Abstract: A rotor (1) for an electric machine (25) which comprises a rotor support (2). The rotor support has cylindrical inner and outer shells (3, 4). A magnetic flux-carrying rotor component has first and second end faces (6, 7) and carries the cylindrical outer shell (4). A rotationally shaft section (8) is arranged in an inside space (9) of the rotor support and mounted coaxially with the rotor support. At least in the area of the first end face (6) the outer shell has first teeth which face toward the magnetic flux-carrying rotor component and a first tooth base between respective pairs of first teeth, and at least in the area of the second end face (7) the outer shell (4) has second teeth which face toward the magnetic flux-carrying rotor component and a second tooth base between respective pairs of second teeth. The invention also relates to an electric machine.

Abstract: A stator (1a, 1 b) for an electric machine. The stator (1a, 1b) is fixedly mounted relative to a rotational axis (Rot). The stator (1a, 1b) comprises a stator yoke (2) that extends in the axial (A) and radial (R) directions. Stator teeth (3), facing toward the rotational axis (Rot), are arranged in a ring shape on the stator yoke (2). The teeth are uniformly spaced apart from one another so that a stator groove (14) is formed therebetween. The stator (1a, 1b) is divided into a first stator section (5) and a second stator section (6). First and second outer walls (9, 10) are provided on the stator yoke (2) and serve to axially support the stator yoke (2). A cooling manifold disk (11) is integrated between the first stator section (5) and the second stator section (6). An electric machine with a stator of that type is also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention relates to ultrasonic scanning apparatus wherein an ultrasonic probe is mounted on a resonant assembly for continuous reciprocating motion. The resonant member has natural frequency of resonance. Preferably, the resonant assembly is disposed in a hand-held probe.

Abstract: An ultrasonic scanner includes an assembly mounted within a housing and pivoting between two positions. The assembly includes an ultrasonic module that generates an ultrasonic beam directed at a target, such a tissue and detecting the corresponding return beam. A worm screw with a block contacting the assembly is used to selectively pivot the assembly to a desired position. The worm screw is driven by a DC motor and the position of the assembly is monitored using a proximity sensor, such as a Hall Effect Device. A hybrid controller receives analog signals from the Hall Effect Device converts them into corresponding sensor digital signals, and uses them as a feedback signal to an analog OP AMP driving the DC motor.

Abstract: Degradations of the image acquired by a fundus camera, including those due to intraocular defects are reduced by digitizing the image, taking an FFT of row and column image data, correlating the FFTs of the rows and of the columns to obtain resultant row product vectors and column vectors. The Nth root of the resultant row and column product vectors is computed, where N is the respective numbers of rows and columns. A minimum offset term is subtracted from each element of the resultant vector to obtain the PSF spatial spectrum (MTF) of the eye. Each row FFT and each column FFT is then divided by the MTF after which the inverse FFT yields a restored distortion-reduced image.

Abstract: Degradations of the image acquired by a fundus camera, including those due to intraocular defects are reduced by digitizing the image, taking an FFT of row and column image data, correlating the FFTs of the rows and of the columns to obtain resultant row product vectors and column vectors. The Nth root of the resultant row and column product vectors is computed, where N is the respective numbers of rows and columns. A minimum offset term is subtracted from each element of the resultant vector to obtain the PSF spatial spectrum (MTF) of the eye. Each row FFT and each column FFT is then divided by the MTF after which the inverse FFT yields a restored distortion-reduced image.

Abstract: Degradations of the image acquired by a fundus camera, including those due to intraocular defects are reduced by digitizing the image, taking an FFT of row and column image data, correlating the FFTs of the rows and of the columns to obtain resultant row product vectors and column vectors. The Nth root of the resultant row and column product vectors is computed, where N is the respective numbers of rows and columns. A minimum offset term is subtracted from each element of the resultant vector to obtain the PSF spatial spectrum (MTF) of the eye. Each row FFT and each column FFT is then divided by the MTF after which the inverse FFT yields a restored distortion-reduced image.

Abstract: An ophthalmic apparatus has instrumentation for performing an ophthalmic procedure on a patient's eye when the patient and the instrumentation are aligned with each other with respect to orthogonal X, Y, and Z axes. The Z axis specifies the distance of the eye from the instrumentation. A signal generator generates an initiation signal to initiate alignment of the instrumentation and the eye. An X-Y alignment apparatus and a Z alignment apparatus each respond to the initiation signal to cause alignment along their respective axes and then determine when the instrumentation and the eye are in predetermined relative positions along the Z axis. The X-Y alignment apparatus and the Z alignment apparatus each generate a respective alignment signal. A controller receives the Z alignment signal and the X-Y alignment signal and issues a control signal to the instrumentation to perform an ophthalmic procedure in response to the alignment signals.

