Abstract: One actuator (a gripper mechanism and reagent bottle lid opening mechanism drive unit 120) drives a gripper mechanism 106 that holds a reagent bottle 10 and a reagent bottle lid opening mechanism 104 that incises a lid of the reagent bottle 10. The gripper mechanism 106 operates to ascend when the reagent bottle lid opening mechanism 104 operates to descend in order to incise the reagent bottle lid 112, and the reagent bottle lid opening mechanism 104 operates to ascend when the gripper mechanism 106 operates to descend in order to hold the reagent bottle 10. The reagent bottle lid opening mechanism 104 and the gripper mechanism 106 operate without interfering with each other's functions.

Abstract: A sample analyzer may include: a reagent table; a first reagent dispensing unit that dispenses a reagent from a reagent container in a first aspirating position into a reaction container; a second reagent dispensing unit that dispenses a reagent from a reagent container in a second aspirating position into a reaction container; a detection unit including detectors provided for holders that each hold a reaction container holding a measurement specimen containing a sample and the reagent dispensed by the first or the second reagent dispensing unit; and a controller that causes the reagent table to: transfer the reagent container, which holds the reagent relating to a measurement item for which the first reagent dispensing unit is used, to the first aspirating position; and transfer the reagent container, which holds the reagent relating to a measurement item for which the second reagent dispensing unit is used, to the second aspirating position.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes a liquid tank, a first pump, a dispensing probe, and a thermal exchanger. The liquid tank stores a first liquid. The first pump pressurizes and sends the first liquid supplied from the liquid tank. The dispensing probe uses the first liquid that is sent out from the first pump as a pressure transmitting medium. The thermal exchanger exchanges heat between an atmosphere in the automatic analyzing apparatus and the first liquid in at least a part of a first flow path connecting the first pump to the liquid tank.

Abstract: A pipetting arrangement includes at least two sets of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d). Each set of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d) is operationally connected, via a controllable ON/OFF valve (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d) to a common aspiration port (7). Latter is connectable to a pumping arrangement. The valves (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d) are controlled by a timing-control unit (15) conceived to establish, by control of the valves (11a; 11b; 11e; 11d), the operational connections of the at least two sets of pipettes (9a; 9b; 9c; 9d) to the aspiration port (7) in a time-multiplexed manner.

Abstract: The superposition of Laguerre-Gaussian guided into and scattered by a particle in a rotated fluid allows the detection of the rotational of the fluid. The presented system allows for virtually real-time determination of vorticity characterization in a fluid. The system allows the direct measurements of fluid flow vorticity using a spatially shaped beam with a superposition of Laguerre-Gaussian modes that reports on the rotational Doppler shift from microparticles intersecting the beam focus.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a device may include a first sensor configured to generate first sensor data during a first time period and a second time period; a second sensor configured to be disabled during the first time period, the second sensor further being configured to generate second sensor data during the second time period; and a processor configured to determine a characteristic of the first sensor data during the first time period. The device may further include a classifying circuit configured to determine, during the first time period, whether the device has changed state based on the characteristic of the first sensor data, the classifying circuit further being configured to cause the second sensor to be enabled in response to a change in a state of the device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for characterizing motion of a device by taking the difference between pairs of sensor signal samples and comparing an expected higher order moment for the differences determined from an observed first order moment for the differences and/or an observed second order moment for the differences and the observed higher order moment for the differences. A determination of whether the device is experiencing motion may be made based on a comparison of the difference of the moments to a threshold.

Abstract: For the purpose of shortening the MEMS manufacturing TAT, the MEMS manufacturing method according to the present invention includes a step of extracting the first MEMS with first characteristic in a range approximate to the required characteristic from the plurality of MEMS preliminarily prepared on the main surface of the substrate, and a step of forming a second MEMS having the required characteristic by directly processing the first MEMS.

Abstract: System and method for detecting driving behavior include a method including sampling, at a preset time interval, acceleration data of a vehicle generated by an accelerometer along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The accelerometer is mounted on the vehicle. The method also includes determining an average acceleration along the longitudinal direction by averaging the sampled acceleration data over a first preset time period. The average acceleration is represented by a magnitude and a direction. The method further includes when the magnitude of the average acceleration is greater than a first preset magnitude, determining an aggressive driving behavior has occurred.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to accelerometers. Various embodiments of the teachings thereof may be used in a generator. For example, a fiber-optic accelerometer may include: an optical fiber having a free end which vibrates under the influence of acceleration; a light source emitting light into the optical fiber at an opposite end of the fiber; a mirror arranged to reflect a portion of the light back into the optical fiber; and a detection device receiving reflected light at the opposite end of the fiber. The optical fiber may comprise a double-cladding fiber including a core, an internal cladding, and an external cladding.

