Optical remote sensing of vibrations

    公开(公告)号:US10697823B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US16338500

    申请日:2017-10-02

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided, which use at least two coherent light sources with known phase relations between them, which are configured to illuminate a target with at least two corresponding spots, an optical unit comprising a mask and configured to focus, onto a sensor, interfered scattered illumination from the spots of the target, passing through the mask, to yield a signal, at least one shifter configured to shift a frequency of at least one of the coherent light sources to provide a carrier frequency in the signal, and a processing unit configured to derive a vibration frequency of the target from the sensor signal with respect to the carrier frequency. The vibration frequency of the target is separated from the carrier frequency and speckle disturbances may be attenuated or avoided.

    OPTICAL DETECTION OF VIBRATIONS
    33.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190212187A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US16326951

    申请日:2017-08-28

    CPC classification number: G01H9/002 G01B9/02084 G01B9/02094

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vibrations detection in a scene. Systems comprise at least one coherent light source configured to illuminate the scene, an optical unit configured to focus scattered light from the scene onto a pixelated detector, the detector configured to provide pixel intensity signals, and a processing unit configured to analyze the pixel intensity signals over the pixels of the detector to derive a vibration spectrum of elements in the scene that correspond to the pixels. The signal modulation at each pixel may be used to indicate the vibrations of the scene element(s) that corresponds to the pixel(s). Vibration information concerning the scene may be used to direct other methods of vibration measurements, such as speckle interferometry, according to derived vibration images of the scene.

    SYSTEM FOR OBJECT AUTHENTICITY DETECTION INCLUDING A REFERENCE IMAGE ACQUISITION MODULE AND A USER MODULE AND METHODS THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20190026581A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US15763804

    申请日:2017-05-24

    Inventor: Ilya LEIZERSON

    Abstract: A system for determining the authenticity of an object including a reference-image acquisition module for acquiring a reference-image. The reference-image acquisition module includes a light-source, an imager including an imaging-sensor, and a database coupled with the imager for storing the reference-image. The light-source directs circumferential-light toward an authentication-region on the object. The circumferential-light is at least one of collimated and telecentric. The circumferential-light impinges on the authentication-region from a plurality of different azimuthal directions and at a predetermined oblique angle relative to the normal of a plane defined by said object. A portion of the circumferential-light is reflected from the authentication-region toward a specular reflection region and another portion is scattered from the authentication-region. The imager is focused on the authentication-region and acquires a reference-image. The reference-image is a focused image of the scattered light. The reference-image includes image features related to surface features scattering phenomena of the authentication-region.

    OPEN TERRAIN NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    35.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180245922A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-30

    申请号:US15758039

    申请日:2016-09-11

    Abstract: Navigation systems and methods are provided. A classifier is configured to transform a received image of a terrain into a classified image in which patches of pixels from the received image are represented as being in one of a specified number of material classes, each associated with respective terrain parameters. A physical traversability module is configured to determine, for the material parameters, a terrain topography and given vehicle parameters, a degree of traversability of the vehicle through the terrain as represented by the received image, to yield a traversability map. A routing module is configured to derive traversability measure(s) for route(s) through the classified image and with respect to the traversability map, between a given origin and a given destination or within a region with respect to a user-defined mission. A graphical user interface is configured to display the route(s) according to the traversability measure(s).

    Mobile ad-hoc network with satellite node

    公开(公告)号:US10009092B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-26

    申请号:US14889185

    申请日:2014-05-07

    Inventor: Oscar Glottmann

    Abstract: A mobile ad-hoc communications network with multi-interface dynamic routing includes multiple mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and multiple mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and satellite communication. At least some of the mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node. At least some of the mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and satellite communication are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node. All of the mobile nodes communicate over a dynamically-formed ordinary communication link. Mobile nodes operating as backbone nodes additionally communicate over a dynamically-formed backbone link. Data is routed in the network by an ad-hoc multi-interface dynamic routing which routes data between the mobile nodes by mobile wireless communication and by satellite communication in accordance with respective communication capabilities of the mobile nodes, so as to incorporate satellite communications into the network.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURING IMMUNITY TO AIR CO2 IN ALKALINE FUEL CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20160149246A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-26

