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118 results about "Optical recording" patented technology

The history of optical recording can be divided into a few number of distinct major contributions.

Systems and methods for manufacturing waveguide cells

Systems for the manufacturing of waveguide cells in accordance with various embodiments can be configured and implemented in many different ways. In many embodiments, various deposition mechanisms are used to deposit layer(s) of optical recording material onto a transparent substrate. A second transparent substrate can be provided, and the three layers can be laminated to form a waveguide cell. Suitable optical recording material can vary widely depending on the given application. In some embodiments, the optical recording material deposited has a similar composition throughout the layer. In a number of embodiments, the optical recording material spatially varies in composition, allowing for the formation of optical elements with varying characteristics. Regardless of the composition of the optical recording material, any method of placing or depositing the optical recording material onto a substrate can be utilized.
Owner:DIGILENS INC

Methods for compensating for optical surface nonuniformity

Systems and methods for compensating for nonuniform surface topography features in accordance with various embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for manufacturing waveguide cells, the method including providing a waveguide including first and second substrates and a layer of optical recording material, and applying a surface forming process to at least one external surface of the first and second substrates. In another embodiment, applying the surface forming process includes applying a forming material coating to the at least one external surface, providing a forming element having a forming surface, bringing the forming element in physical contact with the forming material coating, curing the forming material coating while it is in contact with the forming element, and releasing the forming material coating from the forming element.
Owner:DIGILENS INC

Method for calibrating an optical recording device

Method for calibrating an optical recording device, the method comprises constructing a plurality of scenes so that, for each location of the first set of calibration locations, a calibration indicium of the set of indicia is located in a respective scene of the plurality of scenes at said each location; acquiring a plurality of images, so that each scene of the plurality of scenes is displayed in a respective image of the plurality of images; locating a plurality of calibration loci so that, for each location of the first set of calibration locations, a respective locus of the plurality of calibration loci is comprised in a respective image of the plurality of images; and calibrating the optical recording device by using the loci of the plurality of calibration loci as locations in the image plane of the projection onto the image plane of the first calibration view.
Owner:EPPENDORF AG

Systems and Methods for Manufacturing Waveguide Cells

Systems for the manufacturing of waveguide cells in accordance with various embodiments can be configured and implemented in many different ways. In many embodiments, various deposition mechanisms are used to deposit layer(s) of optical recording material onto a transparent substrate. A second transparent substrate can be provided, and the three layers can be laminated to form a waveguide cell. Suitable optical recording material can vary widely depending on the given application. In some embodiments, the optical recording material deposited has a similar composition throughout the layer. In a number of embodiments, the optical recording material spatially varies in composition, allowing for the formation of optical elements with varying characteristics. Regardless of the composition of the optical recording material, any method of placing or depositing the optical recording material onto a substrate can be utilized.
Owner:DIGILENS INC

Image analysis method and system for computer-implemented determination of the degree of grain cracking of grains

An image analysis method and system for the computer-implemented determination of the degree of grain cracking of grains within a flow of harvested material processed by working units of a forage harvester. The flow of harvested material comprises whole grains and crushed grains as grain components and non-grain components. The at least one working unit is automatically controlled depending on the degree of grain cracking. Images of the flow of harvested material are cyclically recorded using an optical recording device and transmitted to an image analysis apparatus for evaluation. The image analysis apparatus, in a first stage classifies image pixels contained in the images into grain components and non-grain components, and in a second stage, determines a length of a long main axis and a short main axis of each classified grain component via a length-width comparison, with the first stage and the second stage performed by a neural network.
Owner:CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBH

System for monitoring events, especially stops, for identifying causes, and for generating recommendations for troubleshooting, as well as computer program product and use

