Abstract: Proposed is an arrow shaft, having an arrowhead on one side thereof and a nock on the other side thereof, the arrow shaft including: at least one sheet layer arranged in one direction to be wound in a stacked manner around at least one portion of a body of the arrow shaft, wherein the sheet layer comprises a first sheet member, at least one portion thereof including a plurality of sheet portions formed of a transparent or translucent material; a second sheet member, at least one portion thereof being formed to overlap the first sheet member; and an exposure sheet portion interposed between the first sheet member and the second sheet member.

Abstract: A multifunction primer pocket correction tool that combines three cutting features in a single hand tool for use in ammunition reloading. The tool operates to cut the primer pocket depth, removes the military crimp and chamfers the leading edge of the flash hole in a single process. This combined tool includes a new technology in an external flash hole chamfer. This adds another level of safety and consistency with each casing, while still chamfering, and end milling the primer pocket, all while using the base of the casing as a backstop for consistent depth of cut.

Abstract: Detonator spool including at least one body configured to receive a cable wound around the body, the body including at least one housing configured to receive a primer, an electronic control module housing configured to receive an electronic control module, and a bore forming a hub configured to rotate the body of the spool; and detonator including such a spool.

Abstract: A detonator assembly which includes a holder, a flexible elongate element which is engaged with the holder, a detonator connected to the element, an energy storage device on the holder and a coil arrangement for charging the energy storage device when the coil arrangement is coupled to a variable electromagnetic field.

Abstract: A picket height guide system having a rail guide with a rail tine at a first end and a first guide tine at a second end, where the rail tine and the first guide tine are separated by a desired distance, and a picket guide having a picket tine at a first end and second guide tine at a second end, where the picket tine and the second guide tine are immediately adjacent one another.

Abstract: A detachable or attachable nut and bolt identification tool including a main body and at least one detachable measuring tool is disclosed. The detachable measuring tool may be constructed and arranged to measure lengths, or nut or bolt measurements. The detachable measuring tool may be attachable to the main body via at least one fastener. According to some embodiments, multiple detachable measuring tools may be attached to the main body, including imperial and metric detachable measuring tools.

Abstract: A three-dimensional shape measuring device includes a holder that changes the reference light path length in response to temperature change, and a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts a temperature of the holder to a target temperature, so as to make a measurement light path length equal to a reference light path length with high accuracy at low cost regardless of a temperature of an installation environment. A three-dimensional shape measuring device includes a temperature adjusting unit that adjusts the temperature of the holder and a temperature control unit that controls the temperature adjusting unit so as to selectively switch a measurement mode between a first measurement mode in which the reference light path length is made equal to a measurement light path length and a second measurement mode in which the reference light path length is made different from the measurement light path length.

Abstract: An adjustment method for a shape measuring device that radiates light from a light source to a master for adjustment and a reference surface respectively as measurement light and reference light and measures a shape of a surface to be measured of a measurement target using multiplexed light of the measurement light and the reference light respectively reflected by the master for adjustment and the reference surface, the adjustment method including; measuring the master for adjustment in an adjusted state in which a focus position matches an interference position and calculating and storing a matching degree parameter indicating a matching degree between the focus position and the interference position as an adjustment matching degree parameter; when the measurement target is measured, measuring the master for adjustment, calculating the matching degree parameter and comparing the matching degree parameter with the adjustment matching degree parameter, to confirm the matching degree.

Abstract: An optical coherence tomograph includes: a light source configured to output light; a branching portion configured to separate the light from the light source into irradiation light and reference light; a reference optical system configured to transmit the reference light from the branching portion; an irradiation optical system configured to transmit the irradiation light from the branching portion so that an object is irradiated therewith, and transmit reflection light of the irradiation light reflected by the object; a coherence portion configured to generate coherent light by causing the reflection light from the irradiation optical system and the reference light from the reference optical system to be coherent; a coherent light output portion configured to output the coherent light; and a coupling element configured to function as the branching portion and the coherence portion.

