277 results about "Scale unit" patented technology

This invention relates to a stage device which is moved with high accuracy in an X-Y direction and a rotating direction using a planar motor. The invention is aimed at reducing the size of the stage device and at performing accurately measurement of a position of the stage to the base. The stage device comprises a scale unit having a scale part on the entire plane of the base, and three two-dimensional angle sensors disposed on a bottom surface of a movable stage part. The scale unit and the two-dimensional angle sensors form a surface encode. A position of the movable stage part is measured by the surface encoder.

A technique for digitally capturing a high contrast color image involves simultaneously capturing image data from bright and dark areas using an image sensor with pixels of the same color that have different sensitivities to the bright and dark areas. The image data from the different sensitivity pixels is then used to generate a final image that includes features from both the bright and dark areas. An embodiment of a digital imaging system includes an image sensor with a first group of pixels that have a first sensitivity to a first color and a second group of pixels that have a second sensitivity to the same color. Image data that is captured by the two groups of pixels is brought to a common scale by a scaling unit before the image data is used to generate demosaiced image data. The scaled image data is used by a demosaic unit to determine intensity values for the first color at all of the pixel locations. Errors in the demosaiced intensity values that result from capturing the first color image data with pixels of two different sensitivities are corrected by an error correction unit to generate a final image that accurately depicts the original high contrast color image.

A path planning method for avoiding of traffic hotspots helps to realize an intelligent path planning method with a purpose of the shortest journey time, by dynamical planning of paths with an avoiding property, based on a destination where a driving user goes. The traffic hotspot information, such as large-scale activities, traffic accidents, traffic-peak block roads, school time or commuter time of large-scale units, weather information and the like, are mined continually from a plurality of data sources comprising webpages, microblogs, real-time reported traffic information, historical regularity information and the like. By acquisition of the traffic hotspot information in real time, and combination with influences of a road maximum speed limit, road width and traffic light delay at intersections to driving as well as whether a main road containing a non-motor vehicle zone, a rapid navigation route with an avoiding function is planed, and also a dynamic path planning can be carried out in real time base on a current position. The method helps to provide a fastest path to the destination for drivers and alleviate city traffic jam in certain degree.

Provided is an apparatus and method that can suppress deterioration in performance by scaling soft decision values for iterative detection and decoding in a Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) system. The apparatus performs Iterative Detection and Decoding (IDD) and includes a detector for detecting signals received through antennas to thereby generate a first soft decision value, a decoder for decoding the first soft decision value generated in the detector to thereby produce a second soft decision value, and a scaling unit for scaling the second soft decision value based on a scaling vector, when the second soft decision value is iteratively detected and decoded.

A method relates to provisioning a cluster system in a virtual machine environment in a storage system. The storage system has a plurality of hosts, a fabric network, a storage array, and a management server. The method includes inputting information on a first cluster system to be defined, the information including selecting a scale unit wherein the first cluster system is to be defined. An inventory database including resource information for the scale unit selected is provided. A virtual I / O (“vIO”) information is provided. The vIO information assigns each of hosts selected for the first cluster system with a vIO device, at least one virtual computer network address, and at least one virtual storage network address. A first cluster definition for the first cluster system in the selected scale unit is created using the vIO information.

A data broadcasting receiver apparatus includes a receiver for receiving image data of the image of an object and size information relating to the object, transmitted through data broadcasting, an input unit for inputting screen information relating to a display screen of a display, a scaling unit for determining a scale factor of the object image based on the screen information input by the input unit and the size information received by the receiver so that the object image is displayed on the display at a predetermined size, and a display control unit for controlling the display to display the object image expanded or contracted at the scale factor determined by the scaling unit.

Method and system for telematic control of a slave device. A stiffness of a material physically contacted by a slave device (202) is estimated based on information obtained from one or more slave device sensors (216, 217). Based on this stiffness estimation, a motion control command directed to the slave device is dynamically scaled. A data processing system (204) is in communication with a control interface (203) and the slave device. The data processing system (204) is configured to generate the motion control commands in response to sensor data obtained from the control interface. The system (200) also includes a stiffness estimator (602) configured for automatically estimating a stiffness of a material physically contacted by the slave device based on information obtained from the slave device sensors. A scaling unit (607) is responsive to the stiffness estimator and is configured for dynamically scaling the motion control command.

