Abstract: A circular wave drive system, and a method for use of a circular wave drive, are provided. In one embodiment, a circular wave drive is provided, the circular wave drive comprising: a substantially enclosed housing having a chamber therein, a ring-shaped wheel residing in the chamber, a wave generator having a wheel-driving portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel; and an output element having a wheel-driven portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel opposite the wheel-driving portion of the wave generator.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention are directed to drive mechanisms that may be used in, for example, power transmission and/or speed reduction applications. Exemplary embodiments of the invention may include a housing within which is located a wheel. A portion of a wave generator and a portion of an output element also reside within the chamber and are in communication with the wheel. Rotation of the wave generator causes a rotation of the wheel in a slipping manner and, thus, with a reduced rotational speed. Rotation of the wheel causes a rotation of the output element.

Abstract: A circular wave drive system, and a method for use of a circular wave drive, are provided. In one embodiment, a circular wave drive is provided, the circular wave drive comprising: a substantially enclosed housing having a chamber therein, a ring-shaped wheel residing in the chamber, a wave generator having a wheel-driving portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel; and an output element having a wheel-driven portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel opposite the wheel-driving portion of the wave generator.

Abstract: A circular wave drive system, and a method for use of a circular wave drive, are provided. In one embodiment, a circular wave drive is provided, the circular wave drive comprising: a substantially enclosed housing having a chamber therein, a ring-shaped wheel residing in the chamber, a wave generator having a wheel-driving portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel; and an output element having a wheel-driven portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel opposite the wheel-driving portion of the wave generator.

Abstract: A circular wave drive system, and a method for use of a circular wave drive, are provided. In one embodiment, a circular wave drive is provided, the circular wave drive comprising: a substantially enclosed housing having a chamber therein, a ring-shaped wheel residing in the chamber, a wave generator having a wheel-driving portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel; and an output element having a wheel-driven portion that is oriented within the hollow central portion of the ring-shaped wheel opposite the wheel-driving portion of the wave generator.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the invention are directed to drive mechanisms that may be used in, for example, power transmission and/or speed reduction applications. Exemplary embodiments of the invention may include a housing within which is located a wheel. A portion of a wave generator and a portion of an output element also reside within the chamber and are in communication with the wheel. Rotation of the wave generator causes a rotation of the wheel in a slipping manner and, thus, with a reduced rotational speed. Rotation of the wheel causes a rotation of the output element.

Abstract: A dynamic 3D wavelet transform system and method for compressing video including color or black and white signal. The method applies a so-called packed integer wavelet transform to individual video frames to generate wavelet coefficients in the spatial domain (x and y directions). The generated wavelet coefficients are compared to determine if a new frame is similar in content with the previous frame. All the similar frames are grouped together for performing the wavelet transform in the temporal domain (t direction). A frame with different content will start a new group until another different frame is reached. The comparison is based on the information of the Low-Low (LL) band in the output of the wavelet transform of each frame instead of the entire frame. The coefficients generated by the wavelet transform in the spatial domain are quantized before the wavelet transform in the temporal domain is applied to them The methods allow a hybrid 2D and 3D compression.

Abstract: A dynamic 3D wavelet transform system and method for compressing video including color or black and white signal. The method applies a so-called packed integer wavelet transform to individual video frames to generate wavelet coefficients in the spatial domain (x and y directions). The generated wavelet coefficients are compared to determine if a new frame is similar in content with the previous frame. All the similar frames are grouped together for performing the wavelet transform in the temporal domain (t direction). A frame with different content will start a new group until another different frame is reached. The comparison is based on the information of the Low-Low (LL) band in the output of the wavelet transform of each frame instead of the entire frame. The coefficients generated by the wavelet transform in the spatial domain are quantized before the wavelet transform in the temporal domain is applied to them The methods allow a hybrid 2D and 3D compression.