37th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210286014 | Secondary Battery Control Device - The life of a secondary battery has not been able to be prolonged due to deterioration of the secondary battery. In one step, whether a difference between an average value of a negative electrode capacity deviations calculated in a different step and a negative electrode capacity deviation calculated in another step is larger than a predetermined value is determined. In a case where the average value of the measured negative electrode capacity deviations is larger than the ideal negative electrode capacity deviation, and deterioration of the negative electrode capacity deviation is proceeding, a secondary battery is controlled to operate at a high voltage in a further step. With the control, the deterioration of the negative electrode capacity deviation is suppressed and the life of the secondary battery is prolonged. Further, in a case where an average value of the measured positive electrode use rates is lower than an ideal positive electrode use rate, and the deterioration of the positive electrode use rate is proceeding, an upper limit current of the secondary battery is lowered and the secondary battery is controlled to operate in still further step. With the control, the deterioration of the positive electrode use rate is suppressed, and the life of the secondary battery is prolonged. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286015 | System and Method for Determining Degradation Dependent Open Cell Voltage for Cathode Materials - An automated system and method to investigate degradation of cathode materials in batteries via atomistic simulations, and in particular by simulating the creation of atomistic defects in the cathode material, which occurs during charge cycling. A systematic procedure relates the degradation of battery performance metrics to underlying structural changes due to atomic rearrangements within the material, for example through density functional theory simulations. The performance metrics modeled with this approach include the Open Cell Voltage (OCV) as well as the discharge capacity curve. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286016 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE AGING STATE OF A FIRST PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE UNITS - A method for determining at least one aging state of a first plurality of electrical energy store units. The method includes: a) ascertaining the number of balancing operations already carried out between the first plurality of electrical energy store units within a predefined first time interval and/or the total converted energy quantity during a balancing operation between the first plurality of electrical energy store units and/or a first measure of dispersion of a particular state of charge-characterizing parameter of the first plurality of electrical energy store units; b) determining the at least one aging state of the first plurality of electrical energy store units as a function of the number of balancing operations already carried out and/or as a function of the total converted energy quantity during a balancing operation and/or as a function of the first measure of dispersion. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286017 | REAL-TIME BATTERY FAULT DETECTION AND STATE-OF-HEALTH MONITORING - Battery management systems and methods can provide real-time automated monitoring of various aspects of battery health and operation. Some battery management systems can use an equivalent cell circuit model to predict a range for the expected behavior of a battery cell under actual operating conditions in real-time. The prediction can be compared to the actual behavior of the cell to determine whether an anomaly exists. Some battery management systems can maintain an estimate of battery state-of-health parameters such as charge capacity and internal resistance and can update these estimates in real time while the battery is being discharged and/or charged. Anomalous variations in a monitored parameter can trigger a real-time fault notification. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286018 | Battery Management System and Battery Management Method - Provided are a battery management system and a battery management method using the same. According to the present invention, it is possible to select high-risk battery cells that are highly likely to be out of an operating voltage range by applying a change amount according to SoH for each of the battery cells to each SoC for each of the battery cells, and calculate the representative SoH of the battery pack based on the selected high-risk battery cells, and then calculate the actual usable capacity of the battery pack. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286019 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SECONDARY BATTERY OF UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEM - A device for detecting a secondary battery of an uninterruptible power system contains: a main battery module and at least one sub battery module. The main battery module includes a first power storage unit, a first detection unit, a first processing unit, a communication unit, and a first data transmission unit. The first power storage unit includes multiple first battery assemblies connected in series, and a respective first battery assembly has at least one secondary battery. The first detection unit includes multiple first detectors. The first data transmission unit includes a first one-way transmit port and a first two-way transmit port. The sub battery module includes a second power storage unit, a second detection unit, a second processing unit, and a second data transmission unit. The second power storage unit includes multiple second battery assemblies connected in series. The second detection unit includes multiple second detectors. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286020 | INSPECTION APPARATUS, INSPECTION METHOD, INSPECTION PROGRAM, AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY SYSTEM - In an inspection apparatus for an assembled battery having a plurality of energy storage devices connected in series, based on a voltage difference between a first energy storage device with the first-lowest voltage and a second energy storage device with the second-lowest voltage during charge or discharge among the plurality of energy storage devices, an abnormality of the first energy storage device is detected. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286021 | INDICATOR FOR FAILED CAPACITOR UNIT - The disclosure generally relates to a failure indicator for providing an indicator that a failure has occurred on a capacitor unit of a capacitor bank. In some embodiments, the failure indicator may include a magnetic element, and the failure indicator may be configured to move from a first orientation to a second orientation based on a mechanical or electromagnetic impulse in the capacitor unit resulting from a failure of the first capacitor unit. In some embodiments, the magnetic element may maintain the first failure indicator in the second orientation to indicate the failure of the first capacitor unit. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286022 | PROCESSOR AND CHIPSET CONTINUITY TESTING OF PACKAGE INTERCONNECT FOR FUNCTIONAL SAFETY APPLICATIONS - Methods and apparatus relating to processor and chipset continuity testing of package interconnect for functional safety applications are described. In an embodiment, voltage divider logic circuitry divides a reference voltage. Controller logic circuitry compares a divided voltage value from a node of the voltage divider logic circuitry and a threshold voltage value. A first end of the voltage divider logic circuitry is coupled to receive the reference voltage and a second end of the voltage divider logic circuitry is coupled to a Non-Critical-To-Function (NCTF) solder ball. The controller logic circuitry generates an error signal in response to a mismatch between the divided voltage value and the threshold voltage value. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286023 | MAGNETIC FIELD MEASURING APPARATUS - Provided is a magnetic field measuring apparatus, comprising: a magnetic sensor array including a plurality of magnetic sensor cells, which is capable of detecting an input magnetic field in three axial directions at a plurality of locations in three-dimensional space; a measurement data acquiring section for acquiring measurement data based on the input magnetic field including a to-be-measured magnetic field; and a measurement data computing section for calibrating the measurement data acquired by the measurement data acquiring section; wherein the measurement data computing section comprises: an indicator calculation section for calculating an indicator illustrating calibration accuracy of the measurement data computing section; and a failure determination section for determining a failure based on the indicator calculated by the indicator calculation section; wherein each of the plurality of magnetic sensor cells comprises: a magnetic sensor; and an output section for outputting a output signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286024 | Estimation or control of lengths and positions of one or more transversely localized electric current segments flowing between two conductive bodies - Magnetic field components are measured at multiple longitudinal positions and used to calculate estimated longitudinal position and length of a transversely localized electric current segment flowing across a gap between conductive bodies. The apparatus can be used with a remelting furnace. The electrode and ingot act as the conductive bodies, and arcs, discharges, or slag currents are the current segments spanning the gap. Actuators for movable sensors can be coupled to the sensors in a servomechanism arrangement to move the sensors along with the moving gap. An actuator for moving one of the conductive bodies can be coupled to sensors in a servomechanism arrangement to maintain the gap distance within a selected range as the gap moves. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286025 | HALL EFFECT SENSOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING HALL EFFECT SENSOR DEVICES - A Hall effect sensor device may be provided, including one or more sensor structures. Each sensor structure may include: a base layer having a first conductivity type; a Hall plate region having a second conductivity type opposite from the first conductivity type arranged above the base layer; a first isolating region arranged around and adjoining the Hall plate region, and contacting the base layer; a plurality of second isolating regions arranged within the Hall plate region; and a plurality of terminal regions arranged within the Hall plate region. The first and second isolating regions may include electrically insulating material, and each neighboring pair of terminal regions may be electrically isolated from each other by one of the second isolating regions. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286026 | MAGNETIC SENSOR AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic part, a first magnetic member, a second magnetic part, a second magnetic member, a first element, a second element, a third element, a fourth element, and a first interconnect. The first magnetic part includes first, second, and third portions. The first portion is between the second and third portions. The second magnetic part includes fourth, fifth, and sixth portions. The fourth portion is between the fifth and sixth portions. The first element includes a first magnetic layer. The second element includes a second magnetic layer. The third element includes a third magnetic layer. The fourth element includes a fourth magnetic layer. The first interconnect includes first and second interconnect portions. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286027 | MAGNETIC DETECTION DEVICE - The magnetic detection device includes: a first magnetic rotary body which rotates about a rotation shaft and has an outer circumferential portion which is a magnetic body; a second magnetic rotary body has an outer circumferential portion which is a magnetic body; a magnet which has a magnetization direction along the axial direction; a first magneto-resistive element provided on another side in the axial direction of the magnet; a second magneto-resistive element provided on one side in the axial direction of the magnet; a first magnetic guide provided between the magnet and the first magneto-resistive element; and a second magnetic guide provided between the magnet and the second magneto-resistive element, wherein the outer circumferential portion of the first magnetic rotary body and the outer circumferential portion of the second magnetic rotary body cause different magnetic fields between the magnet and the respective outer circumferential portions. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286028 | MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT - A magnetoresistance effect element includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, a first non-magnetic layer; and a second non-magnetic layer, wherein, the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer are formed so that at least one of them includes a Heusler alloy layer, the first non-magnetic layer is provided between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer, the second non-magnetic layer is in contact with any surface of the Heusler alloy layer and has a discontinuous portion with respect to a lamination surface, and the second non-magnetic layer is made of a material different from that of the first non-magnetic layer and is a (001)-oriented oxide containing Mg. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286029 | MAGNETIC SENSOR - According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first conductive part circuit, an alternating current circuit part, a first direct current circuit part, and a first element. The first conductive part circuit includes a first conductive part including a first conductive part end portion and a first conductive part other-end portion, and a first alternating current transfer element electrically connected in series with the first conductive part. The first conductive part circuit includes a first circuit end portion and a first circuit other-end portion. The alternating current circuit part is configured to apply an alternating current voltage between the first circuit end portion and the first circuit other-end portion. The first direct current circuit part is configured to apply a first direct current voltage to the first conductive part end portion and the first conductive part other-end portion. The first element includes a first magnetic layer. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286030 | METHOD, METHOD OF INSPECTING MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - According to one embodiment, a method includes: supplying electrical energy to a first path by an inspection circuit with a short circuit between two first terminals through a first probe; and detecting an electrical characteristic on the first path by the inspection circuit when the electrical energy is supplied to the first path. The two first terminals are included in a plurality of second terminals included in a flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes: an electronic component including the inspection circuit and a plurality of third terminals; the plurality of second terminals; and a plurality of first wired lines connecting the plurality of second terminals and the plurality of third terminals. The first path is formed by: the two first terminals; two second wired lines connected to the two first terminals among the plurality of first wired lines; and two fourth terminals connected to the two second wired lines among the plurality of third terminals. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286031 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING COILS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Some implementations provide an MRI system that includes: a housing having a bore accommodating a portion of a subject; a main magnet enclosed by said housing and configured to generate a substantially uniform magnet field within the bore; a gradient sub-system to provide perturbations to the substantially uniform magnet field; a flexible coil assembly configured to (i) receive radio frequency (RF) signals from the subject in response to the portion of the subject being scanned, and (ii) generate and apply B | 2021-09-16 |
20210286032 | STRONGLY COUPLED FOURTH-ORDER RESONANCE COIL SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED SIGNAL DETECTION - A resonant coil system with improved sensitivity and signal-to-noise performance is described. A primary coil is tuned to a first resonance frequency and inductively coupled to a secondary coil that is separately tuned to a second resonance frequency. The primary and secondary coils form a resonant system with a resonance frequency that is a function of the primary and secondary coil resonance frequencies. The resonance frequency of the coil system is less than both the primary resonance frequency and the secondary resonance frequency. The mutual inductance between the two coils is high and the resonance frequency of the coil system's parallel mode is well separated from that of the anti-parallel mode. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) DATA TRANSMISSION - A MR wireless receiving coil device may include transmitters and receivers, the number of the receivers being equal to or greater than the number of the transmitters; each transmitter comprises: a coil group, an ADC group, two baseband low-pass filters, and an IQ modulation transmitter, wherein the coil group is connected to the ADC group, the ADC group is connected to the two baseband low-pass filters, the two baseband low-pass filters are connected to the IQ modulation transmitter, and the IQ modulation transmitter is provided with an antenna; each coil group contains one or more coils, and the maximum number of coils contained in each coil group is determined by available bandwidth, modulation scheme, and the bandwidth, sampling rate, and sampling accuracy of MR signal. The device and corresponding method advantageously allows an increase in the amount of magnetic resonance information transmitted per unit frequency band. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286034 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE - To reduce vibration resulting from applying a gradient magnetic field pulse. A gradient magnetic field coil is supported on a static magnetic field generating device. A control unit generates a gradient magnetic field pulse of a predetermined waveform in the gradient magnetic coil at predetermined timing, and executes a predetermined imaging pulse sequence including the gradient magnetic field pulse. The control unit includes a waveform determination unit determining a waveform of a gradient magnetic field pulse, and the waveform determination unit is configured to determine a waveform of the gradient magnetic field pulse so as to reduce a vibration transmissibility of a propagation path including a support for the gradient magnetic field coil and a table so as to prevent a force generated in the gradient magnetic field coil when a current is passed through the gradient magnetic field coil from being conveyed to the subject by way of the propagation path and fluctuation is caused in the subject's position. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286035 | INTERLEAVED EXECUTION OF MRI MEASUREMENT SEQUENCES - The disclosure relates to techniques for executing a measurement sequence in an MRI system, wherein a plurality of measurement subsequences are to be executed within the measurement sequence, each measurement subsequence comprising measurement blocks to be interleaved on a time scale of the MRI system. For each measurement subsequence a respective time value defines when the next measurement block is to be executed on a global time scale by the MRI system. The measurement subsequences are stored in a container ordered according to their respective time values, and the first measurement subsequence is accessed from the subsequence list for execution by the MRI system in run-time. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286036 | CALIBRATION APPARATUS AND CALIBRATING CROSS-FREQUENCY PHASES OF LARGE-SIGNAL NETWORK ANALYZER MEASUREMENTS - A calibration apparatus calibrates cross-frequency phases of large-signal network analyzer measurements and includes: a signal generator; a vector network analyzer that includes couplers and receivers that receive the calibration signal and the reference multitone signal from the signal generator; a calibration receiver that receives a calibration signal from the vector network analyzer and produces a digitized calibration temporal signal from the calibration signal; and a signal processor in communication with the signal generator and the vector network analyzer and that: receives the reference digitized signal from the reference receiver; receives the forward digitized signal from the forward coupled receiver; receives the reverse digitized signal from the reverse coupled receiver; receives the digitized calibration temporal signal from the calibration receiver; and produces a calibration factor from the reference digitized signal, the forward digitized signal, the reverse digitized signal, and the digitized calibration temporal signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286037 | INFRA-SOUND ARRAY SYSTEM FOR USE IN DETERMINING GUN SHOTS - An acoustic goniometer device may include at least four microphones coupled to a collapsible structure. The device may further include a processor configured to receive at least four sound signals from the at least four microphones and to determine a direction of arrival of a sound event within three dimensions based on a time shift between the at least four sound signals. A method may include receiving at least four sound signals from at least four microphones coupled to a collapsible structure and determining a direction of arrival of a sound event within three dimensions based on a time shift between the at least four sound signals. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286038 | LOCATING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - A locating method and device, and a computer storage medium are provided for realizing that an anchor node apparatus locates a beacon apparatus in a range of 360 degrees. The method is applied to an anchor node apparatus. The anchor node apparatus comprises at least three first antennas, wherein a set location of at least one first antenna is not collinear with set locations of the remaining first antennas. The method comprises: receiving a signal sent by a second antenna of a beacon apparatus by means of each of the first antennas; according to a phase of each of the first antennas for receiving the signal, obtaining a phase difference between every two first antennas for receiving the signal; extracting at least three phase differences closest to a pointed orientation; and based on the at least three phase differences, determining the orientation of the beacon apparatus. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286039 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING MULTIPLE COLLOCATED ASSETS - Systems and methods for locating collocated assets in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, an asset tracking device includes a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a communications device connected to the processor, wherein the processor obtains asset signal data, where the asset signal strength data includes asset data identifying an asset, calculates asset signal strength data based on the obtained asset signal data, and determines chained asset data based on the asset signal data and the asset signal strength data, where the chained asset data identifies a set of assets chained to a master asset associated with the asset tracking device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286040 | ESTIMATION AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND ESTIMATION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - Provided is an improved estimation and identification device that estimates the position of a plurality of identification targets and identifies the plurality of identification targets. The estimation and identification device has a configuration comprising: a plurality of tracking devices that emit electromagnetic waves or sound waves and detect the position of an identification target on the basis of reflected electromagnetic waves or sound waves from the identification target holding a wireless transmission terminal; a plurality of wireless communications devices that wirelessly communicate with wireless communications terminals and receive identification information for the wireless communications terminals from the wireless communications terminals; and an analysis circuit that identifies the identification target and estimates the position of the identification target, on the basis of the results of the wireless communications results, the detected position of the identification target, and the identification information. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286041 | POSITIONING APPARATUS, METHOD, MOBILE NODE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Provided by the present disclosure are a positioning apparatus for positioning a mobile node in a wireless communication system, a mobile node, a wireless communication apparatus and a positioning method. The positioning apparatus comprises: a processing circuit, configured to determine position information of a mobile node on the basis of ranging information determined by a neighboring node of the mobile node in response to ranging requests sent multiple times by the mobile node and position information of the neighboring node, the ranging information comprising a ranging result which is determined by the neighboring node for each ranging request of the mobile node. The positioning apparatus, mobile node, wireless communication apparatus and positioning method according to the present disclosure may effectively suppress the occurrence of an image error, thereby improving positioning accuracy. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286042 | POSITION DETECTION OF USER EQUIPMENT WITHIN A NETWORK - The position detection of user equipment within a wireless telecommunications network is disclosed. A base station method comprises receiving at least one reference signal time difference measurement report from a user equipment whose location is to be determined by the base station; calculating a position for the user equipment using the at least one reference signal time difference measurement report from the user equipment; and providing the position for the user equipment. In this way, the base station or serving node of the user equipment can quickly position the user equipment using the measurement reports provided by the user equipment. This speeds determining the position of the user equipment, as it avoids long latency delays which are otherwise incurred should the positioning have needed to be determined instead by a location server, which could be geographically remote from the base station and which would typically communicate using slower, higher-layer protocol messaging—by the time that the location server determines the position, the actual position of the user equipment may well have changed. By determining the position in the base station, the accuracy of that position is much greater (and the positioning error lower) than would otherwise be possible, particularly for fast-moving user equipment. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286043 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND/OR METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TIME OF FLIGHT FOR ONE OR MORE RECEIVERS AND TRANSMITTERS - In at least one embodiment, a system for wireless communication is provided. The system includes a first transceiver and a first mobile device. The first mobile device includes the first transceiver and is programmed to receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal and to process the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal based on a first internal clock associated with the first mobile device. The first mobile device is further programmed to determine a time of arrival (TOA) of the first wireless signal to provide a first TOA signal and to determine the TOA of the second wireless signal to provide a second TOA signal. The first mobile device is further programmed to obtain a difference between the first TOA signal and the second TOA signal to provide a first difference TOA signal that is independent of the first internal clock. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286044 | SELF-POSITIONING METHOD, SELF-POSITIONING SYSTEM AND TRACKING BEACON UNIT - The present disclosure describes a self-positioning system, a tracking beacon and a self-positioning method for a vehicle. The self-positioning system is configured to estimate an direction of arrival of a radio wave tracking beacon signal arriving at an antenna array of the vehicle from a non-stationary tracking beacon unit, estimate Euclidian distance between the self-positioning system and the tracking beacon unit by using wireless radio-frequency communication between the self-positioning system and the tracking beacon unit, and determine position data identifying a three-dimensional position of the self-positioning system with respect to tracking beacon unit on the basis of the estimates of the direction of arrival and the Euclidian distance. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION AND SENSING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK OPERATING IN HALF-DUPLEX MODE - Methods and apparatus are provided for integrated communication and sensing. For example, an electronic device may transmit a radio frequency (RF) pulse signal in the active phase of a periodic sensing cycle, and sense in the passive phase of the sensing cycle, a reflection of the RF pulse signal reflected from an object. The RF pulse signal is defined by a waveform for carrying communication data between electronic devices. The sensed RF pulse signal is at least a portion of the transmitted or reflected RF pulse signal, wherein the portion is equal to or greater than a threshold value for the object being within a sensing range of the first electronic device. The electronic device may also receive a communication signal from another electronic device during the passive phase. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286046 | ROTATION SYSTEM AND SENSOR - A sensor includes a rotation system and a sensing member. The rotation system includes a rotation assembly, an electromagnetic induction power supply assembly, and a wireless communication assembly. The rotation assembly includes a fixing member and a rotation member. The electromagnetic induction power supply assembly includes a power transmission assembly mounted at the rotation member, and a power reception assembly mounted at the fixing member and configured to transmit power to the power reception assembly. The wireless communication assembly includes first and second signal assemblies mounted at the fixing member and the rotation member, respectively. The sensing member is mounted at the rotation member and is electrically coupled to the power reception assembly and the second signal assembly, and is configured to be powered by the power reception assembly and transmit sensing data through the first and second signal assemblies. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286047 | RADAR DEVICE WITH A SHIELD - A radar device with a housing, with a shield, with an interconnect device, with an electronic circuit arrangement, and with antennas. The shield and the interconnect device, with components and antennas arranged on it, are surrounded by the housing. A medium is arranged between the shield and the housing, and this medium has a thermal conductivity greater than 0.15 W/(m·K). | 2021-09-16 |
