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Wireless communication

The invention is directed to a method of synchronising transmission between two nodes in a wireless network. The method comprises the steps of obtaining an expected interference profile for each node; and agreeing a synchronised transmission schedule between the nodes, where the expected interference profile of the or each node meets predetermined criteria.
Owner:APPLE INC

Rock hollow cylinder torsion shear apparatus

The invention relates to an indoor rock mechanics testing device, in particular to a rock hollow cylinder torsion shear apparatus capable of realizing complex stress path, and belongs to the technical field of geotechnical engineering techniques. The torsion shear apparatus comprises a base, a sleeve, a lower pressure head, an upper pressure head, a piston, an upper seat, a head cover, a connecting rod and a torsion device. The rock hollow cylinder torsion shear apparatus disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the puzzle that the stress path of the rock indoor testing device is single is solved; axial force, inner confining pressure, outer confining pressure and torque can be loaded on a rock sample separately or together; the defect that the four external forces interfere with one another during loading is overcome; the magnitude variation of principal stress or the rotating stress path of the principal axis of stress can be simulated; the rock hollow cylinder torsion shear apparatus is reasonable in structure, easy to manufacture, easy to operate, accurate in measuring system and high in automation degree and can be used for indoor tests of rock complex loading paths.
Owner:INST OF ROCK & SOIL MECHANICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Multispectral sensitization device and manufacturing method thereof

The invention relates to a multispectral sensitization device and a manufacturing method thereof. The device comprises at least one non-transparent basement layer, each basement layer is composed of at least two surfaces, each surface is provided with sensitization pixel groups which are used for inducing light of optional spectrum coming from the positive direction of the surfaces where the sensitization pixel groups are located; or the device comprises at least one transparent basement layer, each basement layer is composed of at least two surfaces, each surface is provided with sensitization pixel groups which are used for inducing light of optional spectrum coming from the positive side or the reverse side of the surfaces where the sensitization pixel groups are located. In the invention, bidirectional sensitization can be realized through a same device, different scenes in two different directions can be induced; in addition, the device can be used for unidirectional sensitization to improve properties of the sensitization device.
Owner:BOLY MEDIA COMM SHENZHEN

Caco-2 cell model for CRISPR/CAS9-mediated drug transporter targeted knockout and method thereof

The invention discloses a caco-2 cell model for CRISPR / CAS9-mediated drug transporter targeted knockout and a method thereof. The method is used for non-diagnostic or therapeutic purposes and comprises the following steps: designing sgRNA with target specificity for P-gp, BCRP and MRP2 transporters and constructing a sgRNA expression vector, wherein a sequence of the designed sgRNA is shown as SEQID NO. 1-6 in a sequence table; respectively designing P-gp, BCRP and MRP gene single knockout and pairwise combination double knockout by utilizing CRISPR / CAS9, co-transfecting a caco-2 cell with anhCas9 plasmid and performing monoclonal expansion culture to obtain the caco-2 cell model for transporter gene targeting. The caco-2 cell model obtained by the method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that the mutual interference among different transporters is effectively eliminated, and a more specific and more sensitive cell model is provided for drug transport research.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA UNIV OF TECH

Hooked dust scraper for ball screw unit

A hooked dust scraper for ball screw unit includes a plurality of tooth portions and corresponding number of hook portions. It is characterized that the scraper is hooked on the nut of the ball screw unit without employing screw engagement so that the ball screw unit associated with this scraper is easy to fabricate, assemble, and detach thereby saving the production and assembly cost.
Owner:HIWIN TECH

Face-to-face photographing type coin inspection machine and coin inspection method

The invention provides a face-to-face photographing type coin inspection machine and a coin inspection method. The face-to-face photographing type coin inspection machine is used for inspecting the quality and a coincided imprint of a coin stamping image and comprises a conveyor belt, a slope slide way and a face-to-face photographing structure, wherein the slope slide way is connected to the outlet end of the conveyor belt; a coin is transmitted from the conveyor belt and then enters the slope slide way to take inertia and free-fall motion; the slope slide way is provided with a transparent structure which enables the front and back images of the coin to be both showed; and the face-to-face photographing structure is the front and back image structure of the coin capable of moving to the slope slide way in a simultaneous face-to-face photographing way. The invention simultaneously inspects the quality of the front and the back of the coin on the slope slide way without setting a complex mechanical structure for overturning the coin in the coin inspection machine, thereby reducing the volume, lowering the requirements for the space of a workshop and achieving the purpose of simplifying and reducing the coin inspection machine.
Owner:BEIJING LUSTER LIGHTTECH