Abstract: A position measurement device includes a position measurement unit configured to irradiate measurement light to a reflective element, receive reflected light reflected by the reflective element, and acquire position information of the reflective element in a three-dimensional space and a reference position measurement unit configured to irradiate reference measurement light to at least one reference reflective element, receive reference reflected light reflected by the reference reflective element, and acquire position information of the reference reflective element in a three-dimensional space. The position information of the reflective element acquired by the position measurement unit is corrected using the position information of the reference reflective element measured by the reference position measurement unit.

Abstract: A position measurement device includes a movement device capable of movement, a position measurement unit including an irradiation unit configured to irradiate measurement light to a reflective element arranged on a movable unit of a robot, a light reception unit configured to receive reflected light from the reflective element, a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the reflective element, and a movement unit configured to change an irradiation direction of the measurement light, an imaging unit, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit or adjustment information of the robot based on the position information to a control system of the robot. The movement device moves at least one of the irradiation unit, the light reception unit, the movement unit, and the imaging unit.

Abstract: A scanner assembly is provided that is configured to be mounted on a scanner manipulator arm, to be placed in proximity to an opening in a vessel or inserted into an opening in a vessel, and to measure distances from a scanner emitter/sensor within the scanner assembly to a plurality of points on the surface of a refractory lining of the vessel to characterize a concave interior of the vessel in a single scan. A scanner manipulator having the manipulator arm attached to the scanner assembly maintains the scanner assembly in measurement positions. A control system controls the position of the scanner assembly, the orientation of the emitter sensor, and the acquisition, storage, processing and presentation of measurements produced by the emitter/sensor. The field of view obtained from the scanner assembly in a single scan exceeds a hemisphere.

Abstract: A system comprises a first surface; a second surface disposed opposite the first surface by a predetermined distance; and a depth-measuring system having at least one optical sensor disposed facing the first and second surfaces, the at least one optical sensor having a field of view covering at least a portion of the second surface, the at least one optical sensor being configured to measure distance to the first surface through the second surface and to measure distance to an object placed on the second surface.

Abstract: A surface shape measuring device includes a camera that captures the observation image acquired by the optical head, a drive unit that causes the optical head to scan relatively in a scanning direction perpendicular to the measurement target, an encoder for detecting a position of the optical head in the scanning direction with respect to the measurement target, an imaging instructing unit that instructs the camera to capture the observation image based on a position signal output from the encoder for each predetermined interval, a frame dropping occurrence rate calculating unit that calculates a frame dropping occurrence rate indicating an occurrence rate of frame dropping of the camera, and a measurement condition setting unit that sets a measurement condition for measuring a surface shape of the measurement target based on the frame dropping occurrence rate.

Abstract: A surface shape measuring apparatus for measuring a specular surface includes an illuminator configured to illuminate the specular surface with a first light pattern, an imaging device configured to capture an image of a second light pattern which is light transmitted through the illuminator after the first light pattern from the illuminator is reflected by the specular surface, and a processing apparatus configured to acquire a positional deviation amount of the second light pattern from a predetermined position in the image captured by the imaging device, and to output information related to a surface shape of the specular surface acquired from the positional deviation amount.

Abstract: A method for three-dimensional measuring of objects with triangulation includes projecting light structures onto an object, capturing the light structures with optoelectronic image capture, and computer-assisted evaluation of the captured images for measuring the object. The light structures are projected in a first wavelength range and the image capture detects the wavelength range that has the intensities caused by fluorescence of the object. The wavelengths emitted from the object are filtered when the projected light structures are captured. Both the wavelength range used for projecting light structures and the wavelength range having the fluorescence are detected for the same image capture and the transmission of the wavelength range having the fluorescence is larger than the transmission of the wavelength range used for projecting light structures. Electronic or electromechanical components and components made of plastics material are measured as the objects which have a self-fluorescent surface.

