Pub Date : 2026-02-07DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120725
Buqin Hu , Jiamei Wang , Haibo Qu , Zhizhen Zhou , Sheng Guo
The positioning accuracy of parallel mechanisms is critical in advanced industrial applications. This paper presents an error avoidance and compensation strategy based on an error model, using a spatial 1T2R type three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) kinematically redundant parallel mechanism (KR-PM) as an example. First, a generalized method for establishing a mechanism error model is introduced using matrix differentiation. Error sensitivity evaluation indices that reflect the actual error transmission relationships are also defined. Applying this method, the inverse kinematics and error models of the spatial 3PRR(RR)S-P KR-PM are developed, where P denotes a prismatic joint, R a revolute joint, S a spherical joint, and an underlined letter indicates an actuated joint. Subsequently, an error avoidance strategy is proposed based on error sensitivity indices and static error (i.e., time-invariant manufacturing and assembly errors) to mitigate their impact on positioning accuracy. Furthermore, an error compensation strategy incorporating a spring element is introduced to counteract the influence of joint clearance errors. Theoretical and simulation results demonstrate that the proposed error avoidance and compensation strategies effectively enhance the positioning accuracy of the mechanism when executing task paths.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120749
Patrycja Pyzik, Lukasz Ambrozinski
A laser ultrasound (LU) measurement technique is presented for non-contact inspection of metallic structures, addressing the problem of coherent noise that limits the accuracy of conventional ultrasonic measurements. The proposed method introduces a novel compensation procedure based on experimentally acquired data, enabling effective suppression of deterministic wave components originating from multimodal character of laser excitation. Combined with Frequency-domain Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique (F-SAFT), the method achieved a measurement accuracy of 0.13 mm, the ability to detect 0.6 mm flaws with spatial resolution down to 1.1 mm, and a significant improvement in signal-to-noise ratio compared with raw data. The approach was validated on a real engineering structure — a pre-manufactured tailor welded blank. The result demonstrated that the developed technique enhances the interpretability of LU scans and enables clear flaw detection using automatic gating techniques—a task previously impossible with raw images. The proposed method is general and can be applied to various non-destructive testing (NDT) configurations affected by coherent noise.
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Direct absorption spectroscopy (DAS) typically employs sawtooth waveform modulation, which provides a simple baseline that can be approximated using polynomial fitting. However, at high modulation frequencies, sawtooth modulation imposes demanding hardware requirements and may lead to baseline distortion. To address these limitations, we propose a baseline-free DAS method based on sinusoidal modulation. This approach exploits the distinct frequency-domain amplitude characteristics of sinusoidal modulation. By applying a Fourier transform to the logarithm of the transmitted light intensity, the method decouples absorbance from baseline interference. Moreover, tuning the ratio of the modulation signal’s direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) components provides additional control over baseline influence. For experimental validation, a laser operating at the bandhead region (4.172 um) of the CO2 absorption spectrum was employed. In this spectral range, densely packed absorption lines leave virtually non-absorption intervals, rendering conventional baseline fitting methods inaccurate, particularly for temperature measurements. In contrast, the proposed method demonstrated robust and accurate performance. The accuracy and critical parameters of the method were systematically examined through numerical simulations and experimentally validated in a flat flame established over a Hencken burner.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120708
Yi Tian , Xiaoqi Zhou , Juntao Zhu , Mingfu Xiao , Shouyong Xie , Jie Huang , Gang Liu , Yuanyuan Huang
The real-time monitoring of leaf moisture is crucial for understanding the mechanism of physiological activity, breeding crops with drought or flood tolerance, and diagnosing crop physiology status. However, current monitoring methods fail to meet the requirements for in situ, non-destructive monitoring due to limitations in permeability and ductility. Here, we present a biocompatible and wearable sensor to realize real-time monitoring leaf moisture. The sensor incorporates a dual-layer gradient porous structure that forms a vertical export channel, achieving a high moisture evaporation rate (approximately 0.28kg m-2h−1) and enabling the precise recording of moisture signals and long-term wear. Based on the biocompatible and wearable sensor, we utilized a wireless system to enable continuous real-time moisture monitoring. This approach offers a powerful tool for analyzing key physiological signals in plants and holds potential for adaptation to the real-time monitoring of signaling in other crops.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120623
