Abstract: The present invention discloses a cartridge and a detection method for the same. The cartridge comprises an outer frame and barriers located inside the outer frame. The cartridge further comprises a detection device. The detection device comprises a sensing device configured to sense the barriers so as to acquire sensed information, and a first information processing device configured to judge whether the positions of the barriers are correct according to the sensed information. For the cartridge provided by the present invention, whether barriers are located at correct positions and thus whether the loading size of the cartridge is matched with the size of a substrate to be loaded can be effectively detected, so that the damage to the substrate during loading of the substrate is effectively avoided and it is ensured that the substrate can be safely loaded into the cartridge.

Abstract: A positioning sensor includes a transmission antenna transmitting a transmission signal, a plurality of reception antennae, each receiving a reception signals, a receiver observing the each of the plurality of reception signals in a predetermined period, a processor, and a memory, in which the processor calculates a plurality of complex transfer functions based on the each of the plurality of reception signals, records each of the plurality of complex transfer functions in the memory as being associated with each time point, extracts, among the plurality of complex transfer functions, a plurality of pairs of two complex transfer functions respectively corresponding to two time points in a predetermined interval, calculates a plurality of pieces of differential information, and estimates to a location of a moving body based on each of the plurality of pieces of differential information.

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a method of selecting a material composition and/or designing an alloy. In one aspect, a method of selecting a composition of a material having a target property comprises receiving an input comprising thermodynamic phase data for a plurality of materials. The method additionally includes extracting from the thermodynamic phase data a plurality of thermodynamic quantities corresponding to each of the materials by a computing device. The extracted thermodynamic quantities are predetermined to have correlations to microstructures associated with physical properties of the material. The method additionally includes storing the extracted thermodynamic quantities in a computer-readable medium. The method further includes electronically mining the stored thermodynamic quantities using the computing device to rank at least a subset of the materials based on a comparison of at least a subset of the thermodynamic quantities that are correlated to the target property.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing seismic images containing a reference trace and a control trace. During said method, a reference level and a recording level are defined. Then, the control trace is transformed on the reference level by means of a velocity model. A portion of the reference trace including the recording level is transformed by means of a current velocity model. A portion of the transformed control trace including the recording level is corrected by means of the current velocity model. Finally, an optimized current velocity model is determined.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the safety of a joint (12) of a serial kinematic structure (30), which carries out tasks within a work region (100) under the control of a control unit (20), wherein a current state variable of the joint (12), such as the absolute position (AP) or the time derivatives thereof, is determined cyclically during operation from the current axis position (P) of the joint (12) and compared to a configurable limit value (SA, TA, SL), wherein a function module (3, 4, 5) is used to monitor the state variable. A function module (3, 4, 5) is assigned to each state variable to be monitored. These function modules (3, 4, 5) are designed independently of the control unit (20) of the serial kinematic structure (30), whereby the safety monitoring system (10) can be operated concurrently with and independently of the control unit (20) of the serial kinematic structure (30).

Abstract: A method for making downhole electromagnetic logging while drilling measurements includes rotating an electromagnetic logging while drilling tool in a subterranean wellbore. The logging while drilling tool includes at least first and second tilted transmitter antennas longitudinally spaced along a logging while drilling tool body and at least first and second tilted receiver antennas. A plurality of electromagnetic voltage measurements is acquired at the first and second tilted receiver antennas while rotating and processed to compute harmonic voltage coefficient. Ratios of selected ones of the harmonic voltage coefficients are then processed to compute at least one gain compensated measurement quantity.

Abstract: A method for measuring fill level and a measuring device for performing the method, wherein, in measuring cycles following one after the other, signal pulses of predetermined frequency sent by means of a transmitting and receiving system with a predetermined repetition frequency into a container, and their signal components reflected back in the container in the direction of the transmitting and receiving system after a travel time dependent on their traveled path, are received as received signal. A fill level is measured taking into consideration a phase relationship between the transmitted and received signals related physically with the fill level to be measured.

Abstract: A method is described for porosity mapping of low porosity subsurface reservoirs using seismic data and well logs. The method may compute dry-frame rock properties using fluid substitution modeling based on the well log data; perform porosity expansion of the dry-frame rock properties based on rock physics to generate expanded rock properties; generate synthetic seismic data based on the expanded rock properties; calibrate the seismic dataset with the synthetic seismic data; generate an estimated porosity map based on the calibrated seismic dataset and the synthetic seismic data; and identify geologic features based on the estimated porosity map. The method may be executed by a computer system.

Abstract: A test fixture for testing set-top boxes. The test fixture includes a controller operable to control parallel testing of set-top boxes. The test fixture further includes computing devices in communication with the controller operable to perform testing of each of the set-top boxes in response to commands from the controller. The test fixture further includes testing platforms in communication with the computing devices operable to receive each of the set-top boxes for testing. Each of the testing platforms includes an adapter module for electrically interfacing each of the set-top boxes with the test fixture. The test fixture further includes a user interface in communication with the controller for displaying the test results and receiving input from a user.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving a first set and a second set of location data at a mobile device. The method includes locating a first reference point identifier that is included in the first set of location data and a second reference point identifier that is included in the second set of location data. The first reference point identifier field and the second reference point identifier field identify a common reference point. The method includes identifying first information in the first set of location data that is associated with the common reference point. The method also includes identifying second information in the second set of location data that is associated with the common reference point and spatially aligning the first set of location data with the second set of location data based on the common reference point to associate the first information with the second information.

