Detecting fatigue in car drivers and aircraft pilots by using non-invasive measures: The value of differentiation of sleepiness and mental fatigue

Introduction: Fatigue is one of the most crucial factors that contribute to a decrease of the operating performance of aircraft pilots and car drivers and, as such, plays a dangerous role in transport safety. To reduce fatigue-related tragedies and to increase the quality of a healthy life, many studies have focused on exploring effective methods and psychophysiological indicators for detecting and monitoring fatigue. However, those fatigue indicators rose many discrepancies among simulator and field studies, due to the vague conceptualism of fatigue, per se, which hinders the development of fatigue monitoring devices. Method: This paper aims to give psychological insight of the existing non-invasive measures for driver and pilot fatigue by differentiating sleepiness and mental fatigue. Such a study helps to improve research results for a wide range of researchers whose interests lie in the development of in-vehicle fatigue detection devices. First, the nature of fatigue for drivers/pilots is elucidated regarding fatigue types and fatigue responses, which reshapes our understanding of the fatigue issue in the transport industry. Secondly, the widely used objective neurophysiological methods, including electroencephalography (EEG), electrooculography (EOG), and electrocardiography (ECG), physical movement-based methods, vehicle-based methods, fitness-for-duty test as well as subjective methods (self-rating scales) are introduced. On the one hand, considering the difference between mental fatigue and sleepiness effects, the links between the objective and subjective indicators and fatigue are thoroughly investigated and reviewed. On the other hand, to better determine fatigue occurrence, a new combination of measures is recommended, as a single measure is not sufficient to yield a convincing benchmark of fatigue. Finally, since video-based techniques of measuring eye metrics offer a promising and practical method for monitoring operator fatigue, the relationship between fatigue and these eye metrics, that include blink-based, pupil-based, and saccade-based features, are also discussed. To realize a pragmatic fatigue detector for operators in the future, this paper concludes with a discussion on the future directions in terms of methodology of conducting operator fatigue research and fatigue analysis by using eye-related parameters.     

基于深度学习算法的叉车危险操作行为检测

随着物流仓储行业快速发展及叉车数量的不断增多,针对叉车作业过程中存在的人员碰撞、挤压、坠落等潜在风险,迫切需要对危险行为进行及时检测和预警。为解决人员值守易漏报误报及传统方法检测精度低的问题,建立基于图像特征识别的叉车检测深度学习模型和算法。通过采集、处理现场视频图像素材,完成模型的训练及性能评价,建立相应的报警规则和报警阈值,搭建测试环境并进行仿真测试,开发相应的软件系统。结果表明:模型检测速率为130 ms/帧,人员靠近叉车准确率为85.6%,叉车举升人员准确率为83.7%,达到良好的实践效果。     

2018年11—12月北京市重污染天气过程数值预报能力评估

2018年11—12月北京市发生了4次以PM_2.5为首要污染物的重污染天气过程,为了分析数值模型对4次重污染过程的预报能力,将CMAQ模式提前1~7 d对北京市PM_2.5的小时预报结果与观测结果对比,分别从离散统计和分类统计2个方面评估CMAQ模式对4次重污染天气过程的预报效果,并简要分析了偏差产生的气象方面原因。结果表明：CMAQ模式提前1~6 d对重污染天气过程的预报显示出良好的性能,为日常业务预报提供了可借鉴的参考信息,可较好地预报出PM_2.5小时浓度变化趋势和浓度水平,离散统计结果显示提前1~4 d的预报结果好于提前5~7 d,相关系数r基本大于0.8,但有一定程度的低估趋势;分类统计结果显示不同预报时效预报准确率大于70%,探测准确率高于55%,部分时段可以达到80%~90%,对人工预报起到了良好的参考作用;输入的气象场的变化及其偏差对于重污染的起始时间、持续时间及清除时间有一定的影响,对相对湿度预报偏小和风速预报偏大是造成CMAQ模式低估的一个重要原因。     

中国气候变化的科学新认知

了解和认识百年来中国气候发生的变化、引起其变化的驱动因素以及未来的可能变化,可以更好地适应和减缓气候变化。本文综合评估了观测到的中国气候变化事实、中国气候变化的驱动力、中国未来气候变化预估三大方面,分析了气候变暖的趋势、水循环以及降水和冰川变化、极端天气气候事件变化、生物化学循环、海洋和土地覆盖变化及其气候效应以及未来气候变化的特点和趋势等最新科学进展。在中国百年温度趋势、气候系统多气候指标变化特征、极端天气气候事件中的人类活动作用以及气候系统模拟能力等方面的研究有了新的进展。可以看到中国气候变暖趋势持续、大气二氧化碳等长寿命温室气体浓度继续增长、人为强迫影响了多种气候要素在强度和频率的变化,中国陆地生态系统的固碳量增加。本文最后提出未来中国气候变化研究需要进一步加强的问题,包括:中国气候变化中的城市化效应、气候系统内部变率在年代际变化中的作用、气溶胶-云-降雨相互作用的机理、大范围土地利用变化(如大规模生态恢复工程)的气候效应,以及云辐射反馈、海洋环流对气候变化的响应与反馈、气候-碳循环反馈等过程对气候模拟不确定的影响等。     

On the selection of stimulus for the auditory variant of the detection response task method for driving experiments

Objectives: The detection response task (DRT) is a method for measuring attentional effects of secondary tasks on a driver's cognitive load by measuring response times and hit rates to different types of stimuli as indirect indicators of increased cognitive load. ISO 17488 (International Organization for Standardization 2016) only provides guidelines for the technical implementation and measurement methods for the visual and tactile versions (use of visual and tactile stimuli) of the DRT method. This article presents a study with the goal of finding the most appropriate auditory stimulus for the implementation of an auditory version of the DRT method.