Abstract: A physical quantity detector according to the invention includes a substrate section including a base section, a movable part connected to the base section, a support section extending from the base section, an extending part extending from the support section, and a physical quantity detection element fixed to the base section and the movable part, and a weight fixed to the movable part, and the extending part and the weight overlap each other in a planar view from the thickness direction of the extending part.

Abstract: A connection assembly includes a sensor substrate, a layer substrate coupled to the sensor substrate so as to face an upper surface of the sensor substrate, and a wire connected between the sensor substrate and the layer substrate. The sensor substrate includes first and second projections provide on the upper surface of the sensor substrate and extending in an extension direction along the upper surface of the sensor substrate. The wire has a first end sandwiched between the layer substrate and the first projection, and a second end sandwiched between the layer substrate and the second projection. The connection assembly provides reliable connection.

Abstract: In an aspect, in general, a system and method compensate for a misalignment characteristic of one or more acceleration sensors fixed to a sprung mass of a vehicle, each acceleration sensor having a location on the vehicle and a desired orientation relative to the vehicle.

Abstract: A measurement system comprising: a radiation source arranged to generated a detection beam; a probe; and a probe positioning system arranged to move the probe from an un-aligned position in which it is not illuminated by the detection beam, to an aligned position in which it is illuminated by the detection beam and the detection beam is reflected by the probe to generate a reflected detection beam. A scanner generates a relative scanning motion between the probe and a sample, the sample being aligned with the probe and interacting with the probe during the relative scanning motion. A sensor detects the reflected detection beam during the relative scanning motion to collect a first data set from the sample. A second device is provided for modifying the sample or obtaining a second data set from the sample. A sample stage is arranged to move the sample in accordance with an offset vector stored in a memory so that it becomes un-aligned from the probe and aligned with the second device.

Abstract: Methods for creating build sequences which are determined using computational chemistry algorithms to simulate mechanosynthetic reactions, and which may use the mechanosynthesis process conditions or equipment limitations in these simulations, and which facilitate determining a set of mechanosynthetic reactions that will build an atomically-precise workpiece with a desired degree of reliability. Included are methods for error correction of pathological reactions or avoidance of pathological reactions. Libraries of reactions may be used to reduce simulation requirements.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical probe has tail, head and body portions, and includes a pinpoint layer having a planarized top surface where a structural layer having first and second sides, a cutting face and a front terminal surface adjoining the first and second sides is disposed. The cutting face descends from the top surface of the structural layer toward the pinpoint layer to the front terminal surface. The front terminal surface extends from a front end of the cutting face to the top surface of the pinpoint layer. The pinpoint layer has a pinpoint protruding over the front terminal surface and located at the head portion. Within the head portion, the pinpoint layer is greater in hardness and less in electrical conductivity than the structural layer. The probe makes small probing marks, is highly recognizable in an automatic pinpoint recognition process, and can be conveniently installed.

Abstract: A probe card including a circuit board, a transformer, a probe head, and a reinforcement structure is provided. The transformer including a body, a plurality of solder balls, and a plurality of first contact points are disposed on the substrate. The body has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is located between the circuit board and the second surface. The solder balls are disposed on the first surface, and the first contact points are disposed on the second surface. The probe head is disposed on the second surface. The probe head is electrically connected to the circuit board by the first solder balls. The reinforcement structure is disposed between the probe head and the circuit board.

