35th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150241195 | CAPACITIVE SENSING NODE INTEGRATION TO A SURFACE OF A MECHANICAL PART - A motion detecting device has a stationary plastic sensor carrier. The stationary plastic sensor carrier has two sensor carrier sections and an insulation section. The carrier section has a first plastic material and the insulation section has a second plastic material. The insulation section extends between two adjacent sensor carrier sections. The sensor carrier sections and the at least one insulation section are integrally formed by a plastic molding process. Plated metal sensing surfaces are provided on the surfaces of the sensor carrier sections. Surface electrode contacts connect the plated metal sensing surface electrodes with a PCB and define at least one capacitive area between at the plated metal sensing surface electrodes. A plastic knob element is movably arranged on the plastic sensor carrier, such that the insulating plastic separator sections and the plated metal sensing surface electrodes are at least partly covered by the knob element. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241196 | STRAIN-BASED SENSING OF MIRROR POSITION - Mechanical apparatus includes a base, a moving element, and a hinge, having a first end attached to the moving element. A supporting structure is attached to the base and to the second end of the hinge and has at least a component perpendicular to the hinge so as to translate rotation of the moving element about the hinge into elongation of the component, whereby the moving element rotates about the hinge relative to the base while the supporting structure is deformed as a result of the rotation of the moving element about the hinge. A strain-based rotation sensor is associated with the supporting structure and is configured to provide a signal indicative of the rotation of the moving element responsively to a strain induced due to deformation of the supporting structure as the result of the rotation of the moving element. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241197 | SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND SENSOR SYSTEM - A sensor detects the rotation of a component (object) of a vehicle in a non-contact manner, and generates a differential signal according to the rotation. Two comparators have different hysteresis characteristics. At both edges of one signal that is an output of one of the comparators, if a signal of the other comparator is not at the same level, it is determined that a distance (gap) between an object and the sensor is within a predetermined range in which the differential signal is effective. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241198 | MOVEMENT DETECTION OF HANGING LOADS - Embodiments described herein provide for detecting an angle of a cable attached to a rotorcraft for transporting a hanging payload using a pair of linear displacement sensors that are coupled to both the rotorcraft and the cable. One embodiment is a cable angle detector mounted to an underside of a rotorcraft. A cable has one end coupled to the rotorcraft and another end coupled to a payload. A pair of linear displacement sensors has one end coupled to the underside of the rotorcraft and another end coupled to the cable. The detector measures the displacement of the sensors and calculates an angle of the cable relative to the rotorcraft based on the measurements. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241199 | Resolver - A resolver includes a first assembly having transmitter windings and a first winding of a first transformer. The resolver also includes a second assembly having receiver windings, a first winding of a second transformer, and a first winding of a third transformer. A third assembly of the resolver includes a second winding of the first transformer, a second winding of the second transformer, and a second winding of the third transformer. The three assemblies are rotatable relative to each other about an axis. The windings of the first transformer, the windings of the second transformer, the windings of the third transformer, the transmitter windings, and the receiver windings are arranged opposite each other in each case, separated by a radial gap. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241200 | MULTI-AXIS DIFFERENTIAL INTERFEROMETER - The invention relates to a multi-axis differential interferometer ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150241201 | GRAZING INCIDENCE INTERFEROMETER - A grazing incidence interferometer is configured to measure a profile of a target surface using a measurement beam radiated on the target surface in a direction oblique to a normal line of the target surface and reflected on the target surface to cause an interference with a reference beam. The grazing incidence interferometer includes: a light source to emit light; a first polarization beam splitter that splits the light from the light source into the reference beam and the measurement beam; a ratio changer that changes a light amount ratio between the reference beam and the measurement beam; a second polarization beam splitter that synthesizes the measurement beam reflected on the target surface and the reference beam; and an image capturing camera that receives the synthesized beam of the reference beam and the measurement beam. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241202 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An optical imaging system includes an optical radiation source ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150241203 | COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE - A coordinate measuring machine CMM and a method for gauging a target object by means of said CMM. The CMM comprises a Delta Robot as a support structure having an end effector movable within a motion zone, a tool-holder fixed to the end effector configured to accommodate various measurement probes and especially a camera, wherein the camera comprising an optics having a field of view encompassing maximum 20% of a motion zone of the end effector. Further it comprises a control unit controlling the motion of the end effector within the motion zone and the motion of the measurement probe over a target object in an “on the fly”-mode. Further it comprises an analysing unit for processing electronic signals and/or data delivered by the measurement probe. The analysing unit comprises especially storage means for storing said images and comprising a circuit unit for processing said images. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241204 | COMBINATION SCANNER AND TRACKER DEVICE HAVING A FOCUSING MECHANISM - A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement device combines tracker and scanner functionality. The tracker function is configured to send light to a retroreflector and determine distance to the retroreflector based on the reflected light. The tracker is also configured to track the retroreflector as it moves, and to determine 3D coordinates of the retroreflector. The scanner is configured to send a beam of light to a point on an object surface and to determine 3D coordinate of the point. In addition, the scanner is configured to adjustably focus the beam of light. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241205 | DISTANCE DETECTING DEVICE - A distance detecting device includes computing unit for detecting a distance to a subject on the basis of a first signal due to a light flux that has passed through a first pupil area of an imaging optical system and a second signal due to a light flux that has passed through a second pupil area of the imaging optical system, the first signal and the second signal being generated by image pickup member formed by arranging a plurality of pixels. The computing unit defines tentative distance detection ranges as ranges of pixels to be used for tentative detection of the first signal and the second signal, calculates a tentative image shift amount from the first signal and the second signal in the tentative distance detection ranges, defines distance detection ranges as ranges of pixels to be used for detection of the first signal and the second signal on the basis of the tentative image shift amount, increases or decreases the number of distance detection ranges for the defined distance detection ranges, and calculates the distance to the subject on the basis of the first signal and the second signal in the distance detection ranges. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241206 | SHAPE MEASURING METHOD AND DEVICE - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a shape inspection device that improves, without making the device larger, durability and measurement precision by measuring a plurality of points with a single distance sensor. The present invention provides a shape measuring device that measures the shape of an object to be measured and that comprises: a distance sensor that calculates the distance to the object to be measure by irradiating a measurement light toward the object to be measured and detecting the reflected light from the object to be measured; a separating unit that separates the measurement light from the distance sensor into a plurality of measurement light rays to be irradiated onto a plurality of measuring points; and a selecting unit that selects, from the plurality of measurement light beams separated by the separating unit, the measurement light to irradiate the object to be measured. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241207 | PROFILE INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR THREADED AND AXIAL COMPONENTS - A system for inspecting a component includes a fixture for holding the component, a light source disposed on one side of the component, and an optical detector disposed on the other side of the component. The detector images a portion of the outer edges of the component. A translation stage is operative to move the light source and detector in unison along the length of the component. The component is rotated through a predetermined angle about its axis. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241208 | Measurement System and Method for Measuring an Angle - The invention relates to a measurement system for measuring an angle between a first plane through a first surface area and a second plane through a second surface area of an object. The system includes a sensor arrangement for measuring the coordinates in a measurement coordinate system of a plurality of measurement spots in the first surface area, the plurality of measurement spots including a first measurement spot at a first distance from an intersection between the first plane and the second plane and a second measurement spot at a second distance from the intersection, the second distance differing from the first distance. The measurement system further includes an inclinometer for measuring an inclination of the measurement coordinate system to the direction opposite to the direction of the force of gravity. The measurement system also includes a processing device for determining the angle between the first plane and the second plane based on the measured coordinates of the plurality of measurement spots, the measured inclination and information on the angle between the second plane and the direction opposite to the force of gravity. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241209 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MONITOR THE OCCUPIED VOLUME WITHIN A FIXED OR VARIABLE VOLUME - Disclosed is a system and method for monitoring a storage container. Sensors and a control circuit are used to determine the amount of occupied space in the interior of a container or set of containers. Information regarding the occupied space within the container can be presented on a display, which may optionally be local to the container or at a centralized location. The determination may accommodate varying volume of the container depending on whether it is open or closed. Further inputs may adjust for variations in sensor operation depending on environmental factors such as temperature and altitude. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241210 | METROLOGY METHOD - An interferometric method for profiling the topography of a sample surface comprises: (i) a first interferometric profiling step at a first magnification M1 to produce a map comprising pixels with planar (X,Y)-coordinates corresponding to the area of the sample surface, (ii) identifying pixel(s) which meet or exceed a Cut-Off Threshold, and meet or exceed a parameter N | 2015-08-27 |
20150241211 | METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING PIPE WALL-THICKNESS VARIATIONS - A method of analyzing the wall thickness distribution of a pipe has the steps of determining the distribution of the deviation of wall thickness angularly of the pipe from a desired wall thickness distribution, and approximating the determined distribution of the wall thickness deviation through the additive overlaying of a plurality of specified distributions of the wall thickness deviation angularly. The distributions of the wall thickness deviation each represent a respective real defect type that is possible during the manufacture of the pipe, and at least one of the specified distributions represents a defect type that occurs only in an angular range of <180°. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241212 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE DEPTH OF A CRACK - The invention relates to a method for assessing the depth of a crack near the surface of a material, characterized in that said method includes the following steps: heating an area located near the crack using of a heat source (2) that is periodically modulatable into a heat flow at a controllable frequency, a so-called “modulation frequency”, varying the frequency so as to vary the heat diffusion length between an initial value, less than the distance between the heated area and the crack, and a final value that is greater than the distance between the heated area and the crack; determining the variation, depending on the heat diffusion length, in a function on the basis of at least one derivative, relative to a space variable, of the amplitude of the sinusoidal component of the temperature, on the surface of the material and at the modulation frequency, at each point of a set of points of the crack so as to cause a first area of variation in the function to appear, wherein said function increases at a first nonzero slope, followed by a second variation area, wherein said function increases at a second slope, different from the first slope; and assessing the depth of the crack on the basis of the value of the heat diffusion length at the intersection of the first variation area and the second variation area, the so-called “intersection length”. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241213 | MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONING BASED ON INDEPENDENTLY OBTAINED BAROMETRIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS - Various techniques are provided which may be implemented as methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture for use by a mobile device. In certain example implementations, a mobile device may process a barometric pressure measurement indicative of an altitude effect and a weather effect to determine a first parameter corresponding to the altitude effect and a second parameter corresponding to the weather. Such a mobile device may further determine whether it may be transitioning or may have transitioned from an initial level to another level of a multiple level structure based, at least in part, on the first and second parameters. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241214 | Wood level - Wood Level is designed to assist in the leveling or plumbing of wood. This device is ideal for use by craftsman who works with wood in framing, carpentry and construction. The level can be easily affixed to the wood, eliminating the hassle of trying to steady both the wood and the level separately. This product improves the leveling process by making it easier and faster, thereby increasing productivity. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241215 | MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SENSOR - Embodiments of the invention provide a MEMS sensor, including a mass body, a flexible beam coupled with the mass body, and a support part coupled with the flexible beam and floatably supporting the mass body. According to at least one embodiment, the flexible beam is provided with a sensing device configured to detect a physical amount depending on a displacement of the mass body, and a connection part between the flexible beam and the support part is provided with a reinforcement part to relax stress concentration in response to rigidity reinforcement. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241216 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE WITH MOTION LIMITERS - A microelectromechanical device that comprises a first structural layer, and a movable mass suspended to a primary out-of plane motion relative the first structural layer. A cantilever motion limiter structure is etched into the movable mass, and a first stopper element is arranged on the first structural layer, opposite to the cantilever motion limiter structure. Improved mechanical robustness is achieved with optimal use of element space. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241217 | NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE GYROSCOPE SYSTEM - One embodiment includes a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) gyroscope system. The system includes a vapor cell that encloses an alkali metal and a gyromagnetic isotope. The system also includes a magnetic field source that generates a magnetic field aligned with a sensitive axis of the NMR gyroscope system and which is provided through the vapor cell to cause the alkali metal and the gyromagnetic isotope to precess. The system also includes a laser that generates an optical beam that polarizes the alkali metal in the vapor cell to facilitate the precession of the alkali metal and the gyromagnetic isotope. The system further includes an angular rotation sensor configured to calculate a rotation angle about the sensitive axis based on a measured characteristic of a detection beam corresponding to the optical beam exiting the vapor cell, the characteristic being associated with the precession of the gyromagnetic isotope. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241218 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MONITORING AND TRACKING OPTICAL FREQUENCY DIFFERENCES OF MODULATED BEAMS - A method of measuring beat frequency comprises modulating a first optical signal and a second optical signal, wherein the first modulated optical signal includes a first carrier frequency and a first plurality of sideband frequencies and the second modulated optical signal includes a second carrier frequency and a second plurality of sideband frequencies. The method also comprises combining a fraction of the first modulated optical signal with a fraction of the second modulated optical signal into a combined signal and determining a carrier beat frequency. The method further comprises selecting a frequency range from the combined signal; performing a fast Fourier transform (FFT) on an electrical signal representing the selected frequency range; tracking the carrier beat frequency based on the FFT; and outputting a rate signal based on the tracked carrier beat frequency, the rate signal indicating a rotation rate of the resonator fiber optic gyroscope. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241219 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Navigation Route Having Multiple Associated Points of Interest - A system includes a processor configured to access a map, including pre-designated destinations, each destination having a clue associated therewith. The processor is also configured to provide the clue associated with a first destination. The processor is further configured to track the progress of a user towards the first destination using GPS coordinates. Also, the processor is configured to provide a clue associated with a next destination, once the user has reached the first destination. Further, the processor is configured to repeat map access, clue provision, and tracking until the user has reached a pre-designated final destination. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241220 | FILTERING GNSS-AIDED NAVIGATION DATA TO HELP COMBINE SENSOR AND A PRIORI DATA - Systems and methods for filtering GNSS-Aided navigation data for helping combine sensor data and a priori data are provided. In at least one embodiment, the method comprises identifying an un-smoothed navigation solution inclusive of a navigation system reset, wherein a value is associated with the navigation system reset. The value associated with the navigation system reset is then subtracted from the un-smoothed navigation solution to generate an initial navigation solution. Further, the value associated with the navigation system reset is incrementally added to the initial navigation solution at a configurable rate to generate a smoothed navigation solution. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241221 | PROJECTED SYNTHETIC VISION - Projected synthetic vision methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed. For example, a system can include one or more sensors, a terrain database, and a projected synthetic vision controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the terrain database, the projected synthetic vision controller configured to generate and project synthetic vision images based on aircraft position, terrain information and aviator boresight information. The system can also include one or more projectors coupled to the projected synthetic vision controller. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241222 | IDENTIFICATION OF MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION - An approach for identifying a location of a mobile device is provided. In the approach, location information from a mobile device is received, wherein the location information includes a sampling of location coordinates of the mobile device over a period of time. A processor generates a path, using the sampling of location coordinates of the mobile device over the period of time. A processor compares the path to geographic information system (GIS) data associated with the received location information. A processor determines additional location information based on the path and the GIS data. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241223 | DETERMINING THE ACCURACY OF MAP DATA AND PROVIDING REPORTS FOR SAME - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for determining the accuracy of map information/data. In one embodiment, map information/data and collected telematics information/data can be compared. The difference between the map information/data and the telematics information/data can be used to determine the accuracy of the map information/data. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241224 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING POINT OF INTEREST INFORMATION TO A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A point-of-interest information system comprising a transceiver configured to send and receive data and a processor in communication with the transceiver. The processor configured to receive at least a portion of point-of-interest (POI) data from a nomadic device using the transceiver. The at least a portion of the received POI data is in a first format that is incompatible with a vehicle navigation system. The processor may reformat the at least a portion of the POI data from the first format to a second format compatible with a navigation system according to an application programming interface. The processor may transmit the portion of the POI data to the navigation system. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241225 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH POINT OF INTEREST DETOUR MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A navigation system includes: a control unit configured to generate a navigation route; generate a route-specific point set based on the navigation route prior to an interest point query for representing a portion of an interest point database; and a storage unit, coupled to the control unit, configured to store the route-specific point set. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241226 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - First and second sets of data are collected in a vehicle from respective data sources. Each of the first and second sets of data are provided for determinations respectively selected from first and second categories of autonomous vehicle operations. A determination is made to take an autonomous action selected from the first category of autonomous vehicle operations. Data is used from each of the first and second data sets relating respectively to the first and second categories of autonomous vehicle operations to determine the autonomous action. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241227 | TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE, TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A travel support device includes a planner, an information generator, and a traffic information obtaining unit. To each of a plurality of sections into which a travel route from the current location to the destination is divided, the planner is adapted to assign, based on a road load associated with each section, a travel mode among a first mode, in which a remaining energy charge of the battery of the vehicle is not maintained, and a second mode, in which the remaining energy charge of the battery is maintained. When traffic congestion information is acquired by the traffic information obtaining unit, the information generator is adapted to set a traffic congestion road load, which is a fixed road load, for a section in which the traffic congestion is occurring. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241228 | TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE, TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A travel support device includes a planner adapted to plan vehicle travel modes to be respectively assigned to each of a plurality of sections into which a travel route from a current location to a destination is divided. To each of the sections, the planner is adapted to assign, based on a road load associated with each section, a travel mode among a first mode, in which the remaining energy charge of the battery of the vehicle is not maintained, and a second mode, in which the remaining energy charge of the battery is maintained. The planner is adapted to identify, from among the sections, an excessive altitude change section, in which a change of altitude is predicted to be greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and assign the second mode with priority to the excessive altitude change section. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241229 | MOBILE STATION POSITION ESTIMATION USING TRANSMITTER ALMANAC INFORMATION - A method for estimating positions of a mobile station includes: sending a request, from the mobile station, for almanac information for wireless transmitters of one or more wireless communications networks, the request including one or more indications of one or more routes; receiving, at the mobile station, the almanac information for wireless transmitters of the one or more wireless communications networks, the almanac information being for a subset of wireless transmitters of the wireless transmitters of the one or more wireless communications networks, the subset of wireless transmitters being expected to contribute to position estimations of the mobile station along the one or more routes; acquiring signals, at the mobile station, from wireless transmitters of the subset of wireless transmitters; and estimating, at the mobile station, positions of the mobile station using at least one of the acquired signals. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241230 | DEFINING TRAVEL PATHS IN PARKING AREAS - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas can be defined by automatically, semi-automatically, and/or manually. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241231 | NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for improved navigation instructions. In one implementation instructions between two locations can be computed, the instructions can be processed in relation to previously computed instructions between the same locations and/or a previously traveled route between the same locations to determine disparitie(s) therebetween, a notification can be generated based on the disparitie(s), an interface at which to provide the notification can be selected and the notification can be provided via the selected interface. In another implementation, one set of instructions between two locations can be received, another set of instructions between two other locations can be received, the sets of instructions can be processed to determine disparities between them with respect to one or more locations, a notification can be generated based on the one or more disparities, and the notification can be provided in relation to the location(s) via a selected interface. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241232 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ROUTE CHANGE OF VEHICLE - A navigation system may include: a GPS module; an image recognition module having a line recognition function; a roadmap storage module configured to store roadmap information and route change possible section information through which a route of a vehicle is changed; a roadmap receiving module configured to receive the roadmap information; and an arithmetic processing module configured to determine whether the route of the vehicle is changed, based on the route change possible section information and line recognition information recognized by the image recognition module. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241233 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Navigation Route with Recommended Charging - A system includes a processor configured to discover charging station locations within a predefined proximity to a route for which vehicle-charging is required to complete. The processor is also configured to determine a charging cost at each discovered station, including at least battery-damage resulting from a charge. The processor is further configured to present a plurality of charging stations, including the charging costs and an estimated total route time for each station. Also, the processor is configured to receive a station selection and present a route including a stop at the selected station. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241234 | TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE, TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A travel support device includes a mode planner. The mode planner selects one of a first mode, in which the state of charge of a battery is not maintained, and a second mode, in which the state of charge of the battery is maintained, based on a road load in each section on a travel route, thereby planning a travel mode. The mode planner selects from the travel route a first priority section, which is a section to be planned by giving priority to the first mode as a travel mode based on information on the travel route. The mode planner replans the travel mode when the vehicle is currently traveling at the first mode and also the remaining charge of the battery is less than the remaining charge of the battery necessary for traveling in the thus selected first priority section. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241235 | DISPLAY OF ESTIMATED TIME TO ARRIVAL AT UPCOMING PERSONALIZED ROUTE WAYPOINTS - An in-vehicle system and method for selecting and displaying on a roadmap upcoming waypoints and associated information, including an estimated time to arrival at the waypoints. In an embodiment, driving history is stored and analyzed, including routes taken and previous destinations, and used to determine and display personalized waypoints. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241236 | Predictive Natural Guidance - In one embodiment, a navigation system provides predictive natural guidance utilizing a mobile landmark based on location data. The location data may be a schedule. A controller receives data of a schedule of a mobile landmark. The location data could be collected in real time or estimated. The mobile landmark may be a vehicle or a celestial body. The controller correlates a route from an origin location to a destination location and the location of the mobile landmark. The controller generates a message based on the correlation. The message is output during presentation of the route and references the mobile landmark. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241237 | INFORMATION OUTPUT APPARATUS - To realize a user-friendly medium and information output thereof by defining a plurality of information in the same region of a dot pattern printed on a surface of a medium, such as a map or the like, and selectively outputting the information through an imaging operation of an imaging unit. A dot pattern that is printed on a medium to be superimposed on a map or the like includes coordinate information and code information. Therefore, information corresponding to the coordinate information and information corresponding to the code information can be selectively and repetitively output. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241238 | LIVE BRANDED DYNAMIC MAPPING - A live dynamic map that provides for increased convenience for a user at a venue is disclosed. The live dynamic map may be branded for a venue, shows points of interest and paths between locations, includes a messaging capability, and allows users to be social with one another as well as venue management. Live branded mapping may allow for similar engagement on a region-by-region, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, or even brand-by-brand basis. By engaging on a hyper-local level, the present mapping platform can better target user and payload delivering and improve upon business to consumer brand engagement. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241239 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING INFORMATION USING A NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A method of providing information relating to a path being travelled using a navigation apparatus, involves displaying a path bar including a linear representation of at least a portion of a path to be travelled using a navigation apparatus. The linear representation of the portion of the path is scrollable in the display window by a user to reveal a linear representation of another portion of the path. The method may involve automatically increasing a scale of the linear representation of the path displayed as a given location represented along the path is approached, wherein the location is a location of a safety camera or event affecting traffic flow along the path. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241240 | NAVIGATION DEVICE HAVING A ZOOM IN AND ZOOM OUT FEATURE BASED ON A NUMBER OF WAYPOINTS TO BE VIEWED - A navigation system has a display. A processor is coupled to the display. A memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: calculate a route from a present location to a desired destination; display on the display a graphical representation of a map showing the present location and a desired number of waypoints along the route calculated, wherein the desired number of waypoints is entered by a user through a user interface of the navigation system. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241241 | IDENTIFYING COST-EFFECTIVE PARKING FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE - Identifying cost-effective parking for an autonomous vehicle, including: identifying, by a vehicle parking module, a plurality of available parking spots for parking the autonomous vehicle; determining, by the vehicle parking module, a total cost associated with each of the plurality of available parking spots for parking the autonomous vehicle; and selecting, by the vehicle parking module, a target parking spot in dependence upon the total cost associated with each of the plurality of available parking spots for parking the autonomous vehicle. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241242 | SHORT-TERM TRAVEL-TIME PREDICTION MODELING AUGMENTED WITH RADAR-BASED PRECIPITATION PREDICTIONS AND SCALING OF SAME - A framework for estimating short-term travel times for one or more roadway links of a transportation network infrastructure models traffic speed predictions from collected traffic speed data and augments these predictions with precipitation predictions for the links being modeled. The framework employs strategies for scaling these augmented models for larger segments and areas of a roadway to minimize processing and training time. The travel time estimates generated by the framework are utilized to provide accurate routing information and recommendations to motorists, and to conduct more efficient traffic monitoring and infrastructure planning and maintenance activities. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241243 | METHOD FOR COUNTING STEPS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for counting steps and an electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes the following steps: obtaining first three-axis accelerating values of the electronic apparatus; removing a specific ratio of an acceleration of gravity from the first three-axis accelerating values to generate second three-axis accelerating values; calculating inner product values and outer produce values according to the second three-axis accelerating values; determining whether a user of the electronic apparatus is in a walking status; if yes, setting the inner product values as reference values; if no, setting the outer product values as the reference values; calculating a number of steps corresponding to the second three-axis accelerating values according to the reference values. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241244 | LOW-POWER ORIENTATION ESTIMATION - Apparatuses, methods and systems apparatus for low-power orientation estimation are disclosed. One apparatus includes an accelerometer, wherein the accelerometer generates a sensed acceleration of the accelerometer, a magnetic sensor, wherein the magnetic sensor generates a sensed magnetic field ambient to the magnetic sensor, a gyroscope, wherein the gyroscope generates a sensed orientation of the gyroscope, wherein at least one of the accelerometer, the magnetic sensor and the gyroscope operates at a first sampling rate. The apparatus further includes an adaptive filter. The adaptive filter operates at a second rate to generate an orientation estimate (Q) based on computational processing of at least the sensed acceleration, the sensed magnetic field, and the sensed orientation of the gyroscope, wherein the second rate is different than the first sampling rate. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241245 | ORIENTATION ESTIMATION UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF ADAPTIVE FILTERS - Apparatuses, methods and systems apparatus for sensing an orientation are disclosed. One apparatus includes an accelerometer, wherein the accelerometer generates a sensed acceleration of the accelerometer and a gyroscope, wherein the gyroscope generates a sensed orientation of the gyroscope. The apparatus further includes a first adaptive filter, the first adaptive filter operative to receive at least the sensed acceleration and the sensed orientation of the gyroscope, and generate a first orientation (Q) of the apparatus, a second adaptive filter, the second adaptive filter operative to receive at least the sensed acceleration and the sensed orientation of the gyroscope, and generate a second orientation (Q′) of the apparatus, wherein a tuning for the first adaptive filter is different than a tuning for the second adaptive filter. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241246 | UNIVERSAL INTERFACE FOR DETECTOR - The invention relates to a universal interface (INT) arranged to be positioned between a detector (D) and a monitoring-control unit of equipment and comprising:
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20150241247 | ROTATIONAL ANGLE DETECTOR INCLUDING SEAT AND ROTARY MACHINE INCLUDING THE DETECTOR - A rotational angle detector includes a rotary element rotatable around a rotational axis line, the rotary element having a detected portion on an outer circumference, a detection element provided on a radially outside of the detected portion so as to face the detected portion, and a seat having a mounting surface on which the detection element can be mounted, the mounting surface extending around the rotational axis line. The seat is configured such that a distance between the mounting surface and the detected portion in a direction parallel to the rotational axis line varies along a circumferential direction of the seat. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241248 | BRUSHLESS LINEAR ROTARY TRANSFORMER - A brushless linear rotary transformer apparatus for determining angular position and velocity of a rotor includes a rotor, a stator, a primary coil winding, pairs of secondary coil windings, bearings, an excitation power supply, and a signal receiving and processing system. The primary coil winding is wrapped around a hollow cylinder body on one end of the stator. One end of the rotor shaft is arranged in the hollow cylinder body. Another ends of the rotor shaft and the stator are connected by a bearing. Pairs of secondary coil windings are embedded in the stator and on the inner side of the stator. An alternating magnetic field is produced by the excitation power supply through the primary coil winding, and the induced electromotive forces at the ends of the secondary coil windings are associated with the angular position of the rotor. The signal receiving and processing system samples and processes the signals from the secondary coil winding, and outputs the parameters concerning the angular position, the angular velocity, and the rotation number of the rotor. The brushless linear rotary transformer has the advantages of simple and reliable structure, which can be applied to measure the angular displacement and the angular velocity in multiple turns. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241249 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING POSITION OF TARGET MEMBER - A sensor system for detecting position of a target member relative to a receiving member is disclosed. The sensor system includes a circuit board. The circuit board includes a first and second inductive coils configured to generate first and a second inductive signals, respectively, in response to a movement between the target member relative to the receiving member. The circuit board includes an inductive sensing unit configured to generate first and digital signals based on the first and second inductive signals, respectively. The circuit board includes a processing unit configured to generate an output indicative of the movement between the target member and the receiving member based on a ratio or difference between the first and second digital signals. The sensor system further includes a housing assembly structured and arranged to encase the circuit board. The housing assembly is coupled to one of the target member and the receiving member. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241250 | OPTICAL REFLECTIVE ENCODER SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS - Disclosed are various embodiments of high-speed, high-performance, low-noise, low-cost, compact, optical encoders having a multi-faceted flat-faced lens disposed over the light emitters and light detectors thereof. Disclosed also are various means for preventing undesired stray light from reaching light detectors incorporated therein. Structures employed to block stray light in the optical encoders include light barriers, air gap trenches, and coatings disposed between first and second sides of a substrate of the encoder. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241251 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM AND ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD - An abnormality detection system includes an optical fiber, a backscattered light detection unit, and a data processing unit. The detection unit is connected to one end and the other end of the optical fiber and configured to acquire a first intensity distribution of backscattered light by causing light to enter the optical fiber from the one end, and to acquire a second intensity distribution of backscattered light by causing light to enter the optical fiber from the other end. The processing unit is configured to calculate the product of a value obtained by applying a first FIR filter to the first intensity distribution, and a value obtained by applying a second FIR filter to the second intensity distribution, for each of locations on the optical fiber in the length direction thereof, and to determine whether or not abnormality is present based on the result of the calculation. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241252 | MEASURING DEVICE HOUSING - A measuring device housing for a sensor component, which detects a physical parameter without contact is provided, having: a coupling apparatus for supplying at least one flushing medium and at least one signal transmission line in the housing interior, a guide pipe arranged on the coupling apparatus having a longitudinal axis and a probe head fastened on the end section of the guide pipe. The guide pipe is designed to conduct or accommodate the at least one cooling medium and the at least one signal transmission line up to the probe head. The probe head and the end section, relative to the longitudinal axis of the guide pipe or the probe head, each have radially extending passages for conducting the cooling media from the end section into the probe head and the reverse, as applicable. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241253 | REAL TIME RETENTION CHECK TOOL - A number of variations may include a method that may include providing a first part that may include a snap ring, a second part, and a retention check tool that may include an accelerometer. The method may further include assembling the first part and the second part such that the snap ring abuts the second part thereby producing vibration. The method may further include detecting the vibration of the snap ring and generating a corresponding first signal representing the vibration of the snap ring. The method may further include measuring a difference between the first signal and a predetermined baseline signal via the controller to determine a pass or fail status of the first signal. The method may further include generating a second signal representing the pass or fail status of the first signal and indicating the pass or fail status of the first signal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241254 | Fluid Flow Indicator and Method - A fluid flow monitor is disclosed which indicates positive flow of fluids through conduit, tubing and the like. It is particularly adapted to indicate flow of colorless fluids within a transparent viewing chamber. The visual indication of positive fluid flow is the rotation of an impeller within the viewing chamber. The impeller, in combination with the device as a whole is designed to minimize restriction on fluid flow, including at any time that impeller motion is retarded or otherwise prevented. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241255 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FLOW METER, MISWIRING DETECTION APPARATUS AND MISWIRING DETECTION METHOD - An electromagnetic flow meter includes a converter including an excitation unit configured to generate and output an excitation signal and a flow rate signal receiving unit configured receive a flow rate signal, a flowtube including a coil connected to the excitation unit through an excitation cable and an electrode connected to the flow rate signal receiving unit through a signal cable, and a miswiring detection unit configured to enable the excitation unit to output an excitation signal of a first frequency and to calculate a first index value relating to the first frequency and a second index value relating to a second frequency from a flow rate signal acquired when the excitation signal of the first frequency is output. The miswiring detection unit determines that a miswiring occurs when the first index value is not large enough to satisfy a predetermined criterion than the second index value. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241256 | FLOW METER WITH ACOUSTIC ARRAY - The present invention provides a flow meter for a pipe or open channel. The flow meter has a longitudinal member adapted to be inserted into the pipe or open channel but free of any internal wall of the pipe or open channel. The longitudinal member has a plurality of pairs of acoustic transducers located there around therearound, with each pair of acoustic transducers having a transmitting transducer and a receiving transducer. The transmitting transducer sends an acoustic signal to an internal wall of the pipe or open channel and the receiving transducer receives the reflected acoustic signal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241257 | HETERONUCLEAR RADIOISOTOPE NANOPARTICLE OF CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - Heteronuclear radioisotope nanoparticle of core-shell structure and a preparation method thereof are provided. The Heteronuclear radioisotope nanoparticle of core-shell structure comprising core of two different radioisotopes selected from a group consisting of | 2015-08-27 |
