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The invention describes several embodiments of an adapter which can make use of the devices in any commercially available digital cameras to accomplish different functions, such as a fundus camera, as a microscope or as an en-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) to produce constant depth OCT images or as a Fourier domain (channelled spectrum) optical coherence tomography to produce a reflectivity profile in the depth of an object or cross section OCT images, or depth resolved volumes. The invention admits addition of confocal detection and provides simultaneous measurements or imaging in at least two channels, confocal and OCT, where the confocal channel provides an en-face image simultaneous with the acquisition of OCT cross sections, to guide the acquisition as well as to be used subsequently in the visualisation of OCT images. Different technical solutions are provided for the assembly of one or two digital cameras which together with such adapters lead to modular and portable high resolution imaging systems which can accomplish various functions with a minimum of extra components while adapting the elements in the digital camera. The cost of such adapters is comparable with that of commercial digital cameras, i.e. the total cost of such assemblies of commercially digital cameras and dedicated adapters to accomplish high resolution imaging are at a fraction of the cost of dedicated stand alone instruments. Embodiments and methods are presented to employ colour cameras and their associated optical sources to deliver simultaneous signals using their colour sensor parts to provide spectroscopic information, phase shifting inferometry in one step, depth range extension, polarisation, angular measurements and spectroscopic Fourier domain (channelled spectrum) optical coherence tomography in as many spectral bands simultaneously as the number of colour parts of the photodetector sensor in the digital camera. In conjunction with simultaneous acquistion of a confocal image, at least 4 channels can simultaneously be provided using the three color parts of conventional color cameras to deliver three OCT images in addition to the confocal image.

Apparatus, system and method are provided which utilize signals received from a reference and a sample. In particular, a radiation is provided which includes at least one first electromagnetic radiation directed to the sample and at least one second electromagnetic radiation directed to the reference. A frequency of the radiation varies over time. An interference can be detected between at least one third radiation associated with the first radiation and at least one fourth radiation associated with the second radiation. It is possible to obtain a particular signal associated with at least one phase of at least one frequency component of the interference, and compare the particular signal to at least one particular information. Further, it is possible to receive at least one portion of the radiation and provide a further radiation, such that the particular signal can be calibrated based on the further signal.

A method for three-dimensional shape measurement provides for generating sinusoidal fringe patterns by defocusing binary patterns. A method for three-dimensional shape measurement may include (a) projecting a plurality of binary patterns onto at least one object; (b) projecting three phase-shifted fringe patterns onto the at least one object; (c) capturing images of the at least one object with the binary patterns and the phase-shifted fringe patterns; (d) obtaining codewords from the binary patterns; (e) calculating a wrapped phase map from the phase-shifted fringe patterns; (f) applying the codewords to the wrapped phase map to produce an unwrapped phase map; and (g) computing coordinates using the unwrapped phase map for use in the three-dimensional shape measurement of the at least one object. A system for performing the method is also provided. The high-speed real-time 3D shape measurement may be used in numerous applications including medical science, biometrics, and entertainment.

The biosensors of the present invention comprise an electrically insulating substrate, an electrically insulating cover connected to the substrate via a spacer layer, a reaction-detecting section formed on the substrate at a region sandwiched between the substrate and cover, and comprising at least one set of electrodes, and an external terminal to be connected to the reaction-detecting section, and a sealed sample-feeding path defined between the substrate and cover by the spacer layer, where the sample-feeding path has a portion intersecting the electrodes, as well as a cutting plane line provided at an outermost surface of the substrate or cover, which is a boundary between a sensor portion comprising electrodes and a sealed cap portion which does not comprise electrodes, and the cutting plane line is present at a position where, when the sealed cap portion is cut along the cutting plane line, the cut surface does not cross the electrodes and does cross the sample-feeding path, so that a sample-inlet port and an air-discharge port leading from the sample-feeding path are exposed through the cut surface. In addition, the biosensors for simultaneously measuring multiple items of the present invention comprise: a substrate; a cover connected to the substrate via a spacer layer; and a number of biosensor units comprising substrates each containing at least one biosensor unit which comprises a reaction-detecting section including one electrode system and one reagent layer on the substrate, and a sample-feeding path including the reagent layer, wherein each of the biosensor units comprise one reagent layer on one sample-feeding path, a cutting plane line for dividing each of the biosensor unit-comprising substrates is provided at a top surface of the substrate or cover, the cutting plane line and sample-feeding path are placed such that, when the substrate or cover is cut along the cutting plane line, a sample-inlet port for supplying a sample solution is open to a cut surface of each biosensor unit-comprising substrate as a cut port of the sample-feeding path.

