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Systems and processes for tracking anatomy, instrumentation, trial implants, implants, and references, and rendering images and data related to them in connection with surgical operations, for example total knee arthroplasties (“TKA”). These systems and processes are accomplished by using a computer to intraoperatively obtain images of body parts and to register, navigate, and track surgical instruments.

Systems and processes for tracking anatomy, instrumentation, trial implants, implants, and references, and rendering images and data related to them in connection with surgical operations, for example total knee arthroplasties (“TKA”). These systems and processes are accomplished by using a computer to intraoperatively obtain images of body parts and to register, navigate, and track surgical instruments.

Instrumentation, systems, and processes for tracking anatomy, instrumentation, trial implants, implants, and references, and rendering images and data related to them in connection with surgical operations, for example total knee arthroplasties (“TKA”). These instrumentation, systems, and processes are accomplished by using a computer to intraoperatively obtain images of body parts and to register, navigate, and track surgical instruments. Disclosed in this document are also alignment modules and other structures and processes which allow for coarse and fine alignment of instrumentation and other devices relative to bone for use in connection with the tracking systems of the present invention.

Instrumentation, systems, and processes for tracking anatomy, instrumentation, trial implants, implants, and references, and rendering images and data related to them in connection with surgical operations, for example total knee arthroplasties (“TKA”). These instrumentation, systems, and processes are accomplished by using a computer to intraoperatively obtain images of body parts and to register, navigate, and track surgical instruments. Disclosed in this document are also alignment modules and other structures and processes which allow for coarse and fine alignment of instrumentation and other devices relative to bone for use in connection with the tracking systems of the present invention.

Devices and methods are provided for combining the handle of a surgical instrument with a force feedback generator, able to create resistance to motion similar to that encountered in a real operating environment. The working end of the surgical instrument is recreated in a virtual environment and manipulated by the modified handle through the force feedback generator. Actions of the instrument handle modify a model and display of the virtual environment and transmit a haptic response back to the handle. The devices and methods provide a means for repeatedly performing maneuvers that accurately simulate the actual instrument, but in the virtual environment. The virtual environment is modeled to accurately simulate the use of the instrument including manipulation of and collisions with other virtual objects, such as surgical thread or internal tissues. Training and assessment tools are also provided that coach or assess a user's proficiency with the instrument.

Interference checking device including: a modeling database that stores data for three-dimensional modeling of tools, workpieces, and machine-tool constituting structures; an interference data memory for storing interference data defining inter-component interference relationships among the tool, the workpiece, and the structures; and an interference checking processor that, based on structure movement commands sent from a program analyzer for the machine tool, and on data stored in the modeling database and interference data memory, determines whether the tool, the workpiece, and the structures will interfere with each other. Movement commands in a block at least one block succeeding the block being executed in order to control the drive mechanisms that move the structures are sent from the program analyzer to the interference checking processor.

The present invention relates to a system used for inspecting the position of a compressor rotor within a compressor rotor case. A compressor rotor blade is moved about the rotor blade path of the compressor rotor case, a probe holder attached to the rotor blade has a scanning device as part of the holder used for gathering information relative to the compressor rotor case. A fixture attached to the compressor rotor gathers information about the position of the compressor rotor with respect to the compressor rotor case to determine the relative position of both the compressor rotor in relation to the compressor rotor case.

A sorting apparatus 10 which uses a sorting / conveying line 11 with branch destination, including a branch line 22 for sorting the commodities more than a quantity necessary for the branch destination and a surplus article returning line 23 for returning surplus commodities after removing a required quantity to the sorting / conveying line 11.

One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for performing measurement. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving measurement setting information and wireless resource setting information from a serving cell; and receiving setting information for a measurement interval if a frequency band of the serving cell and a frequency band of a neighboring cell belong to different inter-bands, wherein setting information for the measurement interval may indicate a setting in which the number of downlink (DL) subframes is 1 for 5 ms if the serving cell operates with a TDD UL-DL setting of 0 or 6. The method may comprise a step of performing measurement for reference signals from the serving cell and the neighboring cell during the measurement interval.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing and designing various network configuration scenarios. A modular design allows market assessment and network planning functions to be performed more efficiently and accurately using a single integrated design tool. Wired and wireless access technologies can be modeled and evaluated. In an exemplary implementation for modeling and evaluating fixed wireless access networks, the network planning tool comprises a market scenario planner, a cluster analysis tool, a hub sector planner and a network architecture planner. Generally, the market scenario planner analyzes a listing of potential customers to generate a list of target customers. The cluster analysis tool allows the network planner to identify “clusters” of demand for potential hub placement. The hub sector planner analyzes the hub assignments generated by the cluster analysis tool and allocates each building in a given hub to a particular sector. The network architecture planner processes the output of the hub sector planning tool to (i) generate a complete configuration of the network in terms of equipment requirements at each node (each building, hub and service node); and (ii) compare a set of scenarios using several financial measures.

