A system for tracking wearable user devices is provided herein. The system may include a tracking environment, comprising: one or more scene light sources, wherein the location of the scene light sources is known within said tracking environment; one or more scene detectors operable to detect light within the tracking environment, wherein the location and orientation of said one or more scene detectors is known within said tracking environment; one or more scene reflectors operable to reflect light originating from said one or more scene light sources, wherein the location of said one or more scene reflectors is known within said tracking environment; and, one or more wearable user devices comprising a curved reflective surface with known geometry; and, a computer processor operable to analyse light readings detected by said one or more scene detectors, and to calculate a position of the one or more wearable user devices.

The present disclosure discloses an integrated weld position detection device based a binaural effect, including a microphone, a microphone holder, a megaphone, a conductive rod, and a current contact nozzle, where the microphone holder is provided with a first through hole in the center; the first through hole allows the conductive rod to pass through and is fixedly connected to the conductive rod; the current contact nozzle is fixedly connected to the conductive rod; the microphone holder is internally provided with two accommodating cavities; the two accommodating cavities are symmetrically distributed on left and right sides of the microphone holder; two microphones are respectively disposed inside the two accommodating cavities; the megaphone is provided with at least two sound transmission channels; first ends of the two sound transmission channels communicate with the two accommodating cavities respectively.

The present disclosure discloses an integrated weld position detection device based a binaural effect, including a microphone, a microphone holder, a megaphone, a conductive rod, and a current contact nozzle, where the microphone holder is provided with a first through hole in the center; the first through hole allows the conductive rod to pass through and is fixedly connected to the conductive rod; the current contact nozzle is fixedly connected to the conductive rod; the microphone holder is internally provided with two accommodating cavities; the two accommodating cavities are symmetrically distributed on left and right sides of the microphone holder; two microphones are respectively disposed inside the two accommodating cavities; the megaphone is provided with at least two sound transmission channels; first ends of the two sound transmission channels communicate with the two accommodating cavities respectively.

Embodiments include apparatus and method for collecting observation data for updating a geographic database. An initial observation is collected by a first mobile device, a first vehicle, or a first sensor. Along with the geographic position, data indicative of the first observation is send to a server. The central server may analyze of the initial observation data to determine if additional observations should be made and define a bounding box from the geographic position of the first mobile device and the analysis of the initial observation data. A request for additional observations is generated and sent to at least one second mobile device, second vehicle, or second sensor based on the bounding box.

Embodiments include apparatus and method for collecting observation data for updating a geographic database. An initial observation is collected by a first mobile device, a first vehicle, or a first sensor. Along with the geographic position, data indicative of the first observation is send to a server. The central server may analyze of the initial observation data to determine if additional observations should be made and define a bounding box from the geographic position of the first mobile device and the analysis of the initial observation data. A request for additional observations is generated and sent to at least one second mobile device, second vehicle, or second sensor based on the bounding box.

In a method of operating a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers, a plurality of array positions comprising pluralities of ultrasonic transducers of the two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers is defined, the plurality of array positions each comprising a portion of ultrasonic transducers of the two dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers. For each array position of the plurality of array positions, a plurality of ultrasonic transducers associated with the respective array position are activated. The activation includes transmitting ultrasonic signals from a first group of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein at least some ultrasonic transducers of the first group of ultrasonic transducers are phase delayed with respect to other ultrasonic transducers of the first group of ultrasonic transducers, the first group of ultrasonic transducers for forming a focused ultrasonic beam. The activation also includes receiving reflected ultrasonic signals at a second group of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers.

In a method of operating a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers, a plurality of array positions comprising pluralities of ultrasonic transducers of the two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers is defined, the plurality of array positions each comprising a portion of ultrasonic transducers of the two dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers. For each array position of the plurality of array positions, a plurality of ultrasonic transducers associated with the respective array position are activated. The activation includes transmitting ultrasonic signals from a first group of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein at least some ultrasonic transducers of the first group of ultrasonic transducers are phase delayed with respect to other ultrasonic transducers of the first group of ultrasonic transducers, the first group of ultrasonic transducers for forming a focused ultrasonic beam. The activation also includes receiving reflected ultrasonic signals at a second group of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers.

A tracking-distance-measuring system capable of tracking a torso object is provided. The tracking-distance-measuring system includes: an image sensor, a controller, a distance-measuring device, and an actuator device. The image sensor is configured to capture an input image. The controller is configured to analyze the input image to recognize a torso object from the input image, and calculate an offset distance between a center of the torso object and a central axis of the input image. The actuator device is configured to carry the distance-measuring device. The controller controls the actuator device to calibrate an offset angle between the distance-measuring device and the recognized torso object according to the offset distance. In response to calibrating the offset angle, the distance-measuring device emits energy and receives reflected energy to detect an object distance of the torso object.

A tracking-distance-measuring system capable of tracking a torso object is provided. The tracking-distance-measuring system includes: an image sensor, a controller, a distance-measuring device, and an actuator device. The image sensor is configured to capture an input image. The controller is configured to analyze the input image to recognize a torso object from the input image, and calculate an offset distance between a center of the torso object and a central axis of the input image. The actuator device is configured to carry the distance-measuring device. The controller controls the actuator device to calibrate an offset angle between the distance-measuring device and the recognized torso object according to the offset distance. In response to calibrating the offset angle, the distance-measuring device emits energy and receives reflected energy to detect an object distance of the torso object.

In a sonar system using a large array multielement sonar detector, the raw phase and intensity data is reduced to less than three bits per channel per slice for each of the detectors in the multielement array before the raw data is transmitted to a beamformer for transforming the data to information about the spatial positions of objects reflecting the sonar signals.