A method of managing a computing system (300) includes generating (1702) transaction requests in accordance with a transaction profile of the system (300). The transaction requests are provided for processing by the system (300). Status data of a set of managed resources (102) of the system (300) is collected (1704) in accordance with a system model stored in a knowledge base (204). Performance indicators of the system (300) are determined (1706) from the status data in accordance with the system model. The transaction performance of the system (300) is monitored (1710) by comparing the performance of the system (300) in processing the transaction requests with an expected performance. When a degradation in transaction performance is detected, a signal (1712) is generated to indicate that a degradation in performance has occurred, to enable the status data and / or performance indicators to be analysed at the time at which the performance degradation occurs. The method improves over prior art management methods by providing for the simultaneous measurement of the transaction performance of the system (300), along with monitoring of defined status and performance metrics, thereby enabling correlation between changes in performance and changes in the status of the system. A corresponding computer implemented means for managing a computer system, and computer program products, are also provided.

The present invention relates to a system for detection and identification of airborne biological, chemical and / or nuclear threats such as toxins, spores, bacteria, and viruses in real time at distances from a few meters to several kilometers. Compact femtosecond terawatt laser technology is combined with spectroscopic and mathematical methods for spectral sensing of airborne warfare agents such as bio-aerosols. Trigger sensors and standoff devices based on mobile terawatt femtosecond laser systems are provided that may be placed at strategic monitoring locations. Furthermore, the invention relates to the propagation of airborne ultra-short, ultra-intense laser pulses giving rise to plasma channels (filamentation) producing white light supercontinuum ranging from the ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS), near infra-red (NE) and middle infra-red (MIR). According to this invention, the supercontinuum can be directly produced in a particle cloud and hence is uniquely suitable for multi-spectral long-range atmospheric agent and radioactive isotope detection.

An apparatus and method is described for testing a multi-hole fuel injector nozzle. The apparatus comprises mounting means for the multi-hole nozzle and fuel supply means for supplying fuel to the multi-hole nozzle. The multi-hole nozzle is mounted outside a measurement chamber for capturing the fuel spray from an individual spray hole outlet of the multi-hole nozzle. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a spray target plate, located within the measurement chamber, at which the fuel spray is directed. The spray target plate (28) is connected to a remote pressure sensor, which is used to determine the spray force of the fuel spray acting on the spray target plate. The apparatus is further arranged to determine the mass flow rate of the fuel spray. A new parameter, referred to as ‘momentum efficiency’ is defined, and calculated using the determined values of spray force and mass flow rate.

A method of managing a computing system (300) includes generating (1702) transaction requests in accordance with a transaction profile of the system (300). The transaction requests are provided for processing by the system (300). Status data of a set of managed resources (102) of the system (300) is collected (1704) in accordance with a system model stored in a knowledge base (204). Performance indicators of the system (300) are determined (1706) from the status data in accordance with the system model. The transaction performance of the system (300) is monitored (1710) by comparing the performance of the system (300) in processing the transaction requests with an expected performance. When a degradation in transaction performance is detected, a signal (1712) is generated to indicate that a degradation in performance has occurred, to enable the status data and / or performance indicators to be analysed at the time at which the performance degradation occurs. The method improves over prior art management methods by providing for the simultaneous measurement of the transaction performance of the system (300), along with monitoring of defined status and performance metrics, thereby enabling correlation between changes in performance and changes in the status of the system. A corresponding computer implemented means for managing a computer system, and computer program products, are also provided.

An acoustic wave sensor array device is provided for the detection, identification, and quantification of chemicals and biological elements dispersed in fluids. The sensor array device is capable of the simultaneous characterization of a fluid for multiple analytes of interest. A substrate has a plurality of channels formed therein and a sensor material layer applied in a bottom of the channels. The sensor material layer has a shear acoustic wave speed lower than a shear acoustic wave speed in said substrate. The channels may have the same material in each channel or different materials in at least two of the channels. A surface acoustic wave transducer and at least one surface acoustic wave reflector, or at least two transducers is formed on a surface of the substrate opposite the channels at a portion of the substrate that is thinned by the channels, so that the acoustic tracks of the surface acoustic wave device extend along the channels. The response of the surface acoustic wave depends on the response of the sensor material to a sensed fluid supplied to the channels.

