Abstract: An overmolded/through-molded holster, having one or more wall portions defining a holster body, wherein the holster body extends from a substantially open top portion to a bottom portion, and wherein the one or more wall portions define an at least partial holster cavity of the holster body; at least one overmold aperture formed through a portion of one or more of the one or more wall portions; and an overmolding material extending atop at least a portion of an exterior surface of the holster body, wherein at least a portion of the overmolding material extends through the at least one overmold aperture, such that at least a portion of the overmolding material extends through at least a portion of the at least one overmold aperture and into at least a portion of the at least partial holster cavity.

Abstract: A holographic weapon sight with a housing that has a viewing end and an opposing target end. The viewing path is defined from the viewing end to the target end. The sight has a light source that projects a light beam along a path. The sight also has a diffractive optical element (DOE) disposed in the path of the light beam, and the DOE reconstructs an image of a reticle. The sight includes a parabolic reflector that reflects the image of the reticle. The parabolic reflector may be disposed in the viewing path such that a user views a target along the viewing path through the parabolic reflector from the viewing end.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a reticle, comprising: an adjustable reticle, a reticle adjustment device comprising an adjustment actuation element movably mounted, a combined click and lock device which comprises a first click device element equipped at least in sections with a click surface formed by a three-dimensional surface or surface structuring, and a second click device element mounted to be movable relative to said first click device element and engages with the click surface of the first click device element, wherein the combined click and lock device is designed to, in a first operating mode, generate acoustic and/or haptic feedback perceptible to an operator, in the case of movement of the adjustment actuation element in at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom, and is designed to, in a second operating mode, lock movements of the adjustment actuation element in the at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom.

Abstract: A digital sight for a weapon includes a sight body, a mount for a peripheral fixed to the sight body, and a controller. The controller is disposed in communication with a non-volatile memory and is responsive to instructions recorded to boresight a peripheral relative to the digital weapon sight. Weapon assemblies and methods of boresighting peripherals to digital weapon sights are also described.

Abstract: A variable range visual targeting adjustment apparatus, including at least some of a housing having an optical cavity defined at least partially within the housing, wherein the optical cavity extends from an incoming image aperture to an outgoing image aperture; and two or more reflective surfaces, wherein each reflective surface is adjustably positioned within at least a portion of the optical cavity, and wherein adjustment of at least one of the reflective surfaces adjusts the reflective surfaces such that a target image entering the incoming image aperture is reflected by the reflective surfaces, so as to exit the outgoing image aperture at a determined offset.

Abstract: A gun clamp having a base and a slider; one side of the base is provided with a clamping assembly; another side of the base is provided with a first sliding groove; a side wall of the base is provided with a second sliding groove; the slider is cooperative with and insertable into the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove; a main shaft is provided in the base; an end of the main shaft proximal to the first sliding groove is provided with a first locking piece; an end of the main shaft proximal to the second sliding groove is provided with a second locking piece; an end of the main shaft distal from the second locking piece is connected with a switch; a resilient piece is provided between the switch and the base. Also provided is a gun mounted light provided with the gun clamp.

Abstract: A lightweight projectile having an integrated metal band positioned around the exterior of the polymer base of the projectile. The metal band may be a driving band that protrudes from the polymer base to minimize the contact between the polymer base and the rifling to reduce friction between the barrel and the projectile as the projectile is fired. The lightweight projectile may be propelled with less propellant force than conventional projectiles of the same caliber while still retaining the ballistic advantages of a spin stabilized projectile.

Abstract: A dual-barrel powder dispenser is provided. The dual-barrel arrangement may offer a highly-accurate, and highly efficient system and method for dispensing a consistent amount of powder. A controller in communication with the interface may determine the speeds at which each barrel rotates in order to dispense a volume and weight of powder from a hopper to a receptacle. A scale may monitor and determine the total weight of powder dispensed into the receptacle resting on the scale. The entire assembly may be self-contained in a single integrated body.

