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A system having an improved optical coating for use in beam combiner assemblies for an image fusion device using an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. The system combines multi-spectral images of a scene having superior reflection of the OLED display image while incorporating high transmission of the image fusion device while allowing low power requirements on the system.

Methods and systems for performing measurements of semiconductor structures based on high-brightness, polychromatic, reflective small angle x-ray scatterometry (RSAXS) metrology are presented herein. RSAXS measurements are performed over a range of wavelengths, angles of incidence, and azimuth angles with small illumination beam spot size, simultaneously or sequentially. In some embodiments, RSAXS measurements are performed with x-ray radiation in the soft x-ray (SXR) region at grazing angles of incidence in the range of 5-20 degrees. In some embodiments, the x-ray illumination source size is 10 micrometers or less, and focusing optics project the source area onto a wafer with a demagnification factor of 0.2 or less, enabling an incident x-ray illumination spot size of less than two micrometers. In another aspect, active focusing optics project programmed ranges of illumination wavelengths, angles of incidence, and azimuth angles, or any combination thereof, onto a metrology area, either simultaneously or sequentially.

A method for representing the structure of an article of manufacture having a plurality of design variants includes defining a plurality of positions corresponding to different predefined locations on the article of manufacture and assigning at least one variant to each position. Each variant identifies a specific part that may be used in the respective position or a specific type of connection between a pair of parts. In any given position, at most one part or connection variant can be selected. Code rules are defined for each variant which indicate when a particular variant should be used in accordance with specified design options. The position and variant representation can be implemented as part of a bill of materials used for manufacturing resource planning. Improved methods for defining the code rules, for evaluating the code rules in the bill of materials to determine manufacturing parts requirements for a plurality of orders, and for generating documentation for manufactured variants of the article are also disclosed.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a new alternative to the Bayer pattern for spatial subsampling in color imaging applications. One aspect of the present invention relates to a new design paradigm for spatio-spectral sampling, which is also described. The proposed scheme offers the potential to significantly reduce hardware complexity in a wide variety of applications, while at the same time improving output color image quality. According to another aspect, it is realized that conventional processing techniques are subject to diminishing returns, and with the exception of the most sophisticated processing techniques generate imperfections perceptible to a practiced eye. According to one aspect, a framework for CFA design in presented. In one embodiment the physical characteristics of the CFA are generated so that the spectral radii of luminance and chrominance channels are maximized. In another embodiment, the CFA designed to subject to the conditions of perfect reconstruction. In one aspect, the physical characteristics of CFA design are constrained to require physically realizable CFA(s). Alternatively, certain physical characteristics can be emphasized to generate easier to manufacture CFA(s). According to another aspect, conventional methods and systems are evaluated, confirming shortcomings regarding aliasing in imaging and bandwidth, against which certain embodiments are benchmarked, showing improved performance under at least some embodiments of proposed designs and methods. According to another aspect, a display device CFA is evaluated in terms of throughput of stimuli as limited by aliasing. It is shown the spectral replicas of the chrominance signals induced by existing CFA patterns are centered around frequencies that are not sufficiently far from the DC, consequently overlapping with the luminance signal spectrum and reducing the throughput of the stimuli. By reinterpreting the interactions between the stimuli, display CFA, and CSF in terms of amplitude modulation, an alternative CFA coding scheme that modulates the chrominance signals to a higher frequency relative to common schemes is provided in some embodiments.

An apparatus for driving a backlight includes: a pulse width modulation signal phase shifting unit that shifts phases of at least one of red, green, and blue pulse width signal modulation signals so as to output at least one of phase-shifted red, green, and blue pulse width signal modulation signals; red, green, and blue light emitting diode arrays, each of which includes a plurality of light emitting diodes; and at least one light emitting diode driving unit driving one of the red, green, and blue light emitting diode arrays by using one of the phase-shifted red, green, and blue pulse width signal modulation signals.

A luminaire may include a wall mount and a driver circuit housing connected to the wall mount. The luminaire may also include a camera housing connected to the driver circuit housing, a light source housing connected to the camera housing, and a light source array that includes a plurality of light sources carried by the light source housing. The luminaire may include a prism, a heat sink in thermal communication with the light source array, and a camera carried by the camera housing. The luminaire may also include a sensor and a driver circuit carried by the driver circuit housing. The camera and/or the sensor may be configured to detect the presence and vicinity of an object in the target area. The light sources may be configured to emit light to illuminate the vicinity of the object sensed in the target area.

An airplane, which includes an airframe and a full-segregated thrust hybrid propulsion system mounted on the airframe. The propulsion system includes: one or more sustainer thrust producers; a plurality of electrically powered thrust producers disposed in predetermined positions as a means for providing additional thrust to the airplane, and to supplement airflow over the wings, flaps, and roll control devices of said airplane; whereby increasing the lift of the wing surfaces and providing enhanced control in the roll axis. The trust producers operate independently from one another, with no aerodynamic, electrical or mechanical inter-connection. Safety is enhanced by the ability of either the sustainer thrust producer(s), or the electrically powered augmentation thrust producers to sustain flight to a suitable landing area, should the other system fail.