The present invention relates to a system for detection and identification of airborne biological, chemical and / or nuclear threats such as toxins, spores, bacteria, and viruses in real time at distances from a few meters to several kilometers. Compact femtosecond terawatt laser technology is combined with spectroscopic and mathematical methods for spectral sensing of airborne warfare agents such as bio-aerosols. Trigger sensors and standoff devices based on mobile terawatt femtosecond laser systems are provided that may be placed at strategic monitoring locations. Furthermore, the invention relates to the propagation of airborne ultra-short, ultra-intense laser pulses giving rise to plasma channels (filamentation) producing white light supercontinuum ranging from the ultraviolet (UV), visible (VIS), near infra-red (NIR) and middle infra-red (MIR). According to this invention, the supercontinuum can be directly produced in a particle cloud and hence is uniquely suitable for multi-spectral long-range atmospheric agent and radioactive isotope detection.

The computer tomography device includes an X-ray source for emitting an X-ray beam and a detector system for measuring density profiles of cross-sections of an object. The detector system includes a two-dimensional matrix of detector elements. The detector elements positioned along a direction transversely of the cross-sections have the same effective surface and detector elements positioned parallel to the cross-sections have different effective surfaces. Furthermore, the computer tomography device includes an adjustable X-ray collimator for limiting the X-ray beam transversely of the cross-sections.

The invention discloses a method for measuring simulated seabed terrain based on an active stereo vision technology and measuring equipment. By the stereo vision technology, a binocular camera is arranged on the outside of an experimental trough, and seabed terrain changes are measured contactlessly through glass sidewalls of the experimental trough. Partial flow field will not be disturbed, and synchronous acquisition of the whole simulated seabed terrain can be realized. According to the invention, the active vision technology is used in underwater measurement. That is to say, by the utilization of auxiliary structured light irradiating underwater terrain through the glass sidewalls of the experimental trough, dense structured textures or dot arrays are formed on the terrain such that the camera can distinguish more easily. Meanwhile, quantity of terrain characteristic points is also increased. With the combination of the high-resolution camera, high-precision terrain data can be obtained. By the adoption of the method provided by the invention, noncontact, synchronous and high-precision measurement of the simulated seabed terrain can be realized, and corresponding problems existing in the prior art are solved.

An electrostatic force microscope wherein electrostatic force applied to the detector is determined through obtaining the field distribution on several different shaped detectors with the calculation of the voltage distribution near the detector with the Finite Element Method to direct the measurement of the absolute charge amount on surface under test so that one can define the differences between the analysis and the results from the parallel plate model. Of interest is how large the error in the charge detection occurs in conjunction with thickness change of dielectric materials to be tested. There is provided a detector with cantilever which has proper shape for the spatial resolution of 10mu made out of nickel foil for an electrostatic force microscope and the electrostatic force which appeared on it has been calculated.

This invention relates to medical treatment and monitoring of a living body, and more particularly to a multipurpose apparatus and method for measuring a living body's respiratory airflow, analyzing the composition of a gas exhaled by a living body and / or insufflating a treating gas into the living body.

A multi-electrode mapping catheter for endocardial contact mapping of a heart chamber includes an expandable basket movable between a contracted configuration and a pre-shaped deployed configuration, the expandable basket including a plurality of flexible splines. Each spline includes a flex circuit and an electrode for mapping. A catheter shaft extending from the basket includes a lumen formed therethrough for receiving an ablation catheter for placement within the expandable basket. Each flex circuit includes a conductor that directly connects the proximal end of the catheter shaft to an electrode as a single continuous piece. In another embodiment, a shaft flex circuit extends along the length of the shaft and is electrically connected to a basket flex circuit. The expandable basket maintains the electrodes in direct contact with the wall of the heart while accommodating wall motion of the beating heart during mapping and can continually map while ablating.

An instrumented pin member is provided that is capable of measuring bending moments, and optionally of measuring bending and axial strain in real or near real time. The instrumented pin member includes a pin member body disposed about a pin member axis, wherein the pin member body includes a bending portion. A sensing device is positioned at the pin member body within the bending portion for sensing a bending strain in the bending portion exclusive of a net axial strain, and for outputting a sensor measurement signal representative of the bending strain. A sensor measurement signal output device is provided for outputting the sensor measurement signal from the sensor device. A related system includes a plurality of pin members, among other things. Related methods also are disclosed.