An arithmetic unit 212 is a correction filter 212a based on the relative displacement characteristics between a scale unit 19b and the end of a slider 16, and calculates a measured value by adding up together the displacement of the stylus tip 17a and a value found by applying the correction filter 212a to the displacement of the slider 16 detected by the scale unit 19b.

The invention relates to a user interface (300) for measuring an object viewed in an image computed from image data, the user interface comprising an image unit (310) for visualizing the image data in the image, a deployment unit (320) for deploying a caliper (21) in an image data space, a scaling unit (330) for scaling the caliper (21) by a scaling factor in a direction in the image data space, a translation unit (340) for translating the caliper (21) in the image data space, and a caliper unit (350) for visualizing the caliper (21) in the image, wherein the caliper (21) comprises a knot for measuring the object, and wherein the object is measured based on the scaling factor. The caliper (21) comprising the knot, which determines the shape of the caliper (21), is a simple reference object of known geometry and size. Looking at the image data and the caliper (21) visualized in the image, the user may easily place the caliper (21) in the image data space and adjust its size to match the size of the measured object. Unlike the prior art methods, which are based on selecting two points and measuring the distance between them, there is no need to change the view of the image data in order to place and / or adjust the size of the caliper (21). Therefore, the caliper (21) of the invention typically reduces the amount of manual interactions needed to measure the object. Advantageously, the caliper (21) of the invention also enhances the visual experience of the user. The size of the caliper (21) may be isotropically or anisotropically adjusted, i.e. in one or more directions, by rotating a mouse wheel, while the mouse translations may determine the location of the caliper (21) in the viewing plane.

A method of scaling a three-dimensional model (100) into a scaled three-dimensional model (108) in a dimension which is related with depth which method is based on properties of human visual perception. The method is based on discrimination or distinguishing between relevant parts of the information represented by the three-dimensional model for which the human visual perception is sensitive and in irrelevant parts of the information represented by the three-dimensional model for which the human visual perception is insensitive. Properties of the human visual perception are e.g. sensitivity to a discontinuity in a signal representing depth and sensitivity to a difference of luminance values between neighboring pixels of a two-dimensional view of the three-dimensional model.

Apparatus and method for controlling the frequency of the current in the excitation coil of a handpiece of a dental magnetostrictive ultrasonic scaling unit, or a similar transducer. A microprocessor continually samples predetermined functions of the current through the excitation coil, and periodically adjusts the frequency, by performing a coarse-stepped frequency scan, followed by a fine-stepped frequency scan until the function samples are close to predetermined optimum values. The functions can include the peak of the current and the peak of a high-pass filtered version of the current. The frequency adjustment is performed each time the handpiece is energized by the practitioner, and at frequent intervals thereafter, assuring automatic optimal frequency at all times and under all conditions. Apparatus according to the invention does not require sensing coils or complex power- or impedance-sensing circuitry and covers a wide range of resonant frequencies for different handpiece- and insert types. A configuration with multiple handpieces is supported.

Apparatus and method for controlling the frequency of the current in the excitation coil of the handpiece of a dental magnetostrictive ultrasonic scaling unit, or similar transducer. A microprocessor continually samples a predetermined function of the current through the excitation coil, and adjusts the frequency for a function maximum, performing coarse and fine frequency adjustments. The function can be proportional to the current, its time-derivative, or combination thereof A voltage-controlled oscillator is employed, controlled by pulse-width modulation from the microprocessor. The base frequency scan is performed each time the handpiece is energized by the practitioner, assuring automatic optimal frequency adjustment at all times and under all conditions. Apparatus according to the invention does not require transformers, sensing coils, or complex power- or impedance-sensing circuitry, and covers a wide range of resonant frequencies for different insert types. A configuration with multiple handpieces is supported.

An image processing apparatus and method for zooming in on a partial area in a three-dimensional (3D) image selects a zoom mode from among a two-dimensional (2D) zoom mode, a 3D zoom mode, and an intermediate dimensional zoom mode between the 2D zoom mode and the 3D zoom mode. The image processing apparatus may include a mode selecting unit to select a zoom mode to be applied to a zoom area in a color image and a depth image among the 2D zoom mode, the 3D zoom mode, and the intermediate dimensional zoom mode between the 2D zoom mode and the 3D zoom mode, and a scaling unit to scale the zoom area using a zoom factor indicating magnification or minification of the zoom area and the selected zoom mode.

