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A thermally sprayed member or an electrode includes a basic material, a thermally sprayed film formed on the surface of the basic material, the thermally sprayed film being made of an insulating ceramic and a metallic intermediate layer provided between the basic material and the thermally sprayed film for increasing a bonding force therebetween, wherein the thermally sprayed film side of the member is exposed to a high frequency plasma atmosphere and the electrode is intended to form a high frequency plasma on the side of the thermally sprayed film. The basic material includes a base portion made of a conductive material and a dielectric portion provided to include a part of a surface of the basic material. Further, the intermediate layer is comprised of a plurality of island-shaped parts isolated from each other.

A system and method for projection number and radiation dose reduction in tomographic imaging that creates a three dimensional cross sectional image of an object by the reconstruction of its projections. Images of a superior quality can be obtained with a fewer number projections than seen with conventional methods by reconstruction of projections that have been pre-processed and preferably placed in the Fourier domain with a Fractional Fourier Transform (FrFT) or forward Pseudo-polar Fast Fourier transform (PPFFT). The projections are iteratively refined through formulation of a constrained optimization problem with constraints in object space and Fourier space preferably solved with a gradient descent algorithm incorporating a Bregman iterative regularization or a continuative regularization. By using an exact Fourier-based iterative algorithm as well as physical and mathematical constraints, convergence to a lowest-possible noise state that is also strictly consistent with the measured data can be obtained.

An absolute robot-assisted positioning method is provided which can be performed by a facility. The method optimises an assembly task which has been created theoretically at a computer workstation and which is implemented in reality by the facility. The disclosed facility includes at least one robot, at least one measurement system and a computer, wherein the at least one measurement system monitors the at least one robot while the assembly task is being performed, and the robot and the measurement system are connected to each other via the computer.

A statistical approach to estimating software execution times is implemented by preparing a model of a target processing device, correlating the software to be estimated to benchmark programs used in the preparation of the model, and then applying the software to be estimated to the model. The model is developed by determining the actual execution times of the benchmark programs, determining a number of virtual instructions in the benchmark programs and determining a predictor equation that correlates the virtual instructions to the actual execution time. The predictor equation is determined by a linear regression technique that includes a correlation analysis of the virtual instructions, removal of highly correlated instructions, and a combination of stepwise linear regression and multiple linear regression to determine the predictor equation.

Provided is a method for enabling accurate and consistent imaging of selected colors within a document for various printing device configurations utilizing an automated spot color editor. The method includes determining appropriate target values for a selected color within a print job. The automated spot color editor modifies or adjusts the selected color by selecting a quality level, in the form of a color difference metric, and a maximum number of iterations, which is the maximum number of times the automated spot color editor is operated to calculate a CMYK color formula. Sample patch(es) are printed and analyzed for the selected target value and a CMYK color formula based on the color composition of the sample patch is calculated. The CMYK color formula is inserted into a spot color editing table. Through a graphical user interface, an operator may review the color formula for acceptance.

The invention provides sample tracking systems and methods. A sample tracking system can comprise a plate having a plurality of sample wells and an apparatus for illuminating each individual sample well, wherein the manner with which the sample well is illuminated can track the loading of the sample components to the sample wells.

A damper assembly includes a damper frame, at least one damper blade, an actuator and a sensor module. The damper blade(s) is / are movably attached to the damper frame to at least partially regulate air flow proximate the damper frame. The actuator is configured to control a position of the at least one damper blade. The sensor module is coupled to a first damper blade and includes a sensor device operable to determine position information regarding the position of the damper blade. The sensor module further includes a wireless communication circuit that is operable to communicate the position information to a second wireless communication circuit disposed off of or away from the damper blade.

The disclosure relates to a goods management method, device and system. The goods management system comprises a human body induction device, a goods cabinet, a goods identity recognition device, a payment device and a central controller, wherein the human body induction device is arranged in a shopping zone and is used for determining whether any user is in the shopping zone, the goods cabinet is arranged in the shopping zone and is used for displaying and selling goods, the good identity recognition device is used for identifying goods being sold, and the payment device is used for the user to make payments; the central controller is used for managing and controlling the human body induction device, the goods cabinet, the goods identity recognition device and the payment device that are all connected with the central controller. Via use of the goods management method, device and system, convenient unmanned self-help shopping can be realized.

