Abstract: A transaction record is created showing a purchase transaction of a customer. A CV profile showing a list of items in the transaction obtained from images is also obtained. The items in the transaction record are compared to items on the list. When there is a discrepancy, an action to take is determined.

Abstract: An air conditioner and a method for controlling air conditioner communication are disclosed. The air conditioner includes an indoor unit, an outdoor unit, and a temperature protector. The indoor unit includes an indoor control device and an indoor communication device. The outdoor unit includes an outdoor control device and an outdoor communication device. The temperature protector includes a temperature control device and a temperature control communication device. The temperature control device is configured to output a temperature control setting parameters. The temperature control communication device is coupled with the temperature control device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-medium imaging analytic method for underwater medium surface position compensation. The method is used for compensating a medium surface position based on refraction theorem, specifically comprising: acquiring a refractive index and a thickness of each medium, computing a medium surface position compensation value according to an incident angle, and obtaining a virtual medium surface as a new medium surface to convert a multi-medium imaging analysis model into a double-medium imaging analysis model. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages of high feasibility, excellent stability, sub-millimeter accuracy, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for asynchronously storing massive data generated during high speed video measurement, the method including the following steps: step (1), constructing a high speed video measurement hardware model; and step (2) realizing asynchronous I/O real-time storage in a high speed solid state disk on the basis of Windows core programming. Compared with the prior art, the present invention solves the problems of incompleteness or frame drop during real-time storage of massive data, and realizes real-time and lossless storage of massive high speed data.

Abstract: A robotic hand includes a palm, a thumb and four fingers that are connected to the palm; a first driving assembly to drive the thumb to rotate, a second driving assembly and a third driving assembly to respectively drive two of the four fingers to rotate; and a fourth driving assembly to drive the other two of the four fingers to rotate. The first driving assembly, the second driving assembly, the third driving assembly, and the fourth driving assembly are received within the palm.

Abstract: A gimbal includes a rotation assembly. The rotation assembly includes an axis arm, a lock device, and an electric motor configured to drive the axis arm with a first driving force to rotate to a pre-set position, such that the lock device locks the axis arm at the pre-set position, and when the axis arm is at the pre-set position, drive the axis arm with a second driving force to rotate, such that the lock device unlocks the axis arm.

Abstract: An electric motor positioning device for an electric motor includes a photoelectric sensor and a positioning ring. The positioning ring includes a first area and a second area. The electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor is rotatably mounted on the stator. One of the photoelectric sensor and the positioning ring is fixed on the rotor and rotates with the rotor, and the other one of the photoelectric sensor and the positioning ring is fixed on the stator. A position of the photoelectric sensor relative to the positioning ring rotates within a predetermined range with a relative rotation between the rotor and the stator, and the predetermined range includes a boundary between a first area and a second area.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a differential gear device. The differential gear device includes a differential gear set including a first side gear and a second side gear disposed opposite to each other, and a first planetary gear meshing with the first side gear and the second side gear, the first planetary gear being configured to rotate on its own and to revolve around the first side gear and the second side gear; a first motor connected to the first side gear; a second motor connected to the second side gear; and a slider-crank assembly including a crank, a connecting rod, and a sliding block, both ends of the connecting rod being hinged with the crank and the sliding block respectively, and the crank being connected with the first planetary gear.

Abstract: A finger of a robotic hand includes a palm portion, a fixed phalanx fixed to the palm portion, a first movable phalanx rotatably connected to the fixed phalanx, a second movable phalanx rotatably connected to the first movable phalanx, a first pulling member to pull the first movable phalanx so as to rotate the first movable phalanx with respect to the fixed phalanx, a second pulling member to pull the second movable phalanx so as to rotate the second movable phalanx with respect to the first movable phalanx, and an actuator to pull the first pulling member.