20150241258 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NUCLEAR MAGNETIC FLOWMETER - A method for operating a nuclear magnetic flowmeter having a measuring device for determining the flow of the medium through the measuring tube, the measuring device having a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field permeating the medium and the measuring tube and for carrying out nuclear magnetic measurements of measuring volumes that are adjustable in position and size in the magnetic field. The nuclear magnetic measurements involve adjusting the size of the measuring volume, positioning the measuring volume, generating excitation signals for exciting the medium, transmitting excitation signals into the measuring volume and measuring echo signals caused by the excitation signals. Deposits on the inner wall of the measuring tube are determined from echo signals of all nuclear magnetic measurements assigned to the position of the measuring volume of the respective nuclear magnetic measurement and at least one abrupt change in the echo signals detected. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241259 | FLUID FLOW METERING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A fluid flow metering device and a method thereof are provided. The fluid flow metering device includes a fluid flow detector, a memory, a micro controller and a power generator. The fluid flow detector is disposed in a supply tube of a fluid flow provider. When the fluid flows in the supply tube, the power generator generates a supplying power through flow of the fluid, and provides the supplying power to the fluid flow detector, the memory and the micro controller. When the fluid flow detector detects the flow of the fluid, the fluid flow detector detects the flow of the fluid outputted from the supply tube to derive a detecting value. The micro controller receives the detecting value and writes the detecting value into the memory, or the micro controller converts the detecting value into a flow value and writes the flow value into the memory. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241260 | Fill Level Monitoring System and Flow Measuring Device - A fill level monitoring system comprising at least one electrode for monitoring the fill level of a medium flowing in a pipe or tube, wherein the electrode has an integrated temperature sensor, wherein the fill level monitoring system further comprises an evaluation unit, which is embodied for monitoring the degree of filling of the pipe or tube and transmits a warning signal when the degree of filling subceeds a limit value, preferably a degree of filling of less than 80% of the tube diameter; and a flow measuring device having this fill level monitoring system. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241261 | LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE WITH AN INTEGRATABLE LENS ANTENNA - A level measuring device with an integratable lens has a radar level meter and an angle adjusting assembly. The radar level meter has a horn antenna and a lens antenna assembly mounted on a signal transceiving end of the radar level meter. The lens antenna assembly has a housing and a lens antenna. The housing is hollow and receives the horn antenna therein. One end of the housing is connected to the lens antenna, and the other end of the housing is connected to the signal transceiving end of the radar level meter. The angle adjustment assembly is mounted around the housing. As the lens antenna assembly covers the horn antenna, the horn antenna is less likely to be damaged. Additionally, the housing of the lens antenna assembly is connected with the angle adjusting assembly for angle adjustment of the combined horn antenna and lens antenna assembly. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241262 | RADIATION DETECTOR - A detector probe, for detecting ionizing radiation and which is suitable for use in a nucleonic instrument usable in locations having a high ambient temperature, includes an array of radiation detectors mounted on a support and a heat pipe for cooling the detector probe. The nucleonic instrument incorporating such a detector probe is also described. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241263 | Sensor for Determining a Filling Level - The invention relates to a sensor for determining a filling level of a liquid fillable into a container, having a light transmitter for transmitting at least one light pulse; having a receiver for receiving at least one reflected back light pulse, wherein the light pulse is at least partly reflectable at a liquid surface; having a control and evaluation unit for controlling the sensor and for evaluating the received back light pulse; and having a coupling and decoupling unit for coupling the light pulse into a liquid jet which can be introduced into the container and for decoupling the back light pulse to the receiver, wherein the control and evaluation unit is configured for determining a time difference between a transmission of the light pulse and a reception of the back light pulse to calculate a distance between the coupling and decoupling unit and the liquid surface. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241264 | Self-Calibrating Mechanism and Self-Calibrating Method for Flow Rate Sensor, and Diagnostic Mechanism and Diagnostic Method for Fluid Sensor - A valve fully closing part; a calibrating volume calculation part that calculates a calibrating volume on the basis value of an integration of a flow rate measured value outputted from a flow rate sensor in a fluid parameter changing interval; and a calibration part that calibrates a flow rate on the basis of the calculated calibrating volume and a preset reference volume are provided. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241265 | Liquid Consuming Apparatus and Method for Controlling Liquid Consuming Apparatus - A liquid consuming apparatus includes a photosensor | 2015-08-27 |
20150241266 | WEIGHING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE WEIGHING APPARATUS - An assembly of a load cell with an armature joined thereto and an electromagnet. The electromagnet and the armature are separately fixed and they are arranged such that a magnet force which is opposite to a deflection during a weighing procedure and which reduces a deflection caused by an impact momentum of an object to be weighed is exerted to the load cell when the electromagnet is activated. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241267 | ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT DEVICE IN AN AIR FLOW - An acoustic measurement device in an air flow and subjected to a noise source, the device including: a base having a surface in contact with the air flow, a first microphone which is mounted flush with the surface, a second and a third microphone which are mounted on either side of the first microphone, each, at the bottom of a cavity opening onto the surface, and where each of the second and third microphones is covered with a noise-reducing element, the second and the third microphones being assembled at a distance from the first microphone that is greater than the correlation length of the turbulent phenomenon in the frequency band studied, and a computer or processor provided for computing the power spectrum of the noise source from the signals detected by the three microphones. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241268 | MEASURING MODULE FOR REMISSION PHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A measuring module for remission photometric analysis of one or a plurality of specimens is provided with the following features: a transmitter with a transmission channel for transmitting a measuring radiation to location of the specimen; a first focusing device for focusing the measuring radiation on the specimen; a receiver with a receiving channel to receive the radiation reflected by the specimen; a second focusing device made of plastic for focusing the measuring radiation reflected by the specimen onto the receiver, whereby the second focusing device further comprises a filter which is designed to filter a fluorescence radiation from the specimen excited by the measuring radiation. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241269 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - An optical communication module includes a circuit board, a photoelectric converting unit, and an optical coupler. The circuit board includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a hot-curable adhesive layer formed on the first surface, and a metal reflective layer formed on the second surface and aligned with the hot-curable adhesive layer. The photoelectric converting unit is mounted on the first surface. By virtue of the function of the metal reflective layer in the heat curing process, the optical coupler is precisely fixed to the substrate via the hot-curable adhesive layer. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241270 | OPTICAL MODULE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An optical module includes a circuit substrate that has a concave portion and a flat surface, an optical sensor that is disposed inside a space, and an optical filter device that has a base which accommodates a variable wavelength interference filter and has a light-through hole through which light emitted from the variable wavelength interference filter passes and a first glass member which is disposed in the light-through hole. The first glass member is positioned inside the space. The base is bonded to the flat surface. The distance between the first glass member and the optical sensor is set to a distance at which light emitted from the variable wavelength interference filter does not interfere between the first glass member and the optical sensor. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241271 | OPTICAL FREQUENCY TRACKING AND STABILIZATION BASED ON EXTRA-CAVITY FREQUENCY - Embodiments of the invention provides methods and systems for synthesizing optical signals with high frequency stability. Using a set of external optical signal manipulators and control systems, embodiments of the invention enhance the resolution of any frequency reference and thereby alleviates the needs for ultra-high-Q cavities in frequency-stable optical signal synthesis. The invention consequently improves the performance of any optical signal generator by a substantial margin, while maintaining the system complexity and power dissipation at levels comparable to the original systems. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241272 | Pulsed Plasma Monitoring Using Optical Sensor - Monitoring of a pulsed plasma is described using an optical sensor. In one example, the invention includes receiving light emitted by a pulsed plasma in a semiconductor plasma processing chamber, sampling the received light at a sampling rate higher than a pulse rate of the pulsed plasma, wherein the sampled light has a periodic amplitude waveform and the sampling rate is higher than the period of the amplitude waveform, accumulating multiple sampled waveforms to form a mean waveform, and transmitting characteristics of the mean waveform to a chamber control tool. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241273 | WEARABLE RADIATION DETECTOR - Provided herein are a wearable radiation detector and a method of controlling thereof, the detector including: the radiation collection unit operable to collect light and output a signal corresponding to the light collected; a memory; a display unit; a processor operable to receive the signal output by the radiation collection unit, to store a value in the memory corresponding to the signal output by the radiation collection unit, to output an output signal based at least on the signal corresponding to the light collected by the radiation collection unit and to control the display unit to display an indication corresponding to the output signal, wherein the determining includes continually calculating the maximum exposure level based on the light being received by the radiation collection unit. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241274 | Method and Apparatus for Luminaire Characterization - A method and associated apparatus are disclosed for measuring illumination characteristics of a luminaire having unknown characteristics. The method includes steps of providing an array of calibrated photodetectors in known locations in proximity to a mounting location, and then illuminating the array with a luminaire having unknown illumination properties. The resulting data is used to calculate the luminous intensity vs. angle from the luminaire and the luminous flux of the luminaire. Methods of calibrating the measurement with a known luminaire are presented along with methods of determining the angular position of the detectors in the array. Color-sensitive detectors can be used to determine the angular distribution and average value of the luminaire's correlated color temperature. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241275 | SPECTROMETER - A spectrometer comprises a package having a stem and a cap, an optical unit arranged on the stem, and a lead pin penetrating through the stem. The optical unit has a dispersive part for dispersing and reflecting light entering from a light entrance part of the cap, a light detection element for detecting the light dispersed and reflected by the dispersive part, a support for supporting the light detection element such as to form a space between the dispersive part and the light detection element, a projection projecting from the support, and a wiring electrically connected to the light detection element. The projection is arranged at such a position as to be in contact with the stem. The lead pin is electrically connected to a second terminal part of the wiring arranged in the projection. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241276 | SPECTROPHOTOMETER AND SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT METHOD - A spectrophotometer includes a photodetection unit configured to convert received light into an electric signal to output the electric signal; a circuit unit including a plurality of gain amplifiers and a plurality of AD converters configured to amplify an output signal from the photodetection unit by a plurality of gains using the plurality of gain amplifiers and configured to convert the amplified output signals into digital signals using the plurality of AD converters to output the digital signals as a plurality of pieces of light amount data; a saturation determination unit configured to determine whether or not each of the plurality of pieces of light amount data from the circuit unit has been saturated; and a measurement result calculation unit configured to calculate, in accordance with a result of the determination by the saturation determination unit, a measurement result of the received light using a part or all of the plurality of pieces of light amount data. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241277 | MONOLITHIC SPECTROMETER ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a spectrometer arrangement comprising successively in the light propagation direction:—a converging optical unit ( | 2015-08-27 |
20150241278 | REPRODUCTION OF NANO MOVEMENTS AT A DISTANCE - A purpose of this invention is allow sensors to be placed at locations as close to a region of interest as possible, i.e. a few tenths of a millimeter from a probe, the target material and each other. The invention allows the user to reproduce and actively follow these locations from a remote location and at a distance, connected with to the locations with an arbitrary length of single mode optical fiber cable, and perform the sensor functions in a controlled environment using the sensor of choice without affecting the experiment. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241279 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A spectrometry device includes a wavelength variable interference filter, a filter driving unit, an imaging element which obtains color images corresponding to light with a red wavelength, light with a green wavelength, and light with a blue wavelength, respectively, and a composition unit which generates a composite image in which the red image, the green image, and the blue image are composited, the filter driving unit causes the wavelength variable filter to change the red wavelength every time when the red image is obtained, causes the wavelength variable filter to change the green wavelength every time when the green image is obtained, and causes the wavelength variable filter to change the blue wavelength every time when the blue image is obtained. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241280 | Folded Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer - A technique and device to determine the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation in a certain range of wavelengths comprising: splitting said radiation into more than one beam; and imprinting a wavelength-dependent angular tilt onto the wavefront of each beam by two dispersive elements; and re-combining the multiple beams on a detector that exhibits spatial resolution and can therefore resolve the fringes formed by interference; and perform the mathematical operations to determine the spectrum of said radiation from the obtained interferogram, wherein the dispersive elements of one beam are mounted on a common stage providing linear and/or rotational movement | 2015-08-27 |