The invention proposes a method for controlling the tightening angle of screwed joints when tightening is effected using a hand-held screwing tool, wherein the torque is monitored until a predefined threshold value is reached, the angle of rotation is measured from the point the threshold value has been reached, the relative rotation of the screwing tool relative to the screwed joint is measured from the point the threshold value has been reached, and the screwing tool is switched off when a predetermined angle of rotation is reached, taking into account the relative angle of rotation of the screwing tool relative to the screwed joint as a corrective value.

A system and method for controlling operating parameters of an industrial fluid system based on measurement of optical and electrochemical properties. The system comprises a handheld or portable meter that can substantially simultaneously measure one or more optical properties and one or more electrochemical properties of a sample of fluid from the fluid system. Information based upon the measurements or calculations made by the system may be used to manually or automatically alter various operating parameters to control the fluid system and aid in maintaining stable operation of the fluid system within preferred specifications.

A microscope and method for high resolution scanning microscopy of a sample, having: an illumination device for the purpose of illuminating the sample, an imaging device for the purpose of scanning at least one point or linear spot across the sample and of imaging the point or linear spot into a diffraction-limited, static single image below a reproduction scale in a detection plane. A detector device for detecting the single image in the detection plane for various scan positions is also provided. An evaluation device for the purpose of evaluating a diffraction structure of the single image for the scan positions is provided. The detector device has a detector array which has pixels and which is larger than the single image. At least one phase mask with a variable lateral profile of the phase influence is included in or near to the objective pupil, or in a plane which is conjugated to the objective pupil, for generating a spatial distribution of the illumination light and / or the detection light perpendicular to the optical axis, and / or in the direction of the optical axis.

A spreader assembly for the controlled delivery to a surface of granular materials such as aggregates from a hopper in communication with a source of the materials external to said assembly; wherein the assembly comprises; an opening to said hopper which receives said materials from said materials source, a discharge opening from the hopper, a gate or gates adjacent said discharge opening; control means for adjusting the rate and or quantity (weight or volume) of said materials delivered from said hopper; wherein the control means includes means to receive at least one input parameter and means to convert said at least one input parameter into an output parameter for performing at least one mechanical activity in the assembly; wherein the rate or quantity at which said material is delivered is dependent upon the at least one input parameter and said mechanical activity.

An auto focus method adapted to adjust relative positions between an optical system and a sensing unit so as to make an image surface lying in the depth of field is disclosed. The optical system includes at least a focusing lens. The method returns the focusing lens and the sensing unit to zero, change relative distances between the focusing lens and the sensing unit to evaluate evaluation values of lying the image surface in the depth of field, and adjusts towards the evaluation values until the image surface by the sensing unit lies in the depth of field to complete auto focus. When performing the task of auto focus, the driving unit only reverses once in shuttling runs. The auto focus method not only increases focusing speed, but also enhances precision and degree of wear resisting, which prolong lifetime of the apparatus.

The invention discloses an optical fiber refractive index and temperature sensor and a measurement method thereof. The optical fiber refractive index and temperature sensor comprises a broadband light source (1), an optical fiber sensing head (2), a spectrometer (3) and a computer (4), wherein the broadband light source (1) is connected to a first input port of the optical fiber sensing head (2) through an optical fiber; a first output port of the optical fiber sensing head (2) is connected with the spectrometer through an optical fiber. According to the measurement method, two light beams split in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer interfere with each other, the movements of the valley value wavelength and the Bragg wavelength of an interference fringe change with the refractive index or the temperature of a material to be measured where the optical fiber sensing head is positioned, the movement ranges of the valley value wavelength and the Bragg wavelength of the interference fringe are measured through the spectrometer, and the refractive index and the temperature of the material to be measured are obtained through calculation of the computer. The optical fiber refractive index and temperature sensor is capable of measuring the refractive index and the temperature in high-precision and real-time ways at the same time and is simple in structure and convenient to operate.

The invention provides sample tracking systems and methods. A sample tracking system can comprise a plate having a plurality of sample wells and an apparatus for illuminating each individual sample well, wherein the manner with which the sample well is illuminated can track the loading of the sample components to the sample wells.

