169results about "Computer control" patented technology

Enhanced accuracy finger position and motion sensors devices, algorithms, and methods are disclosed that can be used in a variety of different applications. The sensors can be used in conjunction with partial fingerprint imagers to produce improved fingerprint scanners. Such improved scanners can use image analysis techniques, such as interpolation between partial fingerprint images to correct for missing data, or discarding redundant partial fingerprint image data, to produce adequate fingerprint images even when the finger has not been applied to the sensor using an optimum technique.

A mobile robot with a diagram indicating a moving path of a subject and a diagram showing a connection between locations, is capable of generating a path on which a subject is predicted to move from information of the subject detected by a detector, a detecting direction of the detector along the path, or tracking the subject by tracing the path, and predicting a location of a destination of the subject even when the subject has moved to another location. Further, the robot is capable of determining an abnormality based on detected location of the subject.

A framework for centrally controlling a plurality of building automation systems. The architecture and method automates a plurality of existing and new building automation systems comprising access control, HVAC, fire safety etc. in such a way that the plurality of building automation systems can be monitored and controlled from a central dashboard. The central dashboard effectively monitors, takes right decisions and remotely controls the buildings across the globe from a centralized location.

A cargo theft prevention method is disclosed. According to the method, a security device for sealing a cargo container and a communication system capable of being in communication with a sealer and an unsealer are provided. A first code utilizing a first algorithm stored in the communication system is generated. A second code utilizing a second algorithm stored in the security device is generated. The second code is then examined when the security device is to be unsealed.

The present invention relates to a system comprising: a process control network (3) having process equipment (2) connected thereto for receiving, through the process control network, control commands and for transmitting messages. To enable a high-security-level system to be achieved, wherein the state of a process can be established from an external communication network, the process control network (3) is connected to an external communication network (5) via a one-way data transfer device (12). The external communication network has storage equipment (6 to 8, 13) connected thereto, configured to store at least some of the information contained in the messages to be transmitted from the process control network (3) to the external communication network (5).

A system for providing information for a process, and a method to utilize such system are provided. In particular, a controller is communicatively coupled to at least one smart field device using an open smart communications protocol, and a server is communicatively coupled to the controller. The server is adapted to receive data associated with the smart field device from the controller. The server may transmit the data in a HTML format, or an at least one image which was generated based on the data. For example, the system further may include a computer system, and the server may transmit the data or the image of the data to such computer system. The computer system may also display the data in the HTML format, and/or the image of the data.

A linear motion assembly comprising a first body arranged for operable communication with a second body for translation of the first body and the second body relative to one another. At least one of the two bodies carries a sensor that detects and monitors information related to performance-indicating characteristics of the assembly. A control module is arranged in communication with the sensor and monitors at least one performance-indicating characteristic of the linear motion assembly by monitoring corresponding signals received from the sensor. The control module also detects and provides an indication of a discrepancy in the performance-indicating characteristic.

A method and apparatus for computing correlating images for image recognition is provided. In particular, the method is used to compare images of a biometric object to authorize an individual or verify whether an individual is the person he claims to be. The biometric objects may include fingerprints, hand or palm prints, and retina scans. The method uses a deviation of symmetry of correlation functions to determine whether the images are of a same object.

The present invention utilizes a cross-prediction scheme to predict values of discrete and continuous time observation data, wherein conditional variance of each continuous time tube variable is fixed to a small positive value. By allowing cross-predictions in an ARMA based model, values of continuous and discrete observations in a time series are accurately predicted. The present invention accomplishes this by extending an ARMA model such that a first time series “tube” is utilized to facilitate or “cross-predict” values in a second time series tube to form an “ARMAxp” model. In general, in the ARMAxp model, the distribution of each continuous variable is a decision graph having splits only on discrete variables and having linear regressions with continuous regressors at all leaves, and the distribution of each discrete variable is a decision graph having splits only on discrete variables and having additional distributions at all leaves.

A method for automatically machining the large thin-wall workpiece with lattice on its cylindrical surface by high-speed turning and milling includes such steps as machining reference surface, internal hole and extenal circumference, machining lattice on cylindrical sulface, machining radial holes,and fine finishing. Its computer program is also disclosed.