Abstract: A method for estimating a fundamental component of an AC voltage includes receiving a timely varying measurement signal of the AC voltage; parametrizing a fundamental component of the AC voltage; and determining parameters of the fundamental component based on minimizing a cost function. The fundamental component has a rated frequency, a variable amplitude and a variable phase shift. The cost function is based on an integral of a norm of a difference between the measurement signal and the parametrized fundamental component via a time horizon. The time horizon starts at an actual time point and goes back via a predefined length. The cost function includes a term based on a norm of the difference between a value of the fundamental component at the actual time point and a value of a previously estimated fundamental component at the actual time point, where the previously estimated fundamental component has been determined for a previous time point.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for process monitoring are presented. For instance, the device includes a crystal and a reactance sensor. The crystal is connected to a frequency measurement circuit. The reactance sensor is connected to the crystal. The reactance sensor is configured to detect a change in a process parameter. The frequency measurement circuit detects the change in the process parameter as a change in the frequency of the crystal. In another example, the system includes a reactance sensor and a measurement device. The reactance sensor is disposed in a process chamber, and has a variable reactance responsive to a change in a process parameter. The measurement device is disposed outside the process chamber and has a frequency measurement circuit. The frequency measurement circuit includes a crystal and is connected to the reactance sensor, and detects the change in the process parameter as a change in the frequency of the crystal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a microwave sensor includes a first stacked body and a first controller. The first stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The first nonmagnetic layer is provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first controller is electrically connected to the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first controller is configured to supply a current to the first stacked body and is configured to sense a value corresponding to a first electrical resistance between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. A second magnetization of the second magnetic layer is aligned with a first direction from the first magnetic layer toward the second magnetic layer. The value corresponding to the first electrical resistance changes according to a microwave.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining features of an electromagnetic wave received by a reception system (22), the reception system (22) comprising at least two reception channels (13), each reception channel (13) comprising an antenna (21) and a reception chain (14), each reception chain (14) being capable of delivering a value representative of the power delivered by the corresponding antenna (21) after reception of the wave by the reception system (22), the features comprising at least the direction of arrival of the received wave, the method comprising a step of providing a measurement vector, the method further comprising the following steps: comparing the measurement vector to calibration vectors, and determining features of the received wave from the result of the comparison.

Abstract: Wide deployment of high voltage battery systems in traction, industrial and renewable energy installations is raising the concerns for human safety. Exposure to hazardous high voltages may occur due to deterioration of insulation materials or by accidental events. It is thus important to monitor for such faults and being able to provide timely warnings to affected persons. For this purpose it has become mandatory for electrified passenger vehicles (CFR 571.305) to maintain high isolation values which can be continuously monitored by electrical isolation monitoring devices. The task of monitoring isolation resistance within the electrically noisy car environment is not a trivial task and the solution to this problem has become quickly a field of research and innovation for all affected industries.

Abstract: A computer based method for a reusable functional failure test for a specific technical system, e.g., a traffic light system is provided. The method avoids inconsistencies in the functional failure test and reuses items of the respective data structures. Furthermore, the embodiment can identify components or electronic devices that do exceed assumed failure rates and that might be repaired or replaced to keep implementations of the specific technical in the desired failure rate limitations of the analysis, which can be done during the operation of the specific technical system.

Abstract: A directional flow current transducer is used as a transient stray voltage detector including a first transducer providing an output signal indicating the magnitude of stray current carried by a new grounding wire, and a second, separate transducer providing an output signal indicating the direction of the stray voltage (for either direct and/or alternating stray voltages). The new grounding wire might be between an equi-potential plane of a concrete platform for watering livestock and a grounding bus bar for grounding the service bond of the main electrical service panel, at a significant distance from the watering platform. The output of the directional flow current transducer is recorded, stored and analyzed as a function of time. Preferably by allowing comparison with the output of a second directional flow current transducer, the system allows transient, directional and locational stray voltage/stray current problems to be better identified, understood and addressed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes external terminals supplied with the pair of voltage signals based on a detection result of a resolver through first and second input resistances, respectively, an operation amplifier configured to amplify a potential difference between the pair of the voltage signals supplied to the external terminals, a feedback resistance disposed between an output terminal of the operation amplifier and one of two input terminals thereof, switches disposed between the two input terminals of the operation amplifier and the external terminals, respectively, and a short-circuit failure detection circuit configured to detect whether or not a short-circuit failure has occurred in the resolver based on a voltage level of each of the external terminals in a state where the switches are in an off-state.

Abstract: A disconnection detecting device includes a confirmation signal outputting module configured to cause a transmission sound signal to be outputted from a signal processing unit, and a detector. The transmission sound signal includes a confirmation signal having a frequency that differs from a frequency band for use in communicating information contained in the transmission sound signal that is sent from the signal processing unit to a communication unit. The detector is configured to detect whether or not a disconnection is occurring in connection wires based on the transmission sound signal including the confirmation signal that is returned from the communication unit to the signal processing unit via the connection wires.