The invention relates to a method for detecting the metallic silicon impurity content by using an X-ray fluorescent spectrometry, which comprises the following steps: 1, preparation of a test sample wafer, which comprises the steps of (1), dissolving a sample and flying silicon and (2) performing melting to prepare the sample; 2, preparation of a standard sample wafer, which is performed according to the preparation steps of the test sample wafer after a standard solution of impurity elements to be tested is added; 3, establishment of a working curve for the X-ray fluorescent spectrometry, namely establishing the working curve for the X-ray fluorescent spectrometry by using the prepared standard sample wafer; and 4, measurement, namely putting the prepared sample wafer into an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, performing the measurement by using the established working curve, and automatically calculating the content of each impurity element in the sample after the detection by the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The method solves the problems that metallic silicon is difficult to be melted directly to prepare the sample. Through experimental textual researches, the method has high accuracy and achieves the measurement of a plurality of elements. The method has a wide measurement range, not only meets the requirements of detecting over 97.5 percent metallic silicon but also solves the problems of detecting low-grade metallic silicon, and has strong applicability.

The invention relates to an electrochemical sensor capable of simultaneously detecting dopamine, ascorbic acid and uric acid. The electrochemical sensor comprises a work electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode; wherein the substrate electrode of the work electrode is a glass-carbon electrode, the surface of the work electrode is coated with a composite material of graphene and mesoporous ferroferric oxide, the reference electrode is a saturated calomel electrode (SCE), and the counter electrode is a platinum wire electrode. Under an optimum condition, the electrochemical sensor can achieve the measurement of a single substance in a high concentration of coexisting substances, and can also simultaneously detect dopamine, ascorbic acid and uric acid. The electrochemical sensor not only avoids the phenomenon that the summit potentials of dopamine, ascorbic acid and uric acid overlap with each other, but also improves the sensitivity, repeatability, and stability of the conventional method.

Apparatus, system and method are provided which utilize signals received from a reference and a sample. In particular, a radiation is provided which includes at least one first electro-magnetic radiation directed to the sample and at least one second electro-magnetic radiation directed to the reference. A frequency of the radiation varies over time. An interference can be detected between at least one third radiation associated with the first radiation and at least one fourth radiation associated with the second radiation. It is possible to obtain a particular signal associated with at least one phase of at least one frequency component of the interference, and compare the particular signal to at least one particular information. Further, it is possible to receive at least one portion of the radiation and provide a further radiation, such that the particular signal can be calibrated based on the further signal.

Method and apparatus for locating and quantifying sound sources using an array of acoustic vector probes (200). Signals received at the probes are converted to digital form and fed into a digital signal processor (400) which computes the sound pressure and the sound-intensity vector at each probe. The set of sound-intensity vectors measured by the array provides a set of directions to a sound source (100) whose approximate spatial coordinates are determined using a least-squares triangulation formula. The sound-intensity vectors also determine sound-power flow from the source. In addition sound pressure measured by the probes can be phased to form a sensitivity beam (250) for scanning a source. Sound-intensity measurements made concurrently can be used to determine the spatial coordinates of the part being scanned and the sound power radiated by that part. Results are displayed on a computer screen or other device (500) permitting an operator to interact with and control the apparatus. Additional related features and methods are disclosed.

The invention provides a method for simultaneously measuring heavy metals with different forms in coal-fired flue gas. The method comprises the steps that coal-fired flue gas samples are collected through a sample collection system; the sample collection system comprises a sampling pipe with a suction nozzle, and a filtering bracket and a cyclone separator arranged in a hot box which are connected in sequence, and absorption bottles arranged in an ice-bath, which are connected in sequence through ducts, wherein a potassium chloride solution is contained in the first, second and third absorption bottles; an acid hydrogen peroxide solution is contained in the fourth and fifth absorption bottles; hydrogen potassium permanganate solution is contained in the sixth and seventh absorption bottles; silica gel is contained in the eighth absorption bottle; absorption liquid samples in all the absorption bottles are subjected to sample recovery after sample collection, and flue gas samples are subjected to sealing storage; absorption liquid samples in all the absorption bottles are subjected to sample digestion; and then all the digested samples are detected, and the concentrations of heavy metals with different forms in the flue gas are calculated according to measured contents of the heavy metals in all the absorption liquid samples.

Using a modified ultrasound device, crawling waves are applied to the liver over a range of shear wave frequencies. Dispersion measurements are obtained that reflect tissue viscosity and these correlate with the degree of steatosis. A device for the process has an actuator on either side of the ultrasound transducer to apply shear waves, which interfere to produce the crawling waves.