Yulong Chen, Jiangming Kan, Chunjiang Yu
Human unsafe behavior is the main cause of laboratory accidents; however, existing laboratory monitoring methods perform poorly in the face of unsafe behavior. How to prevent unsafe behavior accurately and in real-time when it occurs is considered a key challenge. In this paper, we propose a Laboratory Unsafe Behavior Detection-YOLO model (LUB-YOLO) based on the improved YOLOv8s, which solves the problems of low detection performance and difficulty in distinguishing unsafe behavior. The model combines the Ghost Conv module with HGNet to optimize the computational complexity of the model to improve the detection performance, incorporates the AIFI multi-head attention mechanism to enhance the feature representation and the ability to combine the contextual features, and the dynamic attention mechanism module of DyHead is applied to the detection head to obtain the scale information of the target. The experimental results show that compared with the original network, the LUB-YOLO model improves the [email protected] by 2.1%, reduces the number of parameters by 18.1% and reduces the amount of computation by 15.5%. The improved model outperforms existing detection models in terms of model performance and accuracy, and is able to complete the recognition task in laboratory scenarios. The LUB-YOLO model is specifically designed for recognizing unsafe behaviors and is more suitable for deployment in laboratory scenarios with limited computational resources. This work provides theoretical insights for enhancing safety monitoring and reducing accidents.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120715
Ammar Armghan , Sultan S. Aldkeelalah , Slim Chaoui , Mehtab Singh , Somia A. Abd El-Mottaleb
In this paper, we present a detailed performance analysis of a non-return-to-zero (NRZ) based underwater optical wireless communication (UOWC) system under five standard water types: Pure Sea (PS), Clear Ocean (CO), Coastal Ocean (CS), Harbor I (HI), and Harbor II (HII). The analysis is carried out considering Q Factor, logarithmic bit error rate (log(BER)), received electrical power, and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) as the key performance metrics. In the baseline system (without compensation), the maximum achievable ranges were limited to 52 m in PS, 30 m in CO, 17 m in CS, 8.6 m in HI, and 5.25 m in HII, with minimum log(BER) values in the range of –4.51 to –6.11 and Q Factors between 4.00 and 4.80 dB. To combat the non-linear response of the photodetector, we propose the deployment of a Square Root module (SRm) at the receiver. The incorporation of SRm demonstrates significant performance improvements, extending the maximum communication ranges to 150 m (PS), 65 m (CO), 32 m (CS), 14.5 m (HI), and 8.2 m (HII). This corresponds to nearly a threefold improvement in PS water and up to 60% enhancement in turbid harbor waters. Additionally, the system demonstrates improved detection quality, with Q Factors increasing to a range of 4.25–5.11 dB and log(BER) as low as –6.81 in PS and –6.65 in HII. Numerical simulations confirm that the proposed SRm-based detection technique effectively compensates for non-linear distortions and significantly enhances UOWC performance across diverse aquatic environments, making it a promising approach for medium to long range underwater optical links.
本文在纯海(PS)、清海(CO)、近海(CS)、海港I (HI)和海港II (HII)五种标准水域类型下,对基于非归零(NRZ)的水下光无线通信(UOWC)系统进行了详细的性能分析。分析考虑了Q因子、对数误码率(log(BER))、接收电功率和信噪比(SNR)作为关键性能指标。在基线系统(无补偿)中,最大可实现范围限制为PS 52 m, CO 30 m, CS 17 m, HI 8.6 m和HII 5.25 m,最小对数(BER)值在-4.51至-6.11范围内,Q因子在4.00至4.80 dB之间。为了对抗光电探测器的非线性响应,我们建议在接收器上部署平方根模块(SRm)。SRm的结合显示了显著的性能改进,将最大通信范围扩展到150米(PS), 65米(CO), 32米(CS), 14.5米(HI)和8.2米(HII)。这相当于PS水的近三倍改善和浑浊港口水域高达60%的改善。此外,该系统显示出更高的检测质量,Q因子增加到4.25-5.11 dB的范围,对数(BER)在PS和HII中低至-6.81和-6.65。数值模拟证实了基于srm的检测技术有效补偿了非线性失真,显著提高了不同水生环境下UOWC的性能,使其成为一种很有前途的中远距离水下光链路检测方法。
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Pub Date : 2026-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120754
Jiawen Sun , Wenzhong Yang , Yabo Yin , Jinhai Sa , Xinjun Pei , Fuyuan Wei , Danni Chen , Jianli Zhou
Accurate geometric measurement of steel surface defects is essential for quantitative quality assessment and process control in photovoltaic polysilicon production. Traditional methods primarily rely on fixed camera setups for qualitative inspection, with few studies exploring the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Existing deep learning-based detection approaches lack an intrinsic, calibrated metrology framework to establish traceable mapping from pixel-level outputs to physical dimensions. To address this challenge, this paper proposes a complete traceable visual metrology system. First, we established a calibrated UAV dynamic imaging platform. By establishing a known ground sampling distance (GSD = 1.2 mm/pixel), we constructed a deterministic mapping function from pixel coordinates to physical world coordinates. This function ensures each pixel corresponds to a clear and traceable physical scale. Second, we propose a specialized neural network architecture tailored for measurement tasks, serving as the core computational unit