Abstract: The present invention provides a two piece and a three piece primer insert for ammunition piece. Each of the individual pieces may be formed by punching, pressing, stamping, molding, milling, coining, or by additive manufacturing. The individual pieces may be joined by clinching, pressing welding soldering, sintering, adhesive gluing, staking, and iterative addition by forming one piece into another piece.

Abstract: The present invention provides three piece primer insert for use in polymer ammunition comprising: an upper primer insert portion comprising an upper primer insert bottom portion, a substantially cylindrical coupling element extending away from the upper primer insert bottom portion; and an upper flash aperture that extends through the upper primer insert bottom portion, a lower primer insert portion in contact with the upper primer insert portion, wherein the lower primer insert portion comprises a lower primer insert top portion positioned adjacent to the upper primer insert bottom portion at a connection joint, a lower flash aperture positioned in the lower primer insert top portion and aligned with the upper flash aperture, and a primer recess that extends away from the lower primer insert top portion to an extraction flange and in communication with the lower flash aperture; and a connecting portion that secures the upper primer insert portion and the lower primer insert portion wherein the connecting po

Abstract: Smart Scale Ruler is an electronic architect's scale having a triangular shaped ruler body. The Smart Scale Ruler has a changeable electronic display for displaying a custom or the desired scale of any unit of length, for a document or plan. A set of depressible buttons function as the inputs for the value of the reference point a user wishes to base the custom scale off of, as well as different settings for the device, in order to display the correct scale on the electronic display.

Abstract: A tool, such as a tape measure, including a spring-based retraction system is shown. Various spring-based retraction system embodiments are configured to decrease the size occupied by the spring within the tape measure housing, which consequently reduces tape measure housing size providing a more compact tape measure. Various spring-based retraction system embodiments are configured to control retraction of the tape measure in a manner that reduces whip or otherwise controls tape blade retraction. Some retraction system embodiments utilize a reduction gear train, and others utilize a compression spring and a transmission system that converts rotational movement of the tape reel to axial movement, which compresses the spring.

Abstract: A dielectric elastomer sensor system A1 is provided with an oscillation circuit 1 including a dielectric elastomer sensor element 11 having a dielectric elastomer layer 111 and a pair of electrode layers 112 sandwiching the dielectric elastomer layer 111, and with a determination circuit 2 configured to determine a change in a capacitance of the dielectric elastomer sensor element 11, based on an output signal from the oscillation circuit 1. The dielectric elastomer sensor element 11 changes in capacitance due to deformation caused by external forces of at least two mutually different directions. Such a configuration enables provision of a multifunctional dielectric elastomer sensor system and dielectric elastomer sensor element.

Abstract: A metrology target having a periodic or quasi-periodic structure, which is characterized by a plurality of parameters. At least one of these parameters varies locally monotonically, wherein the maximum size of this variation over a distance of 5 ?m is less than 10% of the size of the at least one parameter. In addition, the metrology target has at least one used structure and at least one auxiliary structure, wherein the auxiliary structure transitions progressively into the used structure with regard to the locally monotonically varying parameter. Also disclosed are an associated method and associated device for characterizing structured elements configured as wafers, masks or CGHs.

Abstract: Optical coherence tomography metrology systems with two highly telecentric objective lenses wherein one or both telecentric objectives can be arranged in a pseudo-bistatic configuration. One featured telecentric objective has a large scanning field of view relevant for broadband laser scanning applications where low uncertainty measurements are desired. Another featured telecentric objective has a large image space NA relevant as a standalone microscope objective or as a probing objective for optical coordinate measurement machines.

Abstract: Processing systems and methods used in the manufacturing of flat panel displays (FPDs) are provided herein. In one embodiment, a processing system features a motion stage movably disposed on a base surface, one or more X-position interferometers, and a plurality of Y-position interferometers. The X-position interferometers include an X-position mirror fixedly coupled to the motion stage and an X-axis stationary module fixedly coupled a non-moving surface of processing system. Each of the plurality of Y-position interferometers include one of a first or second Y-position mirror fixedly coupled to the motion stage in orthogonal relationship to the one or more X-position mirrors and one of a first or a second Y-axis stationary module fixedly coupled to a non-moving surface of the processing system. Here, each of the Y-axis stationary modules is positioned to direct coherent radiation towards a respective Y-position mirror when the Y-position interferometer thereof is in an active arrangement.

