Abstract: The present invention relates to a large numerical aperture phase-shifting dual pinhole diffraction interferometer and its test method, the diffraction interferometer comprises: reference light passage, test light passage and pinhole substrate; wherein, said pinhole substrate comprises test pinhole and reference pinhole; the diffracted wavefront emitted from the test pinhole would be reflected by the optical component to be tested near the pinhole substrate and converge near the reference pinhole, and said diffracted wavefront comprising surface shape information of optical component to be tested, would be reflected by the pinhole substrate and interference with the diffracted wavefront emitted by reference pinhole, forming interference fringes.

Abstract: Systems and methods for recovering light hydrocarbons from refinery waste gas using a back-end turboexpander to generate a higher recovery of the light hydrocarbons for use as petrochemical feedstock and to remove the liquid light hydrocarbons before entering the turboexpander.

Abstract: A monitoring system for determining component wear is provided. The monitoring system includes a memory device configured to store a reference model of a component and a component wear monitoring (CWM) device configured to receive a component image of a first component being inspected, detect a plurality of manmade structural features in the received component image, adjust the component image to mask out at least some of the plurality of manmade structural features from the received component image, compare the adjusted component image with the reference model to determine one or more potential defect areas in the first component, analyze each of the one or more defect areas to determine a state of the potential defect areas, and output the state of the one or more potential defect areas to a user.

Abstract: Systems and methods of causing a tracking sensor system in smart luggage to exit a low power sleep state are provided. Some methods can include an accelerator sensor system associated with the luggage identifying when the luggage has exited an aircraft, and responsive thereto, the accelerator sensor system transmitting a signal to the tracking sensor system associated with the luggage with instructions for the tracking sensor system to exit a low sleep state. In some embodiments identifying when the luggage has exited the aircraft can include identifying a trajectory of the luggage, identifying that the luggage is moved along a path with a predetermined curved shape, or identifying that the luggage is moved along a baggage conveyer belt.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wearable control device for controlling a controlled appliance, which comprises: a biological information input unit for receiving input biological information; a processing unit for determining whether the received biological information is registered biological information, and generating a control signal based on said biological information only when the received biological information is registered biological information; a first communication unit for communicating the generated control signal to the controlled appliance and for receiving a signal from the appliance. The present invention further provides a control system for controlling a controlled appliance as well as a corresponding control method.

Abstract: A virtualized fusion storage sub-system comprises a first server node; a second server node; and a common storage pool including a hard disk cluster. The first and the second server nodes simultaneously access the common storage pool. Said sub-system has an operation system installed thereon. A storage space unit is defined in the operation system. The first and the second server nodes access the hard disk cluster through the storage space unit so as to carry out synchronization of the first and the second server nodes, thereby assuring a storage redundancy configuration. The operation system has a file server and a virtual server arranged therein. The virtual server is correspondingly connected to the file server on a basis of stacking of application programs of the operation system so as to carry out rapidly match therebetween.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for computer recognition of action in video obtain frame-level feature sets of visual features that were extracted from respective frames of a video, wherein the respective frame-level feature set of a frame includes the respective visual features that were extracted from the frame; generate first-level feature sets, wherein each first-level feature set is generated by pooling the visual features from two or more frame-level feature sets, and wherein each first-level feature set includes pooled features; and generate second-level feature sets, wherein each second-level feature set is generated by pooling the pooled features in two or more first-level feature sets, wherein each second-level feature set includes pooled features.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for material recognition extract one or more features from a patch in an image of a scene; generate an initial prediction of a material category of the patch from candidate material categories based on the one or more features; identify a scene in the image; identify one or more objects in the image; obtain a first relationship model of two or more of the one or more features, the candidate material categories, the one or more objects, and the scene; and make a refined prediction of the material category of the patch based on the initial prediction of the material category and on the first relationship model.

Abstract: A wafer circuit, including: a wafer (10), fixed on a substrate; an electrode (20), arranged on the wafer (10); a bonding pad (30), arranged on the substrate; and a plurality of bonding wires (40) with first ends all connected to the electrode (20) and second ends all connected to the bonding pad (30), wherein the plurality of bonding wires (40) are parallel bonding wires.

Abstract: A server includes a storage module, a first expander board, a second expander board, a first mother board, and a second mother board. The storage module includes a plurality of storage units. The second mother board includes at least one second central processing unit. The plurality of storage units are coupled with the first expander board and the second expander board. The first expander board and the second expander board are coupled with the first mother board and the second mother board. When at least one of the first and the second mother board operates normally and at least one of the first and the second expander board operates normally, the at least normally-operating one of the first and the second mother board accesses the storage module through the at least normally-operating one of the first and the second expander board.

Abstract: An antenna structure includes a base, at least one first extending member and at least one second extending member. The base is detachably and pivotally connected to the first extending member, and includes a first transmitting unit. The first extending member is detachably and pivotally connected to the second extending member, and includes a second transmitting unit. The second extending member includes a third transmitting unit. The first transmitting unit is electrically connected to the second transmitting unit, and the second transmitting unit is electrically connected to the third transmitting unit.