Definition of pairs of faces having the possibility of being in mutual contact among a plurality of objects is performed accurately and efficiently. A contact definition device comprises a shape data acquisition portion, which acquires data relating to the surface shapes of a plurality of objects; a positional relation information acquisition portion, which acquires positional relation information relating to prescribed positional relations among the plurality of objects; a vector information acquisition portion, which acquires information related to a normal vector in an arbitrary region at the outer surface of an arbitrary object, among the plurality of objects, directed outward from the object; and, a contact definition portion which defines, based on the data relating to surface shapes, positional relation information and information relating to normal vectors, a region closest to the arbitrary region among the regions of the outer surfaces of other objects having normal vectors in substantially the opposite direction of the normal vector positioned in the direction of the normal vector in the arbitrary region of the outer surface of the arbitrary object in the above prescribed positional relations, as a region which can be in contact with the arbitrary region.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing and designing various network configuration scenarios. A modular design allows market assessment and network planning functions to be performed more efficiently and accurately using a single integrated design tool. Wired and wireless access technologies can be modeled and evaluated. In an exemplary implementation for modeling and evaluating fixed wireless access networks, the network planning tool comprises a market scenario planner, a cluster analysis tool, a hub sector planner and a network architecture planner. Generally, the market scenario planner analyzes a listing of potential customers to generate a list of target customers. The cluster analysis tool allows the network planner to identify “clusters” of demand for potential hub placement. The hub sector planner analyzes the hub assignments generated by the cluster analysis tool and allocates each building in a given hub to a particular sector. The network architecture planner processes the output of the hub sector planning tool to (i) generate a complete configuration of the network in terms of equipment requirements at each node (each building, hub and service node); and (ii) compare a set of scenarios using several financial measures.

Devices and methods are provided for combining the handle of a surgical instrument with a force feedback generator, able to create resistance to motion similar to that encountered in a real operating environment. The working end of the surgical instrument is recreated in a virtual environment and manipulated by the modified handle through the force feedback generator. Actions of the instrument handle modify a model and display of the virtual environment and transmit a haptic response back to the handle. The devices and methods provide a means for repeatedly performing maneuvers that accurately simulate the actual instrument, but in the virtual environment. The virtual environment is modeled to accurately simulate the use of the instrument including manipulation of and collisions with other virtual objects, such as surgical thread or internal tissues. Training and assessment tools are also provided that coach or assess a user's proficiency with the instrument.

Interference checking device including: a modeling database that stores data for three-dimensional modeling of tools, workpieces, and machine-tool constituting structures; an interference data memory for storing interference data defining inter-component interference relationships among the tool, the workpiece, and the structures; and an interference checking processor that, based on structure movement commands sent from a program analyzer for the machine tool, and on data stored in the modeling database and interference data memory, determines whether the tool, the workpiece, and the structures will interfere with each other. Movement commands in a block at least one block succeeding the block being executed in order to control the drive mechanisms that move the structures are sent from the program analyzer to the interference checking processor.

A molded surface fastener has engagement regions in which engaging elements are disposed in an erect manner and space regions with no engaging elements, the engagement regions and the space regions alternating in the longitudinal direction. Each space region has a pair of left and right vertical wall portions that are disposed on a substrate portion in an erect manner and a convex rib portion that protrudes from the center of the substrate portion in the width direction, and the convex rib portion is integrally connected to a main lateral wall portion disposed in the width direction of the engagement region. By implementing a simple cutting process, this molded surface fastener can be easily adapted to usages in which the fastener has to be in a curved shape bending in the width direction.

A radio communication apparatus compatible with a plurality of communication systems and application services comprises a radio transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal, signal processing circuit for executing part of digital signal processing which may be executed when a radio signal is transmitted or received, first processors connected to the signal processing circuit for at least executing communication control related to connection between the radio communication apparatus and the communication systems, and an application program related to the application services, and second processors connected to the signal processing circuit for at least executing another part of the digital signal processing, and control of the signal processing circuit, the amount of processing of the second processors being greater than the amount of processing of the first processors, the processing concerning the executing unit.

