Abstract: Change points of a system represented by a plurality of time series are detected more appropriately. An information processing system includes means for learning, with respect to each of a plurality of time series, models that approximate partial time series respectively and are defined by parameters of the partial time series respectively, the partial time series being obtained by dividing a corresponding time series into a plurality of segments at change point candidates; and means for detecting, with respect to each of the change point candidates for the plurality of time series, a global change point that is a change point for the plurality of time series based on a difference between a parameter of a first partial time series starting from a time point of a corresponding change point candidate and a parameter of a second partial time series before the corresponding change point candidate, and outputting the global change point.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes providing a first pipe having a first leading end and a first trailing end, providing a second pipe having a second leading end and a second trailing end, abutting at least a portion of the second leading end to at least a portion of the first trailing end to define a pipe abutment zone comprising a portion of the first pipe measured longitudinally from the first trailing end and a portion of the second pipe measured longitudinally from the second leading end, conveying the first and second pipe past an inspection device, inspecting by the inspection device a first portion of the pipe abutment zone and a second portion of the pipe abutment zone, and providing defect data that describes defects detected within the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: Condition monitoring of equipment, machines, and parts with rotational or linear movement that constantly changes speed, starts and stops at different positions, that does not make complete rotations is done according to the invention by binning vibrational data according to position and thereafter performing a Fourier transformation for analysis. Among other things this avoids smearing in the frequency domain due to speed changes.

Abstract: A dummy substrate detection method includes: acquiring a real-time image of a conveying route when a cut substrate enters the conveying route; matching and comparing the acquired real-time image of the conveying route with a first reference image, and determining whether or not there is a dummy substrate on the conveying route according to a comparison result. The first reference image is an image of the conveying route with no dummy substrate. A dummy substrate detector device and a dummy substrate detector system are further provided.

Abstract: An artificial intelligent fuel cell system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a fuel cell stack in which a plurality of unit cells is combined for generating electric energy with an electrochemical reaction; a sensor unit which measures in real time data about each of the unit cells forming the fuel cell stack, temperature, pressure, humidity, and flow rates of reaction gases, and cooling water, and current and voltage data during an operation of a fuel cell; an artificial intelligent unit which collects the data measured by the sensor unit with a predetermined time interval, generates a model for predicting and controlling performance of the fuel cell through the learning and analysis of the collected data, compares the generated model with the data measured in real time and diagnoses a state of the fuel cell stack, and generates a control signal for changing an operation condition of the fuel cell stack; and a control unit which changes the operation condition of the

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a structure evaluation system includes an impact imparting unit, a sensor, and a structure evaluation device. The impact imparting unit applies impacts to a structure. The impact imparting unit applies the impacts at a frequency equal to or less than a frequency determined in accordance with an intensity at which the impacts are imparted. The sensor detects elastic waves. The structure evaluation device evaluates a deterioration state of the structure on the basis of the detected elastic waves.

Abstract: Monitoring indoor environmental conditions is provided. Sensor data and its corresponding time stamps from is collect from a number of environmental sensors within an enclosed environment. A set of all possible states is defined for a specified time period, each state representing a range of sensor data values. A probability of the system changing from any one state to another is modeled according to a Markov chain. When a new sensor data value is received from a sensor it is compared to a last sensor data value of a previous state, and a probability of transition from the previous state to the current state is determined. If the probability of transition from the previous state to the current state is less than a predetermined threshold, an anomaly is detected, and a service request is generated.

Abstract: An electronic circuit including: an electronic component, a conductive armature surrounding the electronic component, an electrical insulator between the electronic component and the conductive armature, a device configured to measure current passing through the armature or voltage on the armature or on the electronic component, and a defect determination device configured to determine a defect in the electrical insulator based on the measured current or voltage.

Abstract: A fault diagnosis apparatus acquires, by using an acquisition unit, for each of a plurality of medical devices, installation environment information including a plurality of items about an installation environment in which each of the plurality of medical devices is installed; classifies, by using a classification unit, the plurality of medical devices into a plurality of groups on the basis of the installation environment information; extracts, by using an extraction unit, an item in the installation environment information representing a feature of a group to which a device in which a fault has occurred among the plurality of medical devices belongs, the feature being different from that of the other groups; and performs control, by using a display control unit, to cause a display unit to display an extraction result obtained by the extraction unit.

