theoretical and experimental results.Within the jet velocity and working pressure range of discussion,the results of comparison showed that the theoretical analysis gave a reasonable explanation to the influence of jet velocity,nozzle diameter and nozzle cone angle on jet breakup length.Comparing the theoretical value of jet breakup length with the experimental and simulated values,the three results accorded one another.The experimental jet breakup lengths were the lowest and the simulation values were the largest,and the relative error was less than 10%,especially the theoretical value was closer to the average value.For choosing the theoretical calculation of jet breakup length,a semi-empirical and semi-theoretical formula of range for the rotating sprinkler was concluded by the curve fitting method and the fitting formula was verified.The results showed the high accuracy of the ranges determined by this formula and the average relative error was less than 2.5%.The new formula was in good agreement with the data of different types of sprinklers comparing with other empirical formulas,and the error was only 5%.Meanwhile,the possibility of using this formula widely to determine the ranges of same series of sprinkler was confirmed.
