19th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160131669 | VISUALIZED BIOCHIP AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DETECTING A VARIETY OF ANTIBIOTICS, ILLEGAL ADDITIVES AND BIOTOXINS - The present invention provides a biochip for simultaneously detecting a variety of antibiotics, illegal additives and biotoxins in a visualized manner, wherein the biochip comprises a chip carrier fixed with a group of detection target antigens, the detection targets are the antibiotics, the illegal additives and the biotoxins, and the biochip is prepared by the following method: enabling the bovine serum albumin and the detection target antigens to perform sample application operation on the chip carrier through a biochip preparation system by taking bovine serum albumin as blank control, and then fixing in a water bath at 20-37° C. for 0.5-4 h for preparation. The invention further provides a method for simultaneously detecting a variety of antibiotics, illegal additives and biotoxins by using the biochip. The biochip has the advantages of simple structure, simple preparation process, low cost, multiple targets, high accuracy, high sensitivity, high precision, short detection time, simpleness and easiness in operation and no need of expensive detection instruments and is applicable to on-site large-scale primary screening of samples. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131670 | INCUBATOR, SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An input section of an incubator accepts, from a user, a first input selecting a specified incubation container which registers an observing schedule, and a second input specifying an imaging condition of the specified incubation container in an observing sequence. A calculating section calculates, according to the above-mentioned imaging condition, an observing duration of the specified incubation container from a first data relating to a carrying period of an incubation container and a second data with regard to an imaging duration. A schedule management section extracts, based on a schedule data, a registrable time zone in which an observing sequence of the specified incubation container can be executed without overlapping with previously registered observing schedules, and outputs to display the registrable time zone for presentation to the user. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131671 | IDENTIFICATION CALIBRATION METHOD FOR BLOOD GAS BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to a recognition and calibration method for the blood gas chemistry analytic system, which comprises the following steps: getting reagent information recorded in the two-dimension code glued to or printed on the test card or reagent package; extracting the basic information of the test card from the reagent information, examining the correctness of the usage of the test card and feeding back the error messages and exiting the test if the usage is incorrect; if the usage is correct, extracting the feature information of the test card from the reagent information, obtaining the feature parameters of the test card and setting them as the feature parameters of the present test; collecting the present test signals and processing the operation of computation and adjustment for the signals according to the feature parameters of the present test and thus, obtaining the test results. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131672 | REDUNDANT IDENTIFICATION FOR SAMPLE TRACKING ON A DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A sample-containing device configured to be placed into a sample processing instrument for performing a process on a sample contained in the device includes redundant identification features, such as machine-readable tags. A first machine-readable information tag is read before the device is placed in the instrument, and a second machine-readable information tag is read after the device is in the instrument. Information read from the two tags is compared to determine if there is proper correspondence between the information read from the tags to ensure that the correct sample processing device was placed in the instrument. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131673 | Automated Filter Changer - An automatic filter changer that automatically inserts and removes a filter from a fluidic path. Filters are introduced into the automatic filter changer in stacks. The lead filter and each stack is removed from its respective stack one by one by a filter separator. The separated filters are deposited onto a shuttle plate which moves the filters into their respective fluidic paths. Fluid couplers connect to each filter to complete their respective fluidic paths and allow fluids to be filtered before sampling. Once collection of the samples is complete, the filters are removed from the fluidic path and discarded or saved for reuse. The shuttle path is returned to its original position to receive new filters to repeat the process again. A graphic user interface is provided to allow the user to program a specific set of instructions to automate the entire process. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131674 | SAMPLE ANALYZER - A sample analyzer is provided that does not require a plurality of reagent containers containing the same type of reagent to be connected, that can continue measurement even when a reagent container becomes empty, and that allows the timing of replacement of the reagent container to be recognized suitably. A reagent storage section is provided that is connected to a reagent container containing a reagent through a fluid channel and that stores the reagent transferred from the reagent container. A message for prompting replacement of the reagent container is outputted when it is detected that the remaining amount in the reagent container is a predetermined amount or less. A message for prompting to suspend sample measurement in the measurement section is outputted when it is detected that the remaining amount in the reagent storage section is a predetermined amount or less. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131675 | DROPLET VELOCITY DETECTION - Methods and systems are provided for measuring a velocity of a droplet passing through a microfluidic channel. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING DOPPLER EFFECT UTILIZING ELASTIC AND INELASTIC LIGHT SCATTERING - Method and apparatus for measuring a Doppler effect of a scattered light include: projecting an ultra violet (UV) light towards a target by a light emitter; receiving the UV light scatter from the target from the emitted UV light reflected from the target by a light receiver; measuring the frequency shift of the UV light scatter with respect to the emitted UV light to obtain distribution of line of sight velocity of macroscopic matters of the target corresponds to a Doppler shift; processing the distribution of the line of sight velocity to determine the Doppler effect of the UV light scatter; and separating the wind line of sight velocity as the centroid shift of the microscopic Doppler shift probability distribution. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131677 | MOTION PATTERN BASED EVENT DETECTION USING A WEARABLE DEVICE - A method, system, and computer program product for motion pattern based event detection using a wearable device are provided in the illustrative embodiments. During a period beginning at a first time, using the wearable device, a pattern of a motion is detected, the motion being in body part of a user on which the wearable device is worn. The pattern is recorded for the period, the pattern occurring over at least the period. A collaborative information is received from the wearable device, the collaborative information defining a characteristic of the pattern. The pattern and the collaborative information are associated with an event. During a second period beginning at a second time, the pattern and the collaborative information are detected. Responsive to detecting at the second time, an action associated with the event is performed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131678 | Transfer Mold Type Sensor Device - To provide a high-reliable transfer mold type sensor device in which a combined sensor including a plurality of sensors having a function of detecting physical amounts, a substrate processing a signal from the combined sensor and controlling a signal input/output with an external device, a chip pad mounted with the combined sensor and the substrate, and a lead frame are sealed with a mold resin and a package is formed, the combined sensor is configured to be thicker than the substrate and the chip pad, a principal surface side of the combined sensor is covered with the mold resin and a back surface side thereof contacts the substrate by a joint material, and the combined sensor is arranged on a package neutral surface in a cross-section of a thickness direction of the package including the combined sensor, the substrate, and the chip pad. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131679 | MIRCO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) DEVICE - The invention provides a MEMS device. The MEMS device includes: a substrate; a proof mass, including at least two slots, each of the slots including an inner space and an opening, the inner space being relatively closer to a center area of the proof mass than the opening; at least two anchors located in the corresponding slots and connected to the substrate; at least two linkages located in the corresponding slots and connected to the corresponding anchors; and a multi-dimensional spring structure for assisting a multi-dimensional movement of the proof mass, the multi-dimensional spring structure surrounding a periphery of the proof mass, and connected to the substrate through the linkages and the anchors. The multi-dimensional spring structure includes first and second springs for assisting an out-of-plane movement and an in-plane movement of the proof mass. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131680 | CAPACITIVE PHYSICAL QUANTITY SENSOR - A capacitive physical quantity sensor includes a first substrate, a movable electrode, a fixed electrode, and a second substrate. An auxiliary electrode is disposed on a portion of the second substrate to face the movable electrode and the auxiliary electrode has a facing area that faces the movable electrode. The facing area in a case where the movable electrode is displaced in one direction is different from the facing area in a case where the movable electrode is displaced in an opposite direction opposite to the one direction. The physical quantity is detected based on a capacitance, which is generated corresponding to the interval between the fixed electrode and the movable electrode, and a capacitance, which is generated corresponding to an interval between the facing area of the movable electrode and the auxiliary electrode. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131681 | TESTING DEVICE - A testing device includes a base body, a holder, an electrically conductive plate, plural testing probes and plural insulation structures. The testing device of the present invention uses the electrically conductive plate to replace the plastic plate of the conventional testing device. Consequently, the electrostatic discharge effect is avoided. Moreover, the insulation structure is arranged between the testing probe and the electrically conductive plate to separate the testing probe from the electrically conductive plate so as to avoid the electric leakage problem. Consequently, the testing device of the present invention is capable of avoiding the electrostatic discharge effect without causing damage of the under-test object and reducing the measurement accuracy. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131682 | CURRENT SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a current sensor arrangement comprising a measuring inductor, said measuring inductor having the following features: a first planar measuring coil ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131683 | MAGNETIC SENSOR AND ELECTRICAL CURRENT SENSOR USING THE SAME - A magnetic sensor has a first tube-shaped bias magnet and a first magnetic sensor element. The first tube-shaped bias magnet has a bottom face, a top face facing the bottom face, and an outer side surface and an inner side surface both located between the bottom face and the top face, and includes an N pole formed by magnetizing one of the bottom face and the top face and an S pole formed by magnetizing a remaining one of the bottom face and the top face. The first magnetic sensor element is located in an inner space surrounded by a plane including the bottom face, a plane including the top face, and the inner side surface. The magnetic sensor can detect intensity of an external magnetic field with high accuracy. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131684 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REFERENCE VALUE OF AN ACTUATING CURRENT - A method is described for determining a reference value of an actuating current that corresponds to a defined operating point of an electro-hydraulically actuated frictional shifting element of a continuously variable power-branched transmission, at which the shifting element transmission capacity is zero, and starting from which an increase of actuating force immediately increases the transmission capacity. The actuating current reference value of the shifting element, when closed with a further shifting element decoupled from the transmission output and when a transmission input rotational speed is higher than a defined threshold, is reduced until a rotational speed difference between the rotational speeds of the shifting element halves exceeds a predefined limit value such that, at the time when the limit value is exceeded, the reference value of the actuating current is the reference value of the actuating current that corresponds to the defined operating point of the shifting element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131685 | BUSBAR CURRENT SENSOR - According to one aspect, embodiments herein provide a Power Distribution Unit (PDU) comprising an input configured to be coupled to a power source and to receive input power, a busbar coupled to the input at a first location on the busbar, the bus bar having a resistance, at least one power outlet coupled to a second location on the busbar via a first output line and configured to provide output power to a load, and a sensing circuit coupled proximate to the first location on the busbar and coupled proximate to the second location on the busbar and configured to determine a voltage drop between the first location and the second location and to calculate a magnitude of an output current provided to the at least one power outlet via the output line based on the voltage drop and the resistance of the busbar. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131686 | APPARATUSES INCLUDING UTILITY METER, POWER ELECTRONICS, AND COMMUNICATIONS CIRCUITRY, AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION - Apparatuses including utility meter, power electronics, and communications circuitry are provided. The utility meter circuitry is configured to measure usage of electricity supplied by an electric utility to a premise of a customer of the electric utility. The power electronics circuitry is configured to regulate a voltage level supplied to the premise of the customer. Moreover, the communications circuitry is configured to provide communications with a first electronic device of the customer at the premise of the customer and to provide communications with a second electronic device that is upstream from the apparatus. Related methods of operating an apparatus including utility meter, power electronics, and communications circuitry are also provided. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131687 | CURRENT SENSOR AND SMART METER - A full bridge circuit comprises first to fourth magnetic resistance elements. The first and fourth magnetic resistance elements have a first polarity, while the second and third magnetic resistance elements have a second polarity. A comparison circuit compares a first value indicating a difference between a potential of a first connecting node and a first potential and a second value indicating a difference between a potential of a second connecting node and a second potential to determine presence/absence of an external magnetic field. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the first magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the second magnetic resistance element. An initial magnetization vector of a magnetization free layer of the third magnetic resistance element is the reverse of that of a magnetization free layer of the fourth magnetic resistance element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131688 | DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A METERING DEVICE IN AN ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - A method comprising requesting power measurement data from a power meter during a predetermined time period, receiving the power measurement data, associating a negative coefficient with the power measurement data if the power measurement is less than zero, associating a positive coefficient with the power measurement data if the power measurement is equal to or greater than zero, and calculating a power measurement for the power generation site based, in part, on the associated coefficients. The power meter can be configured to measure power usage from the EG site including power provided by an electrical utility grid and an EG system at the EG site. The power measurement data may include a first power measurement corresponding to a first phase of power and a second power measurement corresponding to a second phase of power. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131689 | REVERBERATION CHAMBER WITH IMPROVED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD UNIFORMITY - The reverberation chamber comprises a shielded enclosure ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131690 | POWER SOURCE VOLTAGE DETECTION APPARATUS - A power source voltage detection apparatus is provided, including a reference voltage generator connected to a differential amplifier via a first transmission line and decreases a power source voltage of a direct current power source to output a power source reference voltage, the first transmission line transmitting the power source reference voltage as a first power source voltage detection voltage; a standard voltage generator connected to the differential amplifier via a second transmission line and outputs a predetermined standard voltage, the second transmission line transmitting the standard voltage as a second power source voltage detection voltage; the differential amplifier differentially amplifying the first and second power source voltage detection voltages; and an abnormality detector which, based on the first and second power source voltage detection voltages, detects the power source voltage and detects an abnormality of the first transmission line and/or the second transmission line. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROBE HEATER HEALTH INDICATION - A multi-function probe wire de-icing apparatus is described. The multi-function probe wire de-icing apparatus may include a multi-function probe wire, a main heater wire collocated with the multi-function probe wire, and a sacrificial wire deposed adjacent to the main heater wire. The sacrificial wire is configured to fail prior to the main heater wire failing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131692 | Cable Monitoring Apparatus - A monitoring apparatus is connectable in-line with the cable. The monitoring apparatus includes a measuring unit to measure a characteristic of the cable and a storage unit to store the measured characteristic of the cable. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131693 | POWER-CABLE GROUND CURRENT SELF-ADAPTIVE MONITORING METHOD - The present invention provides a power-cable ground current self-adaptive monitoring method. The steps including configuring a sample baseline, determining an impact factor set of the sample data, sampling real-time data of ground current by a power-cable ground current monitoring system, perform digital filtering on the sampled real-time data of ground current, applying a self-adaptive method to process the filtered sample data, and uploading the processed sample data to a backend monitoring device for real-time monitoring. The present invention may solve high energy loss and low information amount problems. The power consumption of monitoring device may be reduced by more than 50%, and server resource occupancy percentage may be lowered by about 20%. Efficiencies of evaluating external insulation status of the are enhanced. The present invention provides a novel grade ranking criterion, which may be dynamically corrected based on actual power-line operations, and reduces objective interferences during value determination process. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131694 | PROBLEM MONITORING IN CABLE SYSTEM WITH FUSES - Apparatuses ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131695 | Multi-Purpose Tool for Blade Fuses - The disclosure describes a multi-purpose tool which singularly provides all functions necessary to remove a blade-type fuse, clean the male blades of a fuse, and clean contact points of a female fuse receptacle. The tool also may provide a battery-powered circuit to check the continuity of a fuse. The tool includes a pair of abrasive tabs for cleaning female fuse receptacles, a slot with at least one abrasive surface for cleaning male fuse blades, and a pair of picking arms for grasping a fuse. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131696 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN INTEGRITY OF A SIGNAL PATH, SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND SENSOR SYSTEM - A monitoring unit ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131697 | BUILT-IN TEST CIRCUIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS - A semiconductor apparatus includes a clock buffer and a reference voltage generation unit. The clock buffer generates an internal clock signal, based on first and second clock signals, in a first operation mode, and generates the internal clock signal, based on the first clock signal and a reference voltage, when a normal operation test is performed in a second operation mode. The reference voltage generation unit generates the reference voltage when the normal operation test is performed in the second operation mode. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131698 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE RELIABILITY OF TRANSDUCERS - A method for increasing the reliability of transducers, having a first and a second IC, the two ICs have exactly the same or substantially the same monolithically integrated circuit components, each with a sensor and a signal contact designed for bidirectional data transmission and a reference contact and a supply voltage contact. A signal generated as a function of the physical quantity sensed by the relevant sensor is applied to the signal contact. The signal of the first IC is compared with the signal of the second IC by a monitoring device, and then the result of the comparison is communicated to an enable device, and the signal of the first IC is sent by an enable device to the control unit if both signals lie in a predefined useful band. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FORENSICS - A test system including an embodiment having a sensor array adapted to test one or more devices under test in learning modes as well as evaluation modes. An exemplary test system can collect a variety of test data as a part of a machine learning system associated with known-good samples. Data collected by the machine learning system can be used to calculate probabilities that devices under test in an evaluation mode meet a condition of interest based on multiple testing and sensor modalities. Learning phases or modes can be switched on before, during, or after evaluation mode sequencing to improve or adjust machine learning system capabilities to determine probabilities associated with different types of conditions of interest. Multiple permutations of probabilities can collectively be used to determine an overall probability of a condition of interest which has a variety of attributes. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131700 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR - Provided is an apparatus for testing a semiconductor. The apparatus includes a chuck on which a wafer is disposed, a probe card disposed on the chuck to provide a test signal to the wafer, a sensor disposed in the probe card, a base unit connected to the probe card to transmit the test signal to the probe card, and a pressure device connecting the base unit to the probe card, the pressure device correcting deformation of the probe card. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131701 | BATTERY TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery testing method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, controlling a temperature of an environmental chamber that houses at least one battery cell during a test cycle to maintain a relatively constant temperature of the at least one battery cell throughout the test cycle. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131702 | ASSEMBLING DEVICES FOR PROBE CARD TESTING - An example process places dice that have been cut from a first semiconductor wafer on a second wafer. The example process includes arranging the dice in a pattern on a the second wafer, where the second wafer has a coefficient of thermal expansion that has substantially a same coefficient of thermal expansion as the dice; and using a probe card that is matched to a pattern of dice in connection with the second wafer. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODULATION MAPPING - Probing an integrated circuit (IC), by: electrically applying stimulation signal to said IC; scanning a selected area of said IC with a monochromatic beam; collecting beam reflection from the selected area of said IC, wherein the beam reflection correspond to modulation of the monochromatic beam by active devices of said IC; converting said beam reflection to an electrical probing signal; selecting a frequency or a band of frequencies of said probing signal; utilizing the probing signal to generate a spatial modulation map for various locations over the selected area of said IC; and displaying the spatial map on a monitor, wherein grey scale values correspond to modulation signal values. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131704 | SCAN THROUGHPUT ENHANCEMENT IN SCAN TESTING OF A DEVICE-UNDER-TEST - Systems and methods for enabling scan testing of device-under-test (DUT) are disclosed. In an embodiment, a test system for scan testing the DUT, including P scan input ports and Q scan output ports, includes tester and adapter module. Tester operates at clock frequency F | 2016-05-12 |
20160131705 | CIRCUIT FOR TESTING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - An integrated circuit is configured to receive a test clock input and includes circuitry configured to generate test clocks from the test clock input, and test circuitry configured to use the test clocks in a test mode. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131706 | CUSTOMER-TRANSPARENT LOGIC REDUNDANCY FOR IMPROVED YIELD - Systems and methods are provided for implementing customer-transparent logic redundancy in scan chains for improved yield of integrated circuits. More specifically, an integrated circuit structure is provided for that includes a plurality of combined latch structures. Each of the combined latch structures includes an original latch and a redundant latch. The integrated circuit structure further includes a plurality of combined logic structures. Each of the combined logic structures includes an original logic structure a redundant logic structure. Each redundant latch is a duplicate of each respective original latch within a combined latch structure and each redundant logic structure is a duplicate of each respective original logic structure within a combined logic structure such that a two-fold library of latches and logic is provided for one or more scan chains of the integrated circuit structure | 2016-05-12 |