Abstract: A driving assembly of a robotic hand includes an actuator, a fixed member, an elastic member having an end connected to the actuator, two phalanxes rotatably connected to each other through a first revolute joint, one of which is rotatably connected to the fixed member through a second revolute joint, torsion springs mounted to the first revolute joint and the second revolute joint, a first pulling member having two opposite ends that are respectively fixed to the fixed member and the first revolute joint, a second pulling member having two opposite ends that are respectively fixed to the first revolute joint and the second revolute joint, and a third pulling member having two opposite ends that are respectively fixed to the actuator and the second one of the at least two phalanxes.

Abstract: A robotic hand includes a palm, a thumb and four fingers that are connected to the palm; a first driving assembly to drive the thumb to rotate, a second driving assembly and a third driving assembly to respectively drive two of the four fingers to rotate; and a fourth driving assembly to drive the other two of the four fingers to rotate. The first driving assembly, the second driving assembly, the third driving assembly, and the fourth driving assembly are received within the palm.

Abstract: A finger of a robotic hand includes a palm portion, a fixed phalanx fixed to the palm portion, a first movable phalanx rotatably connected to the fixed phalanx, a second movable phalanx rotatably connected to the first movable phalanx, a first pulling member to pull the first movable phalanx so as to rotate the first movable phalanx with respect to the fixed phalanx, a second pulling member to pull the second movable phalanx so as to rotate the second movable phalanx with respect to the first movable phalanx, and an actuator to pull the first pulling member.

Abstract: A driving assembly of a robotic hand includes an actuator, a fixed member, an elastic member having an end connected to the actuator, two phalanxes rotatably connected to each other through a first revolute joint, one of which is rotatably connected to the fixed member through a second revolute joint, torsion springs mounted to the first revolute joint and the second revolute joint, a first pulling member having two opposite ends that are respectively fixed to the fixed member and the first revolute joint, a second pulling member having two opposite ends that are respectively fixed to the first revolute joint and the second revolute joint, and a third pulling member having two opposite ends that are respectively fixed to the actuator and the second one of the at least two phalanxes.

Abstract: Foldable tubular construct/element with one rigid degree of freedom is of a tubular construction formed by a number of single layered annular units which are connected in sequence; each single layered annular unit is of a prism having N ridge lines; two adjacent prisms each having N sides are connected to each other by sharing a polygon with N sides formed on an intersection plane; each prism with N ridge lines is composed of N rigid planar quadrilateral facets; two adjacent single layered annular units comprise N spherical mechanisms formed by the intersections of only four planar quadrilateral facets at each apex, where N is a number greater than 3.

Abstract: A foldable tubular construct/element with one rigid degree of freedom is of a tubular construction formed by a number of single layered annular units which are connected in sequence; each single layered annular unit is of a prism having N ridge lines; two adjacent prisms each having N sides are connected to each other by sharing a polygon with N sides formed on an intersection plane; each prism with N ridge lines is composed of N rigid planar quadrilateral facets; two adjacent single layered annular units comprise N spherical mechanisms formed by the intersections of only four planar quadrilateral facets at each apex; the polygon having N sides formed in the intersection plane of the two adjacent single layered annular units is a planar polygon with an arbitrary number of sides greater than for a triangle; the ridge lines of each prism having N ridge lines are parallel to each other; the connecting ridge lines of the tubular element are coplanar; when the polygon having N sides formed in the intersection plan

Abstract: A foldable tubular construct/element with one rigid degree of freedom is of a tubular construction formed by a number of single layered annular units which are connected in sequence; each single layered annular unit is of a prism having N ridge lines; two adjacent prisms each having N sides are connected to each other by sharing a polygon with N sides formed on an intersection plane; each prism with N ridge lines is composed of N rigid planar quadrilateral facets; two adjacent single layered annular units comprise N spherical mechanisms formed by the intersections of only four planar quadrilateral facets at each apex; the polygon having N sides formed in the intersection plane of the two adjacent single layered annular units is a planar polygon with an arbitrary number of sides greater than for a triangle; the ridge lines of each prism having N ridge lines are parallel to each other; the connecting ridge lines of the tubular element are coplanar; when the polygon having N sides formed in the intersection plan