Abstract: A system for analyzing athletic activity is usable with an article of footwear including a sensor system with a plurality of force sensors configured to sense force exerted by a user's foot, an electronic module contained within the article of footwear, and a plurality of sensor leads connecting the sensors to the electronic module, wherein the electronic module collects data based on force input from the sensors and transmits the data. The system also includes an electronic device in communication with the electronic module. The electronic device includes a processor that receives the data from the electronic module, compares the data to a footstrike template corresponding to a desired footstrike pattern to determine whether a deviation from the footstrike template exists, and generates an indication to the user when the deviation from the desired footstrike pattern is determined to exist, which may also include a degree of such deviation.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for improving the resolution of a LiDAR. The LiDAR includes a plurality of actual channels, each of which corresponds to one emitter unit at an emitting end and one detector unit at a detecting end. The method includes determining at least one interpolation channel to be generated; separately determining, for each interpolation channel to be generated, one or more associated channels among the plurality of actual channels; determining weights of the one or more associated channels with respect to the interpolation channel; and generating a waveform of the interpolation channel based on waveform information of the one or more associated channels and the weights thereof, and determining point cloud data of the LiDAR based on the waveform information of each actual channel and each interpolation channel. The solution of this disclosure can avoid increasing the hardware load thereon.

Abstract: A system and a computer-implemented method, for detecting concrete using infrared thermography, allow to detect concrete in a region containing zones in which concrete exists and zones in which concrete does not exist. The system for detecting the concrete includes an infrared camera for obtaining a plurality of infrared thermography images in a time range from a region containing fresh concrete, an ambient temperature sensor for obtaining ambient temperature measurements, and a processor connected to the camera and to the ambient temperature sensor.

Abstract: A detection device generates plural attractors based on brainwave data. Subsequently, the detection device calculates a Betti number by subjecting the attractors to persistent homology transform. The detection device determines an onset of encephalopathy based on a first order component of a Betti sequence calculated based on the Betti number.

Abstract: Method estimating property fields based on full waveform inversion (FWI) of synthetic wave-fronts converging to a focal zone within the media volume. The wave-fronts are generated from multipoint focused macro sources (FMSs) directing the propagating energy to the focal zone. Two focusing macro-source configurations are disclosed: (1) a convergent FMS characterized by primary pseudo elliptical wave-fronts and (2) a set of beam FMSs of pseudo-planar wave-front that illuminates the focal point from different directions. The FMSs are synthetized from the data set recorded by superposing (adding) the recorded data after the corresponding time-shifts and amplitude weighs. The sensitivity of the FMS data is spatially localized in this invention, being maximal around the focal and negligible at locations far from the focal zone. The localized FWI method disclosed involves an important reduction in computational cost compared to the global solution of the FWI problem in the complete volume under exploration.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of providing access to interferometric system data stored in a data repository. A query that includes a data parameter identifier is received. The data repository is accessed and the interferometric system data is stored in the data repository using a data structure that has one or more data parameter arrays and one or more corresponding data group members. Each data group member includes one or more data arrays each associated with a data parameter in the corresponding data parameter array. Using the data parameter identifier, one or more target data parameters are determined from among the one or more data parameter arrays. One or more target data arrays that correspond to the one or more target data parameters are determined from among the one or more data arrays. The interferometric system data, which is in the one or more target data arrays, is extracted.

Abstract: A method for geosteering while drilling a well in a subterranean formation using a downhole assembly having a toolface comprises measuring at least one motion-related downhole parameter relative to the toolface angle so as to generate azimuthally-associated data, using the azimuthally-associated data to assess formation anisotropy, and using the anisotropy assessment to manually or automatically steer a well while drilling the well. The motion-related downhole parameter may relate to motion of an asymmetric bit or bent housing or bent housing section.

Abstract: Storage units 60, 70 store a first computer program calculating a flow rate of an assist gas with a linear function having a pressure of the assist gas in a processing head 35 as a variable, and a second computer program calculating a slope of the linear function with a function having a gap G from a tip end of a nozzle 36 to a surface of a workpiece W as a variable. A control unit 50 substitutes a value of the gap G into the function to calculate the slope of the linear function and substitutes the slope of the linear function and a value of the pressure of the assist gas into the linear function to calculate the flow rate of the assist gas.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying a portion that is a factor causing a discrepancy in springback amount between a press-formed product and a CAE analysis.

Abstract: A calculation method for service life of concrete in a plateau environment considering protection and restoration effects is provided and includes a construction of a model based on a coupling effect of multi-factors of temperature-humidity-salt concentration-load under the plateau environment, simulation of protection and restoration effects, and quantification of service life. The model includes the physical fields of temperature conduction with variable boundary conditions, water dry-wet cycle transport, salt ion transport, and force fields caused by internal and external loads. The simulation of protection and restoration effects include: surface protective coating, damage restoration, and rebar corrosion resistance.

Abstract: Conformance testing of a rebuilt motor includes disposing a motor under test in a motor test stand, coupling a plurality of sensors to the motor under test including a first vibrational sensor to the motor under test; a first temperature sensor to the motor under test; a first rotational speed sensor to the motor under test. A set of test parameters are received comprising parameters for a conformance test, the test parameters including a vibrational sensor parameter, a temperature sensor parameter, and a rotational speed parameter. A motor under test is placed in an on-state and a processing device receives sensor data simultaneously from the sensors, determines that the rotational speed satisfies the rotational speed parameter, and stores time sampled sensor data received from the plurality of sensors relative to a time zero corresponding to a time when the rotational speed satisfies the rotational speed.

