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708 results about "Linear distance" patented technology

In this context, "linear distance" appears to mean "arc length"[*], while "angular distance" is presumably Δθ, the angular difference measured at the center of the circle. These quantities are indeed proportional, with the radius r as constant of proportionality.

CPR performance reporting system

A method for assessing CPR performed during at least one resuscitation event includes obtaining a data set during each of the at least one resuscitation events, each data set including data characterizing the performance of chest compressions or ventilations, or both, on the patient during the at least one resuscitation event; processing the data set to determine a value of at least one parameter of the performance; and displaying a graphical representation of the at least one parameter. A graphical representation of a desired value or range of values of the at least one parameter may be displayed in a position for visual comparison with the determined value. A method for presenting information on a sequence of events during a resuscitation event includes: obtaining data on the sequence and timing of chest compression and lung ventilations from a defibrillator; and displaying symbols for chest compressions and lung ventilations in a linear sequence corresponding to the order in which the compressions and ventilations occurred, the linear distance between successive symbols being proportional to the temporal distance between the corresponding actions.
Owner:MEDTRONIC PHYSIO CONTROL

Method and apparatus for capturing, geolocating and measuring oblique images

A computerized system for displaying, geolocating, and taking measurements from captured oblique images includes a data file accessible by the computer system. The data file includes a plurality of image files corresponding to a plurality of captured oblique images, and positional data corresponding to the images. Image display and analysis software is executed by the system for reading the data file and displaying at least a portion of the captured oblique images. The software retrieves the positional data for one or more user-selected points on the displayed image, and calculates a separation distance between any two or more selected points. The separation distance calculation is user-selectable to determine various parameters including linear distance between, area encompassed within, relative elevation of, and height difference between selected points.
Owner:PICTOMERTRY INT CORP

Methods for assigning geocodes to street addressable entities

A method for assigning of geocodes to addresses identifying entities on a street includes ordering a set of entity geocodes associated with a street segment based on ordering criteria such as the linear distance of the geocodes along the length of the street segment. Assignable addresses are matched with the ordered geocodes creating a correspondence between a numerical order of the assignable addresses and a linear order of the ordered set of geocodes, consistent with address range direction data and street segment side data. The geocodes may be implicit or explicit, locally unique or globally unique. The set of entity geocodes may be obtained by identifying image features in aerial imagery corresponding to streets and buildings and correlating this information with data from a street map database.
Owner:TAMIRAS PER PTE LTD LLC

Capacitive Position Sensor

A capacitive position sensor comprising a preferably annular sensing path, the sensing path having one or more virtual buttons designated along its length. The sensing path has a plurality of terminals connected to it to subdivide it into a plurality of sections, each terminal providing a sensing channel for a signal indicative of capacitance. The sensing channels provide the signals to a processor, preferably a microcontroller, that is operable to distinguish between a user making a touch to actuate one of the virtual buttons, and a touch to perform a scrolling function. To be determined as a scroll, it is required that there is a succession of detects which span over at least a threshold distance, for example an angular or linear distance. To be determined as a touch, it is required that there is a succession of detects that all lie within one of the pre-assigned virtual button positions.
Owner:ATMEL CORP

Alignment accessory for portable drills and the like

ActiveUS7200516B1Effectively and conveniently alignedQuickly and efficiently alignDrilling/boring measurement devicesWork benchesTarget surfaceOptoelectronics
An apparatus includes a strap that is positional about a drill and maintains a static relationship therewith while a drill bit and chuck rotate. The apparatus includes a plurality of light sources and sensors. The light sources and sensors face forwardly and emit corresponding light arrays aligned parallel to the drill bit and measure a linear distance to a target surface respectively. Each light source defines a reflection that has a unique diameter when the drill is not perpendicular, notifying the user to adapt the drill such that identical diameters are reflected on the work surface. A mechanism communicates an output signal to a display screen so that a visual representation of the drill bit location becomes displayed on a display screen. The drill bit is aligned perpendicular to the work surface when the light sources are equidistantly spaced from the work surface.
Owner:COWLEY BRIAN J

Adjustable seat assembly

An adjustable seat assembly for a vehicle includes a frame and a covering. The covering has a first portion and a second portion. A flexure region, having an arched shape, is disposed between the first portion and the second portion. The covering at least partially extends over the frame to the first portion. An adjustment mechanism is operatively connected to the covering, at the first portion. The first portion and the second portion define a linear distance therebetween. The adjustment mechanism is configured to move the first portion relative to the second portion such that the flexure region moves to change the linear distance between the first portion and the second portion.
Owner:GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC

Self moving ground-handling robot and cleaning control method thereof

The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent robots, in particular to a self-moving ground treatment robot and cleaning work control method thereof. The control method specifically comprises the following steps: step S0, a robot walks at random; step S1, the robot continues to walk at random after hitting an obstacle; step S2, if a control unit determines that the linear distance between two consecutive hits is in a range between a first threshold and a second threshold, then starting to execute small area cleaning work; otherwise, returning to step S0. The self-moving ground treatment robot of the present invention comprises a functional component, a walking unit, a drive unit, an obstacle sensor, and a control unit; the control unit controls the functional component and the drive unit to work according to the above control method. The present invention is suitable for cleaning corners or narrow strip areas.
Owner:ECOVACS ROBOTICS (SUZHOU ) CO LTD

Input methods for device having multi-language environment

Text input is corrected on a touch-sensitive display by presenting a list of candidate words in the interface which can be selected by touch input. The candidate list can include candidate words having two or more character types (e.g., Roman, kana, kanji). In one aspect, the candidate list can be scrolled using a finger gesture. When a user's finger traverses a candidate word and the touch is released, the candidate word is inserted into a document being edited. In another aspect, characters can be erased by touching a key (e.g., a backspace or delete key) and making a sliding, swiping, or other finger gesture. A number of characters proportional to a distance (e.g., a linear distance) of the finger gesture across the display are erased. If there are characters in a text input area, those characters are erased first, followed by characters in the document being edited.
Owner:APPLE INC

Internal shoe sizing apparatus and method for sizing shoes

There is disclosed an internal sizing apparatus comprising a pneumatically activated probe that moves axially within a shoe and non-destructively measures the interior dimensions of the shoe. A linear pneumatic actuator is mounted between a heel piece and a probe. A linear potentiometer is mounted above the actuator and also connects to the probe. The apparatus is inserted into a shoe with the heel piece seated against the interior heel portion of the shoe. A computer system controlling the actuator extends the probe linearly into the shoe until the probe contacts the toe portion of the shoe. The potentiometer then measures the linear distance traveled by the probe and thus determines the internal linear dimension of the shoe. Depending on the type of probe, three-dimensional internal measurements of the shoe can also be quantified.
Owner:NIKE INTERNATIONAL LTD

Underwater moving target positioning algorithm based on single beacon

An underwater moving target positioning algorithm based on single beacon is characterized in that one overwater moving beacon is used to position an underwater moving target; the moving beacon is provided with a satellite positioning receiver; and the underwater moving target is provided with a horizontal gesture sensor, a navigation speed sensor, and a vertical position sensor. Through the technology, the linear distance between the underwater target and the beacon can be obtained, at the same time, measured values of gesture, speed, and depth of underwater target can be obtained by the sensors carried by the underwater target; on the basis of the linear distance and measured values, a system model is established, the initial state is calculated, the state observability analysis is performed, the state equation is discretized, and finally Kalman filtering is carried out so as to obtain the estimate value of position of the underwater target.
Owner:OCEAN UNIV OF CHINA

Distance calculation device and calculation program

It is intended to accurately calculate the distance between a movable body and a subject on the basis of various quantities of state, such as the azimuth angle between the movable body and the subject, velocity, and yaw rate. A calculation device comprises a unit for calculating the azimuth angle between movable body and a subject, a unit for calculating the distance traveled by the movable body between two points of time, a unit for calculating a change in angle in the direction of movement, and a unit for calculating the linear distance from the movable body to the subject by using the unit.
Owner:FUJITSU LTD

Riser and tubular inspection systems

A system for measuring inner diameter of a tubular, e.g., but not limited to, a riser or a pipe, the system including at least one linear distance measuring device movable through a hollow tubular, a main body also movable through said tubular, the at least one linear distance measuring device mounted on the main body, and the at least one linear distance measuring device for producing a measurement signal indicative of a measurement of inner diameter of the tubular.
Owner:VARCO I P INC

Multi-purpose measuring tool

A multi-purpose measuring tool has an elongate base and arm pivotally connected at rounded ends thereof in an angularly variable relation to perform multiple functions, including measuring inclines, measuring corner angles, measuring distances, use as a square, use as a bevel gauge and use as a torpedo level. A retractable measuring tape housed within the arm has a terminal finger gripping end adapted to be pulled away from the arm and removably attached to a distal end of the base. The measuring tape is dual purpose in that one side of the tape is used for determining the angle of the arm relative to the base to perform some of the above functions, and the other side of the tape is used for traditional linear distance measurements. The tool's base includes a "vertical" bubble level and the arm includes a "horizontal" bubble level to perform some of the above functions.
Owner:MOE RICHARD J