A three-dimensional image combining apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain data of a main image as an image enabling stereoscopic view, data of an additional image to be combined with the main image and be displayed, and position information for defining a display position in a depth direction of the additional image in stereoscopic view of the additional image, a scaling unit configured to upscale or downscale the main image, an adjusting unit configured to adjust the position information based on a magnification of upscaling or downscaling the main image, and a combining unit configured to combine the additional image with the upscaled or downscaled main image based on the adjusted position information so that the additional image can be viewed stereoscopically.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an information display device for displaying three-dimensional route and terrain includes a plurality of databases for storing information; a display control unit to dynamically manage said information with different levels-of-detail (LODs); and a user interface communicatively coupled with the control unit to display said managed information with different levels of detail. In one embodiment, the control unit may include a terrain scaling unit which is configured to dynamically increase or decrease the height or “3D-ness” of the terrain based on the angle and height of the viewing. The control unit may also include an LOD control unit and a scene stitching unit. In addition, the information display device provides a three-dimensional real-time rendering environment including three-dimensional guidance information which allows the user to understand complex maneuvers without using two-dimensional overlays.

A sealed linear encoder for determining the relative position of a first object and a second object. The sealed linear encoder includes a scale unit arranged in a hollow body that is mounted to a mounting structure associated with the first object and includes a slot which extends in a direction of measurement. A scanning unit for scanning the scale unit and a carrier connected to the second object, wherein the carrier extends through the slot. Sealing lips arranged at the hollow body and abutting the carrier so as to seal the carrier and a cover form-fitted to the hollow body for covering at least the slot.

A shape measuring machine includes a slider that supports a scanning probe. A scale unit detects a displacement of the slider. A tip sphere displacement detection unit detects a displacement of the tip sphere. A calculation unit includes a correction filter including a first and second filters and an adder, and calculates a measurement value from the displacements of the slider and the tip sphere. The first filter corrects the displacement of the slider based on a frequency transfer characteristic from the scale unit to the tip of the slider. The second filter outputs a value that is obtained by correcting a value corrected by the first filter based on a frequency transfer characteristic from the tip of the slider to the tip sphere as the correction value. The adder outputs a measurement value obtained by adding the correction value and the displacement of the tip sphere.

The invention provides an image scaling device and an image scaling method. The device includes: a horizontal scaling unit used for scaling operation in a horizontal direction for an image, a vertical scaling unit used for scaling operation in a vertical direction for the image, a memory cell that is arranged between the horizontal scaling unit and the vertical scaling unit and is used for temporarily saving image data in a horizontally displaying row, and a filtering unit used for selecting data within a coordinate scope of each window according to the superposition condition of each window which displays the image. The method includes the following steps: image data is scaled horizontally; the data within the coordinate scope of each window is selected according to the superposition condition of each window which displays the image; selected data within the coordinate scope of each window is saved temporarily; and the image data which is scaled horizontally within the coordinate scope of each window is picked up to conduct vertical scaling.

The method is used for processing a 3D image signal. The 3d image signal is obtained by sequentially interlacing multi first image signals and multi second image signals, and then is transmitted to a display screen for displaying. The image chip comprises: a receiving unit for receiving 3D image signal; a separating unit for separating first image signals and second image signals from the 3D image signal; a scaling unit for scaling the first image signals and the second image signals into the first target image signals and the second target signals; a mixing unit for sequentially interlacing the first target image signals and the second target signals in order to create a 3D image signal, and transmits the 3D signal to the display screen.

An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image coding apparatus including a first encoding unit configured to be input with an image having a first resolution, and, on a block basis, perform prediction of a block subjected to coding based on coded pixels to code the image and generate first prediction information indicating a prediction method; a scaling unit configured to scale a first image output from the first coding unit based on a ratio of the first resolution to a second resolution larger than the first resolution, by using a filter determined by the first prediction information, to generate inter-layer pixel prediction reference data; and a second coding unit configured to be input with an image having the second resolution, and, on a block basis, perform prediction based on coded pixels or the inter-layer pixel prediction reference data to code the image.

An apparatus for applying dynamic quantization of a neural network is described herein. The apparatus includes a scaling unit and a quantizing unit. The scaling unit is to calculate an initial desired scale factors of a plurality of inputs, weights and a bias and apply the input scale factor to a summation node. Also, the scaling unit is to determine a scale factor for a multiplication node based on the desired scale factors of the inputs and select a scale factor for an activation function and an output node. The quantizing unit is to dynamically requantize the neural network by traversing a graph of the neural network.

