377 results about "Functional design" patented technology

The present invention provides methods, techniques, materials and devices and uses thereof for custom-fitting biocompatible implants, prosthetics and interventional tools for use on medical and veterinary applications. The devices produced according to the invention are created using additive manufacturing techniques based on a computer generated model such that every prosthesis or interventional device is personalized for the user having the appropriate metallic alloy composition and virtual validation of functional design for each use.

Methods, devices and systems for virtual, remote and real-time collaboration between surgeons and engineers using system learning and intelligent and timely disbursement of design and performance information to engineering teams embarking on the preliminary design event of a personalized orthopedic implant or personalize surgical instrument utilizing a case-based reasoning expert system. Additive manufacturing technology and statistically controlled advanced manufacturing processes quickly produce personalized medical devices worldwide.

A system and method for designing or customizing a product, web page, or other item, via a global computer network. The system includes a web server, a client computer, a PDF rendering engine, and a manufacturing computer. A user may select preliminary design choices form a web page at the client computer. After preliminary design choices are made, a web-based design editor allows customization of many different features of the designed product. The design editor may include drag & drop capabilities for repositioning design elements and preferably needs little or no client-server interaction during product customization. A PDF rendering engine generates a PDF file describing the designed invention, and the PDF may be used to directly drive manufacturing equipment to produce the product. The web-based design system may be especially useful in designing printed or graphical products such as business cards, stationary, and stamps.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the liquid crystal display technology field, especially to a circuit of gate drive on array (GOA), a shift register and a display screen. The GOA circuit comprises a first thin film transistor (TFT), a second TFT, a third TFT, a fourth TFT, a capacitor and a drop-down module. The drop-down module, which is connected between a first clock signal input terminal, a second clock signal input terminal, a first node and an output terminal and is connected with a low level signal terminal, is used for maintaining the first node and the output terminal to be at a low level within non-working time of the GOA circuit of this row. According to the invention, functions of an input terminal and a reset terminal in the GOA circuit are designed to be symmetrical, so that the GOA circuit can realize bilateral scanning without changing charging and discharging characteristics of a node; and thus reliability and stability of the circuit are ensured.

The present invention introduces a development platforms based on the database application systems with function design, the development platform includes system control table, the menu component kits and code generator, the menu component kits is the module of reusable menu classification implementation; System control table is the carrier of description parameters both of storage application system architecture and menu functions, the carrier is the data tables of the relational database; The code generator dynamically generates code execution under storage parameters in the system control table. Development and application of the system using development platform just require system functional design, data table design, menu Form design, without the need to write code or only a very small number of special features menu prepared by the code, which can be generated applications; Application of the system's operation, reading system control table parameters and dynamic generating code execution, completion of system functions; when users change the business model, only a modification of system parameters control table, or to amend the use of the data table menu, and the menu forms can complete system maintenance.

A system and method for generating inline subcircuits that enable a circuit designer to model and simulate circuits that when compared to conventional system and methods reduces the hierarchy from the perspective of the circuit designer, more efficiently models parasitic components, more efficiently parameterizes device models, more effectively creates models that are compatible with other simulation tools, can change the interface of a component without requiring the designer to use an extra layer of hierarchy, provides a more efficient interface by hiding details from the designer, enables hidden monitors and other functional designs to be automatically simulated by hiding these functions from the designer in a design level that is below the design level that is of interest to the designer, such as the geometrical parameter design level, can perform general purpose model binning with automatic selection, can export models and model parameters to other hierarchies without requiring an additional hierarchy in the model name, can allow sharing of exported parameterized models by devices or components that are not within the inline subcircuit definition and can modify or create outputs for models by redefining or hiding existing outputs or creating new outputs.

Provided are alternative hybrid transmission systems for marine, or two wheeled land vehicles, as well as propulsion systems and vehicles comprising such transmission systems, to improve various propulsion systems using a combination of at least two power sources with the option for simultaneous or alternating power input from two or more power sources, while providing desired characteristics or components. Such characteristics or components can include, but are not limited to: power, torque, acceleration, cruising speed or power, fuel efficiency, battery charging, endurance, power sizing, weight, capacity, efficiency, speed, mechanically and / or electrically added system requirements, design, fuel selection, functional design, structural design, lift to drag ratio, weight, and / or other desired characteristic or component.