Non-contact linear absolute position sensor

A non-contact linear absolute position sensor includes a first magnetic encoder having n+1 pole pairs, a second magnetic encoder having n pole pairs and located and aligned with the first magnetic encoder so as to cover a linear distance. The magnetic encoders are affixed to a traveling body. Two pairs of Hall Effect sensors are located near each of the first and second magnetic encoders and are configured to generate linear position signals. A processor is provided to process the linear position signals to generate an output signal indicative of a linear absolute position of the traveling body.
Owner:DELPHI TECH INC

Obstacle detection method

The invention discloses an obstacle detection method which comprises the following steps: obtaining actually measured linear distance ri between a point i and a light beam i through an all-round looking laser radar; obtaining actually measured linear distance ri-1 between two adjacent light beams i-1 through the all-round looking laser radar, and calculating the actually measured distance difference di=ri-(ri-1); obtaining the anticipated distance difference of the point i; comparing di' with di, and if the absolute value of di-di' is larger than the preset valve, the fact that an obstacle exists at the point i is shown. Through the adoption of the scheme, the detection of the obstacle at a specific height can be realized, so that accidents, which are caused by the fact that a motor vehicle encounters the obstacle during the process of automatically driving, can be avoided.
Owner:FUZHOU HUAYING HEAVY IND MACHINERY

Method of calibrating a motorized roller shade

Calibration of a motorized roller shade is accomplished by calculating a radius of a roller tube and thickness of a shade fabric rotatably supported by the roller tube. First, a lower edge of the shade fabric is moved to a first position at a first linear distance from a predetermined position. Second, a first number of revolutions of the roller tube between the first position and the predetermined position is determined. Next, the lower edge of the shade fabric is moved to a second position at a second linear distance from the predetermined position and a second number of revolutions between the second position and the predetermined position is determined. Finally, the tube radius and the fabric thickness are calculated from the first and second linear distances and the first and second numbers of revolutions. The tube radius and the fabric thickness are used to control the linear speed of the lower edge of the shade fabric.
Owner:LUTRON TECH CO LLC

Hands-free measuring instrument

A hands-free measuring instrument is disclosed. The disclosed instrument includes an upright member extending perpendicularly from a base member. At least one magnet is affixed to the instrument to facilitate the mounting thereof on a ferrous workpiece. The disclosed instrument includes at least one level disposed thereupon. Graduations may be provided on the instrument to facilitate measurement of linear distances. Embodiments are disclosed wherein an adjustable ruler arm is provided to facilitate the measurement and inscribing of arbitrary angles relative to the upright member.
Owner:NORELLI LOUIS A

Hands-free measuring instrument

A hands-free measuring instrument is disclosed. The disclosed instrument includes an upright member extending perpendicularly from a base member. At least one magnet is affixed to the instrument to facilitate the mounting thereof on a ferrous workpiece. The disclosed instrument includes at least one bubble level disposed thereupon. Graduations may be provided on the instrument to facilitate measurement of linear distances. Embodiments are provided wherein a spring-loaded spike is disposed within the instrument that is adapted to secure the measuring instrument to a workpiece which may be non-ferrous. The spike assembly may be configured to work with commonly used building materials, e.g., wood, drywall, masonry, and sheet metal surfaces.
Owner:NORELLI LOUIS A

Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same

In an LCD apparatus having a backlight assembly, a light guide plate includes an incident surface for receiving light, a reflecting surface for reflecting the light and an emitting surface for emitting the light. A linear distance between the reflecting and emitting surfaces is smaller than a height of the incident surface. An optical sheet is positioned at the emitting surface having a height lower than the height of the incident surface. Accordingly, although the height of the incident surface increases, the linear distance between the reflecting and emitting surfaces does not increase. Therefore, the light guide plate can obtain an area of the incident surface appropriate to efficiently receive the light, thereby improving a light efficiency of the backlight assembly and preventing an increase in a thickness of the backlight assembly.
Owner:SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD

Remote range finding based target positioning method, device, and unmanned plane

The invention relates to the technical field of unmanned planes, and specifically relates to a remote range finding based target positioning method, device, and unmanned plane. The method comprises following steps: obtaining images that contain a target from a camera mounted on the holder of an unmanned plane; obtaining the linear distance (L) between the target and the holder by a range finding device arranged on the holder; obtaining the current position of the unmanned plane and the attitude data of the holder; and calculating the position of the target in an earth coordinate system based on the linear distance (L), the current position of the unmanned plane, and the attitude data of the holder. The provided method, device, and unmanned plane have the advantages that the unmanned planecan rapidly and effectively lock and position a target in a task, the judgment time is shortened, and the task is finished efficiently.
Owner:南京拓威航空科技有限公司

