Abstract: An apparatus to attract predatory animals is described. The apparatus includes an end-effector that includes an elastic member with non-homogenous elastic properties. The apparatus further includes a fixture attached to a proximal end of the elastic member. In addition, the apparatus includes an actuator attached to the fixture generates a transversal wave excitation. The transversal wave excitation propagates from the proximal end of the elastic member to a distal end of the elastic member.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a circuit branch electrically connected to a voltage rail and including a light emitting device connected in series with a drain of a dual gate transistor, a switching transistor configured to apply a data voltage to a first gate of the dual gate transistor in response to a scan signal, a capacitor connected between the first gate of the dual gate transistor and the drain of the dual gate transistor, and a conductor for supplying a control voltage to a second gate of the dual gate transistor. A method of operating the circuit is also described.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a circuit branch electrically connected to a voltage rail and including a light emitting device connected in series with a drain of a dual gate transistor, a switching transistor configured to apply a data voltage to a first gate of the dual gate transistor in response to a scan signal, a capacitor connected between the first gate of the dual gate transistor and the drain of the dual gate transistor, and a conductor for supplying a control voltage to a second gate of the dual gate transistor. A method of operating the circuit is also described.

Abstract: A method of range imaging a scene includes directing a planar light beam onto a first portion of the scene, receiving a first reflected light stripe from that portion of the light beam on a row of sensors which emit responsive electrical signals. The first electrical signals are employed to create a salient feature containing saliency map with the salient feature being spatially related to the reflected light stripe. The light is subjected to sweeping to progressively create a plurality of light beams and reflected stripes leading to corresponding electrical output signals. This is repeated a plurality of times to establish the range image. In a preferred embodiment, a linear array of sensors has a winner-take-all circuit which selects a salient feature and employs that along with angle and time information to create an element of the image with repetition of the method generating the full range image.

Abstract: A circuit and method for computations on large groups of input operands is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention is related to focal plane processing. The method of the present invention performs parallel data computation exemplified by a low latency global characterization of the input operands and the sorting of the input operands. The circuit of the present invention is comprised of a cellular matrix which is comprised of a plurality of cells upon which the input operands are introduced. All the cells are simultaneously placed into the active state by a reset means. The duration of the active state in each of the cell is determined as a monotonic function of the magnitude of the input operand received by the cell after which the cell enters the idle state. Each cell generates an event for signaling to the outside of the cell at the instant the active state ends and the idle state begins. Any two cells receiving input radiation of different magnitudes generate events at different times.