An embodiment of the invention provides an interactive type visual simulation system under the vehicle road collaborative environments.The system comprises a real traffic simulation three-dimensional model, a virtual driving vehicle, a driver-vehicle interactive simulation unit and a traffic flow model, and the traffic flow model considers driver factors and combines a vehicle starting and stop module.The system is based on the three-dimensional simulation environments, an interactive type dynamic mapping model corresponding to the virtual vehicle, different typical scene simulation and the like, the traffic flow model considering the driver behavior is designed, the behavior and the effect of a cooperative vehicle infrastructure system can be displayed to a user from multiple angles, at the same time, the acceptance degree of the driver on vehicle road collaboration certain functions and the design rationality of certain functions are analyzed, and a virtual driving environment with sense of reality and sense of immersion can be provided for the driver.

Systems and method are disclosed for creating or updating an application. An application development platform is adapted to assist a user with creating or updating an application. The platform includes tools that permit a user to determine application features for the application. A plurality of application modules associated with the application are determined. The application modules are associated with one or more customization interfaces that permit the user to customize the functionality, design and content of the application. A plurality of selections are received from the user via the one or more customization interfaces associated with the application modules. A user input is also received that identifies at least one content delivery device on which the application is to be executed. Compiled data is generated for the application based on the selections received from the user.

Computer-assisted systems and methods for integrating aesthetic and functional design processes for real-world objects can include a computerized module for defining an aesthetic representation of a real-world object, and a computing module supplied with approximation model data of a CAE simulation module to calculate functional quality value(s) using a parametric description of the aesthetic representation as input. An interface can issue a physical signal to a user, with the physical signal communicating the quality value(s) to the user. A computerized module can change the parametric description of the aesthetic representation of the object in the aesthetic design process taking the obtained functional quality value into account.

An IP database includes a system level IP used in system level design. IPs A and B in the system level IP are divided into processing algorithm description portions, input data structure definition portions and output data structure definition portions. When a communication channel is provided between the IPs communicating data in architecture or functional design, a conversion circuit generating means generates a data conversion circuit between the communication channel and each of the IPs with reference to the IP database.

The invention provides a preparation method and a functionalized design method of a novel magnetic nano-pore metal-organic framework core-shell material preparation, and an application of the material in heavy metal ion selective removing and targeted drug loading. With a layered self-assembly method, the magnetic core-shell material with a magnetic material as a core and a nano-pore metal-organic framework as a shell is prepared, wherein the thickness of the nano-pore metal-organic framework shell layer can be effectively regulated through changing self-assembly conditions. The invention also provides a method for carrying out thiol functional design upon the magnetic nano-pore metal-organic framework material, and a method for carrying out organic and / or inorganic surface modification upon the surface of the nano-pore metal-organic framework magnetic core-shell material. The nano-pore metal-organic framework magnetic core-shell material provided by the invention can be used as an absorption material and a catalytic material, a heavy metal ion selective absorption and separation material, and a targeted drug loading carrier.

The invention discloses a method for realizing a home residence overall solution based on an informationized business mode. The method comprises the informationization of each process step and operation step of a commercial activity and the realization of personalized product design and mass customized production driven by user requirements by an enterprise. The method concretely comprises the steps that: a user information collection informationization step, a user personalized residential need mining and analysis informatization step including a living room structure modularization sub step,and a demand scheme interaction design informationization step including a step of carrying out the planning layout of a scene object configuration scheme and the interactive design of a scene styleeffect according to a basic scene function design model formed by training in advance, a style effect design scheme library of a basic scene formed by training advance and a preset basic scene productconfiguration standardization database with the combination of building structure characteristics of basic building blocks of the above functional areas and functional structures and user residentialneeds.

The invention provides an ionic liquid CO2 trapping agent and a preparation method thereof. Due to functional design, the anion is an amino acid radical, and the ionic liquid is synthesized by a halogenated intermediate and is excellent functional ionic liquid; and the product directly serves as the CO2 trapping agent without dehydration and purification. The trapping agent is low in synthesis cost and low in price and has better trapping performance and regeneration performance than amino salt absorbents. The invention can be applied to tower reactors (such as bubble towers, packed towers, plate towers and the like) and the film absorption process; the trapping agent is recycled in a device; and the provided ionic liquid has wide application market in the field of separating and trapping of acid gases.

The invention discloses an FPGA-based clustering algorithm acceleration system and a design method thereof. The method comprises the steps of obtaining a key code of each algorithm through a profiling technology; detailing the key code of each algorithm and extracting same function logic (a common operator); redesigning a code structure by using a blocking technology to increase the utilization rate of data locality and reduce the off-chip access frequency; designing an extended semantic instruction set, realizing function logic parts corresponding to the instruction set, and finishing a key code function through operations of fetching, decoding and execution of instructions; designing an acceleration framework of an accelerator and generating an IP core; and transplanting an operation system to a development board, and finishing cooperative work of software and hardware in the operation system. Various clustering algorithms can be supported and the flexibility and universality of a hardware accelerator can be improved; and the code of each algorithm is reconstructed by adopting the blocking technology to reduce the off-chip access frequency so as to reduce the influence of the off-chip access bandwidth on the acceleration effect of the accelerator.

