摘要:
Methods and apparatus for monitoring windlass rotation are provided to determine the real time rate and length of rode release when anchoring a boat. The rotation can be monitored in real time using directional sound and/or electromagnetic radiation receivers and/or transmitter in a module attached to the windlass. Another windlass module can monitor windlass rotation using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) components such as accelerometers, magnetometers, gyroscopes, and/or inertial measurement units (IMU) to sense motion and/or position.
摘要:
Methods for monitoring windlass rotation are provided to determine the real time rate and length of rode release when anchoring a boat. The rotation can be monitored in real time using directional sound and/or electromagnetic radiation receivers and/or transmitters that can be in a module attached to the windlass. Another windlass module can monitor windlass rotation using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) components such as accelerometers, magnetometers, gyroscopes, and/or inertial measurement units (IMU) to sense motion and/or position.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for monitoring windlass rotation are provided to determine the real time rate and length of rode release when anchoring a boat. The rotation can be monitored in real time using directional sound and/or electromagnetic radiation receivers and/or transmitter in a module attached to the windlass. Another windlass module can monitor windlass rotation using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) components such as accelerometers, magnetometers, gyroscopes, and/or inertial measurement units (IMU) to sense motion and/or position.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for anchoring a boat are described. Novel methods provide means for sensing and measuring the real time rate and length of rode release based on detecting real time changes in the angular position of a windlass by computer vision using a portable computing device. Rode release is also detected using novel methods based on sensing sound, rode chain movement, and sensing acceleration and/or motion. The apparatus can include software operable to provide safe anchoring based on monitoring real times values of the rate and length of rode release, comparing these values to the speed and position of the boat, and providing local and remote status and alarm information to crew members.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to fabricating low cost polysilicon solar cell on flexible substrates using inkjet printing. Particular embodiments form polycrystalline or microcrystalline silicon solar cells on substrates utilizing liquid silane, by employing inkjet printing or other low cost commercial printing techniques including but not limited to screen printing, roller coating, gravure coating, curtain coating, spray coating and others. Specific embodiments employ silanes such as cyclopentasilane (C5H10) or cyclohexasilane (C6H12), which are liquids at room temperature but undergo a ring opening chemical reaction upon exposure to radiation of a wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) or shorter. . Opening of the rings of the liquid silane converts it into a polymerized material comprising saturated and unsaturated silicon chains of varied length. Heating to approximately 250-400° C. converts these materials into a hydrogenated amorphous silicon film. Controlled annealing at higher effective temperatures causes the amorphous film to change phase to polycrystalline or microcrystalline silicon, depending upon specific processing conditions.
摘要:
A method for bonding together liquid crystal cells using a transparent grease. The grease maintains a level of viscosity appropriate for physically bonding the cells while matching the indices of refraction of the cells or cell layers for proper optical coupling.
摘要:
The present invention relates to controlling progress of a dialogue session. The dialogue session is initiated by a calling Interactive Voice Response (IVR) either with a called IVR or with a called Voice Mail System (VMS). Various progress detectors are provided at the calling IVR to detect the progress at one or more steps of the dialogue session. Further, appropriate actions are executed based on the detected progress, for controlling the progress of the dialogue session. The detected progress is reported to a master application connected to the calling IVR. The master application controls the dialogue session based on the reported progress.
摘要:
A method for fabricating liquid crystal shutters using a laser exposure system. An output beam from the laser is split into multiple exposure beams and a photoresist coated substrate having a metallic layer is caused to traverse the beams. The substrate is then processed leaving multiple parallel electrodes on the substrate surface.
摘要:
A semiconductor structure with ohmic contacts and variable resistance contacts has an interconnection pattern to the contacts including a first barrier metal in contact with the variable resistance contacts and a second metal contacting the barrier metal and the ohmic contacts. The barrier layer protects the amorphotized crystalline structure of the variable resistance contacts. Fabrication processes are described.
摘要:
A method for connecting liquid crystal shutters. Multiple flat panel display cells each having opposed active and common substrates are fixed in overlapping relation to one another with each of the active and common substrates having multiple electrodes defined thereon. Multiple heat seal connectors are provided each having conductive paths defined thereon. Each heat seal connector is connected to one of the active and common substrates. Multiple ones of the heat seal connectors are connected to the same printed circuit, which may have a terminating header connector. Connections to a display of the type described are made by placing a display cell in a heat sealing machine, placing a heat seal connector over an edge of an active substrate of the display cell, bringing a heat fixture into contact with the heat sealing connector to heat seal the connector to the substrate, turning over the display cell and replacing the display cell in the heat sealing machine, placing the heat seal connector over an edge of a common substrate of the display cell, bringing a heat fixture into contact with the heat seal connector to heat seal the connector to the substrate, and repeating the foregoing steps for one or more additional display cells. Multiple display cells are then fixed in overlapping relation to one another.