摘要:
An apparatus, tool, and method for modifying a portion of a floor plan based on measurements made by one or more sensors. The apparatus comprises a correction unit for compensating the sensor measurements for instrument errors and a layout unit for improving the conformity of the portion of the floor plan to a set of layout rules. The apparatus may also comprise the sensors that made the measurements.
摘要:
The present invention comprises an asphalt roofing shingle with integrated thin film solar cells that is easy to install and scalable to each particular application. The system of the present invention comprises a standard asphalt roofing shingle manufactured with an integrated thin film solar cell connected to two electrodes configured on opposing sides of the shingle. The shingle is dimensioned to that of a standard asphalt shingle. Roofing nails, which are used to install the shingle to the roof, physically attach the shingle to the roof, may also establish an electrical connection between the electrodes of the respective shingles creating a unified electrical circuit amongst the attached solar shingles.
摘要:
A support mechanism for protecting an object is described. The support system includes at least one support or friction ring for providing dynamic protection to the object. One embodiment includes a support ring having corrugated bumps. Another embodiment includes multiple support rings axially separated by spacers. In another embodiment a support mechanism is provided having at least one friction ring in combination with O-rings. A compound optical coupler is also described, which has a self-wetting clear optical coupling gel and an elastomeric load ring. In another aspect a compound optical coupler assembly comprises a self- wetting optical coupling gel and also an amount of a stiffening agent.
摘要:
A tunable vibration isolator with active tuning elements having a housing, fluid chamber, and at least one tuning port. A piston is resiliently disposed within the housing. A vibration isolating fluid is disposed within the fluid chambers and the tuning ports. The tunable vibration isolator may employ either a solid tuning mass approach or a liquid tuning mass approach. The active vibration elements are preferably solid-state actuators.
摘要:
A portable beverage preparation device comprising a drink container containing a predetermined volume of a potable base liquid; at least one beverage preparation of a predetermined quantity; at least one sealed compartment for confining the beverage preparation; and a dispenser means for dispersing the at least one beverage preparation into the base liquid within the drink container; wherein the drink container and the at least one sealed compartment are in close physical proximity to each other and separated by at least one thin membrane which, when inwardly perforated by the dispenser means, disperses the at least one beverage preparation into the base liquid to make a beverage ready to drink.
摘要:
Method for allowing a computerized system to use IT-oriented server-based Web applications to be presented over a data network. Accordingly, an application (105) is installed on a server side (200), being in data communication with a client side terminal (300) over the data network (500). A dedicated kernel is downloaded once to the client side (300), for mediating between the application and the client's side (300). At the client side (300), events are associated with corresponding ID tags that represent application objects and a timestamp is assigned to each event. Events are queued (129) and sent to the application (105) in the form of a queue of events, only when a critical event occurs. At the server side (200), events are translated to application actions by associating between them and the application objects, using the ID tags. If the application objects of the client (300) is more updated by comparing between the timestamp of each received event and the last updated timestamp of the application object, a data packet containing only updating commands for the client side to update the relevant layout objects reflecting the application updates is prepared and sent back to the client side (300) as updates. Finally, the screen layout objects at the client side (300) are updated by a presentation layer, according to the content of the data packet.
摘要:
An implement for orientating a tool at a predetermined angle with respect to a plane of a target surface to.be engaged by the tool includes a rod having a distal end coupled to a head formed with three contact points arranged in a circular array around the longitu axis of the rod, such that the three contact points define a plane. The rod is coupled to the head with the longitudinal axis of the rod the predetermined angle to the plane defined by the three contact points, such that when the three contact points of the rod are in contact with the target surface, the longitudinal axis of the rod is at the predetermined angle with respect to the plane of the target surface.
摘要:
A method for compressing an image in a sequence of pseudo-video frames of a lower resolution than the image, comprising providing a video encoder fit for at least one of a spatial or temporal compression, providing an image, dividing the image into a plurality of partitions and encoding the partitions into pseudo-video frames by the encoder.
摘要:
A method for compressing an image as a sequence of video frames, comprising dividing the image into a plurality of tiles and compressing a tile, or part thereof, as a frame in the video sequence.
摘要:
The present invention provides scanning mechanisms for imaging probes using for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and/or optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes include adjustable rotational drive mechanism for imparting rotational motion to an imaging assembly containing either optical or ultrasound transducers which emit energy into the surrounding area. The imaging assembly includes a scanning mechanism having including a movable member configured to deliver the energy beam along a path out of said elongate hollow shaft at a variable angle with respect to said longitudinal axis to give forward and side viewing capability of the imaging assembly. The movable member is mounted in such a way that the variable angle is a function of the angular velocity of the imaging assembly.