3147 results about "Statics" patented technology

Systems and methods for foreground analysis in real-time video include background subtraction and foreground detection, shadow removal, quick lighting change adaptation, static foreground region detection, foreground fragment reduction, and frame level change detection. Processes include background image extraction and foreground detection, integrating texture information of the background image and a current frame to remove false positive foreground areas resulting from lighting changes, integrating pixel intensity information by determining a cross-correlation of intensities between a current frame and the background image for each pixel in a foreground mask to remove image shadows. Static foreground region detection and fragment reduction are also included.

An apparatus and method are used for real-time wide-field-of-view ranging with a time-of-flight lidar sensor having one or a plurality of laser emitters and one or a plurality of photodetectors. When a plurarity of laser emitters are used, they are preferably copackaged or are in the form of an integrated multi-emitter chip or emitting multi-chip module in a single package, and when a plurarity of photoreceivers are used, they are preferably copackaged or are in the form of an integrated multi-photoreceiver chip or photoreceiving multi-chip module in a single package. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises any combination of (a) no moving external parts in contact with the environment, (b) wireless energy and data transfer between the static and the moving parts of the lidar, and (c) protective body, sealant and / or damage-resistant tamper-resistant theft-resistant cage.

Robotic and / or surgical devices, systems, and methods include kinematic linkage structures and associated control systems configured to facilitate preparation of the system for use. One or more kinematic linkage sub-systems may include joints that are actively driven, passive, or a mix of both. A set-up mode employs an intuitive user interface in which one or more joints are initially held static by a brake or joint drive system. The user may articulate the joint(s) by manually pushing against the linkage with a force, torque, or the like that exceeds a manual articulation threshold. Articulation of the moving joints is facilitated by modifying the signals transmitted to the brake or drive system. The system may sense completion of the reconfiguration from a velocity of the joint(s) falling below a threshold, optionally for a desired dwell time. The system may provide a detent-like manual articulation that is not limited to mechanically pre-defined detent joint configurations. Embodiments of the invention provide, and can be particularly well-suited for manual movement of a platform supporting a plurality of surgical manipulators in a robotic surgical system or the like without having to add additional input devices.

In a computer network of devices, at least some of the devices (i.e. the DCHP devices) have a static (e.g. MAC) address which does not change over time and a dynamic (e.g. IP) address which may change over time. There is disclosed a method and computer program for mapping the static address and dynamic address for the devices comprising polling said devices using said IP addresses and during said polling determining the MAC addresses of the devices, and providing a set of mapped static and dynamic addresses, said method including repeating the steps of the method at intervals.Using the method of the invention, it is possible, when entering a particular conversation in a database, to access the IP addresses, to determine which is the current DHCP device that address maps to, and assign the conversation to that device and store it in the database assigned to that device. Therefore, for each DHCP device, one can store a history of the conversations or traffic involved in that device.

A system and method for converting static / still medical images of a particular patient into dynamic and interactive images interacting with medical tools including medical devices by coupling a model of tissue dynamics and tool characteristics to the patient specific imagery for simulating a medical procedure in an accurate and dynamic manner.

The described method and apparatus pertains namely to the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) industry, though its many functions extend into any and all forms of air-fluid movement, metering, distribution, and containment. Essentially, the scope of operation of the method and apparatus encompasses all forms of scientific and engineering measurement dealing with fluid dynamics, fluid statics, fluid mechanics, thermal dynamics, and mechanical engineering as they pertain to precise, articulated control of air-fluid distribution and delivery. The described method and apparatus offers complete, comprehensive, and correct utilization of air-fluid movers and terminal devices under unique sensor logic control, from initial lab testing stages through to equipment cataloguing, selection, design and construction of any and all air-fluid distribution systems in entirety, whereas previously there was no such cohesive, total and terminal method of control for these systems or their components.