Abstract: A visualization system for a planter row unit having closing and furrow opening disks. The visualization system includes a structured light unit and a camera mounted between the closing wheels and the furrow opening disks. The structured light unit is operable to project a patterned light on a trench in a ground surface formed by the planter row unit, and the camera is operable to record a field of view that includes the patterned light on the trench to determine and measure a three-dimensional trench measurement. The camera captures the 2D image of the trench with the projected patterned light. Optionally, the visualization system includes a general illumination light to illuminate the visual characteristics of the trench. The visualization system can determine the depth of the actual trench, the commodity depth of the commodity in the actual trench, and the 3D actual trench profile.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method including: providing a light guiding arrangement (LGA) configured to redirect light, incident thereon in a direction perpendicular to an external surface of the sample, into or onto the sample, such that light impinges on an internal facet of the sample nominally normally thereto; generating a first incident light beam (LB), directed at the external surface normally thereto, and a second incident LB, parallel to the first incident LB and directed at the LGA; obtaining a first returned LB by reflection of the first incident LB off the external surface, and a second returned LB by redirection by the LGA of the second incident LB into or onto the sample, reflection thereof off the internal facet, and inverse redirection by the LGA; measuring an angular deviation between the returned LBs and deducing therefrom an actual inclination angle of the internal facet relative to the external surface.

Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit configured to receive one or more force signals from one or more force sensors coupled to one or both of a tool or an end effector. The one or more force signals are indicative of one or more forces exerted in relation to the tool or the end effector as the tool operates on a first component and a second component. The control unit is further configured to detect a difference in the one or more forces as an operative portion of the tool passes through a gap between the first component and the second component. The control unit is further configured to determine a distance of the gap based on the difference in the one or more forces.

Abstract: A 3D scanner system includes a scanning device capable of recording first and second data sets of a surface of an object when operating in a first configuration and a second configuration, respectively. A measurement unit is configured for measuring a distance from the scanning device to the surface. A control controls an operation of the scanning device based on the distance measured by the measurement unit, where the scanning device operates in the first configuration when the measured distance is within a first range of distances from the surface and the scanning device operates in the second configuration when the measured distance is within a second range of distances; and a data processor is configured to combine one or more first data sets and one or more second data sets to create a combined virtual 3D model of the object surface.

Abstract: A surface measuring device includes a stage, a sensor unit, a supply unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to execute first processing of operating the supply unit such that gas that has flowed through an internal flow paths is blown downward from blow-out holes of first to N-th nozzles, second processing of operating at least one of the stage and the sensor unit such that the sensor unit scans a surface of a measurement object during operation of the supply unit by the first processing, and third processing of calculating a separation distance between each of the first to N-th nozzles and the surface of the measurement object based on a flow rate of the gas measured in each of first to N-th air sensors during scanning of the sensor unit by the second processing.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are a leveling method and a leveling system. The leveling method includes providing a leveling mechanism, setting up the plurality of the first containers and connecting two adjacent first containers to each other through one connecting pipe, filling each connecting pipe with observation liquid, measuring same volume of the observation liquid using the second container and fill the observation liquid into the plurality of the first containers separately, maintaining the plurality of the first containers at same horizontal height, defining a liquid level height in the first container as a height of observation liquid level in the first container relative to the first container, and comparing the liquid level heights in the plurality of the first containers, determining the target device is in a leveling state if the liquid level heights in the plurality of the first containers are the same.

Abstract: An inertial sensor module includes a first inertial sensor that detects a physical quantity of a first axis; a second inertial sensor that detects the physical quantity of the first axis; a first substrate on which the first inertial sensor and the second inertial sensor are mounted; and a second substrate on which the first substrate is mounted and which includes a first terminal electrically coupled to the first inertial sensor via the first substrate and a second terminal electrically coupled to the second inertial sensor via the first substrate.

Abstract: A microelectromechanical device is provided that includes a first proof mass and a second proof mass in a device plane. The first proof mass includes a first set of rotor combs, and the first set of rotor combs comprises a first set of rotor transducer combs. The second proof mass includes a second set of rotor combs, and the second set of rotor combs comprises a second set of rotor transducer combs. The first and second proof masses are configured to undergo anti-phase movement. The first set of rotor combs also includes a first set of dummy rotor combs and the second set of rotor combs also includes a second set of dummy rotor combs. The first set of rotor combs is reflection-symmetric with the second set of rotor combs.

