1686 results about "Motion direction" patented technology

In a master-slave manipulator system, manipulation device can be manipulated intuitively even when clutch manipulation is performed. A master-slave manipulator system includes: mode switching device for switching between a master-slave mode, in which the slave manipulator is controlled, and an observation device visual field tracking clutch mode, in which transmission of an operation command to the slave manipulator from the manipulation device is cut off to move the manipulation device to an optional position and orientation; a switching unit control section that reads a signal of the mode switching device to forward a mode signal to the manipulation device control section; and a visual field transform section that forwards a third control command to the manipulator control section and forwards a fourth control command to the visual field change control section on the basis of an operation command read by the manipulation device control section at the time of the observation device visual field tracking clutch mode so as to make an agreement between a direction of motion of an image of the slave manipulator displayed on the display device and a direction of manipulation of the manipulation device.

Systems and methods for haptic feedback effects for control knobs are described. One method comprises the steps of receiving a sensor signal associated with a motion of a manipulandum in a degree of freedom, and determining a direction of the motion of the manipulandum in the degree of freedom based on the sensor signal. The method further comprises outputting a first force signal if the determination indicates that the manipulandum moves in a first direction in the degree of freedom, and outputting a second force signal if the determination indicates that the manipulandum moves in a second direction in the degree of freedom.

Bone length adjustment method and system includes a two-part telescopic device connected to bone parts whose length between the connection points is to be adjusted, with each part of the telescopic device being secured to the bone part, and a rod with an embedded permanent magnet which is in threaded engagement at one or both of its ends with one or both of the parts of the telescopic device. The permanent magnet in the rod is excited by an external solenoid arrangement to cause a radial force to develop at the rod thereby causing it to rotate. Rotation of the rod is converted via the threads at one or both of its ends to axial motion or movement of the telescopic parts relative to each other and thereby causes an increase or decrease in the bone length depending on the direction of axial movement between the telescopic parts.

A mirror or other reflecting surface is used for collecting and reflecting incident solar radiation. The mirror is supported for independent motion about a pair of axes. An accelerometer generates signals representative of an amount and direction of motion of the mirror about each of the axes. Motors or other drive mechanisms independently drive the mirror about each of the axes. A tracking device provides information about the current position of the Sun. A control is connected to the accelerometer, the motors and the tracking device for maintaining a predetermined optimum orientation of the mirror as the Sun moves across the sky. Position sensors that sense the position of the mirror relative to the earth's magnetic field may also be employed.

Whether or not an angular velocity detected by an angular velocity sensor is used for a game process is determined, and a difficulty level of a game to be subjected to a game process is set so as to vary depending on whether the angular velocity is determined to be used or the angular velocity is determined not to be used. When the angular velocity is determined not to be used, a process of specifying a motion direction of an input device is performed by using acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor, whereas when the angular velocity is determined to be used, at least a part of the process of specifying the motion of the input device is performed by using the angular velocity detected by the angular velocity sensor. Accordingly, based on the specified motion direction, the game process is performed while the set difficulty level is applied.

The invention relates to a large scale crowd video analysis system and a method thereof. The system comprises a crowd density calculation module, a crowd prospect segmentation module, a crowd tracking module, a crowd state analysis module and an event determination module. The crowd density calculation module, the crowd prospect segmentation module and the crowd tracking module process video image data and then the crowd number, a crowd area, a crowd motion direction and a speed are acquired respectively. The crowd state analysis module carries out processing analysis based on the acquired crowd number, the crowd area, the crowd motion direction and the speed and sends an analysis result to the event determination module. The event determination module is used for determining whether a crowd event is abnormal. The crowd event means that the crowd reaching a certain scale carries out one group characteristic behavior in a monitoring area. By using the system and the method, monitoring personnel can complete intelligent trend prediction, characteristic event positioning and other tasks; and effective help is provided for prevention of emergency, suspicious clue tracking and the like.