The invention relates to integration of streaming data. The invention provides a means for integrating both high-throughput streaming and static content originating from multiple types and / or instances of data sources into discrete units of data. The invention provides integration of a wide variety of disparate streaming and static data sources as well as deployment of content in multiple protocols, either static or streaming or both. In the preferred embodiment, the invention provides a method and system for the insertion of domain-specific implementations of the JMS (Java Message System) messaging paradigm into a server-based JMS provider infrastructure. A Content Integration Framework provides access to Content Instances. The Content Integration Framework is used by Distribution Adapters that expose content from Content Instances cached in the system using a variety of protocols.

A needle shield assembly with a needle having a distal tip and a static feature is provided. The needle shield assembly includes an adapter having an open distal terminus and an open proximal terminus to allow passage of the needle and a needle shield slidably associated with the adapter having an open distal end and an open proximal end where the open proximal end is sufficiently narrow to restrict proximal movement of the needle static feature causing the shield to move in a proximal direction when the needle is pulled proximally after the static feature has established contact with the needle shield proximal end. The assembly includes a canting plate having an unactivated first position and an activated second position that restricts needle movement. The canting plate is activated via a canting plate retention system in communication with the canting plate and responsive to proximal movement of the needle.

The invention discloses a full text retrieval system based on natural language understanding, comprising: a database server, an information receiving judging module, a natural language processing module, a retrieving module, an indexing module, an index database and a result set processing module. The system of the invention provides two resolution strategies, that is, word classification static with semantic analysis associated with automatic segmentation and expanding inquired word static according to Hownet rule for low intelligence situation of current search engine. The deployed system converts information retrieval from current key word-based layer to knowledge (or concept)-based layer; the invention is capable of using techniques such as word classification, synonym, concept search, phrase identification, etc. with understanding and processing ability to knowledge. The search engine is provided with intelligence and humanization of information service. The user is allowed using natural language for information retrieval. The invention is capable of adding user selection behavior in interactive operation mode, so as to provide more convenient, more precise search service.

The described method and apparatus pertains namely to the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) industry, though its many functions extend into any and all forms of air-fluid movement, metering, distribution, and containment. Essentially, the scope of operation of the method and apparatus encompasses all forms of scientific and engineering measurement dealing with fluid dynamics, fluid statics, fluid mechanics, thermal dynamics, and mechanical engineering as they pertain to precise, articulated control of air-fluid distribution and delivery. The described method and apparatus offers complete, comprehensive, and correct utilization of air-fluid movers and terminal devices under unique sensor logic control, from initial lab testing stages through to equipment cataloguing, selection, design and construction of any and all air-fluid distribution systems in entirety, whereas previously there was no such cohesive, total and terminal method of control for these systems or their components.

The invention discloses an energy feeding type dragging power supply device and a control method thereof. The energy feeding type dragging power supply device comprises a multiple transformer and at least two four-quadrant converter modules. The energy feeding type dragging power supply device and a diode rectification dragging unit are arranged in parallel form. A primary side of the multiple transformer of the energy feeding type dragging power supply device is connected to an alternated current medium-voltage power grid through a high-voltage switch cabinet; each set of windings at a low-voltage side of the multiple transformer is connected to an alternated current side of one four-quadrant converter module; and the direct current sides of the four-quadrant converter modules are in parallel connection after being connected to a direct current side isolation switch and are connected to a direct current bus through a direct current switch cabinet and a cathode cabinet. The energy feeding type dragging power supply device can work at three different modes of dragging, feedback or SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) according to the requirements. The energy feeding type dragging power supply device is compatible with an existing dragging power supply system under the condition of meeting a power grid compatibility demand. The energy feeding type dragging power supply device has the advantages of moderate cost, capability of solving the technical problems of feeding back a regenerated braking energy and stabilizing a dragging network voltage, and real-time static reactive power compensation capacity.