A nutrition balance for health control, especially for diabetics, to measure a weight and a caloric value of an edible substance, comprising a main body; a scale unit generating a weight signal while receiving the weight of the edible substance; a control unit comprising at least one input unit inputting a predetermined reference data and providing a reference data signal; a control system comprising a memory unit storing a predetermined balance database information and a controller, communicating with the memory unit, communicated with the scale unit to receive the weight signal and communicate with the input unit for receiving and storing the reference data signal to generating an output signal in response to the weight signal according to the reference data and the balance database information; and a display arrangement communicating with the control system to provide an output. The nutrition balance is for monitoring health and diet.

A coil current detector detects a current component flowing through a coil. A scaling unit scales a drive signal. An induced voltage component extraction unit extracts an induced voltage component by removing the drive signal, scaled by the scaling unit, from the coil current component detected by the current detector. A phase difference detector detects a phase difference between the phase of the drive signal and that of the induced voltage component. A signal adjustment unit adjusts the drive signal so that the phase difference detected by the phase difference detector can be brought close to a target phase difference.

A nutrition balance for health control, especially for diabetics, to measure a weight and a caloric value of an edible substance, comprising a main body; a scale unit generating a weight signal while receiving the weight of the edible substance; a control unit comprising at least one input unit inputting a predetermined reference data and providing a reference data signal; a control system comprising a memory unit storing a predetermined balance database information and a controller, communicating with the memory unit, communicated with the scale unit to receive the weight signal and communicate with the input unit for receiving and storing the reference data signal to generating an output signal in response to the weight signal according to the reference data and the balance database information; and a display arrangement communicating with the control system to provide an output. The nutrition balance is for monitoring health and diet.

The present invention is applicable to the field of image display, and provides an image scaling device, method and equipment. The image scaling device includes a vertical scaling unit and a horizontal scaling unit. The vertical scaling unit includes three sets of data respectively related to Y, U and V Corresponding data channel controller, at least two line buffers, and interpolation operator, the vertical scaling unit further includes: a configurable line buffer; and a configurable line buffer controller, which is set according to the image pixel data storage mode The configurable line buffer is used as the line buffer corresponding to the Y data channel controller or the line buffer corresponding to the U and V data channel controllers. Through the use of configurable line buffers, the present invention can realize the flexible conversion between symmetrical and asymmetrical line buffer structures of each data channel in the vertical scaling unit under different color data storage modes, thus without increasing the hardware cost The problem of asynchronous delay of each channel is eliminated.

A system and method enable calibration of CT scanners without using water phantoms. Tissue densities are expressed in either the Hounsfield Scale units (HU) referenced back to water or the proposed Gram Scale units (GU) with voxel intensities expressed in true density units. The fully automatic software-only method requires no interactions with the images. Routine calibration of CT scanners with water phantoms can be eliminated. The method further provides accurate calibrations that are patient, scanner, and scan specific and are repeatable over long time durations. The calibrations are based on the uniquely defined intensity of voxels with equal contributions of two tissues types. This calibration point is immune to the many variables found in ROI histogram measurements of mean, mode, SD or other measures of voxel intensities. The disclosed CT scanner system provides consistent CT image voxel intensities of the various tissues across a great variety of patients.

The invention relates to a novel air source heat pump air conditioner which comprises an air source heat pump consisting of a refrigeration compressor, a four-way reversing valve, a first heat exchanger, an expansion valve and a second heat exchanger, wherein, a fan coil and a circulating water pump of the air conditioner are connected in series at the secondary end of the second heat exchanger for constituting a heating and refrigeration output loop of the air conditioner, the first heat exchanger is configured with a spray liquid type air heat exchange device, and the spray liquid type air heat exchange device mainly consists of a spray tank, an anti-freezing liquid storage tank, a clean water storage tank and a spray liquid circulating pump, which are connected in series at the primaryend of the first heat exchanger so as to constitute a spray liquid circulating loop. The novel air source heat pump air conditioner is characterized by high performance-price ratio and high energy efficiency ratio and can be applicable to being manufactured into a large-scale unit for being applied in a large-scale building as the air source heat pump air conditioner.