Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a microstructure system or mirror array. SOLUTION: A micro mirror array includes an upper wafer portion having a plurality of movable reflective surfaces and defining a coverage area in top view. The array further includes a lower wafer portion located generally below the upper wafer portion and coupled thereto. The lower wafer portion includes at least one connection site located thereon, and at least one connection site is electrically or operatively coupled to at least one component which can control the movement of at least one of the reflective surfaces. The at least one connection site is not generally located within the coverage area of the upper wafer portion. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Systems and methods for detecting ice particle accumulation is disclosed herein. In one exemplary implementation, a method for detecting ice is described in which a parameter within an interior volume of a heated conduit is measured. The method also includes detecting the presence of an accumulation of ice particles based on the parameter measured within the interior volume of the heated conduit.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lidar system hardly receiving an affection of background noise by reducing nonlinear effects accompanying electric power by a laser pulse sequence which acts so as to effectively increase the electric power of the laser. SOLUTION: A light detection and range finding system includes: a transmitter 12 for transmitting transmission light pulse timing sequence 30, having a plurality of light pulses in a pseudo-random pulse timing to a target 36; an optical receiver 14 for receiving a reflected light pulse timing sequence 40, having a plurality of light pulses from the target 36; and an electronic control unit for discriminating the delayed time between the transmission light pulse timing sequence and the reflected light pulse timing sequence 40 as a correlation function between transmission and reflection light pulse timing sequences 30, 40. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT