Abstract: An automated guided vehicle (AGV) management system including a battery recharge management module, a task management module, and an AGV path planning module is provided. The battery recharge management module manages the AGVs to be recharged by at least one wireless charging unit in a parking area. The AGV leaving the parking area has a battery charge higher than a charge threshold. The task management module receives tasks and assigns the tasks to the AGVs. The task includes information including at least one pick-up location, at least one drop-off location, and a due time. The AGV path planning module plans paths for the AGVs, respectively, according to the information of the assigned tasks. The task management module delays assigning the task to the AGV if the AGV is expected to complete the task earlier than the due time of the task.

Abstract: A circuit layout for improving the power supply rejection ratio includes a radio frequency (RF) choke and an inductor. The RF choke receives a supply voltage and includes: a first choke coil positioned in an ultra-thick metal (UTM) layer, the coil including a first choke electrode; and a second choke coil positioned in a redistribution layer (RDL), the coil including a second choke electrode. The inductor belongs to a main circuit and includes: a primary-side coil surrounding the first choke coil in the UTM layer, and being coupled to the first/second chock electrode and the main circuit's signal input circuit; and a secondary-side coil surrounding the first choke coil in the UTM layer and surrounding the second choke coil in the RDL, and being used for signal output. The inductor and the RF choke jointly form mutual induction to suppress the noise of the supply voltage.

Abstract: A method for fabricating nonenzymatic glucose sensor, which comprises steps of: (a) providing a bottom substrate; (b) preparing a graphene layer on the bottom substrate; (c) depositing plural amount of zinc oxide (ZnO) seed crystals on the graphene layer; (d) growing the ZnO seed crystals into columnar nanorods with hydrothermal method; (e) coating a thin film of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) on the surface of the ZnO nanorods by electrochemistry-based electrodeposition; and (f) grafting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on surface of the Cu2O thin film, by using Nafion fixative composited with SWCNTs. The structure of the above sensor, therefore, comprises a bottom substrate and other components orderly assembled on it, including, from inside to outside, a graphene layer, plural amount of ZnO nanorods, a Cu2O thin film, plural amount of SWCNTs, and the Nafion fixative. Accordingly, the sensor has advantages of low cost, rapid response, and easy for preservation.

Abstract: A crystalline silicon solar cell and a metallization method therefor, which belong to the field of solar cells. The crystalline silicon solar cell comprises a photovoltaic structure, and passivation mechanisms, which are respectively formed on the front face and back face of the photovoltaic structure, wherein the front face is also provided with a front-face electrode, which is electroplated by using a conductive layer that is formed by means of chemical plating, the back face is also provided with a back-face electrode, which is electroplated by using another conductive layer that is formed by means of chemical plating, and a heavily doped area is formed in a region of the back face that corresponds to the back-face electrode. The cell has low manufacturing costs, high conversion efficiency and high reliability.

Abstract: An automated guided vehicle (AGV) management system including a battery recharge management module, a task management module, and an AGV path planning module is provided. The battery recharge management module manages the AGVs to be recharged by at least one wireless charging unit in a parking area. The AGV leaving the parking area has a battery charge higher than a charge threshold. The task management module receives tasks and assigns the tasks to the AGVs. The task includes information including at least one pick-up location, at least one drop-off location, and a due time. The AGV path planning module plans paths for the AGVs, respectively, according to the information of the assigned tasks. The task management module delays assigning the task to the AGV if the AGV is expected to complete the task earlier than the due time of the task.

Abstract: A signal receiving method, comprising: receiving a first communication signal and/or a second communication signal through an antenna; when the antenna receives the first communication signal and the second communication signal simultaneously, transmitting, by a first receiving circuit, the first communication signal to a first amplifying circuit, and receiving the second communication signal by a second receiving circuit; and When the antenna does not receive the first communication signal and the second communication signal simultaneously, transmitting, by the first receiving circuit, the first communication signal to the first amplifying circuit, and transmitting, by the first receiving circuit, the second communication signal to a second amplifying circuit. The first communication signal and the second communication signal correspond to different communication protocols respectively.

Abstract: An automated guided vehicle (AGV) management system including a battery recharge management module, a task management module, and an AGV path planning module is provided. The battery recharge management module manages the AGVs to be recharged by at least one wireless charging unit in a parking area. The AGV leaving the parking area has a battery charge higher than a charge threshold. The task management module receives tasks and assigns the tasks to the AGVs. The task includes information including at least one pick-up location, at least one drop-off location, and a due time. The AGV path planning module plans paths for the AGVs, respectively, according to the information of the assigned tasks. The task management module delays assigning the task to the AGV if the AGV is expected to complete the task earlier than the due time of the task.

Abstract: A sensor placement optimization device is provided, which may include a preprocessing circuit and an operational circuit. The preprocessing circuit may perform a pre-process for the sensing signals of a plurality of temperature sensors, installed on a machine tool, to generate a pre-processed data. The operational circuit may execute a normalization for the pre-processed data to generate a normalized data, perform a principal component analysis for the normalized data to generate a dimensionality-reduced data and implement a principal component regression for the dimensionality-reduced data to obtain the contributions of the temperature sensors. Then, the operational circuit may rank the temperature sensors according to the contributions thereof to generate a ranking result and execute a screening process according to the ranking result to select at least one redundant sensor from the temperature sensors; afterward, the operational circuit may remove the redundant sensor from the temperature sensors.

Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling an air-conditioning system associated with a building for optimizing a plurality of building performance parameters in providing an environment with respect to a zone of the building, the method comprising: obtaining zone environmental condition information including zone temperature data associated to the zone, and cooling air temperature data associated to an air handling unit associated to the zone; obtaining, from a zone model generator, zone cooling load parameters associated to the zone with respect to a plurality of time periods and a zone thermal dynamic model; obtaining, from a scheduler, a sequence of optimal cool air supply rates with respect to a plurality of subsequent time periods with respect to the zone determined based on a multi-component cost function including a plurality of components relating to the plurality of building performance parameters; determining, based on the zone thermal dynamic model, a sequence of zone controller set-points correspo

Abstract: A PERC solar cell selective emitter includes a silicon wafer, first and second doped regions and a laser doped region with doped layers. First doped regions are located between the doped regions of each doped layer, and each second doped region is located between two adjacent doped layers. The PERC solar cell includes the selective emitter, a front anti-reflective layer on the surface of a front passivation layer, and a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes first silver paste layers on the surfaces of the laser doped regions and second silver paste layers on the surface of the front anti-reflective layer corresponding to the first doped regions. The second silver paste layers are in electrical contact with the first silver paste layers. Damage of laser to silicon wafers is reduced, compounding in silver paste areas is reduced, an open circuit voltage is increased, and battery efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A sensor placement optimization device is provided, which may include a preprocessing circuit and an operational circuit. The preprocessing circuit may perform a pre-process for the sensing signals of a plurality of temperature sensors, installed on a machine tool, to generate a pre-processed data. The operational circuit may execute a normalization for the pre-processed data to generate a normalized data, perform a principal component analysis for the normalized data to generate a dimensionality-reduced data and implement a principal component regression for the dimensionality-reduced data to obtain the contributions of the temperature sensors. Then, the operational circuit may rank the temperature sensors according to the contributions thereof to generate a ranking result and execute a screening process according to the ranking result to select at least one redundant sensor from the temperature sensors; afterward, the operational circuit may remove the redundant sensor from the temperature sensors.

Abstract: An automated guided vehicle (AGV) management system including a battery recharge management module, a task management module, and an AGV path planning module is provided. The battery recharge management module manages the AGVs to be recharged by at least one wireless charging unit in a parking area. The AGV leaving the parking area has a battery charge higher than a charge threshold. The task management module receives tasks and assigns the tasks to the AGVs. The task includes information including at least one pick-up location, at least one drop-off location, and a due time. The AGV path planning module plans paths for the AGVs, respectively, according to the information of the assigned tasks. The task management module delays assigning the task to the AGV if the AGV is expected to complete the task earlier than the due time of the task.

Abstract: A method for optimizing placement of on-the-go wireless charging units is provided. The on-the-go wireless charging units is configured for charging automated guided vehicles. The method includes the following steps. First, paths of the automated guided vehicles are acquired. Then, a charging demand distribution for each link between the waypoints based on the paths is computed. Finally, placement of the on-the-go wireless charging units on the links is optimized according to the charging demand distribution.

Abstract: A method for fabricating nonenzymatic glucose sensor, which comprises steps of: (a) providing a bottom substrate; (b) preparing a graphene layer on the bottom substrate; (c) depositing plural amount of zinc oxide (ZnO) seed crystals on the graphene layer; (d) growing the ZnO seed crystals into columnar nanorods with hydrothermal method; (e) coating a thin film of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) on the surface of the ZnO nanorods by electrochemistry-based electrodeposition; and (f) grafting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on surface of the Cu2O thin film, by using Nafion fixative composited with SWCNTs. The structure of the above sensor, therefore, comprises a bottom substrate and other components orderly assembled on it, including, from inside to outside, a graphene layer, plural amount of ZnO nanorods, a Cu2O thin film, plural amount of SWCNTs, and the Nafion fixative. Accordingly, the sensor has advantages of low cost, rapid response, and easy for preservation.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer foaming material is provided. The thermoplastic elastomer foaming material includes a hydrogenated styrenic/conjugated diene copolymer in a range from 5 to 35 weight percent; at least one of an acetate copolymer and an acrylate copolymer in a range from 3 to 30 weight percent; an amorphous polyolefin in a range from 20 to 60 weight percent; and a plasticizer in a range from 10 to 40 weight percent.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for a reader to provide a service, a reader and a computer storage medium. The method includes: obtaining and displaying, by a reader, at least one piece of plugin information, the plugin information including at least a plugin name; determining plugin information selected by a user from the at least one piece of plugin information, and downloading a corresponding plugin file according to the selected plugin information; and installing a plugin according to the downloaded plugin file, and invoking the plugin installed to provide a corresponding service. By enabling the reader to download a corresponding plug-in file according to plug-in information selected by a user, i.e., downloading the corresponding plug-in file according to the user's needs, the size of a reader installation package in the present disclosure can be controlled effectively, thereby saving traffic.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the 3-D monitoring and analysis of motion-related behavior of test subjects. The system comprises an actual camera, at least one virtual camera, a computer connected to the actual camera and the computer is preferably installed with software capable of capturing the stereo images associated with the 3-D motion-related behavior of test subjects as well as processing these acquired image frames for the 3-D motion parameters of the subjects. The system of the invention comprises hardware components as well as software components. The hardware components preferably comprise a hardware setup or configuration, a hardware-based noise elimination component, an automatic calibration device component, and a lab animal container component.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying visual content foregrounds, the method comprises steps of: determining a 3-D opening-by-reconstruction modest structure element (BO) and a 3-D closing-by-reconstruction modest structure element (BC); comparing an original image with an image obtained by performing MSOR operation to the original image with BO and an image obtained by performing MSCR operation to the original image with BC so as to generate an enhanced top-hat image and an enhanced bottom-hat image; and locating an overlap region between the enhanced top-hat image and the enhanced bottom-hat image. The overlap region forms a foreground identifying screen which is capable of identifying and extracting—refined for obtaining delicate foregrounds.