A taught position modification device easily correcting, in a short time, positions of taught points in a program prepared by an offline programming system. A workpiece image captured by a visual sensor and an image of a three-dimensional workpiece model having three characteristic points are displayed on a screen. Based on coordinate values of workpiece portions corresponding to the characteristic points which are specified in the workpiece image, the position and orientation of the model in a robot operating space are corrected, and also positions of taught points are corrected. When a tool end of a robot is positioned by jog feed to the operation position on a workpiece after being automatically moved to one of the corrected taught points, the taught point is modified based on the robot operating position detected at that time.

The invention discloses a system and a method for carrying out information interaction between a complete vehicle network and a peripheral. The system used for carrying out information interaction between the complete vehicle network and the peripheral comprises a gateway control module, wherein the gateway control module is connected with the complete vehicle network, and the gateway control module is configured to be suitable for receiving request information of the peripheral, determining whether the request information is legal based on whether the request information can pass encryption authentication, sending first request illegal information to the peripheral if the request information is illegal, and sending feedback information corresponding to the request information if the request information is legal. The system and the method for carrying out information interaction between the complete vehicle network and the peripheral can improve data security of the complete vehicle network.

The present invention relates to an embedded motion control method based on on-chip system and its equipment. Said method includes the following steps: for whole SOC chip adopting modular design, for module of system adopting mode of IP nucleus, using VHDL hardware description language to implement, then on the basis of introducing test vector utilizing emulation test tool to make sequential and functional emulation, finally function-completely forming IP nucleus library, after the IP nucleuses of all the modules of said system are implemented, integrating them together so as to forma complete NC hardware device, integrally debugging to implement design of real-time internal nucleus. Said invention can implement 32-bit embedded microcontroller IP nucleus, patching plug IP nucleus and digital servo IP nucleus, patching plug IP nucleus and digital servo IP nucleus on one chip. Besides, said invention also provides its application range and its advantages.

An illumination apparatus of the present invention quickly adjusts illuminance of the light radiated from the light source in the irradiation surface to have high uniformity. The illumination apparatus includes the light source that emits a light beam having a rectangular shape, a DMD on which light emitted from the light source is incident and which controls reflection/non-reflection of the incident light by opening/closing control of minute mirrors, an optical system that shapes the light reflected by the DMD, a half mirror that splits the light emitted from the optical system into irradiation light and monitor light, the irradiation surface irradiated with the irradiation light, a monitor unit that measures illuminance of the monitor light, and a control unit that transmits a control signal to control opening/closing of the minute mirrors of the DMD to the DMD, based on a measurement result measured by the monitor unit. In this case, an illuminance distribution in the irradiation surface is adjusted to a predetermined value.

The invention discloses a double DSP embedded type welding process visual feedback control system for welding seam tracking and welding quality control in welding automation, comprising a DSP image processing module, a DSP feedback control module, a power and reset module, a visual interface module, an analog video coding module and a USB control module. The DSP image processing module extracts the eigenvalues of a welding region image transmitted from the video interface module and transmits to the DSP feedback control module, the DSP feedback control module outputs corresponding signals according to the eigenvalues, and finishes close-loop control of welding seam tracking and welding quality. By this invention, welding seam tracking and welding seam shaping control can be carried out without a host computer.

A process is provided for controlling a robotal device, such as a multiaxial industrial robot, by a control unit, with a control core for executing control processes for the robotal device. An interface function checks whether models and/or procedures optionally contained in the control core or additional models and/or transformation procedures and/or special algorithms of kinematic structures, which can be preset at the interface are used as model modules for motion-relevant variables of the robotal device. Special and third-party kinematics can thus also be operated with a control device suitable for executing the process without the control itself having to be modified.

The invention discloses an order distribution scheduling and mixed product ordering system and method. The system comprises an input module, a cloud storage module, a processing module and an output module. The input module, the processing module and the output module are connected with the cloud storage module. The method comprises steps of determining production line available time according to real-time demands of orders, real-time demands of mixed products of scheduled orders in a former planned period and total demands of quasi-scheduled mixed products in a current planned period; distributing orders of different mixed products and delivery times to different parallel processing lines; and comprehensively considering setting time of products on each machine table to generate a mixed order-product production scheduling plan of each production line, maximizing the probability of completing products on each processing line in time in each plan period, and timely updating production programs of a numerical control machine tool. The objects of properly distributing different client orders to parallel production lines by batch according to differences in delivery times and items and further generating a production scheduling plan of each production line are achieved.

A computer system for processing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images includes a database for storing SAR images to be processed, and a processor for processing a SAR image from the database. The processing includes determining noise in a SAR image to be processed, selecting a noise threshold for the SAR image based on the determined noise, and mathematically adjusting an anisotropic diffusion algorithm based on the selected noise threshold. The adjusted anisotropic diffusion algorithm is applied to the SAR image.

