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A lighting device, comprising a first group of solid state light emitters and a first group of lumiphors, wherein at least some of the first group of solid state light emitters are contained in a first group of packages, each of which also comprises at least one of the first group of lumiphors. If all of the first group of solid state light emitters which are contained in the first group of packages are illuminated and / or if current is supplied to a power line, (1) a combined illumination from the first group of packages would, in the absence of any additional light, have color coordinates on a 1976 CIE Chromaticity Diagram which define a first point, and (2) at least 20% of the packages would emit light having color coordinates spaced from the first point. Also, methods of lighting.

This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for displaying, accessing, and changing respiratory settings in a ventilatory system. Specifically, the present disclosure provides for one or more settings access elements, each corresponding to an individual ventilatory setting, for efficiently adjusting displayed ventilatory settings. Access elements may be easily identified as buttons, tabs, icons, or other access displays. After settings have been accessed and changed, pending settings changes may be visually identified on the GUI, or other user interface. In addition, pending settings changes associated with one or more screens of a GUI may be easily identified. Acceptance elements may also be provided which indicate whether one, multiple, or no pending settings changes are available for acceptance.

This disclosure describes improved systems and methods for visualizing the application of changes to respiratory settings in a ventilatory system. Specifically, the present disclosure provides for a setup animation window that may be easily accessed from a setup icon, for example, and also provides for a settings animation window that may be easily accessed from any number of displayed ventilatory settings. In fact, the setup animation window may be directly accessed by touching, clicking, or otherwise selecting the setup icon and may expand from the setup icon to display any number of settings access elements. Alternatively, the settings animation window may be directly accessed by touching, clicking, or otherwise selecting any one of the displayed ventilatory settings and may expand from the displayed ventilatory settings to provide corresponding settings access elements. The corresponding settings access elements each corresponding to an individual ventilatory setting of the displayed ventilatory settings and useful for efficiently adjusting the displayed ventilatory settings. Ventilatory settings may be changed and accepted via either animation window. In one embodiment, upon accepting settings changes from the settings animation window, settings may appear to visually float or fade into the displayed ventilatory settings. In this embodiment, clinicians may view the settings changes as they are accepted and applied to the GUI.

A dual energy scanning densitometry system for imaging and measuring bone density maintains acceptable flux by adjusting the x-ray current or scan speed according to preceding scan line data. The amount of acceptable flux is maintained within limits modified by information about the region of the body being scanned so that different precisions may be maintained for different body regions. Scan speed and current may be controlled so that scan speed is maximized within the current limits. Essentially continuous flux control can be achieved.

A circuit and method for providing a fully integrated DC-DC converter using on-chip switched capacitors is disclosed. A switched capacitor matrix is coupled as a digitally controlled transfer capacitor. A pair of non-overlapping, fixed frequency clock signals is provided to a switched capacitor circuit including the switched capacitor matrix and a load capacitor coupled to the output terminal. A DC input voltage supply is provided. A hysteretic feedback loop is used to control the voltage at the output as a stepped-down voltage from the input by digitally modulating the transfer capacitor using switches in the switch matrix to couple more, or fewer, transfer capacitors to the output terminal during a clock cycle. A coarse and a fine adjustment circuit are provided to improve the regulation during rapid changes in load power. A method of operating the regulator is disclosed.

The invention relates to a device and method for composition based on a small quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle and belongs to the technical field of mobile robot positioning and navigation. The small quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle can rapidly enter a complex environment which a mobile robot cannot enter, carried laser radar is utilized to construct a two-dimensional map in real time according to an SLAM method, self localization and navigation of the unmanned aerial vehicle can be achieved by combining an IMU device and the like, and efficient exploration of a true complex area is achieved; the height of the small quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle can be conveniently adjusted to obtain two-dimensional maps on horizontal planes of different heights; the small quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle is rapid in movement speed and more flexible, movement and mapping of the small quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle are not subject to disturbance of obstacles on the ground, the range limitation of a detecting robot is broken through, the small quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle is extremely high in practical value, and accurate and rapid map construction can be achieved; compared with robot environment composition, the rotor wing robot can perform environment scouting more rapidly and more flexibly, and three-dimensional spatial images can be obtained.

