23rd week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160161521 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZER - An automatic analyzer provided with a roller and a reagent container shoulder presser at the position where an operator inserts a reagent container into the automatic analyzer. The reagent container is pushed while the lid of the reagent container is made to touch the upper side of the roller and the shoulder presser is made to touch the shoulder of the reagent container, and the application of upward force to the lid causes the lid of the reagent container to be half open, after which the reagent container is inserted in the analyzer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161522 | A SENSOR-BEARING UNIT, A MECHANICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH UNIT AND IMPLEMENTING METHODS - A sensor-bearing unit, comprising: a bearing including at least one non-rotating ring and at least one rotating ring movable in rotation around a rotation axis; an impulse ring and a sensor device for tracking the rotation of the rotating ring around the rotation axis. The impulse ring is fixed to the rotating ring. The sensor device is fixed to the non-rotating ring and includes a differential detection cell having a structural pitch. The differential detection cell is tilted and has an effective pitch different from the structural pitch. A mechanical system can such sensor-bearing unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161523 | AIRFLOW TEST METHOD, AIRFLOW TEST APPARATUS AND CLEAN ROOM CONTROL SYSTEM - The present invention provides an airflow test method comprising: setting a plurality of test points within a test space; detecting the respective one-dimensional velocities of the airflow at each test point along a plurality of test directions, said plurality of test directions including at least three directions; calculating the actual direction and the actual velocity of the airflow at each test point based on the respective one-dimensional velocities of the airflow at the test point along the plurality of test directions. Also, the present invention provides an airflow test apparatus and a clean room control system. The present invention enables detecting the distribution of airflow in the test space with simple method. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161524 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING THE AIRSPEED OF AN AIRCRAFT - A method and device for estimating the airspeed of an aircraft includes a first estimation unit configured to estimate the airspeed of the aircraft according to a first estimation method, a second estimation unit configured to estimate the airspeed of the aircraft according to a second estimation method, a weighting unit configured to weight the two airspeeds estimated by the first and second estimation methods and a computation unit configured to sum the weighted airspeeds so as to obtain an estimated airspeed of the aircraft. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161525 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TIME MEASUREMENT - Apparatus for measuring the time taken for sound to travel a predetermined distance, including a transmitter electroacoustic transducer for transmitting an acoustic signal, and a receiver electroacoustic transducer, spaced from the transmitter electroacoustic transducer, for receiving the transmitted acoustic signal. The apparatus has a sound reflective surface spaced from the receiver electroacoustic transducer, so the latter also receives a reflection of the acoustic signal, and timing electrical circuitry connected to the receiver electroacoustic transducer to provide a measure of the time delay between the respective receptions by the receiver electroacoustic transducer of the acoustic signal and its reflection. The invention extends to a flowmeter ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161526 | LATERAL FORCE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, METHOD OF ESTIMATING LATERAL FORCE AND VEHICLE - A ground surface position lateral acceleration calculator calculates ground surface position lateral acceleration based on lateral acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor, a yaw rate and a roll rate detected by a gyro sensor, yaw angular acceleration and roll angular acceleration calculated by an angular acceleration calculator, a roll angle calculated by a roll angle calculator, and specification information stored in a storage. A vehicle lateral force calculator calculates a vehicle lateral force based on the roll angular acceleration calculated by the angular acceleration calculator, the roll angle calculated by the roll angle calculator, the ground surface position lateral acceleration calculated by the ground surface position lateral acceleration calculator and the specification information stored in the storage. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161527 | PROBER - A prober in which a probe head can be easily replaced is provided. A prober | 2016-06-09 |
20160161528 | Wafer Level Integrated Circuit Contactor and Method of Construction - A testing device for wafer level testing of IC circuits is disclosed. An upper and lower pin ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161529 | Current Detection Circuit and Magnetic Detection Device Provided with Same - A current detection circuit includes a coil that is constituted by a metal wiring formed on a semiconductor substrate, a resistor that is provided in a position near the coil on the semiconductor substrate, constituted by a metal wiring formed on the semiconductor substrate, which is made of a metal material being same as that of the coil, and arranged so as to prevent any magnetic field from being generated due to a current flowing in the resistor, an output circuit that outputs currents in accordance with a resistance ratio between the coil and the resistor to the coil and the resistor correspondingly through a common terminal, and a detection circuit that detects the current flowing in the resistor to thereby detect the current flowing in the coil. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161530 | CURRENT SENSING CIRCUIT - A current sensing circuit includes: a current sensing transformer including a primary coil connected to an input terminal of a converter and a secondary coil; a first current path connected to the secondary coil, including a first resistor, and configured to allow a forward current induced in the secondary coil to flow therethrough; and a second current path connected to the secondary coil, including a second resistor, and configured to allow a reverse current induced in the secondary coil to flow therethrough, wherein the first current path further includes at least one voltage drop element disposed between the secondary coil and the first resistor. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161531 | MAGNETO-RESISTIVE SENSOR DEVICE AND MAGNETIC BIAS REGULATOR CIRCUIT, ALONG WITH SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCORPORATING SAME - Various embodiments of the present disclosure are related to systems, devices, and methods for current sensing. In one example, a current sensing circuit includes a magneto-resistive sensor device proximate to a current carrying conductor and configured to output a voltage representative of a current carried by the proximate current carrying conductor and a first sensor feedback loop responsive to an alternating magnetic field generated by the current carried by the current carrying conductor. The first sensor feedback loop is configured to supply a bias current to the magneto-resistive sensor device and substantially cancel the alternating magnetic field generated by the current carried by the current carrying conductor. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161532 | VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT - To provide a voltage detection circuit which avoids unintentional on/off-control of an output transistor immediately after starting a power supply. A voltage detection circuit is configured to be equipped with a comparator which compares a detected voltage and a reference voltage, and an inverter which drives an output transistor, based on an output of the comparator and to supply the operating current of the inverter by a current source. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161533 | MEASURING DEVICE HAVING A SWITCHABLE MEASURING AND OPERATING ELECTRONICS FOR DELIVERING A MEASUREMENT SIGNAL - A measuring device having a configurable measuring and operating electronics for delivering a measurement signal, includes a measurement transmitter with an electrical current control circuit for outputting a controlled electrical current, wherein in a first manner of operation an electrical current is set in a first range, and in a second manner of operation an electrical current is set in a second range having a greater interval than the first range; the measuring device further having a microcontroller circuit is connected with the electrical current control circuit for delivering a digital signal for operating the electrical current control circuit, wherein the digital signal has a LOW state and a HIGH state and wherein by operating the electrical current control circuit an output current can be set with an electrical current level in a first interval for the LOW state and in a second interval for the HIGH state. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161534 | POWER SUPPLY DETECTION APPARATUS AND DETECTING METHOD THEREOF - A power supply detection apparatus including a base, a couple of longitudinal motion mechanisms, a couple of lateral motion mechanisms, a couple of pin bases and a couple of vertical motion mechanisms is provided. Each lateral motion mechanism is movably arranged on the corresponding longitudinal motion mechanism and thereby driven to move horizontally. Each pin base is driven to move horizontally by the corresponding lateral motion mechanism and a probe is arranged on each pin base. The probe and the perpendicular lateral motion mechanism are moved along respective directions perpendicular with each other. Each vertical motion mechanism is arranged on the corresponding pin base for driving the probe to move vertically. The probes can be thereby moved to automatically detect an electric power status of an electronic component on a circuit board of a power supply. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161535 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POWER SENSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THEREOF - Provided is an electromagnetic wave power sensing apparatus. The electromagnetic wave power measuring apparatus includes a waveguide to which electromagnetic wave power is incident, an electromagnetic wave absorber disposed at a termination of the waveguide and absorbing the electromagnetic wave power incident to a front surface of the electromagnetic wave absorber, parallel plates disposed at a rear of the electromagnetic wave absorber and arranged on and under a center line of the waveguide, a waveguide guide for fixing the waveguide and the electromagnetic wave absorber, wherein the parallel plates are positioned in the waveguide guide, an electro-optic element configured to sense the electromagnetic wave power, an electro-optic element fixer to which the electro-optic element is coupled, and a movement guide coupled to the electro-optic element fixer and controlling movement of the electro-optic element into the inside of the waveguide guide in order to sense the electromagnetic wave power. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161536 | ENERGY PERFORMANCE METRIC IN HYDROCARBON-PRODUCING FACILITIES - A hydrocarbon-producing facility includes a first energy subsystem to receive input energy from an energy source and byproduct energy generated by a second energy subsystem connected to the first energy subsystem, the first energy subsystem to perform work using the input energy and the byproduct energy. A method of analyzing energy performance in the hydrocarbon-producing facility includes identifying the byproduct energy received by the first energy subsystem from the second energy subsystem over a duration, determining energy intensity indices at corresponding time instants during the duration for the first energy subsystem, each energy intensity index based on the input energy, the byproduct energy, and output parameters of the work performed using the input energy and the byproduct energy, comparing the energy intensity indices to each other, and determining an efficiency of the first energy subsystem in response to comparing the energy intensity indices to each other. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161537 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION APPARATUS IN AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method detects at least one photovoltaic electricity production apparatus in an electrical distribution network including at least one electrical installation and at least one current sensor, each installation further including at least one electrical apparatus. The method includes acquisition, by a current sensor, of a plurality of active power profiles of a corresponding installation, computation, for at least one pair of active power profiles of a differential profile equal to the difference between the power profiles of the pair, computation of a coefficient of correlation between the differential profile or profiles computed and a reference profile, and detection of the presence of a photovoltaic electricity production apparatus among the electrical apparatus or apparatuses of the installation. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161538 | METHOD FOR TESTING DYNAMIC MODEL PARAMETERS OF WIND POWER PLANT - The present invention discloses a testing method for dynamic model parameters of a wind power plant, wherein under testing conditions including stable running of wind turbine generators and reactive-load compensation equipment, stable wind speed between a cut-in wind speed and a rated wind speed, and the wind power plant output smaller than a rated output, finishes a wind speed transient disturbance test, a wind power plant unit tripping and inputting disturbance test, a wind power plant power change test, a disturbance test for reactive-load compensation equipment of the wind power plant, a tripping disturbance test for hydroelectric power plant and thermal power plant near the wind power plant and a manual single-phase ground short circuit test at the outgoing line part of the wind power plant, and records running curves of the wind power plant under each condition to finish the parameter test. The present invention realizes the advantage of providing precise measurement data for the stability analysis of an electric power system and the production dispatching of a power grid. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161539 | ELECTRICITY THEFT DETECTION SYSTEM - A method, system, and apparatus for detecting electricity theft are disclosed. Electricity theft is the practice of stealing electrical power from a provider. Violators are not charged for the total number of kilowatt-hours actually used, causing lost revenue for both utility companies and retail electricity providers. The method, system, and apparatus may comprise providing power to a plurality of end user destinations from one power source, selecting one destination for testing, and switching off all of the end user destinations except for the selected destination. The method, system, and apparatus may further comprise sensing the current from the power source, sensing the current returning from the selected destination, and determining the difference. The presence of electricity theft can be determined if the current entering the system is not the same as the current returning from the system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161540 | MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION THAT UTILIZE IMPEDANCE COMPENSATION - Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example medical device may include a control unit for determining an electrical leakage between a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad of an in vivo medical device. The first electrode pad may be spaced from the second electrode pad. The first electrode pad may have an active electrode and a spaced ground electrode. The second electrode pad may have an active electrode and a ground electrode. The ground electrode of the first electrode pad may be electrically connected to the ground electrode of the second electrode pad. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161541 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING STATE OF POWER CABLE AND MEASURING REMAINING LIFE THEREOF USING VLF TD MEASUREMENT DATA - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for diagnosing the state of a power cable and measuring the remaining life thereof using VLF TD measurement data, and for determining a replacement time of a power cable using a 3D matrix exhibiting reproducibility of diagnosis of the state of the power cable. The apparatus and method for diagnosing the state of a power cable and measuring the remaining life thereof according to the present invention includes a Weibull modeling unit, a distance limiting unit, a data type classifying unit, a quantity representing unit, a normalization unit, a 3D constructing unit, a risk level calculating unit, and a remaining life measuring unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161542 | LOAD DRIVE APPARATUS - When a voltage applied to a heater assumes a low-level potential, a control section of a load drive apparatus instantaneously supplies an anomaly judgment current to the heater, and computes the electrical resistance of the heater on the basis of the anomaly judgment current. The control section judges whether or not any of anomalous states of the heater, including at least a deteriorated state of the heater and wiring anomalous states of the heater, has occurred on the basis of the electrical resistance of the heater. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161543 | PARTIAL DISCHARGE DETECTION SYSTEM - A partial discharge detection system for detecting partial discharge events in an electrical component includes a transducer configured to receive a signal from the electrical component generated due to an occurrence of a partial discharge in the electrical component and responsively provide a transducer output signal to a signal processing chain A signal processing chain comprises one or more of the following. A filter coupled to the transducer filters the transducer output signal and responsively generating a filtered output. An amplifier coupled to the filter amplifies the filtered output and responsively provide an amplified output. A detector converts the amplified output to a detected baseband signal. A filter removes elements of the baseband signal that are not characteristic of partial discharge and outputs a filtered baseband output. A peak hold system matches the time scale of partial discharge events to the timescale of an analog to digital conversion process, resulting in a sampled, filtered, baseband signal. A digital signal processor performs a Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) on the filtered baseband output and responsively generates a plurality of coefficients which correspond to a plurality of different modulation frequencies of the sampled, filtered, baseband signal. A controller identifies an occurrence of a partial discharge in the electrical component based upon the plurality of coefficients. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161544 | TESTING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A method comprising: recording test code defined in a high-level test specification language; and automated analysis of the test code defined in the high-level test specification language before a conversion of the high-level test specification language to a low-level test implementation language configured to enable testing of a target by a test module. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161545 | HIGH RESISTIVITY SUBSTRATE FINAL RESISTANCE TEST STRUCTURE - A high resistivity substrate final resistance test structure, methods of manufacture and testing processes are disclosed. The test structure includes spaced apart implants extending into a high resistivity wafer in at least one kerf region of the wafer. The test structure further includes contacts in direct electrical contact to each of the spaced apart implants. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161546 | COMPUTING DEVICE EXECUTING PROGRAM PERFORMING METHOD OF ANALYZING POWER NOISE IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DESIGN METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A method of analyzing power noise in a semiconductor device includes; generating modified current information by modifying present current information based on a previous analysis result, updating a current vector based on the modified current information, and generating a present analysis result by calculating a voltage vector from the updated current vector. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161547 | Method of Detecting Metal Oxide Varistor (MOV) Failure Within a Surge Protection Device - An example method for monitoring the operation of a metal-oxide varistor (MOV) may involve monitoring an operating value of at least one parameter of the MOV using at least one sensor. Further, the method may involve determining, using one or more processors, that a difference between the operating value and a reference value corresponding to the at least one parameter satisfies a predetermined threshold condition corresponding to the at least one parameter. And the method may involve responsive to determining that the difference between the operating value and the reference value satisfies the predetermined threshold condition, transmitting a notification indicative of a potential failure of the MOV to at least one device. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161548 | PROGRAMMABLE TEST STRUCTURE FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FABRICATION PROCESSES - A test structure includes a dedicated addressing circuit that allows large numbers of test devices to be tested simultaneously and the measurement signals read out serially for different test devices. The test structure may be configured for wafer, die or package-level testing. The test structure may be integrated on a common die with the test devices in a single package, provided on separate die in a common package, separately packaged chips or in the form of a collection of standard die configured as the test structure. If on separate die, the test and addressing circuitry is fabricated from a more mature fabrication process than that being characterized for the devices under test. The processes being characterized may be unqualified whereas the test circuitry may be fabricated with different and more mature or qualified processes. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161549 | LIGHT-ON DETECTION DEVICE AND LIGHT-ON DETECTION METHOD - The present disclosure provides a light-on detection device and a light-on detection method. The light-on detection device includes a substrate, and a probe block provided with probes and connected to the substrate. The light-on detection device further includes a flattening element configured to apply a force onto a surface of the display panel so as to change the surface of the display panel from a first shape having a first height difference to a second shape having a second height difference less than the first height difference, thereby to enable the probes to perform the light-on detection on the display panel with the second shape. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161550 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE COMPRISING ENVIRONMENT-HARDENED DIE AND LESS-ENVIRONMENT-HARDENED DIE - An integrated circuit device has at least one environment-hardened die and at least one less-environment-hardened die. Environment-hardened circuitry on the environment-hardened die is more resistant to the degradation when exposed to a predetermined environmental condition than the less-environment-hardened circuitry on the environment-hardened die. The dice are combined using a 3D or 2.5D integrated circuit technology. This is very useful for testing circuits at adverse environmental conditions (e.g. high temperature), or for providing circuits to operate at such conditions. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161551 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR ANALYZING A BOARD HAVING A PLURALITY OF FPGA COMPONENTS - The disclosed technology relates to analyzing an electronic board having a plurality of FPGAs that are interconnected and programmed to implement a logic design. One example method comprises: setting up a graph representing the board; determining, for each FPGA, by means of an FPGA-specific static temporal analysis tool, the time for travelling over each path portion that passes through said FPGA, each travel time corresponding to the sum of the times for carrying out the logical operations applied to the signal in the FPGA; determining the inter-FPGA time for travelling over each inter-FPGA portion represented by a link in the graph; and determining the time for travelling over each path of the board by summing the intra-FPGA travel times and the inter-FPGA travel times associated with each link of the graph. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161552 | Methods and Apparatus for Testing Inaccessible Interface Circuits in a Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor IC device comprises a timing circuit to transfer a timing signal, the timing circuit being configured to receive a first test signal and to effect a delay in the timing signal in response to the first test signal, the first test signal including a first timing event. The semiconductor IC device further comprises an interface circuit configured to transfer the data signal in response to the timing signal, the interface circuit being further configured to receive a second test signal and to effect a delay in the data signal in response to the second test signal, the second test signal including a second timing event that is related to the first timing event according to a test criterion. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161553 | PROBE APPARATUS AND PROBE METHOD - A probe apparatus includes a stage, a first and a second imaging device, a first and a second imaging optical unit, and a projection optical unit. The stage is movable in horizontal and vertical directions. The first imaging device picks up an image of a probe needle which is made to contact with an electrode of a device formed on a surface of the substrate. The first and second imaging optical units include optical systems for performing an image pickup by using the first and second imaging devices, respectively. The second imaging device picks up an image of the electrode held on the stage. The projection optical unit includes an optical system that projects an optical target mark, used in a position alignment of the first and the second imaging device, onto each of image forming units of the first and second imaging devices at the same time. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161554 | WIRELESS PROBES - Disclosed is a probe card for testing a wireless module on an integrated circuit die contained on a wafer. The probe card includes a connector and a plurality of probes. The connector connects the probe card to test equipment. The plurality of probes connects the probe card to a wafer containing a plurality of integrated circuit dies. The probe card additionally includes an antenna configured to transmit a wireless test signal to be received by at least one of the integrated circuit dies, and/or to receive a wireless signal transmitted by at least one of the integrated circuit dies. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161555 | DETECTING APPARATUS AND DETECTING METHOD - The present invention provides a detecting apparatus and a detecting method. The detecting apparatus comprises: a base, a light source module, an image generating unit and a detecting unit. The light source module is configured to generate detecting light and cause the detecting light to irradiate towards the image generating unit after passing through an area of a shorting bar circuit in a panel. The image generating unit is configured to receive the detecting light irradiating thereon, and generate a detecting image of the area of the shorting bar circuit. The detecting unit is configured to detect whether the shorting bar circuit in the panel is cut off based on the detecting image. As the detecting light passing through the panel lasts for a longer time and is of higher brightness, the detecting image generated by the image generating unit is clearer. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161556 | DEFECT ISOLATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A test system for testing devices is disclosed. The test system includes a scanning microscope module and a test module. The scanning microscope module, when testing a device under test (DUT), is configured to perturb the DUT with a laser at a test (pixel) location. The test module includes a tester unit, a reference failure log containing prior failing compare vectors of interest, and a comparator unit which includes a software comparator. The tester unit is configured to perform a test run at the test location of the DUT with a test pattern. If the test run fails testing, the tester unit is configured to compare using the comparator unit to determine if failing test vectors of the test run matches a desired failure signature, and to generate a comparator trigger pulse if failing test vectors match the prior failure signature. The trigger pulse indicates that the test location of the DUT is a failed location. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161557 | Determining Transient Error Functional Masking And Propagation Probabilities - A method, system and product for determining transient error functional masking and propagation probabilities. An Error Infliction Probability of pair of nodes (source and destination) is representative of a Transient Error happening on a source node propagating to the destination node. The probability is computed by simulating a propagation of a transient error for plurality of cycles in a given trace. The simulation utilizes values from the trace for nodes that are not influenced by the error (but may influence its propagation). A plurality of cycle-simulations may be performed and a ratio of a number of times the transient error propagated to the destination node compared to a number of cycles examined may be used to compute the error infliction probability. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161558 | Testing Apparatus Usable With Circuit Interruption Apparatus - A testing apparatus that is usable with a circuit interruption apparatus includes an enclosure that is similar to a switchgear enclosure and within which the circuit interruption apparatus for testing is received. The testing apparatus includes instrumentation that is automatically electrically connected with the circuit interruption apparatus when the circuit interruption apparatus is received within the interior region of the enclosure, and the instrumentation is operable to perform various tests on the circuit interruption apparatus. The testing apparatus further includes output devices and a switching apparatus at the exterior of the enclosure that enable a technician to control testing operations that are performed on the circuit interruption apparatus and to view the results of the testing operations. All of the electrical connections with the circuit interruption apparatus are made within the interior region of the enclosure, and the enclosure itself is configured to resist the transmission of X-rays. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161559 | MV SWITCHING DEVICE OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC TYPE HAVING AN IMPROVED POWER DRIVE CIRCUIT - A MV switching device ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161560 | DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT TEST DEVICE - An apparatus is provided for a diagnostic circuit test device having multi-meter functionality and being adapted to provide current sourcing to an electrical system for selective measurement of a plurality of parameters thereof in powered and unpowered states. The diagnostic circuit test device comprises a conductive probe element configured to be placed into contact with the electrical system and provide an input signal thereto. A power supply is interconnected between an internal power source and the conductive probe element. Processors are electrically connected to the conductive probe element and configured to manipulate the input signal provided to the electrical system and receive an output signal in response to the input signal. The output signal is representative of at least one of the parameters of the electrical system. A display device is configured to display a reading of the output signal which is representative of the parameter. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161561 | QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION METHOD FOR RELIABILITY OF MARKOV MODEL SWITCH RELUCTANCE MOTOR SYSTEM - A quantitative evaluation method for the reliability of a Markov model switch reluctance motor system. The method comprises: solving a probability matrix P′ | 2016-06-09 |
20160161562 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELECTRICAL LOAD - Apparatus ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161563 | Devices for Measuring Voltage of a Power Supply, Detection Devices, and Temperature Controllers - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of devices for measuring voltage of a power supply. Also disclosed are exemplary embodiments of detection devices and temperature controllers comprising such devices for measuring voltage of a power supply. In exemplary embodiments, a device for measuring the voltage of a power supply generally includes a resistor, a capacitor, and a control unit. One end of the capacitor is connected with the resistor, while the other end of the capacitor is connected to ground. The control unit is connected with the power supply. The control unit includes a comparator connected with the capacitor, a reference power supply connected with the comparator, a timer, and a computing unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161564 | TEST METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - A test method for a secondary battery, which early detects the occurrence of the future micro short-circuiting in the screening and promotes to render the contaminant harmless while suppressing the short-circuiting between the positive and negative electrodes in the aging, is provided. This test method includes Step S | 2016-06-09 |
20160161565 | APPROACHES FOR MONITORING BATTERY HEALTH - Approaches provide for determining an internal rate of resistance of a battery in a computing device. In particular, various examples enable using a processor to expose the battery to a first load at a first rate of consumption and to measure a first analog voltage across the battery during exposure of the battery to the first load. The processor is able to expose the battery to a second load a second rate of consumption and to measure a second analog voltage across the battery during exposure of the battery to the second load. Linear equations can be used to solve for the battery's internal rate of resistance based at least in part on the first rate of consumption, the first analog voltage, the second rate of consumption, and the second analog voltage. In various embodiments, the battery's internal rate of resistance can be correlated to a battery health indicator. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161566 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE ESTIMATING INTERNAL RESISTANCE OF BATTERY - A method and a system are provided for online estimating internal resistance of battery. The system includes: a high-voltage battery pack for providing high-voltage DC power, a voltage detection unit for detecting the total voltage of the high-voltage battery pack, a current detection unit for detecting the total current of the high-voltage battery pack, a secondary battery for providing low-voltage DC power, a DC/DC conversion unit for conversing the high voltage DC power to a low voltage DC power and transferring the latter to the secondary battery, a drive unit for driving the vehicle, an on-board charging unit for charging high-voltage battery pack, and a control unit. The control unit controls the system to measure information of a constant current and a corresponded voltage difference of the battery pack at the moment the constant current happened before and after, and then to calculate internal resistance of the battery pack. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF BATTERY - A method and apparatus for estimating a state of a battery are provided. A battery life estimation apparatus includes a time information accumulator configured to partition sensing data of a battery into sections, and to accumulate time information corresponding to the sections. The battery life estimation apparatus also includes a time information extractor configured to extract time information corresponding to a period from the accumulated time information. The battery life estimation apparatus further includes a life estimator configured to extract expected time information based on the accumulated time information, the time information corresponding to the period, and learning information, and configured to estimate an end of life (EOL) of the battery based on the expected time information. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161568 | Identification of a Unique Attribute of a Power Adapter Based on an Adjust Pin - Examples disclose a power system comprising a powered circuit to measure a voltage from an adjust pin associated with a power adapter. The voltage indicates a unique attribute of the power adapter. The power system also comprises a controller to identify the unique attribute of the power adapter based on the voltage. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161569 | METHOD FOR DETECTING FAILURE OF ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method that comprises: obtaining information relating to an energy harvesting device ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161570 | MAGNETIC SENSOR DRIVE CIRCUIT, MAGNETIC SENSOR, CURRENT SENSOR, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetic sensor drive circuit that measures a magnetic field by passing a feedback current, which cancels changes in magnetic flux density using measured magnetic field, through a prescribed coil. The drive circuit includes: a first circuit block which controls the feedback current by using an external power source as a power source; a second circuit block which has an output adjustment circuit adjusting a signal according to the strength of the feedback current to be a signal proportional to the voltage of the power source; a first power source line which supplies the external power source to the first circuit block; a second power source line which supplies the external power source to the second circuit block in parallel to the first power source line; a first low pass filter; and a second low pass filter. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161571 | FLUXGATE MAGNETIC SENSOR READOUT APPARATUS - Compact, low power fluxgate magnetic sensor readout circuits and apparatus are presented in which demodulator or rectifier circuit to modulates a sense signal from the fluxgate sense coil, and the demodulated signal is provided to an amplifier circuit with a transconductance or other amplifier and one or more feedback capacitors connected between the amplifier input and amplifier output to integrate the amplifier output current and provide a voltage output signal indicating the magnetic field sensed by the fluxgate sensor. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161572 | MEMS MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR - The disclosure provides a magnetic field sensor for sensing the magnetic field caused by a current to be measured, which includes: substrate; a first drive electrode with a path for flowing a reference current supplied from the substrate arranged so as to be moveable by the magnetic field of the current to be measured; and a second drive electrode with a path for flowing a reference current supplied from the substrate arranged so as to be moveable by the magnetic field of the current to be measured, thus measuring the variation of a capacitance caused by the movement of the first drive electrode and the second drive electrode. Hence, the sensing is achieved by the two drive electrodes with no reference electrode, thus maximizing the mechanical displacement to improve the sensing capability. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161573 | MAGNETIC FIELD DETECTION DEVICE - A magnetic field detection device includes: a resonance circuit having a winding coil for converting a magnetic field signal of an alternating magnetic field into a voltage signal and having a capacitor connected in parallel to the coil; an element connected in series to an output stage of the resonance circuit; and a low noise amplifier connected to an output stage of the element. The element has a reactance whose sign is opposite to that of an imaginary part of an impedance of the resonance circuit at a detected frequency of the alternating magnetic field. An absolute value of a combined impedance of the resonance circuit and the element is smaller than an internal resistance of the coil. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161574 | SOFT SWITCHING OF MAGNETIZATION IN A MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR - A magnetoresistive sensor may include a stripe portion comprising magnetoresistive material. The stripe portion may have a stripe width extending along a first axis from a first stripe edge of the stripe portion to a second stripe edge of the stripe portion, a length along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis, a first end, and a second end. The first end and the second end may be positioned at opposite ends of the stripe portion along the second axis. The magnetoresistive sensor may include an extension portion comprising magnetoresistive material. The extension portion may be positioned at the first end of the stripe portion, and may have an extension width along the first axis. The extension width may be larger than the stripe width, such that the extension portion extends beyond the first stripe edge and the second stripe edge. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161575 | COMBINED FIELD LOCATION AND MRI TRACKING - A composite tracking system for a medical device comprises a field location tracking system including at least one field location sensor structured to be coupled to a medical device, a magnetic resonance tracking system including at least one tracking coil structured to be coupled to a medical device, and a composite tracking processor operably coupled to the field location tracking system and the magnetic resonance tracking system. The composite tracking processor is operable to receive and process field location parameters from the field location tracking system and positional coordinates from the magnetic resonance tracking system to register a field location coordinate system to a magnetic resonance coordinate system. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161576 | Microwave resonator with distributed bragg reflector (=DBR) - An NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) probe head has a microwave resonator with at least two elements which are reflective in the microwave range, at least one of which is focusing. The reflective elements at least partly delimit a resonance volume of the microwave resonator. At least one of the reflective elements is a DBR (“Distributed Bragg Reflector”), and the NMR probe head has at least one NMR coil integrated into the DBR. The NMR detection coil can thereby be positioned particularly near to the sample and the distortions of the static field by resonator components are reduced, such that the detection sensitivity and the spectral resolution of the experiment are significantly improved. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161577 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COIL ARRANGEMENTS IN MAGENTIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Systems and methods for coil arrangements in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are provided. One coil arrangement includes a magnet bore, a radio-frequency (RF) transmit coil coupled to the magnet bore, and at least one RF receive coil coupled to the magnet bore. The RF receive coil is movable within the magnet bore. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161578 | REDUCING INTERFERENCE IN A COMBINED ASSEMBLY FOR MRI AND NUCLEAR IMAGING - The invention relates to a system, a method and a computer program product for use in a combined-modality imaging assembly that includes a Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging system and a nuclear imaging system. The nuclear imaging system has a plurality of (M) modules; and the combined imaging assembly includes a timing control unit having a reference clock unit; and at least one of a phase shifting unit and a frequency shifting unit. At least one of the phase shifting unit and the frequency shifting unit is configured to receive a reference clock signal from the reference clock unit and to generate a plurality of (M) shifted clock signals for clocking the (M) modules such that at least one of the (M) shifted clock signals is shifted respective the reference clock signal in at least one of frequency or phase. In so doing, reduced interference between the modules of the nuclear imaging system and the MR imaging system is obtained. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161579 | COMBINED MRI PET IMAGING - Combined use is made of image values at corresponding image locations defined by amide proton transfer MRI image data and 18F-FLT, 11C-MET, or 18F-FDG PET image data. The combined use may include computing multimodal heterogeneity for combined PET and amide proton transfer MRI image values, using PET image data to distinguish different image locations during processing and/or display of amide proton transfer image data, and tissue classification based on combinations of values derived from the amide proton transfer MRI and/or PET images. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161580 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE AND WATER-FAT SEPARATION METHOD - Restriction on echo intervals is to be reduced in the Dixon's method without sacrificing separation performance and image quality. An image is reconstructed from echo signals measured at three or more different echo times. First and second peak frequency distributions in which aliasing (folding) due to echo time intervals is removed are calculated from the obtained images, and the first and second peak frequency distributions are used to obtain an offset frequency distribution. Note that these first peak frequency distribution and second peak frequency distribution are a distribution of peak frequencies obtained on the assumption that all of the pixels are the first substance and a distribution of peak frequencies obtained on the assumption that all of the pixels are the second substance, respectively. The offset frequency distribution and the obtained images are used to separate an image of the first substance from an image of the second substance. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161581 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and a method of operating the MRI apparatus. The MRI apparatus includes: a monitoring unit configured to monitor an operation of the MRI apparatus; and a control unit configured to determine one of a plurality of power modes for the MRI apparatus based on the monitored operation and control the MRI apparatus to operate in the determined power mode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161582 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE DATA - In a method and apparatus for acquiring magnetic resonance image data, improved preparation of nuclear spins is achieved by radiating at least one inversion pulse, which acts site-selectively on at least one inversion pulse range, with the at least one inversion pulse range being situated at least partially outside the area under examination, radiation of at least one excitation pulse, read-out of magnetic resonance signals from the area under examination, and reconstruction of magnetic resonance image data from the read-out magnetic resonance signals, the magnetic resonance image data depicting the area under examination. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161583 | METHOD FOR HYPER-POLARIZING NUCLEAR SPINS AT ARBITRARY MAGNETIC FIELDS - A method of dynamically polarizing the nuclear spin host of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond is provided. The method uses optical, microwave and radio-frequency pulses to recursively transfer spin polarization from the NV electronic spin. Nitrogen nuclear spin initialization approaching 80% at room temperature is demonstrated both in ensemble and single NV centers without relying on level anti-crossings. This makes the method applicable at arbitrary magnetic fields. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161584 | METHOD FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE DATA - In a method and apparatus for the reconstruction of magnetic resonance image data, magnetic resonance measurement data are acquired from an object under examination by a Dixon recording technique. A model is provided to a computer, the model including modeling data matched to the object under examination from which the magnetic resonance measurement data were acquired. At least one tissue image is reconstructed in the computer from the magnetic resonance measurement data using the model matched to the object under examination, wherein the at least one tissue image includes at least one fat image and/or at least one water image. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161585 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - To select a channel adapted to detection of the position of a liver. The position “m” of the border between the liver and the lung is obtained from a profile. A sum S | 2016-06-09 |
20160161586 | System And Method For Radiation Biodosimetry On Nail Clippings Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - A system and method are disclosed for post-exposure radiation biodosimetry on subjects using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy of nail clippings from the subjects. Basis spectra averaged from a plurality of nail clipping measurements are used to spectrally decompose an EPR-measured signal and identify a radiation-induced signal (RIS). The RIS is used to determine an exposure dose from a standard curve. A collection apparatus provides for harvesting and storing nail clippings in a dry, oxygen-reduced, environment to prevent sample degradation. The collection apparatus includes a container with an atmosphere isolated from external atmosphere and a sample bag impermeable to oxygen and water vapor. The sample bag includes an oxygen absorber and a desiccant for storing nail clippings with minimal exposure to oxygen and water vapor, thereby retaining a stable EPR signal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161587 | ASYNCHRONOUS PULSE DETECTION THROUGH SEQUENTIAL TIME SAMPLING OF OPTICALLY SPREAD SIGNALS - A method to spread laser photon energy over separate pixels to improve the likelihood that the total sensing time of all the pixels together includes the laser pulse. The optical signal is spread over a number of pixels, N, on a converter array by means of various optical components. The N pixels are read out sequentially in time with each sub-interval short enough that the integration of background photons competing with the laser pulse is reduced. Likewise, the pixel read times may be staggered such that laser pulse energy will be detected by at least one pixel during the required pulse interval. The arrangement of the N pixels may be by converter array column, row, two dimensional array sub-window, or any combination of sub-windows depending on the optical path of the laser signal and the capability of the ROIC control. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161588 | BODY-MOUNTED MULTI-PLANAR ARRAY - A microphone array of four or more microphones may be mounted on a housing or substrate configured to be mounted on a person. The microphone array is positioned so that its far field azimuth sensing range is unobstructed by the housing or wearer. An accelerometer may be provided and mounted in a location which is fixed with respect to the microphones of the microphone array. The microphone array may be utilized with a beam-forming system in order to determine location of an audio source and a beam-steering system in order to isolate audio emanating from the direction of the audio source. The beam-forming system is suitable for tracking the movement of the audio source in order to inform the beam-steering system of the direction or location to be isolated. Because the microphone array will move with a user, an accelerometer may be provided to reduce the computational resources required for tracking and isolation by allowing compensation for change in position and orientation of the user. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161589 | AUDIO SOURCE IMAGING SYSTEM - An audio source imaging system translates audio source location information from a format suitable for an audio source location and isolation system to a format suitable for a user display. The transformation may be to an image referenced to the position of a sensor array, the position of one of the tracked audio sources, or a position with a known displacement from the sensor array. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161590 | Radio Frequency Identification Tag Location Estimation and Tracking System and Method - Systems and methods for locating one or more radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided. A phase difference of received information signals of illuminated RFID tags is utilized to locate the RFID tags. One or more exciters transmit interrogation signals to illuminate the RFID tags in which the exciters may have a plurality of antenna selectively configured to transmit through two or more antennas and to receive on one antenna. Multiple reads of the same RFID tag can also be performed to generate a probability model of the location of the RFID tag. An enhanced particle filter is applied to probability model to determine the exact location of the RFID. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161591 | Method and Apparatus for Efficiently Reducing Number of Access Points in a Radio Map Using Grids - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises at least one receiver configured to receive a grid corresponding to an area, at least one processor configured to assign at least one access point in the area to at least one node in the grid, and the at least one processor configured to select a predetermined number of access points assigned to the at least one node for inclusion in a partial radio map. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161592 | Frequency Transformed Radiomap Data Set - It is disclosed to obtain a frequency transformed radiomap data set by applying a discrete frequency transform to an original radiomap data set. It is also disclosed to obtain a reconstructed radiomap data set by applying an inverse discrete frequency transform to a frequency transform to original RMDS transformed radiomap data set. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161593 | Method and Apparatus for Uploading Radio Maps - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a first receiver configured to receive a first partial radio map and a second partial radio map, a processor configured to compare the first partial radio map and the second partial radio map, and the processor further configured to determine to replace the first partial radio map with the second partial radio map based at least in part on a result of the comparison. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161594 | SWARM MAPPING SYSTEM - A mapping system is provided to map the location a plurality of audio sources. The mapping system is based on audio source location sets obtained from a plurality of perspectives whereby the location sets are combined to create an enhanced location map which may be used to generate an image for display. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161595 | NARROWCAST MESSAGING SYSTEM - A narrowcast messaging system which includes an ultrasound beacon field whereby a directionally discriminating acoustic sensor is associated with a device which identifies the relative direction between the sensor and two or more acoustic beacons and is thus able to determine the location of the directionally discriminating acoustic sensor. The system is able to transmit messages to a personal communication device associated with the directionally discriminating acoustic sensor on the basis of its location within the ultrasonic beacon field. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161596 | Stationary doppler target suppressor - A device and method to suppress clutter generated by stationary targets that also have moving components that give significant Doppler returns when scanned by radar, such as wind turbines. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161597 | Determination of an elevation misalignment angle of a radar sensor of a motor vehicle - A method for identifying an elevation misalignment angle of a radar sensor of a vehicle, including: identifying elevation angles of radar object localizations with reference to a coordinate system of the radar sensor, an elevation angle of a radar object localization being respectively identified based on radar echoes that are obtained with at least two antenna directional characteristics that differ in an elevation direction; and identifying an elevation misalignment angle based on an occurrence frequency distribution of the elevation angles of at least some of the radar object localizations; and a radar sensor for vehicles having an evaluation device embodied to carry out the method. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161598 | RANGEFINDER WITH A LASER-LIKE LIGHT SOURCE - Some embodiments of the invention may relate to a rangefinder, in particular for a laser scanner, laser tracker, profiler, theodolite, or a total station. In a special embodiment of the invention, the light source of the rangefinder—provided for the emission of pulsed light signals—is configured here as an optical fiber amplifier (e.g. an EDFA, i.e. erbium-doped fiber amplifier) which is optically pumped by a superluminescent diode (SLD) operated in a pulsed manner. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161599 | SEMICONDUCTOR PIXEL UNIT FOR SENSING NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT, OPTIONALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH VISIBLE LIGHT, AND A SEMICONDUCTOR SENSOR COMPRISING SAME - A semiconductor pixel unit for sensing near-infrared light, and for optionally simultaneously sensing visible light. The pixel unit comprises a single substrate with a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region electrically separated by an insulating region, for example a buried oxide layer. The pixel unit is adapted for generating a lateral electrical field in the second region for facilitating transport of photoelectrons generated in the second region by near-infrared light passing through the first region and the insulating region. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161600 | OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY LIDAR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A lidar-based system and method are used for the solid state beamforming and steering of laser beams using optical phased array (OPA) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and the detection of laser beams using photodetectors. Transmitter and receiver electronics, power management electronics, control electronics, data conversion electronics and processing electronics are also included in the system and used in the method. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161601 | System and Method for Increasing Coherence Length in Lidar Systems - Various implementations of the invention compensate for “phase wandering” in tunable laser sources. Phase wandering may negatively impact a performance of a lidar system that employ such laser sources, typically by reducing a coherence length/range of the lidar system, an effective bandwidth of the lidar system, a sensitivity of the lidar system, etc. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering near the laser source and before the output of the laser is directed toward a target. Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering in the target signal (i.e., the output of the laser that is incident on and reflected back from the target). Some implementations of the invention compensate for phase wandering at the laser source and in the target signal. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161602 | SENSOR CALIBRATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Systems and methods for calibrating sensors for an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. A calibration guide disposed on the vehicle can indicate to a user the correct location for a calibration object to be placed for a calibration procedure. In one implementation, a laser guide can project an image indicating the correct location and orientation for the calibration object. In another implementation, an extendible arm disposed on the vehicle can suspend the calibration object at the correct location and orientation. In another implementation, an autonomous robot carrying the calibration object can autonomously bring the calibration object to the correct location. The calibration guide can be unobtrusively stored within the vehicle when not in use. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161603 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARBITRARY WAVEFORM GENERATION USING A TRI-STATE TRANSMIT PULSER - A method and system for generating arbitrary ultrasonic waveforms using a tri-state transmitter. Three variants of the device are described to provide functionality in three usage scenarios. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161604 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO RADAR - A radar apparatus ( | 2016-06-09 |
20160161605 | RADAR VEHICLE TRACKING - Radar vehicle tracking is described. One or more embodiments include a device to receive a first determined distance between a first radar transceiver and a vehicle, the first distance determined by the first radar transceiver operating in a first mode, receive a second determined distance between a second radar transceiver and the vehicle, the second distance determined by the second radar transceiver operating in the first mode, receive a first determined distance ellipse between the first radar transceiver and the vehicle, the first distance ellipse determined by the first radar transceiver operating in a second mode, receive a second determined distance ellipse between the second radar transceiver and the vehicle, the second distance ellipse determined by the second radar transceiver operating in the second mode, and determine at least one location estimate of the vehicle based on the first and second determined distances and first and second determined distance ellipses. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161606 | VARIATIONAL TRACK MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods are provided for tracking moving objects from a set of measurements. An estimate of a posterior probability distribution for a plurality of track states is determined from an estimate of the posterior probability distribution for a plurality of possible assignments of the set of measurements to a set of tracks representing trajectories of the plurality of moving objects and the set of measurements. A new estimate of the posterior probability distribution for the assignments is determined from the measurements and the estimate of a posterior probability distribution for the track states. A variational lower bound is determined from the new estimate of the posterior probability distribution for the assignments, the estimate of the posterior probability distribution for the track states, and the set of measurements. These steps are iteratively repeated until the variational lower bound is less than a threshold value. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161607 | FEATURE-BASED TRACKING OF MOVING OBJECTS - Systems and methods are provided for tracking moving objects. A sensor system is configured to measure a position of each of a plurality of moving objects as a set of measurements. A track assignment component is configured to accept the set of measurements from the sensor system and assign a subset of the measurements to respective tracks. The tracks represents the motion of respective objects. The track assignment component represents a cost calculation component configured to provide a cost matrix from at least a change point detection analysis of a feature associated with the set of measurements and an object assignment component configured to assign the subset of the measurements to respective tracks. A filtering component is configured to update respective associated states of tracks representing the plurality of moving objects according to the set of measurements and the assignment of the subset of the measurements to respective tracks. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161608 | MICRO CLIMATE CORRECTIONS FOR RADAR INTERFEROMETRY MEASUREMENTS - A method for monitoring movement of a surface using ground based radar interferometry measurements includes identifying micro climates on the surface and determining boundaries of the micro climates on the surface. One or more first sensors are arranged at a measurement site for measuring first atmospheric conditions at the measurement site. One or more additional sensors are arranged in each of the micro climates for measuring atmospheric conditions in the micro climates. An atmospheric correction is determined for each of the micro climates. The atmospheric correction for each micro climate is based on the first atmospheric conditions at the measurement site and the atmospheric conditions at the micro climate. The ground based radar interferometry measurements are performed across the surface, and the ground based radar interferometry measurements within the boundary of each micro climate are corrected using the atmospheric correction for the micro climate. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161609 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, VELOCITY DETECTION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE - An object detection device to be mounted on a mobile body includes: a transmit antenna; a receive antenna; first circuitry that causes the transmit antenna to alternately switch between first and the second beams and transmits radio signals, and that receives, by using the receive antenna, reflected wave signals; and second circuitry that detects a ground velocity of the mobile body corresponding to an azimuth, on the basis of a radio signal transmitted by using the first beam and a reflected wave signal obtained as a result of radio waves of the radio signal being reflected on a road surface, and that detects a relative velocity of the object regarding the mobile body, on the basis of a radio signal transmitted by using the second beam and a reflected wave signal obtained as a result of radio waves of the radio signal being reflected on an object. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161610 | PRECISION ESTIMATION FOR OPTICAL PROXIMITY DETECTORS - An optical proximity detector includes a driver, light detector, analog front-end and digital back end. The driver drives the light source to emit light. The light detector produces a light detection signal indicative of a magnitude and a phase of a portion of the emitted light that reflects off an object and is incident on the light detector. The analog front-end includes amplification circuitry, and one or more analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) that output a digital light detection signal, or digital in-phase and quadrature-phase signals indicative thereof. The digital back-end includes a distance calculator and a precision estimator. The distance calculator produces a digital distance value in dependence on the digital light detection signal, or the digital in-phase and quadrature-phase signals, output by the ADC(s) of the analog front-end. The precision estimator produces a precision value indicative of a precision of the digital distance value. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161611 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND SOLID-STATE IMAGING SENSOR USED THEREFOR - A distance measurement system includes: a signal generator which generates a light emission signal that instructs light emission and an exposure signal that instructs exposure of reflected light; a first illumination and distance measurement light source which receives the light emission signal and, according to the signal received, performs the light emission for illumination without a purpose of distance measurement and the light emission with the purpose of distance measurement using the reflected light; an imaging device which receives the exposure signal, performs the exposure according to the signal received, and obtains an amount of light exposure of the reflected light; and a calculator which calculates distance information using the amount of light exposure and outputs the distance information, wherein the distance measurement system has operation modes including an illumination mode and a first distance measurement mode. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161612 | SPORTS- AND GENERAL POLE ELEMENT INCLUDING ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING A HANDHELD GEOPHYSICAL LOCATING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sports- and general pole element, comprising components for an arrangement for operating a handheld geophysical locating device with at least one sensor, a power supply, an operating unit, and an interface for wireless data transmissions, wherein the components are arranged concealed in a body of the sports- or general pole element and wireless transmission of locating data is provided through the interface to a mobile evaluation- and display unit. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161613 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING GNSS TRACKING CORRELATORS FOR TERRESTRIAL BEACONS - A receiver having a plurality of tracking channels for tracking received positioning signals. A pseudo random number (PRN) sequence is generated in each tracking channel. Each PRN sequence is offset from the PRN sequence generated by each other tracking channel to create a tracking window that can be extended and for which the sample rate can be set. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161614 | PSEUDORANGE DETERMINATOR, METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PSEUDORANGE INFORMATION AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A pseudorange determinator for providing a pseudorange information representing an estimate of a distance between a transmitter and a receiver on the basis of a modulated signal having a sequence of symbols, wherein a primary code sequence is modulated in accordance with a secondary code sequence is configured to step-wisely correlate a portion of a received signal having at least two symbols with at least two reference sequences, a first reference sequence representing at least two subsequent symbols having same phases and a second reference sequence representing at least two subsequent symbols having different phases, to step-wisely acquire, in dependence on a result of the correlations, a portion of the secondary code sequence. The pseudorange determinator is configured to provide the pseudorange information on the basis of an acquisition of a meaningful portion of the secondary code sequence. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161615 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a detecting pixel including a converting element and a switch element, a different pixel includes a different converting element and a different switch element, a signal line connected in common to a plurality of the switch elements, a driving unit configured to drive the different switch element and the switch element, and a control unit configured to control the driving unit, wherein the control unit controls the driving unit such that in a case where an on-state voltage or an off-state voltage is applied to at least one switch element, a voltage of opposite polarity to the on-state voltage or the off-state voltage is applied to a different switch element that is different from the at least one switch element or a voltage of opposite polarity to the on-state voltage or the off-state voltage is applied to the different switch element. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161616 | RADIATION DETECTOR - According to the embodiment, a radiation detector includes a radiation detection part converting incident radiation to signal charge, a circuit part generating a radiation image based on the signal charge, a support plate supporting the radiation detection part on a first surface and supporting the circuit part on a second surface on an opposite side from the first surface, and a heat conduction part provided between a substrate provided in the circuit part and the second surface. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161617 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM - An apparatus includes a plurality of imaging pixels configured to acquire a radiation image, a plurality of detection pixels each including a detection conversion element and a detection switch element, a drive unit configured to drive the detection switch element of each of the plurality of detection pixels, a plurality of detection regions in each of which the plurality of detection pixels are arranged, a control unit configured to control the drive unit to drive the plurality of detection pixels arranged in each of the plurality of detection regions at respective different timing, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire an amount of incidence of radiation rays on each of the plurality of detection regions based on a value obtained by summing or averaging signals read out from the plurality of detection pixels. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161618 | LOW-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC RELUCTANCE MARINE SEISMIC SOURCE - This disclosure is related to marine seismic sources, for example marine seismic sources known in the art as benders. Some embodiments of this disclosure use magnetic reluctance forces to produce seismic energy. For example, pole pieces may be attached to one or more plates of a marine seismic source, and a wire coil may induce an attractive force between the pole pieces to cause deformation of the plates to produce seismic energy. Such marine seismic sources may be components of a marine seismic survey system, and may be used in a method of marine seismic surveying. Methods of making marine seismic sources are also disclosed. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161619 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING A MONITOR SEISMIC SURVEY WITH A BASELINE SEISMIC SURVEY - Systems, methods, and mediums may implement obtaining baseline traces of a baseline seismic survey and monitor traces of a monitor seismic survey; employing a computer to align the monitor traces to corresponding baseline traces using an error function having a phase-based component, thereby obtaining an aligned monitor survey; generating with the computer a comparison of the aligned monitor survey to the baseline seismic survey; and using the comparison of the aligned monitor survey to the baseline seismic survey to determine a change in the subterranean hydrocarbon producing reservoir. | 2016-06-09 |
20160161620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING REPEATABILITY USING BASE DATA - In accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for estimating repeatability using base data are disclosed. The method includes obtaining data corresponding to a survey of an exploration area, where the data includes a plurality of traces associated with the exploration area, and an acquisition metric associated with each trace of the plurality of traces. The method also includes grouping the plurality of traces into a plurality of bins, the plurality of bins based on the acquisition metrics. The method further includes calculating an acquisition repeatability metric for each pair of traces in each bin based on the acquisition metrics, and calculating a seismic repeatability metric for each pair of traces in each bin. | 2016-06-09 |