Measurement of the Motion of Fertilizer Particles Leaving a Centrifugal Spreader Using a Fast Imaging System

Although mechanically simple, centrifugal spreaders used for mineral fertilization involve complex physics that cannot be fully characterized at the present time. We are developing sensors to evaluate the spatial distribution of the fertilizer on the ground based on the measurement of initial flight conditions of fertilizer granules after their ejection by the spreading disk. The techniques developed are based on the analysis of images of the area around the disk showing the granule ejection. A high resolution – low cost imaging system for the analysis of high speed particle projection developed for this specific purpose is presented in this paper. The system, based on a camera and a sequence of flashes, is used to characterize the centrifugal spreading of fertilizer particles ejected at speeds of approximately 30ms^–1. It automatically computes the direction of ejection and velocity of each granule observed in the image. Multi-exposure images collected with the camera installed perpendicular to the output flow of granules are analyzed to estimate the trajectories of the fertilizer granules, using different motion estimation methods.     

关于光谱反射率和小麦叶面指数之间关系的研究

根据理论分析作出了小麦叶片7种角度分布情况下的光谱植被指数和吸收的光合辐射曲线以及叶面指数和吸收的光合辐射曲线。由实测的小麦光谱反射率数据计算出光谱植被指数,再使用这二套理论曲线可求出小麦的叶面指数。还作出了叶片7种角度分布下,小麦叶面指数计算值和测量值之间的线性回归方程,得出小麦叶片倾角为70°的分布和使用 ND 光谱指数具有最好的结果。     

基于机载高光谱端元提取分析棉花生长期光谱变化

【目的】棉花在不同生长期的波谱曲线变化具有规律性,研究其时间序列上的反射光谱变化趋势与规律并监测长势,为基于无人机多光谱、高光谱遥感的作物长势监测提供借鉴和参考。【方法】使用多旋翼无人机搭载Rikola高光谱成像仪,获取棉花从花期到后期之间的高光谱影像。使用纯净像元指数算法和最大单形体体积算法进行端元提取,并以SR-3500光谱仪采集的地面光谱曲线为标准,光谱角度为评价指标,依次从端元提取算法效果、不同航高数据对比、光谱相关性、多期光谱曲线变化趋势等分析。【结果】最大单形体体积算法在60、80、100 m航高下波谱角度结果分别为0.065 8、0.065 9、0.067 7,相较于纯净像元指数算法结果更接近地面光谱仪数据,具有较优的相关性(R²均在0.99以上),且能更好地提取小样本端元。航高对端元提取的影响较小,同种算法在不同航高下提取结果差异均在2%以下。不同生长期棉花波谱曲线变化呈规律性,吸收谷与红边值在7月中旬到达峰值。标准植被指数与比值植被指数在7月上中旬达到最大值(0.841 7、11.630 5),增强型植被指数、差值植被指数、优化土壤调节植被指数在7月中下旬达到最大值(0.818 9、0.501 3、0.501 2)。【结论】最大单形体体积算法可较好的从棉花高光谱影像中提取出棉花波谱曲线,且100 m为较优的无人机数据采集航高。棉花在7月光合作用最大,对红光的强吸收、近红外波段强反射现象最为明显。     

西鄂尔多斯保护区沙冬青高光谱特征分析

沙冬青是亚洲荒漠唯一的常绿阔叶灌木,由于分布范围狭小、人为调查困难、资源分布不清,加上人类活动的破坏,其数量正在不断减少。快速、准确识别其生长状况、种群动态对进一步研究沙冬青种群分布及生长监测具有重要意义。采用便携式地物光谱仪测定不同龄级沙冬青反射光谱,利用马氏距离法对其原始光谱、一二阶微分谱特征差异波段选取分析;将冠层原始及其微分光谱与叶片叶绿素含量进行分析。通过其相关性的大小理解沙冬青的生长状况与叶绿素含量间的关系。结果表明:1)不同龄级沙冬青原始光谱曲线趋势较接近,符合植被光谱特征的规律性,幼龄沙冬青反射率差异较明显;不同龄级微分光谱曲线基本一致,幼龄峰值起伏变化显著,极大峰值位于719 nm处,主要受幼龄沙冬青长势的影响;2)通过分析得出马氏距离法对不同龄级沙冬青光谱差异显著波段的选择具有显著性,且所选择波段均为光谱特征波段;3)冠层光谱与叶绿素相关性分析得出不同龄级与叶绿素的敏感波长均为<740 nm的可见光波长范围内,说明可见光波段属于沙冬青叶绿素光谱反应的敏感波;与原始光谱相比,经过导数处理的微分光谱与叶片叶绿素的相关性更高,且相关性大的波段数明显增加。     

基于SD-SVD-Burg的玉米叶片铜铅污染甄别与程度诊断

为研究一种快速甄别作物受重金属污染的元素类别和所受污染程度的方法,于2017年设置不同梯度铜(Cu)、铅(Pb)胁迫下的玉米盆栽实验,对玉米的紫谷、绿峰和红边3个光谱特征区间的高光谱数据进行光谱一阶微分和奇异值分解处理,并结合Burg算法绘制功率谱密度曲线,同时利用2014年采集的光谱数据作为验证组检验该模型的稳定性。结果表明:健康玉米叶片与不同浓度Cu、Pb胁迫下玉米叶片光谱信号的功率谱密度曲线的波峰数及波峰坡度均不相同。功率谱曲线平均功率和玉米叶片中Cu、Pb含量的相关系数最高可达0.9958,证明该方法在对玉米进行污染元素种类辨别和污染程度诊断方面具有可行性,不同年份Cu与Pb胁迫下绿峰功率谱曲线平均功率与玉米叶片中Cu、Pb含量的相关系数分别为0.9213和0.9915,进一步验证该算法在玉米Cu、Pb污染诊断方面具有稳定性与普适性。     