An infrared sensor at lower production cost for optimal massive production includes an infrared sensor unit disposed to the bottom of an automatic vacuum cleaner to measure the level of the ground to prevent the vacuum cleaner from turning overdue to any drop height created on the ground; a slide screen being disposed on the infrared sensor unit; and a small gateway to control the area for receiving energy of the infrared ray to precisely measure the drop height of the ground for the vacuum cleaner to automatically take turn whenever the drop height is detected to prevent a possible falling over.

The configurations of a resonant converter system and a controlling method thereof are provided. The proposed resonant converter system includes a resonant converter and a hybrid control apparatus coupled to the resonant converter for generating a driving signal to adjust a phase angle and a frequency of the resonant converter such that the resonant converter would reach a relatively lower voltage gain and have a relatively lower loss during an abnormal operation.

The invention discloses a seven-piece optical lens for capturing image and a seven-piece optical system for capturing image. In order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis comprises a first lens with refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens with refractive power, a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power, a sixth lens with refractive power, and a seventh lens with negative refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the seven lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase the aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.

A lumbar orthosis that includes first and second, separate, opposing and mating front attachment panels; and a separate, laterally adjustable, rigid lumbar compression piece configured for positioning only at the rear of a wearer, wherein pulling of a cord causes the brace both circumferentially to tighten and to concentrate compression and pressure of the separate, laterally adjustable, rigid lumbar compression piece directly and especially upon a spinal region of a wearer's back with the aid of a mechanical advantage dependant upon a number of apertures through which the cord or cords pass. An orthosis and method for correcting lumbar and thoracic back pain and disorders is also disclosed.

A display device (1) of the present invention displays an image by using an organic layer (9) which emits light having such a wavelength that affects a biorhythm, and the display device (1) controls a luminous intensity of the organic layer (9).

A method of generating a product recipe for execution by a batch process in an automated manufacturing environment, such the product recipe is associated with a plurality of actions, a set of transitions, and a set of parameters, and such that the plurality of actions define a plurality of logical levels including a phase level at which the batch process interacts with equipment, includes receiving a procedure definition specifying the plurality of actions, receiving a transaction definition specifying the set of transitions so that each one in the set of transitions is associated with two or more of the plurality of actions, and receiving the set of parameters. Receiving the set of parameters includes receiving at least one dynamic input parameter that resolves to a value without obtaining the value from the recipe or an operator prompt associated at the phase level of the recipe.

The invention relates to an intelligent integrated fault diagnosis method in an industrial production process. The intelligent integrated fault diagnosis method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: acquiring data in the industrial production process; analyzing and processing object characteristics according to an acquired signal; combining expert knowledge according to an intelligent integration method to carry out blast-furnace fault diagnosis analysis so as to identify a fault and find out a reason of the fault, carrying out fault exact location and diagnosis policy, and effectively regulating a production process so that the industrial production process can regularly carry out, wherein the intelligent integration method comprises the following steps of: establishing a Bayesian network model; comprehensively analyzing and processing FTA (full type approval) and FMEA (failure mode and effect analysis) models; and carrying out nerve net expert system fault diagnosis analysis and process. Simultaneously, the invention further relates to an intelligent integrated fault diagnosis device in the industrial production process, and the device is used for realizing the fault diagnosis method. According to the intelligent integrated fault diagnosis method in the industrial production process, disclosed by the invention, various information is fused, ratiocination is carried out under a complex situation, comprehensive diagnosis can be effectively carried out on the fault of the industrial production process, the integration, intelligence, accuracy and effectiveness of the fault diagnosis system are improved, and the production process is ensured to be performed smoothly.

A method and apparatus which allows dynamic TDD UL / DL configuration that is able to adapt to an instantaneous traffic situation. The values of at least one uplink / downlink configuration indication bit in a predetermined region in a received downlink time division duplex subframe of wireless data transmission are examined. A time division duplex uplink / downlink configuration for a predetermined configuration period is determined based on the examined values.