    申请号:US14957760

    申请日:2015-12-03

    Abstract: An air CO2 filtration assembly or system is provided that includes CO2 filters or traps designed and configured with a limited, but high capacity, volume to maximize filtration/absorption of CO2 from an air stream supplied to an alkaline fuel cell to thereby minimize the CO2 level in the air stream fed into the fuel cell cathode. The CO2 filters or traps include at least one thermally regenerative CO2 chemical filter or trap arranged in a tandem configuration with a strongly bonding CO2 chemical filter or trap. The combination of the two types of filters or traps sequentially filter/absorb CO2 from the air stream and reduce the level of CO2 in the air stream fed into the cathode. The air CO2 filtration assembly or system may be used in conjunction with electrochemical purging of the alkaline fuel cell that enables removal of CO2 from the fuel cell by anodic decomposition of accumulated carbonate ions in the fuel cell anode and release of CO2 through the anode exhaust stream.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING BETWEEN IMAGE SENSORS
    38.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING BETWEEN IMAGE SENSORS 有权
    用于协调图像传感器的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160125267A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-05

    申请号:US14895676

    申请日:2014-05-28

    Abstract: Method and system for coordinating between separate image sensors imaging a mutual area of interest at different imaging perspectives. A target point is designated on a first image acquired by a first image sensor. Feature points are defined and characterized on the first image and transmitted over a data communication link to a second image sensor. The target point is identified in a second image acquired by the second image sensor using an iterative convergence operation. The first iteration involves locating feature points in the second image corresponding to the defined first image feature points. Subsequent iterations involve locating feature points in a subregion of the second image corresponding to decreasing subsets of first image feature points, the subregion defined by the feature point cluster located in the previous iteration. When a termination condition is reached, the remaining cluster of located feature points is established to represent the target point.

    Abstract translation: 用于协调分离的图像传感器在不同成像视角下成像相关感兴趣区域的方法和系统。 在由第一图像传感器获取的第一图像上指定目标点。 特征点在第一图像上被定义和表征,并通过数据通信链路传送到第二图像传感器。 在由第二图像传感器使用迭代收敛操作获取的第二图像中识别目标点。 第一次迭代涉及将特征点定位在与定义的第一图像特征点相对应的第二图像中。 随后的迭代涉及将第二图像的子区域中的特征点定位,所述特征点对应于第一图像特征点的减少子集,该子集由位于先前迭代中的特征点集群定义。 当达到终止条件时,建立定位的特征点的剩余簇以表示目标点。

    Aqueous-based electric double-layer capacitor
    39.
    发明授权
    Aqueous-based electric double-layer capacitor 有权
    水性双电层电容器

    公开(公告)号:US09330855B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-03

    申请号:US14883123

    申请日:2015-10-14

    Abstract: An electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) and method for manufacturing thereof. The ELDC includes at least one capacitor cell with two parallel current collectors, two opposite polarity electrodes, a separator, and a rigid dielectric frame. Each electrode is disposed on a respective current collector and impregnated with aqueous electrolyte. The frame is disposed along the perimeter on the surface of a current collector and enclosing the electrodes. The two electrodes of an individual cell are configured asymmetrically, such as being composed of different materials, having different weights, and/or having different thicknesses. The electrode material may include: activated carbon, a transitional metal oxide, a conductive polymer, and/or graphene.

    Abstract translation: 电双层电容器(EDLC)及其制造方法。 ELDC包括至少一个具有两个并联集电器的电容器单元,两个相反极性的电极,隔板和刚性电介质框架。 每个电极设置在各自的集电器上,并浸渍有水性电解质。 框架沿着集电器表面上的周边设置并且包围电极。 单个电池的两个电极被不对称地构造,例如由不同的材料组成,具有不同的重量和/或具有不同的厚度。 电极材料可以包括:活性炭,过渡金属氧化物,导电聚合物和/或石墨烯。

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