Systems, Devices, and Methods for Calibrating A Light Field Projection System

    公开(公告)号:US20180152697A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-31

    申请号:US15361641

    申请日:2016-11-28

    申请人: X Development LLC

    IPC分类号: H04N13/04 H04N9/31

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for calibrating a light field projection system. One example system includes a projection unit operable to project a scanning sequence toward a screen having convex reflective elements. The scanning sequence is modulated according to a baseline intensity profile. The system also includes a calibration device disposed such that a portion of the scanning sequence is intercepted by the calibration device. The calibration device includes a first light detector arranged to detect an intercepted intensity profile. The calibration device also includes a second light detector arranged to detect a reflected portion of the scanning sequence as a measured intensity profile. The system further includes a control system. The control system is configured to determine an expected intensity profile and to modify operation of the light field projection system based on a comparison of the measured intensity profile to the expected intensity profile.

    Variable Pressure Turbine
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180187595A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-05

    申请号:US15395622

    申请日:2016-12-30

    申请人: X DEVELOPMENT LLC

    摘要: Systems and methods relating to variable pressure turbines are disclosed. A power generation system may include a closed cycle system configured to generate power, a combustor, and a control system. The closed cycle system may include a working fluid circulating in a closed cycle path. The combustor may provide thermal energy to the working fluid. Further, the control system may be configured to determine to increase an amount of power generated by the closed cycle system, and in response to the determination to increase the amount of power generated by the closed cycle system, cause an increase in pressure of the working fluid in the closed cycle path.

    Methods for calibrating a light field projection system

    公开(公告)号:US09891516B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-13

    申请号:US15297579

    申请日:2016-10-19

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to methods for calibrating a light field projection system that includes a screen having convex reflective elements. One example method for calibrating a light field projection system includes scanning the plurality of convex reflective elements with light modulated according to a baseline intensity profile. The method also includes detecting a light intensity profile of the scanned light using a light detector at a first perspective. The method further includes comparing the detected light intensity profile to an expected light intensity profile and modifying operation of a control system that determines light field modulation schemes for projecting light fields to account for any differences between the detected intensity profile and the expected intensity profile. The detector may be moved to a second perspective and the previously steps of the method may be repeated from the second perspective of the light detector.

    Systems, devices, and methods for calibrating a light field projection system

    公开(公告)号:US10091496B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US15361641

    申请日:2016-11-28

    申请人: X Development LLC

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and methods for calibrating a light field projection system. One example system includes a projection unit operable to project a scanning sequence toward a screen having convex reflective elements. The scanning sequence is modulated according to a baseline intensity profile. The system also includes a calibration device disposed such that a portion of the scanning sequence is intercepted by the calibration device. The calibration device includes a first light detector arranged to detect an intercepted intensity profile. The calibration device also includes a second light detector arranged to detect a reflected portion of the scanning sequence as a measured intensity profile. The system further includes a control system. The control system is configured to determine an expected intensity profile and to modify operation of the light field projection system based on a comparison of the measured intensity profile to the expected intensity profile.

    Determining expected failure modes of balloons within a balloon network
    6.
    发明授权
    Determining expected failure modes of balloons within a balloon network 有权
    确定气球网络中气球的预期故障模式

    公开(公告)号:US09514269B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-06

    申请号:US13943935

    申请日:2013-07-17

    申请人: X Development LLC

    IPC分类号: G06G7/48 G06F17/50

    摘要: Example methods and systems for determining failure modes of balloons within a balloon network are described. One example method includes: (a) determining at least one cohort balloon of a first balloon, where the first balloon is operating as part of a balloon network and where each cohort balloon shares at least one property with the first balloon, (b) determining at least one expected failure mode based at least in part on at least one failure of at least one cohort balloon, (c) determining a predicted failure mode of the first balloon based at least in part on the at least one expected failure mode, and (d) causing the first balloon to operate within the balloon network based at least in part on the predicted failure mode of the first balloon.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于确定气球网络中气球的故障模式的示例方法和系统。 一个示例性方法包括:(a)确定第一气球的至少一个队列气球,其中第一气球作为气球网络的一部分操作,并且其中每个队列气球与第一气球共享至少一个属性,(b)确定 至少部分地基于至少一个队列气球的至少一个故障的至少一个预期故障模式,(c)至少部分地基于所述至少一个预期故障模式来确定所述第一气球的预测故障模式;以及 (d)至少部分地基于第一气球的预测故障模式使第一气球在球囊网络内操作。