Abstract: A system and method for detecting foreign object debris damage is disclosed. A method for foreign object debris detection in a gas turbine engine may include receiving, by a controller, a first time-series data from a database, wherein the first time-series data comprises a feature, pre-processing, by the controller, the first time-series data to generate a second time-series data, generating a third time-series data via an anomaly detector model, sending, by the controller, the third time-series data to a foreign object debris (FOD) damage model, and determining, by the controller, that a FOD event has occurred based on data received from the FOD damage model. In various embodiments, the method may further comprise generating, by the controller, a health report (HR).

Abstract: Methods and systems fir identifying nuisances and defects of interest (DOIs) in defects detected on a wafer are provided. One method includes acquiring metrology data for the wafer generated by a metrology tool that performs measurements on the wafer at an array of measurement points. In one embodiment, the measurement points are determined prior to detecting the defects on the wafer and independently of the defects detected on the wafer. The method also includes determining locations of defects detected on the wafer with respect to locations of the measurement points on the wafer and assigning metrology data to the defects as a defect attribute based on the locations of the defects determined with respect to the locations of the measurement points. In addition, the method includes determining if the defects are nuisances or DOIs based on the defect attributes assigned to the defects.

Abstract: In some examples, systems and methods may be used to improve functional safety of analog or mixed-signal circuits, and, more specifically, to anomaly detection to help predict failures for mitigating catastrophic results of circuit failures. An example may include using a machine learning model trained to identify point anomalies, contextual or conditional anomalies, or collective anomalies in a set of time-series data collected from in-field detectors of the circuit. The machine learning models may be trained with data that has only normal data or has some anomalous data included in the data set. In an example, the data may include functional or design-for-feature (DFx) signal data received from an in-field detector on an analog component. A functional safety action may be triggered based on analysis of the functional or DFx signal data.

Abstract: A method of determining the risk of a stator failure is provided. The stator includes multiple stator coil windings. Each of the windings includes multiple conductive metal strands. The number of strand failures is determined from an image captured by a radiography. A risk analysis is assessed from the determined number of strand failures.

Abstract: In the related art, no consideration is given to a configuration of a deformation detecting device, an installation place or an installation method for the measurement target.

Abstract: A CWT-based method to calculate transmission coefficients of different Lamb waves using individual LEU signals. A neural network was trained to accurately predict WPDs based on the transmission coefficients of selected Lamb waves and the LEU signal energy. The method is capable of inspecting WPDs quickly along welds in thin structures.

Abstract: A method allowing the cracking of a material to be controlled, and a device for the implementation of the method are disclosed. A target cracking path is defined in a given volume of material. Mechanical loads are applied to the material in order to control the propagation of a crack in the volume so that the crack propagates along the target path. In order to prevent an unstable propagation of the crack, a stabilization load especially designed for stabilizing the propagation of the crack is applied to the volume.

Abstract: Methods for detection of pipe characteristics, such as defect detection of downhole tubulars and overall thickness estimation of downhole tubulars, utilizing remote-field eddy current technique. A defect detection method may further include disposing a defect detection tool in a wellbore, wherein the defect detection tool comprises a transmitter and a plurality of receivers, recording measurements for a plurality of channels, utilizing pre-calculated estimation curves corresponding to the plurality of channels at a plurality of defected candidates to obtain thicknesses corresponding to the plurality of channels at each defected candidate; and evaluating variations for the thicknesses by computing standard deviations between the thicknesses obtained for the plurality of channels at each defected candidates utilizing a minimum variation, and computing an overall thickness change using overall thickness estimations for the plurality of defected candidates.