20160131707 | MULTIPLE-CAPTURE DFT METHOD FOR DETECTING OR LOCATING CROSSING CLOCK-DOMAIN FAULTS DURING SELF-TEST OR SCAN-TEST - A method for providing ordered capture clocks to detect or locate faults within N clock domains and faults crossing any two clock domains in an integrated circuit or circuit assembly in scan-test or self-test mode, where N>1, each clock domain having one capture clock and a plurality of scan cells, each capture clock comprising a plurality of capture clock pulses; said method comprising: (a) generating and shifting-in N test stimuli to all said scan cells within said N clock domains in said integrated circuit or circuit assembly during a shift-in operation; (b) applying an ordered sequence of capture clocks to all said scan cells within said N clock domains, the ordered sequence of capture clocks comprising at least a plurality of capture clock pulses from two or more selected capture clocks placed in a sequential order such that all clock domains are never triggered simultaneously during a capture operation; and (c) analyzing output responses of all said scan cells to locate any faults therein. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131708 | ON-CHIP EYE DIAGRAM CAPTURE - A system for capturing an eye diagram is disclosed. In various embodiments, the system includes: a delay line arranged to receive a digital signal and output a time delayed version of the digital signal; an edge detection circuit arranged to receive the digital signal and the time delayed version of the digital signal, the edge detection circuit operating to output a signal corresponding to a logical value of the digital signal received coincident with an edge of the time delay version of the digital signal; a voltage comparator arranged to receive the digital signal and a reference voltage, the voltage comparator operating to output a first signal when a voltage of the digital signal and the reference voltage are equal to each other; and a controller that includes: an edge detection circuit receiver connected to receive the output signal from the edge detection circuit; a delay line control circuit connected to provide a delay time control signal to the delay line; a voltage comparator receiver connected to receive the first signal from the voltage comparator; and a voltage control unit connected to provide a controlled voltage to the voltage comparator. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131709 | RECHARGEABLE POWER MODULE AND TEST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A rechargeable power module (RPM) may include a rechargeable energy storage device such as a battery or capacitor, a charging circuit, a direct-current (DC) to DC converter, a low drop-out (LDO) voltage regulator and a controller. The charging circuit provides the rechargeable energy storage device with a charging current based on power requirements of device under test and the state of charge, or storage, of the energy storage device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131710 | TEST SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD USING THE SAME - A test system for a semiconductor apparatus that includes a calibration board having first skew information therein and outputting a plurality of test signals, and a main board configured to perform first skew correction for correcting skews of the test signals based on the first skew information and perform secondary skew correction for correcting an I/O skew thereof using the plurality of test signals | 2016-05-12 |
20160131711 | MIXING OF LOW SPEED AND HIGH SPEED CLOCKS TO IMPROVE TEST PRECISION OF A DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Implementations of the present disclosure involve an apparatus and/or method for mixing high speed and low speed clock signals during structural testing of a digital integrated circuit to improve the test precision and efficiency. In particular, the apparatus and/or method allow for a testing device to perform stuck-bit testing of the circuit by releasing one or more clock cycles of a low speed clock signal. Further, without having to reset the testing of the circuit, at-speed testing of the circuit may be conducted by the testing device. In one embodiment, at-speed testing occurs by activating a mode signal associated with the circuit design that instructs one or more clock cycles from an internal clock signal to the circuit to be released. The testing device may return to stuck-bit testing at a low speed clock signal, or continue with at-speed testing using the high speed internal clock signal. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131712 | WELLNESS MONITORING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SWITCHING DEVICES - One embodiment describes a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor of an operating coil driver circuitry. The instructions include instructions to instruct a switch to supply a specific current to an operating coil of a switching device using a pulse-width modulated signal; determine duty cycle of the pulse-width modulated signal; and determine wellness of the switching device based at least in part on the duty cycle of the pulse-width module signal. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131713 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SWITCH HEALTH DETERMINATION - The embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for determining the health status of a sensed switch. In general, the embodiments described herein determine a measure of a health status of the sensed switch by comparing a voltage on the sensed switch, ascertaining a first comparator state under one test condition and ascertaining a second comparator state under a second test condition. The first comparator state and the second comparator state are and then compared to determine the measure of the health status of the sensed switch. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131714 | POWER AND CURRENT ESTIMATION FOR BATTERIES - A method and a system are provided for determining a maximum charge current or a maximum discharge current of an energy storage cell of an energy storage device. The method includes providing a predetermined upper voltage limit or lower voltage limit, and providing a time horizon as a time difference from a present time to a future time. The method also include, with a repetition time period different from the time horizon, repeating measuring a present voltage level of the energy storage cell, calculating a voltage difference between the present voltage level and the upper voltage limit or the lower voltage limit, and determining the maximum charge current or maximum discharge current corresponding to the voltage difference and a model, such that the estimated voltage is within the voltage limits. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH USING BATTERY MODEL PARAMETER - A method and system for estimating a state of health using battery model parameters are provided. The system includes a battery model parameter extractor that is configured to extract liquid-phase diffusivity of Li-ion parameters and a storage unit that is configured to store a mapping table in which states of health (SOH) for each liquid-phase diffusivity of Li-ion parameter are mapped. In addition, a SOH estimator is configured to use the mapping table to estimate the SOH that corresponds to a liquid-phase diffusivity of Li-ion extracted from the battery model parameter extractor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131716 | SECONDARY BATTERY STATE DETECTION DEVICE AND SECONDARY BATTERY STATE DETECTION METHOD - [Object] To accurately detect states of a variety of types of secondary batteries even in a low-current range. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131717 | ASSEMBLED-BATTERY SYSTEM, SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT, AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - This invention provides an assembled-battery system, a semiconductor circuit, and a diagnostic method that enable appropriate self-diagnosis of a measuring unit. Namely, an output value (A-B) output from an analog-to-digital converter through power-supply lines, a cell-selection switch, and a level shifter is summed with an output value (B-VSS) obtained by a directly input reference voltage B being output from the analog-to-digital converter, and when the summed value is considered equal the reference voltage A—the voltage VSS, it is diagnosed that an abnormality such as a breakdown has not occurred. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131718 | BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM, SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT, LINE-BREAKAGE DETECTION PROGRAM, AND LINE-BREAKAGE DETECTION METHOD - The present invention appropriately detects line-breakages in a signal line related to a battery connected to a discharge circuit for discharging. Namely, an initialization operation produces a state in which a capacitor (C | 2016-05-12 |
20160131719 | BATTERY STATE DETECTION DEVICE - A battery state detection device enabling a state of a secondary battery to be detected relatively easily and accurately is provided. In a battery state detection device, a μCOM detects a plurality of internal complex impedances corresponding to a plurality of discrete detection frequencies in a secondary battery, and detects an SOH of the secondary battery based on the plurality of detected internal complex impedances. The plurality of frequencies corresponding to the plurality of internal complex impedances detected by the μCOM are allocated to two partial frequency ranges respectively corresponding to a plurality of partial graphs showing states of a plurality of components of the secondary battery in a graph in which the internal complex impedances of the secondary battery in a predetermined frequency range are plotted on a complex plane. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131720 | DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH OF BATTERY, AND STATE OF HEALTH ESTIMATION METHOD FOR BATTERY - A device for estimating state of health of battery, and a state of health estimation method with improved estimation accuracy of the state of health of the battery are provided. The device for estimating state of health includes: a charge and discharge current detection unit ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131721 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING DEGRADATION OF INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY, AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING DEGRADATION OF INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY - An electronic apparatus includes: an internal power supply to be charged; a charging circuit configured to supply electrical power from an external power supply to the internal power supply; a voltage measurement circuit configured to measure a voltage of the internal power supply; a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the internal power supply; and an estimation circuit configured to estimate a degree of degradation of the internal power supply, wherein the estimation circuit determines whether it is possible to perform a degradation estimation process to estimate the degree of degradation of the internal power supply based on the voltage of the internal power supply and the temperature of the internal power supply, and performs the degradation estimation process on the internal power supply only when determining that it is possible to perform the degradation estimation process on the internal power supply. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131722 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT HAVING THERMO-EMF COMPENSATION - Sensor arrangement providing a signal responsive to a temperature difference between a Hall-effect device output contact and a reference point, having first contact tub located near an external surface of a Hall effect region; second contact tub located near the reference point; first conductor element comprising first and second end portions, the first end portion thermally coupled to the first contact tub and the second end portion thermally coupled to the second contact tub; second conductor element comprising third and fourth end portions, the third end portion thermally coupled to the first contact tub; third conductor element comprising fifth and sixth end portions, the fifth end portion thermally coupled to the second contact tub, wherein the first and third end portions are electrically coupled, the second and fifth end portions are electrically coupled, at least two of first, second, and third conductor elements have substantially different Seebeck coefficients, and the signal is tapped at the fourth and sixth end portions. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131723 | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT METHOD AND MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A light source unit irradiates a gas cell disposed in a measurement region with linearly polarized light in which the direction of travel is a z-axis direction and the vibration direction of an electric field is a y-axis direction. A polarimeter detects optical characteristics of light passing through the gas cell. A magnetic field generator applies an artificial magnetic field, capable of varying an x-axis component, a y-axis component, and a z-axis component, to the measurement region. A calculation control unit generates a plurality of artificial magnetic fields, calculates a magnetization value or a value corresponding to the magnetization value on the basis of the detection results of the polarimeter, and calculates an original magnetic field present in the measurement region, using an artificial magnetic field when the magnetization value or the value corresponding to the magnetization value satisfies a condition for external value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131724 | MRI SCANNER BORE COVERINGS - A bore covering for sealing an MRI scanner bore to create a controlled environment within the MRI scanner bore is disclosed. The bore coverings used with climate control devices may create an incubator-like environment to allow for improved preparation, control, and imaging of infants. A system and kit including one or more bore coverings, and a method of using the bore coverings to create a controlled environment within the MRI scanner bore are also described. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131725 | MULTI-CHANNEL ENDORECTAL COILS AND INTERFACE DEVICES THEREFOR - An intracavity probe for use with a magnetic resonance system includes: a pair of coil loops arranged in a phased array configuration; a pair of decoupling circuits; a pair of output cables; and a spacer material positioned adjacent to an anterior surface of the coil loops. Each coil loop has a drive capacitor and a tuning capacitor. Each decoupling circuit is connected across the tuning capacitor of one of the coil loops. Each output cable is connected at a first end thereof across the drive capacitor of one of the coil loops such that each of the drive capacitors is provided with a separate ground. The spacer material assures a predetermined distance between the pair of coil loops and the region of interest, which thereby reduces intensity of the magnetic resonance signals in proximity to the coil loops, maintains SNR at depth within the region of interest and reduces artifacts. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131726 | MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION DEVICE - A magnetic field generation apparatus includes a main coil and a variable-current correction coil. The main coil is formed by winding a ReBCO-based superconductive wire rod and generates a magnetic field in a measurement space. The variable-current correction coil is variable in a value of a current, coaxial with the main coil and disposed inside the main coil, and generates a magnetic field which corrects a uniformity of the magnetic field generated by the main coil. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131727 | PULSE SEQUENCES FOR LOW FIELD MAGNETIC RESONANCE - A low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The system includes a plurality of magnetics components comprising at least one first magnetics component configured to produce a low-field main magnetic field B | 2016-05-12 |
20160131728 | MR LOCAL COIL SYSTEM, MR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A magnetic resonance (MR) local coil system includes local MR transmit coils that may be inductively coupled to at least one power-feed coil of an MR device. At least two local MR transmit coils may be used to generate local B | 2016-05-12 |
20160131729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING PROPERTIES OF AN OBJECT THROUGH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) - Provided are a method and apparatus for processing a magnetic resonance (MR) image of an object including first and second materials on a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus by using multi-parameter mapping including applying to the object a plurality of radio frequency (RF) pulses separated by a first repetition time and a second repetition time, the first repetition time and the second repetition time being determined based on the first material and the second material; undersampling first MR signals corresponding to the first material and second MR signals corresponding to the second material in a K-space; and performing matching between the undersampled first and the undersampled second MR signals and a signal model for the multi-parameter mapping to determine attribute values corresponding to the first and the second materials at at least one point in an MR image of the object. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131730 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes an MRI system and a processing circuitry. The MRI system includes a receiving coil to receive a magnetic resonance signal. The processing circuitry is configured to generate an image based on the magnetic resonance signal, the image including a plurality of pixels; calculate a feature value corresponding to a signal value of the pixel; correct the feature values based on a sensitivity of the receiving coil; and reduce noise in the image based on distribution of the corrected feature values. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131731 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD, AND VERSE PULSE COMPRESSION RATE DETERMINATION METHOD - In order to improve image quality while reducing an SAR regardless of an imaging condition such as a slice position, a phase-encoding amount, and an RF pulse type difference, the VERSE method determines a VERSE pulse compression rate according to the imaging condition. Hence, an imaging sequence generation section generating an imaging sequence by applying an imaging condition to a predetermined pulse sequence and an imaging section executing measurement according to the imaging sequence to reconstruct an image from the obtained echo signal are provided. The pulse sequence includes a VERSE pulse comprised of a high-frequency magnetic field pulse and a slice selective gradient magnetic field pulse. The imaging sequence generation section is provided with a VERSE pulse design part determining a compression rate of the VERSE pulse according to the predetermined imaging condition and applies the determined compression rate to generate the imaging sequence. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131732 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC DISTORTION CORRECTION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE RECORDINGS - In a method and apparatus for the correction of image data dynamically acquired with a magnetic resonance imaging method, a reliable B | 2016-05-12 |