Abstract: A method and device for determining insulation resistances in a motor vehicle. The device includes a control device which, in at least two measuring intervals, controls a respective operating state of at least one power converter of the motor vehicle, which is conductively connected to the traction energy store. The device further comprises a measuring device having a measuring terminal, which is conductively connected or connectable to least one DC voltage pole of an electric traction energy store of the motor vehicle, and a ground terminal which is conductively connected or connectable to a reference potential of the motor vehicle. The measuring device, in the at least two measuring intervals, respectively measures a conductance between the measuring terminal and the ground terminal. The device further comprises a calculation device, which determines the insulation resistances as a function of the at least two measured conductances and the operating states controlled.

Abstract: A data failure detection circuit of embodiments includes a monitor signal generation circuit configured to generate a monitor signal to be used to sense failures of a plurality of test mode signals to be respectively input to a plurality of modules, a cascade connection circuit configured to sense a failure of each of the test mode signals and including a plurality of OR circuits, and a comparison circuit configured to compare an output signal from the cascade connection circuit with the monitor signal to determine whether or not a failure exists. In the cascade connection circuit, a plurality of OR circuits are connected in cascade, and the monitor signal is input to one of the OR circuits in a first stage.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for simultaneously testing a component at multiple frequencies is disclosed. A digital processing circuit may generate a digital representation of a signal having a plurality of sine waves, each having a unique frequency. The digital representation may be converted into an analog signal, and applied to a device under test (DUT). A first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) may be coupled to measure voltages across the DUT, while a second ADC may be coupled to measure currents through the DUT. Voltage and current signals received by the first and second ADCs, respectively, may be converted into first and second digital values. Voltage and current values at each unique frequency are determined from the first and second digital values. Using the voltage and current values for each unique frequency, a frequency response of the component (e.g., an impedance) over a range of frequencies may be determined.

Abstract: An IC device 4 of the present invention includes a robot arm 6 for conveying IC devices D to a test head 2 for testing the IC devices. The test head 2 includes sockets 3 having placement surfaces 3a onto which the IC devices D are placed and for attaching the IC devices placed on the placement surfaces to the test head. The robot arm 6 includes a contact head 61 for holding the IC devices while the IC devices are conveyed and for pressing the IC devices onto the test head during testing, and a non-contact displacement meter 71 that moves in association with the movement of the contact head 61. The non-contact displacement meter 71 is mounted on the robot arm 6 so as to measure a distance by emitting a beam in a direction perpendicular to the placement surfaces 3a.

Abstract: Information is received describing test response signals generated by scan cells of an integrated circuit and physical shift failures representing mismatches between the test response signals and expected test response signals of the integrated circuit. The test response signals are mapped to a subset of the scan cells associated with the physical shift failures. Fault simulation is performed for the mapped subset of the scan cells to identify physical faults located within the integrated circuit causing the physical shift failures.

Abstract: A method to improve the reliability of a function using reconfigurable hardware device for providing a reliable output signal, said device comprising a pre-defined reconfigurable area having at least three separate function blocks each with an input and an output, which function blocks are each arranged to provide a same function to a signal provided to a corresponding input thereof, an output block connected to each of said outputs of said function blocks, wherein said output block is arranged to provide a single reliable output signal based on signals received from said function blocks, a detection manager arranged for detecting, in real-time or quasi real-time, an error in any of said functions of said function blocks, thereby identifying a faulty operating function block, by detecting that said signals from function blocks are not the same, a reconfiguration manager arranged for reconfiguring an identified faulty operating function block with said same function, wherein said reconfiguring being physically

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor device capable of easily testing a built-in self-test control circuit itself, the semiconductor device has: a test pattern generator; an output response analyzer configured to compare an expected value to a test result of a circuit; a plurality of test control circuits each configured to control the test pattern generator and the output response analyzer; and a circuit under test. The semiconductor device has: a first test mode in which a first test control circuit controls the test pattern generator and the output response analyzer to cause the test pattern, to thereby perform a test; and a second test mode in which the test control circuit other than the first test control circuit controls the test pattern generator and the output response analyzer to cause the test pattern, to thereby perform a test.