The invention discloses a wearable human body gait detection self-localization method which comprises the following steps: (1) aiming at the motion of a human body, establishing a state transition model, and calculating a position, a speed and a posture of a strapdown inertial navigation system; (2) utilizing constraint conditions of human body behavior detection to capture and extract human body static gait features; (3) performing attitude error integration according to zero-speed, zero angular speed and posture correction; (4) utilizing an intelligent filter to perform error estimation; (5) utilizing evaluated error to correct the posture and position of the human body motion. According to the invention, in terms of indoor positioning, powerful support is provided for convenient level and accuracy.

The present invention provides a dynamic model directed angiography three-dimensional reconstruction method, pertaining to an intersectional field of digital image processing and medicine imaging, for satisfying special requests of auxiliary detection and surgery guidance for cardiovascular disease in clinical medicine. The invention includes steps of angiography image preprocessing, vascellum segmentation, vascellum skeleton and radii extraction, model directed vascellum base element recognition, vascellum matching and vascellum three-dimensional reconstruction. The invention also provides a cardiovascular dynamic model construction method including steps of cardiovascular slice data extraction, cordis static and dynamic model building, and static and dynamic model building. According to the invention, good angiography three-dimensional reconstruction result may be obtained, which effectively assists detection and surgery guidance for cardiovascular disease, thereby satisfying clinical requests.

Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information prior to scanning microscope slides with a line scan camera. The methods include a point-focus procedure that works by moving the slide to the desired measurement location, moving the objective lens through a predefined set of height values, acquiring imagery data at each height, and determining the height of maximum contrast. The methods also include a ribbon-focus procedure whereby imagery data are acquired continuously, while the slide and objective lens are in motion. Both methods may be applied with either a static or a dynamic implementation.

With conventional source separator devices, specific frequency bands are significantly reduced in environments where dispersed static is present that does not come from a particular direction, and as a result, the dispersed static may be filtered irregularly without regard to sound source separation results, giving rise to musical noise. In an embodiment of the present invention, by computing weighting coefficients which are in a complex conjugate relation, for post-spectrum analysis output signals from microphones (10, 11), a beam former unit (3) of a sound source separator device (1) thus carries out a beam former process for attenuating each sound source signal that comes from a region wherein the general direction of a target sound source is included and a region opposite to said region, in a plane that intersects a line segment that joins the two microphones (10, 11). A weighting coefficient computation unit (50) computes a weighting coefficient on the basis of the difference between power spectrum information calculated by power calculation units (40, 41).

A de-interlacing architecture is taught. The de-interlacing architecture adopts a perceptual model to measure membership probabilities for a collection of image samples of an interlaced video source with respect to extracted static, motion, and texture image components of the same collection. The probabilities are used to prioritize contributions from the three image components and produce a progressive video sequence which is a summation of the portions of the aforementioned components. The perceptual model uses a dual-stage motion-based image difficulty measuring scheme to equalize contributions from the three image components in a manner that video artifacts in the output signal are least perceptive. A parameter mapping technique composed of several logic units, a decision function, a weight assignment block, and a look-up table, will be presented to derive the final component weights. The mapping technique contains a multitude of thresholds and decisions which aid in interpolating the missing lines of the progressive frame.

A location system for locating and determining the motion and velocity of a wireless device. The methods include direct inferences about whether a device is in motion versus static based on a statistical analysis of the variation of radio signal strengths over time. The system is trained according to a sparse set of identified locations from which signal strengths are measured. The system uses the signal properties of the identified locations to interpolate for a new location of the wireless device. The system uses a probabilistic graph where the identified locations of the floor plan, expected walking speeds of pedestrians, and independent inference of whether or not the device is in motion are used to determine the new location of the device.

The invention is directed to QCM measurements in monitoring ALD processes. Previously, significant barriers remain in the ALD processes and accurate execution. To turn this exclusively dedicated in situ technique into a routine characterization method, an integral QCM fixture was developed. This new design is easily implemented on a variety of ALD tools, allows rapid sample exchange, prevents backside deposition, and minimizes both the footprint and flow disturbance. Unlike previous QCM designs, the fast thermal equilibration enables tasks such as temperature-dependent studies and ex situ sample exchange, further highlighting the feasibility of this QCM design for day-to-day use. Finally, the in situ mapping of thin film growth rates across the ALD reactor was demonstrated in a popular commercial tool operating in both continuous and quasi-static ALD modes.