Location-based av flashlight and method of displaying map related video thereof

An audio and video (AV) flashlight has a head portion, a body portion and a rear portion. Mounted on the head portion is a video camera module incorporating a visible light source and an infrared light source. Mounted on the body portion are a GPS module, an electronic compass module, a display module, a map database module, and a control module to read map information from the map database within a predetermined angle range with reference to an azimuth angle detected through the electronic compass module, display the read information on the display module, and display current location information and current location information of one or more main objects in a forward direction along with linear distance information to the current location. The flashlight enables relative measuring of distance with an eye with respect to a monitoring object based on the linear distance information of the main objects.
Owner:PHAROBIT

Sharpness tester

A sharpness tester for testing the sharpness of a blade. The tester has a blade holder 19 and a mounting arrangement 21, 22 for mounting a cuttable material 20. The blade holder 19 is mounted by a carriage 18 which is moveable on a track 14 so that the blade can move relative to the material 20 and contact the material. A linear distance measuring device and a force measuring device 21 enable the tester to determine the force required by part of the blade B to cut the material 20.
Owner:DOWD PETER CHRISTOPHER

Tubular ovality testing

A system for measuring diameter (inner and / or outer) of a tubular, the system in at least certain aspects including at least one linear distance measuring device with respect to which a tubular to be measured is movable, the at least one linear distance measuring device including a detector for detecting a surface of the tubular, the detector movably mounted to mount apparatus, the detector movable longitudinally along the surface of the tubular and movable axially in response to variation in diameter of the tubular, a rotatable head rotatable with respect to the tubular either outside of it or within it, the mount apparatus secured to the rotatable head, at least one signal production apparatus secured to the mount apparatus or head, and in communication with the linear distance measuring device, the at least one signal production apparatus for producing a signal indicative of distance between said detector and a known point, and transmitting apparatus for transmitting said signals to processing equipment for determining diameter of the tubular; and in certain aspects the linear distance measuring device is a laser device, electronic measurement device, acoustic measurement device, infrared measurement device, or linear variable differential transformer device.
Owner:VARCO I P INC

Reflective finger vein feature acquisition device and personal identity authentication method thereof

The invention aims to provide a device for acquiring the finger vein features in a reflective manner, and a method for authenticating the personal identity by use of the device. The device comprises a combined optical unit, a finger induction unit and an image acquisition unit, wherein the combined optical unit can change the optical path to reduce the linear distance for image transmission; the image acquisition unit controls the output of an IR light source, and includes a CMOS sensor for picking up the images of vein texture features; and the images are acquired by a camera and then transmitted to a host computer for conducting the recognition algorithm through a USB port. The reflective finger vein feature acquisition device can recognize the living body from the nonliving body, has no residues, is difficult to be imitated and has little possibility to damage the features. Therefore, the method becomes the novel biological feature and identity authentication technique after the fingerprint recognition, is the advanced technique in the biological feature identification field, and is more suitable for the personal identity authentication as the living biological code.
Owner:THE FIRST RES INST OF MIN OF PUBLIC SECURITY +1

Device and method for positioning workpiece on linear conveyor belt through visual system

The invention discloses a device and method for positioning a workpiece on a linear conveyor belt through a visual system. The workpiece is placed in a photographing area to be fixed. A visual system photographs and records the position information of the workpiece in the photographing area, the linear conveyor belt conducts linear conveying on the workpiece from the upstream direction to the downstream direction, and the conveyor belt is stopped after conducting conveying for a distance. A pulse encoder detects linear distance data which are generated after the linear conveyor belt moves and transmits the data to a robot. The robot analyzes the data and works out the needed compensation amount for a work track, accurate positioning is achieved, and finally the robot acts on the workpiece. By means of the device and method for positioning the workpiece on the linear conveyor belt through the visual system, far-end visual positioning is used for near-end work track compensation, and compared with a dynamic linear tracking technology, compensation precision is high, and in addition the speed of the conveyor belt can be higher.
Owner:SHANGHAI FANUC ROBOTICS

Device, system and method for recognizing handwritings

The invention discloses a device for recognizing handwritings of an electronic pen. The device comprises a writing event sensing module, a handwriting plane image recognizing module, a zero point coordinate establishing module, a linear distance calculating module, a shot coordinate calculating module, a handwriting coordinate calculating module, a handwriting coordinate tracking module and a data synchronous transmitting module. The invention also discloses a device of mobile equipment used with the electronic pen. The device comprises a data receiving module, a coordinate establishing module, a data processing module and a handwriting displaying module. The invention discloses a system comprising the device. A user writes on paper with patterns by using the electronic pen; handwriting coordinates are positioned by the patterns on the paper, so that initial handwriting coordinates and relative handwriting coordinates of the electronic pen in a writing event can be obtained; the handwriting events are converted into displaying coordinates to be displayed in the mobile equipment; and displaying handwritings are sequentially connected to one another via the mobile equipment to really reflect the handwriting of the user.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CHINA R&D CENT +1
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