The invention relates to a multi-dimension coupling simulation method for irradiation damage of a nuclear reactor material. According to the method, by combining MD, KMC and CD methods, the respectiveadvantages are achieved, MD is used for simulating a cascade collision process, a simulation result is used as input of KMC, the KMC is used for simulating an annealing process of a cascade defect, asimulation result is used as input of CD, the CD is used for simulating a long-time evolution process of the cascade defect, large-space-time-dimension simulation from defect generation to microcosmic structure representation can be achieved, and accordingly material performance prediction under the service condition is achieved. According to the multi-dimension coupling simulation method, the limit of a single dimension is broken through, long-time and large-scale simulation from atom dimension defect generation of the irradiation damage of the nuclear reactor material to microcosmic structure representation is achieved, the irradiation damage mechanism of the nuclear material can be deeply known, and evolution of a microcosmic structure of an irradiation induction material is predicted.

The invention discloses a fault diagnosis method by combining correlation analysis and data fusion, and is used for solving the technical problem of low fault diagnosis result precision of the existing fault diagnosis method. The fault diagnosis method has the technical scheme that equipment information from different measuring sources is extracted; multi-source information and same-source information corresponding to the existing fault mode are subjected to correlation analysis; the obtained correlation degree is used as a correlation coefficient between the existing fault mode and the multi-source data measured in a fault to be diagnosed; the information of a plurality of sources is synthesized by a data fusion method; the reliability, belonging to the existing fault mode, of the fault to be diagnosed is calculated; the fault mode corresponding to the maximum reliability is selected from the reliability. The method of replacing the correlation coefficient in the multi-source data fusion process by the grey correlation degree between the single physical quantity in the process of the fault to be diagnosed and the same physical quantity in the existing fault type is adopted, so that the single physical quantity and the multi-information fusion processes are effectively linked, and the precision of the fault diagnosis result is improved.

A method for weighing a payload of a transport vehicle, a transport vehicle and a bogie structure. Vertical loads exerted on wheel suspension of the transport vehicle are measured with sensors and the measurement data is conveyed to a calculating unit of weighing. Further, on a side surface of a horizontal arm belonging to the bogie structure there is arranged a sensor for measuring the vertical load exerted on the horizontal arm.

An inductor design having a detection winding which is magnetically coupled to the existing winding and its induction voltage is used to cancel that of the existing winding. Having the induction voltage cancelled, the voltage across the existing winding represents a resistive voltage drop of the existing winding current. The detection winding is furthermore built with a non-inductive portion having a significantly higher DC resistance in proportion to that of the existing winding. This resistance proportion is insensitive against temperature variations when both the existing and the detection windings are built with the same material and subjected to the same environment. A reference current is fed through the detection winding to produce a reference resistive voltage drop which is used to cancel the resistive voltage drop across the existing winding. When a precise cancellation occurs, the existing winding current is known to be in exact proportion to the reference current.

A periodontal probe is provided for measuring a depth of a periodontal pocket using a touch sensor. The periodontal probe includes a handle with a probe tip for insertion into the periodontal pocket. The probe tip includes a touch sensitive reader located on or near an exterior surface thereof for measuring contact between the exterior surface of the probe tip and the tissue of the periodontal pocket. A touch sensor and a microcontroller are connected to the touch sensitive reader to measure the amount of contact between the touch sensitive reader and the tissue of the periodontal pocket, which corresponds to the depth of the periodontal pocket.

The invention relates to a thermo-forming packaging machine and a method which are characterized in that the location of trays in a base film upstream of a sealing station is detected by a measuring system and that the sealing station is immediately subsequently positioned such as to allow a top film to be sealed with highest accuracy matching the tray and thereby to be able to compensate for irregularities and tolerances, for example, in the film feed, in a true-to-cycle manner.

In a microscope for high resolution scanning microscopy of a sample, said microscope comprising—an illumination device for illuminating the sample,—an imaging device for scanning at least one point spot or line spot across the sample and for imaging the point spot or line spot into a diffraction-limited, stationary single image with magnification into a detection plane ,—a detector device for detecting the single image in the detection plane for different scanning positions with a spatial resolution, which, taking into consideration the magnification, is at least twice as high as a full width at half maximum of the diffraction-limited single image,—an evaluation device for evaluating a diffraction pattern of the single image for the scanning positions from data of the detector device and for generating an image of the sample, said image having a resolution that is increased beyond the diffraction limit, provision is made for—the detector device to have a detector array, which has pixels and is larger than the single image, and—a non-imaging redistribution element, which is disposed upstream of the detector array and distributes the radiation from the detection plane in a non-imaging manner among the pixels of the detector array.

