Abstract:
Provided is a forced acoustic dipole capable of regulating phases and acoustic pressures of first and second acoustic signals output from first and second pole speakers to freely steer the direction of an acoustic lobe. In addition, a forced acoustic multipole array is constituted by a plurality of forced acoustic dipoles. When the phases and acoustic pressures of the first and second acoustic signals output from the forced acoustic dipoles are regulated to steer an acoustic lobe in a specific direction, sound can be heard from a desired direction only without disturbing others.
Abstract:
Provided is a small form factor optical/magnetic disk including an integrated metal hub and a disk plate. The integrated metal hub includes a circular upper metal hub and a circular lower metal hub integrally formed with and disposed under the upper metal hub. The circular lower metal hub has a smaller diameter smaller than the upper metal hub. A central hole is formed in central portions of the upper and lower metal hubs and passes through the upper and lower metal hubs. The disk plate has a through-hole that is formed in a central portion and is directly associated with the integrated metal hub, and a recess that is formed around the through-hole and allows the upper metal hub to be mounted therein. Since the central portion of the small form factor optical/magnetic disk is not thick, the small form factor optical/magnetic disk can contribute to an ultra thin small form factor information storage device. Also, since manufacturing processes are simple, price and quality competitiveness can be enhanced.
Abstract:
The present invention utilizes a principle in which, in a state in which metal nano-particles are attached to target probes and used as markers, and the metal nano-particles have a proper density according to a bio reaction between the target probes and fixed probes, when the metal nano-particles are irradiated with a laser beam having a proper intensity from the optical pick-up head, a higher optical energy is delivered to the phase change layer by an optical amplification effect caused by the metal nano-particles, thereby better inducing an amorphous-to-crystalline phase change.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical fiber illuminator used for recording and reading high density optical information according to a near field recording (NFR) scheme, a method of fabricating the optical fiber illuminator, and an optical recording head and recording apparatus having the optical fiber illuminator. The optical fiber illuminator includes: an optical fiber having a core upon which light is incident and a clad that surrounds the core, one end of the optical fiber having a mirror formed in an inclined manner; and a lens formed on an outer surface of the optical fiber for focusing light reflected by the mirror. The optical fiber illuminator has an improved optical arrangement for optical illumination and detection, it is easy to manufacture, its optical input is easy to control, and it can be readily provided in an array form. When an array type optical recording and reading apparatus having an optical recording head and multiple aperture probes adopts the optical fiber illuminator, the resulting simple arrangement and compact size enables size reduction of the overall apparatus, a signal to noise ratio is high, and high density optical information can be recorded and reproduced at an extremely high rate.
Abstract:
A micromini condenser microphone having a flexure hinge-shaped upper diaphragm and a back plate, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided.The method includes the steps of: forming a lower silicon layer and a first insulating layer; forming an upper silicon layer to be used as a back plate on the first insulating layer; forming a plurality of sound holes by patterning the upper silicon layer; forming a second insulating layer on the upper silicon layer; forming a conductive layer on the upper silicon layer having the sound holes, and forming a passivation layer on the conductive layer; forming a sacrificial layer on the passivation layer; depositing a diaphragm on the sacrificial layer, and forming a plurality of air holes passing through the diaphragm; forming electrode pads on the passivation layer and a region of the diaphragm; and etching the sacrificial layer, the passivation layer, the conductive layer, the upper silicon layer, the first insulating layer and the lower silicon layer to form an air gap between the diaphragm and the upper silicon layer.Consequently, due to the flexible diaphragm, a manufacturing process using semiconductor MEMS technology may improve the sensitivity of the condenser microphone and reduce the size of the condenser microphone, thereby enabling integration into a portable terminal.
Abstract:
The embodiments described herein relate generally to medical devices that measure vital signs, and more particularly to wearable wireless devices that collect multiple simultaneous vital signs, and systems and methods for compressing the sensor data into a matrix representation to facilitate collecting, transmitting, processing, and displaying vital sign data.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a method for measuring a acoustic transfer function of a predetermined space to be secured or monitored through a correlation between sound signals acquired from a sound source generating device and a sound measuring device and a method and a system for judging whether there is an intrusion object by using a difference between an initially set acoustic transfer function information and varied acoustic transfer function information by using the method for measuring the transfer function. In the present disclosure, when an object moves or an intrusion object is generated in a predetermined space, intrusion or no intrusion is monitored by variation of the acoustic transfer function varied by the intrusion object even though there is no noise generated by the intrusion object.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a system of transferring wireless power using an ultrasonic wave, including: an ultrasonic wave generating device converting and transferring electric energy to an ultrasonic wave; and an ultrasonic wave receiving device receiving the ultrasonic wave to convert the ultrasonic wave to electric energy, wherein the ultrasonic wave generating device includes a radiation plate with a plurality of ultrasonic elements and controls an effective area of the radiation plate by turning on/off the plurality of ultrasonic elements so that the ultrasonic wave receiving device is disposed at a position minimizing dispersion effect due to a circular radiation of the ultrasonic wave.
Abstract:
A security system and a method of determining whether there is an intrusion are provided. A correlation between sound signals obtained from a sound source generating device and a sound-field variation measuring device is used to measure a acoustic field in a certain space. A difference between an initially set acoustic field and a changed acoustic field is used to determine whether there is an intruding object in a certain space. The security system includes a sound source generating device for generating a sound source; and a sound-field variation measuring device for measuring a acoustic field formed by the sound source, wherein an initially set acoustic field is compared with the measured acoustic field to determine whether there is an intrusion.
Abstract:
A piezoelectric speaker and a method of manufacturing the same that can obtain a high sound pressure using a piezoelectric thin film are provided. The piezoelectric speaker includes a piezoelectric thin film, electrodes formed on an upper surface or upper and lower surfaces of the piezoelectric thin film, a damping material layer formed on the lower surface of the piezoelectric thin film, and a frame attached around at least one of the piezoelectric thin film and the damping material layer using an adhesive.