Abstract: A rotation rate sensor. The rotation rate sensor includes a substrate having a main extension plane, and includes at least one mass oscillator. The mass oscillator is connected to a drive structure via one or more spring elements and can be excited to oscillate in an excitation direction running in parallel with the main extension plane. The rotation rate sensor has at least one detection element connected to the mass oscillator and a first and second anchor element connected fixedly to the substrate. The detection element is connected to the first anchor element via a first spring element and is connected to the second anchor element via a second spring element. The detection element can be deflected along a detection direction running in parallel with the main extension plane and perpendicularly to the excitation direction. The first and the second spring element comprise a parallelogram spring element.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and an assistance apparatus for supporting vehicle functions in a parking lot. Surroundings data are recorded and processed in order to recognize semantic and/or geometric objects, wherein the surroundings data depict the parking lot or represent same in the form of a point cloud. Data portions are extracted from the surroundings data, these data portions corresponding to semantic and/or geometric objects that have been classified as relevant to a parking maneuver and comprising pixels or data points that depict or represent the recognized semantic and/or geometric objects. Of the surroundings data, only the extracted data portions together with object data that, as a semantic and/or geometric attribution of the data portions, in each case indicate to which at least one semantic and/or geometric object the data portions correspond, are then sent to a server in order to automatically create an overall map.

Abstract: Provided is an erroneous route conversion determination apparatus that determines presence or absence of erroneous route conversion when a set route on a navigation map for a navigation system of a vehicle is converted into a practical route on a high-precision map, in which position information of intersections on the set route and heading angles at the intersections of the set route are extracted based on the navigation map and the set route, position information of intersections on the practical route and heading angles at the intersections on the practical route are extracted based on the high-precision map and the practical route, and the presence or absence of the erroneous route conversion is determined based on a heading angle of the set route and a heading angle of the practical route at a common intersection that is an intersection common between the set route and the practical route.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving an auxiliary routing request from a manufacturing execution system (MES) apparatus of a first site by an inter-site backup management apparatus; selecting an auxiliary route to a second site based on the auxiliary routing request and a statistical model by the inter-site backup management apparatus; including the auxiliary route in a route associated with a wafer lot by the MES apparatus; and performing a semiconductor processing operation on a wafer of the wafer lot according to the route.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) receiving, by a dynamic transportation matching system, a request for transportation between initial waypoints, (ii) calculating, by the dynamic transportation matching system, a value metric for an initial driving route between the initial waypoints (iii) calculating a value metric for a walk-enabled driving route that comprises at least one alternate waypoint that is within a predetermined walking range of one of the initial waypoints, and (iv) improving, by the dynamic transportation matching system, a value of fulfilling the request for transportation by determining that a difference between the value metric of the walk-enabled driving route and the value metric of the initial driving route satisfies a walking-value threshold and selecting, based on the determination that the difference satisfies the walking-value threshold, the walk-enabled driving route for fulfilling the request for transportation.

Abstract: A moving availability determination device comprises a route acquisition unit that acquires a candidate movement route, an information acquisition unit that acquires determination basis information including at least one of the following information: moving object feature information indicating at least one of a specification related to the movement of a moving object and a dimension of the moving object; speed condition information indicating a condition of the moving speed of the moving object in a target moving route; and structure information indicating at least one of a position and a size of a structure in a region including the target movement route, and a determination unit that executes a determination of whether the candidate movement route generated by the route acquisition unit is the movable route, using the determination basis information.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method (700) for recommending energy efficient routes to vehicles, for V2V energy exchange. The method recites identifying (702) at least one energy consumer vehicle and one or more energy supplier vehicles, among a plurality of vehicles and selecting (704), for each of the identified at least one energy consumer vehicle, at least one corresponding energy supplier vehicle from the identified one or more energy supplier vehicles. The method further recites calculating (712) an updated optimal route for the selected at least one energy supplier vehicle and for the at least one energy consumer vehicle. The method further recites recommending (714) the updated optimal route for the at least one energy supplier vehicle and the at least one energy consumer vehicle for V2V energy exchange, indicating at least one energy exchange location and duration of energy exchange.