The invention relates to a driving mechanism of a dual-power automatic transfer switch. The driving mechanism mainly comprises a driving electromagnet assembly, a mounting bracket, a connecting plate, a push rod, a lever, an oscillating deck, a crank, a main switch rotating shaft, a connecting rod, a pin shaft, a rotating shaft, a first hinged shaft, a second hinged shaft, a connecting block, a shaft, a third hinged shaft and a fourth hinged shaft; the driving electromagnet assembly is composed of a magnet exciting coil, a dynamic iron core, a spring and a static iron core. The driving mechanism is characterized in that in the driving electromagnet assembly, linear motion in the horizontal direction of the dynamic iron core and the push rod is converted into linear motion of the pin shaft in the vertical direction through the oscillating deck, the lever, the connecting plate and the like, and linear motion of the pin shaft is converted into swing of the main switch rotating shaft around the axis through the connecting rod and the crank. Reciprocating swing of the main switch rotating shaft completes switching on and switching off actions of the whole switch. The oscillating deck plays a role in changing the motion direction. The lever plays a role in increasing thrust. A connecting rod crank mechanism plays a role in self-locking and preventing reversion.

Movement through multi-dimensional space is simulated using a series of panoramic images which are projected or displayed in sequence. The user's direction of view, that is the selected view window, is maintained as the series of images is projected or displayed. Motion in directions other than forward or reverse is simulated by utilizing "branch" points in the sequence. Each path from a branch point simulates motion in a different direction. Branch points are generally indicated to a viewer by visual indicators called "hot spots"; however, branch points may also be hidden and activated in response to the viewer's selected direction of view. If a branch point is indicated by a visual indicator, a user can select motion in a desired direction by clicking on a "hot spot". In order to conserve storage space, the image representing each panorama can be stored in a compressed format. Only the portion of the panorama necessary to create a "view window" that is, the portion of the image displayed in response to the user's direction of view, is decompressed at view time. An index methodology is used to store the panoramic images. Use of the indexing methodology allows the images to be retrieved in both the forward and backward direction to simulate movement in either direction. Sound is provided in a special format, so that special effects can be provided based on the user's point of view and dependent upon the direction of motion selected by the user.

A method and system for exposing a light sensitive material using device for forming a row of spots of light onto the light sensitive material located on a focal plane, device for modulating each of the spots according to imaging data so that at any point of time, the row of spots forms a data pattern according to the imaging data, device for generating relative motion between the imaging mechanism and the light sensitive material on the focal plane, the direction of motion substantially parallel to the direction of the row of spots on the light sensitive material; and data synchronizing device for shifting the imaging data into the modulating device at a rate determined by the speed of relative motion to maintain the image of any data pattern substantially stationary on the light sensitive material.

The invention discloses a visual navigation method and system of a mobile robot. According to the method, a scene image in a scene where the mobile robot is located is acquired in real time and converted into a grayscale image; a two-dimensional code in the grayscale image is identified and decoded, and state transition information and speed change information are obtained; meanwhile, an outline center line of a stripe in the same frame of grayscale image is determined, and the offset distance and the offset angle between the outline center line of the stripe and a center line of the grayscale image are calculated; the linear velocity and the motion direction of the mobile terminal are adjusted according to the state transition information and the speed change information, and meanwhile, the angular velocity of the mobile robot is corrected in real time according to the offset distance and the offset angle. The two-dimensional code on the stripe and the scene image for correction are acquired simultaneously in the image manner, the two-dimensional code and the stripe in the same frame of image are merged, meanwhile, preset motion and real-time correction of the robot are controlled, the control and correction method can be significantly simplified, the velocity can be increased, and the system can be more stable.

A method of full-field or “ping-based” Doppler ultrasound imaging allows for detection of Doppler signals indicating moving reflectors at any point in an imaging field without the need to pre-define range gates. In various embodiments, such whole-field Doppler imaging methods may include transmitting a Doppler ping from a transmit aperture, receiving echoes of the Doppler ping with one or more separate receive apertures, detecting Doppler signals and determining the speed of moving reflectors. In some embodiments, the system also provides the ability to determine the direction of motion by solving a set of simultaneous equations based on echo data received by multiple receive apertures.

The present disclosure provides a hands-free, self-balancing vehicle including a tiltable platform for a rider to stand on. The tiltable platform may tilt in any direction and direct the direction of motion of the vehicle. The vehicle is compact and may be disassembled for easy portability.

