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Method for detecting and assessing reflections of at least one point on a road , comprising the method steps of: - providing a mono camera ; - generating at least two digital images of the at least one road point by means of the mono camera , wherein the generating of the images is effected from different recording perspectives (A, B) of the mono camera ; - using algorithms of digital image processing for: - averaging the at least two generated images to obtain an average image; - forming an absolute difference or a squared difference between each image point in the average image and an associated column mean value; - distinguishing diffuse reflection and specular reflection of the road by assessing the absolute difference or the squared difference of the at least one road point in the at least two digital images, wherein a straight-line movement is assumed, so that, in the case of diffuse reflection, regions on the road that have been passed are very similar to the column mean value, whereas, in the case of specular reflections, the change of the appearance of the regions that have been passed exhibit great differences with respect to the column mean values, and - ascertaining road state information in dependence on the detected reflection. - providing a mono camera ; - generating at least two digital images of the at least one road point by means of the mono camera , wherein the generating of the images is effected from different recording perspectives (A, B) of the mono camera ; - using algorithms of digital image processing for: - averaging the at least two generated images to obtain an average image; - forming an absolute difference or a squared difference between each image point in the average image and an associated column mean value; - distinguishing diffuse reflection and specular reflection of the road by assessing the absolute difference or the squared difference of the at least one road point in the at least two digital images, wherein a straight-line movement is assumed, so that, in the case of diffuse reflection, regions on the road that have been passed are very similar to the column mean value, whereas, in the case of specular reflections, the change of the appearance of the regions that have been passed exhibit great differences with respect to the column mean values, and - averaging the at least two generated images to obtain an average image; - forming an absolute difference or a squared difference between each image point in the average image and an associated column mean value; - distinguishing diffuse reflection and specular reflection of the road by assessing the absolute difference or the squared difference of the at least one road point in the at least two digital images, wherein a straight-line movement is assumed, so that, in the case of diffuse reflection, regions on the road that have been passed are very similar to the column mean value, whereas, in the case of specular reflections, the change of the appearance of the regions that have been passed exhibit great differences with respect to the column mean values, and - ascertaining road state information in dependence on the detected reflection.
Surface acoustic wave resonator, SAW, comprising at least: - one substrate ; - one layer of piezoelectric material arranged on the substrate ; - one first attenuation layer arranged between the substrate and the layer of piezoelectric material and/or, when the substrate comprises at least two separate layers , one second attenuation layer arranged between the two layers of the substrate ; and wherein the attenuation layer or layers are able to diffuse or absorb at least one portion of parasitic acoustic waves and comprise porous silicon and/or polysilicon in which are arranged doped regions that render the attenuation layer or layers heterogeneous. - one substrate ; - one layer of piezoelectric material arranged on the substrate ; - one first attenuation layer arranged between the substrate and the layer of piezoelectric material and/or, when the substrate comprises at least two separate layers , one second attenuation layer arranged between the two layers of the substrate ; and wherein the attenuation layer or layers are able to diffuse or absorb at least one portion of parasitic acoustic waves and comprise porous silicon and/or polysilicon in which are arranged doped regions that render the attenuation layer or layers heterogeneous.
A diffraction grating-based backlight having controlled diffractive coupling efficiency, the diffraction grating-based backlight comprising: a light guide configured to guide light as a beam of light at a non-zero propagation angle; and a plurality of diffraction gratings at and arranged along a surface of the light guide, a diffraction grating of the plurality being configured to diffractively couple out a portion of the guided light beam through the surface as a coupled-out light beam directed away from the light guide surface at a predetermined principal angular direction, said diffraction gratings having substantially equal size, characterized in that the diffraction gratings of the plurality comprise diffractive features having a diffractive feature modulation configured to selectively control a diffractive coupling efficiency of individual ones of the diffraction gratings as a function of distance along the light guide surface to compensate for a decrease in light intensity of light guided within the light guide, wherein the diffractive feature modulation comprises modulation of subwavelength gaps in the diffractive features, the subwavelength gaps being configured to modulate an effective local diffractive coupling strength of the diffractive features, wherein the subwavelength gaps are parallel with a propagation direction of the guided light beam. a light guide configured to guide light as a beam of light at a non-zero propagation angle; and a plurality of diffraction gratings at and arranged along a surface of the light guide, a diffraction grating of the plurality being configured to diffractively couple out a portion of the guided light beam through the surface as a coupled-out light beam directed away from the light guide surface at a predetermined principal angular direction, said diffraction gratings having substantially equal size, characterized in that the diffraction gratings of the plurality comprise diffractive features having a diffractive feature modulation configured to selectively control a diffractive coupling efficiency of individual ones of the diffraction gratings as a function of distance along the light guide surface to compensate for a decrease in light intensity of light guided within the light guide, wherein the diffractive feature modulation comprises modulation of subwavelength gaps in the diffractive features, the subwavelength gaps being configured to modulate an effective local diffractive coupling strength of the diffractive features, wherein the subwavelength gaps are parallel with a propagation direction of the guided light beam.
A hub for a sheath, catheter, or other tubular device , comprising: a tubular body comprising a proximal end , a distal end , and a hub passage extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a valve mounted in the tubular body adjacent the proximal end comprising a proximal surface adjacent the proximal end and a distal surface adjacent an intermediate region of the hub passage; a side port comprising a first end coupled to an outer surface of the tubular body adjacent the intermediate region, a second outer end , and a port passage extending between the second end and the first end and communicating with the intermediate region of the hub passage; characterized in that : the side port defines a port axis that intersects a longitudinal axis of the tubular body to define an acute angle (Θ); and a guide element is provided in the side port adjacent the first end for directing at least some of the fluid introduced into the second end through the port passage proximally within the intermediate region towards the distal surface of the valve. a tubular body comprising a proximal end , a distal end , and a hub passage extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a valve mounted in the tubular body adjacent the proximal end comprising a proximal surface adjacent the proximal end and a distal surface adjacent an intermediate region of the hub passage; a side port comprising a first end coupled to an outer surface of the tubular body adjacent the intermediate region, a second outer end , and a port passage extending between the second end and the first end and communicating with the intermediate region of the hub passage; characterized in that : the side port defines a port axis that intersects a longitudinal axis of the tubular body to define an acute angle (Θ); and a guide element is provided in the side port adjacent the first end for directing at least some of the fluid introduced into the second end through the port passage proximally within the intermediate region towards the distal surface of the valve. the side port defines a port axis that intersects a longitudinal axis of the tubular body to define an acute angle (Θ); and a guide element is provided in the side port adjacent the first end for directing at least some of the fluid introduced into the second end through the port passage proximally within the intermediate region towards the distal surface of the valve.
A flexible display device comprising: a flexible display panel ; an integrated circuit chip configured to drive the display panel ; a flexible printed circuit board extending from the flexible display panel and provided to connect the integrated circuit chip and the display panel , the integrated circuit chip being mounted on a first surface of the flexible printed circuit board ; a protection member attached to a rear surface of the display panel ; a bracket provided to enclose at least the protection member on the rear surface of the display panel; and an accommodation recess formed in the bracket, wherein the integrated circuit chip is accommodated in the accommodation recess, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is partially interposed between the integrated circuit chip and the protection member and the flexible printed circuit board is at least partially interposed between the bracket and the protection member, and wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes: a first printed circuit pattern formed on the first surface and directly connected to the integrated circuit chip and a second printed circuit pattern formed on a second surface of the flexible printed circuit board , connected to the display panel and electrically connected to the first printed circuit pattern . a flexible display panel ; an integrated circuit chip configured to drive the display panel ; a flexible printed circuit board extending from the flexible display panel and provided to connect the integrated circuit chip and the display panel , the integrated circuit chip being mounted on a first surface of the flexible printed circuit board ; a protection member attached to a rear surface of the display panel ; a bracket provided to enclose at least the protection member on the rear surface of the display panel; and an accommodation recess formed in the bracket, wherein the integrated circuit chip is accommodated in the accommodation recess, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is partially interposed between the integrated circuit chip and the protection member and the flexible printed circuit board is at least partially interposed between the bracket and the protection member, and wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes: a first printed circuit pattern formed on the first surface and directly connected to the integrated circuit chip and a second printed circuit pattern formed on a second surface of the flexible printed circuit board , connected to the display panel and electrically connected to the first printed circuit pattern . a first printed circuit pattern formed on the first surface and directly connected to the integrated circuit chip and a second printed circuit pattern formed on a second surface of the flexible printed circuit board , connected to the display panel and electrically connected to the first printed circuit pattern .
A seal testing apparatus for testing the integrity of the seal in the packaging of a vacuum packed product , comprising: a mechanical gripper for gripping a portion of the packaging ; a first actuator configured to pull the gripped portion away from the product; a sensor for monitoring the movement of the gripped portion relative to the vacuum packed product , and; an evaluator that compares the sensed movement of the gripped portion with an acceptable profile and accepts or rejects the product based on the comparison. a mechanical gripper for gripping a portion of the packaging ; a first actuator configured to pull the gripped portion away from the product; a sensor for monitoring the movement of the gripped portion relative to the vacuum packed product , and; an evaluator that compares the sensed movement of the gripped portion with an acceptable profile and accepts or rejects the product based on the comparison.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one processor executing the program is configured to: receive an input signal, the input signal comprising a piecewise-smooth signal and a noise signal; determine a prior probability density function of a representation of the piecewise-smooth signal, the representation of the piecewise-smooth signal comprising a combination of a smooth, Gaussian, variable and a jump, Cauchy, variable; determine a likelihood function based on the input signal; determine a posterior probability density function based on the likelihood function and the prior probability density function distribution; and estimate the piecewise-smooth signal based on an estimate of a posterior probability density function, wherein the processor configured to determine a prior probability density function of a representation of the piecewise-smooth signal, the representation of the piecewise-smooth signal comprising a combination of a smooth, Gaussian, variable and a jump, Cauchy, variable is further configured to: determine a first probability density function representing sample differences of the smooth, Gaussian, variable; determine a second probability density function representing sample differences of the jump, Cauchy, variable; and convolve the first probability density function and the second probability density function to generate the prior probability density function. receive an input signal, the input signal comprising a piecewise-smooth signal and a noise signal; determine a prior probability density function of a representation of the piecewise-smooth signal, the representation of the piecewise-smooth signal comprising a combination of a smooth, Gaussian, variable and a jump, Cauchy, variable; determine a likelihood function based on the input signal; determine a posterior probability density function based on the likelihood function and the prior probability density function distribution; and estimate the piecewise-smooth signal based on an estimate of a posterior probability density function, wherein the processor configured to determine a prior probability density function of a representation of the piecewise-smooth signal, the representation of the piecewise-smooth signal comprising a combination of a smooth, Gaussian, variable and a jump, Cauchy, variable is further configured to: determine a first probability density function representing sample differences of the smooth, Gaussian, variable; determine a second probability density function representing sample differences of the jump, Cauchy, variable; and convolve the first probability density function and the second probability density function to generate the prior probability density function. determine a first probability density function representing sample differences of the smooth, Gaussian, variable; determine a second probability density function representing sample differences of the jump, Cauchy, variable; and convolve the first probability density function and the second probability density function to generate the prior probability density function.
