96 results about "Nonlinear deformation" patented technology

The invention discloses an intelligent NC super high pressure true 3D uneven loading and unloading and pressure stabilizing model test system. The system includes a combined rack reaction device, a super high pressure true 3D uneven loading and unloading device, an intelligent hydraulic pressure unloading and pressure stabilizing NC system, a model displacement automatic test system and a high-definition multi-probe peeping system. The super high pressure true 3D uneven loading and unloading device is arranged in the combined rack reaction device for performing super high pressure true 3D uneven loading and unloading on a test model. The intelligent hydraulic pressure unloading and pressure stabilizing NC system is connected with the super high pressure true 3D uneven loading and unloadingdevice through a high pressure oil pipe. Through input commands of the intelligent hydraulic pressure unloading and pressure stabilizing NC system, digital servo control of the super high pressure true 3D uneven loading and unloading device for super high pressure true 3D gradient uneven loading and unloading and pressure stabilization control is realized. The model displacement automatic test system collects displacement of any parts in the model automatically. The high-definition multi-probe peeping system observes a tunnel digging, deforming and destruction processes dynamically in real time. The system has advantages of large and adjustable size of the reaction device, servo control of loading, large loading volume, high loading precision, good pressure stabilizing performance, unevenloading and the like. The scale and the performance are innovative home and abroad and non-continuous deformation and destruction processes of deep tunnel digging in a complex environmental conditions can be simulated and accurate information of multi-physical field evolution such as tunnel surrounding rock displacement, stress, strain and the like of tunnels can be acquired through automatic testing. The system has significant application prospects in simulating nonlinear deformation and destruction mechanisms of deep underground projects including energy, traffic, hydro-power and mine and the like.

In an exemplary embodiment, a method is disclosed for developing an N-phasic finite element model for performing fully coupled analyses of multi-phase compositional fluid flow and heat flow in nonlinearly deforming porous solid media with time-dependent failure. The method can include formulating a finite element model of the behavior of a coupled solid-fluid formation, having complex geometry and behavior, and applying the model to derive the response of the formation in the form of one or more displacement fields for the solid phases and one or more pressure fields for the fluid phases in a zone of interest in a formation. In an exemplary embodiment, a system is disclosed for estimating the uncertainties in the derived displacement and pressure field solutions for the response of the fully coupled solid-fluid phases.

Methods and apparatuses for nonlinear scaling of video images. To match the aspect ratios of a video image and the target display area, at least one embodiment of the present invention scales the video image according to one or more nonlinear functions along the horizontal direction and / or the vertical direction. In one embodiment, the nonlinear functions are such that the original aspect ratio of the video image is preserved near the center region (or strip) of the image and the image is gradually stretched (or compressed) as it is mapped to the edges. In one example, the scaling is implemented by the texture mapping functionality of OpenGL using graphics hardware. In one embodiment of the present invention, the nonlinear mapping is constructed according to a polynomial mapping; and, the coefficients of the polynomial are adjustable by a user to trade off distortion between the image center and the image edges, giving the user control over the location and the amount of distortion.

An energy harvesting device (FIG. 1) and a method of using the energy harvesting device to generate an electrical charge are described. The energy harvesting device comprises a mass (2) and at least two tethers (4, 6, S and 10), at least one of which comprises a piezoelectric material that is mechanically stressable upon deflection of the at least two tethers. Each of the tethers comprises a first end (12) coupled to the mass (2) and a second end (14) copied to a reference structure (16), and the tethers are arranged about the mass such that the mass is moveable within a straight line path relative to the reference. The movement of the mass causes the deflection of the tethers, resulting in the generation of an electric charge. The device is preferably operable at the microscale.

Methods and apparatuses for nonlinear scaling of video images. To match the aspect ratios of a video image and the target display area, at least one embodiment of the present invention scales the video image according to one or more nonlinear functions along the horizontal direction and / or the vertical direction. In one embodiment, the nonlinear functions are such that the original aspect ratio of the video image is preserved near the center region (or strip) of the image and the image is gradually stretched (or compressed) as it is mapped to the edges. In one example, the scaling is implemented by the texture mapping functionality of OpenGL using graphics hardware. In one embodiment of the present invention, the nonlinear mapping is constructed according to a polynomial mapping; and, the coefficients of the polynomial are adjustable by a user to trade off distortion between the image center and the image edges, giving the user control over the location and the amount of distortion.