A touch pad assembly includes a substrate and a plurality of acoustic wave switches positioned with respect to the substrate. Each of the plurality of acoustic wave switches includes a touch surface connected to an acoustic wave cavity and a transducer secured to the acoustic wave cavity. The plurality of acoustic wave switches are positioned to provide detection of sliding motion direction and rate between the plurality of acoustic wave switches.

The invention discloses a screen display-controlling method facing to a slide body of a touch screen, which comprises the following steps of: (1) setting a coordinate system on a touch screen; (2) detecting the sliding action of a user on the touch screen with the coordinate system, and recoding parameters correlative to the sliding action; and (3) controlling the moving direction, speed and displacement of the slide body displayed on the screen according to the parameters, wherein the motion of the slide body is an inertial motion which consists of a positive acceleration stage and a negative acceleration stage. The method can control the display status of the slide body in the screen according to the sliding operation of the user on the slide body of the touch screen, reflects the factors such as the moving direction, speed, acceleration and the like of the slide body, and leads the user to obtain the visual effect which is close to the motion of objects in the real world.

The invention relates to a method for entering characters in a user interface of an electronic device. The method according to the invention comprises: detecting the direction of movement indicated by the input device when the start of the character entering function has been detected; showing the character of the character area on the display, towards which character area the direction of movement indicated by the input device is proceeding; detecting the termination of the character entering function; interpreting the character towards whose character area the direction of movement was last detected to proceed as the character to be entered next, when the termination of the character entering function is detected.

The invention discloses a moving target analyzing and tracking method and system based on video monitoring. The moving target analyzing and tracking method comprises the following steps of: monitoring video acquisition, acquiring video streaming recorded by a monitoring camera; performing image preprocessing: primarily processing an image of the video streaming, and acquiring a processed image; performing target recognition: performing target recognition classification on each foreground object of the processed image, wherein the classified type of targets comprises persons, vehicles and objects; performing motion track analysis: analyzing the motion track of each target according to the setting of an alarm rule, marking a target of which the motion track is matched with the alarm rule as a suspected target, and giving out an alarm; and tracking the target: tracking the suspected target, and recording the actual motion track and the actual motion direction of the suspected target. According to the method, the alarm is automatically given aiming at an abnormal event, the possibility of missing report and error report is reduced, and the workload of security monitoring personnel is lightened.

A robot executes motion by modifying a motion behavior on the basis of a motion direction of a user on board according to a state of mind of the user on board. This produces the motion of the vehicle under conditions that reflect the user's state of mind. The robot preferably includes a direction input portion that receives the motion direction from the user and generates a reference input corresponding to the motion direction, and an inverted control reference input generator that generates a motion reference input that makes the robot execute motion in a behavior different from the motion behavior on the basis of the motion direction, based at least on a reduction coefficient with a value corresponding to the user's state of mind and the reference input generated in the direction input portion. The reduction coefficient is determined by measuring the pulse rate of the user on board.

A mirror or other reflecting surface is used for collecting and reflecting incident solar radiation. The mirror is supported for independent motion about a pair of axes. An accelerometer generates signals representative of an amount and direction of motion of the mirror about each of the axes. Motors or other drive mechanisms independently drive the mirror about each of the axes. A tracking device provides information about the current position of the Sun. A control is connected to the accelerometer, the motors and the tracking device for maintaining a predetermined optimum orientation of the mirror as the Sun moves across the sky.

A method of performing a zoom operation on a camera is disclosed, wherein, one or more regions of interest within a captured image of a scene are determined. Camera motion direction towards one of the regions of interest is determined. A target region of interest is determined based on the determined camera motion direction. The zoom operation is performed to the target region of interest.

An accurate high-speed moving vehicle mark identification method based on video belongs to a calculation processing method adopting image and mode identification technology to realize vehicle detection and vehicle mark identification. The present invention mainly comprises five function modules, namely a video camera control module, a motion detection module, a vehicle snapshot module, a vehicle positioning module and a vehicle identification module. The present invention acquires a real-time video image through a camera system, judges whether a vehicle passes by processing the video image, judges the motion direction of the vehicle according to motion characteristics, segments a picture of the moving vehicle from an image sequence, positions a vehicle mark through vehicle texture features, and performs classification identification to a vehicle head mark or a vehicle back mark by utilizing vehicle mark features before and after. The present invention can solve the vehicle model and vehicle mark identification of high-speed running vehicles, especially the identification of vehicle back marks.

