Abstract: A ranging system includes: a source generating a wideband incident wave that is transmitted toward a target and that is reflected by the target to form a reflected wave; a feedback detector to detect the reflected wave to generate a detected signal; an operator configured to perform low-pass filtering on the detected signal at an adjustable filtering bandwidth to generate a filtered signal, and calculate cross-correlation of a feedback signal that originates from the filtered signal and a reference signal that corresponds to the incident wave to generate a cross-correlation result; and a controller calculating a distance to the target based on an operation output that originates from the cross-correlation result.

Abstract: An apparatus for perform metal etching and plasma ashing includes: a processing chamber having an enclosed area; an electrostatic chuck disposed in the enclosed area and configured to secure a wafer, the electrostatic chuck connected with a bias power; at least one coil connected with a source power; a etchant conduit configured provide an etchant to a metal of the wafer within the processing chamber in accordance with a photoresist mask of the wafer; and a gas intake conduit connected with a gas source, wherein the gas intake conduit is configured to supply the processing chamber with a gas from the gas source during performance of plasma ashing within the processing chamber.

Abstract: A light indicator module is provided. The light indicator module includes a circuit board, a plurality of light sources, a light guide unit, and a shielding material. The light sources are disposed on the circuit board, and each light source provides a light beam. The light guide unit includes a plurality of guiding blocks. Each guiding block includes a light emitting surface, a light entering side surface, and at least one abuttal side surface. One of the light sources corresponds to the light entering side surface. The light beam enters the guiding block through the light entering side surface and is emitted through the light emitting surface. The abuttal side surface faces toward an adjacent guiding block. The shielding material covers the abuttal side surface.

Abstract: An image capturing assembly includes an encapsulation layer, embedded with functional components. The top surface and bottom surface of the encapsulation layer expose the functional components. A through hole is formed in the encapsulation layer; and the functional components have soldering pads facing away from a bottom of the encapsulation layer. A photosensitive unit including a photosensitive chip and an optical filter is mounted on the photosensitive chip. The photosensitive chip is embedded in the through hole; the optical filter is outside the through hole; the top surface and bottom surface of the encapsulation layer expose the photosensitive chip; and the photosensitive chip includes soldering pads facing away from the bottom of the encapsulation layer. A redistribution layer structure is on the top side of the encapsulation layer and electrically connects the soldering pads of the photosensitive chip with the soldering pads of the functional components.

Abstract: A planar heating structure is disclosed. The planar heating structure includes a glass substrate layer, a nanometallic transparent conductive layer, and a first passivation layer. The nanometallic transparent conductive layer is disposed on the glass substrate layer and receives a voltage to generate heat energy. The first passivation layer is disposed on the nanometallic transparent conductive layer and completely covers the nanometallic transparent conductive layer.

Abstract: A belt sander includes: a power unit having a rotating shaft; a rotatable belt casing defining a track groove that is open toward the power unit and that surrounds the rotating shaft, and having a plurality of engaging portions that are arranged around the track groove; an abrasive belt drivable by the rotating shaft; and a positioning unit including a movable positioning member that is adapted for manual operation, and an engaging member that is co-movably connected to the positioning member. The positioning unit is movable between an engaging position, where the engaging member is engaged with a selected one of the engaging portions, and a releasing position, where the engaging member is disengaged from the engaging portions.

Abstract: The present invention is a masterbot architecture in a scalable multi-service virtual assistant platform that can construct a fluid and dynamic dialogue by assembling responses to end user utterances from two kinds of agents, information agents and action agents. A plurality of information agents obtain at least one information value from a parsed user input and/or contextual data. A plurality of action agents perform one or more actions in response to the parsed user input, the contextual data, and/or the information value. A masterbot arbitrates an activation of the plurality of information agents and the plurality of action agents. The masterbot comprises access to a machine-learning module to select an appropriate action agent, where one or more information agents are activated based on the selected appropriate action agent.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a rotary electric machine including a housing, a stator, a rotor, an outer cover and a plurality of power cables. The stator is disposed in the housing and includes a stator core, a plurality of windings, a circuit board and a plurality of conductive pillars. The plurality of windings are wound around the stator core. The circuit board is fixed on the top of the stator core. The plurality of conductive pillars are electrically coupled with the circuit board. The rotor includes and an end cover. The end cover is disposed between the outer cover and the housing. The plurality of conductive pillars partially penetrate through a notch of the end cover, respectively. Two ends of each of the plurality of power cables are electrically coupled with the corresponding one of the plurality of conductive pillars and a connector, respectively.

Abstract: An indicator module is provided, including a device housing, a circuit board, a plurality of light sources, a dividing structure, and a homogenizing plate. The device housing includes a transparent window. The circuit board is disposed in the device housing. The light sources are disposed on the circuit board, wherein each light source is adapted to provide a light beam. The dividing structure is disposed in the device housing, wherein the dividing structure defines a plurality of divided spaces, and the divided spaces respectively correspond to the light sources. The homogenizing plate is disposed in the device housing. The homogenizing plate corresponds to the divided spaces, wherein an air gap is formed between the transparent window and the homogenizing plate. The light beam enters the divided space from the light source, passes through the homogenizing plate and the air gap, and is emitted through the transparent window.