Methods: This article presents the results of an experiment in which responses to 7 different auditory DRT stimuli—varying in frequency—were compared while inducing users' cognitive load with a modified n-back task. The experiment was conducted in a surrogate driving environment and in a within-subject design. Response times, hit rates, and secondary task performances were observed as indicators of increased cognitive load.

Results: Significantly shorter response times were found for the white noise signal compared to single-frequency signals. However, the largest differences in response times, for trials without and with a cognitive task, were found for 4- and 8-kHz single-frequency signals. No significant differences were found for hit rates and secondary task performances between the different stimuli.

Conclusions: Consistent significant differences in response times for all tested stimuli prove that the auditory DRT variant is also sensitive to changes in cognitive load. The mean increase in response times of more than 25% for 4- and 8-kHz signals for trials with a cognitive task compared to trials without one indicates that one of these signals could be used as a potential auditory stimulus for the auditory DRT variant.     

基于二氧化钛纳米管有序阵列的氢气探测

基于气体传感器对H_2的泄漏进行探测监控,可以有效预防和控制H_2火灾爆炸事故的发生。通过阳极氧化法制备了高度有序的二氧化钛(TiO_2)纳米管阵列并制成气体传感器元器件,研究其在空气气氛中对H_2的气敏特性。通过粉末X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM),透射电子显微镜(TEM)表征手段研究了TiO_2纳米管的相组成和微观结构。TiO_2纳米管具有优异的气敏性能,可在200℃以上对H_2进行有效探测,检测极限达到20ppm。325℃对1 000ppm H_2灵敏度为446,响应时间为2s,对H_2选择性好。     

基于Delaunay三角网和地理加权回归的降水空间异常探测方法研究

针对目前已有的降水资料质量控制方法适应性差,降水数据难以模拟局地降水规律的问题。以湖南省为实验区域,利用1985~2014年夏季降水观测数据,定义局部地理空间内降水量发生显著偏离的气象站点为异常,发展了一种结合Delaunay三角网和地理加权回归的降水空间异常探测方法。该方法通过构建不规则三角网来获取各个区域之间稳定合理的地理邻近关系,根据空间邻近关系获取自适应回归带宽,并纳入地理加权回归模型进行计算,最后根据回归残差项的统计分布性质开展空间异常度量与分析。实验表明该方法能有效检测出降水空间异常,可应用于降水数据二次处理时的质量控制阶段,有助于进一步探索局部地理空间内的降水规律。     

Colorado River Floods, Droughts, and Shrimp Fishing in the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico

Accurate procedures that measure hydrologic variability would have great value for evaluating ecosystem impacts of upstream water use in the Colorado River Basin. Many local extractive income-based stakeholders rely directly or indirectly on ecosystem health and are adversely affected when the river does not flow. This study focuses on the impact of little or no Colorado River flow on the Mexican shrimp industry. Although there have been complaints that U.S. diversions of Colorado River flow have greatly impaired the shrimp fishery, this research demonstrates that freshwater rarely reaches the Gulf even during times of flooding, and that other factors such as overfishing may influence the instability of shrimp populations. Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer (AVHRR) satellite imagery was used to assess water volumes diverted away from the channel of the Colorado River and ultimately the Gulf of California during flooding periods. Analysis of data demonstrated that little freshwater actually reaches the Gulf even during floods because of its diversion into a large dry lake bed basin known as Laguna Salada. Fuller use of the Colorado River throughout its entire course to the sea is possible and could benefit a large cohort of users without catastrophic habitat destruction in delta ecosystems. Reconstruction of a natural earthen berm, as proposed by Ducks Unlimited, would maximize the use of floodwaters for ecosystem benefits. These findings have profound implications for local economic activities dependent on hydrologic resources in the Colorado River Delta and Upper Gulf.     

水中六价铬光纤传感检测方法的研究

探讨光纤传感检测探头的原理,建立适应现场检测水中六价铬的方法。水中Cr6+与二苯基碳酰二肼反应生成紫红色产物,光纤探头插入水样中进行测定。其检测浓度范围为0.04～1.0mg/L,最低检出限为0.04mg/L。采用光纤传感测定水中六价铬,为野外和在线检测提供一种新方法。     

总汞环境样品的前处理技术及分析方法研究进展

对2005—2012年间的环境样品中总汞检测的前处理技术及分析方法文献进行了综述。总结了水体、土壤及废气中总汞样品前处理采用的主要方法及存在的问题,并且对环境样品总汞的现行国标分析方法及新方法(光度法、冷原子吸收法、原子荧光法、电感耦合等离子体-质谱法及生化检测等)的原理和应用进行了归纳。展望了环境样品中总汞检测的发展趋势,为研究者进行总汞新分析方法的开发和标准化提供了借鉴。