Abstract: An abrasion inspection apparatus includes: a first imaging unit that is installed on a side of a track, a vehicle traveling along the track, a guide wheel being installed on a side of the vehicle, the first imaging unit imaging an inside of the track via a telecentric lens; a second imaging unit that is installed in a vehicle traveling direction with respect to the first imaging unit on the side of the track and images the inside of the track via a telecentric lens; an image acquisition unit that acquires an image which is an image of a boundary of the guide wheel captured by the first imaging unit and is an image of a boundary on a first direction side in the vehicle traveling direction and an image which is an image of the boundary of the guide wheel captured by the second imaging unit at the same time as the capturing of the image by the first imaging unit and is an image of a boundary on an opposite side to the first direction side; and a guide wheel detection unit that detects an abrasion situation of th

Abstract: A thickness measurement system may include an illumination source, a beam splitter to split illumination from the illumination source into two beams, a translation stage configured to translate a reference sample along a measurement direction, a first interferometer to generate a first interferogram between a first surface of a test sample and a first surface of the reference sample, and a second interferometer to generate a second interferogram between a second surface of the test sample and a second surface of the reference sample. A thickness measurement system may further include a controller to receive interference signals from the first and second interferometers as the translation stage scans the reference sample, and determine a thickness of the test sample based on the thickness of the reference sample and a distance travelled by the translation stage between peaks of envelopes of the interference signals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a marker mounting unit for mounting, for example, a marker such as a RAS marker, that has a detection reference portion accurately detectable. The marker mounting unit of the present invention includes: a lower substrate; and an upper substrate, wherein the marker mounting unit is a laminate in which the upper substrate is laminated on the lower substrate, the lower substrate has a bump serving as a detection reference portion, the upper substrate has a through hole at a position corresponding to the bump of the lower substrate, the bump of the lower substrate is inserted into the through hole of the upper substrate, and the upper substrate has a relative transmittance of 99% or less at least at a periphery of the through hole on at least one surface.

Abstract: A 3D sensor for monitoring a monitored zone is provided, wherein the 3D sensor has at least one light receiver for generating a received signal from received light from the monitored zone and has a control and evaluation unit that is configured to detect objects in the monitored zone by evaluating the received signal and to determine the shortest distance of the detected objects from at least one reference volume, and to read at least one distance calculated in advance from the reference value from a memory for the determination of the respective shortest distance of a detected object.

Abstract: Problem: To provide a sheet that can clearly and easily measure displacement when displacement of a subject is small, and to provide an article for evaluating the deformation of a building containing this sheet. Resolution Means: A sheet having a first main surface and a second main surface facing the first main surface, including a first section having a first pattern image, a second section having a second pattern image, and the third section provided between the first section and the second section, wherein the first section has higher extensibility then the second section, the first section includes a first main surface of the sheet, the second section includes a second main surface of the sheet, the first pattern image is visible through the second pattern image, and the first main surface includes a high adhesive surface and a low adhesive surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to measurement technology and is intended for measuring the shape, the internal dimensions and the flexibility of shoes. The proposed measurement method consists in using probes with indicators, which create tension on the measured surface. A camera and a flat marking band are used for tracing the shape of the internal surface of a shoe. On the basis of the sum of the images, a three-dimensional model of the internal surface of the tested shoe is made, and the flexibility properties are determined by scanning the object with different forces. A device comprises a body, a camera mounted therein, two or more probes with indicators, and a flat marking band. The invention makes it possible to increase accuracy and to reduce the labor intensiveness and time of measurements.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus for measuring a laser focus spot size, which includes a two-dimensional image detector and an imaging system which forms a magnified image of a focus spot located an object plane onto the image detector. The imaging system includes at least an objective lens. A sealed liquid container is secured over a part of the objective lens such as the optical surface of the objective lens is immersed in the liquid (e.g. water) within the container. The liquid container has a window through which the laser beam enters. An image processing method is also disclosed which processes the image obtained by the image detector to obtain the focus spot size while implementing an algorithm that corrects for the effect of ambient vibration.