Abstract: The proposed invention relates to methods for controlling resource consumption by a motor vehicle, and can be used in transportation industry. The technical problem to be solved by the claimed invention is to provide a method, a device, a system, a motor vehicle, and a computer-readable medium that do not possess the drawbacks of the prior art and thus make it possible to generate a modified resource-efficient driving route for a motor vehicle using a variety of modified resource-efficient tracks that allows motor vehicles to move along these routes in a resource-efficient way, in accordance with user's needs.

Abstract: The proposed invention relates to methods for controlling energy consumption by a motor vehicle, and can be used in transportation industry. The technical problem to be solved by the claimed invention is to provide a method, a device. a system, a motor vehicle, and a computer-readable medium that do not possess the drawbacks of the prior art and thus make it possible to generate an accurate energy-efficient track for a motor vehicle that allows to reduce energy consumption by the 15 motor vehicle moving along a portion of the route that contains a possible deceleration point, which can be used as an activation point for the vehicle's recuperation system.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an Internet of Things system for device re-inspection management based on a smart gas Geographic Information System (GIS). A smart gas pipeline network safety management platform of the Internet of Things system is configured to: obtain inspection data of the gas GIS from a smart gas data center; determine target positioning data for placing at least one marking device; determine a monitoring feature; determine an inspection analysis result based on the monitoring feature and the inspection data using an inspection model; determine at least one re-inspection set based on the inspection analysis result; determine at least one re-inspection route based on the at least one re-inspection set, and display visualized data on a GIS map; and send the at least one re-inspection route to a smart gas service platform through the smart gas data center.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a route can include: identifying, by one or more processors, one or more indications of calmness associated with one or more route segments between an origin location and a destination location by analyzing sensor data associated with the one or more route segments; determining one or more calmness scores associated with the one or more route segments based upon the one or more indications of calmness, as identified, associated with the one or more route segments; and generating, by the one or more processors, a route between the origin location and the destination location, wherein the route is selected based at least in part upon the one or more calmness scores associated with the one or more route segments. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving at a computer server system, from a computing device that is remote from the server system, a string of text that comprises a search query. The method also includes identifying one or more search results that are responsive to the search query, parsing a document that is a target of one of the one or more results, identifying geographical address information from the parsing, generating a specific geographical indicator corresponding to the one search result, and transmitting for use by the computing device, data for automatically generating a navigational application having a destination at the specific geographical indicator.

Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more search terms at a mobile computing device while the mobile computing device is located at a particular location. A search query that includes the one or more search terms and a location history of the mobile computing device is transmitted to a server. The method also includes receiving one or more search results in response to the search query, where the one or more search results include content identified based on a predicted destination of the mobile computing device. An interface identifying the one or more search results is displayed at the mobile computing device.

Abstract: A route from a current location of a portable device to a destination is determined, where the route includes a sequence of directed sections. Navigation instructions to guide a user of the portable device along the route to the destination are generated. To this end, candidate navigation landmarks perceptible within a 360-degree range of the current location of the portable device are identified using (i) one or more metrics of observability, prominence, and uniqueness and (ii) a user preference related to a type of landmark, and an initial instruction in the navigation instructions is generated and provided via a user interface of the portable device. The initial instruction references the selected navigation landmark.

Abstract: A vehicle navigation method, including: displaying a vehicle navigation interface for navigating a physical vehicle, the vehicle navigation interface including a map; displaying a virtual vehicle on a target road on the map, the virtual vehicle corresponding to the physical vehicle; determining, when the physical vehicle travels to a current position and is in a target traveling scenario, road range data corresponding to the target traveling scenario and the current position; and updating a map span and a view angle for displaying the map to a target map span and a target view angle, the target map span and the target view angle being adapted to the road range data.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an acquiring unit that acquires a present position of a movable object, and a display control unit that displays an image posted in a manner associated with position information in a map of a predetermined area including the present position based on the present position and priority according to accessibility from the present position.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire first received power measured by a moving vehicle at a first position of the moving vehicle which receives a first signal which is a radio wave, and acquire a coefficient which associates the acquired first received power with a radio wave shielding state in an environment including a second position different from the first position.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that efficiently creates a low-dimensional environmental map on the basis of high-dimensional sensor data. The information processing apparatus includes: an object construction unit that clusters sensor data including a high-dimensional point cloud and constructs a high-dimensional object for each cluster; a projection unit that subjects the high-dimensional object to low-dimensional projection; and a map construction unit that constructs a map on a basis of the object subjected to the low-dimensional projection. The object construction unit constructs a high-dimensional object having a size, a shape, and a posture based on geometric information extracted from a set of sensor data included in a cluster.