Belonging to the technical field of hydrometallurgical equipment, the invention relates to an acid adding device with an accurate and automatic pH value control function. The device comprises an acid solution storage tank (2), an acid solution distributor (10) and an acid solution control system. The acid solution distributor (10) is installed inside a reaction container (5). The acid solution storage tank (2) is arranged at a position higher than the acid solution distributor (10), and is in connection with the acid solution distributor (10) through a hand stop valve (4), an electric butterfly valve (6), an infusion tube (7) and a movable sleeve (8) in order. By employing an advanced on-line real time control technology, the device provided in the invention generates no acid fog while adding a high concentration acid solution, and has the advantages of high pH value control precision, low labor intensity, simple structure and reliable operation.

The invention relates to a variable-pitch control device for a turbomachine compressor, the device comprising a rod, means for fastening a first end of the rod to a pivot of a vane to be controlled, and connection means between a second end of the rod and a control ring. The rod is substantially cylindrical, its first end being engaged in a bore in the pivot of the vane. The device further includes clamping means for clamping the first end of the rod in the bore in the pivot in order to fasten it to said pivot.

A variable-pitch control device for a turbomachine compressor is disclosed. The device includes a rod, a fastening device for fastening a first end of the rod to a pivot of a vane to be controlled, and a connection device between a second end of the rod and a control ring. The rod is substantially cylindrical, its first end being engaged in a bore in the pivot of the vane. The device further includes a clamping device for clamping the first end of the rod in the bore in the pivot in order to fasten it to the pivot.

The invention provides a method for correcting hole sites on the basis of framework scanning measurement. The method for correcting the hole sites includes computing rotation matrixes and translation vectors according to actual point cloud data and theoretical models of frameworks; correcting theoretical hole sites on the frameworks by the aid of the rotation matrixes and the translation vectors to obtain corrected hole sites; determining boundary lines of the various corrected hole sites; utilizing distances from the centers of the corrected hole sites to the boundary lines as corrected hole drilling edge distances. The method has the advantages that the problem of difficulty in measuring edge distances of closed structures can be solved; integral procedures are implemented on the basis of digitalization, accordingly, manual measurement can be omitted, and technological processes can be simplified; the problem of hole site inaccuracy due to the fact that hole sites are manually corrected after involution is performed by the aid of an existing method can be solved, and the automatic hole drilling precision can be guaranteed; the hole sites are firstly corrected before the hole drilling edge distances are determined, and the corrected hole sites can be acquired, so that hole site inaccuracy due to deformation, positioning and coordination can be eliminated, and the automatic hole drilling precision can be guaranteed.

The invention relates to low flow rate cascade impactors for sampling aerosols, notably but not limited to pharmaceutical aerosols. The impactor stages serve as both orifice plate and collecting cup, simplifying collection and analysis. The impactor is designed to operate at flow rates approximating the inspiratory flow rates of young children and infants. Also presented is a method of and apparatus for applying a coating material to the collection surface of the stages after an impactor is assembled for use. The method entails generation of a polydisperse aerosol and sampling into the impactor. The coating substance improves the trapping of particles on the stages. The apparatus and method of application limit the amount of coating material applied and confines it to the regions of particle impact opposite the stage orifices.

The invention discloses a multi-source modeling and collaborative analysis method for electricity stealing behavior. The multi-source modeling and collaborative analysis method for the electricity stealing behavior includes steps that 1, acquiring data; 2, pre-processing the data; 3, dividing the pre-processed data, and using the divided data as different types of historical consumption behavior of a user; 4, acquiring the current historical data of the user; 5, monitoring the abnormal electricity consumption based on the historical electricity consumption data of the user; 6, collaboratively monitoring the abnormal electricity consumption based on the historical water consumption data of the user; 7, collaboratively monitoring the abnormal electricity consumption based on the historical fuel gas consumption data of the user; 8, collaboratively monitoring the abnormal electricity consumption based on the historical communication consumption data of the user; 9, calculating the comprehensive abnormal electricity consumption monitoring value and judging suspicious users. The multi-source modeling and collaborative analysis method for the electricity stealing behavior is capable of monitoring the electricity stealing behavior of the user at the power supply end, improving the electricity consumption monitoring precision, duly feeding back the possible electricity stealing behavior and lowering the false electricity stealing behavior detecting rate so as to guarantee the normal running of the electric system.