Abstract: An indicator module is provided, including a device housing, a circuit board, a plurality of light sources, a dividing structure, and a homogenizing plate. The device housing includes a transparent window. The circuit board is disposed in the device housing. The light sources are disposed on the circuit board, wherein each light source is adapted to provide a light beam. The dividing structure is disposed in the device housing, wherein the dividing structure defines a plurality of divided spaces, and the divided spaces respectively correspond to the light sources. The homogenizing plate is disposed in the device housing. The homogenizing plate corresponds to the divided spaces, wherein an air gap is formed between the transparent window and the homogenizing plate. The light beam enters the divided space from the light source, passes through the homogenizing plate and the air gap, and is emitted through the transparent window.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling fluid flow, including a temperature sensitive material, having a first physical property at a first temperature and a second physical property at a second temperature, a device for controlling fluid flow, and a device for connecting the temperature sensitive material to the fluid flow control device. The connecting device may be configured so that the fluid flow control device is in a first position at the first temperature and in a second position at a second temperature. The temperature sensitive material may be aluminum wire or stainless steel wire. The temperature sensitive material may have the shape of an Archimedean spiral. The connecting device may be a motion amplifier. The first temperature may be a cryogenic temperature.

Abstract: An ore dressing process for medium-grade and low-grade mixed collophanite includes the following steps: S1; crushing ores to obtain crushed ores; S2: screening the crushed ores to obtain fine-fraction ores and coarse-fraction ores divided into at least two size fractions; S3: performing a photoelectric separation to the coarse-fraction ores of different size fractions to obtain photoelectric separation concentrates and photoelectric separation tailings of each size fraction; S4: combining the photoelectric separation concentrates of the each size fraction to obtain pre-enriched concentrates; S5: combining the fine-fraction ores and the pre-enriched concentrates, and then performing an ore grinding to obtain minerals to be separated; S6: adding water to the minerals to be separated to obtain a floatation pulp, and then performing a floatation to obtain phosphate concentrates and tailings.

Abstract: An undulator is adapted to a synchrotron storage ring or free electron lasers (FEL), especially to an undulator capable of switching polarization mode rapidly. In comparison with the EPU (elliptically polarized undulator) of APPLE II (Advanced Planar Polarized Light Emitter II) which conceived by Dr. S. Sasaki, the provided undulator does not use mechanical transmission mechanisms to drive the four magnetic pole arrays composed of permanent magnets. Hence, the polarization mode can be switched rapidly. Moreover, a polarization method of electron beam is also provided.

Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the present application are a dynamic white box-based data processing method, apparatus, and device, the method comprising: using a pre-generated key obfuscation mapping relationship set to perform obfuscation processing on an original key to obtain a redundant key; and inputting the redundant key and to-be-processed data into a white box algorithm library to implement encryption and decryption processing; thus, in the technical solution provided in the embodiments of the present application, different redundant keys can be inputted into the white box algorithm library, so that there is no need to change the white box algorithm library and the key together, increasing the flexibility of the solution.

Abstract: Disclosed are a switch display apparatus and an assembling method thereof. The apparatus includes a display unit (1), a support unit (2), and a base unit (3) that are arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The display unit (1) includes a display device (4), a combined lens (5), and a display device and combined lens support component (6). The combined lens (5) is located above the display device (4). Both the display device (4) and the combined lens (5) are located inside the display device and combined lens support component (6). The display device and combined lens support component (6) includes a first support part (9) used for providing structural support for the combined lens (5), and a second support part (10) used for providing structural support for the display device (4).

Abstract: The present invention is a masterbot architecture in a scalable multi-service virtual assistant platform that can construct a fluid and dynamic dialogue by assembling responses to end user utterances from two kinds of agents, information agents and action agents. A plurality of information agents obtain at least one information value from a parsed user input and/or contextual data. A plurality of action agents perform one or more actions in response to the parsed user input, the contextual data, and/or the information value. A masterbot arbitrates an activation of the plurality of information agents and the plurality of action agents. The masterbot comprises access to a machine-learning module to select an appropriate action agent, where one or more information agents are activated based on the selected appropriate action agent.

Abstract: Disclosed are a switch display apparatus and an assembling method thereof. The apparatus includes a display unit (1), a support unit (2), and a base unit (3) that are arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The display unit (1) includes a display device (4), a combined lens (5), and a display device and combined lens support component (6). The combined lens (5) is located above the display device (4). Both the display device (4) and the combined lens (5) are located inside the display device and combined lens support component (6). The display device and combined lens support component (6) includes a first support part (9) used for providing structural support for the combined lens (5), and a second support part (10) used for providing structural support for the display device (4).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing assembly and its packaging method, a lens module and an electronic device. The packaging method includes: providing a photosensitive chip; mounting an optical filter on the photosensitive chip; providing a carrier substrate and temporarily bonding the photosensitive chip and functional components on the carrier substrate; and forming an encapsulation layer on the carrier substrate and at least between the photosensitive chip and the functional components.

Abstract: A method for advertising a bit error includes that an intermediate node in a first tunnel detects that a bit error rate of a packet sent through the first tunnel exceeds a threshold; and the intermediate node sends a first packet to an egress node in the first tunnel through the first tunnel, where the first packet indicates that a bit error has occurred in the first tunnel, the first packet further instructs the egress node to send a second packet to an ingress node in the first tunnel, and the second packet indicates that the bit error has occurred in the first tunnel. The foregoing method can be used to transfer bit error information, so as to implement associated protection switching of services.

Abstract: A data storage device is provided. The data storage device includes a flash memory and a controller. The flash memory stores a firmware that includes a plurality of mode page settings, and each mode page setting includes a plurality of mode parameters. The controller receives a mode selection command and a data out message arranged to rewrite a first mode page setting among the plurality of mode page settings from a host. The controller determines whether the data out message will change the mode parameters which cannot be rewritten in the first mode page setting by performing bitwise logic operations on a new mode page setting in the data out message, preset values of the plurality of mode parameters of the first mode page setting, and a rewriteable setting for each bit of the first mode page setting.