The invention belongs to the field of power converter control and relates to a model prediction control method of a voltage source type rectifier when a network voltage is unbalanced. The model prediction control method of the voltage source type rectifier when the network voltage is unbalanced comprises the steps of converting three-phase network voltage and a three-phase current into network voltage and a current which are under a two-phase static coordinate system through an abc / alpha beta coordinate, obtaining network positive sequence voltage and negative sequence voltage by carrying positive and negative sequence component separation of the network voltage under the two-phase static coordinate system, calculating reference values of active power, calculating current reference values of the rectifier under the two-phase static coordinate system, and carrying out model prediction current control and selecting an optimal on-off state. The model prediction control method of the voltage source type rectifier when the network voltage is unbalanced is capable of quickly and precisely tracing the current under the two-phase static coordinate and effectively eliminating fluctuation of direct current side voltage at the same time, power quality of the system is improved, a reliable network-connected operation of the rectifier when transient state network voltage is unbalance is achieved, and dynamics and stability of the whole system are improved.

The invention discloses a method for optimally designing dynamic property of a complete machine tool, which comprises the following steps of: establishing a complete machine tool entity parameterized model, simplifying the structure according to the analysis requirement on the dynamics and the structure characteristic of the machine tool; and guiding the simplified entity model into a finite element analyzing software ANSYS / Workbench for grid division to obtain a complete machine finite element model. The statics analysis is carried out through the ANSYS / Workbench to obtain a complete machine prestress field, and the mode of the complete machine tool under the prestress field is obtained through the mode analysis. The complete machine tool dynamics response of a main shaft, caused by a cutting force, under different rotating speeds is obtained through resonance response analysis on the complete machine tool, and the reference is provided for the searching of the dynamics thin link and the optimization design. Finally, by using the parameterized analysis method, the rule of influencing the complete machine tool dynamic property by the structure quality and the rigidity parameter is obtained, and the dynamic rigidity thin link is obtained and optimally designed.

Methods and systems for static multimode multiplex spectroscopy are disclosed. According to a method for static multimode multiplex spectroscopy, spectral energy emanating from different points of a diffuse source is simultaneously received. Different multi-peak filter functions are applied to the spectral energy emanating from the different points to produce a multi-channel spectral measurement for each point. The multi-channel spectral measurements are combined to estimate a property of the diffuse source.

Said invention utilizes computer graphics image processing and computer vision technology to automatically identify the shot static or motion video data in traffic violation process, extracting different formal video image evidence from motor vehicle violation mass data according to violation type, providing an effective recording, storing, searching and polling system and method for violation collecting evidence. Said system includes video unit, main control unit, supplemental lighting illuminator, display, administrative center server, violation punishment public notice.

The subject invention relates to systems and methods that generate documentation discovered by programmatic and / or automatic code analysis. The generated documentation can be related to, for example, security, error conditions, permissions, exceptions, etc. Static code analysis and / or runtime analysis can be utilized to provide more complete, updated and / or accurate documentation as compared to conventional techniques by obtaining information, which can be utilized to automatically generate the documentation. According to an aspect of the subject invention, documentation can be generated that can supplement existing documentation.

The invention relates to a quick load test method for bridge carrying capacity, and aims to provide a quick and accurate bridge carrying capacity evaluating method. The method comprises the following steps: performing a bridge quasi-static load test; establishing an initial finite element model; correcting the model by a control measuring point strain influence line obtained through actual measurement of the quasi-static load test; respectively distributing loads on the model before and after the correction according to the load test requirement, and calculating to obtain control measuring point flexivity values f before the correction and f after the correction; and defining that eta'=1.1*f after the correction / f before the correction, obtaining a check-calculation coefficient Z2 of a structure according to the efficiency coefficient eta', and performing check calculation on the structure through Z2.