20150241281 | BOLOMETER DEVICE FOR SENSING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A bolometer device for use in a bolometer array. The bolometer device of the present invention measures radiation-induced temperature and includes a bolometer sensor and at least one holding element. The bolometer sensor includes at least two antenna elements. The antenna elements are coupled together with one of their ends at a center position. The bolometer sensor also includes a temperature sensing element attached at the center position of the at least two antenna elements, and detects a temperature at the center position. The temperature sensing element also provides an electrical measure in response to the temperature it detects. The holding elements provide support for the bolometer sensor at an end portion of one of the antenna elements. At least one of the holding elements is made of electrically conductive material so an electrical measure can be read out through the holding element. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241282 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor substrate; a reference pixel with a first concave portion disposed in a first portion of a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and one or more infrared detection pixels each configured to detect light with a second concave portion disposed in a second portion of the surface of the semiconductor substrate, the reference pixel being directly connected to the semiconductor substrate at a position where the first concave portion is not present, and including a first thermoelectric conversion unit configured to convert heat to an electric signal, the first thermoelectric conversion unit being disposed in the first concave portion and including a first thermoelectric conversion element, each infrared detection pixel including a second thermoelectric conversion unit being disposed in the second concave portion and including a second thermoelectric conversion element. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241283 | INFRARED DETECTOR - An infrared detector may be provided that includes: a micro-bolometer active cell which detects infrared and outputs a current signal; and a reference cell which includes a plurality of connected warm cells having the same structure and electrical characteristics as those of the micro-bolometer active cell, has the same electrical resistance value and average self-heating amount as those of the micro-bolometer active cell, and generates a reference current signal for the micro-bolometer active cell. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241284 | RATIO METER OF A THERMAL SENSOR - A thermal sensor comprises a converter circuit, a counting circuit, and a ratio calculator. The converter circuit is configured to convert a temperature-independent signal into a first frequency signal, and to convert a temperature-dependent signal into a second frequency signal. The counting circuit is configured to receive at least one of the first frequency signal and the second frequency signal, to count a predetermined number of pulses of the first frequency signal, and to count a number of pulses of the second frequency signal for a time period corresponding to the counting of the predetermined number of pulses of the first frequency signal. The ratio calculator is configured to calculate a ratio based on the predetermined number of pulses of the first frequency signal and the counted number of pulses of the second frequency signal. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TEMPERATURE MONITORING DEVICE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to temperature monitoring devices, and more specifically to surface temperature monitoring devices (e.g., surface temperature loggers, surface temperature sensors, surface thermal probes). In an embodiment, a system includes a temperature monitoring device configured to measure a temperature of a surface. The temperature monitoring device includes a housing and a thermal sensor disposed in the housing. The temperature monitoring device also includes a thermal pad disposed on a measurement face of the housing, wherein the thermal pad is configured to provide a high-thermal conductivity path between the surface and the temperature monitoring device. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241286 | TOTAL AIR TEMPERATURE PROBE WITH LOW FRONTAL PROJECTED AREA - Deicing performance of a total air temperature (TAT) probe may be improved by reducing the size of a frontal projected area upstream of an inertial bend of the TAT probe. In accordance with various embodiments, a TAT probe may comprise an airflow inlet having a first surface substantially parallel to an incoming airflow, a primary airflow passage through the TAT probe from the airflow inlet to a primary airflow outlet, and a total air temperature sensor assembly disposed within a sensor flow passage. In various embodiments, the sensor flow passage may be oriented perpendicular to a mounting surface of the TAT probe. Further, the first surface may be perpendicular to the sensor flow passage. In various embodiments, the airflow inlet may have a second surface that is inclined relative to the first surface to help facilitate a desirable pressure gradient and boundary bleed passage function. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241287 | LOAD DETECTOR AND ELECTRONIC UNIT USING THE SAME - A load detector and an electronic unit using load detectors include a load sensor having a projective pressure receiving part, a case in which the load sensor is placed with the pressure receiving part facing toward the upper surface of the case, and an elastic body placed on the same side as the upper surface of the load sensor, the elastic body configured to receive a load and press the load sensor in its height direction. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241288 | CONFORMAL ELECTRONICS WITH DEFORMATION INDICATORS - A conformal electronic device with a deformation indicator is disclosed. The conformal electronic device includes electronics operable to measure one or more parameters of an object on which the conformal device is disposed on or proximate to, a conformal layer that encapsulates the electronics, and a deformation indicator configured to indicate a deformation threshold of the electronics, the conformal layer, the conformal device, or a combination thereof. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241289 | SHOCK RECORDING DEVICE - The present invention provides a shock recording device, comprising: a vibration energy harvester comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the vibration energy harvester converting an energy of a shock applied thereto into a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a ferroelectric transistor comprising a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, the ferroelectric transistor further comprising a stacked structure of a ferroelectric layer and a semiconductor layer. The gate electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode. The source electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode. This shock recording device does not need a power source used to record a shock. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241290 | APPARATUS FOR TESTING BRAKE DISK OF AIRCRAFT - An apparatus for testing an aircraft brake disc includes: a base member having a shaft mount unit; a main shaft rotatably mounted on the shaft mount unit of the base member; a wheel assembly couple to the main shaft; a first wheel mount assembly that is disposed at a side from the base member to move in the radial direction of the wheel assembly; a first driving unit moving the first wheel mount assembly; a second wheel mount assembly that is disposed at the other side from the base member to move in the radial direction of the wheel assembly; a second driving unit moving the second wheel mount assembly; a motor assembly connected to a side of the main shaft and rotating the wheel assembly; and a first flywheel assembly separably coupled to the other side of the main shaft. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241291 | PRESSURE SENSOR MADE FROM NANOGAUGES COUPLED TO A RESONATOR - A pressure sensor made of semiconductor material, the sensor comprising a box defining a housing under a secondary vacuum, at least one resonator received in the housing and suspended by flexible beams from at least one elastically deformable diaphragm closing the housing that also contains means for exciting the resonator in order to set the resonator into vibration and detector means for detecting a vibration frequency of the resonator. The detector means comprise at least a first suspended piezoresistive strain gauge having one end secured to one of the beams and one end secured to the diaphragm. The resonator and the first strain gauge are arranged to form zones of doping that are substantially identical in kind and in concentration. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241292 | PRESSURE SENSOR HAVING A HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR - This disclosure provides example methods, devices, and systems for a sensor having a Helmholtz resonator. In one embodiment, a system may comprise a sensing element; a header coupled to the sensing element; a housing coupled to the header; an adaptor coupled to the housing; a screen disposed in an opening of the housing, wherein a first cavity is disposed between the screen and the sensing element and a second cavity is disposed between the adaptor and the sensing element, and the screen in combination with the first cavity and the second cavity form a Helmholtz resonator. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241293 | PRESSURE SENSOR HAVING A FRONT SEAL - This disclosure provides example methods, devices, and systems for a sensor having a front seal. In one embodiment, a system may comprise a sensing element; a header coupled to the sensing element; a housing coupled to the header; an adaptor coupled to the housing, wherein a first gap separates the adapter and the sensing element and a second gap separates the adapter and the header; and wherein a stress applied at a front surface of the adapter is transferred to the housing, and the first gap is used to isolate the sensing element from the stress and the second gap is used to isolate the header from the stress. | 2015-08-27 |
20150241294 | CLAMPING DEVICE HAVING HUB CENTRING - What is shown and described is a clamping device ( | 2015-08-27 |