Multi-dimensional ion chromatographic analysis system

The invention relates to a multi-dimensional ion chromatographic analysis system, belonging to the chemical field of analysis. To solve the problem that a conventional chromatographic technique is insufficient in separation of molecules such as various organic acid, amino acid, sugar and alcohol in complex samples, a set of multi-dimensional ion chromatographic analysis system is developed; the system comprises a plurality of pumps, one or more changeover valves and a plurality of detectors; by utilizing the difference of separation mechanisms of target components on chromatographic columns and the difference of retention time of the components, and through a plurality of chromatographic switchover enrichments and valve switchover time selection, ion chromatographic connected systems of two-dimension, three-dimension, four-dimension, five-dimension and higher can be established according to difference of target components to be separated, so that the coseparation analysis of water-soluble metabolite such as organic acid, amino acid, sugar and alcohol of complex samples is realized. By utilizing the multi-dimensional ion chromatographic analysis system, the complex sample can be rapidly, sufficiently and precisely separated and identified, and the mutual interference among the components is eliminated.
Owner:QINGDAO INST OF BIOENERGY & BIOPROCESS TECH CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCI

Access control system

An access control system includes at least two access routes (2, 2') which can be blocked with controllable barriers. The access control system further includes an antenna (A1, A2) associated with each of the access routes, and a control device (1) for evaluating access authorization cards, e.g. RFID transponders, which operate without making galvanic contact. Each antenna (A1, A2) is connected to a corresponding transmit / receive unit (13, 14), and the terminals of the antennae (A1, A2) associated with the access routes (2, 2') are connected to a deactivation device.
Owner:TEAMAXESS TICKETING

Method for estimating channel based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system

The method comprises: using the least squared method to get the training pilot symbol location channel response HPji relating to the system receiving antenna; after interpolation, getting the channel response value Hji of all subcarrier location between the antenna pairs, and making the inverse Fourier transform for all response channel value Hji to get the impulse response of multipath hji; selecting the important path to get channel impulse response hji'; making Fourier transform for hji to the channel response Hji'; traversing all receiving antenna pairs to the channel response estimation initial value of the current channel between all receiving antenna pairs; using the reference pilot symbol of data frame to estimate the offsetPhiji of channel phase; using thePhiji to compensate the Hji' to get the final channel response estimation H of the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) OFDM system.
Owner:阳信县润田棉业有限公司

Centrally controlled time division multiplexing wireless communication micro base station network

The invention discloses a centrally controlled time division multiplexing wireless communication micro base station network. The conventional wireless technology can only provide a narrow-band service because of the limitation of bandwidth and quality. The wireless bandwidth can be promoted only by three methods, namely increasing a used frequency range, improving the frequency spectrum efficiency and increasing a frequency spectrum multiplexing rate. But both the two methods, namely increasing the used frequency range and improving the efficiency, have impassable theoretical boundary, and only the method for increasing the frequency spectrum multiplexing rate has potential of being partially increased by over ten thousand times. Therefore, the method for increasing the frequency spectrummultiplexing rate becomes an optimal way for meeting the future application of the wireless broadband. The centrally controlled time division multiplexing wireless communication micro base station network solves a series of problems caused by the high-density micro base station network architecture. The main properties of the centrally controlled time division multiplexing wireless communication micro base station network greatly surpass the conventional mobile communication technology and the quality and capacity of the wireless network are promoted to a level approximate to the wired network for the first time.
Owner:高汉中

Method and system for receiving digital broadcasting signals in frequency modulation (FM) broadcast bands

The invention relates to a method and a system for receiving digital broadcasting signals in frequency modulation (FM) broadcast bands. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving digital / analog (D / A) mixed signals x (t); preliminarily separating to acquire preliminarily recovered analog FM signals x0FM (t) and digital FM signals d0 (t); performing first level pilot frequency-based iterative separation on the signals to acquire digital and analog FM signals after the first level iterative separation; and performing second level iterative separation by means of pilot frequency and internal codes, wherein the digital FM signals after the iterative separation acquire digital audio signals and data signals through channel decoding, and the analog FM signals acquire analog audio signals through demodulation and D / A conversion. A digital FM signal demodulation decoder of the system comprises a preliminary FM separator, an iterative FM separator, and a synchronization recovery and channel equalizer and a decoding module, and the iterative offset separation of the analog master FM from digital signals is realized. According to the method and the system, the mixed D / A signals overlapped by the same channel are separated, the mutual interference of the signals is eliminated, and the FM band digital broadcasting system can be realized.
Owner:SHENZHEN SIKAIWEI ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Ultra-deep sea bed sediment ropeless gravity sampling system

The invention provides an ultra-deep sea bed sediment ropeless gravity sampling system, mainly comprising a recycling unit and a discarding unit; the recycling unit comprises a beacon, a floating component, a rope and a sampler inner tube; the beacon is positioned at the top end of the floating component; the floating component, the rope and the sampler inner tube are connected with each other in sequence; the discarding unit comprises a sampler outer tube, a counterweight and a trigger unlocking mechanism; the counterweight peripherally arranged at the upper portion of the outer wall of the sampler outer tube; the trigger unlocking mechanism sleeves the outer wall of the sampler outer tube below the counterweight. The ultra-deep sea bed sediment ropeless gravity sampling system has higher reliability and safety and has lower cost than existing rope sampling methods.
Owner:SOUTH CHINA SEA INST OF OCEANOLOGY - CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

Seamless splicing display device of LCD

The invention provides a seamless splicing display device of an LCD. The device comprises an LCD panel with collimated beam illumination, a diffusion lens and a screen. According to the direction of a light path, the seamless splicing display device of the LCD is provided with the LCD panel with the collimated beam illumination, the diffusion lens and the screen sequentially, or provided with the diffusion lens with the collimated beam illumination, the LCD panel and the screen sequentially, wherein the collimated beam vertically enters the LCD panel or the diffusion lens by incidence. The display device is simple in structure and convenient for installation and can simply, conveniently and effectively eliminate the splicing seams generated when splicing LCD panels.
Owner:GUANGDONG VTRON TECH CO LTD

Processing method of zinc smelting byproducts

The invention relates to a processing method of zinc smelting byproducts. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, using a mixed aqueous solution of ammonia and ammonia sulfate (or salvolatile) to leach copper-cadmium slag or cadmium-rich soot after heat treatment at a room temperature; then, decoppering a leaching solution by an organic solvent extraction method; directly producing metal cadmium from a solution containing zinc and cadmium by a low current density electrolytic method instead of a technological method of adopting zinc powder replacement to obtain sponge cadmium; using a sulphuric acid solution as strip liquor to strip copper from a decoppered organic extraction agent and then electrolyzing the copper-contained strip liquor to prepare the metal copper; in addition, electrolyzing the decoppered leaching solution which only contains zinc and cadmium to extract the cadmium; eliminating the mutual interference of copper ions and cadmium ions in the electrolytic process of the cadmium; and returning the electrolyzed leaching solution to the zinc production process. The method simplifies the processing technological process, shortens the product period, can respectively obtain a purer copper product and a purer cadmium product and decreases the zinc smelting byproducts and the processing cost.
Owner:BEIJING GENERAL RES INST OF MINING & METALLURGY

Integrated magnetic suspension rotor dynamic displacement measuring device

The integrated dynamic displacement measurement device for magnetic suspension rotor comprises a measurement circuit, which includes: an input port connected with an output port of sine-wave generator, a drive module with output port connected at least four or more radial displacement sensors and one axial sensor. Besides, it also includes a full-bridge rectification filter module, a signal modulation module, a sampling holder, a multiplex switch, an A / D converter, and a CPU. This invention has well performance with low cost.
Owner:WUHAN UNIV OF TECH