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System for monitoring at least one type of stop in a production line for at least partially automatic, preferably fully automatic processing of packaging material, in particular cardboard boxes, for detecting the errors / causes causing the at least one type of stop, and for preferably generating error-specific at least one visually and / or audibly detectable recommendation for troubleshooting, in particular for at least one skilled worker operating / monitoring the production line, wherein the respective production line is an openly accessible production line of, for example, over 10m in length with several functionally distinct process steps, each with manual intervention capability for manual troubleshooting in the corresponding area / production line section of the respective process step, wherein the system has a computing unit with data storage.which communicates with a plurality of sensors monitoring the functioning of the production line and a plurality of optical detection units, at least one of which can be arranged / is arranged on the corresponding production line section with a field of view from above, preferably oriented at least approximately vertically downwards; characterized in that the system is configured to record data concerning at least the movement path along at least two production line sections of at least one specialist supervising the production line and, in response to a stop, to correlate at least one temporally predefinable sequence of the specialist's movement path with at least one specific type of stop, preferably for the purpose of generating at least one action recommendation and for outputting at least one action request, e.g. in file form.preferably in video file format, and / or on at least one visual and / or acoustic display unit of the system.
Owner:OPTI RUN GMBH

Display system and method for displaying information

Computer-aided display system (1) for displaying manufacturer-specific information (7) of a machine (2), in particular an agricultural machine, wherein the display system (1) is provided and configured to be at least signal-connectable to an optical recording unit (3) which is configured to record images (4) and to receive at least one image (4) from the recording unit (3), wherein the display system (1) comprises a computing unit (5) and a data processing program (13) executable by the computing unit (5) for processing the at least one recorded image (4), wherein the invention is characterized in that manufacturer-specific components (6) of the machine (2) are recognizable in the at least one recorded image (4) by the computing unit (5),wherein manufacturer-specific components (6) can each be assigned manufacturer-specific information (7) and the assigned manufacturer-specific information (7) can be displayed.
Owner:HORSCH MASCHINEN SE & CO KG

Calibration body, medical assistance system, method for evaluating a calibration and computer-readable storage medium

The disclosure relates to a calibration body (D) for a navigated medical assistance system (100) comprising an optical marker (20) as a first marker adapted to be captured by a movable optical recording unit (E) of the assistance system (100) with a first image, on the basis of which a first position (TED) of the calibration body (D) relative to the first optical recording system (E) can be determined, and an IR marker arrangement (18) as a second marker adapted to be captured by an IR tracking unit (A) of the assistance system (100) with a second image, on the basis of which a second position (TAD) of the calibration body (D) relative to the IR tracking unit (A) can be determined, in order to enable an evaluation of at least one calibration (THEc, THEr) of the assistance system (100) by means of the optical marker (20) and the IR marker arrangement (18).In addition, the disclosure relates to a medical assistance system (100), a computer-implemented method for evaluation and a computer-readable storage medium according to the dependent claims.
Owner:B BRAUN NEW VENTURES GMBH

Vehicle equipped with a camera serving as a visual microphone

A vehicle is provided, comprising at least one optical sensor arranged on an exterior surface thereof, as well as a control unit which is in signal communication with the optical sensor and which is configured to process data acquired by the optical sensor, wherein the optical sensor is arranged and configured to optically record acoustic signals generated in the exterior surface of the vehicle and to transmit them to the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to determine a voice command from the optically recorded acoustic signal.Furthermore, a method for detecting an acoustic signal outside the vehicle is provided by means of an optical sensor serving as a visual microphone, which is arranged on an exterior of the vehicle, wherein only acoustic signals which are recognized as a voice command during the processing of the acoustic signals are further processed in such a way that the voice command is executed by the vehicle.
Owner:BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG

Method for determining a position of electrode sheets in an electrode-separator assembly