Training data object images are clustered as a function of motion direction attributes and resized from respective original into same aspect ratios. Motionlet detectors are learned for each of the sets from features extracted from the resized object blobs. A deformable sliding window is applied to detect an object blob in input by varying window size, shape or aspect ratio to conform to a shape of the detected input video object blob. A motion direction of an underlying image patch of the detected input video object blob is extracted and motionlet detectors selected and applied that have similar motion directions. An object is thus detected within the detected blob and semantic attributes of an underlying image patch extracted if a motionlet detectors fires, the extracted semantic attributes available for use for searching for the detected object.

The invention discloses a vivid and interesting desktop icon displaying method and device. The method includes the following steps: when entering a desktop, initializing desktop icons, and randomly distributing same or different initial directions and initial speeds to all the desktop icons of the current desktop; detecting whether collision occurs among the icons or not in real time; if yes, playing a pre-stored first collision sound, and calculating respective motion directions and motion speeds of two collided icons according to the momentum conservation law and the energy conservation law; detecting whether the icons collide with the edge of a touch screen or not in real time; if yes, playing a pre-stored second collision sound, wherein the icons rebound in a collision speed. After the vivid and interesting desktop icon displaying method and device is applied, the terminal desktop displays showy dynamic effect and makes the icon collision sounds, and users can interact with the desktop and optionally change motion state of the icons, so that much interestingness is realized, and the users have a lot of fun and good use and operation experiences.

Aspects of a method and system for processing video data are disclosed and may include detecting, within a single chip in a programmable surveillance video camera, one or more moving objects in a raw video signal generated by the programmable surveillance video camera. One or more characteristics of the detected one or more objects may be extracted within the single chip in the programmable surveillance video camera. The extraction may be based on the raw video signal and may be performed prior to compression of the raw video data. The characteristics of the detected one or more objects may include shape, texture, color, motion presence, motion direction, sequence name, location, links, and/or alarm type. One or more textual representations of at least one of the characteristics of the detected one or more objects may be generated within the single chip in the programmable surveillance video camera.

The invention discloses a virtual reality gaming device and a scene realization method. The virtual reality gaming device is characterized by comprising a helmet, a camera, a computer and a running machine, wherein the camera is used for collecting moving postures and head actions of a user; a running machine driver is used for determining the motion speed and the motion direction of a chassis and a displacement coordinate of the user on the chassis according to the running state of the user, transmitting the motion speed and the motion direction of the chassis and a displacement coordinate of the user to the computer, and integrating the motion speed and the motion direction of the chassis and a displacement coordinate of the user to game software; the game software is used for generating game scenes and transmitting the game scenes to the helmet to display a 3D video scene; the running machine driver is used for receiving instructions of the computer and driving a vertical plane motion mechanism to control the motion of a vertical plane. According to the virtual reality gaming device and the scene realization method, the moving posture extraction accuracy is improved, so that the experience of the games is improved; the omni-directional three-dimensional motion can be implemented; the gaming device is high in integration degree.

The invention discloses a real-time control device and a real-time control method for a motion direction of an electromagnetic energy-regeneration semi-active suspension of a vehicle. A bi-directional controllable double ratchet mechanism composed of a first ratchet mechanism and a second ratchet mechanism which are jointly arranged on an input shaft of an energy-regeneration motor rotor is arranged between an energy-regeneration motor and a nut-ball screw mechanism. The first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism respectively comprise a ratchet, a pawl, a pawl rotating shaft, a tensioning spring and an electromagnet. The electromagnets are electrically connected with a control unit, and the rotating directions of the two ratchets combined with the pawls are opposite. When the control unit inputs control signals to a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet of the first ratchet mechanism and the second ratchet mechanism, the input shaft of the energy-regeneration motor rotor can only rotate anticlockwise or clockwise, and the suspension can only be stretched or compressed. When the control unit does not input control signals to the first electromagnet or the second electromagnet, the suspension can only be stretched and compressed. When the vehicle is subjected to a large inertial force, by real-time control of the motion direction of the related suspension, pitching and side tipping of the vehicle are reduced, and the running safety of the vehicle is improved.