Knife edge polishing and grinding device provided with arc-shaped scalpel

The invention relates to a knife edge polishing and grinding device provided with an arc-shaped scalpel. The knife edge polishing and grinding device comprises a base, a polishing and grinding fixture and a polishing and grinding head mechanism; the polishing and grinding fixture comprises a knife clamping base and a rail base plate, an arc-shaped rail and a matching body are arranged between the knife clamping base and the rail base plate, and a swing mechanism is formed by the knife clamping base and the rail base plate by matching of the arc-shaped rail and the matching body; when external force is acted on the knife clamping base, the knife clamping base swings on the rail base plate along the arc-shaped rail. A prismatic pair is arranged between the polishing and grinding fixture and the base or between the polishing and grinding head mechanism and the base, so that relative motion is generated between the polishing and grinding fixture and the polishing and grinding head mechanism; the polishing and grinding head mechanism comprises a first polishing and grinding wheel and a second polishing and grinding wheel, and the first polishing and grinding wheel and the second polishing and grinding wheel are arranged in a staggered mode in the direction of the relative motion of the polishing and grinding fixture and the polishing and grinding head mechanism. According to the knife edge polishing and grinding device, the structure is simple, the conception is ingenious, the cost is low, and the work efficiency is high. By means of the simple structure, effective space avoidance is achieved, therefore double-faced polishing and grinding can be carried out on a scalpel blade, and the processing efficiency of the knife edge polishing and grinding device is improved in multiples.
Owner:STERILANCE MEDICAL SUZHOU

Method for testing dual-wavelength of light splitting luminosity

The invention discloses a method for testing dual-wavelength of light splitting luminosity. The method comprises the following steps of: preparing liquid to be tested and corresponding standard solution; selecting a corresponding largest absorbance as the testing wavelength; making a standard curve and a working curve of an object to be tested and an interference object; and calculating the content of the object to be tested according to an object (to be tested) content absorbance working curve regression equation that m is equal to KdeltaA+b. The method is strong in anti-interference capability, mutual interference of two components is eliminated, and the testing result is accurate; an absorbance calculation equation adopted is as follows: delta=A1-s2A2-t2; as the absorbance generated by the interference object is A1-s2A2-t2=0, the interference is eliminated, and the testing result is accurate; the method is simple and convenient, complex separation does not need to be carried out on two components which develop the color at the same time, so that the time, the labor and the agent are saved; two substances can be tested at the same time, and particularly the method has remarkable advantages for two components which are hard to be separated or cannot be separated; the method is applicable to more substances, and the method can be adopted only if the calculated deltaA is large enough, so that more substances can be tested with the attendance of a single interference object by using double wavelength.
Owner:SINOCAT ENVIRONMENTAL TECH

Fusion protein for resisting formation of thrombus targetedly and preparation method and application thereof

The invention discloses a fusion protein for resisting formation of thrombus targetedly, which comprises the following parts: (a) protein domains of nematode anticoagulant peptide 5, of which the amino acid sequence has at least 80 percent of similarity with a sequence shown as SEQ ID No.1; (b)protein domains of Hirulog, of which the amino acid sequence has at least 80 percent of similarity with a sequence shown as SEQ ID No.2; (c) protein domains of RGD peptide, consisting of 3 to 10 amino acids and containing an Arg-Gly-Asp sequence; and (d) human coagulation factor X a recognition sites, of which the amino acid sequence is shown as SEQ ID No.3. The invention also discloses a gene encoding the fusion protein, a recombined expression vector containing the gene, a transformant containing the recombined expression vector, and a method for preparing the fusion protein. The prepared fusion protein can inhibit formation and development of thrombus from a plurality of approaches and take effect on thrombus positions targetedly, and is suitable for preventing and treating thrombotic disorders.
Owner:CHONGQING UNIV

Separation method and receiving device of digital broadcasting analog-to-digital (A/D) signal at frequency modulation (FM) broadcast band

