Abstract:
The present invention relates to a clock device and a method for processing a clock device, wherein the clock device comprises a control unit which operates a display unit in a first operating mode or in a second operating mode, wherein the display unit displays the exact current time in the second operating mode and fades out the exact current time in the first operating mode.
Abstract:
A method of recognizing at least one moving anatomical structure using ultrasound data that operates by receiving ultrasound data (100). The ultrasound data comprises Doppler shift information which provides information descriptive of the velocity of at least one anatomical structure. The ultrasound data is first divided into a series of time frames (102). A classification is then assigned to each of the time frames using the Doppler shift information (104). The at least one anatomical structure is then recognized by using the classification of each time frame (106). This is possible, because different anatomical structures produce different patterns in the Doppler shift information.
Abstract:
Measuring reflectance of skin uses an adjustable probe having an illuminator (100) for directing light of more than one wavelength at a given angle onto the skin, a collector (95, 110, 122, 128) for collecting light reflected from the sample at a given angle, and an adjuster (5, 98, 122, 200, Ml, M2), for continuously adjusting the angle of the illuminating light or the collected light. Reflectance is determined according to a predetermined relationship between penetration depth at which the reflections occur, and the wavelength and the angle of adjustment. The angle can be continuously adjusted according to the relationship, or measurements can be selected, so as to maintain a constant penetration depth for a spectrum of wavelengths.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a control device for controlling a robot (12) having a robot arm (18) with a number of individual arm sections (26, 42), an end effector (24) connected to one of the arm sections and a number of actuators (30, 46, 64, 126) for moving at least one of the end effector (24) and at least one of the arm sections (26, 42), wherein the control device (14) has at least two different modes of operation, encompassing a working mode and a training mode, wherein in the working mode for controlling the robot (12) at least one of the actuators (30, 46, 64, 126) is controlled depending on a number of set points (152) representing a working movement and in the training mode a training movement is imparted onto at least one of the end effector (24) and at least one of the arm sections (26, 42), wherein the training movement corresponds to the working movement, said control device comprising: an activation unit (130) for activating the training mode, a constraint determination unit (138) for determining a number of constraint values (140) representing a motion constraint imposed on at least one of the end effector (24) and at least one of the arm sections (26, 42) while imparting the training movement, and a set point determination unit (150) for determining the number of set points (152) depending on the number of constraint values (140). The present invention further relates to a corresponding method as well as to a computer program. In addition, the present invention relates to a robot, to a robot system and to a teacher interface.
Abstract:
Described is a pretargeting method, and related kits, for targeted medical imaging and/or therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention involves the use of [4+2] inverse electron demand (retro) Diels- Alder chemistry in providing the coupling between a Pre-targeting Probe and an Effector Probe. To this end one of these probes comprises an electron-deficient tetrazine or other suitable diene, and the other a cyclooctene or cyclooctyne.
Abstract:
Described is a pretargeting method, and related kits, for targeted medical imaging and/or therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention involves the use of [4+2] inverse electron demand (retro) Diels-Alder chemistry in providing the coupling between a Pre-targeting Probe and an Effector Probe. To this end one of these probes comprises an electron-deficient tetrazine or other suitable diene, and the other an alkene or alkyne dienohile.
Abstract:
In summary, the present invention relates to a device, a method and a computer program enabling a rotating and translating movement by means of a single motor. An electric motor (102) for linear and rotary movement can comprise a stator (104) having a multi-phase coil arrangement including a number of coils or coil sets and a rotor (106) being movable along a direction of its rotational axis and having a number of poles respectively comprising at least one permanent magnet. A control unit (108) may determine currents based on at least the number of coils or coil sets, an angle of rotation of the rotor and a parameter depending on an axial position of the rotor, and supply the determined currents to the coils or coil sets.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method of, and apparatus for, measuring an object of interest. The apparatus (100) comprises an outer layer (102), an inner layer (101) which is intended to be attached to the object of interest, a coil arrangement comprising at least one transmitting coil (111) and at least one measurement coil (111') arranged on the inner layer (101) obtains measurement signals, exciting circuits (112) and processing circuits (112') are configured to cooperate with the coils (111, 111') to get the measurement result. The inner layer (101) is movable together with the object of interest. At least part of the exciting circuits (112) and the processing circuits (112') are arranged on the outer layer (102). In this way, the measurement error caused by movement of the object of interest can be avoided and the object of interest can feel comfortable by being mobile.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and a method of irradiating an absorption contrast agent contained in a turbid medium (10). The absorption contrast agent has different absorption coefficients for light of a first wavelength (λ1) and light of a second wavelength (λ2), and the turbid medium (10) has similar optical properties for light of the first and second wavelengths (λ1, λ2). The turbid medium (10) is irradiated with light of the first wavelength (λ1) and light of the second wavelength (λ2) at the same source position, and an intensity of light having the first wavelength (λ1) emanating from the turbid medium (10) at at least one detection position, and an intensity of light having the second wavelength (λ2) emanating substantially simultaneously from the turbid medium (10) at the same detection position are measured. An image may be reconstructed from the measured intensities.
Abstract:
A system for sensing emotions, which produce color or sound variation in a series of elements, which experience different patterns of movement.