A distance sensing apparatus including a substrate, a light source, a sensing device and an encapsulation structure is provided. The sensing device includes a sensing element and a light-shielding structure. The light source disposed in a light source region emits a beam for irradiating an object to be sensed. The light-shielding structure is disposed on the sensing element. The light source and the sensing device are disposed in the encapsulation structure. The encapsulation structure has a first opening corresponding to a sensing region. The light-shielding structure is disposed between the sensing element and the first opening, and the sensing element receives a beam to be sensed reflected by the object to be sensed and penetrating the first opening and at least a light-transmitting hole of the light-shielding structure. The light source region and the sensing regions are interconnected in the encapsulation structure.

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a mounting bracket and a self-propelled robot. The mounting bracket includes a housing, a rotating shaft and a magnetic positioning assembly. The housing is provided with an inner cavity. The rotating shaft is configured to rotate about an axis in the inner cavity. The magnetic positioning assembly includes a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element which are respectively arranged on the housing and the rotating shaft. The laser distance sensor is attached to the rotating shaft and configured to rotate about the axis. The mounting bracket is configured to prevent the rotating shaft from deviating from the axis by generating a force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element in a radial direction of the rotating shaft.

The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional distance measuring method and device. The three-dimensional distance measuring method includes: emitting a first light pulse to illuminate a scene, and acquiring a first image of the scene within a first exposure time; emitting a second light pulse to illuminate the scene, and acquiring a second image of the scene within a second exposure time; acquiring scene distance information of the scene based on the first image of the scene and the second image of the scene, wherein the ratio of the first pulse envelope of the first light pulse to the second pulse envelope of the second light pulse is a monotonic function of time.

An information display method and an information display system are provided. The method is adapted to the information display system including a first image capturing device and a transparent display, and the method includes the following steps. A pattern image is obtained by shooting a pattern placed on a real object through the first image capturing device, wherein the real object is located on one side of the transparent display. Relative position information between the transparent display and the pattern is obtained according to the pattern image. Augmented image data is obtained according to the relative position information. The augmented image data is displayed through the transparent display, wherein the augmented image data include a virtual object augmented based on the real object.

A computer-implemented method of localizing an image of a person captured using a camera is provided, the person in the field of view of a camera, comprising: obtaining the image captured using a camera, the image comprising the person within a bounding box; determining at least one slant value associated with the person within the bounding box; determining head image coordinates and feet image coordinates for the person using the at least one slant value; and localizing the person by projecting the head image coordinates to a head plane and the feet image coordinates for the person to a ground plane.

A distance measuring system according to an aspect of the present technology includes: two light sources outputting light having different wavelengths; a light source side optical member configured to change a direction of a part of light output from each of the two light sources; a reference time side light receiving unit on which light output by one of the two light sources, and changed in direction by the light source side optical member is incident; a distance calculation side light receiving unit on which light output by the other of the two light sources, transmitted through the light source side optical member, and reflected by an object (Obj) is incident; a reference time calculating unit; and a distance calculating unit.

An aerosol generating device includes: a heater configured to generate an aerosol by heating an aerosol generating material; a proximity sensor configured to measure a distance between a user of the aerosol generating device and the aerosol generating device; and a controller electrically connected to the heater and the proximity sensor and configured to control the heater on the basis of the distance measured by the proximity sensor.

A device for detecting a geometry of a drop arranged on a sample surface includes a metering apparatus comprising a liquid reservoir and an outlet opening and a plurality of light sources configured to direct light onto a surface of the drop of liquid. A camera is configured to detect a reflection of the light from the surface of the drop of liquid. The device includes a housing including a recess that forms a cavity that is configured to be separated from external surroundings when the housing is arranged on the sample surface. The plurality of light sources are arranged in the cavity and cover a solid angle of at least π/2 sr when viewed from a point on the sample surface. At least a portion of the metering apparatus is positioned inside the cavity.

A lamination apparatus configured to manufacture an electrode cell assembly may include a lamination part configured to manufacture the electrode cell assembly through lamination, an inspection part configured to detect a defective electrode cell assembly by measuring a thickness of the manufactured electrode cell assembly, a discharge part configured to separate and discharge the defective electrode cell assembly from a normal electrode cell assembly, and a control part configured to perform control so as to calculate a time point at which the defective electrode cell assembly reaches the discharge part on the basis of distance data between a point at which the defective electrode cell assembly is detected and the discharge part and separate and discharge the defective electrode cell assembly when the defective electrode cell assembly reaches the discharge part. A method of discharging a defective electrode cell assembly by the lamination apparatus is also disclosed.

A device for determining a dimension of a tool having a cutting edge includes a first light source configured to emit light parallel to a first axis, an image sensor which is associatable with a second axis extending orthogonally to the image sensor and an analyzing unit. The first axis and the second axis are inclined relative to each other. The device is configured such that the light emitted from the first light source is reflectable by the cutting edge of the tool in such a way that light spots arranged in a line on the image sensor are generatable by the reflected light. The analyzing unit is configured to determine positions of the light spots. The dimension of the tool is determinable based on the positions of the light spots.