Abstract: Disclosed herein are antifouling compositions and uses of antifouling compositions for controlling microbial fouling in a system in contact with an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for robots to improve the accuracy of an obstacle labeling, which comprises: making two positionings according to set moments, and then acquiring positioning poses of the two positionings on a grid map respectively at a first moment and a second moment; defining coverage areas of the first and the second moments according to positions of the two positionings, acquiring confidence coefficients of the two positionings, and processing the coverage areas through the confidence coefficients; interpolating the positioning poses, and constructing a closed graph according to the positioning poses, the pose interpolation, and the processed coverage areas; and obtaining a grid occupied by the closed graph on the grid map and modifying the obstacle labeling according to the grid occupied by the closed graph on the grid map and the area of the closed graph.

Abstract: Disclosed is a single star-based orientation method using a dual-axis level sensor, which includes a calibration process and an actual calculation process.

Abstract: A method of producing chlorine dioxide is disclosed. The method may include feeding a reaction mixture into a separator. The reaction mixture may follow a helical path through the separator and produce gaseous chlorine dioxide within the separator. Gaseous chlorine dioxide may be withdrawn from the separator and used to disinfect process water.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are the methods of using specific di-cationic or multiple charged cationic compounds, which are derived from primary amine or polyamines through an aza-Michael addition with an ?, ?-unsaturated carbonyl compound or from polyamines through both an aza-Michael addition with an ?, ?-unsaturated carbonyl compound and a ring-opening reaction with an epoxide, in a fouling control composition to reduce microbial and/biofilm growth in a water system. The disclosed methods or compositions are found to be more effective than those methods or compositions including commonly used single quaternary compounds for reducing microbial or biofilm growth in water systems.

Abstract: A method of controlling a chemical reaction is disclosed. The method may include feeding a solution at a first flow rate into a reactor and detecting a sound in the reactor using a sound sensor that is adjacent to the reactor. The sound sensor may convert the sound into a sound signal. After the sound signal is acquired, it is compared to a stored sound signal or a stored sound threshold to detect a reaction event. The method may include adjusting the flow rate of solutions into the reactor in response to the reaction event.

Abstract: A method of producing chlorine dioxide is disclosed. The method may include feeding a reaction mixture into a separator. The reaction mixture may follow a helical path through the separator and produce gaseous chlorine dioxide within the separator. Gaseous chlorine dioxide may be withdrawn from the separator and used to disinfect process water.

Abstract: A method of producing chlorine dioxide is disclosed. The method may include feeding a reaction mixture into a separator. The reaction mixture may follow a helical path through the separator and produce gaseous chlorine dioxide within the separator. Gaseous chlorine dioxide may be withdrawn from the separator and used to disinfect process water.

Abstract: The disclosed systems and method utilize the autofluorescence, optic imaging, and heat transfer resistance technologies to monitor the same simulated surface area for deposits. The systems and methods may provide continuous monitoring, detection, characterization and quantification of deposits. Utilizing this information, an associated control system may initiate alarms, initiate a chemical treatment operation, and adjust corresponding chemical treatment and preventive protocols to minimize and/or eradicate the issue.

Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasound device and method for acquiring physiological parameter(s) thereby. The method comprises: acquiring ultrasonic data of a target object, the ultrasonic data including at least an ultrasound image; performing image recognition on the ultrasound image to acquire an image recognition result; acquiring physiological parameter(s) corresponding to the image recognition result from a bedside device, the physiological parameter(s) being acquired by detecting the target object by the bedside device; and displaying the acquired physiological parameter(s) and the ultrasound image.

Abstract: A bilateral teleoperation system includes: a primary-end operation platform and a secondary-end operation platform. The primary-end operation platform includes: a primary-end support, primary-end mechanical arms, a mechanical hand control assembly, and a first controller, a root end of the primary-end mechanical arm being arranged on the primary-end support, and a tail end of the primary-end mechanical arm being connected to the mechanical hand control assembly.

Abstract: A manipulator is provided. The manipulator includes at least two mechanical fingers. Each of the at least two mechanical fingers includes a first finger segment, a second finger segment, and a third finger segment, a bottom portion of the third finger segment of the respective mechanical finger is movably connected to a top portion of the second finger segment of the respective mechanical finger, and a bottom portion of the second finger segment of the respective mechanical finger is movably connected to a top portion of the first finger segment of the respective mechanical finger. The manipulator further includes a finger driving assembly for each of the at least two mechanical fingers. The finger driving assembly for each of the at least two mechanical fingers includes a plurality of motors that are configured to drive a different one of the finger segments of the respective mechanical finger.