20160131733 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR MOBILE DEVICE POSITION ESTIMATION USING VIRTUAL ACCESS POINTS - Methods, apparatuses, and devices are disclosed to estimate a position of a mobile device using, for example, beacon signals transmitted using virtual access points utilizing a single, physical transceiver. Determination that beacon signals emanate from a single, physical transceiver may be based, at least in part, on a similarity among acquired beacon signals conveying identifiers, such as media access control identification (MAC ID) addresses and/or basic service set identifiers (BSSIDs), and on measurement of beacon signal characteristics, such as received signal strength at a mobile device and/or round trip time between the mobile device and the transceiver. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131734 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COHERENT SIGNAL FUSION FOR TIME AND FREQUENCY ESTIMATION - A signal processing system is provided. The signal processing system includes a transmission architecture configured to transmit first and second signals, and a receiver architecture including an antenna configured to receive the signals, and a coherent signal fusion processing device communicatively coupled to the antenna. The processing device is configured to generate a broadband analog signal that contains the first and second signals, digitize the broadband analog signal, isolate first and second signals of interest, estimate, relative to a reference template, at least one of a time difference of arrival and a frequency difference of arrival for at least one of the first and second signals of interest, and determine a location of at least one of the transmission architecture and the receiver architecture based on the estimated at least one of a time difference of arrival and a frequency difference of arrival. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131735 | DETERMINING ACCESS POINT ORIENTATION BASED ON NEIGHBOR ACCESS POINT LOCATIONS - In an example embodiment, the orientation of a wireless device, such as an access point (AP) can be determined based on the location of neighboring wireless devices and the observed angle of arrival of signals from the wireless device at the neighboring wireless devices. For example, the angle of orientation can be determined by comparing an observed angle of arrival with the known actual angle between wireless devices. If a plurality of wireless devices measures the signal, the mean or median of the difference between observed angle of arrival of a signal from the wireless device with the actual angle for the plurality of wireless devices may be employed to determine the angular orientation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANTENNA PROBABILITIES IN SUB-AREAS OF A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA - Methods and systems are provided for determining signal source probabilities. Signal source probabilities, for a plurality of sub-areas of a geographic area covered by a plurality of signal sources, may be determined. For each one of the plurality of sub-areas, the signal source probabilities may be determined based on probable field strengths of the plurality of signal sources for the one of the plurality of sub-areas, and the signal source probabilities for that one of the plurality of sub-areas indicate the probability that a mobile device, located in that one of the plurality of sub-areas, is operable to detect a particular signal source for communicating. Determining signal source probabilities may comprise calculating expected field strengths in the plurality of sub-areas. Determining signal source probabilities may comprise obtaining power information indicating a detected power of respective signals received by the mobile device from multiple transmitters. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131737 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHASE FOR TRANSFERRING A SATELLITE FROM AN INTIAL ORBIT TO A MISSION ORBIT - Disclosed is a method ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160131738 | Multi-Functional Radar Assembly - A radar assembly for transmitting and/or receiving at least one radar beam, includes an antenna assembly, which in turn includes a transmitting antenna device having a number of transmitting antenna elements. A control device generates control signals for the transmitting antenna elements. The antenna assembly also includes a first receiving antenna device having a plurality of receiving antenna elements. The transmitting antenna device includes a first antenna segment and a second antenna segment, the segments being arranged at a distance from one another and each having a plurality of transmitting antenna elements arranged along a rectilinear path. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131739 | DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING WEATHER RADAR SENSING - An enhanced vision method uses or an enhanced vision system includes an onboard weather radar system configured to improve angular resolution and/or resolution in range. The onboard weather radar system generates image data representative of the external scene topography of a runway environment associated with radar returns received by the onboard weather radar system. The radar returns are in an X-band or a C-band. The enhanced vision system also includes a display in communication with the onboard weather radar system and is configured to display an image associated with the image data that is generated by the onboard weather radar system. The enhanced vision system can also be used as an enhanced flight vision system. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131740 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF VEHICLE RADAR - The present invention suggests a power control apparatus and method of a vehicle which switch the switching frequency component generated in the power supply module to odd-number times of a Nyquist frequency which is the most ignorable in the frequency domain which is used for the FMCW radar, thereby preventing the erroneous detection due to the switching frequency in the FMCW. The present invention provides a power control apparatus of a vehicle radar, including: a first frequency signal generating unit which generates a first frequency signal with a predetermined amplitude; a second frequency signal obtaining unit which converts a frequency value of the first frequency signal to obtain a second frequency signal; and a power supply control unit which controls the power to operate a vehicle radar based on the second frequency signal. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131741 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING BEAM FOR PROCESSING RADAR SIGNAL - An apparatus and method for forming a beam for processing a radar signal is provided. In order to form a beam, by processing signals that are received through a plurality of antennas, a first symbol signal and a second symbol signal, which are complex signals are generated. The first and second symbol signals include a plurality of symbols that are arranged in an antenna array order. By applying a weight value on each antenna basis and a window coefficient for windowing processing to sequentially input each symbol of the first and second symbol signals, and by accumulating on a beam basis to generate, a beam symbol signal is generated. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131742 | ANGLE-RESOLVING FMCW RADAR SENSOR - An angle-resolving FMCW radar sensor, including multiple antenna elements in positions in a direction in which the radar sensor is angle-resolving and forming at least three transmitter arrays and at least one receiver array, and a control/evaluation device for an operating mode in which transmitter arrays periodically transmit signals whose frequency is modulated according to modulation ramps, and in which radar echoes of transmitted signals are received in by multiple antenna elements of the receiver array, and the located object angle is determined based on amplitude and/or phase relationships between radar echoes which correspond to different combinations of transmitter and receiver arrays. A measuring cycle of the radar sensor includes at least two periods in which in each case at least two combinations of transmitter and receiver arrays are alternated, and the combinations of transmitter and receiver arrays involved are different from one another for the at least two periods. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131743 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING RADAR SIGNALS - An example relates to a method for processing radar signals, wherein said radar signals comprise digitized data received by at least one radar antenna, the method comprising (i) determining FFT results based on the digitized data received; and (ii) storing a first group of the FFT results without a second group of the FFT results. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131744 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING RADAR SIGNALS - A method for processing radar signals, wherein said radar signals comprise digitized data received by at least one radar antenna, the method comprising (i) determining FFT results based on the digitized data received; and (ii) storing a first group of the FFT results, wherein the first group of FFT results comprises at least two portions, wherein a first portion of FFT results is stored with a first accuracy and a second portion of FFT results is stored with a second accuracy. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131745 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT WITH SCANNING FUNCTION - A measurement instrument is disclosed. The measurement instrument comprises a distance measurement module, a splitter and a deflection module. The distance measurement module is configured to transmit optical radiation along a transmit path and receive optical radiation along a receive path. The transmit path and the receive path are merged in a measurement beam at the splitter. The deflection module is located optically between the distance measurement module and the splitter. The deflection module is configured to aim the transmit path and the receive path at the splitter and to deflect at least one of the transmit path and the receive path across an instrument optical axis. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131746 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING OPERABILITY OF A LENS AND SELECTED TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS OF AN ACOUSTIC PROBE - A system and method for testing an acoustic probe is provided. The system includes an electric signal generator connected to transmit an electric generator signal into selected transducer elements of the acoustic probe. The selected of transducer elements of the acoustic probe convert the electrical signal into an acoustic signal that reflects off the lens of the acoustic probe and is then converted by the selected transducer elements of the acoustic probe into a reflected electrical signal. An analysis engine is connected to receive the reflected electrical signal and determine the operability of lens and each selected transducer element for acoustic and electrical conversion. A display provides an illustration indicative of the operative ability of the lens and the selected transducer element of the acoustic probe for acoustic and electrical conversion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131747 | ACTIVE BEAM-FORMING TECHNIQUE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY - An apparatus includes an array of pixels, each pixel including in-cell pixel logic and a piezoelectric micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) element, each in-cell pixel logic being communicatively coupled with at least one adjacent pixel in the array. Transceiver electronics may operate the array in a selectable one of a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the array may generate a substantially plane ultrasonic wave. In the second mode, the array may generate, from at least one superpixel region, a focused beam of relatively high acoustic pressure, each superpixel region including at least one inner pixel disposed in a central portion of the superpixel region and at least a first group of outer pixels disposed in an outer portion of the superpixel region. The transceiver electronics may be configured to operate the array by configuring at least one in-cell pixel logic. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131748 | SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND BEAM FORMING DATA CONTROL - Disclosed are systems and methods which efficiently control storage of and/or access to data which includes repetitive data or data which is used by different modes, processes, etcetera. Embodiments provide control for storage of and/or access to large amounts of data used in ultrasound system beam forming for image generation using a hierarchy of sequencers for controlling storage of and/or access to data. A frame sequencer may provide control at a frame level while an address sequencer is implemented to provide control at a data access level. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131749 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that is capable of generating an image caused by fundamental components of ultrasonic echo signals and synthesizing the generated image with an image caused by harmonic components so that an image having both advantages of the images can be generated, and a method of controlling the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a transmission beam generating unit that generates a plurality of sets of transmission beams by setting transmission beams which are transmitted in different transmission scan line positions and in which the sum of waveforms is 0, to one set; a reception beam generating unit that generates reception beams with respect to at least one reception scan line in consideration of transmission delay of the transmission beams in each of the transmission scan lines; a signal processing unit that extracts fundamental components and harmonic components from the reception beams, respectively; a synthesization unit that generates synthesized signals by synthesizing the fundamental components and the harmonic components according to a set synthesization ratio; and a display unit that displays a synthesized image including the synthesized signals. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131750 | DISTANCE ESTIMATION METHOD AND DEVICE AS WELL AS NODE LOCALIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a method of estimating the distance between two nodes. The method includes obtaining an original real-time strength sequence, its elements being strengths of signals between the two nodes at respective time slots of a first time period; conducting multi-scale transform with respect to the original real-time strength sequence so as to acquire plural real-time strength component sequences which are results of the original real-time strength sequence projected onto plural scales; removing at least one burst noise element in each real-time strength component sequence so as to get plural updated real-time strength component sequences; estimating, based on the plural updated real-time strength component sequences and a multi-scale empirical mapping relationship, an empirical real-time distance, the multi-scale empirical mapping relationship being used for expressing correspondence relations between strength components and distance components; and determining, based on at least the empirical real-time distance, a real-time distance between the two nodes. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131751 | DOPPLER AIDED INERTIAL NAVIGATION - Doppler Aided Inertial Navigation (DAIN) facilitates the determination of position, velocity and direction of mobile devices operating in highly obstructed GPS/GNSS environments. Delivering high precision, high resolution positioning information using signals of opportunity, the present invention measures the Doppler shift of a moving device using a variety of signals combined with inertial accelerometers and environmental sensors to deliver an autonomous positioning and navigation capability that does not require external infrastructure or a priori knowledge of signal sources. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131752 | MIMO RADAR SYSTEM - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for detecting an object using radar system having M transmit antennas, N receive antennas, and a processor, including: receiving, by the processor, N×M digital signals, wherein the N receivers receive M received signals corresponding to M sequences of encoded transmitted signals resulting in N×M digital signals; processing the N×M digital signals to produce N×M first range/relative velocity matrices; applying a phase compensation to N×(M−1) first range/relative velocity matrices to compensate for a difference in range between the N×(M−1) first range/relative velocity matrices and the Mth range/velocity matrix; decoding the M phase compensated range/relative velocity matrices for the N receivers using an inverse of the transmit encoding to produce M decoded phase range/relative velocity matrices for the N receivers; detecting objects using the M range/relative velocity matrices for the N receivers to produce a detection vector. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131753 | Adaptive Algorithms for Interrogating the Viewable Scene of an Automotive Radar - A radar system in an autonomous vehicle may be operated in various modes and with various configurations. In one example, the radar system determines a target range for further interrogation. The target range may be determined based on the radar system transmitting a first electromagnetic radiation signal and receiving a first reflected electromagnetic signal radiation signal. After the radar system determines a target range, it transmits a second electromagnetic radiation signal. Additionally, the radar system receives a reflected electromagnetic signal radiation based on the transmission. After receiving the reflected signal, the radar system can process the reflected signal to only have components associated with the target range. The processing of the reflected signal may create a processed signal. Finally, the radar system may determine at least one parameter of a target object based on the processed signal. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131754 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS - A device for detecting electromagnetic signals comprising an array receive antenna having N radiating elements and M receive channels downstream of the receive antenna, M less than N, the pointing directions of the antenna, equal to the radiating elements, obtained by adaptive beamforming and regularly spaced apart, comprises: switching the M receive channels onto the radiating elements in successive sequence cycles, M radiating elements connected to the receive channels with each sequence, the same radiating element, being the reference element, connected to the receive channels for all sequences, one cycle completed when all radiating elements are connected to one of the receive channels; for each sequence, estimating two-by-two spatial correlations of the signal received on the reference channel and the signals received on the other M-1 receive channels, then estimating the spatial power spectral density in N incoming directions based on a coherent sum of N correlation terms obtained. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131755 | IMPROVED DISTANCE MEASUREMENT USING THE TIME-OF-FLIGHT OF SIGNALS - There is provided a method of measuring the distance between a first device and a second device, the method comprising performing a time-of-flight-based distance measurement to measure the distance between the first device and the second device, wherein the length of the signals transmitted and/or the number of time-of-flight measurements obtained during the time-of-flight-based distance measurement is determined according to an accuracy level required for the distance measurement. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131756 | PASSIVE MILLIMETER-WAVE DETECTOR - Disclosed are passive millimeter wave detection devices that in some embodiments are useful for detecting objects such as weapons obscured underneath clothing. Also disclosed are methods for detecting objects using millimeter waves, in some embodiments, objects such as weapons, obscured underneath clothing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131757 | MULTI-ELEVATIONAL ANTENNA SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with an antenna system comprising a tension member configured to be towed by an aerial platform and/or secured to an orbiting satellite. In some embodiments, a first end of the tension member may be secured to the aerial platform and the second end may extend unsecured from the aerial platform at a different elevation than the first end. A plurality of antenna assemblies, each comprising at least one antenna, may be secured to and spaced along the length of the tension member. Each of the plurality of antennas may be adapted for use with a particular frequency or frequency bandwidth. For example, each of the plurality of antennas may be adapted or tuned for one or more frequencies useful for synthetic aperture radar (SAR). In some embodiments, a receiving system, a communication link, and/or an antenna location system may be utilized. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131758 | WEATHER RADAR WITH BRIGHT BAND SUPPRESSION - This disclosure is directed to methods, devices, and systems for generating a weather radar output with bright band suppression. In one example, a method includes determining, for each of several portions of a vertical column from a weather radar signal, a reflectivity range selected from a highest reflectivity range and one or more lower reflectivity ranges. The method further includes determining, in response to determining that portions of the vertical column are in the highest reflectivity range, whether a combination of the reflectivity ranges of the portions of the vertical column meet criteria indicative of high-reflectivity stratiform weather. The method further includes generating, in response to determining that the combination of the reflectivity ranges of the portions of the vertical column meet the criteria indicative of high-reflectivity stratiform weather, a weather radar output that indicates each of the portions of the vertical column as associated with one of the lower reflectivity ranges. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131759 | CTFM DETECTION APPARATUS AND UNDERWATER DETECTION APPARATUS - A Continuous Transmission Frequency Modulated (CTFM) detection apparatus is provided. The detection apparatus includes a projector, a sensor, a motion mechanism, and a hardware processor. The projector transmits a frequency modulated transmission wave. The sensor includes a plurality of receiving elements, each receiving element of the plurality of receiving elements receiving a reflected wave, the reflected wave comprising a reflection of the transmission wave. The motion mechanism moves the sensor. The hardware processor is programmed to at least generate a plurality of beat signals, each beat signal of the plurality of beat signals corresponding to a receiving element from the plurality of receiving elements based at least in part on the transmission wave transmitted by the projector and the reflected wave received by the receiving element, wherein at least some of the beat signals from the plurality of beat signals corresponds to a different receiving element from the plurality of receiving elements, and perform a beamforming process based on each beat signal from the plurality of beat signals. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131760 | CTFM DETECTION APPARATUS AND UNDERWATER DETECTION APPARATUS - A Continuous Transmission Frequency Modulated (CTFM) detection apparatus is provided. The CTFM detection apparatus includes a projector, a receiving element, a motion mechanism, and a hardware processor. The projector is configured to transmit a frequency modulated transmission wave and to generate a 3-dimensional transmission beam. The receiving element is configured to receive a reflected wave, the reflected wave comprising a reflection of the transmission wave. The motion mechanism moves the receiving element and makes a reception beam formed by the receiving element scan a 3-dimensional space within the transmission beam. The hardware processor is programmed to at least generate information on target objects within the 3-dimensional space based at least in part on a beat signal generated based at least in part on the transmission wave transmitted by the projector and the reflected wave received by the receiving element. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131761 | POSITIONAL TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Optical positional tracking systems that may be used in virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) applications are described. Exemplary implementations comprise one or more receivers and one or more transmitters. Exemplary transmitters contains two orthogonal rotors that each emit a fan-shaped laser beam. Each beam is swept as the rotors are spun at constant speed. Exemplary optical receivers can be relatively small, and mounted at convenient locations on the VR display. These receivers consist of small optical detectors that may be mounted on head-mounted VR displays. Exemplary systems determine position by measuring the time at which each swept beam crosses each receiver/detector. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131762 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AVAILABLE DRIVING SPACE - Provided is an apparatus for determining an available driving space, including a laser distance sensor installed in a vehicle and configured to sense a region in front of the vehicle by a predetermined distance to generate distance information, a signal processing unit configured to generate plane distance information by using the distance information generated by the laser distance sensor, a curb searching unit configured to determine correlation and similarity between the generated plane distance information and previous plane distance information to search for a curb, and a determining unit configured to determine whether the region in front of the vehicle by the predetermined distance is an available driving space depending on whether a route of a curb searched by the curb searching unit is included in a driving region. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131763 | POSITIONING APPARATUS - A positioning apparatus is mounted to an own vehicle, and performs positioning of the own vehicle. The positioning apparatus acquires a light reception pattern. The light reception pattern indicates a pattern of a change in strength of reflected light in relation to a position of the own vehicle. The reflected light is obtained using a light wave for measurement that has been transmitted from the own vehicle. The positioning apparatus estimates a position of the own vehicle by referencing a database in which a reference pattern is recorded in advance, and by comparing the light reception pattern and the reference pattern. The reference pattern indicates a pattern in which a strength of reflected light is associated with each position in which a vehicle travels. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131764 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Compact Extended Ephemeris Package for GNSS Processing - A method and apparatus are presented for providing a compact extended ephemeris package for GNSS processing. An extended ephemeris service provides orbit trajectories and clock corrections which are predicted into the future for navigation satellites. The extended ephemeris package format used allows the ephemeris information to be sent quickly and efficiently, even when using a low bandwidth communication network. Client GNSS receiver devices obtain the extended ephemeris package and extract the satellite ephemeris information for later use. This allows a client device to operate for many days or weeks without needing to decode or receive new satellite ephemeris information. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131765 | Method of Developing Flight Infrastructure in Conjunction with a Sale of an Aircraft - A method for providing WAAS infrastructure in conjunction with the sale of a WAAS enabled aircraft includes developing a sales package for a customer. The price of the sales package preferably includes a WAAS enabled aircraft and a WAAS infrastructure. The method further includes assembling a WAAS enabled aircraft and developing the WAAS infrastructure using a computer. The method also includes providing the customer with the WAAS enabled aircraft and the WAAS infrastructure. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131766 | DETECTOR MODULE FOR AN X-RAY DETECTOR - A detector module for an x-ray detector is disclosed. In an embodiment, the detector module includes a plurality of sensor boards arranged adjacent to one another on a module carrier. Each sensor board is arranged in a stack formation and includes a sensor layer with a sensor surface, to which a bias voltage can be applied in order to detect x-ray radiation. A voltage supply line is arranged in the stack formation along a lateral surface of the stack formation of each sensor board in order to apply the bias voltage. Moreover, an x-ray detector is disclosed for recording an image of an object irradiated by x-ray radiation, the x-ray detector including a plurality a number of detector modules arranged adjacent to one another. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131767 | NONLINEAR PROCESSING FOR OFF-AXIS FREQUENCY REDUCTION IN DEMODULATION OF TWO DIMENSIONAL FRINGE PATTERNS - A method of demodulating an image captured from an imaging system having at least one two-dimensional grating. The captured image comprises a phase modulated fringe pattern comprising cross-term phase components resulting from presence of the at least one two-dimensional grating. The method determines parameters of at least a first non-linear transformation for attenuating the cross-term phase components. The parameters of the first non-linear transformation are determined for the imaging system to reduce artefacts in a demodulated image introduced by the cross-term phase components. The method demodulates the captured image by applying at least the first non-linear transformation with the determined parameters to the captured image to attenuate the cross-term phase components. | 2016-05-12 |
20160131768 | ISOTROPIC FISSION CHAMBER - A scintillator includes an activated scintillator region formed in an isotropic shape and configured to generate isotropic emissions of photons and neutrons resulting from fission, and a non-activated scintillator stop region on a surface of the activated scintillator region. | 2016-05-12 |