Abstract: Provided are a marker that enables, within a smaller area size, measurement of the position or the attitude of an object, and a marker manufacturing method. The marker is provided with a variable moire pattern 3 that includes a striped pattern 9 which is formed on a two-dimensional plane and a lens array 7 in which a plurality of lenses are arranged on the two-dimensional plane on which the striped pattern 9 is formed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical angle sensor capable of detecting a wide range of angles with high resolution, having no scale, and specifying a reference angle. The optical angle sensor includes a light source for irradiating light, a reflection means for rotating around a predetermined axis as a measurement axis and reflecting the light irradiated from the light source, a light receiving means for receiving the light irradiated from the light source, and a calculation means for calculating the light received by the light receiving means as a signal. The light receiving means receives the light irradiated from the light source through the reflection means. The calculation means includes a specifying means for specifying the reference angle based on the light received by the light receiving means, and an angle calculating unit for calculating an absolute angle based on the light received by the light receiving means and the reference angle specified by the specifying means.

Abstract: In measuring a dimension of an object to be measured W made of a single material, a plurality of transmission images of the object to be measured W are obtained by using an X-ray CT apparatus, and then respective projection images are generated. The projection images are registered with CAD data used in designing the object to be measured W. The dimension of the object to be measured W is calculated by using a relationship between the registered CAD data and projection images. In such a manner, high-precision dimension measurement is achieved by using several tens of projection images and design information without performing CT reconstruction.

Abstract: An overload recognition system for a bar-type chassis component, having a sensor system which detects a nominal condition parameter of the chassis component. The sensor system is designed as a deformation detecting sensor system for an individual chassis component.

Abstract: Detection of a target by a surveying device is automated to achieve simple work. A surveying method uses a surveying device for detecting and identifying a target device having an entire circumference reflection prism and a code display that is arranged in a vertical direction. The surveying device has a laser scanner configured to perform laser scanning along a vertical plane while horizontally rotating. The surveying method includes performing laser scanning by emitting laser scanning light along the vertical plane while making the surveying device horizontally rotate, and detecting the code display on the basis of the laser scanning light that is reflected back.

Abstract: A Robotic Total Station (RTS) system includes an RTS disposed for at least two-axis rotation on a tripod, and a rover including a pole mounted prism and GNSS receiver with inclination sensors. The RTS rotates on the tripod to point towards the rover and generate an RTS-position measurement using an optical signal reflected by the prism. The RTS is communicably coupled to the data collector and/or the GNSS receiver, and receives and uses the GNSS-derived position measurements and the inclination data for the range pole in real-time, to automatically track and point the RTS towards the prism.

Abstract: The disclosed devices utilize nonlinearly coupled modes of vibration to provide robust inertial sensors, such as gyroscopes. This actuation mechanism introduces a wider bandwidth in the sense-mode frequency response curve, and consequently enhances robustness to parameter fluctuations due to operating conditions and fabrication imperfections. The vibratory modes of the device are designed to have distinct frequencies where the drive-mode natural frequency is twice the modal frequency of the sense mode. The nonlinear modal interaction due to internal resonance can also be magnified through nonlinearity feedback. The sense mode response can be enhanced in shape, quality factor, and bandwidth by feeding back nonlinear quadratic, cubic, etc. terms.

Abstract: A gyroscope includes at least one anchor and a plurality of gyroscope spring elements coupled to the at least one anchor. The gyroscope also includes a plurality of concentric rings coupled to the plurality of gyroscope spring elements and configured to encircle the plurality of gyroscope spring elements. The gyroscope further includes an excitation/detection/tuning unit electrostatically coupled to the plurality of concentric rings.

Abstract: A method for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) employs dual event-based cameras. Event streams from the cameras are processed by an image processing system to stereoscopically detect surface points in an environment, dynamically compute pose of a camera as it moves, and concurrently update a map of the environment. A gradient descent based optimization may be utilized to update the pose for each event or for each small batch of events.