Abstract: A method for recognizing an object (120) in an image (100), in which the recognition of the object (120) comprises a first scaling stage of a scaling region of the image (100), and at least a further scaling stage of the scaling region of the image (100); and in which the image (100) is subdivided into at least one image segment (110); a first decision being taken for the at least one image segment (110) on the first scaling stage of the scaling region as to whether the at least one image segment (110) is considered on the at least one further scaling stage of the scaling region for the recognition of the object (120).

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for material recognition extract one or more features from a patch in an image of a scene; generate an initial prediction of a material category of the patch from candidate material categories based on the one or more features; identify a scene in the image; identify one or more objects in the image; obtain a first relationship model of two or more of the one or more features, the candidate material categories, the one or more objects, and the scene; and make a refined prediction of the material category of the patch based on the initial prediction of the material category and on the first relationship model.

Abstract: Systems, method, and devices for pairwise multi-task feature learning are described. The systems obtain a set of digital images, obtain a neural network, and select a pair of digital images, which includes a first image and a second image. Also, the systems forward propagate the first image through a first copy of the neural network, thereby generating a first output, and the systems forward propagate the second image through a second copy of the neural network, thereby generating a second output. Furthermore, the systems calculate a gradient of a joint loss function at a pairwise-constraint layer of the neural network based on the first output, on the second output, and on a target. Additionally, the systems modify the neural network based on the gradient.

Abstract: A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk comprising a plurality of servo sectors defining a plurality of servo tracks. The servo tracks form a plurality of servo zones, where a servo data rate of servo sectors in a first servo zone is different than a servo data rate of servo sectors in a second servo zone. A servo control system servos a head over the disk. An estimated servo state of a servo control system is generated, and when the head crosses from a first servo zone to a second servo zone, the estimated servo state is adjusted to compensate for a transient in a circumferential distance between a servo sector in the first servo zone and a servo sector in the second servo zone.

Abstract: A sensing method is used for a capacitive sensing device, wherein the capacitive sensing device has a plurality of capacitive sensing components, each of which is charged or discharged by a charging component respectively. The sensing method comprises the steps of: a first sampling step of sampling at least one of charging or discharging time of a capacitive sensing component of the plurality of capacitive sensing components to determine a first sample time for the component sampled, wherein the component sampled and at least one another component of the plurality of capacitive sensing components are charged or discharged simultaneously during the first sampling step; a first comparing step of comparing the first sample time for the component sampled with a reference time; and an outputting step of outputting a trigger signal in the event that the first sample time exceeds the reference time.

Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a spindle motor configured to rotate a disk, wherein the spindle motor comprises a plurality of windings, and a head actuated over the disk. The windings of the spindle motor are commutated based on a commutation sequence while applying a periodic driving voltage to each winding. During a seek operation to seek the head a seek length, an amplitude of the periodic driving voltage is adjusted according to a driving profile corresponding to the seek length, wherein the driving profile compensates for a power disturbance during the seek operation.

Abstract: A non quenched and tempered steel and manufacturing process thereof. The process comprises a cooling step after the finish rolling step; and the process utilizes alternate intense cooling and moderate cooling. The intense cooling can ensure the surface temperature of the steel to decrease rapidly; and the moderate cooling allows the core temperature of the steel to dissipate gradually to the surface; a further intense cooling is carried out to allow rapid heat dissipation. The intense cooling and the moderate cooling can be carried out alternately several times according to practical requirement. A water cooling mode combining intense cooling and moderate cooling allows the core temperature and the surface temperature of the steel to become the same within a short time, and thus ensures the uniformity of the mechanical properties of the steel and improves the production efficiency.

Abstract: A non quenched and tempered steel and manufacturing process thereof. The manufacturing process of the non quenched and tempered steel has a cooling step after the finish rolling step, wherein intense cooling and moderate cooling are carried out alternatively. The intense cooling can ensure the surface temperature of the steel to decrease rapidly; and the moderate cooling allows the core temperature of the steel to dissipate gradually to the surface; a further intense cooling is carried out to allow rapid heat dissipation. The intense cooling and the moderate cooling can be carried out alternately several times according to practical requirement. A water cooling mode combining intense cooling and moderate cooling allows the core temperature and the surface temperature of the steel to become the same within a short time, and thus ensures the uniformity of the mechanical properties of the steel and improves production efficiency.

Abstract: A non quenched and tempered steel and manufacturing process thereof. The process comprises a cooling step after the finish rolling step; and the process utilizes alternate intense cooling and moderate cooling. The intense cooling can ensure the surface temperature of the steel to decrease rapidly; and the moderate cooling allows the core temperature of the steel to dissipate gradually to the surface; a further intense cooling is carried out to allow rapid heat dissipation. The intense cooling and the moderate cooling can be carried out alternately several times according to practical requirement. A water cooling mode combining intense cooling and moderate cooling allows the core temperature and the surface temperature of the steel to become the same within a short time, and thus ensures the uniformity of the mechanical properties of the steel and improves the production efficiency.