The invention provides a separation method and receiving device of a digital broadcasting analog-to-digital (A / D) signal at a frequency modulation (FM) broadcast band. The separation method comprises the following steps: adding two neighboring vector signals in in-band-on-channel (IBOC) A / D mixed signals S, eliminating component of a digital signal dm to obtain x<2m>+x<2m>+1, and then obtaining amplitude and phase, wherein, the nth component of x<2m> and x<2m>+1 can be those of phase modulation signals ej alpha and ej beta; solving parameters theta and delta to obtain x<2m> and x<2m>+1; and restoring the digital signal dm. In the method, the designed antenna of the receiving device is sequentially connected with a tuning module, an A / D converter, a digital down converter (DDC) and a re-sampling module; output of the re-sampling module is switched in an A / D signal separation module with a concrete calculation program to obtain corresponding analog FM signals and digital signals; the signals are respectively accessed to a digital signal demodulator / decoder of an analog FM receiver; and finally an analog sound signal, a digital audio signal and a data signal which are sent from a sending end are obtained finally. The separation method has the advantages of good A / D signal separation effect, capability of eliminating mutual interferences and reliable performance and is easy to achieve.
Owner:SHENZHEN SIKAIWEI ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Dual-mode bi-pass filter based on capacitance loading square resonant rings

The invention discloses a dual-mode bi-pass filter based on capacitance loading square resonant rings, mainly solving the problems of poor out of band rejection and uncontrollable coupling between cavities of traditional bi-pass filters. The filter comprises a micro-strip dielectric substrate (11), a metal earth plate (12), two same capacitance loading square resonant rings (13), a perturbation metal sheet (16) and a pair of input / output feeder lines (17). A symmetrical cascade mode is adopted between the capacitance loading square resonant rings (13), each capacitance loading square resonant ring comprises one square metal ring (14) and four loading metal sheets, and a pair of input / output feeder lines (17) adopt a symmetrical distribution mode, are arranged mutually parallel above the micro-strip dielectric substrate (11), and penetrate into the insides of the square resonant rings (13) for feeding. The dual-mode bi-pass filter based on capacitance loading square resonant rings can improve the out of band transmission characteristic, control the strength of coupling between cavities, realize highly symmetrical bi-pass frequency response, and be used in a wireless communication system.
Owner:XIDIAN UNIV

Generation method and transmitting equipment for in band on channel (IBOC) digital/analog audio broadcast signals

The invention relates to a generation method and transmitting equipment for in band on channel (IBOC) digital / analog audio broadcast signals. The method comprises the following steps of: generating analog sound broadcast signals of time discrete; generating digital signals, and copying the digital signals in an adjacent signal frame; adding and subtracting the analog sound broadcast signals *2m, *2m + 1 and the corresponding digital broadcast signals in the adjacent signal frame, and acquiring *2m-dm and *2m + 1 + dm; and emitting acquired digital / analog mixed signals in the same broadcast channel. The transmitting equipment comprises an analog sound modulation module, a digital signal modulation module, a mixing module, a digital / analog converter, an upconversion module, a power amplifier and an antenna feeder system, wherein the mixing module comprises an adder and a subtractor so as to acquire the digital / analog mixed signals. According to the method and the equipment, analog / digital mixed signals with completely overlapped frequency spectrums are acquired, frequency bands are saved, and that a receiving end completely separates the digital / analog signals is facilitated.
Owner:SHENZHEN SIKAIWEI ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Coal quality improvement apparatus for microwave low temperature dehydration and desulfurization

The present invention discloses a coal quality improvement apparatus for microwave low temperature dehydration and desulfurization. The apparatus comprises a continuous tunnel transportation device (1), a coal transportation belt (2), microwave line chambers (3), energy reclaiming ports (4) installed on the top of the microwave line chambers (3), and microwave leakage inhibition devices (5) installed on both ends of the microwave line chambers (3), wherein microwave energy of a continuous wave magnetron enters the microwave line chamber (3) through the energy reclaiming port (4), the upper parts of the microwave line chambers (3) are provided with pumping discharging ports (6), the bottom parts of the microwave line chambers (3) are connected with an inflation device (7) of protection air, and a plurality of the microwave line chambers (3) are continuously combined to form a microwave combination chamber. The coal quality improvement apparatus of the present invention has characteristics of reasonable structure design, high production efficiency, strong security, wide application range, concurrent performing of dehydration and desulphurization treatments, and high coal quality.
Owner:NANJING SANLE ELECTRONICS INFORMATION IND GRP +2