for quantitative measurement. Addressing the challenges of extreme defect size variations and complex background interference in industrial settings, we designed the measurement-driven DFA-Net. The Multi-scale Pyramid Pooling and Feature Processing (MSPP) module dynamically fuses cross-scale information to preserve complete defect features ranging from microcracks to macroscopic patches. The Omni-Dimensional Attention-Guided Selective Enhancement (ODESE) module improves spatial localization robustness under reflections, oil stains, and other interferences. The Wise-IoU v3 (WIoUv3) loss function ensures measurement consistency through dynamic gradient optimization based on defect difficulty and scale. Experimental results demonstrate that our method is effective in achieving traceable measurement outputs for physical parameters such as defect location and size range.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120701
Yulong Yang , Shuhui Zhou , Jie Chen , Zheyu Huang , Xiaojun Ding , Jun Qian , Kang Wang
Although low-frequency vibration analysis can potentially be used to detect leakage in water pipelines, its practical application and performance are underexplored. Herein, a feature space describing the physical signatures of leakage and enabling its identification in cast iron, steel, and polyethylene (PE) pipelines is constructed, and the effectiveness of utilizing the low-frequency (0–300 Hz) characteristics of leakage-induced vibrations is validated using laboratory-scale pipeline data. A feature extraction method based on these low-frequency characteristics is proposed, and five types of machine learning models are used to achieve recognition accuracies of 97.26%–99.32%. The developed method is shown to outperform the two-dimensional convolution neural network (2D-CNN) model through the comparison of features extracted using both approaches. Interpretable feature analysis is performed using the Shapley additive explanation (SHAP) method, confirming the suitability of using low-frequency vibrations for leakage detection. The number of features is reduced from 19 to 7 features via SHAP-based feature importance analysis, and the model with the highest accuracy (stacking model) is selected to validate the optimized feature space. The established method is applied to cast iron, steel, and PE pipes and shown to be suitable for detecting leaks therein. Finally, by comparing model accuracy and SHAP analysis results under conditions with and without pump interference, the robustness and stability of the proposed method were validated.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-05DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120704
Jingrong Wu, Chao Sun, Mingyang Li
Traditional bearing estimation methods assuming plane wave propagation suffer significant measurement errors due to multi-modal propagation in ocean waveguides, particularly for sources near the endfire of a horizontal line array (HLA). The HLA signal wavefront is a linear combination of modal steering vectors, characterized by modal horizontal wavenumbers, spanning the modal subspace. The subspace intersection (SI) method matches this signal subspace with replica modal subspaces for measuring source bearing but requires precise wavenumber knowledge. Uncertainty in environmental parameters renders wavenumbers unknown, causing SI performance degradation. In this work, we propose a robust SI method for uncertain shallow water. We suggest to incorporate the value range of modal horizontal wavenumbers resulting from the uncertain environment to construct a high-dimensional modal subspace. By using an optimization criterion derived from minimizing global bearing errors, we present a simple metric to truncate redundant dimensions to achieve the effective modal span. The resulting processor, termed the effective-modal-subspace-based SI (EM-SI), exhibits better performance than the SI. Simulations in a benchmark uncertain waveguide confirm that the EM-SI outperforms the SI and traditional methods in bearing measurement errors and resolution. Real data from the SWellEx96 sea trial further demonstrates its effectiveness.
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Non-destructive testing (NDT) of additively manufactured (AM) metal components typically relies on costly imaging or ultrasonic systems. We introduce a low-cost mechanical tapping device combined with a machine learning (ML)-based acoustic measurement workflow, and demonstrate its superiority as a measurement system compared to standard fundamental frequency analysis approaches. We treat the classification pipeline as a calibrated “soft sensor” that outputs a defect probability. While maintaining a very simple mechanical tapping system, we hypothesize that introducing Type A measurement uncertainty and fusing multiple probabilistic outputs significantly improves decision accuracy. Furthermore, we demonstrate that varying the tap location constitutes a distinct measurement modality, offering validation beyond the benefits accrued from mere repetition. Using a dataset of 80 Ti–6Al–4V specimens with defects validated by computed tomography (CT), we experimentally show that the proposed multiple mechanical tapping fusion method significantly reduces the probability of error.
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