A cover for a lacrosse helmet made from four elastic fabric panels is disclosed that closely conforms to the shape of a lacrosse helmet and includes a center panel that is cut into the shape of a polygon and has a front side a rear side and two lateral sides, a pair of lateral panels and a rear panel that is cut into the shape of a segment of a circle that includes a straight side and an arcuate side. The rear side of the center panel is attacked to the middle of the arcuate side of the rear panel. The lateral panels are shaped to cover the portion of the helmet that is opposite the ears and include straps that fasten to a chin guard of a conventional lacrosse helmet. The straight side of the rear panel and a front side of the central panel are gathered together and sewn to allow these sections to stretch. The helmet cover further includes openings in the rear panel to allow access to snap-on posts provided on the helmet.

A method of starting an engine is disclosed in which two or more starter motors are used to start the engine in an alternating sequence so as to equalize wear and reduce the wear of each starter motor by a factor equal to the number of starter motors provided. The starter motors are preferably positioned so as to minimize overlap between wear patterns produced by the starter motors on a cooperating ring gear 8 thereby extending the life of the ring gear.

In order to achieve an optimal identification with an identification device for objects that comprise a transponder and are transported by means of a conveyor device through a closed tunnel (2), it is proposed that the antenna device of the transmitting and receiving device (10) comprises at least three sequentially arranged coil-shaped antennas (4, 6, 8). They surround the tunnel (2), each lying in a plane and representing a linearly independent system. The antennas (4, 6, 8) are operated in a multiplexer mode.

Eyewear has a wire that encircles each of a pair of lenses respectively. A tensioning assembly can adjust and tension the wire. Two variations of tensioning assemblies are shown. One tensioning assembly has a spool on which a portion of the wire is wound. Another tensioning assembly has an insert that pulls a portion of the wire inwardly within a projection that extends outward from the lens.

A method for analyzing formation data includes decomposing the formation data into simple components that can be used to reconstruct the formation data, wherein the decomposing is performed at a first location and includes a process to minimize an overlap between the simple components; and transmitting parameters representing the simple components to a second location for reconstructing the formation data. A system for analyzing formation data that includes a processor and a memory that stores a program having instructions for decomposing the formation data into simple components that can be used to reconstruct the formation data, wherein the decomposing is performed at a first location and includes a process to minimize an overlap between the simple components; and transmitting parameters representing the simple components to a second location for reconstructing the formation data.

Disclosed is an imaging method for imaging terrain using a sensor on an unmanned aircraft. The method comprises: acquiring a range of motion of the sensor; acquiring positional information of the terrain; acquiring parameter values relating to aircraft maneuverability; using the acquired information, determining a procedure; performing, by the aircraft, the procedure and simultaneously capturing, by the sensor, a set of images of only parts of the terrain. The procedure comprises the aircraft moving with respect to the area of terrain and the sensor moving with respect to the aircraft such that each point in the area of terrain is coincident with a footprint of the sensor on the ground for at least some time. Also, every point in the area of terrain is present within at least one of the captured images.

The present invention is to provide technology on a smart card of a combination type wherein the prior art milling process removed and a lamination process is used after connection between a chip on a COB and an antenna in order to improve physical reliability of a smart card of a combination type, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the smart card of a combination type and being capable of taking charge of an important role in introduction of a multiple-operation system of a smart card into a market and in market extension. The smart card according to the present invention comprises three or less lines in an antenna terminal portion as shown as reference numeral (2) in FIG. 6 so as to minimize an overlapped portion (A in FIG. 4a) between the antenna terminal portion and the COB for minimizing a value ^cmount.

Ring modulators based on interdigitated junctions may be driven in full or partial standing wave mode and, active regions (providing the modulation) and light-absorptive regions (e.g. providing electrical conduction) are placed in a pattern inside a resonant cavity in order to match the maxima and minima of the optical field, respectively. The pattern may be periodic to match the periodicity of a typical electromagnetic field which is periodic with the wavelength. It may also be aperiodic in the case that the cross-section or materials are engineered along the direction of propagation such that the propagation constant (and thus wavelength, i.e. optical wave “local periodicity”) change along the propagation direction.

A liquid crystal display device may include a gate line, a data line, a storage electrode set, a transistor, a pixel electrode, and repair member. The gate line may transmit a gate signal. The data line may transmit a data signal. The transistor may include a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, and a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode. The drain electrode and the storage electrode set may overlap each other and form a storage capacitor. The repair member may be formed of an electrically conductive material, may be electrically insulated from each of the drain electrode and the data line, and may overlap the storage electrode set.