Spatial working memory is enhanced for movement experts in traditional and embodied tasks

Movement experts tend to outperform non-experts on some tasks of spatial ability, suggesting that movement experts possess enhanced spatial-cognitive abilities, which may be developed over years of practice. In the current study, movement experts (dancers and athletes) and non-experts completed one verbal working memory task and two spatial working memory tasks—a traditional Corsi block-tapping task and a new full-bodied version of the Corsi task, nicknamed the “Twister Task.” Movement experts outperformed non-experts on both the Corsi and Twister tasks but not on the verbal task, suggesting that movement experience may relate to spatial working memory specifically. Additionally, the Twister task significantly correlated with the traditional Corsi task, providing validation for a new measure of spatial working memory.     

The influence of object size on judgments of lateral separation

The size of a previously experienced object has a significant effect on depth judgments in visually sparse environments. The present research explored whether familiar object size also significantly influences judgments of lateral separation. Experiment 1 required participants to detect changes in lateral separation using a one-shot change detection paradigm with a closer/same/farther forced-choice response. Participants accurately detected changes in lateral separation, although concurrent changes in object size significantly reduced the accuracy of their judgments such that increases (or decreases) in object size caused a relative underestimation (or overestimation) of separation. Experiment 2 replicated these results using a distance reproduction methodology. These results indicate that familiar object size exhibits a significant effect on judgments of lateral separation.     

一种新的单通道阵列DOA估计快速算法

针对现有单通道阵列DOA估计算法复杂度较高、实时性较差的问题,提出一种适用于单通道阵列的快速DOA估计算法.该算法将常规多通道阵列的空间FFT算法引入单通道阵列信号处理中,将通道切换时间带入FFT运算中,构建了新的变换核函数,利用该核函数可直接对单通道阵列的采样信号进行空间FFT变换,基于此提出了适用于单通道阵列的SA...     

A study of people's sketching habits in GIS

Sketching is traditionally associated withdoodling simple strokes on a piece of paper.Only few professionals outside of design andthe fine arts have recognized the expressivepower of this intuitive modality. However,sketching seems particularly well suited tocapture objects and situations in a spatialenvironment, such as geographic space. To learnmore about the techniques and strategies peopleuse when sketching, a survey of sketching wasconducted. The study showed that paper andpencil sketches contain mostly simple andabstract objects that are composed of only fewstrokes. The spatial configuration of a sceneis primarily expressed through the topologicalordering of objects relative to each other.Metric relationships are used to refine spatialconfigurations. These and other findingssuggest that sketching is an appropriatemodality to interact with a computer where onewants to describe and capture objectconfigurations in a spatial environment, suchas a geographic information system (GIS).     

基于模式空间变换的圆阵无源测向算法研究

建立了均匀圆阵测向系统模型，在其基础上利用模式空间变换方法将均匀圆阵转化为虚拟均匀线阵，使得ESPRIT算法得以应用，从而实现二维无源测向。为验证算法的可行性及可靠性，搭建了七元均匀圆阵实测系统。实验结果表明，该算法所用时间较短，且测向结果较为稳定，可应用于均匀圆阵无源测向系统。     

Spatial Influence of Environmental Axes in a Baseball Field

Abstract

We investigated the influence of environmental axes in a baseball field. In Experiment 1, participants walked either a path in the prototypical orientation (home plate to second base) or one which was rotated 225°. Recall for object locations was best when participants imagined themselves aligned with axes salient from the experienced orientation. In Experiment 2, when learning was through a route text, there was less of an influence of environmental axes. In Experiment 3, when participants walked both paths, memories were good for the atypical orientation, suggesting that task-specific spatial cues can be more influential than a prior conceptual north.     

Context Affects Scale Selection for Proximity Terms

Abstract

Spatial proximity terms, such as near and far, communicate information regarding the distance in which a “located” object can be found with respect to a “reference” object. The present paper investigates whether people take into account the location of an object extraneous to the located object and reference object pair, when setting the scale for proximity language judgements. Across three experiments participants rated the appropriateness of near and far to describe spatial scenes that included a third (distractor) object positioned the same distance as the located object from the reference object, but at varying distances from the located object. The results show that the presence of other spatial relations affects scale setting, resulting in differences in appropriateness ratings for those spatial terms.     

含有文字序逻辑程序的一种辩论语义

有序逻辑程序的语义研究是常识推理的重要研究内容。文中对Dung的辩论框架进行了扩充,针对含有文字序的逻辑程序提出了一种优先辩论框架,加入了对文字之间优先序的处理,进而定义了相应的优先回答集语义和优先扩充语义。证明了文中的优先回答集是Sakama回答集的特例,而优先扩充语义可以处理没有回答集的优先逻辑程序。     

压气机叶片辊轧模具型腔快速建模技术

为适应压气机辊轧叶片模具型腔的敏捷化设计需求,提出一种型腔模型建模方法。依据叶片气动外形及建模效率的双重要求,以叶片中弧面曲率变化规律作为评判基准,规划工艺模型截面线族的位置与数量;基于此,建立截面线族映射法则以完成工艺模型叶形截面线族至辊轧模具扇面的重新空间分布,由所得型腔模型截面线族重构型腔型面;通过与回转体的布尔运算获得辊轧叶片模具型腔;以通用CAD软件为平台,开发了压气机叶片辊轧模具型腔自动化建模系统,实现了模具型腔的快速建模,使压气机辊轧叶片模具建模效率得到显著提高。     

空间多目标空域分布分析及解算方法

空间多目标空域分布是指目标群在飞行过程中的空间相对位置关系和运动状态,是评估武器系统性能的重要参数。测控系统对该参数的获取越来越重视,但是对空域分布的描述还没有形成统一的认识。从目标探测和目标识别角度提出了一种解决方案,按照多目标在空间散布的形态把空域分布划分为直线分布、平面分布和立体分布3种类型,定义了各种分布类型的描述参数,并给出了各类参数的解算策略和方法步骤。用10个目标构成不同分布形态的目标群,仿真测控系统对其跟踪解算过程,解算结果与空域分布设计一致,验证了分析和解算方法的正确性,该方法可以在试验任务中推广应用。