Abstract: Systems and/or devices for implementing a tracking device for tracking a position/location and orientation of an object are provided herein. The device comprises one or more sides that define a predetermined shape, and a plurality of inertial measurement units (IMU) mounted to the one or more sides of the predetermined shape. Each IMU is configured to detect movement of the object and generate inertial output data representing a position and/or orientation of the object. Each IMU includes a first sub-sensor and a second sub-sensor. Each IMU is positioned at a predetermined distance and orientation relative to a center point of the tracking device.

Abstract: A method for determining the heading of an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first heading angle of an unmanned aerial vehicle by means of a first sensing system, and acquiring a second heading angle of the unmanned aerial vehicle by means of a second sensing system (S102); judging whether the second heading angle is valid according to a comparing result (S104); and if the second heading angle is invalid, determining the first heading angle as a current heading angle of the unmanned aerial vehicle (S106).

Abstract: Contemporary navigation systems are often tasked with routing a vehicle to a destination, but are poorly equipped to assist with finding a vacancy of a parking opportunity in which the vehicle may be parked. Static information, such as enumeration of parking garages and curbside parking meters, may be frustrating if such parking opportunities have no vacancies. The determination of vacancies with certainty may be difficult to achieve due to the characteristic volatility of parking, in which vacancies may be taken in seconds. Presented herein are navigation device configurations involving probabilistic evaluation of parking routes in a vicinity of a destination that may be generated and compared, optionally weighted by various factors, to identify a parking route with parking opportunities that collectively present a high probability of vacancy as compared with other parking routes, which may be presented to the user and/or appended to a current route of an autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating information to a visitor of a site, e.g., a theme park, historical site, zoo, etc., providing mementoes of the visit and/or communicating information encouraging future, e.g., repeat, visits are described. In various embodiments costumed characters, vending carts and/or other items of interest may move around a site and thus be at different locations at different times of the day. In some embodiments beacon transmitters are inserted in the costumes of the characters, on the vending carts and/or on other moveable items. Each beacon transmitter transmits a unique wireless signal.

Abstract: A method and system of tracking and reporting locations of entity employees, the method for use with at least a first interface device including a display screen, the method comprising the steps of, providing a processor programmed to perform the steps of, storing schedules of entity employees where the schedules indicate scheduled locations of employees during time slots, receiving an indication from a first employee indicating at least a first future time slot, identifying locations of the entity employees during the future time slot, using the schedules of entity employees to generate a location representation indicating the locations of at least a subset of the entity employees during the at least a first future time slot and presenting the location representation via the first interface device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating odometry of a materials handling vehicle. One embodiment of a method includes determining a current location of the materials handling vehicle, determining an odometry distance from the current location to a destination based on a calculation of a determined number of rotations of a wheel and a circumference of the wheel, and determining a positioning system distance from the current location to the destination. Some embodiments include comparing the odometry distance with data from the positioning system distance to calculate a scaling factor, applying the scaling factor to a fast alpha filter to achieve a fast filter result, and applying the scaling factor to a slow alpha filter to achieve a slow filter result. Similarly, some embodiments include applying the fast alpha filter to the scaling factor to smooth noise, calculating an updated odometry distance utilizing the scaling factor, and utilizing the updated odometry distance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for acquiring a map, a device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a reference map of an acquisition area; dividing the acquisition area into a plurality of sub-areas based on the reference map; generating a plurality of acquisition tasks corresponding to the plurality of sub-areas, wherein each of the plurality of acquisition tasks is configured to acquire a map of each of the plurality of sub-areas; and assigning each of the plurality of acquisition tasks to an acquisition entity, to enable the acquisition entity to acquire the map of each of the plurality of sub-areas.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for searching for a route. The systems may perform the methods to obtain route information of a first route; encode the route information of the first route into a first code based on a target model; access a target database in at least one storage medium, wherein the target database includes a plurality of candidate codes encoded through the target model from a plurality of candidate routes; identify, from the plurality of candidate codes, a second code based on the first code, the second code being associated with at least one second route; and send information associated with the at least one second route to a receiving device.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can generate navigation instructions based on map data that defines the relationships between map features within a venue. For example, a relationship can define constraints that may affect the route generated between map features. The constraints can include directional constraints, time-based constraints, and/or security-based constraints on the user's ability to move between the related map features for which a relationship is defined. A relationship can define one or more intermediary map features through which a user will have to navigate in order to move between map features. The intermediary map feature(s) may have characteristics or constraints that may determine whether a user can be routed through the associated map features. The route generated by the computing device can be based on the relationship definitions generated for map features between a starting location and an ending location associated with the venue.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described ensuring that a user will be able to consume selected media content in its entirety. In particular, a media guidance application described herein determines an amount of time (102) required to reach a destination (116) and compares this time to an amount of time required to consume media content (104). If the amount of time (104) exceeds the amount of time (102) required to reach the destination, it calculates a route (120) for a current trip in which the length of time required to traverse a calculated route corresponds to the play length of the selected media asset.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to acquire sponsor information including information on a facility available as a getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, information on a time period during which the facility is available as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing, and information on a privilege when the facility is used as the getting-in place or getting-off place for ride sharing; and provide the acquired sponsor information to a ride sharing coordinator.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to the present invention sets a provisional combination of users who share the same vehicle when determining a combination of the users sharing the same vehicle and acquires greeting moving images of users included in the set provisional combination. The information processing apparatus transmits greeting moving images of other users included in the provisional combination and information for inquiring whether or not to consent to the provisional combination to terminals of the users included in the provisional combination. Upon receiving information indicating consent to the provisional combination from the terminals of all the users included in the provisional combination, the information processing apparatus sets the provisional combination as an official combination.