Abstract: A contact determination device includes a sensor measuring a contact degree of a body to be detected with an object, a contact determination unit determining whether the body to be detected is in contact with the object, based on a reference value, and a correction unit correcting the reference value, in which a cumulative value is obtained by accumulating a fluctuation amount of the detection value from a contact start time of the body to be detected with the object during a period in which the body to be detected is in contact with the object, and when the detection value increases as the contact degree increases, the correction unit corrects the reference value, based on a maximum value of the cumulative value, or when the detection value decreases as the contact degree increases, the correction unit corrects the reference value, based on a minimum value of the cumulative value.

Abstract: A menu navigation engine that enables user configuration of a vortex flowmeter. The vortex flowmeter includes a memory device and a processor, among other hardware components. Software instructions stored on the memory device and executable by the processor implement the menu navigation engine by displaying use case identifiers on the user interface, receiving selections of use case identifiers via the user interface, generating a formatted hierarchical tree of vortex flowmeter configuration nodes associated with the selected use case, and displaying the generated tree on the user interface.

Abstract: A measurement device is provided. The measurement device comprises an input, and a trigger unit. In this context, the input is configured to receive an input signal. In addition to this, the trigger unit is configured to trigger according to a first trigger condition with respect to said input signal or according to at least one second trigger condition with respect to said input signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparent resistivity-depth section generating method for short-offset electromagnetic exploration, including: determining, in field zones divided quantitatively based on the induction number, positions of a recording point for each of observation points and frequencies or a time window thereof, and taking determined positions of the recording point as the assignment point for the observation point and the frequencies or the time window thereof, where one survey line of an axial configuration generates one apparent resistivity-depth section along the survey line; and one survey line of an equatorial configuration typically generates one apparent resistivity-depth section along the survey line, and apparent resistivity-depth sections along connecting lines from the observation points to the source which are the same as observation points in the number.

Abstract: A delay time detection circuit includes below configurations. A clock generation unit generates a sub scale clock signal, based on a system clock signal. A count unit generates a count signal while sequentially and repeatedly incrementing a count number, based on the sub scale clock signal. A sub scale signal generation unit receives the count signal, and generates sub scale signals, equal in number to the count number, that each have, at a rate of once in the count number, a rectangular wave for a duration being associated with a second period and that are shifted in timing relative to one another according to the second period. A delay time calculation unit receives the input clock signal, and calculates a delay time within a range of the first period of the input clock signal with respect to the system clock signal, based on one of the sub scale signals.

Abstract: A method of calculating ionospheric scintillation includes calculating a motion-corrected perturbation of a GNSS radio signal received by a monitoring device deployed in an oceanic environment. The method includes calculating the ?? using the high rate phase of the GNSS signal adjusted by removing the change in distance between the monitoring device and the GNSS satellite. The calculating the ?? may further include passing the adjusted high rate phase through a high pass filter to remove a drift motion of the monitoring device. The method further includes calculating the S4 through calculating a tilt angle between the antenna of the monitoring device with the GNSS satellite and adjusting the antenna gain through known gain pattern of the antenna. The wave height of the oceanic environment may be calculated by detrending the antenna height to remove low frequency motion when a high rate position of the monitoring device is calculated.

Abstract: A method for operating a magnetic-inductive flowmeter includes: detecting the noisy raw measurement signal having a first signal path by a signal sensor with high impedance by the pair of electrodes; passing the detected, noisy raw measurement signal on to a first signal processing device; processing the detected, noisy raw measurement signal by the signal processing device at least into a noise-removed flow measurement signal; outputting the noise-removed flow measurement signal via a working signal interface; detecting the detected, noisy raw measurement signal of the first signal path with a second signal path; and transmitting the detected, noisy raw measurement signal at least indirectly to the first signal processing device and/or a second signal processing device. The first signal processing device and/or the second signal processing device also carry out a frequency analysis of the detected, noisy raw measurement signal. A corresponding magnetic-inductive flowmeter is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention allows verifying the performance of energy over time of any photovoltaic or wind solar plants whose value of energy produced is made available on computers accessible through a public data communication network and monitoring the operation thereof. Energy production values of a plant over time (even from the plant start up) are collected by computers connected to the Internet public network which present them in a hypertext structure of accessible documents, the current ones from an energy meter inserted downstream of the plant and the historical and current weather ones from computers also connected to the Internet public network. The result obtained is the automatic production, i.e. in almost zero processing time, of operating reports that include the energy produced, the revenues and a performance index over time with energy performance measurements, graphs, analysis and alerts of photovoltaic solar and wind plants.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a computing system computes, with a state prediction model, probabilities of transitioning from a click state represented by interaction data to various predicted next states. The computing system computes an interface experience metric for the click with an experience valuation model. To do so, the computing system identifies base values for the click state and the predicted next states. The computing system computes value differentials for between the click state's base value and each predicted next state's base value. Value differentials indicate qualities of interface experience. The computing system determines the interface experience metric from a summation that includes the current click state's base value and the value differentials weighted with the predicted next states' probabilities.