Abstract: A keratoscope image processing system having a compact keratoscope usable with a variety of light ring cones employs an improved cone and lightbox combination in which the light transmitting rings of the cone are more sharply defined by being positioned between incised opaque rings, and in which the lightbox has facets for mounting and heat-sinking a pair of laser diodes, a semi-toroidal cavity for mounting a ring-shaped fluorescent lamp for illuminating the cone and tunnels that direct the laser beams into the cone to intersect on the visual axis of the cone. The light box provides a surface for fixedly mounting a pair of mirrors that redirect the laser beams. The different cones are identified by patterns of light pervious spots illuminated from the lightbox and sensed by detectors mounted in the lightbox. Signals from the detectors modify the image processing in accordance with stored optical characteristics corresponding to the detected patterns.

Abstract: Color-coded corneal topographic information contained in a polar plot of plurality of different traces taken over the corneal surface, such as that disclosed in the U.S. Pat. 4,863,260, is reprocessed to present the color topographic map in a "hills and valleys", Cartesian coordinate display; polar position being presented along the x-axis and elevation being presented along the y-axis. The different circular traces are separated one from the other in a perspective dispersion to emphasize the elevation data with the more apical traces being presented at one end and the more limbal trace being presented at the other end of the perspective dispersion.

Abstract: Method for accurately displaying the location of the pupil perimeter on a corneal topography map such as is disclosed in the prior art Gersten et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,863,260. In the process of deriving such topographic information, the process disclosed in that patent obtained a two-dimensional video image of the cornea. In the method of the present invention, the background illumination of the video image is sampled and the video signal is corrected for the effects of camera distortions, artifacts, and specular glare. The corrected data is analyzed and the point at which the greatest rate of change in background illumination occurs is determined to be a point on the periphery of the pupil. The peripheral points so determined are then displayed in superposition to the corneal topographic map thereby indicating the pupil outline.

Abstract: A cylindrical keratoscope is provided with an improved structure for illuminating the rings disposed along the length of its bore by having the light-transmitting rings defined as the lands between a series of opaquely coated, incised circular grooves in the bore. A circular, fluorescent, light tube is disposed in an aluminum light box having a semi-toroidal concavity provided with a light-reflecting surface to direct or collimate the light from the tube toward the light-receiving base of the device.

Abstract: A keratoscopic instrument capable of automatically compensating for the different optical characteristics exhibited by any of a set of mechanically interchangeable illuminated ring devices without manual recalibration includes on the base portion of each light ring device a plurality of distinctive, light pervious, machine-readable indicator spots illuminated from the keratoscope light source and arranged in a code indicative of the optical characteristics of the ring device in place. Marking information is detected and communicated to a computer controlled image processing system wherein the detected information is automatically utilized, in conjunction with other input data, to process the image.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for accurately quantifying the instantaneous radius curvature of a large plurality of points on the corneal surface is disclosed. A video image of the corneal surface accurately positioned at a predetermined point on the optic axis of measurement is obtained. The predetermined point is defined by intersecting low power laser beams. The video image is radially scanned from an original position at point defined by the intersection of the visual axis with corneal surface. Accurate measurements of the two-dimensional image radii of a plurality of illuminated mires reflective upon the corneal surface are made and corrected for camera distortions, quantization error and the different magnification occurring for different size corneas. The instrumentation is calibrated by using a plurality of mirror-like spheres of precisely known spherical radii.

Abstract: A device for causing concentric circles of illuminated light to be reflected from the human cornea. The device includes a cylindrical surface which is open at both ends. At one end the eye looks into the cylinder of the device and at the other end a camera or observer can view the illuminated rings on the cornea. The cylinder is advantageously made of transparent plastic or glass having an opaque coating. A lamp box is affixed to an uncoated portion of the device. The coating of the cylindrical surface through is interrupted to define clear rings on the cylindrical surface which light from the lamp box is conducted to be reflected from the cornea.

Abstract: A loudspeaker voice coil assembly having improved power handling capability is disclosed. The voice coil is wound of rectangular cross section aluminum wire having flexible anodized coating. A thin anodized aluminum retaining cylinder is adhered to the winding of the voice coil with a thin coating of a cement. The anodization serves not only to electrically insulate the turns one from another and from the aluminum, heatradiating retainer, but also serves to enhance the efficiency of the cement bonding. Voice coils capable of continuously dissipating 150 watts rms audio power have successfully been fabricated.