Abstract: An automated test equipment (ATE) apparatus is presented. The apparatus comprises a computer system comprising a system controller, wherein the system controller is communicatively coupled to a site module board comprising a tester processor and an FPGA wherein the system controller is operable to transmit instructions to the tester processor, and wherein the tester processor is operable to generate commands and data from the instructions for coordinating testing of a device under test (DUT) wherein the site module board comprises a compact form factor suitable for use during prototyping, and wherein the site module board is operable to be coupled with a DUT. Further, the FPGA is communicatively coupled to the tester processor, wherein the FPGA comprises at least one hardware accelerator circuit operable to internally generate commands and data transparently from the tester processor for testing the DUT.

Abstract: A method and circuit for implementing enhanced diagnostics with intelligent pattern combination in automatic test pattern generation (ATPG), and a design structure on which the subject circuit resides are provided. A random fault is selected in the design. A test pattern is generated and applied the test pattern to a design under test to test the selected random fault. The test is re-simulated to determine faults that are covered by the applied test pattern. A next iteration of test pattern generation includes selecting a fault that is based upon the previous test pattern generation for generating new test patterns.

Abstract: A method for determining the operating status a MV switching apparatus, which comprises: one or more electric poles, each comprising a movable contact and a fixed contact adapted to be coupled or uncoupled during the switching operations of the switching apparatus; an electromagnetic actuator for actuating one or more movable contacts of the electric poles, the electromagnetic actuator having at least a test winding wound around a magnetic element; a capacitor bank for providing electric power to the electromagnetic actuator.

Abstract: A diagnosing device of a three phase inverter is provided, which includes a relay connected in series with a capacitor disposed on a DC link, an initial charging resistor connected in parallel to the relay, an inverter comprising a switching device for controlling a power supply to three phase output lines, a current sensor disposed on a connection line connecting between the DC link and the inverter to sense a current, and a control unit for driving the switching device and diagnosing at least one of opening and shorting of the switching device according to whether the current is sensed or not.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring operational characteristics of a motorized window assembly of a vehicle door panel includes a support frame, a first sensor connected to the frame, a second sensor, and a third sensor connected to the frame. The first sensor is configured to measure displacement of a window of the window assembly, the second sensor is configured to connect between a motor of the window assembly and a power supply to measure an amount of current supplied to the motor, and the third sensor is configured to measure a force applied to the window by the motor. The support frame includes a first fastening device for coupling the frame to the door panel, and a second fastening device for coupling to an upper portion of a window frame of the door panel. The support frame is removably coupleable to the door panel via said first and second fastening devices.

Abstract: A battery state estimating device periodically estimates a battery state of a secondary battery. The battery state estimating device has a current amount acquiring section, a threshold amount memory, a current amount comparing section, a cycle setting section, and a battery state estimating section. The current amount acquiring section acquires a current amount flowing in the secondary battery. At least one current threshold amount is stored in advance in the threshold amount memory. The current amount comparing section compares the current amount acquired by the current amount acquiring section with the current threshold amount stored in the threshold amount memory. The cycle setting section sets an estimation cycle for estimating the state of the secondary battery based on this comparison result. The battery state estimating section periodically estimates the battery state of the secondary battery based on the estimation cycle set by the cycle setting section.

Abstract: The battery class determination device includes a detector for sensing a terminal voltage and charge/discharge currents of a lead storage battery, an inner resistance calculator for calculating a direct-current inner resistance of the lead storage battery based on the terminal voltage and the charge or discharge current sensed by the detector, and a class determiner. The inner resistance calculator calculates, at a switchover between a discharge control and a charge control over the lead storage battery, a direct-current inner resistance in a first period before the switchover, and a direct-current inner resistance in a second period after the switchover. The class determiner determines a class of the lead storage battery based on the direct-current inner resistance in the first period and the direct-current inner resistance in the second.

Abstract: A battery safety evaluation apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a battery characteristic estimator, a heat amount estimator and safety index calculator. The battery characteristic estimator estimates an estimation value of an inner state parameter of a first battery on the basis of data on voltage and current of the first battery measured in charging or discharging. The heat amount estimator estimates a heat amount of the first battery upon change of an external temperature on the basis of first reference data which is at least indicating relationship between a heat amount of a secondary battery and the external temperature and is set to correspond to the first battery on the basis of the estimation value. The safety index calculator calculates a safety index regarding a temperature of the first battery upon change of the external temperature on the basis of the estimated heat amount.