Abstract: This disclosure is related to a robot motion control method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining a center-of-mass reference trajectory used for guiding the robot to execute a target motion; obtaining, based on optimization of an objective function, center-of-mass control information for controlling the robot to follow the center-of-mass reference trajectory to move; generating joint control information according to the center-of-mass control information and a structure matrix of the robot; and controlling the robot to execute the target motion based on the joint control information.

Abstract: A hand exoskeleton includes at least one mechanical finger and a mechanical palm; and the mechanical finger includes a finger section, a rod assembly and a motor, the finger section includes a first finger section and a second finger section, and the rod assembly includes a first rod assembly and a second rod assembly. The motor capable of controlling the hand exoskeleton is arranged in the hand exoskeleton, and motion constraint on the finger section is realized by constraining a rod through the motor in the movement process of the hand exoskeleton, so that motion limitation on the hand exoskeleton is realized.

Abstract: This application provides a foot device of a bionic machine and a bionic machine relating to bionic machine technologies. The foot device includes a foot body, a pressure sensor, and a distance sensor. The pressure sensor is connected to the foot body for detecting a pressure between a bottom end surface and the ground. The distance sensor is located on the bottom end surface of the foot body, is connected to the foot body, for detecting a distance between the bottom end surface and the ground. When the bionic machine moves, the distance sensor transmits a distance detection signal indicating a distance between a sole component of the foot body and the ground to a control device of the bionic machine, and the pressure sensor transmits a pressure detection signal indicating a contact pressure between the sole component and the ground to the control device.

Abstract: A robot comprises a wheel-footed bimodal mechanical leg having a driving apparatus, a thigh unit, and a calf unit. A joint end of the thigh unit is hingedly connected to a joint end of the calf unit by a rotary shaft. The driving apparatus is connected to the rotary shaft by a transmission apparatus. The calf unit comprise a locking mechanism. The robot can operate in a footed mode and a wheeled mode. In the footed mode, the calf units and the rotary shafts in n mechanical legs are fixedly connected to each other, where n is an integer that is at least two. In the wheeled mode, the calf units and the rotary shafts in at least two wheel-footed bimodal mechanical legs are rotatably connected to each other.

Abstract: This application relates to a leg assembly and device for a robot. The leg assembly includes: a connection assembly and a sole assembly; the connection assembly is configured to connect the leg assembly and a robot body. The sole assembly includes a sole plate, a first force sensor, a distance sensor, and an attitude sensor. The connection assembly includes a second force sensor and a shank connector. The first force sensor is configured to detect a normal reaction force suffered by the sole plate after being in contact with an obstacle; the second force sensor is configured to detect a resultant force of reaction forces suffered by the sole plate after being in contact with the obstacle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a single star-based orientation method using a dual-axis level sensor, which includes a calibration process and an actual calculation process.

Abstract: A method for reserving and allocating resources for an ultra-low-latency uplink service flow based on an air interface slice includes: virtualizing an air interface resource of a base station side into an ultra-low-latency slice resource and a non-ultra-low-latency slice resource; recording a collision situation on reserved resources in each retry window, and dynamically adjusting a size of the reserved ultra-low-latency slice resource; after detecting that a terminal transmits ultra-low-latency data on the ultra-low-latency slice resource, performing a resource reallocation and determining whether an idle resource is presented; if presented, allocating the idle resource to the terminal transmitting the ultra-low-latency data and returning the borrowed non-ultra-low-latency slice resource after transmitting the ultra-low-latency data; and if not presented, borrowing the non-ultra-low-latency slice resource allocated to a non-ultra-low-latency terminal and returning the borrowed non-ultra-low-latency slice res

Abstract: A manufacturing method of display panel, an electronic equipment, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes forming a buffer on at least one portion of a first base, wherein the first base is a substrate located in the bending area; forming a first flexible substrate on the buffer; forming display units on the first flexible substrate; and removing the buffer from the first flexible substrate, so that a groove is formed on the first flexible substrate at a position corresponding to the buffer.