Device and method for single plate peripheral power supply management

InactiveCN101605037ASolve tedious debuggingConvenient power-off handlingData switching current supplyElectricitySupply management
The invention discloses a device and a method for single plate peripheral power supply management. The method comprises the following steps that: a network management server transmits configuration information of the single plate power supply management to a core processing module; and the core processing module controls an execution module to energize or de-energize a peripheral and the time sequence for energizing the peripheral according to the configuration information of the single plate power supply management received from the network management server. The device and the method need no fussy debugging works in the process of production debugging, can solve the problems of the differences on energizing management between devices and redundant device interference, and can effectively save energy and reduce consumption.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Signal sending method and signal sending equipment

Provided are a signal sending method and a signal sending device. The signal sending method comprises: eliminating interference on a boundary symbol between at least two precoding code blocks in a multiple-input multiple-output filter bank multi-carrier (MIMO-FBMC) system, wherein the precoding code blocks consist of at least one time-frequency resource element using the same precoding; precoding symbols to be sent in the precoding code blocks so as to obtain precoded symbols; and sending the precoded symbols. The present invention can fully or partially eliminate the mutual interference of precoding code blocks in the time-frequency critical location.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

Hooked dust scraper for ball screw unit

A hooked dust scraper for ball screw unit includes a plurality of tooth portions and corresponding number of hook portions. It is characterized that the scraper is hooked on the nut of the ball screw unit without employing screw engagement so that the ball screw unit associated with this scraper is easy to fabricate, assemble, and detach thereby saving the production and assembly cost.
Owner:HIWIN TECH

Circular island for short-distance transfer

InactiveCN102061649AShorten the step distance of transferReduce transfer timeRoadwaysShortest distanceEngineering
The invention discloses a circular island for short-distance transfer, comprising a main lane (1) and a circular lane (2). The circular lane (2) comprises a right-turn lane (21) and a sidewalk (22), and the circular lane (2) is provided with bus stations (3). By partially modifying the circular island and optimally arranging bus stations, the transfer pace among main transfer lines and the transfer time of passengers can be greatly shortened.
Owner:SHANGHAI URBAN CONSTR DESIGN RES INST GRP CO LTD

Multi-channel galvanic corrosion measurement device

The invention belongs to the technical field of galvanic corrosion measurement for metal materials, in particular relates to a multi-channel galvanic corrosion measurement device. According to the multi-channel galvanic corrosion measurement device, an SOC (System on a Chip) processor structural design is adopted; the front end of an electrode connection cable is connected with an electrode; the rear end of the electrode connection cable is connected into a voltage / current measurement switching unit; two ends of a front end signal conditioning circuit are bridged with a reference source afterbeing electrically communicated with an A / D (Analog-to-Digital) conversion circuit; the front end of the front end signal conditioning circuit is electrically connected with the voltage / current measurement switching unit; the output end of the A / D conversion circuit is electrically communicated with a main control module after being connected in series with a multi-channel electric isolation unit; an SOC processor is arranged in the main control module; the main control module is electrically connected with a display module, a storage module and a communication module respectively, so that electric information control is realized; and a signal input by a reference electrode is incorporated into the front end signal conditioning circuit after being amplified, so that a signal processing system is formed. The multi-channel galvanic corrosion measurement device has the characteristics of simple overall structure, reliable principle, convenience for use and operation, accuracy in measurement data, flexibility for control and wide application range.
Owner:725TH RES INST OF CHINA SHIPBUILDING INDAL CORP

Method and system for suppressing radio communication mutual interference

The invention is used in the interference suppression in co-frequency and adjacent frequency between radio communication systems. In the invention, two systems co-existed all makes signal regeneration; the regenerated signals is sent to a regenerated signal process filter in another system through a wired media; according to requirement of its own system, the filter makes relevant filter process for the regenerated interference signals; the processed signals are re-inputted into the interference eliminator to eliminate the interference signals existed in its own system.
Owner:UNIV OF ELECTRONIC SCI & TECH OF CHINA
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