Described herein are methods and systems for the optical imaging of a physical specimen of interest that is in contact with, or in close proximity to, the backplane of a high refractive index solid-immersion lens (SIL), wherein the specimen comprises features of interest that act as a local high-refractive index regions. The SIL lens preferably comprises fiducial markers.

A laser sensor stimulator integrates laser units, an inertial measurement unit, a control unit, and ergonomic, modular design with GPS data feeds into a portable system that can be used to test energy sensors and warning devices and includes a user interface facilitates tracking and acquisition of items of interest by the laser sensor stimulator.

A laser sensor stimulator integrates laser units, an inertial measurement unit, a control unit, and ergonomic, modular design with GPS data feeds into a portable system that can be used to test energy sensors and warning devices and includes a user interface facilitates tracking and acquisition of items of interest by the laser sensor stimulator.

An adjusting device is provided for positioning an object. The adjusting device includes a base and a supply line. The base is configured to move an object that is connectable to the base in the connected state along a path of motion in a position-controlled manner. The supply line supplies the energy and/or signal transmission to and/or from the base. The supply line is coupled to the base in a reversibly detachable manner.

An adjusting device is provided for positioning an object. The adjusting device includes a base and a supply line. The base is configured to move an object that is connectable to the base in the connected state along a path of motion in a position-controlled manner. The supply line supplies the energy and/or signal transmission to and/or from the base. The supply line is coupled to the base in a reversibly detachable manner.

Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle control, routing, and automatic feature adjustment are disclosed. Sensors associated with autonomous operation features may be utilized to search an area for missing persons, stolen vehicles, or similar persons or items of interest. Sensor data associated with the features may be automatically collected and analyzed to passively search for missing persons or vehicles without vehicle operator involvement. Search criteria may be determined by a remote server and communicated to a plurality of vehicles within a search area. In response to which, sensor data may be collected and analyzed by the vehicles. When sensor data generated by a vehicle matches the search criteria, the vehicle may communicate the information to the remote server.

A self-inspection method for a hydraulic control turning system of a generator rotor includes: establishing a length dimension relationship table among a plurality of hydraulic cylinders of the hydraulic control turning system; selecting a reference hydraulic cylinder, and acquiring a reference length dimension when the reference hydraulic cylinder is located at a target working position, the target working position is a position at which a turning pin corresponding to the reference hydraulic cylinder is inserted into an adapted hole; and performing a function inspection of a motion execution module in sequence by the plurality of the hydraulic cylinders, based on the reference length dimension and the length dimension relationship table.

A self-inspection method for a hydraulic control turning system of a generator rotor includes: establishing a length dimension relationship table among a plurality of hydraulic cylinders of the hydraulic control turning system; selecting a reference hydraulic cylinder, and acquiring a reference length dimension when the reference hydraulic cylinder is located at a target working position, the target working position is a position at which a turning pin corresponding to the reference hydraulic cylinder is inserted into an adapted hole; and performing a function inspection of a motion execution module in sequence by the plurality of the hydraulic cylinders, based on the reference length dimension and the length dimension relationship table.

Provided are a skeleton model updating apparatus, a skeleton model updating method, and a program by which time and effort for changing the pose of a skeleton model to a known standard pose can be reduced. A target node identifying section (80) identifies a plurality of target nodes from among a plurality of nodes included in a skeleton model that is in a pose other than a known standard pose. A reference node identifying section (82) identifies a reference node that is positioned closest to the side of the plurality of target nodes, from among nodes that are connected to all of the target nodes via one or more bones. A position deciding section (84) decides positions of the plurality of target nodes such that relative positions of the plurality of target nodes with respect to the position of the reference node are adjusted to predetermined positions. A pose updating section (56) updates the pose of the skeleton model to the known standard pose on the basis of the decided positions of the target nodes.

Methods and systems for autonomous vehicle recharging or refueling are disclosed. Autonomous vehicles may be automatically refueled by routing the vehicles to available fueling stations when not in operation, according to methods described herein. A fuel level within a tank of an autonomous vehicle may be monitored until it reaches a refueling threshold, at which point an on-board computer may generate a predicted use profile for the vehicle. Based upon the predicted use profile, a time and location for the vehicle to refuel the vehicle may be determined. In some embodiments, the vehicle may be controlled to automatically travel to a fueling station, refill a fuel tank, and return to its starting location in order to refuel when not in use.