16th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180106588 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAP MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electronic feeler gauge ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106589 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAP MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electronic feeler gauge ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106590 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A three-dimensional measurement device includes an optical system that: splits an incident light into two lights; radiates one light to a measurement object and the other light to a reference surface; and emits the combined light; a first irradiator that emits a first light that comprises a polarized light of a first wavelength and enters a first element of the optical system; a second irradiator that emits a second light that comprises a polarized light of a second wavelength and enters a second element of the optical system; a first camera that takes an image of the first light emitted from the second element when the first light enters the first element; a second camera that takes an image of the second light emitted from the first element when the second light enters the second element; and an image processor that performs measurement based on the images. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106591 | INTERFEROMETRIC MEASURING ARRANGEMENT - A measurement arrangement ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106592 | ESTIMATING TRACKING SENSOR PARAMETRIZATION USING KNOWN SURFACE CONSTRAINTS - A sensor system and a method of operating a sensor system including a plurality of sensors tracking a moving object in an area having known bounding surfaces. The apparatus and method calculate a time-specific position of the object based on data and sensor parameters from at least two of the plurality of sensors and determine errors between the calculated time-specific positions calculated. The method and apparatus calculate a minimum system error attributable to the at least two sensors by constraining at least one dimension in the data of the sensor used in the calculated time-specific position of the object associated with the sensor, the constraining based on an object/surface interaction, the minimum system error calculated by solving for modified sensor parameters for each sensor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106593 | FRINGE PROJECTION FOR IN-LINE INSPECTION - A structured light pattern comprising at least two sub-patterns in the direction of motion are projected onto an object during in-line inspection. Images of the object are captured for each sub-pattern. The sub-patterns are used to establish correspondence and to construct a profile using dense per pixel camera-projection correspondence. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106594 | POSITION MEASURING APPARATUS, POSITION MEASURING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A position measuring apparatus instructs a first node to emit light by transmitting a first light emission pattern to the first node, instructs a second node to emit light by transmitting the first light emission pattern to the second node, when light emission following the instructed first light emission pattern is detected, and instructs the second node to emit light by transmitting a second light emission pattern that is different from the first light emission pattern, when light emission following the instructed first light emission pattern is not detected. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106595 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING FEATURES ON WORKPIECES - A method and device for geometrically determining features of a workpiece, having an image processing sensor having a first beam path, the first beam path comprising at least one front optical unit facing the workpiece to be measured, and an optical splitter being mounted on the side of the front optical unit facing away from the workpiece. The optical splitter connects a second beam path to the image processing beam path, a common beam path being formed, and the second beam path being associated with a second optical sensor, the image processing sensor and the second sensor being designed to directly measure the surface of the workpiece. The front optical unit is formed as a sphere and/or has a longitudinal chromatic aberration. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106596 | HANDHELD DIMENSIONING SYSTEM WITH MEASUREMENT-CONFORMANCE FEEDBACK - A system and method for obtaining a dimension measurement that conforms to a conformance criteria is disclosed. The dimensioning system provides either (i) feedback to confirm that the measurement complies with the criteria or (ii) information on how the measurement geometry could be adjusted in order to provide a compliant measurement in a subsequent dimension measurement. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106597 | Safe Measure - A surface measuring device to measure any dimension of a structure or surface is disclosed. The surface measuring device comprises a housing configured to have a distance measuring module having an array of laser elements and a plurality of sensors to measure a distance to a plane and an angle it exists off horizontal surface. A user interface in the device allows a user to choose the surface to measure the height and width to calculate the area of the surface. An angular position measuring module integrated with the distance measuring module, comprises an electronic inclinometer and an accelerometer to calculate required dimensions. Further, the device comprises a display to facilitate a menu driven method for the user to input and output the required measurements. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106598 | DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD - A distance measuring apparatus measures a distance to a target based on reflected light in response to launched laser beam. A distance measuring process includes generating a difference binary image from first and second range images that are respectively generated in states without and with the target in front of a background and represent distances to each of range measurement points, extracting a first region greater than a first threshold from a non-background region of the difference binary image made up of non-background points, grouping adjacent points on the second range image into groups of adjacent points having close distance values, for each point within the first region, to extract second regions corresponding to the groups, and extracting a third region smaller than a second threshold from the second regions, to judge that each point within the third region is edge noise. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106599 | DISTANCE-MEASURING APPARATUS, SURVEILLANCE CAMERA, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT, ROBOT, AND DISTANCE-MEASURING METHOD - A distance-measuring apparatus and a distance-measuring method. The distance-measuring apparatus and the distance-measuring method include emitting pulsed light, receiving and photoelectrically converting the pulsed light emitted and reflected by an object into a plurality of electrical signals, sorting the electrical signals into a plurality of phase signals, storing data including the phase signals or a value that is based on the phase signals, determining whether or not a dynamic change is present in the object, based on the data of a current frame and at least one past frame, and calculating distance to the object using the data, according to a result of determination made by the determining. When determined that the dynamic change is not present, moving average calculations are performed on the data of at least two of the current frame and a plurality of frames including the at least one past frame. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106600 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDOOR POSITIONING - A positioning unit mountable on a moving object includes at least one light source measuring unit and a processor. The light source measuring units have high directional sensitivity along a first axis and low directional sensitivity along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis to capture relative angular information of the moving object with respect to a plurality of stationary light sources in a space. The processor determines positioning information of the moving object at least from the output of the at least one light source measuring unit. Each light source measuring unit includes an optical arrangement and a linearly configured imaging sensor to receive light from the stationary light sources through the optical arrangement. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106601 | Method and Device for Position Detection of a Moving Material Web - In a method and a device for position detection of a material web ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106602 | FILL LEVEL MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE TOPOLOGY OF A FILLING MATERIAL SURFACE - A fill level measurement device can be provided for determining the topology of a filling material surface. The fill level measurement device can comprise an antenna array having at least three antenna apparatuses, each of which can be designed or configured to transmit a radar signal and to receive a signal reflected on the filling material surface. Furthermore, the fill level measurement device can comprises a control unit/device, the antenna array having at least three antenna faces, the surface normal vectors of which can be arranged transversely to one another, one antenna apparatus being arranged on each antenna face, so that a different solid angle range can be detected by each antenna apparatus. In this exemplary case, the antenna apparatuses can each be designed or configured to produce a measurement signal on the basis of on the reflected signal, and the control unit/device can be designed or configured to process the measurement signals from the antenna apparatuses further and/or to combine them to form a common measuring signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS MEASUREMENT OF CIRCULAR GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS OF TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - A system for contactless measurement of circular geometrical parameters of a turbine engine component, comprising a contactless measurement module comprising a support, having a fixed position, for supporting said turbine engine component; an optical measurement device for transmitting a plurality of light beams onto at least said internal surface of said internal side wall, and for acquiring a plurality of reflections coming from said plurality of light beams, mechanically coupled to said support and comprising: an electronic conversion unit for converting a plurality of signals of said first optical sensor into a plurality of values of said plurality of circular geometrical parameters. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106604 | THREE DIMENSIONAL LASER MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR QUALITY CONTROL MEASUREMENTS - Methods and systems for use of a three dimensional measurement laser are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving, at a laser measuring device, an article (e.g., a flooring article) having a plurality of faces, the article being conveyed in a direction. At least a portion of a first face and a second face of the plurality of faces of the article can be irradiated with a laser of the laser measuring device to measure one or more profile dimensions associated with the first and second faces of the article. The measured profile dimensions associated with the first face and the profile dimensions associated with the second face are compared to predefined reference dimensions. In response to a difference between measured profile dimensions associated with the first face and the second face and the predefined reference dimensions exceeding a threshold value, the article can be determined to be defective. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106605 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING METHOD - In an aspect of the invention, first and second images having parallax are acquired by an imaging unit ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106606 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATING METHOD, AND PATTERN LIGHT GENERATION DEVICE - An image generation device includes an imaging unit | 2018-04-19 |
20180106607 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD - [Object] To provide a shape measurement apparatus that, in measuring the unevenness shape of a measurement object by a light-section method, enables the shape of the measurement object to be measured precisely even when the distance between the measurement object and an image capturing apparatus fluctuates. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106608 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD - [Object] To measure the surface height of a rigid body to be measured more accurately even if any one of three types of disturbance of translation in the height direction, rotation around the longitudinal-direction axis, and rotation around the width-direction axis has occurred during conveyance. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106609 | STRUCTURE STATUS DETERMINATION DEVICE, STATUS DETERMINATION SYSTEM, AND STATUS DETERMINATION METHOD - The purpose of the present invention is to accurately detect, from a remote location without contact, a structure's defects such as cracking, separation, and internal cavities by distinguishing therebetween. The status determination device includes: a displacement calculation unit that, from time-series images of a structure surface before and after loading application, calculates a two-dimensional spatial distribution of a displacement of the time-series images; a depth moving amount calculation unit that calculates a moving amount of the structure surface in a normal direction due to the loading application, from the two-dimensional spatial distribution of the displacement of the time-series images; a displacement separation unit that calculates a correction amount based on the moving amount, and separates a two-dimensional spatial distribution of a displacement of the structure surface, by subtracting the correction amount from the two-dimensional spatial distribution of the displacement of the time-series images; and an abnormality determination unit that identifies a defect of the structure, based on comparison of the two-dimensional spatial distribution of the displacement of the structure surface and the moving amount, with a spatial distribution of a displacement having been prepared in advance and a threshold value for the moving amount. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106610 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE - A charged particle apparatus includes: a charged particle source unit; a blanking electrode unit that blanks a charged particle beam launched from the charged particle source unit; a deflecting electrode unit that deflects the charged particle beam launched from the charged particle source unit and passing through the blanking electrode unit; an objective lens unit that converges the charged particle beam deflected by the deflecting electrode unit and radiates the charged particle beam to a surface of a sample; a secondary charged particle detection unit that detects a secondary charged particle generated from the sample irradiated with the charged particle beam; a signal processing unit that processes a signal obtained by detecting the secondary charged particle by the secondary charged particle detection unit; and a control unit that controls the entire apparatus. The control unit includes a transient signal correction unit that corrects a transient signal when the blanking of the charged particle beam is turned off by the blanking electrode. Thus, an image with no distortion can be obtained even when the blanking electrode is operated to turn on and off at a high speed and it is possible to perform measurement or inspection of a minute pattern with high precision. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106611 | STYLUS HOLDER - A stylus holder for a stylus, the stylus having a measuring machine adapter, a shaft, and a stylus tip. The stylus holder includes a body which is designed to receive the stylus and has a moveable securing element on the body. The body has a base which is designed to receive the measuring machine adapter, and the securing element has support surfaces, which can be moved relative to the base plane into a securing position resting on the measuring machine adapter provided in the base, and interaction areas in order to release the securing position of the support surfaces resting on the measuring machine adapter via the areas and/or in order to ensure the securing position by means of a hood or a support. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106612 | RANGE FINDING BINOCULARS - A laser ranging binocular for distance detection includes a first lens barrel having a first eyepiece and a first objective lens, and a second lens barrel having a second eyepiece and a second objective, lens with the first and second lens barrels rotatable relative to each other. A laser transmitter in the first lens barrel is operable to transmit a laser beam through a first optical splitting unit, the propagated light is directed through a first prism and through the first objective lens towards a target object. Laser light reflected from the target object is received by the second objective lens and directed to a second prism, which directs the received light to a second optical splitting unit and to a laser receiver. A processor in communication with the laser transmitter and receiver measures elapsed time and calculates a distance to the target. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106613 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - At least one image pickup system that acquires distance information and prevents missing, or loss of, information while taking countermeasures against flicker, includes a first image pickup apparatus, a second image pickup apparatus, and a signal processing unit configured to process signals acquired from the first image pickup apparatus and the second image pickup apparatus. An exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus and an exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus are repeated a plurality of times in one frame. The exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with a non-exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus, and a non-exposure period of the first image pickup apparatus is overlapped with the exposure period of the second image pickup apparatus. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106614 | DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CHECK THE POSITION OF A PIPELINE IN A BED OF A BODY OF WATER - A detection system to check the position of a pipeline in a bed of a body of water and extending along a predetermined route; the system comprising a device, which is configured to be moved in a moving direction and along the predetermined route and comprises a support, which mainly extends transversely to the moving direction, a quantity of acoustic wave sources, which are mounted on the support and are configured to transmit acoustic waves through the body of water and the bed of the body of water, and a quantity of acoustic wave receivers, which are located along the support and are configured to receive reflected acoustic waves and emit reception signals related to the reflected acoustic waves; and a processing unit comprising an acquisition unit, which is configured to receive, from the outside, at least one datum selected within a group of known or expected data comprising: the known value of the cross-section of the pipeline, an expected value of the trenching height of the pipeline, the known shape of the pipeline, the expected bathymetric profile of the bed of the body of water, and an expected value of the position of the pipeline; the processing unit being configured to calculate a parameter related to the position of the pipeline in the bed of the body of water on the basis of the reception signals and of said at least one datum selected within the group of data. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106615 | Laser Scanner - A laser scanner includes a distance measuring unit which has a light emitting element for emitting a distance measuring light, a distance measuring light projecting unit, a light receiving unit and a photodetector for producing a light receiving signal, and which performs a distance measurement based on the light receiving signal, an optical axis deflecting unit provided on a distance measuring optical axis and for deflecting the distance measuring optical axis, a projecting direction detecting unit for detecting a deflection angle of the distance measuring optical axis and a control component for controlling the optical axis deflecting unit and the distance measuring unit, wherein the optical axis deflecting unit comprises a pair of optical prisms capable of rotating and motors for rotating the optical prisms, and wherein the control component is configured to control the optical axis deflecting unit, scan the distance measuring light and acquire scanning data under scanning conditions corresponding to a measurement range. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106616 | LASER LINE GENERATING DEVICE - A laser beam generating device includes a housing a first laser diode which generates a visible first output beam which projects outside of the housing onto a surface and a second laser diode which generates a visible second output beam which projects outside of the housing onto the surface. The laser beam generating device has a first mode in which the first laser diode and the second laser diode are both on. In the first mode, the first laser diode is operated at a first duty cycle the second laser diode is operated at a second duty cycle. The first duty cycle and the second duty cycle are staggered. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106617 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE FOR SENSING ANGULAR RATE AND METHOD OF SENSING ANGULAR RATE - A microelectromechanical gyroscope includes: a substrate; a stator sensing structure fixed to the substrate; a first mass elastically constrained to the substrate and movable with respect to the substrate in a first direction; a second mass elastically constrained to the first mass and movable with respect to the first mass in a second direction; and a third mass elastically constrained to the second mass and to the substrate and capacitively coupled to the stator sensing structure, the third mass being movable with respect to the substrate in the second direction and with respect to the second mass in the first direction. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106618 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE A LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods to determine a location of a mobile device by combining a radio frequency navigation system and an inertial navigation system, where the radio frequency navigation system determines a location of the mobile device in reference to a map of radio frequency signals and the inertial navigation system based on dead reckoning the position of the mobile device based on measurements from motion sensors. When the radio frequency navigation system produces accurate results, the mobile device automatically re-initializes the inertial navigation system using the accurate result from the radio frequency navigation system. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106619 | Mobile Structure Heading and Piloting Systems and Methods - Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for navigating mobile structures. The mobile structure may include a main attitude & heading reference system (AHRS) and one or more devices. The one or more devices may include a slave AHRS such as a gyroscope. Data may be transmitted from the main AHRS to the one or more devices through a network. Latency may be present in the transmission of data. As such, data from the slave AHRS may be used to determine changes in heading and/or attitude of the mobile structure to compensate for such latency. In addition, such data may be used to determine changes in wind direction and/or heading experienced by the mobile structure. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106620 | INDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON RELEVANCY OF ROAD SIGNS - Disclosed is an indoor navigation system based on relevancy of road signs, which includes a plurality of position flags and a navigation device. The plurality of position flags are connected to one another by a plurality of roads, where the roads are assigned with a plurality road codes having continuity. Each of the plurality of position flags comprises flag information having a plurality of road codes, and a plurality of orientations associated with the plurality of road codes. The navigation device comprises a user interface, a receiver, a storage and a processor. The user interface is provided for a user to set a destination, the receiver receives the flag information of the nearest position flag, and the processor executes a navigation algorithm to obtain a direction instructing information. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106621 | INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE WITH FEATURE-BASED LOCALIZATION AND NAVIGATION - An industrial vehicle is provided comprising a drive mechanism, a steering mechanism, a vehicle controller, a camera, and a navigation module. The camera is communicatively coupled to the navigation module, the vehicle controller is responsive to commands from the navigation module, and the drive mechanism and the steering mechanism are responsive to commands from the vehicle controller. The camera is configured to capture an input image of a warehouse ceiling comprising elongated skylights characterized by different rates of image intensity change along longitudinal and transverse axial directions, and ceiling lights characterized by a circularly symmetric rate of image intensity change. The navigation module is configured to distinguish between the ceiling lights and the skylights and send commands to the vehicle controller for localization, or to navigate the industrial vehicle through the warehouse based upon valid ceiling light identification, valid skylight identification, or both. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106622 | AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR USE IN LIVE NAVIGATION - An apparatus comprising a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, enable the apparatus at least to: for a defined road journey through a road network from a start location to an end location, assign respective sub-portions of the defined road journey to each of a group of mobile devices associated with one or more travellers for the road journey according to at least one predefined assignment criterion, wherein each of the group of mobile devices is configured for provision of live mapping data for live navigation of the respective sub-portion of the road journey. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106623 | Fresh Hybrid Routing Independent of Map Version and Provider - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for providing fresh hybrid routing independent of map version and provider. A set of routing data is received in response to a routing request. The set of routing data includes road segments. An analysis may be performed of a local map and the set of routing data. At least one unmatched road segment between the local map and the set of routing data is identified based on the analysis. A request for update data for the at least one unmatched road segment is made. Using the local map, the set of routing data, and the update data for the at least one unmatched road segment a navigation action is generated. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106624 | SYSTEM HAVING AUTOMATED ROUTE DETECTION AND APP INITIATION - A system is disclosed for managing waste services by a service vehicle. The system may have a locating device configured to generate a location signal, a sensor configured to generate a service signal indicative of a waste service being performed, an input device, and a controller in communication with the locating device, the sensor, and the input device. The controller may be configured to make a determination that the service vehicle has made at least one service stop based on the location and service signals, and to make a comparison of characteristics of the at least one service stop with characteristics of at least one service stop of at least one known service route. Based on the comparison, the controller may be further configured to selectively transmit the recorded characteristics offboard the service vehicle. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO-STAGE PLANNING - A plan through a space having a near field and a far field is determined. Using a sensor device, measurements of the far field are obtained and stored in an electronic memory. A processor uses the measurements to determine the viability of each far field plan among a plurality of candidate far field plans. The processor also determines a flexibility score for each of the candidate far field plans and selects a composite plan comprising the viable far field plan having a highest flexibility score among the viable candidate far field plans. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106626 | EMERGENCY RESPONSE RE-ROUTER - Emergency response re-routing is provided. Event information is received, wherein the event information identifies a first location. Emergency resources available at the first location are determined. At least one entity in an area surrounding the first location is identified. A notification is issued to at least one entity in an area surrounding the first location, wherein the notification identifies one or more resources required at the first location. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106627 | SEAMLESS HANDOVER OF ONGOING ACTIVITIES BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A WEARABLE DEVICE - Systems and methods for handover of activities between a vehicle and a wearable device involve pairing the wearable device and a vehicle device with a wireless telephone. The proximity of the wearable device and the intention of a wearer of the device are determined and used to transfer information between the wireless telephone and the wearable device and/or the vehicle device in a seamless manner. Depending upon whether the wearer is in the vehicle or outside of the vehicle an activity, such as navigation, will be performed either by the vehicle device or the wearable device. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106628 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A MOVEMENT OF A MOVING AGENT WITHIN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - A method controlling movement of an agent moving within an environment represented by a directed graph including vertices located at a border of an unknown portion of the environment, includes: guiding the moving agent via execution of at least one iteration of following successive operations: planning a path towards a destination vertex or border vertex, via a progressively increasing evaluation of a first heuristic of cost; controlling navigation of the agent towards the destination or border vertex returned by the planning; controlling an exploration in the unknown portion if the planning returns a border vertex as the destination. The planning includes, for each calculation of the first cost heuristic for a border vertex, calculation of a second heuristic of risk. The method provides, as the destination, the border vertex with lowest calculated heuristic risk evaluation as soon as the cost exceeds this heuristic risk evaluation before reaching the destination vertex. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106629 | GENERATION OF ROUTE NETWORK DATA FOR MOVEMENT - A method for generating route network data for movement includes calculating a movable area in a place for a target type of movement using a space model of the place and an object model for the target type. The method also includes building network structure for route network data of the place using the movable area for the target type, in which the network structure includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links representing routes within the place. The method further includes updating the network structure by shifting a node to orient a link connected to the node toward any one of predetermined directions under a condition relating to an initial position of the node. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106630 | GENERATING ROUTES USING INFORMATION FROM TRUSTED SOURCES - Identifications of areas of interest are received from trusted sources such as contacts in a social networking application. The areas of interest can include geographic boundaries that identify regions such as blocks or portions of streets. The areas of interest can be associated with constraints such as modes of transportation (e.g., car, bicycle, walk, etc.) or times (e.g., 9 am-5 pm, at night, in the morning, etc.), and can be positive or negative (e.g., go here or don't go here). When generating a route for a user, the map application considers the areas of interest based on the constraints associated with the areas of interest and other information such as what mode of transportation that the user is using and when the user is planning on traveling the route. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106631 | Systems, Methods, and Devices For Communicating Drive History Path Attributes - A method for providing path attributes to controllers in a vehicle includes receiving drive history data for a future driving path of the vehicle, wherein the drive history data comprises a first data format. The method includes generating a message for a controller comprising path attributes from the drive history data according to a subscription list, wherein the message comprises a controller data format based on an indication by the subscription list. The method further includes providing one or more data packets comprising the message to the controller. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106632 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - According an aspect of the present invention there is provided a navigation system for a vehicle comprising: a communication module arranged to receive event information regarding a plurality of events, wherein the plurality of events are each associated with a location; a processor arranged to determine whether any of the plurality of events could affect a user of the navigation system; and an output arranged to inform the user of any determined events. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106633 | Road Frustration Index Risk Mapping and Mitigation - A system for determining a road frustration index value includes a vehicle and a user computing device within the vehicle and a remote computing system, where a telematics system associated with the vehicle senses a speed of the vehicle. The computing device calculates, in near real-time and based on vehicle speed information and the road class of one or more route segments of a travel route, a first frustration level value associated with the driver of the vehicle and identify, based on whether the first frustration level value meets a criterion, an alternate route segment having second frustration level value predicted to be less than the first frustration level value. The remote computing system receives information associated with the first route segment and the alternate route segment and calculates insurance cost based on the road frustration index values associated with a route traveled in the vehicle. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106634 | ADAPTIVE AUDIO GUIDANCE NAVIGATION - In a method for providing adaptive audio guidance, determining, by one or more processors, a route of a computing device, wherein the route is from an initial location of the computing device to a destination. Determining, by one or more processors, an estimated time of arrival at which the computing device would arrive at the destination. Prompting, by one or more processors, a user to input a desired arrival time. Determining, by one or more processors, whether to provide audio guidance based on a determination of whether the estimated time of arrival is within a pre-determined time period before the desired arrival time. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106635 | Intelligent Head-Mounted Apparatus and Control Method Thereof - An intelligent head-mounted apparatus, including: a head-mounted apparatus body; a communication element operable to receive navigation signals and a locating element operable to determine location information, both of which are disposed on the head-mounted apparatus body; and a controller disposed on the helmet apparatus body and operable to control at least one vibrating element based on the navigation signals and the location information; vibrating elements operable to vibrate under the control of the controller. The user of this apparatus can learn navigation information only by perceiving the vibration without being distracted by observing the navigation information, so that the safety of receiving navigation information during riding is improved. A control method of the intelligent head-mounted apparatus is further provided. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106636 | NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A wearable tactile navigation device and method. The wearable tactile navigation device includes a tactile navigation actuator. The tactile navigation actuator includes a feedback contact and is configured to control the feedback contact based on a direction indication signal to generate a tactile signal having a direction indication. A direction indicated by the tactile signal substantially coincides with a suggested moving direction provided to a user of the wearable tactile navigation device. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING SERVICE VEHICLE ASSIGNMENTS - A system is disclosed for managing waste services by a service vehicle. The system may have a locating device configured to generate a location signal indicative of a location of the service vehicle, a sensor configured to generate a service signal indicative of a waste service being performed by the service vehicle, an input device, and a processing unit in communication with the locating device, the sensor, and the input device. The processing unit may be configured to make a determination that the service vehicle has made a plurality of service stops based on the location and service signals, and to automatically generate at least one service route including the plurality of service stops. The processing unit may also be configured to display the at least one service route and the plurality of service stops on a map in at least one graphical user interface on the input device. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATED SHOPPING - Systems and methods to provide a navigated-shopping service are discussed. In an example, a method for navigated-shopping can include receiving a destination location, accessing a route to the destination, displaying the route with indications of a plurality of items for purchase, receiving selection of a selected item, and purchasing the selected item. The plurality of items for purchase can be within a predefined distance of at least one point along the route. The selection of the selected item can include selection of a retail location of a plurality of retail locations along the route. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106639 | TRAVEL INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, TRAVEL INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for providing information concerning travel by public transportation to a user via a terminal device capable of acquiring a time and a position includes acquiring, from the terminal device, information indicating the user's alighting location, acquiring a departure time and a boarding location based on whether a traveling speed calculated from a first time and a first position and a second time and a second position acquired from the terminal device have exceeded a first threshold value, identifying a transportation service the user has boarded based on the departure time, the boarding location, and operation information, determining whether the identified transportation service stops at the alighting location acquired from the terminal device, and providing the user, via the terminal device, information indicating that this transportation service does not stop at the alighting location if it is determined that the transportation service does not stop at the alighting location. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106640 | SMART ENERGY AND DATA/INFORMATION METERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide an electric meter assembly including a meter support platform or base able to reversibly electrically couple to a transformer providing inputs including an AC power supply, phase voltage, and/or a phase current. Output of the meter support platform or base can be DC power, AC phase voltage signals and/or AC phase current. Further, a removable or portable meter can couple to the meter support platform or base and to an electric meter system including a meter core coupled to a wireless transmitter, an antenna, an integrated power sensor, and data meter front end. The system includes a data manager configured for electric service analysis including energy usage, and/or interval temperature, phase voltage, current and phase angle in real time, electric energy kWh and kVARh values in a user-specified period, wrong meter base installation detection, physical location of the removable or portable meter, and tamper detection. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106641 | HALL EFFECT SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED WRAPPING MACHINE - A Hall effect sensor assembly includes a tubular sleeve having an external surface portion that is threaded to facilitate mounting. A circuit board assembly has a Hall effect sensor mounted thereon. The circuit board assembly is disposed within the tubular sleeve and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion extends substantially lengthwise along the tubular sleeve, and the second portion extends laterally from the first portion. The Hall effect sensor is mounted on the second portion such that a sensing face of the Hall effect sensor faces one end of the tubular sleeve. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106642 | HALL SENSOR - A sensor assembly is provided for determining an angular position of a rotor in relation to a stator, including two components, a magnet and a sensor, where the components are arranged in such a way that the components can be rotated in relation to each other about an axis of rotation, and the sensor includes a first and a second sensor pair, each having a first and a second sensor element. A straight line is associated with each sensor pair, along which straight line the two sensor elements lie and which straight line intersects with the axis of rotation, where the first sensor element has a smaller distance from the axis of rotation than the second sensor element, and the straight line associated with the first sensor pair is spaced apart from the straight line associated with the second sensor pair by a rotational angle about the axis of rotation. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106643 | Unknown - A position sensor to provide an absolute position of a movable portion with respect to a fixed portion of a mechanism comprises two elements to move with respect to one another. The first element comprises a component that is sensitive to a magnetic field. The second element comprises two pairs of magnets. In each of the pairs, the orientation of each of the magnets alternates. An air gap is formed between the two pairs of magnets, the air gap configured to allow the component to pass therethrough. Each magnet of one pair faces a magnet of the other pair and the magnets facing one another have the same orientation. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106644 | Tractor Device Utilizing an Inductive Sensor for Motion Control Feedback - Apparatus and methods have been developed to provide speed, location, and direction detection of a moving object or moving component using a single inductive sensor system. Direction detection, speed detection, and location detection may be provided by the same inductive sensor and used as feedback in a motion control systems. Control systems of tractors, draglines, power shovels, and cranes may be easily upgraded with added safety, precision control, and automation using the inductive sensor system described herein. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106645 | METROLOGY SYSTEM AND STAGE CONTROL DEVICE USING THE SAME - A metrology system includes a timing estimator, a sensor, and a position estimator. The timing estimator receives a control signal transmitted at a first timing of a first control loop and estimates a second timing at which the control signal is transmitted in a second control loop subsequent to the first control loop. The sensor senses position information of a wafer. The position estimator estimates the position information of the wafer at the estimated second timing based on the sensed position information of the wafer and outputs the estimated position information of the wafer based on a position request signal. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106646 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND PHOTOELECTRIC ENCODER INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a light source device that can achieve higher accuracy while maintaining reliability by reducing stray light, and a photoelectric encoder including the same. A light source device | 2018-04-19 |
20180106647 | METHOD FOR MEASURING DISPLACEMENTS OF OBJECT - The invention relates to measurement technology and is used to determine the absolute displacements of objects in metallurgy, automotive industry, warehouse and production logistics, and in the automation of production. The technical result is achieved when the following steps are performed: the displacement transducer is mounted on the object; signal sources are mounted along the trajectory of the object displacement; on each section of the trajectory, an arrangement of the signal sources is provided which is determined by changing the number of signal sources and/or the distance between any two signal sources; a signal is sent to the moving object with transducer; an output signal is received from the transducer regarding the location of the signal sources located within the measurement range; the object location is determined; furthermore, the displacement is measured at a distance exceeding the length of the active zone of the transducer. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106648 | SUBSEA FLOW METER ASSEMBLY - A subsea flow meter assembly includes a pipe section extending in an axial direction and providing a flow path for a medium. At least four measuring ports are provided at different locations in the pipe section. A first assembly measures at least a differential pressure between a first and second ports and an absolute pressure at one of the ports. A second assembly measures a differential pressure between a third and a fourth ports, and an absolute pressure at one of the ports. A first measuring unit is used to take measurements of the differential pressure and the absolute pressure via the first sensor assembly. A second measuring unit is used to take measurements of the differential pressure and the absolute pressure via the second sensor assembly. An evaluation unit of each determines a flow rate of a flow of medium through the pipe section based on the measurements. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106649 | SENSOR AND/OR POWER HARVESTING APPARATUS HAVING A WIDE DYNAMIC RANGE FOR RESPONDING TO A DRIVING ROTATIONAL INPUT - Sensor and/or power-harvesting apparatus are provided for sensing and/or harvesting energy across a relatively wide dynamic range of a driving rotational input. The apparatus may include a rotor magnet ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106650 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING A FREQUENCY SPECTRUM - A method evaluates a frequency spectrum representative of at least one time-dependent signal, the at least one time dependent signal being derived from an output from a measuring device under predetermined measuring device operating conditions. The time-dependent signal, includes a portion being representative of a wanted signal, and a portion being representative of noise. The method includes the steps of determining, based on the frequency spectrum of the signal, a value representative of the noise floor, identifying, based on the frequency spectrum of the signal derived under the predetermined operating condition, a peak component, and if the peak component satisfies a relative peak criterion determined on the basis of the determined value representative of the noise floor, determining the wanted signal by applying a predetermined algorithm. The invention further relates to a method for determining flow of a vortex measuring device, and a vortex sensor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106651 | PLATINUM TEMPERATURE SENSOR ELEMENT - Internal electrodes, a protective film, and protective films covering the top parts of internal electrode sides of lead wires are formed on a top surface of a substrate of a temperature sensor element, thereby making the overall shape a quadrangular prism and the transverse cross-section nearly a square even at any portion in the axial direction. A heating part of the temperature sensor element is provided near the center along the length, the height, and the width of the element, thereby preventing deviation of heat generation and stabilizing heat release to the lead wires. This allows the temperature sensor element to suppress fluctuation in detected temperatures due to mounting angle. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106652 | NON-INVASIVE FLUID FLOW DETECTION USING DIGITAL ACCELEROMETERS - A system for estimating fluid flow in a system including a pump and a fluid vessel operatively coupled to the pump via a conduit is described herein. The system comprises an accelerometer affixed to an exterior surface of the conduit, wherein the accelerometer is configured to generate signals representing physical movement of the conduit, and wherein the signals are suitable for estimating fluid flow in the conduit. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106653 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A CENTRAL VACUUM ASSEMBLY - A service network, and associated methods, for monitoring central vacuum assemblies at distinct sites that include one or more air flow meters at each distinct site, each air flow meter respectively positioned and adapted to measure an indicia of air flow in connection with a particular central vacuum assembly within the service network; interfaces at the distinct sites associated with each air flow meter to relay an abnormal result from the respective air flow meter; and an off-site service center in communication with the interfaces at the distinct sites to register the abnormal result and identify the site of the abnormal result. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106654 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE - A vehicle control device for a vehicle includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a communication device located at a gas station, and a processor configured to control the vehicle to perform at least one of autonomous driving or autonomous fueling based on information received from the communication device. In addition, a control method for controlling a vehicle includes communicating with a communication device located at a gas station, and controlling a vehicle to perform an operation based on information received from the communication device. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106655 | ELECTRONIC FLOWMETER WITH REGULATOR - An electronic flowmeter includes a body defining an interior, an inlet port in communication with the interior, an outlet port in communication with the interior, and a valve selectively adjustable between open and closed positions for communication between the outlet port and the interior. A flow sensor is associated with the valve and sensing a flowrate therethrough, and a digital indicator displays the flowrate sensed by the flow sensor. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106656 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF LIQUID VOLUME - Systems, methods, and devices relating to the determination of a volume of liquid in a container. A pressure sensor is located at a bottom of the container. The pressure sensor senses the pressure exerted on it by the liquid in the container. This pressure is communicated with a data processing device. The data processing device determines the volume of the liquid in the container based on the sensed pressure. This may be done by reference to a look up table containing pressure values and their corresponding volumes. Similarly, this may be done by calculating the volume of the liquid based on the dimensions of the container, the physical qualities of the liquid, and the sensed pressure. The volume of the liquid in the container is then transmitted from the data processing device to a user interface device for presentation to a user. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106657 | FUEL TANK LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEM - Described herein are embodiments of a system for monitoring and detecting a level of a tank storing a material. The system may be used in making a determination of whether and/or when to provide additional material to the tank, to refill the tank partially or entirely. In some embodiments, the tank may be disposed at a premises such as a residence or commercial building and the system may be disposed in part at that premises to monitor the level of the material in the tank. In some embodiments, the material may be a fuel and the tank may be a fuel tank, to provide fuel to utilities equipment at the premises. In other embodiments, the tank may include other materials, such as other utilities materials. In some embodiments, the utilities material may be potable water. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106658 | ON-TOOL MASS FLOW CONTROLLER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Mass flow controllers with on-tool diagnostic capabilities and methods for on-tool diagnostics are disclosed. A mass flow controller includes a differential voltage processing component to provide a first output that is indicative of a differential voltage between second and fourth nodes of a bridge circuit and a top voltage processing component provides a second output indicative of a top voltage between the first node and the third node of the bridge circuit. Top-and-differential voltage reference data stored in non-volatile memory defines a characteristic curve relating top voltage reference values to corresponding differential voltage reference values. A sensor analysis component obtains a top and differential voltage pair and assesses whether the top and differential voltage pair deviates from the characteristic curve to determine whether the sensing element circuit has changed since the top-and-differential voltage reference data was stored in the non-volatile memory. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106659 | AUTOMATED VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM - An automated volumetric measurement and verification system capable of measuring and verifying volumetric graduations on a container and methods of measuring and verifying volumetric graduations on a container using the disclosed volumetric measurement and verification system are disclosed herein. The volumetric measurement and verification system comprises a graduated container capable of containing a liquid, a camera, and one or more z-axis stages for positioning the camera. In embodiments of the disclosed system that are used to verify volumetric graduations, the system may further comprise a liquid dispenser and a balance, and the one or more z-axis stages may further position the liquid dispenser. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106660 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE MASS OF OBJECTS FROM A PLURALITY OF X-RAY IMAGES TAKEN AT DIFFERENT ENERGY LEVEL - A method of determining the mass of an object by scanning the object in a radiographic inspection system, specifically in an X-ray scanner with the capability to take scan images at a plural number J of energy levels, has three modes or parts, namely: an initial learning mode, a normal operating mode, and a learning improvement mode. An initial learning mode in which reference objects are scanned and their actual masses weighed and stored as reference values. A normal operating mode wherein sample objects with unknown mass m are scanned and analyzed for compatibility with the reference values, and if found incompatible, the method switches to the learning improvement mode. A learning improvement mode in which the actual mass of the sample object found incompatible is determined by weighing and updates the stored reference values. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106661 | WEIGHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A FILLING LINE FOR FILLING CONTAINERS OF PHARMACEUTICAL, MEDICAL, FOOD PRODUCTS AND THE LIKE - A weighing apparatus for a filling line for filling containers of pharmaceutical, medical, food products and the like includes a weighing unit and a suction unit designed to generate a suction air flow directed and adjusted in such a way as to affect in a controllable manner the value of a weight detected by the weighing unit. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106662 | MEAL LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A pressure-sensitive device and a computing device are configured to register various steps of a meal lifecycle, including one or more of food purchasing, meal preparation, the serving and consumption of a meal, use of leftovers, management of food inventory, the transferring of a food item from one container to another, the transferring of a food item into a container, the transferring of a portion of a food item into a container. A food item may be automatically identified based on a weight and footprint of the food item. In some instances, a database associates a food item with multiple footprints such that a food item may be identified regardless of its orientation on the pressure-sensitive device. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106663 | MEAL LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A pressure-sensitive device and a computing device are configured to register various steps of a meal lifecycle, including one or more of food purchasing, meal preparation, the serving and consumption of a meal, use of leftovers, management of food inventory, the transferring of a food item from one container to another, the transferring of a food item into a container, the transferring of a portion of a food item into a container. A food item may be automatically identified based on a weight and footprint of the food item. In some instances, a database associates a food item with multiple footprints such that a food item may be identified regardless of its orientation on the pressure-sensitive device. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106664 | Smart Diaper Changing Pad - The present invention relates to a smart diaper changing pad for weighing an infant or toddler and communicating the recorded information wirelessly to a mobile computer. The diaper changing pad incorporates force or mass sensors for measuring weight. The changing and cleaning pad and a separate computing system are wirelessly connected, either directly or through a network capable of both internal and external communication. An application installed on the mobile computer can track measurements from the diaper changing pad and keep a historical record, which may provide peace of mind and insight into a baby's health and development. The key components of the product are a soft pad, a rigid platform, one or more sensors capable of measuring force or weight, a power source, a memory, a processor, and a wireless communication method. The invention can optionally include a display and a number of user inputs such as buttons or switches. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106665 | WEIGHING APPARATUS WITH PROXIMITY SENSOR - A weighing apparatus includes —a sample holder ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106666 | Isolating a Portion of Electric Potentials Generated by a Hydrophone Indicative of Particle Motion or Pressure - A first portion of electric potentials generated by a first detector and a second detector of a hydrophone can be isolated, wherein the first portion is indicative of particle motion. A second portion of the electric potentials generated by the first detector and the second detector of the hydrophone can be isolated, wherein the second portion is indicative of pressure. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106667 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT RECEPTION MODULE - A semiconductor light reception module is provided with a stem, a cap covering the stem, a holder superimposed on the cap, and a receptacle inserted into the holder. The holder has a main body section covering the lens in the cap. An opening passing from the opposite side of the cap through the main body section and reaching the lens is provided in the main body section of the holder. A fixing screw is inserted into a screw hole provided in the holder and a screw tip of a screw main body section of the fixing screw abuts against a side surface of the receptacle. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106668 | BIJECTION PHOTOELECTRIC SENSOR AND TARGET DETECTION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention relate to a bijection photoelectric sensor and a target detection system. The bijection photoelectric sensor includes a light projector and a light receiver. The light projector includes: a light emitting device, emitting light; a first lens, converting the light emitted by the light emitting device into parallel light; and a first baffle, located between the light emitting device and the first lens. A first through hole is provided on the first baffle. A center of the first through hole is overlapped with a focal point of the first lens. In addition, a visual field formed by the light emitted by the light emitting device is controlled through the first through hole. According to the embodiments of the invention, a light spot with a sufficient amount of light and in a desired shape is able to be obtained. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106669 | Compact Calibration and Testing System For High Power Lasers and Optics - A compact high power laser calibration and testing system includes an active intracavity laser system that amplifies the laser power by recycling photons through a thin disk gain medium that is positioned between two or more highly reflective mirrors. The system is configured for calibration and testing of the high power lasers and optics that can be inserted into or positioned at the end of the intracavity. In another embodiment, the system is configured for characterization of high power laser beam propagation in operation-relevant atmospheres. The intracavity high power laser beam is configured to simulate high power laser beams with orders-of-magnitude reduced size, weight and operation power for calibrating laser powers and testing optical components. In applications that require an extra small footing or high portability, thermal management systems are configured to absorb large amounts of heat from the system for fixed time durations with the use of exchangeable cartridges made of phase change materials. The portability of the invention can be further increased and the system footing can be decreased by powering the system with disposable or rechargeable battery cartridges that can be rapidly replaced. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106670 | DETERMINING A SIZE OF CELL OF A TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY DEVICE - A transmission spectroscopy device can direct light into a sample, and determine properties of the sample based on how much light emerges from the sample. The device can use a cell to contain the sample, so that the size of the cell defines the optical path length traversed by light in the sample. To ensure accuracy in the measurements, it is beneficial to calibrate the device by measuring the size of the cell periodically or as needed. To measure the size of the cell, the device can perform a transmission spectroscopy measurement of a known substance, such as pure water, to produce a measured absorbance spectrum of the known substance. The device can subtract a known absorbance spectrum of the known substance from the measured absorbance spectrum to form an oscillatory fringe pattern. The device can determine the size of the cell from a period of the fringe pattern. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106671 | A Compact Interferometer - An example embodiment may include an interferometer. The interferometer may include a multimode waveguide with an input waveguide optically coupled to a first side of the multimode waveguide, for feeding a light signal to the multimode waveguide. The interferometer may also include a first waveguide at one end optically coupled to a second side of the multimode waveguide, and at the other end terminated by a first waveguide mirror. The interferometer may also include a second waveguide at one end optically coupled to the second side of the multimode waveguide and at the other end terminated by a second waveguide mirror. The multimode waveguide may be adapted to distribute the light signal towards the first and second waveguide mirror via the first waveguide and via the second waveguide. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106672 | Irregular Motion Compensation for Three-Dimensional Spectroscopy - Methods and media for compensating for irregular motion in three-dimensional spectroscopy are provided herein. Exemplary methods include: receiving a plurality of spectrographs for a series of respective locations and corresponding images of the respective locations, each spectrograph of the plurality of spectrographs being produced using a spectrographic data set of a plurality of spectrographic data sets, each of the plurality of spectrographic data sets being measured by a spectrograph and each of the corresponding images being captured by a camera at substantially the same time, the spectrograph being coupled to the camera such that the spectrograph and camera move in tandem and at least partially share the same point of view; generating a continuous image using the images; identifying a respective corresponding position in the continuous image for each spectrograph, such that each spectrograph is a measurement of the respective position; and associating each spectrograph with the respective position. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106673 | GEOSTATIONARY EARTH ORBIT (GEO) EARTH MULTISPECTRAL MAPPER (GEMM) - A multi-spectral imager useful for weather mapping, comprising an array of filters on at least one focal plane array (FPA) including pixels. Each of the filters are associated with a different set of the pixels, and each of the filters transmit a portion of electromagnetic radiation, comprising a different band of wavelengths, to the set of the pixels associated with the filter. A circuit connected to the pixels reads out a signal outputted from each of a plurality of different pixels in the set and outputs the signals to an adder. The adder sums the signals from each of the plurality of different pixels in the set to form a sum used for generating a weather map. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106674 | GAS VISUALIZING METHODS AND SYSTEMS WITH BIREFRINGENT POLARIZATION INTERFEROMETER - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for gas imaging. A gas imaging system comprises a lenslet array configured to receive thermal radiation from a scene and transmit a plurality of substantially identical sub-images of the thermal radiation; a birefringent polarization interferometer configured to generate an optical path difference for each ray of the plurality of sub-images based on a respective position of each ray entering the BPI, the optical path differences combining to form an interference fringe pattern; and an infrared focal plane array configured to capture a thermal image of the plurality of sub-images modulated by the interference fringe pattern due to the optical path differences through the BPI. The captured thermal image may represent a plurality of interferogram sample points of the thermal radiation from the scene, and may be used to construct a plurality of hyperspectral images of the thermal radiation from the scene. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106675 | System and Method for Light Optimization - The present disclosure relates to a method and related system for spectrum optimization of an illumination light source. Spectrum optimization according to the present disclosure can be based on various optimization parameters, including but not limited to luminous efficacy, color rendering effect, luminous efficacy of radiation, mesopic efficacy of radiation, cirtopic efficacy of radiation, etc. The present method and system are capable of optimizing illumination performance of a light source in various aspects in an individual or integrated manner. Further, the present method and system are capable of accommodating different illumination purposes and conditions by combining and prioritizing different optimization parameters. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106676 | HYPER-SPECTRAL IMAGE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREFOR, PHOTOGRAPHING MODULE AND DEVICE FOR SKIN DIAGNOSIS, SKIN DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND SKIN IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In one aspect, a hyperspectral image measurement device is provided to include: a main body; an illumination module disposed in the main body and including LEDs having different peak wavelengths to irradiate light to a subject; a camera disposed on the main body and receiving light reflected from the subject to acquire an image of the subject; a barrel having a contact surface contacting the subject, the contact surface located to be spaced apart from the illumination module and the camera module by a predetermined distance; and a reference cover located on the contact surface and including a standard reflection layer for reflecting light irradiated from the illumination module toward the camera module. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106677 | INTEGRATED MINIATURE POLARIMETER AND SPECTROGRAPH USING STATIC OPTICS - Embodiments provide an integrated miniature polarimeter and spectrograph (IMPS) and associated methods for using an IMPS to determine Stokes parameters to describe a source beam. In one embodiment an IMPs is provided comprising a spectropolarimeter module. The spectropolarimeter module comprises a miniature optical bench; a slit component; a birefringent wedge; a dichroic prism; a spectral disperser; and a focal plane array. The slit component, birefringent wedge, dichroic prism, spectral disperser, and focal plane array are mounted to the miniature optical bench such that a beam incident on the slit component will be incident on (1) the birefringent wedge, (2) the dichroic prism, (3) the spectral disperser, and (4) the focal plane array, in that order. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106678 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING STABILITY OF SPECTRUM - An apparatus and method for monitoring a stability of a spectrum are provided. The apparatus for monitoring stability of a spectrum includes a spectroscope configured to measure a spectrum of a sample and a processor configured to calculate a similarity change index of the measured spectrum and to determine the stability of the measured spectrum by analyzing the calculated similarity change index. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106679 | COLOR RECOGNITION DEVICE AND COLOR RECOGNITION METHOD - The present disclosure provides a color recognition device and a color recognition method, and belongs to the technical field of color recognition. In an embodiment, the color recognition device includes a head portion and a main body portion; the head portion has a groove in which a sensor module configured to capture color information of the object to be detected is disposed; and the main body portion includes: a storage module configured for storing standard color parameters of a variety of colors, and a central processing unit configured for comparing color information of the object to be detected with the standard color parameters of the variety of colors stored in the storage module, to recognize color of the object to be detected. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106680 | SHIELD PLATE AND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A shield plate is a shield plate related to non-contact measurement of temperature of a semiconductor apparatus, and includes a base of which temperature is adjustable, in which the amount of thermal radiation of a blackbody surface located on one side of the base is larger than the amount of thermal radiation of a reflective surface located on a side opposite to the blackbody surface, and the blackbody surface is a blackbody surface that emits infrared rays. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106681 | INFRARED SENSOR FOR MEASURING AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE - An electronic device for measuring an ambient temperature (T | 2018-04-19 |
20180106682 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR MICROMECHANICAL SENSORS - In one approach, a method of fabricating radiation detection devices includes: forming a structural layer overlying a frontside of a substrate; forming a metallic layer overlying the structural layer; releasing each of a plurality of devices on the substrate by etching a backside of the substrate, wherein each device comprises a plate and legs attached to the plate, the legs comprising at least a portion of the metallic layer; and sealing each of the plurality of devices, the sealing comprising: attaching a transparent cavity cap to the frontside of the substrate; and attaching a radiation-transparent substrate to the backside of the substrate. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCRETION DETECTION - This disclosure relates generally to accretion detection, and more particularly to system and a method for accretion detection within an iron kiln. The iron kiln includes a cylindrical body for holding and processing molten iron ore. In one embodiment, method includes receiving, in real-time, a first plurality of temperature values from a plurality of sensors configured on distinct locations on the outer surface of the iron kiln and is associated with a distinct sensor ID. The plurality of temperature values are compared with a reference temperature value to identify deviation in temperature gradient associated with the outer surface. Subsequently on identifying the deviation corresponding to one or more sensors, a second plurality of temperature values of surrounding locations of the one or more sensors is recorded and the presence of the accretion in the iron kiln is determined based on the second plurality of temperature values. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106684 | Temperature Probe - The invention relates to a temperature probe ( | 2018-04-19 |
20180106685 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE - The present disclosure herein relates to a device for measuring a thermoelectric performance. The device for measuring a thermoelectric performance of a thermoelectric material, which includes a support module configured to generate temperature difference between both ends of the thermoelectric material, a fixing module detachably coupled to the support module to support the thermoelectric material, a temperature measuring unit electrically connected to the fixing module to measure temperature of each of the both ends of the thermoelectric material, and an electromotive force measuring unit electrically connected to the fixing module to measure thermoelectromotive force generated between the both ends of the thermoelectric material. Here, the fixing module includes a first heat sink part and a second heat sink part, which respectively support the both ends of the thermoelectric material. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106686 | Temperature Sensing and Control of Resistive Heating Elements - A method for temperature sensing and control of resistive heating elements includes providing a power signal to a heater, the power signal having pulse width modulated (PWM) power pulses, providing a measurement pulse to the heater, with the measurement pulse being between two PWM power pulses, measuring a voltage across the heater, and determining a resistance of the heater according to the voltage across the heater and a current of the measurement pulse. A temperature of the heater is determined according to the determined resistance of the heater. | 2018-04-19 |
20180106687 | PLATINUM TEMPERATURE SENSOR ELEMENT - A temperature sensor element has such a structure as, when reinforcing lead wires on internal electrodes with a paste, one side surface of each of the lead wires is covered with a reinforcement paste and the other side surface is not covered with the reinforcement paste without covering the entire lead wires welded and connected to the internal electrodes. This allows elimination of cause of cracks generating, thereby securing sufficient joining strength and reinforcement of conductivity of the internal electrodes and the lead wires, and securing connection strength between the lead wires and the internal electrodes. | 2018-04-19 |