Abstract: The present invention provides a detection method, a detection system, and a detection device for flexible substrate; and the detection method comprises: obtaining the light intensity distribution by parallel light with the same intensity transmitted through the flexible substrate; finding a difference point of light intensity from the light intensity distribution; obtaining a position of the difference point of light intensity corresponding to the flexible substrate, and the position is treated as an abnormal position in the flexible substrate. Wherein the difference point of light intensity is a point where the light intensity is different from the light intensity of the surrounding area. The abnormal positions can be obtained by the detection method of the present invention.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing improved measurements and predictions of geometry induced overlay errors are disclosed. Information regarding variations of overlay errors is obtained and analyzed to improve semiconductor processes as well as lithography patterning. In some embodiments, a cascading analysis process is utilized to breakdown the wafer geometry induced overlay into various components. The breakdown analysis may also be utilized to determine effectiveness factors for the various components, which in turn may improve the prediction accuracy of the impact of wafer geometry on wafer overlay. Furthermore, the measurements and/or predictions of the wafer geometry induced overlay errors may be utilized to provide overlay monitoring and correction solutions.

Abstract: A method, system, and device for diagnosing an anomaly of a monitored component in a drive train, the method including: obtaining original data based on samples of a tachometer signal; processing the original data to obtain rotational information; processing the original data to produce a sine spectrum; determining complex magnitudes of the sine spectrum; removing dominate torsional mode residuals from the complex magnitudes of the sine spectrum to produce a frequency spectrum; and determining a condition indicator from the frequency spectrum.

Abstract: Automated methods and systems to reduce the size of time series data while maintaining outlier data points are described. The time series data may be read from a data-storage device of a physical data center. Clusters of data points of the time series data are determined. A normalcy domain of the time series data and outlier data points of the time series data is determined. The normalcy domain of the time series data comprises ranges of values associated with each clusters of data points. The outlier data points are located outside the ranges. Quantized time series data are computed from the normalcy domain. When the loss of information due to quantization is less than a limit, the quantized time series data is compressed. The time series data in the data-storage device is replaced with the compressed time series data and outlier data points.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for analyzing structures by applying a continuous ultrasonic excitation and measuring steady state response of the structures using laser Doppler vibrometery, or other techniques. In one example, a method comprises applying a continuous signal having one or more periodic tones to the structure, generating measurements of wave response to the signal at each of a plurality of inspection points of the structure, and, for each of the periodic tones, estimating wavenumbers for a number of the inspection points of the structure based on the wave response measurements and the frequency of the periodic tones. The estimated wavenumbers can be used to determine properties of the structure, including defects, damage, or variation in thickness.

Abstract: A method for determining whether a defect exists in a machine. The method includes receiving a signal from a sensor that includes data related to operation of a machine. It is determined whether the data in the signal is accurate or valid and a first input is generated therefrom. It is determined whether a defect exists in the machine by analyzing the data in the signal and a second input is generated therefrom. The first input and the second input are introduced into one or more logic gates, which generate an output that indicates whether the defect exists in the machine. A user is notified when the output indicates that the defect exists in the machine.

Abstract: The instant disclosure provides an intelligent CAA (Critical Area Analysis) failure pre-diagnosis system and method for a design layout. The intelligent CAA failure pre-diagnosis method includes the steps of obtaining a design layout of an object and defining at least one layout region having a layout pattern thereon, obtaining a plurality of defects, comparing the defects one-by-one to a predetermined portion of the layout pattern in the order of their sizes, and calculating a CAA failure risk level of the layout region according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A method, system, and device for diagnosing an anomaly of a monitored component in a drive train, the method including obtaining rotational information associated with the component; receiving original data indicating the toothmesh frequency of the drive train; filtering the original data to remove energy above the toothmesh frequency; interpolating the filtered original data to generate an integer number of samples per tooth passage; and generating an amplified differential coherence (ADC). In some embodiments, an amplified differential coherence gearbox arrangement value (ADCT) is generated.

Abstract: Provided is a railway vehicle bearing abnormality sensing system that can accurately perform abnormality determination for railway vehicle bearings. The system (100) senses an abnormality in a plurality of rolling bearings (17) housed in an axle box (3) provided to a bogie (2). The system (100) includes: vibration detection devices (15) each detecting vibration of a rolling bearing; an analysis device (6) determining an abnormality in the bearings (17) on the basis of detection data detected by the device (15); and reception response detection start module (13) receiving a detection start signal and cause the device (15) to detect vibration of the rolling bearing. The system (100) further includes a measurement start command transmitting device (4), installed apart from a railway vehicle, transmitting the detection start signal to the module (13).