Apparatus (10) for generating motion around a remote center of motion (RCM), comprising a distal link (L12, LR) arranged to revolve about the remote center of motion and to translate through the remote center of motion, a proximal link (L10, LI) arranged to revolve about a proximal center of motion (LCM), coupled to a base link, through a rotational joint (150) and a sliding joint (181), a first mechanism comprising a first link (L9, BE) pivotally coupled to the proximal link (L10) and to the distal link (L12) and operable to transfer motion of the proximal link relative to the proximal center of motion to a motion of the distal link relative to the remote center of motion by maintaining a parallelogram (PAR1), and a second mechanism operable to move the first link with two degrees of freedom in a plane parallel to the plane of motion of the proximal link, characterised in that the second mechanism comprises one link or a serial connection of links (L4, L8, L3, L7, L2, L6) connecting the base link to the first link, configured to have an orientation of instant motion which is different from an orientation of instant motion of the proximal link (L10), relative to the base link.

In the present invention, when a solid object is recognized in the direction of movement of an own vehicle, in a system which carries out driving support of a vehicle, turning control of the vehicle is carried out in order to avoid a collision with the solid object. However, the execution of the turning control is permitted, in cases where a distance between the position of the own vehicle under turning control and the position of the solid object in an entire range of a turning control zone continuous between a predetermined control starting point at which the turning control of the own vehicle is started and a predetermined control ending point at which the turning control ends becomes equal to or less than a predetermined avoidance distance at which it is determined to avoid the collision with the solid object.

The present invention discloses a pot motion device used in automatic or semi-automatic cooking equipment and the cooking equipment adopting the pot motion device. The pot motion device of the present invention comprises (1) a pot; (2) a translational motion mechanism which is connected with the pot and reciprocally moves between two endpoints; (3) a frame which accommodates the translation motion mechanism to move reciprocally; (4) a first driving device. The pot motion device of the present invention also can further include an angle regulation mechanism which keeps an inclined angle between the pot and a motion direction during the reciprocating motion and/or a speed switch mechanism which drives the translational motion mechanism to move and makes an acceleration generated from the translational motion mechanism. When the acceleration is small, the pot motion device of the present invention can shake the pot. And when the acceleration is bigger, the device can turnover the pot.

The invention relates to a magnetic rheological polishing device used in an aspheric optical part with a super large caliber, comprising a machine tool, a magnetic rheological polishing device and a control system which is connected with the above components. The machine tool comprises a lathe bed on which the work piece to be processed is placed, an X axial linear motion mechanism is arranged on the two sides of the lathe bed, a movable portal is fixed on a slider of the X axial linear motion mechanism, a Y axial linear motion mechanism is arranged on a cross beam of the movable portal, a Z axial linear motion mechanism is fixed on a slider of the Y axial linear motion mechanism, an A axial rotary table used for arranging the magnetic rheological polishing device is fixed on a slider of the Z axial linear motion mechanism, the magnetic rheological polishing device is fixed on the cross beam by a fourth linear motion mechanism, the two have opposite directions of motion, and the magnetic rheological polishing device is arranged right above the work piece to be processed. The device of the invention has the advantages of simple and compact structure, low cost, easy control and strong processing capacity, and can process the aspheric optical part with the super large caliber.

A developing apparatus using a two-component developer constituted by a magnetic carrier and a toner, and an image forming apparatus comprising the developing apparatus. A developing unit and a stirring unit are provided, and in order to suppress toner scattering that may occur after a development operation has been halted for a long time, and thereby suppress contamination of the apparatus interior, the developer in a developing machine is transferred to a stirrer serving as a developer storage unit on the exterior of the developing machine when the development operation ends. Further, to extend the life of the developer, a range in which an angle of a restricting member upstream side central angle α, which is a central angle of the surface of a developing roller serving as a developer carrier on the upstream side of a restricting member opposing position opposing a doctor blade serving as a developer amount restricting member in a surface motion direction of the developing roller, is not less than 0[°] and not more than 60[°] is set as a low magnetic flux density area γ in which the maximum value of a normal direction magnetic flux density on the surface of the developing roller is not more than 30 [mT].