Abstract: A battery monitoring system is for a battery string(s) at a geographical location, where the battery string(s) includes a plurality of series-connected batteries. The system may include wireless battery monitors each associated with a respective battery, a wireless string monitor associated with the battery string(s), and a wireless access point for communicating with the wireless battery monitors and the wireless string monitor at the location.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise a method and apparatus for measuring battery characteristics. In various embodiments, the apparatus comprises a lithium ion battery and a fuel gauge to monitor the resistance of the battery and the capacity of battery as it ages. The fuel gauge may perform two different methods for computing two different capacity values. The fuel gauge may utilize the capacity values from each method to determine the resistance of the battery as it ages and related battery characteristics, such as the state of health of the battery.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a battery includes detecting at least one variable of the battery, analyzing the behavior of the variable over time to obtain a result, and identifying a fault of the battery in response to the result exceeding a threshold value.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor circuit includes: one of a first magnetic sensor element configured to output a voltage in accordance with a vertical magnetic field and a second magnetic sensor element configured to output a voltage in accordance with a horizontal magnetic field; a magnetic field signal processing circuit configured to output a signal in accordance with the voltage; at least three terminals capable of being connected to an external element, the at least three terminals being a first, a second, and a third terminal; a first wiring connecting the first terminal and the second terminal; and a second wiring connecting the first terminal and the third terminal in which one of the first magnetic sensor element and the second magnetic sensor element is arranged at a position where detection of a magnetic field generated by one of the first wiring and the second wiring is capable.

Abstract: Correlated double sampling (CDS) for magnetoresistive (MR) sensors is provided. Here the MR sensor output is sampled at two closely spaced times. The first sample is MR signal+baseline+noise and is sampled when the modulated magnetic field is non-zero. The second sample is baseline+noise only because it is sampled when the modulated magnetic field is zero. The difference between the first and second samples will have significantly reduced low frequency noise and baseline cancellation. Modulation of the electrical bias provided to the MR sensor can be used to provide a baseline signal for temperature compensation. In a second aspect, we provide MR sensor arrays having input and output multiplexing and demultiplexing for row and column line selection, in combination with a per-sensor switch to prevent noise accumulation and bandwidth reduction from idle MR sensors.

Abstract: A surface coil holder having four degrees of freedom is provided. The surface coil holder is capable of being attached to a scanner table of an exercise apparatus. The surface coil holder includes a coil cradled in the coil holder and secured by hook and loop strips.

Abstract: A quantum interference device comprising a superconducting loop interrupted by a normal conductor segment, and an interferometer connected to the normal conductor segment wherein the superconducting loop comprises a plurality of turns. The turns can be a plurality of adjacent lobes. A coil can be located within a lobe of the superconducting loop. Optionally a bridge layer (e.g. of gold) is formed above the substrate to make an electrical contact between a superconducting layer (e.g. of niobium) formed above the bridge layer and a normal conducting layer (e.g. of titanium) formed above the bridge layer. The bridge layer allows the device to be formed of superconducting and normal conducting materials that are otherwise incompatible. A titanium normal conducting layer can be allowed to oxidise over a period of years.

Abstract: A biosignal measuring device that can include at least one Super-conducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) array (SQA) of High Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Josephson Junctions (JJs). The HTS JJs operating parameters can be adjusted to establish an anti-peak response for the SQA, that can be at a maximum along a defined response axis, for detection of extremely small biomagnetic fields. For operation, the SQA can be maneuvered around a target area of a stationary subject that is emitting biomagnetic signals using a stand with three degrees of freedom, so that the response axis remains orthogonal to the subject target area. The device can further include a radome with an atomic layer deposition (ALD) window on the radome surface. The radome ALD surface can allow for passage of magnetic signals through the ALD window and radome, while simultaneously preventing passage of infrared radiation therethrough.

Abstract: A shutting assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging device (MRD) bore aperture, comprising at least one first movable portion and at least one second portion affixed to the MRD, wherein the shutting assembly further comprising a normally closed or normally open sliding mechanism. The sliding mechanism couples at least one first moveable portion to at least one second portion affixed to the MRD, thereby enabling a reciprocal movement of at least one first moveable portion parallel to the MRD bore aperture in an upwards and downwards directions in respect to at least one second portion affixed to the MRD.