An Instant Messaging information combining method, comprising: receiving, by a terminal, original prompt information, wherein a portion corresponding to terminal information in the original prompt information is referred to and replaced by a tag ; the tag refers to and replaces terminal information of one terminal; parsing, by the terminal, the tag and searching terminal information stored in the terminal or a second server for corresponding terminal information to which the tag refers; replacing by the terminal the tag in the original prompt information with the corresponding terminal information, and generating final prompt information (101-102, 201-203); and displaying, by the terminal, the final prompt information . receiving, by a terminal, original prompt information, wherein a portion corresponding to terminal information in the original prompt information is referred to and replaced by a tag ; the tag refers to and replaces terminal information of one terminal; parsing, by the terminal, the tag and searching terminal information stored in the terminal or a second server for corresponding terminal information to which the tag refers; replacing by the terminal the tag in the original prompt information with the corresponding terminal information, and generating final prompt information (101-102, 201-203); and displaying, by the terminal, the final prompt information .
A method for adaptive user-specific beam forming, the method being performed by a network node , the method comprising: acquiring (S102) uplink user-specific spatial channel characteristics for a wireless device ; acquiring (S104) a set of downlink port mappings for the wireless device; and adaptively configuring (S106) user-specific ports for the wireless device by using the uplink user-specific spatial channel characteristics to determine a downlink user-specific port mapping from the set of downlink port mappings, thereby providing user-specific beam forming for the wireless device, wherein the uplink user-specific spatial channel characteristics for wireless device k are represented by an uplink covariance matrix, R k , wherein adaptively configuring user-specific ports comprises determining a codebook entry specifying beam forming weights f h for horizontal user-specific beam forming, and a codebook entry specifying beam forming weights f v for vertical user-specific beam forming, wherein f h and f v are determined so as to maximize signal strengths expressed as f h H R k h f h and f v H R k v f v , respectively, and wherein the results of the maximizations are used to determine whether user-specific beamforming is to take place in the vertical or in the horizontal dimension. acquiring (S102) uplink user-specific spatial channel characteristics for a wireless device ; acquiring (S104) a set of downlink port mappings for the wireless device; and adaptively configuring (S106) user-specific ports for the wireless device by using the uplink user-specific spatial channel characteristics to determine a downlink user-specific port mapping from the set of downlink port mappings, thereby providing user-specific beam forming for the wireless device, wherein the uplink user-specific spatial channel characteristics for wireless device k are represented by an uplink covariance matrix, R k , wherein adaptively configuring user-specific ports comprises determining a codebook entry specifying beam forming weights f h for horizontal user-specific beam forming, and a codebook entry specifying beam forming weights f v for vertical user-specific beam forming, wherein f h and f v are determined so as to maximize signal strengths expressed as f h H R k h f h and f v H R k v f v , respectively, and wherein the results of the maximizations are used to determine whether user-specific beamforming is to take place in the vertical or in the horizontal dimension.
A method comprising: receiving a medical image for performing a medical procedure; identifying anatomical landmarks in the medical image using a pre-trained machine learning algorithm, wherein the anatomical landmarks include the left and right ventricle apex and mitral valve points to define the left ventricle base plane, and right ventricle insertion points; receiving feedback relating to the identified anatomical landmarks from a clinician of a particular clinical site, the feedback received during the medical procedure; and retraining the pre-trained machine learning algorithm based on the received feedback such that the retrained machine learning algorithm is trained according to preferences of the clinician of the particular clinical site. receiving a medical image for performing a medical procedure; identifying anatomical landmarks in the medical image using a pre-trained machine learning algorithm, wherein the anatomical landmarks include the left and right ventricle apex and mitral valve points to define the left ventricle base plane, and right ventricle insertion points; receiving feedback relating to the identified anatomical landmarks from a clinician of a particular clinical site, the feedback received during the medical procedure; and retraining the pre-trained machine learning algorithm based on the received feedback such that the retrained machine learning algorithm is trained according to preferences of the clinician of the particular clinical site.