Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a detection substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a flat panel detector. The detection substrate includes: a base substrate, as well as a plurality of transistors, an oxide layer, a plurality of read electrodes and a plurality of photoelectric conversion structures sequentially on the base substrate, wherein a first electrode of each of the transistors is electrically connected with each of the photoelectric conversion structures in a one-to-one correspondence mode via each of the read electrodes; a material of an active layer includes an oxide; each of the photoelectric conversion structures includes an N-type semiconductor layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer, and a P-type semiconductor layer; and the oxide layer at least covers channel regions of the transistors and is insulated from the read electrodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a flat panel detector, a driving method thereof and a detection device. The flat panel detector includes: at least one stage of first demultiplexer, wherein signal output terminals of a first stage of first demultiplexer are connected with the scanning signal lines in one-to-one correspondence, signal output terminals of other stage of first demultiplexer serves as signal input terminals of the previous stage of first demultiplexer, the first demultiplexers are configured to provide signals of the signal input terminals to all the signal output terminals in time division, the signal input terminals and the signal output terminals included in the different stages of first demultiplexers differ from one another, and the quantity of the signal input terminals and the quantity of the signal output terminals are reduced stage by stage from the first stage of first demultiplexer to the last stage of first demultiplexer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase shifter and an antenna.

Abstract: A detection base plate and a flat-panel detector. The detection base plate comprises multiple detection pixel units arranged in an array. Each detection pixel unit comprises: a thin-film transistor, a sacrificial layer and a photoelectric conversion part that are disposed on a substrate, wherein the sacrificial layer is located between the thin-film transistor and the photoelectric conversion part; the thin-film transistor comprises an active layer, a first electrode and a second electrode; at least part of an orthographic projection of the active layer on the substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the sacrificial layer on the substrate; and the photoelectric conversion part is electrically connected to the sacrificial layer and the first electrode. In the detection base plate, the sacrificial layers of the detection pixel units are mutually independent.

Abstract: Techniques of designing a sensing system for pseudo 3D mapping in robotic applications are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, an image system is designed to include at least two linear sensors, where these two linear sensors are positioned or disposed orthogonally. In one embodiment, the two linear sensors are a horizontal sensor and a vertical sensor. The horizontal sensor is used for the lidar application while the vertical sensor is provided to take videos, namely scanning the environment wherever the horizontal sensor misses. As a result, the videos can be analyzed to detect anything below or above a blind height in conjunction with the detected distance by the lidar.

Abstract: An improved heterostructure for an optoelectronic device is provided. The heterostructure includes an active region, an electron blocking layer, and a p-type contact layer. The heterostructure can include a p-type interlayer located between the electron blocking layer and the p-type contact layer. In an embodiment, the electron blocking layer can have a region of graded transition. The p-type interlayer can also include a region of graded transition.

Abstract: A solution for irradiating a flowing fluid through a channel with ultraviolet radiation is provided. Ultraviolet radiation sources can be located within the channel in order to direct ultraviolet radiation towards the flowing fluid and/or the interior of the channel. A valve can be located adjacent to the channel to control the flow rate of the fluid. A control system can control and adjust the ultraviolet radiation based on the flow rate of the fluid and a user input component can receive a user input for the control system to adjust the ultraviolet radiation. The ultraviolet radiation sources, the control system, the user input component, and any other components that require electricity can receive power from a rechargeable power supply. An electrical generator located within the channel can convert energy from the fluid flowing through the channel into electricity for charging the rechargeable power supply.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for evaluation of fluid quality are provided. The system includes a vessel containing a quantity of fluid. At least one sensor is positioned to emit at least one signal into the quantity of fluid. A temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature of the quantity of fluid. A computerized device is in communication with the at least one sensor and the temperature sensor. The processor of the computerized device calculates at least a fluid identity of the quantity of fluid and determines a quality of the quantity of fluid based on the at least one signal from the at least one sensor and the sensed temperature of the quantity of fluid. The system may have a particular benefit in evaluating dielectric fluid degradation used in liquid cooled centers and other settings.

Abstract: A pillbox-type RF window having an input/output window in a microwave tube, the pillbox-type RF window includes a disc-shaped member having a metallization layer formed on an outer peripheral portion of a disc-shaped ceramic body; a pair of ring-shaped members constituted by metal bodies having substantially the same outer diameters as the disc-shaped member, arranged to sandwich the disc-shaped member from both sides, and integrated with the outer peripheral portion of the disc-shaped member; a tube-shaped member constituted by a metal body having an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameters of the pair of ring-shaped members and the disc-shaped member, for holding the pair of metal components and the disc-shaped member on an inside thereof; and a restriction member for suppressing rotation between the ring-shaped members and the tube-shaped member.

Abstract: A feeding structure is provided, which includes first and second substrates opposite to each other, a reference electrode, and a dielectric layer between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a coupling branch and a delay branch, which are respectively connected to two output terminals of a power divider and form a current loop with the reference electrode, on a side of a first base plate proximal to the dielectric layer. The second substrate includes a receiving electrode on a side of a second base plate proximal to the dielectric layer, the receiving electrode and the coupling branch form a coupling structure, and their orthographic projections on the first base plate at least partially overlap each other. A length of an orthographic projection of both the coupling branch and the receiving electrode on the first base plate is different from a length of the delay branch.