An implantable artificial sphincter system provides long-term adjustment via transcutaneous energy transfer (TET), minimizing invasive adjustment through adding or removing fluid via a syringe. An infuser device provides bi-directional fluid transfer via a flexible conduit to a sphincter band, such as a gastric band, by a combination of thermodynamic actuation and a piezo-electrically disengaged drum brake assembly that thereby achieves a desirable small volume device. A propellant within a propellant cavity surrounds a metal bellows accumulator biased at body temperature to either expand or collapse the bellows accumulator with the opposite direction of movement effected by a thermal element that heats in combination with a negatively-biased propellant or cools in combination with a positively-biased propellant. A drum brake assembly locks the metal bellows accumulator in place between adjustments by thermodynamic actuation by activating piezo-electric stack actuators that disengage calipers from a brake drum attached to the bellows accumulator.

An apparatus includes a seat flap for supporting a baby's buttocks and thighs. The seat flap has a top edge, a bottom edge having a shorter length than a length of the top edge and generally curved side edges. A first strap is joined to a first corner of the top edge for adjustably joining to an upper portion of a baby carrier. A second strap is joined to a second corner of the top edge for adjustably joining to the upper portion. Attachments adjustably join the bottom edge about a lower portion of the baby carrier, wherein the baby sits upright, the baby's legs protrude about the generally curved side edges and are supported at least ninety degrees from the lower portion.

In three-dimensional transistor configurations, such as finFETs, at least one surface of the semiconductor fin may be provided with a strained semiconductor material, which may thus have a pronounced uniaxial strain component along the current flow direction. The strained semiconductor material may be provided at any appropriate manufacturing stage, for instance, prior to actually patterning the semiconductor fins and / or after the patterning the semiconductor fins, thereby providing superior performance and flexibility in adjusting the overall characteristics of three-dimensional transistors.

The invention proposes an intelligent vehicle traveling speed and time predication method based on a macro city traffic flow. Firstly the road and environment related variables in a driving environment are selected and quantified, secondly a GIS database of intelligent vehicle autonomous driving is established, thirdly combined with a regression analysis method, the combination rule of the key variables in the driving environment is provided, and the multiple-element linear relationship of intelligent vehicle driving speed and road design parameter, traffic condition and real-time road condition in a city traffic network is obtained, fourthly, based on the VLM model of the macro city traffic flow theory of a trapezoid density-flow basic pattern, the dynamic and stable characteristics of the VLM model of a road are obtained, and the speed and time evaluation function of the macro city traffic flow is given, and finally combined with the multiple-element linear vehicle speed model of the road in different vehicle flow density and initial states, the driving speed constraint equation of an intelligent vehicle in a city road network is obtained, and the optimal driving speed and travel time which satisfy a target function are obtained.

Systems and method for treating organic tissue of a patient's body in precisely controlled regions of the body such as the parathyroid glands. The systems and methods include introducing an energy or substance into contact with target tissue to control functionality of the target tissue and preventing the energy or substance from contacting surrounding non-target tissues sufficiently that functionality of critical non-target tissues is substantially not affected.

A microphone array system (16) for sound acquisition from multiple sound sources in a reception space surrounding a microphone array (18) that is interfaced with a beamformer module (28) is disclosed. The microphone array (18) includes microphone transducers (22) that are arranged relative to each other in N-fold rotationally symmetry, and the beamformer includes beamformer weights that are associated with one of a plurality of spatial reception sectors corresponding to the N-fold rotational symmetry of the microphone array (18). Microphone indexes of the microphone transducers (18) are arithmetically displaceable angularly about the vertical axis during a process cycle, so that a same set of beamformer weights is used selectively for calculating a beamformer output signal associated with any one of the spatial reception sectors. A sound source location module (30) is also disclosed that includes a modified steered power response sound source location method. A post filter module (32) for a microphone array system is also disclosed.