The invention relates to a method for determining the position of electrode sheets (10) in an electrode-separator assembly, ESV (4), wherein the electrode sheets (10) comprise at least two components, namely a substrate (10S) and a double-sided coating (10B) of the substrate (10S), wherein the electrode sheets (10) comprise at least a first and a second type of electrode sheets (10A, 10K), and wherein the method comprises the following steps: - Optically scanning each electrode sheet (10, 10A, 10K) at least partially in one or more scanning areas; - Determining, based on the optical scanning, at least one area of ​​a geometry of the substrate (10S) and at least one area of ​​a geometry of the double-sided coating (10B) of the substrate (10S); - Stacking the electrode sheets (10, 10A, 10K) to form an ESV (4);- Computed tomographic acquisition of at least one of the two components of the electrode sheets of the first type (10A) in the ESV (4) and at least one of the two components of the electrode sheets of the second type (10K) in the ESV (4) in a computed tomographic image; - Based on the computed tomographic image, at least partial determination of a geometry of the respective acquired component; - Alignment of the respective geometries from the optical images with the geometries of the electrode sheets (10, 10A, 10K) in the ESV (4) determined from the computed tomographic image; - Determination of a position of the substrate (10S) of each electrode sheet (10, 10A, 10K) and its double-sided coating, wherein the position of components not acquired in the computed tomographic image is determined from the aligned geometries of the optical image, so that a position in the ESV (4) is determined for all components of the electrode sheets of the ESV (4).
Owner:POWERCO SE

Process, system and processing facility

The invention relates to a method for the computer-aided generation of a surface model (200) of a component (100) for deriving a processing strategy for a processing process, such as a cleaning process or a machining process, in a processing system (1001), comprising at least the following method steps: at least introducing the component (100) into a workspace (1); and multiple optical recording by recordings (8) of at least a portion (101) of the three-dimensional surface (102) of the component (100) within the workspace (1) as measurement data and evaluating the recorded measurement data and generating the surface model (200) from the measurement data. The invention further relates to a system (1000) and a coating system (1001) for carrying out the method.
Owner:BM SURFACE SYST

Methods for analyzing the body posture of a vehicle occupant

This disclosure describes a method (100) for analyzing the body postures of at least one vehicle occupant (210) in a vehicle interior (200). The described method (100) comprises the following steps. In one step (102), image data is generated by time-resolved optical capture of the vehicle occupant using a camera. In another step (104), the body posture of the vehicle occupant is detected for a multitude of time points using at least a portion of the image data. In a further step (106), an evaluation method is applied to the detected body postures for the multitude of time points to perform a statistical and / or temporal evaluation of the detected body postures.
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

State-dependent handling of an unopened battery

The invention relates to a method for the condition-dependent handling of a battery with a contactless and optical detection of the battery in an unopened state by a detection device and creation of an optical data set, with computer-aided processing of the optical data set by an image processing system based on a reference data set of the exterior of the battery to create an assessment of the battery's condition, and with outputting the assessment of the condition to derive a recommendation for action for handling the unopened battery, as well as an associated control unit.
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Inspection of objects

The invention relates to an apparatus for inspecting objects (10), comprising a transport device (20), which transports the objects (10) along a specified transport path (22), and comprising an inspection device (24), which inspects the objects (10) during transport, wherein the inspection device (24) is designed to create an X-ray recording (34) and an optical recording (44) of an object (10) to be inspected, wherein the X-ray recording (34) and the optical recording (44) are created at the same time and at the same recording angle, and wherein the two recordings (34, 44) are evaluated by an evaluation device (50). The invention also relates to a corresponding inspection method.
Owner:HEUFT SYSTTECHN GMBH

Optical recording media

An optical recording medium capable of suppressing a decrease in reproduction durability is provided. [Solution] In an optical recording medium, a first disc (10) includes at least one information signal layer (L0-Ln). The information signal layer includes a first dielectric layer (14), a recording layer (13), and a second dielectric layer (15), in that order, with the first dielectric layer being located deeper than the recording layer when viewed from a first light irradiation surface (C1). The recording layer includes Mn and O. The first dielectric layer includes Zn, Sn, Al, and O or Zn, Sn, Ti, and O, with the Al content relative to the total amount of Zn, Sn, and Al being 10 atomic % or more, and the Ti content relative to the total amount of Zn, Sn, and Ti being 10 atomic % or more.
Owner:SONY GROUP CORP

Device and method for contactless recording of fingerprints and handprints

A device, for contactless optical recording of a papillary structure of a hand or parts thereof, includes a lighting unit illuminating the hand or parts thereof with emitted structured light, and a camera detecting structured light emitted from the lighting unit, which is diffusely reflected from the hand or parts thereof in an object plane of the camera. A nonzero difference in distances between the camera along an optical axis of an optical path of the camera and the lighting unit along an optical axis of an optical path of the lighting unit from the object plane of the camera is present in order to determine a position of the hand or parts thereof along the optical axis of the optical path of the camera in relation to a range of depth of field of the camera using a structure size determined in the light detected by the camera.
Owner:IDLOOP GMBH

