System for characterizing biometric station metrics with genericized biometric information

    公开(公告)号:US11144773B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US17094448

    申请日:2020-11-10

    Inventor: Arun Vemury

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described, and an example system creates a transaction between a biometric station and a user in a group of users. Transaction includes establishing for the user, a ground-truth identity, capturing an image of the user in the biometric station, making a first determination of whether the image is sufficient for identification of the user. When the image is sufficient, the transaction derives biometric information from the image, converts the biometric information into a generic-form biometric information, agnostic of how the biometric information was obtained, and generated hashed user data by applying a hash function to the generic-form biometric information. The transaction makes a second determination, based on the hashed user data, of whether the user is represented in a gallery of sample images. The transactions are repeated for other users in the group. In the repeats, when the image is determined sufficient, another second determination is made, generating a plurality of second determinations. An acquisition quotient is calculated for the plurality of second determinations, based on one of efficiency, effectiveness, and accuracy relative to time.

    Magnetic mounting apparatus for breakaway mounting of hardware to an object

    公开(公告)号:US11069465B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US17183064

    申请日:2021-02-23

    Abstract: In an example, an apparatus for mounting hardware to an object includes: a base member having an attachment surface to be attached to the object, base member magnets, and a base breakaway connection surface; a hardware support having a hardware support surface to receive the hardware, hardware support magnets, and a support breakaway connection surface to be magnetically coupled with the base breakaway connection surface, by magnetic attraction between the base member magnets and the hardware support magnets, to form a magnetic connection having a preset magnetic breakaway strength to maintain the magnetic connection and allow the hardware support and the base member to be separated by a force greater than the preset magnetic breakaway strength; and a fastener to fasten the hardware to the hardware support, the fastener keeping the hardware and the hardware support fastened together under a force sufficiently large to separate the magnetic connection.

    On-wing tool for in-situ cutting on wing-to-fuselage attachment of aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11052501B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16934645

    申请日:2020-07-21

    Abstract: In one example, an on-wing apparatus for in-situ cutting on a wing-to-fuselage attachment includes a first linear bearing disposed on a first mount plate to move in a first direction. A second linear bearing is disposed on a second mount plate to move in a second direction. The second mount plate is attached to the first linear bearing. A tool mounting member is attached to the second linear bearing. A cutter is attached to the tool mounting member to be adjustable, relative to the second linear bearing, in a rotational direction around an adjustment axis. One of the first direction and the second direction is a depth direction of the cut parallel to the adjustment axis, and the other is a length direction of the cut. A width position of the cut is determined by rotational adjustment of the cutter with respect to the second linear bearing in the rotational direction.

    MEASUREMENT MASKS TO RECONSTRUCT X-RAY SPECTRA

    公开(公告)号:US20210172889A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17158676

    申请日:2021-01-26

    Inventor: Robert E. Klueg

    Abstract: An X-ray imaging system for reconstructing X-ray spectra includes an integrating detector and a measurement mask, including at least one physical filter, positioned between the integrating detector and an X-ray source spectrum. The integrating detector receives a masked X-ray spectrum after the source spectrum has been filtered in accordance with the measurement mask. As a result of the measurement mask containing one or more physical filters being combined, a measurement mask having energy band-pass regions can be generated, to cover the source spectrum. Measured data, based on the masked X-ray spectrum and characteristics of the measurement mask, is collected from the integrating detector. The X-ray imaging system reconstructs an X-ray spectrum and generates the reconstructed X-ray spectrum based on applying a predetermined algorithm, such as total variation minimization reconstruction, to the measured data.

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