Abstract: A notification sensor arrangement includes a drift pressure sensor measuring a drift signal indicative of a drift of a differential pressure sensor. The drift pressure sensor has a drift sensing unit formed on or in a symmetrical diaphragm, which has an upper side in fluid communication with a first fluid having a first pressure and a lower side in fluid communication with the first fluid having the first pressure. The notification sensor arrangement includes a comparing unit comparing the drift signal with a predefined threshold value to determine if the drift of the differential pressure sensor is a critical drift, a notification unit outputting a warning signal in response to a determination of the critical drift, and a base supporting the drift pressure sensor and the differential pressure sensor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for detecting a lane line, a vehicle and a computing device. The method includes: generating an optical flow image in accordance with a series of event data from a dynamic vision sensor coupled to a vehicle; determining an initial search region including a start point of the lane line in accordance with the optical flow image; determining a center of gravity of the initial search region; determining a new search region through an offsetting operation on the center of gravity; determining a center of gravity of the new search region; repeating the steps of determining a new search region and determining a center of gravity of the new search region iteratively to acquire centers of gravity of a plurality of search regions; and determining the lane line in accordance with the centers of gravity of the plurality of search regions.

Abstract: A displacement measurement device for a sensing device. The sensing device includes a first displacement sensor. The displacement measurement device includes: a drive signal generating circuit configured to output a drive signal to the first displacement sensor; a first signal processing circuit configured to receive a signal from the first displacement sensor and output a first ADSO signal; and a computing device including a first timer. The first timer is configured to receive a CLK512 signal and the first ADSO signal, and time or count according to the CLK512 signal and the first ADSO signal; and the CLK512 signal is a square wave signal related to a period and phase of the drive signal.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a light modulation panel, a light modulation panel and a light modulation device. The light modulation panel comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged in align with each other, a liquid crystal filled between the first substrate and the second substrate, and spacer structures located between the first substrate and the second substrate and configured to maintain a cell gap of the liquid crystal; wherein the spacer structures comprise a first post spacer and a second post spacer arranged in a cascaded manner, the first post spacer is arranged on a side of the first substrate close to the second substrate, the second post spacer is arranged on a side of the second substrate close to the first substrate.

Abstract: A system and method for improved, non-intrusive material identification includes a vessel holding or transporting at least one quantity of a fluid. At least one acoustic transducer is positioned on an exterior surface of a sidewall of the vessel. At least one coupling layer is positioned between the at least one acoustic transducer and the exterior surface of the sidewall of the vessel, wherein the at least one coupling layer is formed, at least in part, from nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes improve a reflection of an acoustic signal emitted from the at least one acoustic transducer. A computerized device is in communication with the at least one acoustic signal. The computerized device has a processor and a memory, and determines a material identification of the quantity of fluid based on, at least in part, the reflection of the ultrasonic signal.

Abstract: There is provided a phase shifter including a first substrate, a second substrate and a dielectric layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate includes a first base and a first electrode layer on a side, of the first base, the second substrate includes a second base, a second electrode layer and a reference voltage leading-in end on a side of the second base, the reference voltage leading-in end is coupled to the second electrode layer, one of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer includes a body structure and branch structures; an orthographic projection of an end of each branch structure away from the body structure on the first base is overlapped with an orthographic projection of the second electrode layer or the first electrode layer on the first base. An antenna is further provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a filter structure and a method for manufacturing a filter structure. The filter structure includes a metal resonant array. The metal resonant array includes a plurality of array units. The filter structure further includes a transparent plastic film. The metal resonant array is provided on the transparent plastic film.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for monitoring a person suffering from a chronic medical condition predicts and assesses physiological changes which could affect the care of that subject. Examples of such chronic diseases include (but are not limited to) heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and diabetes. Monitoring includes measurements of respiratory movements, which can then be analyzed for evidence of changes in respiratory rate, or for events such as hypopneas, apneas and periodic breathing. Monitoring may be augmented by the measurement of nocturnal heart rate in conjunction with respiratory monitoring. Additional physiological measurements can also be taken such as subjective symptom data, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, and various molecular markers. Embodiments for detection of respiratory patterns and heart rate are disclosed, together with exemplar implementations of decision processes based on these measurements.

Abstract: A phase shifter includes a substrate, a signal transmission structure disposed on the substrate, and a phase adjustment structure disposed on the substrate. The phase adjustment structure includes a conductive structure, at least one semiconductor structure disposed between the signal transmission structure and the conductive structure, a first insulating layer disposed between the conductive structure and the at least one semiconductor structure, and at least one first bias voltage line electrically connected to the conductive structure. Orthogonal projections, on the substrate, of the signal transmission structure, the conductive structure and the at least one semiconductor structure overlap with one another. An orthogonal projection, on the substrate, of the first insulating layer is located at least in a region in which the orthogonal projections, on the substrate, of the conductive structure and the at least one semiconductor structure overlap.

Abstract: Minimal-cost, high-accuracy, and portable devices used to detect the presence of insects at all stages of life, including in the egg stage, in stored products by sensing gas phase markers such as volatile pheromones, semiochemicals, and kairomones. The methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein utilize a sensor array configured to simultaneously measure a plurality of target markers and filter background gases while remaining compact, highly accurate, and easy to operate.