Abstract: A method for determining breakthrough time of anti-seepage liners in a landfill, includes (a) detecting a leachate sample of the landfill to determine the initial concentration C0 of pollutants, and monitoring the leachate head h of the landfill; (b) determining the pollution-causing concentration CA of the pollutants according to functional orientation of local groundwater of the landfill; (c) determining, related parameters of the anti-seepage liners including the thickness z of the anti-seepage liners, the permeability coefficient k of the liners, and the porosity n of the material of the liners, and determining the related parameters of pollutant migration including the effective diffusion coefficient Da* and the mechanical dispersion coefficient Dm of the pollutants in the anti-seepage liners, and the adsorption retardation factor Rd of the anti-seepage liners on the pollutants; and (d) calculating the breakthrough time t of the anti-seepage liners according to a formula, t = nR d ? z 2 (

Abstract: A conductivity distribution derivation method for deriving a conductivity distribution within a battery having an electrode plate that is flat includes: obtaining magnetic field information indicating a magnetic field; and deriving, based on a plurality of relational expressions which (i) an x component of a magnetic field vector in an x direction parallel to the electrode plate, (ii) a y component of the magnetic field vector in a y direction parallel to the electrode plate and perpendicular to the x direction, (iii) the conductivity distribution on a two-dimensional plane parallel to the electrode plate, and (iv) an electric potential distribution on a two-dimensional plane parallel to the electrode plate satisfy, the conductivity distribution that satisfies the plurality of relational expressions with respect to the magnetic field information.

Abstract: Implementations of the present invention relate to for analyzing behavior of small live test subjects. More specifically, methods and devices of the present invention can allow a researcher to use a single device for analyzing effects of genetic modifications made to the test subjects on the test subject's behavior and movements. Additionally, the methods and devices may allow for analysis of effects that various medications may have on the test subject's behavior and movement.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for conducting in-service testing of a pneumatic signal amplifier are disclosed. In response to a test initiation signal, a processor of a valve controller operatively coupled to the pneumatic signal amplifier supplies a pressurized control fluid to an inlet of the pneumatic c signal amplifier. The processor determines a first pressure value corresponding to an inlet pressure of the pressurized control fluid at the inlet of the pneumatic signal amplifier, and further determines a second pressure value corresponding to an outlet pressure of the pressurized control fluid at an outlet of the pneumatic signal amplifier. The processor determines a ratio value between the first and second pressure values and determines whether the ratio value satisfies a threshold. In response to determining that the ratio value satisfies the threshold, the processor generates a notification indicating that the pneumatic signal amplifier is functional.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to structural health monitoring (SHM). In particular determining a health condition of a structure, such as a bridge, based on vibration data measured of the bridge. Measured vibration data is calibrated (410-450). Features are then extracted from the calibrated data (610-630) and a support vector machine classifier is then applied (720) to the extracted features to determine (730) the health condition of a part of the structure. Training of the support vector machine classifier by a machine learning process (910) is also described.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for evaluating the aerosol mass of electronic cigarettes, comprising the following steps: (1) Measurement: an electronic cigarette is smoked to measure the particle size distribution and the particle numbers in the generated aerosol, and measure the volume flow rate C of the aerosol and the testing time t; (2) Data processing: based on the particle size distribution and number, the aerosol particles are classified with classifying diameter di, and the corresponding average number concentrations n of the particles to classifying diameters di are calculated; and (3) the generated aerosol mass is calculated according to the calculation formula for the aerosol mass of the invention.

Abstract: A displacement detecting device for a structural object is capable of accurately measuring displacement of the structural object. The displacement detecting device includes first and second attitude data calculators, a data extractor, and a displacement calculator. The first attitude data calculator calculates attitude data at a first position by using received positioning signals, and calculates a calculated time point of the attitude data of the first position based on a time of a positioning system. The second attitude data calculator calculates attitude data at a second position by using received positioning signals, and calculates a calculated time point of the attitude data of the second position based on the time of the positioning system. The displacement calculator calculates a displacement amount and a displacement direction of the structural object by using a difference between the attitude data of the first and second positions calculated at the same time point.

Abstract: A method of remote sensing a charge includes charging or discharging a first capacitor of a first RC circuit and a second capacitor of a second RC circuit to a predetermined threshold voltage using a power source. When each of the capacitors reach the predetermined threshold voltage, a response signal is provided from a communications module to a handheld computing device comprising a reader system. An amount of time between the response signals is determined. The amount of time is indicative of charge information.

Abstract: A power monitor includes a power conditioning circuit that provides conditioned power to a load. The power conditioning circuit includes at least one sensor to measure a power quality characteristic, e.g., input voltage, load current, temperature, etc. A terminal device implements a diagnostic tool for the power monitor and includes a processor to obtain data indicative of the power quality characteristic over a communication link with the power monitor. The data may be retrieved in response to a trigger condition. A user interface implemented on the terminal device displays the obtained power quality characteristic as at least one temporally varying waveform.

Abstract: There is described a technique for determining a temperature at a region below the surface of the Earth. In an embodiment, a time of travel of a seismic wave following the emission from a source into the earth is provided, and the travel time is used to estimate the temperature. In one example, a model based on the travel time and a further component, which may for example be based on heat flow and a constant of proportionality between seismic velocity and thermal conductivity, may be used to estimate the temperature.