Condition dependent open battery handling

The invention relates to a method for the condition-dependent handling of a battery with a contactless and optical detection of the battery in an open state by a detection device and creation of an optical data set, with computer-aided processing of the optical data set by an image processing system based on a reference data set of the interior of the battery to create an evaluation of the battery's condition, and with outputting the evaluation of the condition to derive a recommendation for handling the opened battery, as well as an associated control unit.
Owner:SIEMENS AG

Photopolymer composition, hologram recording medium, method of preparing same, and optical element including same

The present disclosure relates to a photopolymer composition, a hologram recording medium, a method of preparing the same, and an optical element including the same. The photopolymer composition can provide a hologram recording medium and an optical element including the same, which exhibit excellent optical recording characteristics such as diffraction efficiency while ensuring colorless and transparent optical characteristics and excellent thermal stability.
Owner:LG CHEM LTD

Optical recording medium, method for recording information, and method for reading information

An optical recording medium of an aspect of the present disclosure includes a recording layer and a dielectric layer positioned on the recording layer and containing a porous organic structural body. A method for recording information of an aspect of the present disclosure includes preparing a light source emitting light having a wavelength of longer than or equal to 390 nm and shorter than or equal to 420 nm and focusing the light from the light source and applying the light to the recording layer of the optical recording medium.
Owner:PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD

Commercial vehicle and a method for projecting a projection by means of a projection device onto at least one side wall of a trailer of the commercial vehicle

The invention relates to a commercial vehicle (10) comprising a tractor unit (12) and a trailer (14), as well as at least one projection device (16) by means of which at least one projection (18) can be projected onto at least one side wall (20) of the trailer (14), wherein an articulation angle between the tractor unit (12) and the trailer (14) can be determined by means of an optical detection device (22), and wherein, depending on the determined articulation angle, the at least one projection (18) on the at least one side wall (20) can be adjusted. The invention further relates to a method.
Owner:DAIMLER TRUCK AG

A wireless optical recording system

The present application relates to a kind of wireless optical fiber recording system, belongs to the scientific research instrument of neurosciences field, especially relates to calcium imaging recording technology, solve the problem of large volume in prior art optical fiber recording system, signal transmission is unstable.The present application includes host computer, wireless sensor, DAQ host and insert core needle, one end of the insert core needle is connected with the small animal to be measured, the other end is connected with the wireless sensor, the DAQ host is wirelessly connected with the wireless sensor.The signal transmission of the wireless optical fiber recording system of the present application is stable, recording result precision is high, and overall structure is small.
Owner:HANGZHOU GENLIGHT MEDTECH CO LTD

Embedded photoelectric sighting telescope device with infrared thermal imaging, intelligent ballistic calculation and optical video recording functions

The utility model relates to embedded photoelectric sighting telescope equipment with infrared thermal imaging, intelligent ballistic calculation and optical video recording functions, which comprises a main body, a white light objective lens is arranged on the left side of the main body, and an infrared objective lens is arranged in the white light objective lens. According to the embedded photoelectric sighting telescope equipment with the infrared thermal imaging, intelligent ballistic calculation and optical video recording functions, through the integrated design, the infrared objective lens is embedded into the white light objective lens, the size and weight of a main body are reduced, the equipment is more attractive, then through the arrangement of the infrared objective lens, the equipment can have the infrared thermal imaging function, and the equipment is more convenient to use. And meanwhile, the laser ranging module, the main control board group, the white light trajectory adjusting group and the white light windage yaw adjusting group are matched with the field lens group to adjust the trajectory, and then the micro camera plays an optical photographing function, so that the purposes of high integration, infrared thermal imaging, trajectory calculation and optical photographing functions are achieved.
Owner:YIWU YUBING OPTICAL INSTRUMENT CO LTD