Simple method for extracting the seasonal signals of photochemical reflectance index and normalized difference vegetation index measured using a spectral reflectance sensor

A spectral reflectance sensor(SRS) fixed on the near-surface ground was developed to support the continuous monitoring of vegetation indices such as the normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) and photochemical reflectance index(PRI). NDVI is useful for indicating crop growth/phenology, whereas PRI was developed for observing physiological conditions. Thus, the seasonal change patterns of NDVI and PRI are two valuable pieces of information in a crop-monitoring system. However, capturing the seasonal patterns is considered challenging because the vegetation index values estimated by the reflection from vegetation are often governed by meteorological conditions, such as solar irradiance and precipitation. Further, unlike growth/phenology, the physiological condition has diurnal changes as well as seasonal characteristics. This study proposed a novel filtering method for extracting the seasonal signals of SRS-based NDVI and PRI in paddy rice, barley, and garlic. First, the measurement accuracy of SRSs was compared with handheld spectrometers, and the R~2 values between the two devices were 0.96 and 0.81 for NDVI and PRI, respectively. Second, the experimental study of threshold criteria with respect to meteorological variables(i.e., insolation, cloudiness, sunshine duration, and precipitation) was conducted, and sunshine duration was the most useful one for excluding distorted values of the vegetation indices. After data processing based on sunshine duration, the R2 values between the measured vegetation indices and the extracted seasonal signals of vegetation indices increased by approximately 0.002–0.004(NDVI) and 0.065–0.298(PRI) on the three crops, and the seasonal signals of vegetation indices became noticeably improved. This method will contribute to an agricultural monitoring system by identifying the seasonal changes in crop growth and physiological conditions.     

应用混合像元分解提取胡杨覆盖度信息1）

以内蒙古荒漠地区胡杨林为研究对象,应用混合像元分解方法从TM多光谱数据中提取了胡杨林植被覆盖度,并以高分辨率Quickbird影像分割结果作为真值进行精度评价,与传统的基于植被指数提取植被覆盖度的方法进行了对比。结果表明：基于几何顶点端元选取的混合像元分解方法可以有效提取胡杨植被覆盖度（ R2＝0．893,RMSE＝0．12）,优于植被指数回归方法提取精度（R2＝0．574）。研究结果有助于开展荒漠地区较大范围的胡杨林动态监测和保护。     

Proteomic Characterization of Equine Cerebrospinal Fluid

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a biofluid that is reflective of overall health. Although proteomic profiling of human CSF has been performed in the context of a variety of disease states, this report represents the first comprehensive proteomic analysis of equine CSF. A total of 320 proteins were confidently identified across six healthy horses, and these proteins were further characterized by gene ontology terms mapped in UniProt, and normalized spectral abundance factors were calculated as a measure of relative abundance. Theses results provide an optimized protocol for analysis of equine CSF and lay the groundwork for future studies involving the study of equine CSF in the context of pathogenic disease states.     

HPLC-PDA法测定兽药中非法添加四种解热镇痛抗炎类药物

建立了7种兽药中非法添加对乙酰氨基酚、安乃近、地塞米松和地塞米松磷酸钠药物的HPLC-PDA法。采用十八烷基键合硅胶为填充剂,磷酸二氢钠缓冲液（磷酸二氢钠3．0 g加水至1000 mL,加三乙胺1 mL,用氢氧化钠调pH值至7．0±0．2）-甲醇（80∶20）为流动相,梯度洗脱,二极管阵列检测器进行全扫描和240 nm波长测定,并采用峰纯度检查和光谱相似度检查辅助对照品比对方法,对四种目标分析物进行确证。结果显示,4种解热镇痛抗炎药物与其他物质峰分离良好,在测定范围内线性关系良好,平均回收率为73．5％～119．2％,RSD为0．1％～5．8％。本方法准确、可靠、重现性好,可用于兽药制剂中非法添加四种解热镇痛抗炎药物的定性和定量检测。     

Color vision, spectral sensitivity, accommodation, and visual acuity in juvenile masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou masou

ABSTRACT:   Color vision, spectral sensitivity, accommodation, and visual acuity were examined in juvenile masu salmon Oncorhynchus masou masou to obtain fundamental information about the visual system. Two types of S-potentials were recorded from 415 horizontal cells in isolated retinas from 34 cultured freshwater masu salmon (114–219 mm standard length, SL). Although horizontal cells recording S-potentials were not identified, the horizontal cells were confirmed because their responses were maintained while the stimulus remained. The variety of chromaticity (C)-type S-potentials indicated well-developed color vision. The analysis of the luminosity (L)-type S-potentials indicated that the peak spectral sensitivity was at 522 nm. S-potentials were also recorded in response to ultraviolet light. The direction and extent of lens movement induced by electrical stimulation was measured in 12 cultured masu salmon (99.0–142.5 mm SL). The results indicated that the visual axis was upward and forward, and that the range of accommodation was from 0.79 × SL in front of the eye to infinity. In histological analysis of the retinas of five wild smolts (100–118 mm SL), the maximum cone densities (276–345 cones/0.01 mm²) were detected in the ventral to temporal regions. The visual acuities assessed by histological methods were 0.069–0.075.