The present invention includes interchangeable jewelry pieces and an interchangeable jewelry product line comprising at least post style earrings, dangling earrings and pendants for necklaces. All of the jewelry items in the line have a base portion with a magnetic portion designed and dimensioned to receive and magnetically secure an interchangeable decorative cap portion. The decorative caps have a simple functional design making them relatively inexpensive to mass produce. The decorative cap portion includes a receiver portion, a substantially planar decorative material dimensioned for receipt in the receiver portion, a cover portion for protecting the decorative material, and downwardly projecting peripheral rim dimensioned to encompass the peripheral edge of a magnetic portion of the base of each of the pieces of jewelry in the product line.

A coverage-directed test generation technique for functional design verification relies on events that are clustered according to similarities in the way that the events are stimulated in a simulation environment, not necessarily related to the semantics of the events. The set of directives generated by a coverage-directed test generation engine for each event is analyzed and evaluated for similarities with sets of directives for other events. Identified similarities in the sets of directives provide the basis for defining event clusters. Once clusters have been defined, a common set of directives for the coverage-directed test generation engine is generated that attempts to cover all events in a given cluster.

The invention relates to a nano finishing method for preparing a super hydrophilic wool fabric with washing fastness, which is particularly suitable for super hydrophilicity finishing of the high-grade wool fabric. The method of the invention comprises the following steps of: carrying out pretreatment on the wool fabric by using a coupling agent, then regulating a pH value of a reaction solvent, soaking the pretreated wool fabric in the reaction solvent and stirring the mixture at a constant temperature; and adding solution of a precursor containing silicon dioxide (solution of other functional nanoparticles or precursors thereof can be also added) into the reaction solvent in which the wool fabric is soaked, then regulating the pH value of reaction solution, oscillating the reaction solution for a certain time at a constant temperature, taking the wool fabric out, washing the wool fabric and drying the wool fabric. The method of the invention can carry out functionalization treatment on the wool fabric when preparing a nano material so that the wool fabric has effect on adsorption and fast drying and is also very washable. The method of the invention has simple operation, can realize functional design of the fabric from the microcosmic field and can integrate various functions of adsorption and fast drying, bacteriostasis, self cleaning and the like into one body.

A sliding vane compression and expansion device for both cryogenic and normal refrigeration cycles, including the production of liquefied natural gas, is disclosed herein. The device can operate in extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, and incorporates replaceable wear elements as well as functional design elements into a sliding vane device to permit processing of a wide variety of gases (for example, but not limited to, methane, nitrogen, oxygen, argon, etc.), liquids and other media under very extreme conditions, including, but not limited to, super-heated steam, cryogenic liquids, bi-phase gas / liquids (wherein both gaseous and liquid media co-exist or are created in the same area), plasma media, semi-solids and powders.

In accordance with the present invention a fat skimming ladle that is efficient and convenient to use for removal of fat and other floating debris off of cooked soup stock. This special purpose ladle retains the simple elegant look of a common soup ladle, and can just as convenient to be used. The conduit structure with inlet located at the interior bottom of the ladle bowl and outlet located behind the proximal end of the handle allows for a simple, elegant and greatly functional design.

A software application can capture product parameters and attributes in order to allow a non-expert user to create a valid functional system layout in a design space. To enable accurate layouts, the software application can automatically apply all applicable components, connectors, rules, attributes, codes, and behaviors to each component / design element in the design space. The intelligent, object-oriented software can apply rules and behaviors automatically, not only providing an accurate, valid layout, but also optimizing the layout. The intelligent, object-oriented software can recognize required changes effected by a user-driven change, and automatically resolve the layout design.

Various embodiments of methods of designing an integrated circuit (IC). One embodiment of one such method includes: (1) generating a functional design for the IC, (2) determining performance objectives for the IC, (3) determining an optimization target voltage for the IC, (4) determining whether the IC needs voltage scaling to achieve the performance objectives at the optimization target voltage and, if so, whether the IC is to employ static voltage scaling or adaptive voltage scaling, (5) using the optimization target voltage to synthesize a layout from the functional IC design that meets the performance objectives by employing a unitless performance / power quantifier as a metric to gauge a degree of optimization thereof and (6) performing a timing signoff of the layout at the optimization target voltage.

Disclosed is an intervertebral disc prosthesis for the total replacement of a natural intervertebral disc within the lumbar and cervical spine, comprising of articulating sliding partners. The upper sliding partner has means for a firm assembly to an upper vertebral body and the lower sliding partner has means for a firm assembly to a lower vertebral body. At least one sliding surface is between two sliding partners. Two- and three-part functional designs are planned and both having in common, that, as a result of the shape of the articulating surface(s), the laterolateral and dorsoventral motion amplitudes differ. The resulting angles including the rotation around a fictitious vertical axis can be defined to a desired extent.

The invention discloses a simulation testing method, apparatus and system for a vehicle control unit. The simulation testing method includes the steps: determining a driving requirement for a current driving scene; according to the driving requirement and the driving operation information for a simulation driver in the current driving scene, generating a vehicle simulation control signal; sending the vehicle simulation control signal to a vehicle control unit to be tested to enable the vehicle control unit to control a simulation vehicle according to the vehicle simulation control signal and output the vehicle operating state information; and judging whether the vehicle operating state information is in accordance with the preset operating state information so as to determine whether the vehicle control unit to be tested can correctly process the current driving scene. The simulation testing method, apparatus and system for a vehicle control unit can verify whether the functional design of the vehicle control unit satisfies the driving requirements in different driving scenes for different types of users so as to verify the integrity of the functions of the vehicle control unit.

The invention discloses a prosthetic electric smart manipulator. The prosthetic electric smart manipulator comprises an electric thumb, four electric fingers and a mechanical palm, wherein the electric thumb and the four electric fingers respectively sequentially an upper metacarpophalangeal joint, a middle metacarpophalangeal joint, a lower metacarpophalangeal joint and a base body, the lower metacarpophalangeal joints of the four electric fingers are respectively arranged in the mechanical palm in the same direction by virtue of the respective base bodies, the lower metacarpophalangeal joint of the electric thumb is arranged in the mechanical palm by virtue of the base body of the electric thumb, the electric thumb is positioned at the other side of the mechanical palm, and the five electric fingers and the mechanical palm are in the same plane; and the electric thumb has four driving degrees of freedom, each electric finger has three driving degrees of freedom and one driven degree of freedom, so that sixteen driving degrees of freedom and four driven degrees of freedom are formed in total, are consist with the degrees of freedom of a hand, thus a hardware device is provided for master-slave control of the manipulator. According to the invention, arrangement in a bionic hand shape, skeleton structure of fingers of the hand and movement functional design of the fingers of the hand are adopted, thus the manipulator in the invention not only can be applied to the industrial field but also can be used as an artificial limb of the hand.

Provided are alternative hybrid transmission systems for marine, or two wheeled land vehicles, as well as propulsion systems and vehicles comprising such transmission systems, to improve various propulsion systems using a combination of at least two power sources with the option for simultaneous or alternating power input from two or more power sources, while providing desired characteristics or components. Such characteristics or components can include, but are not limited to: power, torque, acceleration, cruising speed or power, fuel efficiency, battery charging, endurance, power sizing, weight, capacity, efficiency, speed, mechanically and / or electrically added system requirements, design, fuel selection, functional design, structural design, lift to drag ratio, weight, and / or other desired characteristic or component.

The invention discloses a product function gene modeling system and method. The system comprises a behavior describing unit, a overall function determining unit and a overall function decomposing unit, wherein the behavior describing unit is used for describing the functional relation of parts among products; the overall function determining unit is used for analyzing functional requirements suggested by users, grasping the core of the overall design task to obtain the design requirements of the products and abstracting the overall function of the products; the overall function decomposing unit is used for decomposing the overall function into a plurality of simple subfunctions. The system also comprises a product function reasoning module which further comprises an FTML file reading unit, a function element matrix converting unit, a matrix adjusting unit and an FTML film converting unit. Aiming at function design knowledge and design object knowledge, the invention provides the function modeling method based on gene encoding and adopts an extensive makeup language (XML) and a matrix to represent and establish an evolving and reasoning method of the product parts on the basis of encoding.

The invention relates to a preparation method for a block polymer co-assembled homopore membrane. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving two block polymers with polystyrene serving as hydrophobic blocks in a mixed solvent to form membrane casting liquid, salivating the membrane casting liquid into a thin membrane through a membrane scraping machine after stewing and aging under room temperature, stewing for 15-300s in air, and immersing into a coagulating bath to form the homopore membrane. The block polymer co-assembled homopore membrane prepared by the method disclosed by the invention is characterized by being formed by co-mixing and assembling the two block polymers; compared with the prior art, the preparation method is a novel method for performing in-situ modification and functional design on the homopore membrane.