Provided is a thin organic light-emitting device which exhibits satisfactory emission characteristics and is hardly affected by film thickness fluctuation in individual layers and exhibits stable emission characteristics and which includes a substrate, a first electrode provided on the substrate, an organic compound layer provided on the first electrode, a second electrode provided on the organic compound layer, and a first sealing layer provided on the light extraction side of the second electrode, in which an optical distance between a first reflective surface located on the substrate side and a second reflective surface located on the sealing layer side is adjusted so as to form a resonance portion of a resonator structure for resonating light emitted from the organic compound layer, and in which the second reflective layer is an interface on the light extraction side of the first sealing layer.

An exercise machine resistance adjustment system for providing an exerciser the ability to immediately adjust the resistance force by changing their body position on the movable carriage or end platforms. The exercise machine resistance adjustment system generally includes a frame, a carriage movably positioned on the frame, a spring connected to the carriage to apply a biasing force to the carriage, one or more left projections within the carriage adapted for a left hand of an exerciser to grasp, and one or more right projections within the carriage adapted for a right hand of an exerciser to grasp. The exerciser is able to efficiently adjust the amount of resistance force applied to the carriage by repositioning their hands (or feet) from a first set of projections at a first distance to a second set of projections at a second distance from the first end of the exercise machine.

A method and apparatus for recovering a three-dimensional (3D) scene from two-dimensional (2D) images. A sequence of images is divided into a number of smaller segments and a 3D reconstruction is performed on each segment individually. All the reconstructed segments are then combined together through an efficient bundle adjustment to complete the 3D reconstruction. Segmenting may be achieved by dividing the segments based on the number of feature points that are in each frame. The number of frames per segment is reduced by creating virtual key frames. The virtual key frames encode the 3D structure for each segment, but are only a small subset of the original frames in the segment. A final bundle adjustment is performed on the virtual key frames, rather than all of the original frames. Thus, the final bundle adjustment is two orders of magnitude faster than a conventional bundle adjustment.

Techniques for heat transfer are provided. In one aspect of the invention, a heat-transfer device is provided. The heat-transfer device comprises one or more microchannels suitable for containing a heat-transfer fluid, one or more of the microchannels having protruding structures on at least one inner surface thereof configured to affect flow of the heat-transfer fluid through the one or more microchannels. The structures may comprise posts coated with a hydrophobic coating.

A circuit and method for providing a fully integrated DC-DC converter using on-chip switched capacitors is disclosed. A switched capacitor matrix is coupled as a digitally controlled transfer capacitor. A pair of non-overlapping, fixed frequency clock signals is provided to a switched capacitor circuit including the switched capacitor matrix and a load capacitor coupled to the output terminal. A DC input voltage supply is provided. A hysteretic feedback loop is used to control the voltage at the output as a stepped-down voltage from the input by digitally modulating the transfer capacitor using switches in the switch matrix to couple more, or fewer, transfer capacitors to the output terminal during a clock cycle. A coarse and a fine adjustment circuit are provided to improve the regulation during rapid changes in load power. A method of operating the regulator is disclosed.

An optical image capturing system, from an object side to an image side, comprises a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh lens elements. At least one of the first through sixth lens elements has positive refractive power. The seventh lens has negative refractive power. Both of the image-side surface and the object-side surface of the seventh lens element are aspheric and at least one of the two surfaces has inflection points. The second through seventh lens elements of the optical image capturing system have refractive power. When specific conditions are satisfied, the optical image capturing can have a large aperture value and a better optical path adjusting ability, so as to improve imaging quality.

An optical image capturing system, from an object side to an image side, comprises a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth lens elements. The first lens element has refractive power, and an object-side surface of the first lens element is aspheric. The second through fifth lens elements have refractive power and both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fifth lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens with negative refractive power may have a concave object-side surface. Both of the image-side surface and the object-side surface of the six lens elements are aspheric and at least one of the two surfaces has inflection points. The six lens elements may have refractive power. When specific conditions are satisfied, the optical image capturing system has a large aperture value and a lower height of the optical image capturing system, and it can also improve imaging quality.