Abstract: Disclosed are a car-sharing service device and a method of operating the same capable of improving convenience of the use of a car-sharing service and increasing participation in the service by providing an environment in which targets requiring the car-sharing service are specified and the common use of a shared car is recommended to each of the specified targets.

Abstract: A processor provided in an information processing apparatus is configured to acquire trip information about trips of a plurality of vehicles in a predetermined region, specify, among the trips of the plurality of vehicles, based on the trip information, a trip with respect to which a travel route of a first vehicle includes a departure point and an arrival point of a travel route of a second vehicle, and generate information indicating an effect of ride-sharing on traffic by assuming establishment of ride-sharing in the first vehicle for the trip that is specified.

Abstract: Implementations of various methods and systems for creating and calculating a transportation capacity unit index and trading derivative products based thereon to transact and trade transportation seats or freight or transportation capacity units and resulting financial swap, futures, forwards and option structures in airline transport, subway transport, train transport, automobile transport, autonomous vehicle transport, taxi transport, space transport, package freight transport, tractor trailer freight transport, cargo freight transport, container freight transport, virtual transport, underground transport, ship or sea transport, public transport, private transport or drone transport on a computer, mobile computer device, audio computer device, virtual reality computer device or mixed reality computing device.

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device evaluates map data used by a mapping application to determine whether the map data represents a current road. The computing device gets probe data from mobile devices including probe points representing location and compares probe data against the stored map data (e.g., for the road segment corresponding to the probe points). A vector field is generated across the probe points and road segment to induce directionality. The computing device calculates a normal distance from probe points to the road segment. The computing device calculates map accuracy values from the comparison and normal distance. The values include a vector shift and a cosine similarity value between the stored road segment and the actual road. In some implementations the values are used to conform the map data to the actual road. Road segment data is updated to reflect probe data.

Abstract: Route search devices and programs obtain network data including nodes and links, and link information including (i) travel times for traveling a link included in the network data, the nodes and the links representing a road network, and (ii) for each entry link or each exit link, information that identifies a value representing statistical variation of travel times for the link, the entry link being a link entering a node at one end of the link, and the exit link being a link exiting from a node at another end of the link. The devices and programs search for a recommended route by taking into account (i) a travel time to a destination, based on the network data and the link information, and (ii) cost values identified based on a representative value of travel times for a link and a value representing statistical variation of the travel times.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller configured to acquire information for identifying a vehicle conducting ride-sharing; and instruct a management apparatus of a toll road to apply preferential treatment when the vehicle conducting the ride-sharing travels along the toll road.