The invention relates to an unmanned autonomous airship and a method for building a flight control system of the unmanned autonomous airship. The unmanned autonomous airship comprises three ellipsoidal air bags arranged side by side. The ellipsoidal air bag in the middle is larger than the two ellipsoidal air bags on the two sides in size, the two ellipsoidal air bags on the two sides are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the ellipsoidal air bag in the middle and are connected with the side portions of the ellipsoidal air bag in the middle respectively so that the interiors of the three ellipsoidal air bags can be communicated. The fight control system is arranged in a pod arranged in the protruded portion of the ellipsoidal air bag in the middle and comprises a sensor information preprocessing unit and a flight controller unit. A flight controller receives sensor information of a sensor information preprocessor and conducts information interaction with a ground control center through two data links and a remote control channel, and autonomous control or manual control of the airship is achieved. According to the unmanned autonomous airship and the method for building the flight control system of the unmanned autonomous airship, the loading capacity of the airship is increased remarkably by the adoption of the three ellipsoidal air bags, and the method for building the flight control system can be widely applied to autonomous flight control of various unmanned airships.

In order to solve the problem on how to connect a smart device to the platforms of different cloud service providers, the invention provides a smart component for smart home appliances, a smart home appliance, a smart home appliance system and a method thereof. The smart component comprises a controller used for defining a queue data structure, writing status parameters and/or environmental parameters sensed by a sensor in the smart home appliance into the queue data structure in chronological order and creating a process and a socket for each of one or more cloud platforms, and a communication module used for transmitting the status parameters and/or environmental parameters written in the queue data structure to the one or more cloud platforms in parallel by using the processes and the sockets created by the controller. By adopting the smart component, the smart home appliance, the smart home appliance system and the method thereof provided by the invention, the problem on how to connect a smart device to the platforms of different cloud service providers can be solved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of electronic information, and specifically relates to a wearable intelligent card used for swimmer state monitoring. The wearable intelligent card comprises a card body and a microprocessor and a battery arranged in the card body, the microprocessor is connected with a crystal oscillator, a wireless peripheral circuit, a triaxial gravitational acceleration sensor, a waterlogging sensor, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a flash card, an indicating lamp, a buzzer, and a button, and the wireless peripheral circuit is connected with an antenna. According to the wearable intelligent card, the behaviors and states of swimmers can be effectively perceived via fusion, analysis, and processing of data of multiple sensors, early warning information is emitted when the swimmers are possibly drowned, monitoring personnel and other swimmers are reminded to search the drowning people in time, and tragedies are avoided.

A security system for a mobile phone is disclosed for securing private information of the mobile phone. The system may set at least two PIN numbers for a super user and a general user, encrypt a phone book system of the mobile phone by setting a security status for each contact in a phone book system of the mobile phone. The system also may start a secure work mode if a user of the mobile phone is a super user and starting a non-secure work mode if the user is a general user of the mobile phone. A security method for a mobile phone is also disclosed.

The invention discloses an automatic control system for variable seeding and fertilization and a multifunctional planter. The multifunctional planter comprises a power system, a rack, a rotary-plowing and ditching system, a sowing system and a fertilizing system. The control system comprises ground wheels, a rotary code disc, a servo motor, a server and a single-chip microcomputer. A program of a function formula f (Q) = (n, v) of the sowing quantity (Q) of the planter versus the rotation speed n of the seeding axle and the forward speed v of the planter is written into the single-chip microcomputer. The ground wheels rows in drainage ditches so as to advance synchronously with the whole machine; the forward speed v of the ground wheels is measured in real time by using the rotary code disc; a pulse signal is sent to the single-chip microcomputer; the single-chip microcomputer calculates the rotation speed of the seeding axle according to the sowing quantity and the forward speed of the planter, and transmits a signal to the server; the server controls the output rotation speed of the direct-current servo motor by transmitting a pulse signal; and the servo motor directly drives rotation of the seeding axle. According to the invention, the overall structure is reasonable. The whole system forms a closed-loop control system and can meet the requirements of accurate and variable seeding and fertilization.

A manipulation display area and an operation state display area are disposed in a display. The manipulation display area is divided into a constant area and a variable area. The constant area includes manipulation items to be most frequently selected by a user, while the variable area includes manipulation items to be altered according to use condition. Thereby the user can easily reach a necessary manipulation item among a lot of the manipulation items.