A measuring device (e.g., a vectorial network analyzer) by means of at least two ports can be connected to a device under test and has associated excitation / receiving units (ERUs), each thereof having one port. At least one ERU has a signal generator, which can apply an excitation signal onto a device under test. Each ERU possesses two receiving apparatuses (each with a mixer in connection with an oscillator signal) to receive the excitation signal, the reflected signal from the associated port or the signal transmitted to the associated port and converts said signal into an intermediate signal. Each ERU exhibits its own oscillator separate from the signal generator, and generates the oscillator signal for the mixer of the receiving apparatus of the ERU, whereby the frequency and / or phase of the oscillator signals, can be adjusted independently of the frequency and / or phase of oscillator signals of the oscillators of other ERUs.

Photoacoustic instruments and their methods of use are disclosed. Certain disclosed photoacoustic instruments include a resonator cavity, an acoustic detector, a laser, an optical power detector, and a scattering detector. Further disclosed photoacoustic instruments include a resonator cavity, an acoustic detector, an optical power detector, a plurality of laser beams, each laser beam having a different wavelength, and, optionally, a scattering detector.

Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring sulfur trioxide / sulfuric acid content of flue gas. A probe is provided that extracts two separate lines of gas samples simultaneously from the flue gas. One of the two lines is dynamically spiked with a known quantity of sulfur trioxide, preferably generated in the probe. A comparison of sulfur trioxide / sulfuric acid content measurements from the spiked and unspiked lines helps identify and adjust for inherent biases in the measuring system. Also disclosed are catalyst structures and methods for use thereof for generating sulfur trioxide at known concentration.

The electrochemical analysis device and its application of the diamond membrane electrode of the nanometer mixed with the boron are used to detect the heavy metal ion with high sensitivity. It includes the electrolysis, the working station and data collecting and controlling system. The electrolysis system is made up of the electrolysis pool with the single room structure, the electrode frame and the working electrode fixed on the electrode frame, the assistant electrode, the reference electrode. The working electrode is the diamond membrane electrode of the nanometer mixed with the boron. The three electrodes are connected with the electrochemical analyzer by the electrode line. The data collecting and controlling system is the computer installed with the electrochemical analyzer. The device has avoided using the electrode containing the hydrargyrum and improved the detection sensitivity, the detection limit can reach 10-9mol / L and it has good repeatability. The detection process does not need to remove oxygen by giving nitrogen; also it can reach the renovation on the electrode surface. The invention can detect many trace metal ion in sample at the same time.

The present invention provides an accurate trigger signal generating method and a generating circuit thereof. The steps are as follows: Step 1, an external basic pulsing signal and a standard clock signal are accessed; the first pulse of a standard clock after the basic pulsing signal rising edge abstracted and a measuring pulse A is exported outward; Step 2, a clock counting unit counts a 10MHz clock taking the pulse A as the starting point; the time interval T1 of the measuring pulse A and a 10MHz frequency standard signal is measured; Step 3, a calculation and treatment unit works out a delay time difference T2 according to an external basic 1PPS time code t< 1PPS >, a trigger time t< trig >, a counting value N and the time interval T1 and generates a reference pulse signal; Step 4,the first pulse B of a standard clock after the reference pulsing signal rising edge abstracted; Step 5 the pulse B is delayed by the time difference T2 and export outward, which generates an accurate trigger pulsing signal. Based on the accurate delay treatment to the basic pulsing signal, the present invention is connected with time frequency standard and realizes that multiple nodes generates the accurate trigger pulsing signal under the uniform time frequency standard.

A method for detecting cell active oxygen and reduced glutathion includes utilizing microfluid control chip to carry out detection of cell active oxygen and reduced plutathion simultaneously, setting buff solution concentration in electrophoresis of said chip to be 20-50mM and buffer solution pH value to be 8.0-10.1 as well as separation voltage to be 200-450v / cm and setting distance of detection point to cross point of sample feeding channel and separation channel to be 1.0-3.0cm.

An instrument pin member is provided that is capable of measuring bending moments and optionally of measuring bending and axial strain in real or near real time. The instrumented pin member includes a pin member body disposed about a pin member axis, wherein the pin member body includes a bending portion. A sensing device is positioned at the pin member body within the bending portion for sensing a bending strain in the bending portion exclusive of a net axial strain, and for outputting a sensor measurement signal representative of the bending strain. A sensor measurement signal output device is provided for outputting the sensor measurement signal from the sensing device. A related system includes a plurality of pin members, among other things. Related methods also are disclosed.