Abstract: A method and a device for detection of initiating failures in a mechanical system. The device includes an acquisition circuit to acquire packets of endogenic and exogenic time signals corresponding to measurements of endogenic and exogenic parameters specific to the mechanical system respectively, at successive instants, and a chopping circuit to chop a passband of the endogenic signal packets into a determined set of frequency sub-bands, at each instant in the successive instants. The device further includes a calculation circuit to determine a corresponding estimating signal for each frequency sub-band at each instant in the successive instants; and a detection circuit to receive each estimating signal and the corresponding exogenic signal packets during the successive instants, and to detect any deviation in each estimating signal representing initiating failures of the machine in iso-context.

Abstract: A method for non-destructively estimating a current physical condition of a cordage product in-service is described. The method involves obtaining sensor data associated with the cordage product while in-service handling a load. The sensor data includes any combination of cordage product elongation data, applied load data, and diametric data. The method further includes determining an axial stiffness value associated with the cordage product based on the sensor data and estimating a health state of the cordage product based on the determined axial stiffness value. The estimated health state is indicative of the current physical condition of the cordage product.

Abstract: An arrangement for determining the calibration position of a robot joint where the joint has a moveable joint element and a stationary joint element, where one of the joint elements has a holding structure and the other a force providing protrusion, a robot controller, a motor connected between the robot controller and the moveable joint element and a force receiving element adapted to form a kinematic coupling with the holding structure and the force providing protrusion, where the kinematic coupling has at least two areas of contact between the structure and the force receiving element and one area of contact between the force providing protrusion and the force receiving element, the force receiving element being fastenable to the holding structure for stretching out across a gap between the two robot joint elements for receiving a force from the force providing protrusion.

Abstract: A method for structural component crack testing comprising: a) identifying a structural component hole and inserting a probe thereinto; b) for different emission directions, automatically performing the following: b1) controlling a probe ultrasound beam emission; b2) measuring a probe signal; b3) if the measured signal amplitude is above a predetermined threshold: determining a distance between the probe and a structural component discontinuity point; recording a data set comprising at least the distance between the probe and the discontinuity point, together with a data element corresponding to the probe emission angular direction, c) automatically searching for data sets corresponding to characteristic discontinuity points, and consequently establishing a correspondence between the probe emission angular directions and an angular reference frame linked to the component; d) based on the recorded data sets, automatically determining the discontinuity point positions; e) determining a dimensional characteristi

Abstract: Position data interpolation unit interpolates 3D coordinate values or rotation angles, for periods of time, at each interpolation position on line segments that connect adjacently installed sensors, based on 3D coordinate values or rotation angles of the respective installation positions of the plurality of sensors measured by the measurement unit. A coordinate conversion unit computes 3D coordinate values of each position corresponding to a 3D shape of the measurement target object at periods of time, based on 3D coordinate values or rotation angles of the respective installation positions of the plurality of sensors measured at periods of time, based on 3D coordinate values or rotation angles of each of the interpolation positions on line segments that connect sensors interpolated at periods of time, and based on relative distances between the adjacently installed sensors along deformed shape of the measurement target object.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: identifying a dark region by binarizing an image captured using an imaging device; generating a line image of the dark region by thinning the dark region; identifying a first multiple pairs of pixels that are included in a pixel group forming the generated line image and are separated from each other by a predetermined threshold or more; calculating a first variance of gradients of lines connecting the respective pairs in the first plurality of pairs; identifying a second plurality of pairs of pixels that are included in the pixel group forming the generated line image and are separated from each other by values smaller than the predetermined threshold; calculating a second variance of gradients of lines connecting the respective pairs in the second plurality of pairs; and evaluating the dark region based on the first variance and the second variance.

Abstract: A method and system for passively detecting, localizing, and/or characterizing a mechanical wave source at one or more spatial points of interest on a structure using ultrasonic guided waves are provided. The method includes estimating the spatial channel impulse response at one or more spatial points of interest using a movable transducer. Collected data recorded in response to transient mechanical waves is then combined with the spatial channel impulse response estimates to detect, localize, and/or characterize the source. A direct path from the mechanical wave source to each transducer is not required. Anisotropies and variations between transducer transfer functions may be accounted for and all propagation paths may be used to perform source localization. The method and system may leverage structural complexity rather than ignore it.