20210286048 | RADAR DEVICE - The radar device includes a transmission section, a reception antenna section, a reception section, a frequency analysis section, a first correlation matrix generation section, and an averaging process section. The transmission section transmits a chirp at cycle periods, the number of the transmitted chirps being a repetition number. The first correlation matrix generation section generates, for the chirps, first correlation matrixes based on complex information on long-distance bins in distance spectra corresponding to respective reception antennas that have received the identical chirp. The averaging process section performs, for the respective long-distance bins, an averaging process for the repetition number of first correlation matrixes generated so as to correspond to the long-distance bins, to generate average correlation matrixes. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286049 | NOISE MEASUREMENT IN A RADAR SYSTEM - A radar system includes a transmitter including a power amplifier (PA) for amplifying a local oscillator (LO) signal, to generate an amplified signal. The radar system also includes a receiver including an IQ generator for generating an I signal based on the LO signal and for generating a Q signal based on the LO signal and a low noise amplifier (LNA) for amplifying a looped back signal, to generate a receiver signal. The receiver also includes a first mixer for mixing the receiver signal and the I signal, to generate a baseband I signal and a second mixer for mixing the receiver signal and the Q signal, to generate a baseband Q signal. Additionally, the radar system includes a waveguide loopback for guiding the amplified signal from the transmitter to the receiver as the looped back signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286050 | INTELLIGENT METAMATERIAL RADAR FOR TARGET IDENTIFICATION - Examples disclosed herein relate to an Intelligent Metamaterial (“iMTM”) radar for target identification. The iMTM radar has an iMTM antenna module to radiate a transmission signal with an iMTM antenna structure and generate radar data capturing a surrounding environment. An iMTM interface module detects and identifies a target in the surrounding environment from the radar data and controls the iMTM antenna module. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286051 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, AND TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD BASED ON DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an amplification circuit. The amplification circuit includes an operational amplifier; and a clamping circuit being respectively connected to an input terminal and an output terminal of the operational amplifier for clamping an input signal of the amplification circuit to cause the input signal of the amplification circuit to fluctuate within a certain range to prevent the operational amplifier from generating a saturating output. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286052 | Photoelectric Sensor and Light Emitter - A photoelectric sensor including a light emitter and a light receiver is provided. The light emitter includes a light emitting unit configured to emit a light beam, and a power supply circuit configured to receive supply of electric power through a first power supply line leading to an outside of the light emitter and to supply required electric power to the light emitting unit. The light receiver includes: a first switching element, the first switching element serving to output a first output signal; a second switching element serving to output a second output signal; and a detection circuit. A third power supply line is provided such that one end of the third power supply line is electrically connected to the first power supply line inside the light emitter, and the other end is electrically connected to the second power supply line outside the light receiver. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING ADAPTIVE OPTICAL TRACKING ARRAY - The present disclosure relates to an adaptive, free-space optical system. The system may have a controller and a digital micromirror (DMM) array responsive to the controller. The digital micromirror may include a plurality of independently controllable micromirror elements forming a receiver for receiving optical signals from an environmental scene. At least two of the plurality of independently controllable micromirror elements are steerable in different directions to receive optical signals emanating from two or more locations within the environmental scene. A beam steering subsystem forms a portion of the micromirror array and is in communication with the controller for receiving control signals from the controller. A detector is used to receive an incoming free space optical signal imaged by at least one of the micromirror elements. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286054 | RANGING MODULE DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A signal receiver unit includes a first receiver unit which is designed to receive reflected electromagnetic waves created by a main lobe and two grating lobes of projected electromagnetic wave. The signal receiver unit includes a second receiver unit which is designed to receive reflected electromagnetic waves created by the main lobe and one grating lobe of the projected electromagnetic wave. The signal receiver unit includes a third receiver unit which is designed to receive reflected electromagnetic waves created by the main lobe and the other grating lobe of the projected electromagnetic wave. The signal processor unit identifies the reflected electromagnetic waves based on combinations of the received signals of the first receiver unit, the second receiver unit, and the third receiver unit, and calculates a distance to an object. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286055 | OPTICAL INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - In one or more embodiments of an optical interference measurement apparatus, first return light received by a first measurement head is guided to a detector via a first optical path and a fiber coupler. Second return light received by a second measurement head is guided to the detector via a second optical path and the fiber coupler. Optical path lengths D | 2021-09-16 |
20210286056 | Receiver Arrangement For A Sensor Device - Receiver arrangement for a sensor device for recognizing the environment, comprising an optical element which fixes an illuminated region, an apparatus for detecting light, which is arranged in the illuminated region and captures the light of a light source for recognizing the environment, at least one photodiode for recognizing sensor blockages, which is arranged outside of the illuminated region, and a sensor blockage is recognized in that the photodiode captures light which has been scattered outside of the illuminated region by the sensor blockage, wherein an evaluation circuit is situated downstream of the photodiode, which evaluation circuit comprises a transimpedance amplifier. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286057 | COMBINING HIGH POWER PATH OPTICAL BEAMS INTO A SINGLE SPATIAL MODE OPTICAL BEAM - A light detection and ranging system includes a first optical source and a second optical source configured to emit respectively a first optical beam and a second optical beam that have opposite polarizations. The system also includes a first tap and a second tap configured to split respectively the first optical beam and the second optical beam into a first high-power path optical beam and a first low-power path optical beam, and a second high-power path optical beam and a second low-power path optical beam. The system also includes a first polarization beam splitter configured to combine the first high-power path optical beam and the second high-power path optical beam into a single spatial mode optical beam. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286058 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR - A method is accordingly provided for operating an ultrasonic sensor, a plurality of measuring cycles being successively carried out. In each measuring cycle—an electroacoustic transducer of the ultrasonic sensor is excited using an excitation pulse, causing it to mechanically oscillate, as a result of which a measuring signal is transmitted by the transducer, an echo signal is received by the transducer, and a piece of object information is ascertained from the echo signal. The frequency curve of the excitation pulse is differentiated into two measuring cycles successively carried out at least at the end of the frequency curve. The ascertained pieces of object information from at least two measuring cycles are compared with one another and an interference is identified as a function of the result of the comparison. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286059 | Methods and Instrumentation for Estimation of Wave Propagation and Scattering Parameters - Estimation and imaging of linear and nonlinear propagation and scattering parameters in a material object where the material parameters for wave propagation and scattering has a nonlinear dependence on the wave field amplitude. The methods transmit at least two pulse complexes composed of co-propagating high frequency (HF) and low frequency (LF) pulses along at least one LF and HF transmit beam axis, where said HF pulse propagates close to the crest or trough of the LF pulse along at least one HF transmit beam, and where one of the amplitude and polarity of the LF pulse varies between at least two transmitted pulse complexes. At least one HF receive beam crosses the HF transmit beam at an angle, to provide at least two HF cross-beam receive signals from at least two transmitted pulse complexes with different LF pulses. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286060 | OPERATING A FINGERPRINT SENSOR COMPRISED OF ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND A PRESENCE SENSOR - In a method for operating a fingerprint sensor including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers and a presence sensor, the presence sensor proximate the fingerprint sensor is activated, where the presence sensor is for detecting interaction between an object and the fingerprint sensor. Subsequent to detecting interaction between an object and the fingerprint sensor at the presence sensor, a subset of ultrasonic transducers of the fingerprint sensor is activated, the subset of ultrasonic transducers for determining whether the object is a human finger, where the subset of ultrasonic transducers is proximate the presence sensor such that the subset of ultrasonic transducers and the presence sensor can concurrently interact with the object. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286061 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DEPTH OR A BATHYMETRIC PROFILE BASED ON AN AVERAGE SOUND SPEED PROFILE, METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUCH A SPEED PROFILE, AND RELATED SONAR SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for determining a difference in depth or a lateral distance in relation to the vertical between two points of an underwater environment, in particular by measuring a propagation time of a sound wave. The determination is based on a single-layer model of the environment in which the wave is supposed to propagate in a straight line along an effective propagation direction, at a mean velocity that is independent of the propagation direction. Also disclosed is a method for determining the profile of the mean velocity based on the measurements of differences in depths per se, a determination of the local velocity profile over the variation interval of the sounded depths, and a related sonar system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING PLATFORM MOTION IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A system and method for stabilizing a reference clock of a client transceiver to a reference terminal in the presence of relative motion between the client transceiver and the reference terminal. In some embodiments, the method includes: transmitting, by the client transceiver, a probe packet to the reference terminal, receiving, by the client transceiver, the probe packet from the reference terminal, receiving, by the client transceiver, a first synchronization packet from the reference terminal, and adjusting the rate of the reference clock based on the time elapsed between: the transmitting, by the client transceiver of the probe packet to the reference terminal, and the receiving, by the client transceiver, the probe packet from the reference terminal; and based on the time of reception, by the client transceiver, of the probe packet. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286063 | Radar Systems Using Photonic Crystal Receivers to Detect Target Objects - In a general aspect, a radar system includes a photonic crystal receiver. In some aspects, the radar system includes a transmitter station configured to emit probe signals of RF electromagnetic radiation into a region. The radar system also includes a receiver station configured to process return signals of RF electromagnetic radiation from the region. The return signals are based on probe signals scattered from one or more objects in the region. The receiver station includes a photonic crystal receiver formed of dielectric material. The photonic crystal receiver includes an antenna structure, a photonic crystal structure, and a vapor. The receiver station also includes an optical system and a data processing subsystem. The optical system is configured to generate spectroscopic data based on optical signals from the photonic crystal receiver. The data processing subsystem is configured to generate a time series of property data based on the spectroscopic data. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286064 | RADAR EXCITATION SIGNALS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - One radar excitation signal has a first burst duration and a first sampling period. Another radar excitation signal has a second burst duration and a second sampling period. The first sampling period of the first signal is configured for scanning a velocity range and the second sampling period of the second signal is configured for scanning a portion of the velocity range, and the first burst duration is smaller than the second burst duration. The at least two radar excitation signals are embedded into a frame structure for a wireless communications system. At least one radar operation comprising at least one transmission based on the frame structure is performed. In this way the overhead of the radar excitation signals on the air interface of the wireless communications system may be controlled, while supporting a fine velocity resolution and a sufficiently large maximum velocity for a monitored target. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286065 | RANGING APPARATUS, RANGING SYSTEM AND RANGING METHOD - A ranging apparatus of an embodiment is a ranging apparatus adopting communication type ranging by a phase detection scheme. The ranging apparatus including: a transmitting circuit configured to be able to transmit by a plurality of channels used for data communication and configured to transmit a transmission signal obtained by modulating transmission data; and a control circuit configured to control the transmission circuit to cause a plurality of continuous waves having mutually different frequencies to be generated in a same channel as continuous waves used for ranging by the phase detection scheme. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286066 | MULTI-MODE RADAR SYSTEMS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS AND CONFIGURATION METHODS USING PUSHING WINDOWS - A multi-mode radar system, radar signal processing methods and configuration methods, including using predetermined, range/mode-specific pushing windows to perform windowing on range and velocity object data before performing an FFT on the windowed object data matrix to generate a three-dimensional object matrix including range, velocity and angle data. The individual windows have an angular spectral response that corresponds to a combined angular coverage field of view of the transmit and receive antennas for the corresponding mode to minimize the total weighted energy outside the main lobe and to provide increasing spectral leakage outside the combined angular coverage field of view with angular offset from the main lobe to push out much of the spectral leakage into regions where leakage tolerance is high due to the corresponding combined angular coverage field of view of the transmit and receive antennas. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286067 | METHOD TO IMPROVE GROUND MOVING TARGET DETECTION THROUGH PARTIALLY ADAPTIVE POST PULSE COMPRESSION MULTI-WAVEFORM SPACE-TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING - The present application discloses a new form of μ-STAP, referred to herein as post μ-STAP or Pμ-STAP, which overcomes the drawbacks associated with existing μ-STAP techniques. The Pμ-STAP techniques described herein facilitate the generation of additional training data and homogenization after pulse compression. For example, Pμ-STAP techniques may apply a plurality of homogenization filters to a pulse compressed datacube generated from an input radar waveform, which produces a plurality of new pulse compressed datacubes with improved characteristics. Unlike existing μ-STAP techniques described above, which require prepulse compressed data to operate, the Pμ-STAP techniques disclosed in the present application are designed to utilize pulse compressed data, and therefore may be readily applied to legacy radar systems. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286068 | SIMULATED LIDAR DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for generating simulated LiDAR data using RADAR and image data are provided. An algorithm is trained using deep-learning techniques such as loss functions to generate simulated LiDAR data using RADAR and image data. Once trained, the algorithm can be implemented in a system, such as a vehicle, equipped with RADAR and image sensors in order to generate simulated LiDAR data describing the system's environment. The simulated LiDAR data may be used by a vehicle control system to determine, generate, and implement modified driving operations. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286069 | RADAR IMAGE GENERATION MEHTOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - Disclosed are a radar image generation method and an apparatus for performing the same. The radar image generation method includes receiving a received signal received at each of radars that are distributed and arranged; generating an input signal by processing the received signal; generating a support vector based on the input signal; updating the support vector; updating a coefficient corresponding to the support vector; and generating a radar image based on the support vector and the coefficient. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286070 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZATION AND ORIENTATION OF A RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNA ARRAY - The methods and device disclosed herein provide an array such as a Radio Frequency (FR) antenna array for measuring the array movement or displacement of the array relative to a reference location. In some cases the array may be attached to or in communication with the device. The array comprises at least two transducers (e.g. RF antennas), wherein at least one of the at least two transducers is configured to transmit a signal towards the object, and at least one transceiver attached to said at least two transducers, the at least one transceiver is configured to repetitively transmit at least one signal toward an object and receive a plurality of signals affected or reflected while the array is moved in proximity to the object/medium or scene; and at least one processor unit, configured to: process the affected signals to yield a plurality of signal measurements and compare said signal measurements obtained at different locations over time of said second object and calculate a movement of the object relative to a reference location. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286071 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING SURFACE DEFORMATIONS OF A SCENARIO - A method for monitoring surface deformations of a scenario by means of differential interferometry technique, said method comprising the steps of prearranging a radar sensor comprising at least one transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna arranged to transmission and acquisition of radar signals, said radar sensor arranged to move along a planar trajectory γ having centre O; defining a reference system S having origin in said centre O; acquiring by SAR technique said scenario by means of handling said radar sensor along said planar trajectory γ, said radar sensor being configured in such a way that the radiation pattern of said antennas is oriented radially with respect to said centre O, said acquisition occurring at points of acquisition s | 2021-09-16 |
20210286072 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT AN INTERSECTION - The invention relates to a system for controlling a traffic management at an intersection of at least two traffic routes, wherein the system comprises
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20210286073 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a mechanism for selectively taking an external sound from an appropriate sound source into an internal space of a moving object. An information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire an audio signal from a sound source existing outside a moving object, a generation unit configured to generate an audio signal from a target sound source at a distance from the moving object, the distance being a distance according to a speed of the moving object, of the sound sources, on the basis of the audio signal acquired by the acquisition unit, and an output control unit configured to output the audio signal generated by the generation unit toward an internal space of the moving object. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286074 | HYPERSPECTRAL SONAR - A sonar survey system and method excites reflectors using a broadband message that excites all frequencies within the band providing for selection and evaluation of frequencies of interest after the survey is completed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286075 | AUTOMOBILE ULTRASONIC BLIND AREA DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR PREVENTING GROUND MISDETECTION AND MISINFORMATION - Disclosed are an automobile ultrasonic blind area detection device and detection method for preventing ground misdetection and misinformation. The detection device comprises a plurality of ultrasonic sensors, each ultrasonic sensor is arranged to form a certain angle with the longitudinal center line of an automobile, the detection directions of the ultrasonic sensors are spaced by set angles to respectively correspond to different directions from the far end to the near end of a side lane blind area; the detection distances of the ultrasonic sensors are different, and decrease gradually from the far end to the near end of the side lane blind area; ground misdetection signals of the ultrasonic sensors are shielded, and useful signals detected by the ultrasonic sensors are extracted and combined into far-near continuous long-distance detection signals to cover an automobile side lane exterior mirror blind area and a visible area behind the blind area more widely. The detection device and the detection method can cover the automobile side lane exterior mirror blind area and the visible area behind the blind area more widely, and effectively ensure the detection performance of a blind spot monitoring system. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286076 | MEMS BEAM STEERING AND FISHEYE RECEIVING LENS FOR LiDAR SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes a system and method for a binocular LiDAR system. The system includes a light source, a beam steering apparatus, a receiving lens, a light detector. The light source is configured to transmit a pulse of light. The beam steering apparatus is configured to steer the pulse of light in at least one of vertical and horizontal directions along an optical path. The lens is configured to direct the collected scattered light to the light detector. The electrical processing and computing device is electrically coupled to light source and the light detector. The light detector is configured to minimize the background noise. The distance to the object is based on a time difference between transmitting the light pulse and detecting scattered light. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286077 | TRACKING SYSTEM - A system simultaneously tracks multiple objects. All or a subset of the objects includes a wireless receiver and a transmitter for providing an output. The system includes one or more wireless transmitters that send commands to the wireless receivers of the multiple objects instructing different subsets of the multiple objects to output (via their respective transmitter) at different times. The system also includes object sensors that receive output from the transmitters of the multiple objects and a computer system in communication with the object sensors. The computer system calculates locations of the multiple objects based on the sensed output from the multiple objects. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286078 | APPARATUS FOR TRACKING OBJECT BASED ON LIDAR SENSOR AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus for tracking an object based on a LiDAR sensor and a method therefor are provided. The apparatus includes a LiDAR sensor that generates point cloud data around an autonomous vehicle and a controller that detects objects based on the point cloud data and selects valid objects among the detected objects as targets to be tracked. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286079 | DISTRIBUTED LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing a distributed sensor (LIDAR) system with a management system (e.g., a controller) that controls and interfaces with multiple sensors in the distributed sensor system. A representative management system can control an operational state (e.g., power on, reset, over-current protection, etc.), an operating mode (e.g., modes corresponding to varying levels of performance), etc. The management system can combine separate outputs from the individual sensors into a combined output (e.g., point cloud). The management system can assist installation of the sensors, manage a self-test and/or a self-calibration of the sensors, or a combination thereof. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286080 | Time-of-Flight Sensing Using Continuous Wave and Coded Modulation Measurements - A method for time-of-flight sensing is provided. The method includes for at least one pixel position performing at least one continuous wave measurement to obtain at least one first measurement value for the pixel position. Further, the method includes performing at least one coded modulation measurement to obtain at least one second measurement value for the pixel position. The method additionally includes determining an estimate of a distance value of the pixel position based on the at least one first measurement value and the at least one second measurement value using a mapping function. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286081 | VEHICULAR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A vehicular object identification system includes a distance sensor and a processing device. The distance sensor scans a single beam in the horizontal direction so as to measure the distances to points on the surface of an object OBJ. The processing device includes a classifier that is capable of identifying the kind of the object OBJ based on point cloud data PCD that corresponds to the single scan line acquired by the distance sensor. The classifier is implemented based on a learned model generated by machine learning. The machine learning is executed using multiple items of point cloud data that correspond to multiple scan lines acquired by measuring a predetermined object by means of a LiDAR that supports the multiple scan lines in the vertical direction. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286082 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - Upsampling is performed accurately in a device that measures a distance on the basis of a phase difference of light. A predetermined number of pixel blocks in which a plurality of continuous light pixels that generate continuous light reception data indicating amounts of received continuous light is arranged in a continuous light reception unit. An intermittent light pixel that generates intermittent light reception data indicating an amount of received intermittent light is provided in correlation with each of the predetermined number of pixel blocks in an intermittent light reception unit. A distance measuring unit generates distance data for each of the plurality of continuous light pixels using an average value of the continuous light reception data for each of the pixel blocks, the continuous light reception data, and the intermittent light reception data as high-resolution distance data. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286083 | SIGNAL GENERATION APPARATUS | 2021-09-16 |
20210286084 | POSITIONING DEVICE, SPEED MEASURING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A positioning device or a speed measuring device includes: a satellite information acquisition portion that acquires satellite information including information related to a position of multiple satellites and information related to a distance between each of the multiple satellites and a mobile body or a relative speed with the multiple satellites; an attitude detection portion that detects an attitude of the mobile body; a relationship calculation portion that calculates a positional relationship or a speed relationship between an installation location of each of the multiple satellite antennas on the earth and a positioning target location; and a calculation portion that calculates a position of the positioning target location on the earth or a speed at the positioning target location. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286085 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ACQUIRING AND PROVIDING POSITIONING ASSISTANT DATA, AND DEVICES - The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for acquiring and providing positioning assistant data, and devices. The method includes: acquiring positioning related information transmitted by the network side device through broadcasting, the positioning related information being used to indicate the positioning assistant data capable of being supported to be issued by the network side device; transmitting a positioning information request to the network side device, the positioning information request including data information about target positioning assistant data requested to be acquired by the UE, and a data type of the positioning assistant data capable of being supported to be issued by the network side device including a data type of the target positioning assistant data; and receiving the target positioning assistant data from the network side device. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286086 | GNSS SPOOFING DETECTION USING TERRAIN MAPPING - A system comprises processing circuitry configured to receive position data from a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver and to receive a first vehicle height above terrain (HAT) from HAT circuitry. A lateral position and an altitude are derived from the position data. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine terrain elevation based upon the lateral position. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a second vehicle height above terrain (HAT) based upon subtracting the determined terrain elevation from the altitude. The processing circuitry is further configured to detect GNSS spoofing based upon a difference between the first vehicle HAT and the second vehicle HAT; and upon detecting GNSS spoofing, issue an alert. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286087 | NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM RECEPTION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING NAVIGATION SATELLITE SIGNAL FROM SAME, AND PROGRAM - A navigation satellite system reception apparatus including a satellite orbit information acquisition unit that acquires orbit information of a navigation satellite, an installation position information acquisition unit that acquires position information of an installation position, an azimuth meter that acquires azimuth information of an azimuth in which a wall surface of a nearby obstruction extends, and an azimuth mask generation unit that calculates a mask region for selecting a navigation satellite to be a target of processing based on the azimuth information. A positioning and time synchronization processing unit calculates an azimuth and an angle of elevation of each navigation satellite based on the orbit information and the position information, selects a navigation satellite to be a target of processing, and performs at least one of the positioning processing or the time synchronization processing based on a received navigation satellite signal. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286088 | GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) SIGNAL TRACKING - An apparatus for vector tracking a plurality of satellite signals received by a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver from a plurality of satellites and a method for use thereof. The apparatus comprises: a hypothesis determiner configured to determine a most likely velocity hypothesis from a plurality of velocity hypotheses based on a plurality of correlation values, and to transfer data related to the most likely velocity hypothesis to a navigation engine of the GNSS receiver for tracking the satellite signals, wherein the plurality of velocity hypotheses have been generated based on a navigation engine output indicative of a current and/or a previous extended velocity solution for the GNSS receiver; and wherein the plurality of correlation values have been determined by a plurality of correlators and represent correlations between a plurality of first signals each comprising an expected Doppler shift derived from one of the plurality of velocity hypotheses, and a plurality of second signals each comprising a true Doppler shift derived from one of the plurality of satellite signals. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286089 | ADAPTIVE ESTIMATION OF GNSS SATELLITE BIASES - A first pair of a wide-lane (WL), zero-difference (ZD) bias filter and corresponding supplemental WL bias predictive filter determines the time-variant wide-lane bias for a corresponding received satellite based on adaptive estimation responsive to tuned dynamic noise. A second pair of narrow-lane (NL), zero-difference (ZD) bias filter and corresponding NL bias filter/code-phase bias filter determines the time-variant NL bias for a corresponding satellite based on adaptive estimation on adaptive estimation responsive to tuned dynamic noise. A correction signal comprises the WL ambiguities, the time-variant WL bias and the NL ambiguities and the time-variant NL bias, along with code bias or code-phase bias for each received satellite within a corresponding GNSS constellation. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286090 | GNSS RECEIVER ADAPTED TO FIX CROSS-GNSS DD AMBIGUITY - A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for processing satellite signals with integer cross ambiguity resolution. The receiver includes an antenna assembly receiving signals from a set of GNSS satellites. The receiver includes a transceiver establishing a communication link with a spaced-apart GNSS receiver and receiving data from the spaced-apart GNSS receiver to make up a base station and rover pair performing DD techniques. The receiver includes a processor and a cross ambiguity fixing module provided by the processor executing code to generate an error correction. The receiver includes an estimator provided by the processor executing code to provide a geographical position solution by DD processing the data from the space-apart GNSS receiver and the signals from the set of GNSS satellites along with the error correction, which may provide a search space with more DD ambiguities or may address quarter or half cycle bias between receiver types. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286091 | Space Time Adaptive Correlator - A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver is disclosed. In embodiments, the GNSS receiver includes a tracking engine running on a primary controller, the tracking engine configured to receive a plurality of signals from a plurality of satellites. The GNSS receiver further includes a space-time adaptive correlator (STAC) engine running on an application-specific controller. In embodiments, the STAC engine is configured to: receive initial position data and an initial receiver clock estimate from the tracking engine; construct a spatial hypercube based on the received initial position data; receive the plurality of signals from the tracking engine; interpolate signal strengths of the plurality of signals to generate a plurality of signal intensity curves; integrate the plurality of signal intensity curves within the spatial hypercube for the initial receiver clock estimate to generate a signal intensity hypercube plot; and determine a receiver position based on the signal intensity hypercube plot. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286092 | PERSONNEL LOCATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM - A personnel location and monitoring system enables on-scene commanders in austere environments to identify, location and manage personnel. The present invention establishes a localized network of geolocation-capable transceivers which can thereafter provide communication capabilities with specially-equipped users as they ingress and egress an austere environment. Each user is equipped with an Individual Geospatial Locational Unit which provides data via a datalink with one or more of the anchors, and ultimately with a base station. From such data and the datalink itself the location of the user as well as the user's biomedical condition can be ascertained. As confidence of the location of the user drops below a predetermined threshold and/or the biomedical condition of the user raises concern with respect to the user's well-being, the present invention modifies the communication and geolocation protocols to prioritize communication and data transfer with such a user. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286093 | A NEW DOSIMETRY DEVICE FOR QUANTIFICATION OF RADIATION - Provided herein is a dosimetry device for quantifying the dosage of radiation emitted from a radiation source, the device comprising: (i) a radiation dose indicator; (ii) an optical means to capture the color change; and (iii) a software means to compare the optical density of the dose indicator as compared to a predetermined calibration curve. Also provided herein is a method of quantifying the dosage of radiation emitted from the radiation source. Further provided herein is use of said dosimetry device in various medical, food and industrial applications. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGING PARAMETERS - A system that comprises an X-ray imaging device for capturing an X-ray image on an imaging film, and a device for reading out said imaging film. The imaging film includes an optically readable marking, and the X-ray imaging device and/or the readout device includes a device for reading information stored on the data carrier, the data device being designed to register the optically readable marking using said readout device. A method for providing information for a readout device is also disclosed. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286095 | PROMPT GAMMA MONITOR FOR HADRON THERAPY - A medical imaging tool is described, capable of providing in real time 2-D images of the prompt gamma fields released during patient treatment. Owing to its millimetre position accuracy, the instrument is particularly suited for applications where a precise determination of the end-of-range (Bragg peak) of the beam is of paramount importance, as in cancerous and non-cancerous targets for treatment with ion beams and for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. With its unique dual-layer conception in coincidence, the instrument has high rejection ability against false neutron-generated counts, the principal source of background noise for in-beam dose monitoring. It can also provide a coarse measurement of the gamma incidence angle, permitting a correction of the parallax error, main source of dispersion for large area detectors employing collimators. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286096 | Solid-State Hydrophone With Shielding - A solid-state hydrophone may include a piezoelectric rod positioned between at least two electrodes. The piezoelectric rod may be disposed within a metallic housing to shield the piezoelectric rod and its connections from acoustic and electromagnetic waves. The piezoelectric rod and the electrodes may be potted in the mechanical housing using a potting material that may be positioned adjacent to the piezoelectric rod. At least a layer of the potting material may be positioned between the piezoelectric rod and the metallic housing to physically separate the piezoelectric rod from the metallic housing. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286097 | Developing a three-dimensional quality factor model of a subterranean formation based on vertical seismic profiles - Systems and methods develop a three-dimensional model of a subterranean formation based on vertical seismic profiles at a plurality of well locations. This approach can include receiving seismic data for the subterranean formation including the vertical seismic profiles; for each vertical seismic profile, injecting a ground force into the vertical seismic profile to provide a reference trace at depth zero to estimate energy loss in each receiver providing data in the vertical seismic profile and estimating time and depth variant quality factors for the well location associated with the vertical seismic profile based on the seismic profile; estimating quality factors for points within a three-dimensional volume representing the subterranean formation by interpolating between the time and depth variant quality factors for the location associated with each vertical seismic profile; and combining estimated quality factors to generate a three-dimensional quality factor model of the three-dimensional volume representing the subterranean formation. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286098 | FAULT THROW AUGMENTED FAULT DETECTION - A fault indicator calculator, a method for determining a fault indicator, and a fault indicator calculating system are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a fault indicator calculator includes: 1) an interface configured to receive seismic data, and 2) a processor configured to scan a manifold-shaped operator through said seismic data at a range of dips and azimuths and calculate fault throws at various orientations of said dips and azimuths independent of determining other fault indicators. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286099 | ENHANCED-RESOLUTION ROCK FORMATION BODY WAVE SLOWNESS DETERMINATION FROM BOREHOLE GUIDED WAVES - An apparatus, method, and system for determining body wave slowness from guided borehole waves. The method includes selecting a target axial resolution based on the size of a receiver array, obtaining a plurality of waveform data sets corresponding to a target formation zone and each acquired at a different shot position, computing a slowness-frequency 2D dispersion semblance map for each waveform data set, stacking the slowness-frequency 2D dispersion semblance maps to generate a stacked 2D semblance map, and determining a body wave slowness from the extracted dispersion curve. The method may also include generating a self-adaptive weighting function based on a dispersion model and the extracted dispersion curve, fitting the weighted dispersion curve and the dispersion model to determine a body wave slowness that minimizes the misfit between the weighted dispersion curve and the dispersion model. The method can be applied to both frequency-domain and time-domain processing. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286100 | NMR ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR FAST MOVING NMR LOGGING TOOL - Disclosed are NMR logging methods and antenna arrangements for fast moving NMR logging tools. The NMR logging tool includes a permanent magnet for inducing a static magnetic field in a formation within a borehole and a transmitter antenna for transmitting a RF pulse sequence into the formation. Two receiver antennae are configured to receive NMR response signals from the formation, the two receiver antennae including a first receiver antenna arranged axially below a second receiver antenna. The first receiver antenna and the second receiver antenna are disposed within a surface area of the transmitter antenna, and the transmitter axial length is substantially the same as an axial length of the two receiver antennae. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF AN OBJECT - A system, method and mirror are provided in order to more reliably detect the presence of an object, such as a person. In the context of a system, the system includes a sensor configured to emit signals having a predefined wavelength and to detect a reflection of the signals having the predefined wavelength. The system also includes a reflective panel positioned relative to the sensor such that the signals emitted by the sensor are directed toward the reflected panel. The system further includes a filter associated with the reflective panel and positioned relative to the sensor such that the signals emitted by the sensor are also directed toward the filter. The filter is configured to attenuate at least signals having the predefined wavelength. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286102 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE DOWNHOLE CONDITION IDENTIFICATION AND RESPONSE USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOWNHOLE SENSING TOOLS - A system includes different types of downhole sensing tools deployed in a borehole, wherein the different types of downhole sensing tools are optimized to identify a downhole condition based on a predetermined downhole evaluation plan that accounts for sensing tool availability and performance constraints. The system also includes at least one processing unit configured to analyze measurements collected by the different types of downhole sensing tools, wherein the collected measurements are analyzed together to identify the downhole condition. The system also includes at least one device that performs an operation in response to the identified downhole condition. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286103 | Raster Log Digitization System and Method - A raster log digitization system and method are disclosed. The system and method receives a raster log in which the raster log has one or more values of one or more measurements of a well and each value of each measurement being recorded at a plurality of depths of the well. In the raster log, the value of at least one measurement wraps around the raster log. The system and method may generate using the received raster log a digital log from the raster log wherein the digital log resolves the values of at least one measurement that wrapped around the raster log. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286104 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS OF WATERSHED MODELING AND ASSESSMENT - A watershed modeling and assessment system may input, process, analyze, and store natural resource data in the characterization, analysis, and assessment of watershed and natural river and stream systems and to develop hydraulic models of flow in open channel systems. The system may enable analysis of overall watershed reach information and analysis, survey data, longitudinal profiles, cross-sections, channel material or substrate characterization, images, flow measurements, and Rosgen classification (stream type). The system may also enable development of detailed hydraulic models utilizing equations, techniques, and methods by using measured data, derived data, and estimated data. The system may also enable reports based on each of these individual components. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286105 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING FORECASTING OF IN-SITU ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS USING NONLINEAR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS-BASED MODELS - Disclosed herein is a method for facilitating forecasting of in-situ environmental conditions using nonlinear artificial neural networks-based models. Accordingly, the method may include receiving weather forecast model data, environmental data, and in-situ environmental data from an external device, analyzing the weather forecast model data, the environmental data, and the in-situ environmental data, generating input data, training a nonlinear machine learning-based in-situ environmental forecasting model based on the input data using a machine learning technique, validating the nonlinear machine learning-based in-situ environmental forecasting model using the in-situ environmental data, updating the nonlinear machine learning-based in-situ environmental forecasting model, generating an updated nonlinear machine learning-based in-situ environmental forecasting model, generating an in-situ forecast for an in-situ environmental condition, transmitting the in-situ forecast to a user device, and storing the nonlinear machine learning-based in-situ environmental forecasting model and the updated nonlinear machine learning-based in-situ environmental forecasting model. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286106 | CURVED GLASS COMPRISING ANTI-REFLECTION AND ANTI-SCRATCH COATING LAYER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a housing; a first glass plate attached to the housing and forming a portion of an external surface of the electronic device, wherein the first glass plate includes a flat portion, a curved portion extending from an edge of the flat portion, a first surface facing outwardly from the electronic device, and a second surface facing inwardly towards the electronic device; and a coating layer formed on the first surface of the first glass plate, wherein the coating layer includes a first layer having a first refractive index and containing at least one first material, and includes a second layer disposed further from the first surface than the first layer, containing at least one second material, and having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. More specifically, a combination of the first glass plate and the coating layer has a transmittance of 91% to 99%, and with respect to a light having a wavelength of 700 nm to 900 nm, the difference between a minimum reflectance and a maximum reflectance may be 3% or less. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286107 | HARDCOAT FILM AND ARTICLE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING HARDCOAT FILM - A hardcoat film includes: a substrate; and a hardcoat layer formed on at least one surface of the substrate, in which the hardcoat layer contains a compound having a silsesquioxane structure, in a case where αA represents a modulus of elasticity of the substrate and σB represents a modulus of elasticity of the hardcoat layer, a difference Δσ of a modulus of elasticity represented by σA−σB is 1,800 to 4,900 MPa, the modulus of elasticity of the substrate is 6.0 to 9.0 GPa, and a recovery rate of the hardcoat layer in an indentation test that is represented by the following equation is 84% to 99%, | 2021-09-16 |
20210286108 | Electronic Devices with Adjustable Lenses - A head-mounted device may include one or more adjustable lens elements. The adjustable lens element may include a transparent substrate, a collapsible wall that forms an enclosed perimeter on the transparent substrate, and a flexible membrane on the collapsible wall that together define an interior volume. The interior volume may be filled with a fluid. The adjustable lens element may include a lens shaping component that applies a force to the collapsible wall to adjust a height of the collapsible wall relative to the transparent substrate, which in turn may be used to adjust the shape of the flexible membrane and thus the lens power of the lens element. The collapsible wall may have bellows that allow the collapsible wall to fold on itself when compressed, thereby minimizing unintended lateral movement of the collapsible wall. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286109 | LIQUID LENSES AND ARTICLES WITH CONTACT PADS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION - A liquid lens article includes: a first substrate comprising a glass composition; a first electrode disposed on a first primary surface of the first substrate; and a second electrode disposed on a second primary surface of the first substrate, the second primary surface opposing the first primary surface. Each of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises an outer edge that is substantially covered by an edge barrier layer. Each electrode comprises a metal. Further, the edge barrier layer comprises an electrically insulating metal oxide or oxynitride. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286110 | DISPLAY DEVICE - In a display device according to the present disclosure, a reflective film surrounding a display region reflects the light from outside from a lower surface side of an element substrate in the same manner as a metal electrode layer of a light emitting display portion covering the display region. Due to reflection occurring in the same manner on an inner side and an outer side of a contour of the display region, the contour of the display region is unlikely to be visually recognized. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286111 | A PATTERNED WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE IMAGE - Wavelength-selective films are visibly apparent under the selective wavelength. Wavelength-selective films typically reflect off axis the selected wavelength and therefore can provide high-contrast against a background when applied in a pattern on a substrate. However, it is difficult to apply unique patterned embedded images from film. Disclosed is a cost-effective method and construction of a patterned wavelength-selective image to a substrate. In the disclosed wavelength-selective image, wavelength-selective film particles are applied to an adhesive pattern to create the wavelength-selective image. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286112 | Visible-Light-Reflecting Coatings for Electronic Devices - An electronic device may include conductive structures having a visible-light-reflecting coating. The coating may include a seed layer, transition layers, a neutral-color base layer, and an uppermost layer that forms a single-layer interference film. The neutral-color base layer may be opaque to visible light. The interference film may include silicon and may have an absorption coefficient between 0 and 1. The interference film may include, for example, CrSiCN or CrSiC. The composition of the interference film, the thickness of the interference film, and/or the composition of the base layer may be selected to provide the coating with a desired color in the visible spectrum (e.g., at blue or purple wavelengths). The color may be relatively stable even if the thickness of the coating varies across its area. | 2021-09-16 |
20210286113 | OPTICAL FILM AND OPTICAL SYSTEM - A multilayer optical film including a first layer having an index of refraction n1 at a wavelength λ in a range from about 580 nm to about 650 nm, and a second layer having an index of refraction n2 at λ is described. The first and second layers define an interface therebetween comprising a two-dimensional grating. The grating may have an average height H such that |n1−n2|*H is in a range from 0.24 micrometers to 0.3 micrometers. Optical systems including the multilayer optical film are described. A subpixel in a display surface of the optical system may be diffracted into a zero diffraction order and a plurality of first diffraction orders where the intensities of the zero and first diffraction orders are with 10% of each other at λ. The optical system may have a modulation transfer function greater than 0.4 at 10 line pairs per millimeter. | 2021-09-16 |