Abstract: A method for updating digital map material for motor vehicles includes the following steps: during operation of a motor vehicle, continuously detecting whether the motor vehicle is currently located on a road or a facility for stationary traffic; if it is detected that the motor vehicle has driven from a road onto a facility for stationary traffic, determining a departure point at which the motor vehicle has left the road and driven onto the facility for stationary traffic; updating the digital map material based on the determined departure point; and providing the updated digital map material.

Abstract: Customized routing of vehicles is performed based on lane-level difficulty includes extracting data elements from traffic information indicative of performance of maneuvers by the vehicles. Raw difficulty scores are determined for each of the maneuvers based on the data elements. Lanes of travel are identified for the maneuvers. For each lane, a lane-level difficulty score is generated based on the raw difficulty scores corresponding to the maneuvers using that lane. Vehicles are routed accounting for the lane-level difficulty scores to include only maneuvers that have lane-level difficulty scores at or below a difficulty preference.

Abstract: Various teachings of the present disclosure include a method for identifying manipulation of a sensor unit including a measuring unit to measure a physical property and a control unit to receive measurement signals from the measuring unit and to send control signals to the measuring unit. The method may include: sending a diagnostic signal to the measuring unit from the control unit; and receiving at the control unit a response signal generated by the measuring unit in response to the diagnostic signal; or identifying manipulation of the sensor unit if a response signal is not received.

Abstract: A resolver comprises a pair of stator windings and a rotor winding that is rotatable with respect to the stator windings and inductively coupled to these. A method for monitoring the resolver comprises exciting the rotor winding with an alternating current having an oscillation frequency and a first phase, obtaining voltages induced in the stator windings by the alternating current flowing in the rotor winding, deciding that the resolver is defective when a shift between phases of a first one of said induced voltages and of the alternating current differs from a nominal phase shift by more than a predetermined phase threshold.

Abstract: An intelligent electronic device (IED) having a programmable display is provided. The present disclosure provides for defining screens of a display on a revenue based energy meter. The method utilizes Modbus registers and defines a programming technique wherein a user can custom make any desired screen for every application based on what a user needs. The programming utilizes Modbus registers maps to allow for the customizable screens. Moreover, the display interface allows for customized labeling to provide notice and information to users as to measured parameters other than electricity that the meter might be accumulating such as steam, water, gas or other type of commodity.

Abstract: A position encoder for a camshaft is disclosed. The position encoder includes an annular base body arranged in a base plane and having a central longitudinal axis extending vertically in relation to the base plane along an axial direction. At least one signal tab projecting radially outward integrally formed on an outer circumference of the base body. One recess respectively is provided at a transition to the bent signal section on two sides delimiting the signal tab in the circumferential direction. An axial end face of the bent signal section of the signal tab tapers at least in a tapered section in a longitudinal section along the axial direction, from radially outwards to radially inwards toward the base body.

Abstract: Actuators for rotating an optical-path-folding-element with two, first and second, degrees of freedom in an extended rotation range around two respective rotation axes, folded cameras including such actuators and dual-cameras including a folded camera as above together with an upright camera.

Abstract: A Halbach-based magnetic position sensor includes a Halbach magnetic element having a spatially rotating magnetization pattern along an extent, producing a focused and augmented magnetic field on a working side relative to a magnetic field on a non-working side. A sensing element on the working side is co-configured with the Halbach magnetic element for relative motion therebetween. The sensing element includes encoder circuitry and magnetic sensors that sense the working-side magnetic field and produce corresponding sensor signals. The encoder circuitry translates the sensor signals into position signals indicating relative position between the sensing element and the Halbach magnetic element. In one example the Halbach magnetic element has a closed curve (e.g., substantially circular or ring-like) configuration.