Abstract: A stretchable piezoelectric sensor applied to logistics for real-time monitoring includes a stretchable flexible substrate and a conductive layer formed on the flexible substrate. A plurality of sensing members corresponding in number to end faces of a packaging box is adhered to the conductive layer. When the piezoelectric sensor is placed at the bottom of the packaging box containing goods, two ends of the piezoelectric sensor can be stretched to fit on the diagonal corners of the packaging box, and the sensing members are located on the respective end faces of the packaging box to achieve an all-round monitoring.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method. The method includes forming a resist layer on a patterned substrate; collecting first overlay data from the patterned substrate; determining an overlay compensation based on mapping of second overlay data from an integrated circuit (IC) pattern to the first overlay data from the patterned substrate; performing a compensation process to a lithography system according to the overlay compensation; and thereafter performing a lithography exposing process to the resist layer by the lithography system, thereby imaging the IC pattern to the resist layer.

Abstract: A system and method for autonomously tracing a cause of particle contamination during semiconductor manufacture is provided. A contamination analysis system analyzes tool process logs together with particle contamination data for multiple process runs to determine a relationship between systematic particle contamination levels and one or more tool parameters. This relationship is used to predict expected contamination levels associated with regular usage of the tool, and to identify which tool parameters have the largest impact on expected levels of particle contamination. The contamination analysis system also identifies process logs showing unexpected deviant particle contamination levels that exceed expected contamination levels, and traces the cause of the deviant particle contamination to particular process log parameter events.

Abstract: A method of creating a database of operating states of an aircraft fleet, in which a computer executes the steps of acquiring parameters wherein a state of operation of an aircraft of the aircraft fleet; acquiring at least one item of degradation information indicative of a level of degradation of at least one aircraft from among the fleet of aircraft; storing series of parameters in said database, each series of parameters including parameters wherein a state of operation of one of the aircraft and if the item of degradation information has been acquired, at least one item of degradation information indicative of a level of degradation of the aircraft.

Abstract: A self-calibrating magnetic field monitor is disclosed. In one embodiment, a magnetic field sensor repeatedly generates an electronic signal related to the magnetic field. In addition, a calibration module generates a relative baseline signal based on an average value of the electronic signals for a given time period. A comparator compares the electronic signal with the relative baseline signal and generating an output signal if a difference in the comparing is greater than or equal to a threshold.

Abstract: Thermoacoustic sensors, such as dynamic pressure sensors, in the combustor measure vibratory responses of the combustor. An integrated monitoring and control system controller correlates sensor readings with combustion thermoacoustic properties in order to identify combustion anomalies by wavelet or Fourier analysis techniques; determine bulk temperature characteristics within the combustor with dominant mode frequency analysis techniques; and optionally determines absolute active path temperatures within the combustor with acoustic pyrometry transmission and time-of-flight analysis techniques. In some embodiments all of the monitoring functions are performed with a commonly shared array of thermoacoustic sensors that function as both combustion dynamics thermoacoustic vibration/wave receivers and acoustic transmitters. The monitored combustion properties are used for controlling gas turbine combustion.

Abstract: A device and method for tracking a spectral response. The device and method including inputting light to a waveguide medium having a plurality of perturbation sensors disposed in a spaced relationship in the waveguide medium; receiving a plurality of signals reflected from the plurality of perturbation sensors; retrieving from the received signals, data representing a plurality of signal values, each signal value comprising at least a magnitude value and a wavelength value; identifying within the plurality of signal values, at least a first signal value and a second signal value, being in an overlap state; estimating, for at least some of the plurality of perturbation sensors, an expected signal value; associating each expected signal value with a respective signal value from the plurality of signal values; updating each expected signal value with the associated signal value.

Abstract: A computer-based system and method for taking clarity measurements of a gem, and a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, are provided and include receiving a pixilated image of a gem and identifying pixels representing an inclusion. The method and medium further include determining characteristics of the inclusion as a function of the pixels representing the inclusion, and providing a clarity grade based upon the determined characteristics. Also provided is a method for mapping a gem, and a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which include receiving a pixilated image of a gem having facet edges, and identifying pixels representing the facet edges. The method and medium further include generating a diagram of the gem, such that the diagram is a function of the pixels representing the facet edges, and superimposing the diagram onto the pixilated image.

Abstract: An intelligent cable storage drum system for use in a pipe inspection system may include a cable storage drum, a video push-cable disposed on the cable storage drum having a proximal end and a distal end for coupling to a camera, and a transceiver module operatively coupled to an output at the distal end of the camera for providing camera output signals to the transceiver module.

Abstract: A tire device includes a vibration power generating element, a signal processing unit, and a transmitter. The vibration power generating element is arranged inside a tire and outputs a voltage corresponding to a time variation of a vibration generated in a tread of the tire. The signal processing unit is disposed inside the tire and performs signal processing on the voltage outputted from the vibration power generating element. The transmitter is arranged inside the tire and sends data subjected to the signal processing in the signal processing unit to a device provided outside the tire. The signal processing unit and the transmitter are driven by power generated in the vibration power generating element.

Abstract: A device and a method for monitoring and analysis utilize unintended electromagnetic emissions of electrically powered components, devices or systems. The emissions are received at the antenna and a receiver. A processor processes and measures change or changes in a signature of the unintended electromagnetic emissions. The measurement are analyzed to both record a baseline score for future measurements and to be used in determining status and/or health of the analyzed system or component.

Abstract: A system and method for analyzing aircraft operation and maintenance history in light of maintenance reports, aircraft type system failure history, health management reports, and aircraft exterior structural conditions to produce a real time recommendation regarding aircraft maintenance and dispatch. A visual inspection report is generated by capturing a real time image of an exterior of the aircraft, inverting the real time image, superimposing the real time image on a previous image of the aircraft exterior, and detecting any variation on the combination of superimposed inverted image on the previous image of the aircraft exterior. Aircraft type historical systems failure reports are analyzed to identify any predictive latent system failure of the aircraft based on the aircraft type historical systems failure report and aircraft operation history and maintenance history.

Abstract: A method, a computer system and an apparatus are disclosed for inspection recipe generation for the automated inspection of semiconductor devices. In order to generate the inspection recipe a reference data set is used. Automatic inspection is carried out with an initial recipe on images of dies of the reference data set (reference wafermap). The detected inspection results from the automatic inspection are classified and the classified inspection results are compared with an expert classification of defects in dies. Overkill and underkill numbers are automatically generated. According to the overkill and underkill numbers the inspection recipe parameters are modified. Automatic inspection is repeated if the detection and/or the classification are below a predefined threshold.

Abstract: An integrated security device, including: an encryption/decoding processing unit for executing processing necessary for authentication by using a logic circuit that forms an encryption/decoding function; a selector for selecting signals whose number corresponds to a specific number of lines from among signals from a plurality of intermediate nodes of the logic circuit in accordance with a selection signal; and a signal processing unit having a function of detecting a glitch caused by the signals corresponding to the specific number of lines, for implementing both a function of generating a physical random number and a function of generating a device identifier by a physical characteristic based on the glitch detected by switch-selecting the signals corresponding to the specific number of lines.

Abstract: A system includes at least one examining module configured to be disposed onboard a vehicle system and a mitigation module. The at least one examining module is configured to identify an identified section of a route being traversed by the vehicle system, with the identified section corresponding to at least one of a potentially damaged section of the route or an actually damaged section of the route. The mitigation module is configured to, responsive to an identification by the at least one examining module of the identified section of the route, automatically perform a mitigation action corresponding to the identified section of the route.

Abstract: A method to acquire the structural health state of an aircraft mechanical component performs measurements at each frequency point of interest by using a network of transducers and working each one simultaneously as actuator and sensor. Each transducer is individually excited by a sinusoidal, constant frequency and arbitrary amplitude, voltage waveform for each arbitrary frequency point used to interrogate the structure. A dedicated hardware executes an analogical (analog) quantization to measure electrical current and average electrical power consumed by each transducer. With these two variables, the electromechanical signature of the structure is obtained at different areas of the monitored structure.

Abstract: A method implemented using a processor based device includes obtaining a measured electrical signal from an electrical device coupled to a mechanical device and generating a signal signature representative of a fault in the mechanical device based on the measured electrical signal. The method also includes determining a diagnostic parameter based on a harmonic frequency of the signal signature and determining the fault in the mechanical device based on the diagnostic parameter.