A radio communication apparatus compatible with a plurality of communication systems and application services comprises a radio transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting and receiving a radio signal, signal processing circuit for executing part of digital signal processing which may be executed when a radio signal is transmitted or received, first processors connected to the signal processing circuit for at least executing communication control related to connection between the radio communication apparatus and the communication systems, and an application program related to the application services, and second processors connected to the signal processing circuit for at least executing another part of the digital signal processing, and control of the signal processing circuit, the amount of processing of the second processors being greater than the amount of processing of the first processors, the processing concerning the executing unit.

A method of producing a multiple-section publication document (476) in a high-volume industrial process is disclosed. The method comprises generating a customised section (248) of the multiple-section publication document (476), the customised section (248) including user-required content type information (232, 720) and geographical information (230, 706, 708), obtained from a received user-specified content request (213), and using the customised section (248) to control an operation of compiling the multiple-section publication document (476). The using step includes picking, from a store (260) of pre-printed sections (264), a user-defined compilation (272) of pre-printed sections having content types corresponding to the user-required content type information (232, 720), binding the compilation (272) of pre-printed sections (264) and the customised section (248) into a unitary publication document (472), and applying a delivery address (458) to the publication document (472) using the geographical information (230, 706, 708).

An element grouping method for Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis is implemented in a computer to group elements forming an analyzing mode. The method automatically obtains nodes of specific elements having a common parameter from the elements forming the analyzing model which is an analyzing target, and automatically groups nodes having a referring number which is a predetermined value or less. The specific elements belonging to the grouped nodes are automatically grouped as edge elements. A check is made to determine whether or not all specific elements in an edge portion of the analyzing model are grouped as the edge elements. Specific elements, other than the specific elements in the edge portion which are grouped as the edge elements, are automatically grouped as the in-plane elements.

A dispersion includes dispersed particles. The particles include a reaction product of a first polymer, a second polymer, and a chain terminator. The first and second polymers have at least two Si—H moieties and silicon bonded unsaturated moieties, respectively. The chain terminator has one Si—H moiety or one unsaturated hydrocarbon moiety. The first and second polymers and the chain terminator are reacted in the presence of a metal catalyst. The dispersion is formed by a method that includes the step of combining the first and second polymers, and the chain terminator. This method also reacts the first and second polymers and the chain terminator in the presence of the metal catalyst to form the dispersed particles.

The data transmission apparatus for performing data communication based on optical transmission includes a transmitting unit for converting and sending electric communication data, which is to be transmitted, into optical communication data, and a photoelectric conversion circuit for receiving the optical communication data and converting the received optical communication data into electric communication data, wherein the photoelectric conversion circuit includes a photodiode for generating a current based on the optical communication data, and a variable current supply for subtracting a predetermined current from the current generated by the photodiode. In addition, a bias current of a laser diode of each transmitting unit is set to a current larger than a laser oscillation threshold current so as to reduce the deviation of a light emission delay time of each laser diode.

A sorting apparatus 10 which uses a sorting / conveying line 11 with branch destination, including a branch line 22 for sorting the commodities more than a quantity necessary for the branch destination and a surplus article returning line 23 for returning surplus commodities after removing a required quantity to the sorting / conveying line 11.

A display device includes a sensing circuit and a controller which selects a pixel row in a frame period. A vertical blank period of the frame period includes a sensing time in which the sensing circuit performs a sensing operation for the selected pixel row. The sensing circuit measures a first source voltage of a driving transistor of a pixel in the selected pixel row at a first time point of the sensing time, and measures a second source voltage of the driving transistor at a second time point of the sensing time. The controller calculates a threshold voltage parameter and a mobility parameter based on the first and second source voltages, predicts a saturated source voltage of the driving transistor based on the threshold voltage parameter and the mobility parameter, and calculates a threshold voltage of the driving transistor based on the saturated source voltage.

The routing control system 100 according to the present invention comprises a control server 1 as the control system, and routers 10-60 as the transfer system. The control server 1 receives the temporary routing control table which is transmitted from the routers 10-60, and stores this temporary routing control table in the routing control table DB 6 as the routing control table of the router which is the transmission source. This routing control table is updated as needed when a predetermined time has elapsed from the previous update. The control server 1 refers to the data in the routing control table DB 6 constructed in this way, and performs the routing control of packets which pass through each router 10-60 on the network.

An intelligent network jack configured for connection to a communication network includes a housing, an input connector, an output connector adapted for coupling to the communication network, processing circuitry arranged within the housing and operative to perform a test for connectivity between the network jack and the communication network, and a display for presenting a result of the connectivity test in a user-perceptible manner. In one embodiment, the network jack comprises an in-wall network jack configured for installation with the housing primarily on one side of a wall and with at least the input connector and display accessible on an opposite side of the wall. In another embodiment, the network jack comprises an adaptor network jack with the output connector configured for insertion into an input connector of an existing conventional in-wall network jack.